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Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

1 Anglo-French Reactions To Hainan Landing

Importance Of Export Trade

London, Feb. 13.

"The maintenance of our export irade in just as much a Government responsibility and just og vital to the security of the nation as the main- tenance of our means of communien- tion and defence," drelared Mr. Francis Grundy, President of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, In addressing the annual meeting to- day.

Mr. Grundy pointed out that in 1929 the total value of catton yarns and manufactures exported Was £135,000,000 whercoa Inst year it was £50,000,000.

He suggested there was only one wolution 10

To the Government of every

Sim

country which desired or needed anything from England in the way of a market for their produce, financial help or politica support, the Government must say quite ply but with absolute finality, "Our condition for meeting your request is that you should agree with us to and means to allow us a stipulated share of your market for manufac tured goods. How you arrange your tariff is your affair, but unless we get, broadly, a share to be agreed upon we cannot regard ourselves an bound to continue admitting your products to our market or giving you the assistance in

other

forms you have received in the past."

Mr. Grundy added that in the United Kingdom was the greatest import market in the world.

The bargaining power this gave the Gov- ernment must clearly be immense it they were only determined to use it. -Reuter.

China's Trade

Unfavourable Balance In Last 12 Months

Tokyo, Feb. 13. China's foreign trade for 1038 stowed an adverse balance of Yuan of Yuan 120,700,000 with exports totalling Yuan 826,455,000 and im- porta Yuan 950,224,000. The figures compare with Yuan 703,731,000 and Yunn 803,500,000 respectively 1037.

ΤΟ BE

REPRESENTATIONS TO

MADE BY BRITAIN TO TOKYO

GREAT BRITAIN intends to make representations to the Tokyo Government about the occupation of Hainan, asking Japan to explain her intention, according to a London report.

That the Japanese occupation ia nolely inspired by military necessity, both in nature and duration, and that it implies no territorial design, was explained by the Tokyo Foreign Minister, Mr. Arita, to the French Ambas- ander, M. Arsene Henry.

French etretes state that France is satisfied with the Japanese explana- tion of the occupation of the occupa- tion of lainan and will now awalt developments, taking what uction is necessary at later date when it is seen how long Jopan intends to hold the Island,

London, Feb. 12. Great Britain intends to make re- presentations to Tokyo about the Occupation of Hainan, askinų; Japan to explain her intentions. The, Bri- tish demarche will be an the sme Ines or the French-United Press.

TOKYO EXPLAINS

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Tokyo, Feb. 13. That the Japanese occupation of Holman Island is solely inspired by inllitary necessity, both in naitre and duration, and that it implies territorial design, wws explained when the Foreign Minister, Mr. Hachiro Arita, received the French Ambassador, M. Arsene Henry, this morning

The French Ainbassador asked for the Japanese Government's expluna- tion of the object, duration and nature of the occupation of Hainan Island by Japanese military forces.

was

Replying. Mr. Arita pointed out that the present occupation catrelated to effectuate the blockad- ing of South China and expedite the overthrow of the Chiang Kai-shek respine.

The Japanese Minister stressed the fact that the netion was taken purely as a military measure.

The interview between the Foreign Miniater and the French cavoy lasted 40 minutes.-Domei,

TOKYO CRITICISM

February 14, 1939.

Hongkong's Now Batch Of Cows

Landed

The Australian liner Changte last week brought 56 cows to Hongkong for the Hongkong Dairy Supply Co., Ltd., and since their arrival, 20 have calved in the Colony. shows some of the cows in a junk after being landed from the Changte in the harbour.

This picture

Fighting In Hainan

Chinese Admit Loss

Of Tsingmai

and Taingmai, 30 miles south-west of Chinese reports say that Hoihow Hoihow, were captured by the Japan- ese on Friday afternoon, says Central News. The first Japanese was made at Tachang. 13 miles west of Hathow. Another force, supported by a naval bombardment, landed near EL Stu Ying Forst, eight miles west of Tokyo, Feb. 13. Hothow. Subsequently Haibow and Taking advantage of the occupation places nearby of Hainan Island, Japanese news planes,

by papers have launched a fresh enin- paign to warn the Powers against Chinese retreated to the south-east From Hollow and Tsingmai the alleged assistance to the Chlang Kai-districts of lamon. shek regime.

JAPANESE CASUALTIES

Hoihow, Feb. 13.

The

Asahi Shimbun, says

that

were

bombed

REFUGEE RELIEF: H.K. EMERGENCY COUNCIL'S REPORT

The following report on the work of the Hongkong Emergency Relief. Council for January has been received:

continues to support Food Kitchen, the

six months*

One important aspect of the work Council is the making of grants to Salvation Army Kitchen at Wanchai,

The E.R.C. landing of the Hongkong Emergency Refugee the St. Peter's

relief organisations. During January and the Yaumati Food Kitchen which

base assistance in this way not tony

is being enlarged. On an average districts of China. 11 donated N.C. in Hongkong but also in various 2,800 are given meals each day.

