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FOUNDED 1001 - THURSDAY,

"Unspeakable Barbarous Bombardments"

APPEAL TO CHAMBERLAIN FROM SPANISH MOTHERS

Chinese Recruiting Foreign

JANUARY 12,

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OFFICIAL PLANS FOR COLONY IN RAID EMERGENCY

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN if onemy

aircraft

dropped high explosive, gas and incondiary bombs over Hongkong? What is the Govern- only twice, atment's plan? Munich and yesterday in Rome,

PREMIER'S RECEPTION This

ON ARRIVAL IN

LONDON, JAN. 11.

ROME

Air Force Tw

TWO TELEGRAMS HAVE BEEN SENT TO

500 Pilots Offor Their Services

MR. CHAMBERLAIN IN ROME, PRO- TESTING AGAINST INSURGENT BOMBINGS IN SPAIN, ACCORDING TO THE SPANISH PRESS AGENCY.

A REJUV E NATED | One, signed by the "Bereaved Mothers of Chinese air force will short- Spain", states that the mothers of Madrid. ly take to the air against Valencia and Barcelona witnessed children being the Japanese, cable messages mutilated by bombs from foreign aircraft. to the "Telegraph" indicated

"While the Rome conversations are being held, we

this morning.

Chinese military authorities appeal to you from the depths of our hearts and suffering have decided to accept the long-to stop these unspeakable barbarous bombardments.” standing offers of large numbers į

of foreign pilots who desire to A telegram from the captains of British ships in enlist in the air force against Barcelona says: the Japanese, according to the report.

Five hundred plots have already been secreily collected and are now in China.

They are stated to include 300 Soviet pilots and 200 other

foreigners, most of whom are

and other

"Yesterday, we buried our friend Norman Farthing, chief Engineer of the steamer Alresford, who was killed while exercis ing his lawful duties, by a bomb by an Insurgent plane. We demand full protection for our men and ships carrying on legitimate trade, and faithful to the honoured traditions of the British merchant navy."-Reuter.

Premier's Reception By Roman Crowds

from France and Great Britain. Australians, New Zealanders, Canad.ons, Americans nationals are also represented.

Two New Zealand piluts, one of whom served with the Loyalists in Spain, paused through Hongkong fant week en route to Chuazking.

It is reported that Dr. Wellington Koo, Chinese

Ambassador in Paris and Mr. Quo Tal-chih, Ambassador London, are now accepting recruit... Formerly, the Chinese authorities informed the many pilots volunteer-case. Ing to serve against the Japanese)

ROME, Jan. 11.

THERE WERE wonderful scenes of enthusiasm outside Signor Mussolini's residence, the Palazzo Venezia, when Mr. Neville Chamberlain and Viscount Halifax arrived this evening. The square was packed with 100,000 people, who cheered heartily. Mr. Chamberlain waved his silk hat, and seemed very pleased that no' troops or police were in evidence us is usually the

The Roman's welcome to the British atatesmen has certainly

that their services were not required. been friendly, good-natured and spontaneous, and there is a

cheerful and happy atmosphere among the crowda.

CZECH TENSION

New Incident

On Frontier

PRAGUE, Jan. 11.

A NEW INCIDENT was,

re-

AIRWAYS PEEP INTO

momentous photo graph was taken during the meet- Ing in Munich, just before the conference which

ended in the now famous ngree-

ateni,

As there had been no official THE WAR IN SPAIN

invitation to the public in the Preas to welcome the visitors, people gathered entirely of their own freewill to see the states- man, who is remembered here as

THE FUTURE the man who helped to save the

BERLIN, Jan. 11. ported on the Ruthenian- Hungarian border near

THE 12TH CONFERENCE of Ber- vinkon last night.

the International Air Traffic According to Ruthenian accounts, Association opened here this Are was opened from the Hungarian (afternoon in the House of Avis- tors, with delegates from 23 air

side and lasted an hour.

pence of Europe in September. i Mr. Chamberlain, speaking at a banquet at the Palazzo Venezia, ! revealed that Britain and Haly began to exchange military yesterday information for which the Anglo- taan agreement provided.

Full-Throated Ovation The Hungarians used one henvy, service companies from 16 Euro-Chamberlain and Viscount Halifax Describing the arrival of Mr. and two lgbt machine-guns, and

pean countries discussing the at the railway station, "Reuter" says threw hand grenades.-Reuter.

future development of the inter-that bugles sounded as the special CECHS TO PROTEST

İnational air service net.

train entered the lavishly decorated Prague, Jan, 11:

alotion. Dense crowds gave a full- Tho Czecho-Slovakt Government The President of the conference, throated ovation as Mr. Chamberlain Intends to protest in Budapest against Director Luz

the German and Signor Mussolint and Viscount the attack on Czecho-Slovak frontier Lufthansa, in the course of an inter- Halifax and Count Clano warmly stuards at Bervinkos in the view, announced that Germany this shook hands. Fravceserdne sector by Hungarian summer, in addition to bigger and terrorists on Tuesday night, states faster machines, will double the air report issued here this evening mail service to South Amerlen, and

(Continued on Page 4.) Trans Occon,

of

SIR HUGHE FOR ANGORA Appointment for British Envoy

was

near

LONDON, Jan. 11.

