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KWEILIN IN FLAMES.—The capital of Kwangsi province has been made the target of several vicious attacks by Japanese bombers. These photographs, taken during an air raid on December 6, show the capital afiame. Practlenlly the whole of the centre of the city was destroyed,

League Of Nations For

North & South America

LIMA, Dec. 12.

A PROPOSAL for a de- claration in favour of the immediate co-operation for cominon action by all the American States in the event of any one of them being subjected to an attack from Europe or Asia, is being con- sidered by the peace com- mittee of the Pan-American Conference.

The proposal, sponsored by. Venezuela, forms part of a movement for "United Ameri- can Front," which is an out- standing feature of ference.

the con-

Several delegations, including the United States favour extending the. declaration to include possible in ternal action by groups supported: from countries outside of the Ameri-i can Continent.

Observers believe

ference will Dues

111 the con- resolution re-

HUGE FIRES RISING from the ruins of Kweilin. capital of

affirming the will of the American Kwangsi province, which was raided several times early this month nations to maintola democraile principles.

by Japanese bombers. This photograph was taken from a motor- It is not expected the conference will sign uny formal launch in the Li River.

document either on this, or any other subjects such as economic and com- mercial problems.

The Argentine and Mexican dele kations arc drafting a resolution: offering Pan-American mediātion ini the Spanish war-Reuter,

Marine Engineer Dies In Hospital

RECORD H. K. AIR MAIL

1/4 Tons Despatched This Morning

OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND letters left Hongkong by Imperia Airways planes this morning.

The total load, which exceeded 1% tons, is easily a record for Hongkong.

Mary Hospital last night of Mr. James from Kal Tak Airport at 0.30 am. brr 22 and Sydney on December 24, Lloyd Howell, 30, murine engineer, and the Dardanus leaving an hour; realding at the Kowloon Docks. He later. was recently employed by Messrs. Jardine Matheson and Co.

Two planes were required to carry | K.P.0, al 7 p.m. on Thursday. The death occurred at the Queen the mall, the Delphinus taking off scheduled to react London on Decem- To-day's record mail is scheduled to reach London and Sydney on December 19,

Even this record mall, large as it

, is likely to be exceeded when the

He had been ill for some time past, final Christmas mail for England and

and had been in the Hospital for three! Australia

weeks. He leaves a wife, daughter,

brother and sister to mourn him.

The funeral will

neral will pass the Monument?

to-day at 5.15 pm.

leaves Hongkong on Friday.

The mall will close at the G.PO, and i

death, na 3rd Engineer of the stea-

Mr. Howell was born in Foochow,mer Kutsang.

FRENCH REQUEST TO BERLIN

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WHITEAWAY'S

MILITARISTS IN

JAPAN TAKE BIT

BETWEEN TEETH

LONDON, Dec. 12.

A NEW MENACING NOTE is creeping into Japanese observations addressed to British representatives, says the “Daily Telegraph."

Challenge To much lonster to resist Japanese

Decisive Battle

Tolyo, Dec. 13. A CHALLENGE to Generalissimo

The highest Japanese cireles say that it may not be possible

militarist demands for conver sion of the anti-Comintern Paci into a military alliance unless means of securing better rula- Chiang Kai-slick to fight a Bral de tions with Britain can be found. vlsive baille on the South China

Inquiries by "Reuter's" diplomatic plain has been delivered by Lleut, correspondent indicate that there is Andoh, the Japanese no danger of the pact being convert- supreine eommander In South China, ed into a military alliance owing to

the report from Canton,

dificull complications many according to hoe lins 300,000 crack troops Reling

Licul, General Andol states that entailed,

On the contrary, negotiations, for action and inviles Chiang Kai Which have been going on for sine alick to lead his million troops against time, are understood to be directed them in a battle to end hostilities towards an agreement whereby if Reuter.

either Japan, Italy or Germany Is In- ¡ volved in war, the other two Powers would assist with economic and political pressure.

Memel Territory, Lithuanian outlet

the

General Baltic, is Germany's next LONDON, Dec. 12. objective, Britain and France have made representations to Herlin IN A STATEMENT respecting the integrity of the 959 in the House of Com quare miles of territory comprising this important seaboard. The po. mous to-day on Memel, pulation of Memel territory is 500.- Mr. Chamberlain said 1000. he had reason to think 1 that after the elections demands would be made to the Lithuanian Government by the majority of parties in the Diet which would be inconsistent with the Statute of Memel.

