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CHIANG KAI-SHEK This Is The Position At The End Of The UNOFFICIAL BAN

STRENGTHENING

HIS LEADERSHIP

Wang Ching-wei Defection Has Opposite Effect Intended

CHUNGKING, Jan. 9.

A CONFERENCE is taking place here at present between Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and the Governors, as well as the military chiefs of the South- West provinces.

At the first discussion on Sunday with General Teng Shih-hou, Pacification Commissioner of Szechuen, and General Wang Chi-sliu, Governor of Szechuen, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek is reported to have stated his decision to accelerate the increase in defence measures.

Britain Warned Of Sub-Menace

Prosent Convoy System

Said Inadequate

LONDON. Jan. 9. HECTOR C. BYWATER, naval correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, to-day pu- blishes an article demanding the

With due regard to the immineni establishment of civil guards and self-protection corps. it is planned to re-organise the Szechuan provincial forces.

Foreign observers point out that there are indications of Generalissimo. Chiang's desire to link up the Szechuan troops more closely to The Central Government.

The same elservers believe that in spite of the departure from Changing of Wang Ching-wel, the Government in Chungking is now stronger than before. Trans- Occax.

STEEL FACTORY SET UP IN SZECHUAN

Shanghai, Jan. 10.

strengthening of British defence In pursuance of the plan for mov- measures against submarines. ing important industries into the in- According to Bywater's informa-terior, the Chungking Government

has established a steel factory in Sze tion, which doubtlesa excellent sources, the changed British chun. It already has a daily out- naval programme will be expressed put of 10 tons,

the.

comes

fran

It was revealed recently that 1,000 by construction of destroyers of average tonnage, between 750 and tens of steet removed from the Han- kow area before the Japanese occupas

1,000, and in supplementing the con-

otion are now being used in Szechuan voys as well as patrol ships.

für the manufacture of arms and wor expert material. Trans-Ocean,

In his article, the naval comes to the conclusion that the present British convoy system is insuficient for protecting the mer- chant flect, especially since the

Atted

merchantmen are not

withi submarine detecting devices, defen- sive guns or trained crews.

Germany. according to Bywater, | atrendy iu 1918

possessed

an

"Invisible torpedo" which could then nut be utilised because the War ended.

Reich Won't Play In Brazil's Back Yard

BERLIN, Jan 9.

Bywater also advocates the build-IT WAS REVEALED only to- ing of a merchantman reserve and day that Germany had re- points out that to-day Japan, Italy cently greatly reduced her coffee and Germany have un aggregate of 104 submarines, while at the out- consumption by a decree stipulat- break of the world war, Germany ing that only 75 per cent, of the and Austrin together possessed only former quantities of raw coffee 32 cubinarine units.--Trans-Deran. could be ronsted. This means that Germany overnight has reduced her coffee Imports by

Basle Bank Holds Formal Meeting

Basle, Jum. 0.

a quarter.

First 18 Months Of Warfare In China

Chahar Dominated 1935

Capture of Jetal

| Completed Mar. 1933

Peiping Taken'

SHENSI

Aug 2, 1937

Sign Hankow Captured Oct.25,1938

Hankow

HUNA

Japanese Occupy Cantoni Oct.21,1938

KWANGSI

NGSI

R

Harbin Fell Feb.5, 1932

Vladivostok

Mukden Captured Sept. 18-19,1931.

ingtao

Fusen

Hal

hwang

Ry.

Nanking

Taken

|Dec.17,1037]

CHEKINING

Shanghai

Shanghai Fell November 1937

Foochow

UNC

Nó Hong Kong

PUKIEN

KWANG

Swatow

Miles

200

490

Insurgents Threatened By Loyalist Successes

ON ARMS EXPORT

Novel American Scheme Stops War Supplies To Japanese

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.

AN APPEAL by Mr. Cordell Hull to American aircraft manufacturers not to export planes or bombs to countries whose armed forces are accused of bombing civilian populations has been almost completely successful· in preventing such American supplies reaching Japán, according to the annual report of the National Munitions Control Board.

Mr. Hull's appeal for volun- tary co-operation by manufac- turers was issued on July 1.

Since then the exports of air- craft to Japan have been negligible, although they totalled Incarly $9,000,000 in the first dix

months of the year.

According to the report, there was only one notable exception among the manufacturers agreeing with the Government's policy.

The report discloses that Britain

Anglo-U.S.

Plans For China Aid

LONDON, Jun. 9.

was the largest purchase of munitions THE PROBLEM of the Japan- in 1930, with a total of $29,611,000, ese attitude with respect to consisting mainly of military and

non-military planes.

Other

Included purchasers

the "Open Door" in China haa

the been the subject of ministerial Netherlands Indies, who bought air-discussion in London for some valued at $10,000,000, Japan time, says "Reuter's" diplomatic 9.241.000. China $9.100.000. Are correspondent,

craft

tine $7,219,080, France $8,440,000, und

Canada $3.171,000-Reuter.