During the singing of "God Save The King", which the Grenadiers played before the Italian anthem, the British residents sang so lustily that

the band was almost inaudible. Signor Mussolini, who arrived at the station at 4.15 p.m., ten minutes before the train arrived, wore the black overcoat of the Corps Faselsta. and was accompanied by a guard of 30 Musketeers.

to save.

World Spent £3,400,000,000

On Arms

GENEVA, Jan, 11, HE ARMAMENTS YEAR

THE BOOK issued by the

League of Nations to-day dis- closed that the world spent the record sum of £3,400,000,000

on armaments in 1938.

This huge total, which ra presents an increase of £600.-

include expenditure on semi-

This morning, a "Telegraph" reporter put this and other questions to Wing Commander A. H. S. Steele-000,000 over 1937, does not Perkins, Air Raids Precautions Officer for Hongkong, who has full authority to speak.

From Wing Commander Steele-Perkins' answers, it appears that A.R.P. mensures in this Colony are well in hand, and that everything humanely possible will be done to protect the civilian population in the event of an emergency.

Bitter Fighting On Estremadura Front

BARCELONA, Jan. 11.

Here are the Air Raid Pre-; cautions Officer's answers to tho ("Telegraph" questions.

QUESTION: Is the Government to provule pas-proof shelters or under- ground bomb-proof retreats?

ANSWER: protection

for

The main system of

civillans will

trenches. These will be dug by the The Government in all open spaces, urdinary resident with a garden la being advised in cases of emergency to build trenches.

Lessons From

military works, such as roads or

aerodromes.

Germany's expenditure is also not included, the Reich Government refusing to dis- close the total amount spent on armaments last year.

Of the total expenditure, 75 per cent, was by European nations other than Germany.

GERMANY

REVEALS GROWTH OF ARMY

China And Spain

QUESTION: Why does the Govern- ment advocate the use of trenches?

ANSWER: The reason we are go- ing so much on trenches is from the

China experience gained in

ond Spain. The fact has stood out in those two countries that for more people have been killed or crushed by satuny, debris than from direct hits after

BERLIN, Jan. 11. THE GERMANY ARMY, the re-organisation a result of QUESTION: Will private concerns at the end of 1938 of 18 events last year, consisted Lasked to render offices and Jactories bomb-proof 415 possible army

and the effects of talling bombs. The chances of a direct hit on trenches is necessary as infinitesimal.

A survey lus

fantry

in- three four

with 39 corps, for civilians? refuges

ANSWER:

divisions, Yes. already been made of all buildings mountain divisions,

suitable for this purpose. light divisions, five

consSTION:

Have any large

private buildings, such as the long-armoured-car divisions, one kong and Shanghai Banking Corpora- cavalry brigade, and various

ton, Gloucester Hotel, etc. been car

marieed

sletters?

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detachments Bomb-proof possible

of

frontier

ANSWER: Most of the buildings guards, according to official mentioned have already -prepared figures now available. their own sebernes. The basements In connection with the incor- will be used as bomb-proof sheltersporation of Austria, two new for stats and clients. Government buildings which are suitable for the been formed in Ostmark, and corps, the 17th and 18th, have

purpose

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been ear-marked have spunter-proof shelters for civilians. are united in the Fifth Army QUESTION: WILL it be possible to Group, with headquarters at provide suficient slicitern for civilians Vienna, while the Sudeten Ger- in Hongkong?

man areas are incorporated with

ANSWER: It depends upon the re-

action of the community as a whole neighbouring military districts. That 15. all the community stay in Ilongkong when an emergency prises, or will a large number visit friends in

in the country? It requires

trenches

an acre of ground to provide tre for 1,250 people. On that basis, to

gether with those buildings which have been selected as shelters, an organised evacuation scheme, and the protection private firms are arrang- ing for their stoffs, it is thought

accommodation available for

the

THE INSURGENTS LAUNCHED several counter-that there will be sufficient shelter attacks on the Loyalists' positions in the Sierra Torre majority of Hongkong's Inhabitants. Joncillo and Sierra Trapera on the Estremadura front,|· but in each case were repulsed with great vigour, it is declared in a military bulletin issued last night by the Ministry of National Defence.

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Stay In Your Homes

QUESTION: Would people advised to stay in their own homes or conecatrate in shelters?

ANSWER: Definitely to stay in their own homes. Despite the resistance of the

QUESTION: Must householders Insurgents; who, according to and business firms bear the cost of the bulletin have received rein-making their homes or buildings wax-

will Government forcements from other fronts for

give assistance?

ANSWER:

JAPANESE ROUTED IN the Loyalists succeeded in taking

SHANSI

Chinese Offensive Meets Little Resistance Il Duca in Good Humour While waiting, Il Duce was

THE JAPANESE RETREAT evident good humour, and chatted from the Yellow River in with Lord Perth, Count Grandi and Shanai has become a rout. the South African Minister,

от

The cost of air raid el Hierro, west of Cerro de precautions must necessarily (all Penarroya. Fighting is going upon the Individual concerned, but

on in the Sierra Torrozo and where vital industries of Colony-wide Importance fire concerned, the Slerra Mesagera.

