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WTA- TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1939. B-+

NAZI CALUMNIES This Is The Position At The End Of The

First 18 Months Of Warfare In China

AGAINST BRITISH TROOPS REFUTED

War Office Issues Statement On Campaign In Palestine

LONDON, Jan. 9.

WITH A VIEW to ending the "campaign of lying and exaggerated propaganda" by hostile persons and organisations about the atrocities of British troops in Palestine, the War Office to-day issued a detailed descrip- tion of the real situation in Palestine, with details of the actual measures taken to deal with it.

Japanese Terrorism

On Junks Near H.K.

1

The statement says that hroughout the country there is [probably not more than 1.000 to 1,500 perament active rebels. There are no major leaders con- trolling a number of gangs, and the minor leaders are almost completely independent, and are often at open enmity with each other.

Thus there is my stonding armed forte against which troops can act. nar central organisation whose

10,092 Fishermen Killed destruction would cause the rebellion,

In Fourteen Months

ito collapses

The situation is further complicated by the emergence of an Arab anti-

the supporters of the abel terror.

JAPANESE TE R-ribet gang, who wish to take revenge RORIST ACTIVITIES against Chinese fishermen gear Hongkong have Zulted, during the past

months, in

10,094 tishermen being killed drowned,

628 Junks bebig sunk,

IDENTIFICATION DIFFICULT The great difficulty which the mili

As a

retry tures is in identification.

14esult of information collected, and

the increasing number of Arab in- et portion of active rebels are known, tormants, One names of a large pro- but the rest diflculty in identifieu- Hence village searches are

$8,000,000 loss of property. These figures include only p

The method adopted is to cordon

those junks which cruise in the an area by troops or aircraft. The waters in the neighbourhood of inhabitants are warned against at- Hongkong. They include many tempting to break, through. As the junks registered in Hongkongcedure is well-known it is safely and containing Chinese people good

Fassumed that eardon-breakers have who have the right to call then-fre for wishing to avoid

troops. A number of curtinn-breaker

the selves British subjects.

have been

shot

during searches.

More than fifty per cent. off the 10,002 people drowned or killed as a result of Japanese! sabotage of junks were women and children.

.ey represent over ten per cent. of the total population engaged in fishing activities near

Hongkong,

The figures were released this morning. by the Hongkong Fishermen's Guild.

Internee Shot In Attempt To Escape

cordon has

bren es-

art

11

when probably ferm, the basis of the stand that Arab prisoners are

cold blood. After the tablished, the male inhabitants assembled

Ivs identification interrogation. are made to discover

Domicillary searches, arms, etc...

hiden 13. given to the troops to prevent footing

stringent orders and wanton destruction.

The statement categorically deme propoganda sale demolition of innocent

shopeations that whole. Arab houses is effected. Individual, select- cd houses only are demolished for well-founded reasons.

being

that

ASSASSINATION CAMPAIGN The statement points out whether from sympathy or terrorism, practically every village has at some ime harboured or sheltered rebels.

A relentless campaign of assassina-

is

waged

against Arabs suspected of giving the Govern

the Government informat- quardtion, and consequently villages Arc

anrrorised by minorities.

Bestlessness evinced by prisoners of war Interned by the British au- thorities at Mataucheong Camp in Kowloon City reached a climax last night when a further attempt escape was made.

Ая д

result,

was forced

the Kumaon

to fire. wounding

ræcaping prisoner,

The man was recaptured and

to

tion

In the urban areas the two prine- ipal rebel elements consist more.

of

In hospital. His condition is not the educated Effendi class, and a 'serious

now

E

R

Chahar Dominated 1935

Capture of Jetol ¡Completed Mar 1933

SUIYU

Peiping

Avg 2,1937

jentain

SHENSI

Hankow Captured Oct.25,1938

HUPEN

Hankowo

HUNA

Japanese Occupy Canton Oct.21,1938

KWANGSI

KWANG

KIANGSI

Tsingtao

CHEKIANG

FUKIEN

Lung Hat

Nanking Taken Dec.17, 1037

Shanghai Fell November 1937

Foochow

Swatow

Hong Kong

Miles 200

ago

JAPAN BOASTED that the "China Inekleni" three or four months. The first eighteen months of the greatest war the would last only Far East has known ended on Saturday, and Japan is now facing the final semester of two years of hostilities. This map shows dates of major acquisitions since the attack was launched on Atanchuria in 1932. sent hostiles eammenced near Peiping

Pre- on July months ago last Saturday.

7. 1937-eighteen

PREMIER'S VISIT TO ITALY

Spain To Occupy Main Part Of Rome Agenda

LONDON, Jan. 9.

