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CHINA TO RECEIVE

AID FROM BRITAIN

Japanese

Protests

·Do Not Perturb London, Washington

LONDON, Dec. 16.

T IS UNDERSTOOD that negotiations for extending British credits to China are progressing very favourably, and it is hoped they will be satisfactorily concluded by the time of the new Export Credits Extension Bill which is now being rushed through Parliament, becomes law.

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The amount of proposed credits to China is not specified, but it is understood they will be chiefly devoted to the purchase of railway material.

The continued Japanese press agitation over the passage of commodities through China's various "back doors" is regardedcalmly here.'

Diplomatic circles point out that there is officially no war between China and Japan, and that the Japanese invariably talk of the "China Incident." Hence no question of neutrality arises. Japan is equally free to buy her requirements abroad as China.

Christmas shopping sees re-

doubled efforts by various

organisations endeavouring to Rest In (Justices Chinese

boycott Japanese

London. stores have privately intimated that they are not stocking Japanese toys."

A monster parade is to be held to- morrow in Manchester's chief shop- ping centre to urge the public not to buy Japanese goods. It is expected that stores selling Japanese goods will be picketed.

The Chinese Campaign Committee's collection for the International Pruce Hospital is now £1,500,-Reuter, AMERICAN AID

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NEW YORK, Dec, 16. Mr. Jesse Jones, Chairman of the Reconstruction and Finance Corpora- tion, In announcing

credit $25,000,000 to the Universal Trading New York, said that the are to be used in financing the exportation of United States agricultural and manufactured pro- ducts to China and Importation of wood of from China.

The loan, which is guaranteed hy the B

Bank of China, will malure in five years,

Mr. Jones said that funds will be; disbursed as needed.

He added that of the $50,000,000 loan authorisation to Chinu rande in 1034, only $17,101,000 has been used. The total disbursements to China

TO BUY GASOLINE AND MOTOR,TRUCKS

New York, Dec. 10, A large part of the $25,000,000 lonn to Chinn is to be devoted to the pur- chase of gasoline and motor trucks, according to members of the Chinese Mission.Reuter,

Of The) Peace

in the"

NOTIFICATIONS Government Gazette:"

SATURDAY, DECEMBER. 3 "There is to be an election by the Justiers, of the Peace of two Justices of the Peace to serve on the Licensing Board for three угата, In the Council Chamber of the Urban Cottnell on Decem- ber 21, commencing at 4 p.m.'

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17 "AS

no nominations have been the received, the election by Justices of the Pesce announced to be held in the Council Cham- ber will not take place."

Can Be No War Says Goering

Nearing

Yoyang

CHUNGKING, Dec. 17. STEADILY FORCING backi the Japanese, Chinese troops in north Hunan are nearing the outskirts of Yoyang, according! to military advices.

The areas on the north bank of the Sinsiang River have been entirely cleared of Japanese troops.

In Kwangtung the Japanese are reported to be still massing troops in the West River area.

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MASSING

ENORMOUS FORCE FOR FINAL VICTORY DRIVE

PARIS, Dec. 16.

THERE IS COMPLETE calm on all the Spanish fronts to-day, as both Loyalists and Insurgents denied pre- mature reports that General Franco's long-awaited offensive began yesterday.

To-day, General Franco continued his concentration of troops in the Aragon, prior to an eventual drive.

The Insurgents are emphatic, however, that the offensive has not started anywhere in Spain. They must await the end of the rains, because it is physically impossible to cross the rivers until the floods abate.

The French border is still closed, but reports received from Hendaye to-day indicate the extent of Franco's concentration of troops for a new drive.

He is reported to have 200 batteries, totalling 800 pieces of field artillery, available without dispensing other sectors of their necessary defence weapons.

He has also assembled 600 planes, of which several hundred have reached the mainland within the past three weeks, coming from the assembling plants in Spanish-Morocco,

A WAR RE- FUGEE clutches her doll. This excellent child study was taken the "Tele- by

Staff graph's" Photographer this

week. It is prob- ably the first doll the

child

has scen.

JEKYLL AND HYDE

IN MODERN SETTING

NEW YORK, Dec. 16,

The Foreign Legion has re- turned to the north after a brief rest behind the lines at Estramadura.

Nearly 8,000 Moors are now garrisoned between Pamplona and Saragossa.

Italians of the new Green Arrow division are of present encamped be- tween Logrono and Saragossa, along the main air route.

MAY SCREEN REAL OBJECTIVE All these preparations point to an eventual offensive against Catalonia

ind Barcelona.

