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DECEMBER 一拜禮 號二十月二十英港香 MONDAY,

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1938.日一廿月十

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The Tyre with 2,000 Teeth

"Treaty Was Designed For Lasting Peace'

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NINE-POWER PACT

THREAT BY JAPAN

Chinese

Foreign

Minister Speaks

CHUNGKING, Dec. 11.

THE CONTENTION that the Ninc-Power Treaty be revised or abolished because a fait accompli has been brought about by acts in violation of that treaty, is absolutely untenable”, stated Mr. Wang Chung-hui.

WHAT CHINA

HAS LOST

Below is the first authentic man. bused on official figures, showing the territory won by the Jopunese in China

CHENG(HOW?>

NANYANG

HANKOW

The Chinese Foreign Minister was commenting on the contention by Mr. Arita, the Japanese Foreign Minister, in interviews with the British and American Ambassadors to Tokyo, that "the present changed roo conditions necessitated a revision of the principle of equality of opportunity, or the 'Open Door' in China as formally embodied in the Nine Power Treaty."

Mr. Wang declared: "Though equality in China-were intended to the report lacks official confirma-serve as lasting principles to be tion, it would not be surprising, faithfully observed by the Powers in

matters concerning China, in view of Japan's flagrant viola-

"In other words, the treaty vens tion of the Nine Power Treaty designed to bring about lasting order in recent years, should she ad-and peace in the Pacific area, which vance one step further, and de- could not legally be terminated by mand revision or abrogation of any single country,

the said treaty.

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Prince Konoye, Japanese Premier, "Furthermore, It is pointed out would have to recognise Japanese sold on Saturday that foreign Powers "I wish, therefore, to declare once that the new situation' in East Asia, domination in the East if they wanted more that the Nine Power Treaty was as alleged by Japan, has been entirely to continue trading with China under the result of careful deliberation at brought about by her violations of the the "open door" policy.

the Washington Conference in 1921-Nine Power Treaty. The contention The United States Government hos 22, und was entered upon freely by that the treaty should be revised or made it clear that the Nine-Power all its signatories, including Japan.

NO TIME LIMIT

"The object of the treaty is primarily to define the principles and policies to be pursued by the Powers In matters concerning Chinn, with a view to bringing about conditions of stability and security in the Pacific

area,

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he treaty has neither a une limit, any provision concerning its termination, thun showing that the

nor

two great principles embodied therein ---namely respect for the sovereignty,

abolished because of faits accompli China treaty, guaranteeing the "open by acts of violation of that treaty, is door," was still valid despite Japan's absolutely untenable."-Reuter, conquest of Chinese' territory.

Wars Will Be Lost Or

Won In The

Factories

LONDON, Dec. 11.

territorial, and administrative in ANY WAR of the future will be won or lost in the factories,

tegrity of China, and the preservation

of the 'Open Door or commercial

Memel Police Beat Up An American

the Hitler malute.

AMERICA

PREPARES

WASHINGTON,

Dec. 11. THE UNITED STATES army and navy authorities are simplify- ing and speeding-up a scheme to mobilise the entire nation in time of war, according to com- petent officials.

It is stated that the new plan will be less com- plex than the existing de- tailed proposal for highly centralised control of na- tional economy in war time, and would aim part- ly at shortening the time required for putting such a plan into operation.—— Reuter.

Insurgents' Capital Is Scene Of Activity

BURGOS, Dec. 11.. THERE HAS been much coming and going of impor- tant personages in Burgos during past weeks.

THERE HAS been much

Convoys and troops are now the move, but their

declared Sir Auckland Geddes in an interview with the Lon- don Observer to-day. He described some of the problems of on national service confronting himself and Sir John Anderson, the destination has been well kept a Lord Privy Seal, whom he had volunteered to help.

secret.

Moorish cavalry clatter out af greater than they were in the Great barracks at dawn and disappear, and War, and every effort wil have to hundreds of lorries all stand parked be made in this direction.

for taking up supplies.

Meanwhile troops of 100 detach- menta forni brown river

usually ព

MILLION MEN AT WORK

men.

of

of

Sir Auckland Geddes, who was Minister for National Service in the Great War, referred to the Memel, Dec. 11. An American free-lance journalist, difference in the strategic posi Robert Sellmer, was beaten up by tion to-day conipared with 20 Memel regular police carly this years ago. He said: "I do not home, behind our navy, over 1,000,- quiet Cathedral city with a popula

"I expect we shall have to have at humanity, and Burgos, morning.

According to Sellmer's account, belleve in conscription. By that 000 men working in the dockyards, tion of 30,000, now finds itself called he was set on by three uniformed I mean compulsory service in an shipyards, engineering shops, ele, to upon to house 90,000 Neumarin guards for not replying to overseas army, as inevitably it keep the navy fully emcient in Accommodation everywhere is at a Two policemen intervened would diminish our naval and air pair, and to build new ships re- premium. Prices have not risen and

and effort besides creating a sharp divi-many men needed to back the air took him to the police station where sion of publle opinion, and weakening force and to keep it in the air, and capital, he

quired. There will probably be as the peseta buys its usual quota.