Jower class of terrorist thugs. The An attempt to escape on Christmas Effendis, terrorised by fear of being Eve proved successful and the pri. murdered, give advice, but not soner, In this case, has not yet been orders, which

direct roine

to the from the Mufti and x the associates,

EXPLORATION, rather than negotiation, is likely to be Dealing with the

the keynote of the Rome talks says "Reuter's" diplomatic cor- combing areas with the object of respondent. rounding up known rebels, the state- ailment dectures that inevitably

the

recaptured.

Following this first attempt Kumaon guards were equipped with rifies instead of shot guns,

During the past two weeks the Internees have ovinced restlessnem their continued Internment,

Chance Throw Hits Pheasant

Wayland, NY.

procedure

of

ΠΟ ollier

Harbin Fell Feb. 5, 1932

Vladivostok

Mukden Captured. Sept. 18-19, 1931.

Insurgents Threatened By Loyalist Successes

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UNOFFICIAL BAN 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 Japan, 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 nearly $9,000,000 in the first six 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, Jan. 9.

ese attitude with respect to

was the largest purchase of munitions THE PROBLEM of the Japan- in 1938, with a total of $20,611.000, the "Open Door" in China has consisting mainly of military and non-military planes.

Other

purchasers

been the subject of ministerial included the discussion in London for some Netherlands Indles, who bought air-time, says "Reuter's" diplomatic craft valued at $10,000,000, Japan correspondent, $9,241,000, China $9,180,000, Argen- Line $7.219,000, France $8.4-46,00, Canuta $3.175.000,-Reuter,

CHINESE GUERILLAS

HARRASS

frank exchange of views between

There has also been a full and

London and Washington.

Observers here note that each have independently arrived at the same canclusions from the ህሮ set fof facts.

Hence, amount

et of parallelly a certain

that

might be ex- pected in any course adapted.

Although no specific contrmation ean be obtained of stories that China's [currency may be supported, It is not

cienied

maintenance of the eur- rency is of definite interest to the

and efforts to it by the introduction of currencies sponsored by "puppet" administrations. tablished by the Japanese, are strong- ly deprecated hero-Reuter.

Japanese Kept Active foreign trading community in Chin

South Of Yangtse

PARLEYS IN WASHINGTON

Shanghai, Jan, 10. Further particulars about the ex- tent of Chinese resistance south of the Yongtse were made known by

ENVOY SEES HALIFAX Javanese quarters yesterday, accord-

London, Jan, D. ing to which between August and Mr. Quo Tai-chi, the Chinese Am- December, the Japanese forces ba-bassador visited Viscount Halifax at GIBRALTAR, Jan. 9. tween Shanghai and Nanking were the Foreign Oflee this afternoon in INSURGENT TROOPS and forced to fight no fewer than 300 order to press the urgency of the civil guards have been hastily in order to maintain supremacy over of action by the League in view of engagements with Chinese irregulars situation in China, and the possibility withdrawn from Latiñea, Alge- this territory. The number ciras and Tarifa, and sent to Chinese dead and wounded is stated his way back frem Rome-Reuter.

of Viscount Halifax's visit to Genevn on Seville, en route for the Estra- to have been about 4,500. madura front,

In addition, act according to

according to the state- ment, the Japanese succeeded in ab- information received here.

fuining possession of numerous rifles

Washington, Jan. 9, The Ambassadors There is no confirmation as yet of and much ammunition.

of Britain, France and Germany are in Washing- reports that reinforcements have been brought to the mainland from the Japanese won a decisive victory

Finally it is stated that yesterday tan together for conferences with the

Administration, Morocco.

over the Chinese near Lotian, west of

The first two returned unexpected- Meanwhile, according to a Barce-Sinyang. Some 700 Chinese were ly from holidays in Florida to confer lona message, it is claimed that the killed, while the number of wounded with President Roosevelt, but they left wing of the Loyalist forces at run into thousands.-Trans-Ocean. refuse to divulge the reason for this. Estremadura have occupied Azuaga,

All the Ambassadors awaiting the return of Mr. Cordell Hull, who landed in New York to-day from Lima.-Reuter.

about 10 miles

from the Seville- Burgos railway, and are appronching both Valerde, and Lerenu,

It is also claimed that the right|

Kinshan For

wing forces have captured Mont Canton To-morrow

Errubio

the and !Casturera.-Router,

approaches

GERMAN REPORT

Lerida, Jan. 1.

army in the Lérida sector.

to

As the result of repeated consulta- tions between the British and Japan- ese authorities the Hongkong, Macao & Canton steamboat Company's

