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Exclusive "Telegraph" Interview With Leader Of The Guerillas
THE WAR WITH JAPAN-INSIDE STORY
Student Commander Of Irregular Army Of 15,000 Men, Secretly In Hongkong: Tells Of Valiant Campaign Against Japanese Forces In North China
RICKSHAW PULLERS
TH
ARE 'EYES' OF ARMY
•HE 27-YEAR-OLD MANCHURIAN STUDENT WHO ORGANISED THE GREAT ARMY OF 15,000 GUERILLAS WHICH BECOME A “CANCER" IN THE JAPANESE SIDE IN HOPEI PROVINCE, HAS ARRIVED SECRETLY ÎN HONGKONG.
His name is Chao Tung. He is a Manchurian who, like thousands of others, revolted against the Japanese yoke when his country was conquered in 1932.
COLONEL CHAO TUNG
Search For Missing Youth
When hostilities broke out between China and Japan at Lukouchino early last year, Chao Tung organised his first guerilla
army.
It consisted of 23 men and himself. They were armed with eight pistols and ten rifles.
"Mopped Up" and "Suppressed" more thanį twenty times during the past 17 months, the
Temperature Snow And Falls 22 Degs Espionage In 48 Hours
A difference in temperature of 23 degrees has been record- ed In Hongkong during the past three days. On Monday the thermometer rose to a maximum of 78, but during the 21 hours ending at 10 a.m. to- day, there was a fall to a minimum of 56, -
Yesterday's maximum was 69, as compared with 72 the previous 24 hours, and 78 on Monday,
The temperature at 10 n.m. to-day was still low, register. ing 67, while humidity had decreased to 77 per cent.
Local forecast is:-North. east winds, fresh; fair.
FATHER
handful of guerillas has not only survived, but CHRISTMAS
has developed into an army of over 15,000) patriots, armed with almost every modern weapon of warfare.
Now Chao is is Hongkong, en route to Chungking to report to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, and to receive orders for his winter campaign.
But let him tell his own fascinating story, as he told it to a "Telegraph" representative last night.
FROM 24 STRONG TO 15,000
"The National Anti-Japanese Army', as we now call our force, has grown to 15,000 strong from the nucleus of 24 men who started guerilla warfare ngainst the Japanese almost as soon as they were in Peiping." Chao told the "Telegraph."
"Of the original 24 only twelve, including myself, remain. The remainder have given their lives for their country.
students and
The
original 21 comprised Manchurian 'rebels.
"We have never accepted Japanese domination in our north-eastern pro- vinces, which
conquered in 1932.
"Please Return Home"
Father's Appeal To Son
were
STRONGEST GUERILLA UNIT IN CHINA
Halt War In Spain
HENDAYE, DEC. 21.
HEAVY SNOWS ON ALL SECTORS OF THE CATALAN FRONT [HAVE PARALYSED OPERATIONS, AC - CORDING TO RE- PORTS FROM SARA- GOSSA.
Roads and railway lines are entirely blocked by snow and ice, rendering supply
cult.
CHRISTMAS movements extremely diffi-
AT THE
The Insurgents reported that with regard to the main supply services, extraor-
HOSPITAL dinary efforts were being
made to bring coal to the ismen in the front lines.
The reports stated that there
FATHER CHRISTMAS going to tip-toe round the
MISS PHOEBE DODWELL, who became Mrs. O. E. C. Marton yesterday afternoon, appears in this photograph to be having some
children's beds in the Queen had been several cases of motor trouble with her veil as she arrives at St. John's Cathedral. Mr. Mary Hospital on Saturday cyclists having died from injuries A. Pearce, one of the groomsmen, temporarily acts as train-bearer. night:
suffered in road accidents.
-King's Studio, He'll be tired when he's inished stated to-day that Insurgent planes Insurgent aviation headquarters but happy.
Here's the secret-do you
thinki you're old enough to be told?-he's really Mr. J. Skinner, a Radiographer, at the hospital.
In the children's wards at the Queen Mary and Kowloon Hospital this year, Chrlatmas will be some thing to remember for a lifetime.
Early on Christmas morning in both hospitals-really very early as the small patients wake up at 0am-
had collectively beinbed military Alleged Pirates On Trial
objectives and railway stations at Reus and Tarragona, as well as the aerodromes. at Reus and Villa Longa,
Insurgent pursuit planes
engaged in protecting the bombers, fought with Loyalist pursuit planes Reus nerodrome, and one Loyalist,
over machine is reported to have been brought down.
ESPIONAGE UNEARTHED According to border reports, Gen-|
Court Hears Dramatic Story Of Escape
A DRAMATIC ESCAPE from five armed men and
the tuppiest day of the year is to be cral Franco's offensive against Barce celebrated. Ench hospital is having lonn, for which nearly 400,000 troops their subsequent capture by
a beautifully decorated Christmas have been assembled for several
the crew of a
"Our first efforts to harass the Japanese were puny, compared with tree heavily laden with presents. weeks at Aragon and Navarre, has fishing junk was told at the Supreme Court by Mr. J. the campaign we are now waging, There will be a fine decoration of been indeinitely postponed in conse B. Prentis, Assistant Crown Solicitor, when five men
"Our army of 16,000 men is the the wards, too.
quence of the discovery of espionage strongest guerilla unit in China.
by border police. Thanks to the Japanese, we are The Christmus tree at the Kowloon very well armed. We THE HONGKONG POLICE have stretched a drag-thousand rifles, 200 machine guns, ly as specially coloured lights will have Kix Hospital is going to look really love-
be hung on it.
HAVE YOU SEEN THIS YOUTH?
Cur
men.