The British Government,

Concentrate

Japanese

Forces at Sheklung

In oppsition to militaris! desires. however, it reported on good nu- thority that German business elreles are seriously alarmed by Japanese en- ercachments

on foreign trade rights in China, 403d are doing their utmost to persunde the Government to do nothing calculated to aggravate their

WITH THE RECAPTURE, in rapid succession, of Wai-imculties in China. chow and Paklo by Chinese forces, Sheklung has now become the only Japanese stronghold on the East River front.

According to Chinese field report received this morning, no less than

10.000 Japanese are eoncentrating

as a signatory, could not at the important city at the junction of the Cunton-Kowloon Railway and ignore this possibility.

the East River. Many of them In view of the special influence retreated from Walchow, Pokto and which the German Government Tamshul. was in a position to exert, the

The Chinese, meanwhile, are con- British Chargo d'Affaires in soldating positions

Roned in the Berlin had been instructed to past four days. During one of their join the French Ambassador in mopping up" operations 007 the expressing the hope that the Pokio-Teengshing highway 20 truck- German Government would loads of retreating Japanese were: ensure respect for the Statute. | decimated 'al Wuchen Market -Reuter.

Chinese reports claim.

FURTHER PROOF OF GERMAN EXPANSION

It is revealed this morning from Peklo that about 1,000 men of the

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Britain's

Cancer

war:

Prevalence

of Disease

by

Italy also is reluctant to take any step in the Far East which might, offending Britain, spoll her hopes reaping the desired Annncial fruits of the Anglo-Italian agreement. Reuter.

SHANGHAI'S FEARS

London, Dec. 12. Asked in the House of Commons to-day what action was proposed to Ect at rest the widespread fears of the British community in Shanghai that the Japanese Government was deliberately planning to close the "Open Door" in China, Mr. R. A. Butler. Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, declared that the Govern- ment had made it clear to the Japan-. ese Government that its attitude was governed by the Washington treaties and other International agreements to which the Government was party, and that it cannot recognise any alteration in the position as de- fned those treaties, brought about

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LONDON, Dec. 12. People's Anti-Japanese Volunteer Mr. WALTER ELLIOT, Berlin, Dec. 12. Army first entered the gates of ș political circles here Pekko on Sunday morning. Most of Minister for Public Health, by unilateral action. share the opinion expressed in the them are native farmers in Walchow speaking to-day on the Replying to a question regarding

Although

foreign press that the reunion

and Poklo district who laid down!

Viscount Halifax had not received

Memelland with Germany can only their mattocks and enlisted in the second reading of the Gov-muiliation of cables, Mr. Butler unid be a question of time-for no dount Army after the fall of the cities 38 ernment Bill for fighting any report of interference with

whatever can be entertained about the result of Sunday's elections to (Continued on Page 4.)

Italians

Determined To Press Claims

ROME, Dec. 12.

days ago.

Two thousand Japanese reinforce- ments have arrived in Canton from Shanghai in the past few days to strengthen their positions on the

is city, it also outskirts of learned.

-Reuter.

cancer, made certain state- British commercial cables in Tientsin. ments regarding the pre-

* TSINGTAO INCIDENTS valence of this disease in the United Kingdom.

London, Dec. 12. Asked in the House of Commons The number of deaths caused whether he was aware that a British by cancer in Great Britain dur-ship laden with cotton yarn was re- FURTHER CHINESE SUCCESSES, ing 1937, suid Mr. Elliot, reached fused an unloading permit by the

74,000. Cancer was responsible Butter said he had not received

Jupanese at Teingtao, Mr. R. A.

the

Szewui, Dec. 13. Stimulated by the successes at Wal-for 17 per cent. of all deaths of report on this particular CASC. but chow and

Poklo, important East people during their working further representations on the general River town15, the Chinese troops

qucation of discrimination against- operating along the West River huve years.

Almost half of the deaths caused British interests in the North China also recaptured Fungelung. Shektong; and Mankong in the Sumshui sector by cancer concerned persons below ports were made to Tokye on Decem-

ber 1. tinder 50 years of age dice everywhether the Premier had considered your from this disease.

(Continued on Page 4.)

in a vigorous counter-drive, necord-6 years of age, and 10,000 people Mr. I. C. Hannah (Cons) asked

Ing to military dispatches.

The Japanese are said to have re- trented to Fatshun, about seven miles southwest of Canton.

The Japanese line t

The total number of persons in Great Britain. at present suffering, from cancer was estimated in be Shenkong, nearly 100,000.