There has also been a full and frank exchange of views between London and Washington,

Observers here note that each have

Kinshan For independently arrived at the same

Canton To-morrow

of facts.

set

conclusions from the gadie

Hence, naturally a certain amount of parallellam might be ex-

any course adopted.

pected

in

As the result of repeated consulta- Although 110 specide confirmation tions between the British and Japan-can be obtained of stories thal China's ese authorilles the Hongkong, Macho

Canton steamboat Company's erre may be supported, it is not denied that maintenance of the cur- steamer Kinshan will leave for Can-zene

tan rency is of definite interest to the ton at 8 am, to-morrow. It will be foreign trading community in China, the first merchant vessel, other than and efforts to undermine it by the the relief steamer Wuchung, to call at introduction of currencies sponsored Canton with passengers cinct the by "puppet" administrations. cs Japanese occupation of the city. tablished by the Japanese, are strong-

orety deprecated here.-Reuter,

The passengers. however, limited to Shomeen residents.

The steamship is scheduled to re-

ENVOY SEES HALIFAX tuta 10 Hongkong on

Thursday

London, Jan. 9. morning. No Chinese passengers nor Mr. Quo Tal-chl, the Chinese Am- cargos are allowed on board In ac-bassador visited Viscount Halifax at cordance with the understanding GIBRALTAR, Jan. 9.

reached between the company and order to press the urgency of the the Foreign Offee this afternoon in INSURGENT TROOPS and the Japanese,

altuation in China, and the possibility It is hoped that civil guards have been hastily j

a regular bi- withdrawn from Lalinen, Alge-weekly service will be inaugurated of action by the League la view of

In the near future. ciras and Tarifa, and sent to Seville, en route for the Estra-

madura front, according to Vice-Ministers In

information received here.

There is no confirmation as yel of

JAPAN BOASTED that the "China Incident" would fast only three or four months. The first eighteen months of the greatest war the reports that reinforcements have been brought to the malaland' from Far East has known ended on Saturday, and Japan is now facing the

Morocco. final semester of two years of bostilities. This map shows daica of major acquisitions since the attack was launched on Manchuria in 1932. Pro- sent hostilities commenced near Felpu

July on

1037-eighteen months ago last Saturday.

I 1937 Germany imported 177,000 PREMIER'S VISIT TO ITALY

tous of coffee, being only second to The United States on the list of the world entfee consumers. Roughly a The heads of various central banks, third of German coffee imports came including Mr. Montague Norman and from Brazil, und then followed Dr. Schacht, held a formal meeting: Columbia,

to-day,

was

Although only the internal affairs of the Bank of International Settle- menta were considered, it is under stood that

international financial action to nusist the emigration of German

considered Jews privately.

The Bank's administrative counell met later and reviewed the Bank of England's recent measures to check speculation against sterling.

During the discussion it was stated that there had been a considerable repatriation of French capital, and it was ogreed that the French financial and monetary situation factory-Reuter.

was

Guatemal

Mexico, Venezuela, and the Dutch East

.

indles,

The main reason for this incisive- German measures is said to be the unsatisfactory aspect of general trade

Brazli

and Germany

between Trans-Ocran.

Britain Protests Burgos Detention

London, Jan. 0,

Spain To Occupy Main Part Of Rome Agenda

LONDON, Jan. 9.

EXPLORATION, rather than negotiation, is likely to be the keynote of the Rome talks says "Reuter's" diplomatic cor- respondent.

Japan Resign

Tokyo, Jan. 9.

All 12 parliamentary vice-Ministers have tendered their resignations in

LATEST

Attempt To

Escape

Meanwhile, according to a Barce- long message, it is claimed that the sequence of the reconstruction of Internee Shot In left wing of the Loyalist forces at the Cubinet. The resignations have been accepted, and their successors Estremadura have occupied Azuaga, about 10 miles from the Seville- will be appointed next week,

All eight advisers to the Cabinet, Burgos railway, and are approaching

Including the chairman of the Restlessness evinced «by prisoners both Valerde and Lerena.

Minsetto Party, Mr. Chuji Manchida, of war interned by the British an-, It is also claimed that the right and the President of the South Man-thorities at Mataucheong Camp

have captured Mont churian Rallway, Mr. Yosuke Mat- Kowloon City reached a climax last wing forces Errubio and the approaches

to suoka, have likewise resigned, but

altempt t Casturera. Reuter,

GERMAN REPORT

Lerida, Jan. 9. The Aragon front army, command. led by General Moscardo, made a rapid advance to-day and succeeded In cutting off parts of the Loyalist army in the Lerida sector.

is stated that their resignations were

night when a further

not accepted by Baron Hiranuina, and escape was made. they will therefore remain in office.

Trans-Ocean.

24-Hour Curfew In Jerusalem

Jerusalem. Jan. 9. The military commander has im-

The Insurgent troops advanced Mr. Chamberlain and Viscount Halifax are going with no

swiftly from Bellvis in a south-easter. ly direction as far as the main road posed a 24-hour curfew on the entire preconceived ideas and no formal agenda, nor have they received

between Lerida, Cervers and Barce-residential quarter of the new city in from the Italian side, any precise indications of the pointstone, which they reached at the vil-Jerusalem following the shooting

lage of Mollerusa.