This is a picture of the Insurgent Sellmer states, they seemed infuriated

visualised by because he could not reply to their our national morale."

behind the

one special question in German.

army-where the em- "Reuter's"

correspondents, "Sending a vast conscript force to phasis will rest on the mechanised who adds that the International held him while another struck him RAF, will be used predominantly must also be a

followed carefully colossal with his date. He was then released, with a small, highly-trained ground effort, as these tasks are far more and the non-granting of belligerent

Industrial for bearing on the Hla face was badly bruised, and force, as auxiliaries."

Important to the nation one eye is entirely closed.--Reuter.

than the rights gives rise more to bewilder- "With a national register organised raising of vast conscript armies,”

ment than anger. on a regional basis, Britain would be Sir Auckland Geddes concluded The Insurgents now declare that ready in war time to provide food, that it would be dangerous to talk of no more than 20,000 foreign troops ITAL A.R.P. services, anti-aircraft defences, make munitions and aero-peace as a plaster which could be are in Insurgent Spain. This total

stuck on the face of Europe,

is divided, by informed opinion, in- plane, and care for the sick and urged all who sought peace to pre- to 5,000 German technicians, and wounded. Without an adequate repare for war mentally, normally, 15,000 Italians, mostly operating be gister we should have chaos.

physically and materially, Only thus lund the lines in connection with the "Our industrial requirements in could we defend ourselves against air force, artillery, and arras... the event of war will be much any aggressors---Router,

In answer to the allegations that German munitions are pouring into the territory, it is pointed out that | Insurgent Spain is now manufactur- ing herself more than, la required.--- Reuter.

Sellmer states that one policeman the Continental war, I hope the and high fire-power divisions. There situation is bei Spanishı situation. |

Sweden's King Awards Nobel Prizes

Stockholm, Dec. 11. The Nobel prizes were presented by King Gustav in the Town Hall to- day.

Only two people were present to receive their prizes, Mrs. Pearl Buck, the American authoress, who WIR

awarded the literature prize, and Professor Enrico Fermi, the Italian scientist, who received the physics prize.

The peace prize, awarded to the Nause Ofice for Refugees In Genova, and the chemistry prize, were reserved.--fcuter.

PREMIER LOSES SEAT

He

DO YOU RECALL THESE. FATEFUL DAYS

OF 1936-1937 ?

Chinese March On Tungcheng

ONDON GREETS

NEW

IVAL FACTIONS" EMPIRE RALLIES

DEMONSTRATE

HEIR LOYALTY

trong Sings Anthem Outside Phuket of York's Resilenci

TO HER PRINCES

KING MR. WINDSOR': GOING ABROAD

George VI To Be Proclaimed Onte

ERATE Many Killed As Scottish Trains Collick

IT. BY NDERS

Troops In ty Meeting Resistance

FRE 19 ONLY

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Grout Cabine Automotive,

JAPANESE MARCH INTO SETTLEMENT

Plot Arakel

Delbon Life

Discovered

the Pach PRES, HOOVER

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TWOCOACHES TELESCOPED BY EXPRESS Edinburgh Glasgow Flier Crashes Into Dundee Local Train

WORST RAILWAY MESHAI IN OVER TWENTY YEAR

ZES TAIKINO RUSHING TO) | Seek mani tuttorak bang make

Rand two years ago.

EPRODUCED FROM THE "TELEGRAPH" front pages of one

On December 11, 1936, King Edward VII abdicated, and King George VI was proclaimed King. Mr. Windsor-the ex-King did not become Duke of Windsor until December 13-left England for France.

On the same day a year later, the fate of Nanking was sealed. and 10 japanese entry into the city was imminent.

Not far from Hongkong, the Dollar linor President Hoover want ashore on an island near Formosa. Hopes were entertained that she would be refloated and a tug was despatched from Hongkong

to her assistance.

Scotland's worst railway mishap in over twenty years claimed 26 lives.

ROME PRESS TAKES

A HOLIDAY

ROME, Dec. 11.

PRESS COMMENTS of alleged French provocation in Tunis are almost entirely absent from the Italian newspapers this morning, after having occupied the front pages during the past few days,

People

Kuling

Leave For S'hai

to

The significance of this, s well as the policy which Italy Intends to pursue with regard to Tunis, is a mystery to observers here.

|

Many feel that much will depend on the internal strength of France, SHANGHAI, Dec. 12.

and that so long as M. Daladler has ACCORDING

Japanese the reins fully in his bands, Tunis press reports from. Kiukiang, may be relegated to the position of 38 foreigners, including 16 a "stalking horse" for Italy's Sucz

Canal and Djibouti claims. Americans, 15 Britons, and It is also sald here that Italy may eight Germans, from Kuling not be certain whether German sailed from Shanghai at dawn support is at present ready to yesterday aboard the Japanese further than a mere press campaign. military transport Omi Maru, indication

There is, however, no authoritative these points- and they are expected to arrive Reuter. in Shanghai on December 15.