DTC

The Aragon front army, command-steamer Kinshun will leave for Can- Led by General Moscardo, made ton at 3 a.m. to-morrow. in cuiling off parts of the Loyalist the relief steaner Wuchang, to call at rapid advanco to-day and succeeded

It will be the first merchant vessel, other than Canton with passengers since the The Insurgent troops advanced Japanese occupallon of the city. Mr. Chamberlain and Viscount Halifax are going with no

swiftly from Bellvin in a south-easter- The process involves a certain amount of preconceived ideas and no formal agenda, nor have they received

however, ly direction as far as the main road Imited to Shameen residents.

passengers, hardship Is the Innocent and from the Italian side, any precise indications of the points tena, which they reached at the vil- turn guilty are completely mixed. But in Signor Mussolini may wish to raise.

between Lerida, Cervera and Barce~|

The steamship scheduled to re- the present conditions.

to Hongkong lage of Mollerusa,

on Thursday course is possible.

morning. No Chinese passengers ner Regarding searches for arms and expected to take a prominent volunteers has been fulfilled,

Two subjects naturally are, plan for the withdrawal of foreign Loyalist detachments between Lerida cordance

The village was stormed, and the cargos are allowed on board in ac ammunition, the statement declares

with the understanding Gerald Seeley, In clenning his that inhabitants are warned to leave place in the talks-the Spanish

and Mollerush are now isolated. The reached between the company and furnace, tossed a brick outside into everything locked up to uvold un-

Apart from these two items, the number of prisoners captured by the the Japanese. some tall grass, Hearing the startled reasary damage. Women are

war and Italo-French relations. talks may include the refugee prob- Insurgents fa sald to be very large, -oulery of a futtering bird, he inves-molested in any way the statement

It is hoped that not On the latter, it is clearly under-general trend will largely depend on enta captured the villages of Palau, in the near future,

lem, and economic questions, but the

# regular bin tigated and found the brick had emphasises, and are only searched stood in London and Paris that there the matters Il Duce decides to ralse. Sidamunt, Dondarella and Golmes.

North of the main road, the Insur-weekly service will be inaugurated downed a full-grown cock pheasant.

(Continued on Page 4.)

is no question of British mediation In the matter, which is held to be statesmen will bring hard and tast It appears unlikely that the British purely one for the French and Italian arrangements, which certainly is not urmy in a

Further advance by the Aragon Kovernments

south-easterly settle

though the primary intention of the visit, along the train rond in question may naturally an improvement in the but contacts in Rome should enable be expected, whereby Tarragona, atmosphere between Rome and Paris, them to gather a first-hand estimate which is the key position of the Re- would be welcomed in London. The of the probable trends of the Italian publican defence lines, and Cervern| French Government, moreover, has axis policy for the ensuing months. would be endangered. made it quite clear that it does not |--Reuter. desire British mediation. There is: complete

NON-FASCIST ITALIANS

Call on Countrymen to Cease Claims

AN ITALIAN COLONY of nearly one million people, re- alding peacefully in the agricultural districts of south-western France, staged a protest meeting to-day against Fascist clalme for Tunis, Corsica and Djibouti.

The protest meeting was held at Amuch, and was largely attended by the Italians.

The meeting passed a resolution, appealing for brotherhood between French and Italian peoples.

Another resolution protested against Fascist intervention In Spain-Router.

understanding

between

Landon and Paris on the whole sub- New British Envoy

Ject.

With regard to the situation In To Russia Leaves

Spain, It is likely to be made clear by the British Ministers that Britain attaches considerable importance

London, Jan. 9. 10 Sir William Seeds, newly appointed the execution of Italy's promise of British Ambasador to Moscow, will full respect for Spain's integrity. leave to-morrow to take up his post. There is no question of granting He succeeds Lord Chilston whore belligerent rights until the provisions signed on reaching the age Umit--- of the Non-intervention Committee's Trans-Ocean,

arc

LATEST

direction

Briton Killed In Barcelona Raid

Seo Back Page For Further Late News

Barcelona, Jan. 9. Chief Engineer Farthing of the right wing of the Navarra British steamer Ayesford, was among army in the adjacent southern sector, the six killed in an Insurgent air

(Continued on Page 4.) rold on Barcelona to-day-Reuter,

The

THEY CHOOSE RIGHT WAY

now

Mussolini Pilots Italian Bomber

Rome, Jan. 9. Signor Mussolin! himself piloted a triple-engined. bombing plane to-day during an Inspectional trip to Ufe now airport of Littoria, where he visited the school at which

are are PRAGUE, Jan. 9.

trained for blind dying, CZECHOSLOVAKIA and. Hungary, have agreed to settle where he and naw types of Afterwards I Duce flew to Fubarn, last week's border incident by creating a neutral zone in the bombs at the

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