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@ƒ Tƒ-Â THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1939.日二十月一十

Chamberlain's Visit To Rome-Page Two

JAPANESE ROUTED ALONG

ENTIRE

SHANSI FRONT

Mass Raids SMASHING

Result In Heavy Loss

Of Lives

ENDS

DRIVE

ENDS RESISTANCE

THE JAPANESE retreat from the Yellow River in Shansi has become a rout.

The smashing counter-offensive launched

Chinese forces on Monday has sive lau child by the

line, according to official reports from the front.

CHUNGKING, Jan. 12. MASS AIR RAIDS were Routed by the Chinese, the Japanese troops are in again staged by Japanese full retreat towards Linfen, on the Tatung-Pukow Rail- planes over important cities way, 165 miles south of Taiyuan. in Kwangsi, Kiangsi and Hunan yesterday, resulting

Taiyuan is the base for the Japanese operations in Shansi.

in heavy losses of civilian Stragglers Decimated

lives and property.

Stragglers have been mercilessly decimated by the advan-

Kweilin, capital of Kwangsi, cing Chinese regulars and guerillas. was raided by 12 machines,

The retreating Japanese are being constantly harassed by which, flying in two squadrons, guerillas, who are falling on them from ail sides. simultaneously broke into the city from the cast and south and dropped over 100 missiles.

As most of the civilians had taken refuge in time, only eight were killed and above 50 wound. ed during the raid.

An entire unit of Japanese was wiped out at Hurlochen, where villagers assisted guerillas in falling on the retreating forces,

TANING CAPTURED

Tauing hus. fallen to the Chinese, who immediately push- About 20 bombs fell at Fupeshon hi, wrecking u temple and scores of ed on to Wucheng, six miles civilian houses. Many refugees eastwards. taking shelter in a cave escaped un- The Japanese unit retreating from scathed, when a heavy bomb ex-Signing has been surrounded by ploded nearby shooting up mud and the Chinese In Hslyukow. Repeated stones.

efforts

to break the cordon of guerillas and regulars have met with

Ho success.

INCENDIARY BOMBS Several Incendiary bombs were Large quantities of arms and am- dropped outside the south gote, start-munition, abandoned by the Japan- Ing fires which gutted a row of 14, have become Chinese booty.

JAPANESE REINFORCEMENTS

Milo, Jan. 12,

houses.

The

went

In Klangsi province a equadron of Japanese bombers attacked Klan, about 122 miles south-west of Non- chang.

some 300.

୨୨

"Hysteria," Reply To U.S. Envoys

Predictions Of War In Europe

war

by

HITLER BIGGEST NEWS IN 1939

HITLER DOMINATED world news in 1938, according to a list of the twelve biggest stories of the year, compiled by the Associated Press, United Press and International News.

Associated Press nominated the fall of Canton and Hankow as the fifth biggest news story of the year.

Nazi policles were responsible for three of the year's biggest stories. They were the Sudeten crisis, Austrian anschluss and Germany's anti- Semitic campaign.

Egypt Won't Renew Canal Concession

WHEN

CAIRO, Jan. 11.

originally granted in 1869 to De Lesseps, builder

THE SUEZ CANAL concession.

of the great waterway, expires in 1968-less than twenty years hence it will not be renewed by the Egyptian Government.

The majority of the shares in the Suez Canal Company are now held by Great Britain.

Subject to the paynient of com- pensation, the Egyptian Govern- ment wlis have the right, in 1968, to take over or re-sell the concession.

The Egyptian Minister for Finance, Achmed Maher, declared to-day that the Egyptian Government had no in- tention of conducting negotiations for

a renewal of the Concession to the

present Company.

The Minister denied rumours that] negotiations had comtat need for ni prolongation of the conetssion by the Immediate payment of a lump sum to Egypt and ars increased share for Egypt of canal dues.

Attempt To Amend U.S.

Constitution Conscription For Military Service

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. MR. HAMILTON FISH,' JR., Republican Member of the House

SINGLE COPY 10 CENTO

$30.00 PER ANNUM

Season SALE

NOW PROCEEDING A splendid opportunity

Centenary Date Fixed

to savo.

COLONY WILL BE

100 YEARS OLD ON JAN. 25, 1941

HONGKONG'S CENTENARY day has been officially fixed at January 25, 1941.

On that day the Colony will be one hundred years old. -

Although the first British landing in Hongkong was made on August 23, 1839-just under a hundred years ago -when Captain Elliot seized the island, the territory was not ceded to Great Britain until after the 1841 war with China.