Some observers believe, however,

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or

im-

RUSSIAN PRETENDER'S DENIAL

Offer Of Ukraine Dictatorship

Paris, Dec. 16. Grand Duke Viatmir, 21-year-old

that the preparations are too visible, Pretender to the throne of Russia, and that General Franco has hidden who, according to a Parks report has his real intentions, and will strike been invited to become the Fuchrer on the Madrid front, or against the of the Ukraine by Herr Hiler, issued

an emphatic denial of the report to-- with Almaden mercury mines

doy, declaring. smaller force, before he attacks with am astonished to see my name his powerful army in Catalonia.

with connected

the question of If he does drive against Barcelona,

negotiation concerning the Ukraine. General Franco must first

Cross the

It is true I am going to Germany, WHAT IS ALLEGED to be an astonishing case of a Jekyllwater barriers the Rio Segre,

my sister ot and Hyde personality was brought to a startling climax to-day, the R Noguera, all of which at but only to stay for Christmas and The Japanese at Suinam, south of when Donald Coster, known as the Drug King, shot and killed present are flooded, making it the New Year with

Another statement issued on his be possible to cross on foot or to float Amorbach. himself in his country mansion at Fairfield, Connecticut. pontoon bridges. There are too few half, denied that the visit to Ger- many was in any way political, and permanent and undamaged bridges to enable heavy transport to follow that Grand Duke Vladimir had never the troops.

been asked, either directly or the Paris Mission Indirectly to lend his name to a Through Burgos It is learnt that Senor Negrin political act aimed at the dismember- is preparing to flee from Barcelona ment of the Russian Empire, and he it Franco's army succeeds in plant-would never approve of plans of this ing bridge-heads nerosa these rivers nature. Reuter.

According to the Insurgents, the

Samshul, are busily strengthening their defence works. They are foreing many Chinese men to help item.

Rows of shops in the northwestern

Coster was President of the vast McKesson, Robbins Drug part of the town have been burnt Corporation, the third largest down by the Japanese for defence drug corporation in the world, which had filed a voluntary purposes.

petition for re-organisation_on December 12,

U.S. Envoy Lashes Out

In Germany

Loyalist Government, which has al-

It is now declared that Conte Anti-Jew Campaign rendy abandoned Madrid and

was an ex-convict, and that his suleide followed a week of amazing developments.

will Valencia, because it is too

leave Barcelona

shinerable to attack

from air and sea. They will move back to the southern zone, with the

LATEST

Idea Eliminated By Munich Pact

BERLIN, Dec. 16. "THE IDEA of war between

The Japanese at Lion Cliff, south for loans since 1931 have beer $27,- Germany and Britain has been 051,000, of which $14,420,000 has been completely eliminated by the of Tsungfa, have been subjected to repeated attacks by the Chinese,; repaid. The remainder is being paid! Munich declaration of Septem-sustaining considerable losses. as it matures.-Reuter.

Nanyang states A report froin ber 30," declares Field Marshal Goering's newspaper "National that the Japanese at Sinyang have Zeitung", commenting on Mr. suffered heavy casualties as a result

of constant harassing by Chinese It is alleged that the Corporation's

NEW YORK, Dec. 16. Chamberlain's speech,

guerillas.

Their sentries withdraw crude drugs department had been nto the city every night for fear built up with $18,000,000 worth of Mr. Joseph Kennedy, United States sent of government at Albacete.

Ambassador to Britain, on his arrival)

The Loyalists will continue the of Chinese attacks.

Netitious asscia.

here told the press that he was not war, regardless of the There is now no trace of Japanese

Catalonia-United Press. Hwangchwan recently Federal authorities on December 13 particularly optimistic about affairs at

ordered the arrest of Coster, together in Europe and also, according to the recaptured by the Chinese.

NO BELLIGERENT RIGHTS Athousund

the Corporation's assistant Herald Tribune, referred to Ger-

FOR FRANCO Japanese-employed with

campaign (1.5 China's Ambassador confidence in Britain's loyalty," says irregulars in the Chengyang district treasurer, Dietricha, and the Canadian many's anti-Jewish

charge of follows:

Paris, Dec. 16.

New York, Dec. 18. 31 miles north-west of Loshan, are manager, Vernard on a

It is now stated that Coster com- statements.