The replonage plot has been were tried before the Puisne Judge, Mr. Justice R. E. officially admitted by the British, Lindsell, this morning. Foreign Office in a Communique. The "package of documents,"
Mr. Harold H. In reality to maps and
TOKYO IS WORRIED
The men were Chan Yu, Chan Fuk-shing, Man Cheung, Chan Yuk-ki, and Tsang Chik.
They were charged with assault with intent to rob; shoot- ing with intent to do grievious bodily harm; and possession of Bay on November 23. urms and ammunition at Deep.
thirty trench mortars. net over the Colony as the search for Ronald Egan, "Most of these we have captured 20-year-old English youth who has been missing from from the Japanese. We raid their In order to have a large supply of which the British Foreign Office supply trains and convoys of trucks, resents, the Queen Mary Hospital communique admits was found by his home since Tuesday, has been intensified.
last General France's border police in a Ambush their columns, scize their staff hit upon a bright idea garrisons.
i week.
diplomatic valise, being carried Egan's parents are frantic with worry concerning "There is nothing miraculous about
personally lo
Son his whereabouts.
They organised football match chastian vice the work or our repeated successes. between 2 Queen Mary and Bowen Goodman, is When you have à body of 15,000; Road Hospital staffs and the pro-have contained offensiv
nealry all of whom are students, ceeds from this match are being used plans of General In addition to enlisting police motivated by intense patriotism for to buy presents and decorations for with detailed disposition of troops, THE "DAILY TELEGRAPH'S"
LONDON, Dec. 21. aid, Mrs. Egan and several their country, you can well under the tree, friends have been acouring the stand why the Japanese describe us:
artillery and planes, and giving such Washington correspondent The Jury were Messrs. Q. B. Colony secking the missing a cancer in their side.
Dr. Selwyn-Clarke, Director of a perfect picture of Franco's plans says that the stiffening of the Witchell (Foreman), C. J. Triggs, A. youth.
"Multiply the guerilla force which Medical Services, and Mrs. Selwyn-that he has ordered the offensive to United States attitude towards C. Soares, Leung Wing-sik, G. Forder, have
be delayed. the honour to lead by the Clarke, together with many other An advertisement was publish-dozens operating in the field behind
M. Xavier, and A. M. Rumjahn, focal doctors and their wives, will According
Japan is causing Tokyo deep
Defendants pleaded not guilty to ed in a morning newspaper to the Japanees front lines', and you visit the Queen Mary Hospital on Hendaye, the border continues to be concern, according to unofficial all the charges, excepting Arst, second day, saying:
have an inkling of the magnitude of Christmas Day.
closed to all but offcial travellers. roports.
end fourth defendants, who pleaded "Please return home immediately, selves. They can never conquer a the task the Japanese have sot them-
The Irun discovery led to police They will walk round the wards raids at San Sebastion, where 100 letter of the law, the United States is
While scrupulously observing the guilty to the third charge only, The matter la of very small imperi- China in which the people are united
Prosecuting, Mr. Prentis said that wishing everyone a happy Christmas. ance, and not worth worrying about. and intent on one purpose--to expe!
(Continued on Page 18.) conducting a one-way armis embargo IP Tal-pak, master of a cargo boat. Everybody anxious and waiting for these invaders from their soll.
against Japan.
left Tai Leung on November 22 for you,"
Whenever an aeroplane manu-Hongkong with a cargo of salt water During the tin hour to-day, an JAPAN WILL COLLAPSE.
facturer applies for a licence to ex-grass. appeat for information
On board were three of his fokis. port to Japan, he is asked if he regarding
WITHIN A YEAR
approves of the bombing of civilians, While sailing in Deep Bay, the next which would be facilliated by his
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Rebild Egan, whe has been missing
From: Klu... ko
[mendas.
la Kowloon since,
the missing youth was broadens!
from ZBW at the request of the "The experiences I have undergone father.
In the past seventeen months convince The broadcast had almost im-me that Japan will collapse within a mediate results, when news was re-year, if China will organise guerilla ceivell by the father by telephone armies similar to the National Anti- that Ronald had been outside the St. Japanese Army' outside the gates_of
to reporta from
New Japanese Terms For
Peace Offered, Report
NEW PEACE TERMS have been offered to China Franels Hotel at 2 p.m. on Tuesday. every important clly in the invaded by General Doihara, according to the Far Eastern
He was in the company of two areas, European boys.
APPEAL TO FRIENDS.
This Appeal to humanitarian instincts ja usuntly successful, lateral pressure is not brought particularly where a company anti-
an American order, against orders for Chints,
buch Such
The feeling in omcial direjea is that Japan's financial position is becoming increasingly serious, and that time is on China's side provided the morale of the Chinese military organisation can be preserved,—Neuter.
"That is why "king?
am going to Chrung- Correspondent of the London "Times." Colonel Chao-unlike many Chi- These peace terms provide for the following basis The father has asked the "Tele the title of "General" passed through for ending the Sino-Japanese War:
nese army lenders, he has not adopted graph" to lasus an appeal to the the Japanese lines in order to reach two boys to come forward and give Hongkong.
1.-Recognition by, China of the shek to take a "brief holiday," and any information they may have re-
Although he has a price of $10,000 Independence of Manchukuo, and to resume office at a later date; garding Ronald's whereabouts, or on his head, he brazenly mixed with participation in the anti-Comintern troops from China, and restoration 3.--Withdrawn) of Japanese All shipping companies in Hong-cities through which he was forced l'act;
the Japanese in the several conquered
London, Dec. 21. to China of Industrial and mining co-operate more closely with the The British Government's desire to 2.-Generalesimo Chiang Kal-areas,
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when he was lead soon.
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