The date on which the Colony will celebrate its centenary has been fixed by students of local history, who have picked on the following passage from a report | by Captain Edward Belcher:

"Yo landed on the 25th of January, 1841, at fifteen minutes past eight o'clock in the morning and, being the bona fide first possessors, Her Majesty's health was drink. On the 20th, the squadron arrived and the far was hoisted"

The nature and extent of the celebrations of this important date two years lience, have already been under consideration by Government officials and prominent citizens, but no committee bus yet been appointed in this connection.

The matter has been referred to the Home Government and thely

CABINET RE-SHUFFLE

FOR FRANCE

Shake-Up May Be Provided Soon

PARIS, Jan. 11.

views are awaited before proceeding RUMOURS OF A Cabinet re-

to concrete proposals.

HISTORY OF COLONY

shuffle shortly, in which M. Georges Bonnet would be re-

the

One event that it la hoped to moved as Foreign Minister, are of Representatives, has intra-realise at VALUED AT £1,200,000,000

the centenary is the current in parliamentary circles. duced à motion for a referendum publication of a complete history of According to The Suez Canal Company Is Incor of the U.S. Constitution on the the Colony.

rumours, 越 Cabinet shake-up might be provided porated at 800,000 shares of 500 gold francy cach, Britain

After being started by Mr. G. R. by the foreign offairs debate which and owns 351,000 question of conscription

Sayer, former Director of Education, la due either at the end of this week, of the 800,000 shares.

Įmilitary service,

this work is now in the hands of M. or early next week. Nominally valued at 500 gold The motion seeks to amend the W. L. Handyside, Acting Headmaster franes, the shares to-day are worth Constitution so that a national re-uf the Central British School.

M. Daladier, after u conference 30,000 Rold franes cach.

ferendum will be required before

with his Ministers this morning, No information is available as to announced his willingness to accept the prospects of a visit from a military service member of the Royal Family though affairs, and other issues, and indicated an early Interpolation on foreign It is recognized that such is within that the debale night begin on Before Egypt could take over the

The proposed amendment excludes the bounds of possibility. canal from its present owners, she national defence, and permits milie would have to find this enormous tary service in the western hemis- sum, in-cut, for compensation phere and U.S. territorial possessions. Trans-Ocean.

Their total value has increased from citizens of the United States can lin £20,000,000 in 1869 to £1,200,000,- conscripted

000

to-day.

COLLAPSE OF JAPAN

prevent before the summer, given to the Con- Forecast By Tokyo

Military Expert

CHUNGKING, Jan. 11.

abroad.

for

"In view of the President's bute programme of Increased armaments, it is essential that American prople should be given a voice as to whether they want to send their sons to fight!

Fast Schedule Inaugurated

on foreign battlefields," Representa-CUTTING A DAY from the

Live

sald, in introducing the motion-United Press,

IDEA GAINS. POPULARITY -

schedule between Marseilles and Hongkong, an Air France plane arrived in Hongkong at 12.20 p.m. to-day, 5% days out from Marseilles.

Friday

M. Bonnet, however, has no for announced no change of plans, and is

going to Geneva as arranged for the meeting of the League Council.- United Press.

LATEST

Shot Fired In Reich Consulate

Hunan-Kwangal Railway slation was also made the target of

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. utluck. However, ́all the missiles A thousand Japenese troops ar

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S rived at Yoyang by train on Tuesday ide of their mark. wide Lungchow in Kwangsi, near the Hunan front,

to reinforce their lines on the north special defence message, asking border of French: Indo-China, was

Congressional support of the bombed by nine Japanese aircraft Part of the new troops remain at national defence programme, which flew from Welchow Island, Yoyang. The rest have been sent to aggregating approximately $2,- south of Pakhol.

Sinkallang, Matang and Wukong- chico on the north bank of the Sin-000,000,000, will be sent to Con- lang River,

greas next Thursday. Practically ati civilian houses in the Meanwhile, the report regarding outskirts of Yoyong have been burned the probability of a European down by the Japanese 130 BOMBS DROPPED

While Congressmen belleved that Chinese guerillas from taking cover greasional Committers on Tuesday

Mi. Fish's unenement had small More than 130 bombs, Including in- during their attacks on the city, De-Ambassadors Joseph Kennedy and

chance of success, says "Reuter." the cendiaries, were dumped in the art prived of their homes and belongings, William Bullitt, which took preced-

drive to enact the Ludlow referendum The plane brought six European of the city, infleting over 100 civilian all the civilians there have fled as enee over all other news in the papers,

hug gained force,

and several Chineso passengers. ensualties and devastating a prosper- Formerly a densely-populated town. first major step designed to obtain have also those living inside the city.is regarded as the Administration's

Some sources express the opinion

Under the new Air France schedule, that the Senate might block it, but the shuttle service between Hanoi and ous scelion of the town.