The reports state that, the party

on

go

RESPITE FOR TUNIS of foreigners was met by Japanese

Tunis, Dec. 11. consular representatives and gender- For the first time since Monday, mes at the base of the mountain, and Tunis has had a respite from con- taken in trucks bearing red Crossinual series of demonstrations and algns to Klukiang where they counter-demonstrations. boarded the transport.—Reuter.

Six Italians, arrested in Thursday's demonstrations, are to be charged Dance Halls Ban Shag with uttering insults against France.

Two of them are employees at the Italian consulate-Reuter.

WILKES-BARRE, Ps. #31;terbugs" have no place to "bag" In Wilkes-Barre, Dance halls

CHURCHILLS WARNING and cafes here have banned “swing-

London, Dec. 11. ing" and one proprietorwho had

Mr. Winston Churchill, speaking four bouncers on hand-zaid: "I at Chingford, Essex to-day, said that wears my customers down.”

(Continued on Page 4)

MEMEL REPERCUSSIONS

Bitter Australian Election Fight New Rumanian Pact Elections May Have Aftermath

Adelaide, Dec. 11.

Returns in the Wakefield by-election Indicate the certain defeat of Mr. R. L. Butler, who resigned the Premiership of

To Increase Trade

Bucharest, Dec. 11.

An important trade agreement with

German trade delegation.

The treaty retrospective |October 1, and will remain in effect

Boxer Expedition By South Australia to seek election to the House of Representatives. Rumania has been reached by the University Students

Chungking, Dec. 11.

The board of trustees, administer Ing the Sino-British Boxer Indemnity Tund, are organising a Szechuan

Polling took place yesterday,

Mr. Butler blamed the bickering Federal Cabinet for his until October 1, 1938. It contains a

defeat.

:

Mr. Curtin, the Federal opposition leader, who partook in Binklang expedition, comprising the campaign, described the result as a "stinging rebuke to the

selected university graduates, for Lyons-Earle Page ministry." selesstific studies in the Chinn far -sreglern provinces---Neuter.

The seat had never previously been won by Labour.--Renter.

commercial clearing ngreement, and

In principio, is only a prolongation

of the treaty which recently expired,

The volume of trade between the two countries has been increased to a total of £18,000,000, but no money changes hands.--Reuter.

but with certain modifications,

..

MEMEL, Dec. 11. ALTHOUGH THE OFFICIAL results of to-day's elections to the autonomous Diet of Memel will not be known until next week-end, the German Party headquarters stated this evening that they believed they had secured 26 out of the 20 seats.

Particular interest is attached to, No alcohol will be sold until the the elections owing to the categorical | booths close. declaration, that Germans. intend, Memel Germans have been given early in the New Year, lo demand badges to wear on leaving the bootha, annexation of the district to the Each voter la requirod to put a cross. Reich.

beside the :29 names-Zäch of the A total of 75,000 voters are five parties the United German participating at 220 polling boths, Party and the four - Lithuanian which are open from 8 am to 6 pm (Continued on Page 4),

PINGKIANG, Dec. 12. SYNCHRONISING with their success along the north Canton-Hankow Railway, which resulted in the recapture of Lungwan- chiao and Sinkaitang, Chinese forces have taken

and Taipingchiao Kuantang. They are now marching towards. Tung- cheng.

re

Both Taipingchiuo and Kuan- tang, according to field reports, returned to Chinese hands after u series of vigorous counter- attacks yesterday. These aue- cesses were preceded again by the recapture of Wutungshan, north of Kiuling, on the previous night.

Chinese advance columns have now reached Hopuling, three miles from Tuncheng.

According to a message from Milo, more than 180 Japanese troops were killed during the grim struggle which resulted In the recapture of Lung- winchlao und Sinkoitang, Two maps, a number of Bags and some, unmunition were also seized.

Following the reverse at these two places, the Japanese fresh thrust on the railway has again been called to halt and throughout yesterday

little activities by the invaders were seen. At the same time, Chinese troops are strengthening their de fence works at the points. |--To facilitate transportation, the Japanese are feverishly repairing the of the Canton-Hankow Hallway, along damaged Wuchang-Yoyang section which Chinese querillas have in- creased their harassing activities.

To strengthen their extended line, two more e Japanese regiments were sent to Yoyang in armed launches by way of Chenglinkl and the Tungting Lake. In the vicinity of Chenglinki, where the Tungting Lake empties 11- self into the Yangtze, the number Japanese gunboats has been reduced to eight in addition to about 300 small steam launches.-Central News.

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