Government will give consideration to Sixty prisoners were taken near financial assistance in any air raid | Monterublo, several oneers being precaution scheme prépared by the mong them, and it is also stated that industries concerned, Such scheme as result of the confusion prevalling would have to be in the first Instance

(Continued on Page 4) the Insurgent ranks, a great num-

ber have deserter.

The

Insurgents suffered

heavy

Josses in the Artesa de Segre sector of the Catalan front boll on Monday

in

zone,

Owing to the Increase of man- power

40th in Sudetenland, the (Continued on Page 4.)

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20 DIE IN BUSH FIRES Infernos Spread to S. Australia

MELBOURNE, Jan. 11. ALTHOUGH ENORMOUS buah fires are still raging throughout Victoria, volunteer fire-fighters reported to-night that the major outbreaks are now under control.

SIR HUGHE KNATCHBULL-HUGESSEN, former Ambag- sador to China, who was severely wounded when his car was machine-gunned by a Japanese plane in the autumn of 1937, has The past days' brilliant sunshine The smashing counter-offen-end Tuesday, all attacks being re- been appointed Ambassador to Angora.—Reuter.

has given way to clouds, but the sive launched by the Chinese pelled. weather was quite fine ns the party, forces on Monday has succeeded Sir Hughe, who

created from that date until 1936 was British after reviewing the guard of honour all along the line, acording to

ITALIANS IN ACTION K.C.M.G, in 1030 was appointed Minister in Teheran,

entered cars and drove through the

The Halian "Littorio" division at- The machine-gunning of Sir Hughe, cheering and beflagged streets to the official reports from the front. tacked with Ambassador to China the same year, as he was driving in his official car famous Villa Madar. Mr. Chamber-

great violence In the The son of the late

southern sector of the front finally Rev.

Routed by the Chinese, the Japan- H. D.

Shanghai figures as one of the taln WAR grasping lils famous ese troops are in full retreat towards succeeding in gaining some territory Knatchbull-Hugessen, Sir Hughe is most dramatic incidents in the entire umbrella, smiling, bowing, and nearly 63 years of age.

the Figuera Espluga and Francoli Linfen, on the Tatung-Pukow Rail- | Sino-Japanese hostilities which alart- | waving his top hat. He has been connected with diplo-ed in 1937. Sir Hughe was critically It la estimated that between 40,- way, 105 miles south of Talyuan. Hill 1051 was retaken by the macy since 1908, following his educa- ] wounded by machine-gun bullets, and 000 and 30,000 people massed in the Taiyuan is the base for the Japan-Loyalists and a number of prisoners desolation and death in their wake. damage exceeding £250,000. tion at Eton and Oxford. He was fears were felt for his life. However, precincts of the station. attached to the British delegation at he made a remarkable recovery, and Twenty minutes after reaching the the Peace Conference in 1919, and was later voled tangible compensa-Villa Madam, Mr. Chamberlain and decimated by the advancing Chinese the same year was appointed. First | tion by the British Government, after Viscount Hallfax drove to the Secretary in the diplomatic service, the Japanese Government had Quirinal and signed the golden regulars and guerillas. He was an Embasry Counsellor in officially admitted and apologized for gister, and at 6 pm, they were re- 1920, and became Counsellor to the the shooting.

ceived by Il Duce at the Palazzo Brumola Embassy the same year, in Sir Hughe did not resume his Venezia. which: capacity he served unul 1930. position as Ambassador to China, but A subsequent message say that From 1930 to 1934 he was British was invalided home last year, follow-the talks between Mr. Chamberlain, wiped out at uelochen, where Minister to the Baille States, and ing a convalescent sea trip.

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ese operations in Shanat.

The fires have left a trail of the past 24 hours, Ares have caused and machine-guns were captured. Twenty people have lost their liver Mt.Torrens was ports of huge losses in men arkt ma-

The greatest Insurgent prisoners confirm the re- and another 22 are missing. Stragglers have been mercilessly

sufferer in the central State, the Half a million acres of valuable dames sweeping the town and fac- terial sustained by them.

timber land less than 40 miles from tory and causing damige estimated action at the bridgehead of Balaguer, ed.

Of three tank companies sent into Melbourne have been totally destroy- at £100,000. Part of the factory has only one is now operating, the other

hoen destroyed.parent Victorian towns are now considered. The drought in Victoria has two having been wiped out.

sute unicas northerly winds again become in severe that the Clovernment Prisoners from the 17th and 11th spring up.nrm. et fam

Hailways are now running special : divisions state that following the In- However, the danger has now water kraine to carry water to the.

DA (Continued on Pare 4.3 Ispread, to South Australia where in rainTMAN, MEN

The retreating Japanese are being constantly harassed by guerillas, who are falling on them from all sides.

An entire unit of Japanese was

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