"It is the most terrible thing I When M. Laval raised the ques- Presents Credentials It adds that it is

a matter of besieged by the Chinese. Vigorous Bling false financial

Poller investigations and Anger have ever heard of.

tion of General Franco's claim to mitted suicide In Its bathroom the opinion whether, in relations between attacks are being launched against Berlin, Dec. 18, Germany and Britain, the principal them with a view to mopping them prints ofcially revealed to stunned

"I will probably lose my job belligerent rights in the Foreign moment the authorities arrived on the Wall Street and Society circles, that

for saying so, but let me remind Affairs Committee of the Senate to-doorstep of his mansion to arrest him. Herr Hitler received: Mr. Chen role will be played by the productive up.-Central News,

Coster was, in reality, the convict

You that I am only assuring die day, B. Georges Bonnet replied that-Reuter. Chif this

the strengil of 89,000,000 people or the

(See other columns for full story), afternoon, when

Philip Musica, who was involved in a

sentiments of our President. Chinese Ambassador to Berlin pre-great financial power of Britain.

vasi Anuncin swindle. when the sented his credentials.-Reuter. Reuter Spectai.

collapsed during the war.

Mr. Kennedy denied reports that Finger prints also revealed that

Musica's he had brought a tentative war debt Vernard

of

offer from Britain. He added that brothers,

"Such reflections do not prevail in Germany. It would be desirable in the interests of ponce if this were also the case in Britain, particularly such reflections would only disturb

the puper.

H.K. AND TRADE PACT

American Cars to Pay Lower Fees

Lighthouse-Keeper, Ill, Is Marooned

London, Dec. 16.

For the sixth successive day, great

efforts were made to pring nshore the keeper of the Eddystone Lighthouse,

FIRST OFFICIAL INTIMATION of the effect of the Anglo-who has been ill for a week.

American trade agreement. in Hongkong ls contained in the government "Gazette" this morning, which sets out a draft bill to amend the Empire Preference Ordinance of 1932, providing for a reduction in licence fees on all imported cars not of Em- pire miake, from 20 per cent. to 15 per cent.

A reduction of this nature was ex- was signed on November 17, last, and night. clusively forecast in the "Telegraph" which applies to Hongkong. when the terms of the Anglo-Amerl-

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the Government stood by the London Oh, how I would like to say a lot agreement, which provided that the rights would only be granted under conditions which had not yet been fuißlled.

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The discussion

suggested

he had never even discussed the while some members favoured the

with British oficials.-

Coster had hidden his past so subject effectively that "Who's who" listed Reuter.

with him

American-born

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ITALIAN PLAN

in

be

University degrees, while he was

Rome, Dec. 10. actually the son of an Italian bar- The new Italian regulations re- ber, who emigrated to New York's garding Jewish land property poverty-stricken Bari Side-Italy include methods whereby the Reuter,

property can be expropriated.

A

department will established to take over all Jewish. and tenerly above certain valuca and these will be disposed of ond excess funds go into the State funds.

-Reuter Bulletin

Defence Official For India

After fighting the heavy seas for House eleven hours, the Trinity tender returned to Plymouth, report- ing another fellure.

Signals exchanged with other keepers, indicated that the Eddystone comfortable keeper had

Another lighthouse keeper lay The charge is in respect of the nest in the South Bishop Lighthouse off can trade agreement were made registration in the Colony of a motor Pembrokeshire for four days while known.

which, in the opinion of the fellow keepers endeavour unsuccess-Defence and Co-ordination has ben vehicle, whi It is pointed out that the object of Commissioner of Police, is not an fully to establish contact with the announced.

Mr. D. E. C. Williams, an officer of this Bill is to reduce the percentage Empire product, and the fee is based shore. The man's plight was finally of the special licence fee from 20 to on the value of the vehicle, after reported, and the Trinity House the Indian Civil Service has been an

battling heavy seas, pointed, and he will, be attached to 16 per cent, and no to implement the certain deductions such as the vakte tender, trade agreement between the United of the tyres and any spare wheels succeeded in getting the States and the United Kingdom which or other spare parts, have been made, ashoro.-Reuter,

New Delhi, Dec. 10.

new

A new post, that of Secretary of CHILDREN'S SPORTS AT

KOWLOON B.G.C.

(Continued on Page 4.)

Took His Life As Police Came

Soo. Back Fago For

Further Late News

TO ASK FOR COLONIES

Hitler's Envoy Going to London

(matter cautiously, since his official LONDON, Dec. 16. ACCORDING TO the "Daily position in the previous meeting with

British statesmen was informal.

"Pertinaux," noted political writer Herald" to-day, Captain Weide-

for "Lordre", la

well-known Paris mann, Hitler's personal envoy,

sald newspaper, to-day that Mr. arriving in London in January to Chamberlain is preparing to offer

to

nsk directly for the return of Italy. British Somaliland

The writer expresses the opinion Germany's colonies.

that this will force the French The selection of Captain Weide-surrender French SomalBand, Dibou keeper the Secretariat of the Governor-loon Bowling Green Club commencemann for this task is an indication, and the Addis Ababa Hallway...

that Germany is approaching the United Press.

General-Reutor,

The Children's Sports at the Kow- at 2.45 p.m. this afternoon.