Several fres

Yoyang has now only a population of legislative approval of the current expert who has thrown in his Representatives quite easily.

A JAPANESE MILITARY that will go through the House of Hongkong has been abandoned, and were started and raged for a considerable time before

planes now Immense defence proposals.

fly through

from they were fully brought under con-

lot with the Chinese and is now remained in the limelight. "Reuter" Bachdad and Hanol en route.

Meanwhile, the Spanish embargo Damascus to this Colony, calling at Foraging parties are sent out in trol

the daytime by the Japanese at affected by the ambassadors testi-ment of the Chinese National are now inclined to feel that

Llany Congressmen were so visibly chief of the propaganda depart-learned that Administration offeints

Only five stops are now made be Seven boats anchoring in the river Palloki, on the north bank of the there were also blown to pieces.

Yangtze River, live miles north of mony that they declined to discuss it Military Council, predicted the embargo is not a subject for isolated Tripoll, Damascus, two points in tween Marseilles and Hongkong-at Earlier in the day, Llentang, near Yoyang, but at night they all return a build up for President Roose collapse of the Japanese Empire part of the neutrality problem

publicly, but others frankly termed it

action, should be Nanchang, was bombed by three to venture out.

regarded us Indin and Hanoi,

into the living room of the Chancellor Japanese aireraft, which unloaded

defence programme, which is to-day.

whole.

of the German Consulate Amster- aeven misalles. Between 40 and 60

expected to produce one of the major, He is Kuo Mojo, considered one of The Administration desires A clash took place between Chinese debates in the new Congress.

dam on January 6, and that another non-combatants

atants were either killed or and Japanese troops around Tung-

Japan's outstanding army

the neutrality experts, liquidate malmed and over

statute

shot was fired on January 9 into the Severnl Senators announced their His Japanese wife still resides 10 shops

and cheng, in south Hupeh, on Monday, intention of discussing the programme Tokyo,

inent.rely sa at present written, but I

Hecretary's room residences demolished.

at the German The Japanese suffered about 100 in connection with the United States

would be willing, if pressed suincient- town In casualties while the Chinese Twenty- forcim policy.

Mojo told foreign newspaper cor-ly, to retain the mundutory cash and

Hongkong's 1030 switch-back tem- The spokesman blamed an “inter- western Hunan, Euffered a serious eight-Central News.

respondents at a press conference to- curry principle. day that the new Hiranums Cabinet Thus, and when the Neutrality thermometer fell from the previous agitation"

peratures continue. Yesterday the national Jew campaign of hatred and for the incidents, bul was doing its ulmonst to transfer Act has been dispensed with, it day's maximum of 72 down to 83, added that 11 was not expected the Senator Robert R. Reynolds is Japan from capitalism to Fascism.

might be possible to permit Spaniards white the minimum touched 53. German Government would protest leading a group which asila the

This, helleves Mojo, is on

to purchase materials in Amerlea on im-

At 10 o'clock this morning the tem-19 Le Hague, with whom we have programme as "war hysteria".

possibility.

the cual and carry basis. It would perature was 59, and humidity re-friendly relations."--United Press. Senator Reynolds scoffed at Am- about Fascism by invoking the Mobl- the principle of neutrality, on witch

Hilranura is attempting to bring draw the existing embargo, but once Igistered $1 per cent.

stili be necessary specifically to with- bassador Kennedy's predictions of

impending European war, declaration Act in its entirety. This, the embargo is based, was gone, the any rainfall.

stated Mojo, would necessitate further embargo might be withdrawn with- extraction

national resources from out the political consequences, which of the Japanese capitalists would attend euch an act to-day.

Chihklang. Important

rald staged by six Japanese machines. Some 30 explosives were released there, about 10 landing in the vicinity|

of the airfield.

GUERILLA ACTIVITIES

Slan, Jan. 12. Chinese guerilla activities in Hopei A number of other towns in Hunan, and Kiangsu during the past few

(Continued on Page 4.)

(Continued on Page 12.)

PREPARING FOR CENSUS Decennial Task to Be Undertaken

HONGKONG'S DECENNIAL census will be held early in 1941, It was revealed this morning.

Preliminary preparations are already being made for this

event.