The village was stormed, and the Loyalist detachments between Lerida and Mollerusi are now isolated. The number of prisoners captured by the

Signor Mussolini may wish to raise.

Two subjects naturally are plan for the withdrawal of foreign The British Agenct at Burgos has expected to take a prominent volunteers has been fulfilled. satis-

been instrueled to proceed to Burgos place in the talks-the Spanish talks may include the refugee probe Insurgents is said to be very large.

Apart from these two items, the from St. Jean de Luz to press the Insurgent authorities for immediate war and Italo-French relations. Jem, and economic questions, but the

North of the main road, the Insur- access to Vice-Consul Golding, and On the latter, it is clearly under- general trend will largely depend on Ribbentrop Set To so to secure Mr. Galding's presence stood in London and Paris that there the matters. Il Duce decides to raise, gents captured the villages of Palau,

at the enquiry being held by the Bri-Is no question of British mediation

It appears unlikely that the British Sidamunt, Dondarella and Golmes. Visit-Poland

Further advance by the Aragon tish authorities, and to obtain detalls in the matter, which is held to be statesmen will bring hard and fast of the charges against

direction the Vice-purely one for the French and Italian arrangements, which certainly is not army in a south-easterly Consul-Reuter.

governments

though the primary intention of the visit, along the main rond in question may

the but contacts in Rome should enable bo expected, naturally an improvement in

Tarragona, atmosphere

German Herr von Ribbentrop,

Warsaw, Jan. 9.

Minister, Foreign

will shortly

The

lo

settic.

return the visit pold him in Munich German. Residents where between Rome and Paris Diem to gather a first-hand extimate which is the key position of the Re-

by the Polish Foreign Minister, Col. Beck, who extended the invitation

be-

during the second conference tween the statesmen at Berchtesgaden

on Friday. Discussion of German-

Leave Hankow

Shanghal, Jan, 10. Six Germans who have been Polish relations begun at Berchtes- living in Hankow left there recently

As a result, the Kumaon was forced to fire, wannding escaping prisoner.

The man was recaptured and/ now In hospital. Ils condition serious

in

An attempt to escape on Christmas Eve proved successful and the pri- soner, in this case, has not yet been recaptured,

Following this first attempt the Kumaon guards were equipped with rifles Instead of shot guns.

outrage this morning, when ^ Jow During the past two weeks the Internees have evinced restlessness AÍ was wounded.

An engagement between the police, their continued internment. Essisted by aircraft, nad on Arab plain band occurred on the coastal where tho Arabs niped Jewish workers, seriously wounding one,

It is belleved that the Arabs

suffered several casualties-Reuter.

Chance Throw Hits

Pheasant

Wayland, N.Y.

See Back Page For

Further Late News

Viscount Halifax's visit to Geneva ori in London. The of the probable trends of the Italian publicum defence lines, and Cervera Gerald Seeley, in cleaning his lits way back from Home-Router,

furnace, tossed a brick outside into French Govenment, moreover, has axis policy for the ensuing months. would be endangered.

PARLEYS IN WASHINGTON įsome tall gruss, Hearing the startled made it quite clear that It does not Router.

The right wing of the Navarra qutery of a fluttering bird, he inves-

Washington, Jan. D. sere British mediation. There is

army in the adjacent southern sector, itigated and found the brick had

Ambassadors of Britain, (Continued on Page 4.) downed a full-grown cock pheasant. France and Germany are in Washing- ton together for conferences with the Administration.

complete understanding between

London and Paris on the whole sub- New British Envoy

To Russia Leaves

Kæden and Munich, and particularly on a Japanese transport for Shange With regard to the situation in

iw.

ATOAN

the question of the German minority hai Since the

rupture of com Spain, it is likely to be made clear

London, Jan. 9. In Poland, will be continued in War- munications between Hankdw and by the British Ministers that Britain

Sir William Seeds, newly appointed occupied by Japanese, attaches considerable importance to

of British Ambassador to Moscow, will Ribbentrop will probably arrive in foreigners have been unable to leave the execution of Italy's promise Warsaw an January 20, which is the Hankow except where the Japanese fully respect for Spain's integrity, leave to-morrow to take up hir post. fifth anniversary of the signing of the have granted them permission to There is no question of granting He succeeds Lord Chilton who re- German-Polish part of non-aggron-travel by Japanese ships or planes, belligerent rights until the provisions signed on reaching the age limit sion---Trans÷Ocean.

==Trans-Oceana

the Non-Intervention Committee's Trans-Ocean.

of

THEY CHOOSE RIGHT WAY

PRAGUE, Jan. 9.

Tie

The first two returned unexpected- ly from holidays in Florida to conter with President Roosevelt, but they refuse to divulge the reason for this. All the Ambassadors are now

CZECHOSLOVAKIA and Hungary have agreed to settle awaiting the return of Mr. Corail · last week's border incident by creating ■nentral zone in the Hull, who landed in New York to-day

from

Lima,--Reuter,' Munkacevo sector muli nitere