A WARNING that Italy eight miles south of Taungla, has; The Health Minister added that the was to provide is determined to press her also been broken through by the Chi- object of the Bill

by the Chinese self-defence corps, the poorest members of the popula ed in an editorial in the the Japanese force of 200 men with- tion, and to assure carly detection of

Chinese counter-attack.

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The cost of the new institutions to

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Assassination Attempt In S'hai

LATE NEWS

DANISH STEAMER AGROUND

-REPORT

A police report issued at 10 o'clock * Daalch Stanley,

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claims for Tunis is contain-nese. Subjected to a severe attuck medicine and treatment for all, evett "Tribuna," which says that drew southward, abandoning a large the disease so that it might

quantity of arms and ammunition. treated in time. Italy will not resign herself

Shaping, 17 miles northwest of be created for this purpose would be to considering the question Kongmoon and over six miles southi- £300,000 a year in England and closed until it is resolved of Kulo is said to have bein Wales, and £50,000 a year in Scot- cleared of Japanese troops. But in innd, as soon as the present plans in conformity with justice the area of Lungkong and Shuntuk to were carried out, which would pro- and perfect harmony with hunt of Canton there are several bably be in five years' time.-Trans- hundred Japanese. They are build- the requirements of the newing defence works in anticipation of European solidarity.

Meanwhile Signor Gayda eet heavy losses at Pawal to the north of A Japanese transport unlt suffered out in the Giornale d'Italia Poklo on Sunday, when it was sud- arguments for à free zone and denly attacked by the Chinese, About port at Djibouti, and a cession 200 Japanese were killed and wound of the shares formerly belonginged and several army lorries destroy- to Abyssinia in the Djibouti The situation at Walchow is re- AN ATTEMPTED assassina-Danish ship of that Railway.

ported to be gradually returning to tion took place yesterday after Danish Consalate he Hongkong He speaks of Djibouti - having normaley, More and more civiliuna always been "the living centre of the are going back to the city. Efforts noon in Avenue Edward VII,norant of the report,

The only teamor Stanley are also being exerted by the Chinese when two Chinese fired three pa the War waged continuaully, in silence, against Italian interests authorities to rehabilitate Poklo, shots at a passing Chinese, als vristration was O 322 20

Signor Gayda concludes that with Central News.

wounding him severely in the Kawin. Mr. He told the Tra the conquest of 'Abyssinia, Franco-

nock and back. He was taken graph that his ship, hawa wenn, Take Taliun interests, lice Anglo-Italian na specifie pact existed at the present to hospital.

in Hongkong fit vorbiren Asked what percentage of dues interesis "extended beyond the frame time under which, in the event of The emilants attempted to ten (10 langur the ma levied in the Suez Canal last year of the Mediteranean." He says that Italy was paid by British ships, and what the interests of Italy reach us far against France, or her portons, Concession, but were arrested by the warlike operations] from the Settlement into French percentage Financial Secretary to the Treasury

by Italian ships the the Red Sea, and further.--Reuter.. Britain would be required to jender French police. replied that 40 per cent, was paid |

NO PACÍ TO AID FRANCE

military aid to France, by Dritish Ships, and about 17 per cent. by Italian ships.--British Wire Pens.

British Ships Pay 46% Of

and was educated at the Diocesan He married the daughter of J. H. Canal Dues

Boys' School, Hongkong. He served Lawrence, of the Kowloon Docks, an apprenticeship ni the Kowloon whom he leaves together with Docks, and following his qualification, young daughter, Patay, to mourn his was employed by Mesars. Wo Fat-passing. shing, shipping company,

His brother, Tommy Howell, Ja He spent several yours at sea, and employed by the Chinese Maritime after a short period ashore in the Customs at the Chilang Point Light

play of the Hongkong Brewery house, Swabue, Company, joined – Mosers. Jardine His sister, Lucy, in the wife of Mr. Matheson and Company in whose W. C. Lee, of Messrs. J. D. Humphries service he was at the thine of his und Company, Hongkong.. -

London, Dec. 12.

#5 London, Dec. 13: Me, Neville Chapsberisin stated in the House of Commons to-day that

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SHANGHAI, Dec. 13.

The ahdolina la bølieved to have a Later Mr. Chamberlein announced political background, but the small- that no official request had been inado ania, apparskiy minison, a barrulous by Gernuany for the return of her passer-bytok probent pai former colonies-Reuter,

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