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STRICT CONTROL ON RUSSIANS ABROAD

Summer-Winter

Berlin, Jan. It to-day revealed that a shot was fred The Propagania Ministry spokesman

Reigns In Colony Legation at Le Hague.

The last 24 hours passed without

Fine generally", with fresh north- cast winds is the local forecast for to-day's weather.

G

AIR MAIL DUE

Tho Imperial Airways planes malahleus and Della are expected at Kai Tak at 4 p.m. to-day with mail

"There is not going to

many owns most of Europe now. France is a declining power. England young miiltory clique. is at the will and control of Mussolini The Копоус Cabinet, Mojo zald,

and the Red Sea, and Hitler. Her lifeline is capable was really the last defence line of being cut in the Mediterranean Japan's capitalists.

Illots have been frequent in the

Moscow, Jan. 11. In consequence of the strained-m all countries, It is true Hitler has persecuted at few days, Molo claimed, because the minorities, and our hearts and theories lalo practices

Hirunuma lind started to put his home political situation, induced sympathy are with them, but

among other things, by the Intest damned if I want to get into a war ese Cabinet is a prelude to the col- have to visit foreign countries in the "The recent change in the Japan-|social decrees, all Soviet citizens who for the sake of the minorities in any lapse of Ute Japanese empire," Moje course of their official duties, will be of country on earth. Ninety-nine per declared. "The empire is

cent. of the American people

near fissubject to special supervision. of opposed to war"-United Prest.

last days amidst internal uprisings)

married.

In conformity with circular the Census form were: received from the Secretary of State

1.-Names for the Colonies, census

And Burnanies papers *Issued in 1941 will demand a greater

every occupant of household;

Relationship number of particulars of the Colony's

to head population than was the

in 1931, when the last census was held. An attempt will be made to ascer- tain the education of Chinese and others over the age of ive years, and census papers will also seek to dis- cover, what percentage of the popula- tion cun read or write his native tongue, or rand, write and speak

· English,

Age and Sex; Birthplace and Nationally; 0-Ilace;

kong.

I am

Shanghai Street Fire Outbreak

ure

Fire broke out on the first floor of 211 Shanghai.Street, Yaumall, at 1.10|

In this connection, a special section

Is

rc-

and external sanctions-United Press. Will be provided on the forms to be

futed in when the next census taken, and everybody will be quired to state_how" often he has |been abroad.--Trans-Ocean,

Loyalist Crew Repatriated

Gibraltar, Jan. 11.

The officers and crew of the Loya-

list cruiser, Jose Luis Diez, including

Seo Back Pazo For

Further Late News

ARMY OFFICER'S TRIAL

Date Set for Shooting Affray Case

January 30 and 31 have been fixed na dates for the hearing of charges arising out of the sensational shooting affair at the Wing On Bank building, on December 2.

"Puppets" To Shift military oflcer, appeared on remand before Mr. R. Edwards at the

Headquarters

Wong Shu-lun, aliàs L1 San-hel, 24, described as a Chinese

Central Magistracy this morning in connection with the affray.

Mr. G. B. Hugh-Jones appeared on 17.65 mm, cellbro Walther automatic

Detective-Sergeant Terroit has loft -

7-Length of Residence In Hòng~ 8-Degroo of Education; B-Profession or occupation. Hongkong's last census, which was The 1931 census

| p.m. to-day, in premties used as a disclosed, an cotton quilt factory. held at midnight on Saturday, March estimated population of 821,402. It The Fire Brigade was summoned, several from hospital, sailed in the "Provincial Government will be charged on three counts of wounding Queen Mary Hospital, and is oo

The Japanese-sponsored Hope behalf of the defendant, who is pistol and one round of ammunition. 7, 1931, was conducted by Mr. W. J. I believed that the present popula- and almost Iramedletely four ap- Brillah warships, Glowworm and transferred from Peiping to looting or causing grievous bodily harm, valescing, it is understood, that Mr. Carrie, now Becretary for Chinese, tion, chiefly owing to the Sino-pliances worn on the scene. The out-Greyhound to-day for an undisclosed at the end of January, according to a with Intent to murder Detective J. Whyatt, Crown Counsel will be Affairs.

Japanese hostilities is at least 1,380,- break was extinguished within half Spanish Loyalist port for repatria: "Domo!" message **** Among the questions contained. In 1,000,

wan hour. No one was injured. ton-United Proje

apple Serguent Herbert Ramsey Terrett, mod prosecuter & Defective Ion No reason, is given for the decision, unlawful poston of an unlicensed it whent is in chamado de pla

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