Another project is the erection of $10,000 to Dr. Shin for medical retic! a Paying Camp at Ma Tau Chung. it isolated district of Anhwei and Forty houses eu-crdinate relief work, the Council ference will be given to refugees of Kiangsu; in Walchow, in order to There will be a small rent, and pre- are being erected.

srranged for the election of a Re- the professional classes. Already zidents Committee and placed N.C. seventy applications have been re-j while tightening the blockade of the Three Japanese soldiers were killed districts in western Kwangtung which

$10,000 at its disposal; and in other ceived. South China coast, the fresh Japanese and two wounded on Friday during have been ravaged by the Japanese, the British Fund for the Rellet of The Council is greatly indebted to military operations will go a definite the occupation of step further in bottling up the Chiung Hoihow. The Chinese noandoned 200 $10,500 for relief. Smaller

Klungehow and the ERC, is granting another N.C. Distress in China for voting $60,000 regime in the interior. Referring to

ring to dead, while 90 were taken prisoner. have been made to the Swiss Basel welfare work in camps. At present

grants to cover the cost for Le reported British and French re- tar

Vice-Admiral Nobutake presentations to Japan regarding the Commander of the Japanese Fleet in Chun Rural Welfare Centre.

Kondo,

Mission at Li Long and to the Shum Lic Council's greatest occupation of Hunan, the

need 13 paper South China left his flagship on

donations to help extend the educa declares that unless they bring their Sunday allerroon and

tion of the children in the camps. attention

inspected to the "great issue of Sluying forts, the

Thre Council Was also able to city of Hoihow negotiate with the Kwangtung Pro- Japan's sacred campaign," any pro-and other points.

Financial Statement tests pleading alleged threats to their

vincial Government for $5,000 to Disregarding dense fog, Japanese continue the support territories will achieve

The Council's statement of accounts of the Tung for the month of January shows n nothing.

naval

air units continued "Overseas Chinese have provided bembardment of

their Kn lepers.

balance of $66,445.44 compared with a great part of the resources for the thern Haitian Key points in rior- ;

On February war of resistance

I the ER.C. took 535,433.82 on December Kai-shek forces. With the gradual Sunday, Strategic points on Luichow and is now also responsible for the the month expenditure on account of Chiang ese at various places on Saturday and over the commissariat at Kam Tin, Hongkong Dellar Account. During disclosure of the true aspects of the peninsula, opposite Hainan, were also catering in three of the four Govern- relief work in the Colony from the war of resistance, however, the bombed by naval aircraft on Satur-ment camps, receiving, of course, so accou

thusiasm for monetary donations day and Sunday.

account totalled $29,872.80, much per head from the Government, grants for work in China to the Chinese war chest is cooling with

CHINESE STRENGTH down in adverse proportion to the

The

nim is to make the meals $1,045.22. The Chinese defence mounting hopes for peace and op- Hainan consist of

forces on table as well as of good caloric In the Chinese National Currency position to Cominunism."--Domel.

two brigades of value, and it is explained to the Account there was a balance on regular

refugees that they need a

a certain January al of $63,049.78 against companies, and about 160 militia

scattered in small groups. amount of red rice to prevent beri- $84.949.70. The sum of $24,000 was One brigade under the command of beri.

As the E.R.C. Is now respon- paid out in grants for work in China. Paris, Feb. 13. General Wang I, Deputy-Commander rible for feeding over 5,000 refugees, It is understood in authoritative of the Chinese

it has started to buy rice wholesale, Defence Forces in

THRIFT MOVEMENT French circles that the Government Hainan, was stationed in the

for February has just arrived.

Heading the list of exports are fibre and textiles, valued at Yuan 165.- 127,000,

followed up by living animals.

Yuun 111,902,000. and minerals and metal products, Yuan 100,570.000.

The Imports list

includes Yuan 130,004,000 of cereals, Yuan 103,387,-

000

miscellaneous goods and Yuan

Wax.

01.251,000 petroleum and

China

exported Yuon

through Hongkong and 547.000

110,-

547,000 to Japan, while Japan heads the list for China's imports Yuan 200,844,000 and to followed by Germany and Great Britain.--Domei.

Mr. Rublee Resigning

Evian

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by the

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and dispersed the Chin-

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while

aggregated

Under the auspices of the Chinese

19 satisfied with the reply given by Koihow at the time the end the first shipment of 100 tons General Chamber of Commerce, a

landed. Th

greater part

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the Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. Holhow garrison fled into the interior

thrift movement will be launched Arita, to the French Ambassador in towards Tingan and Katich and only getting together a splendid body of fraining from all practices of ex

of the

Schools Opened Camps

among the Chinese residents in Tokyo stating that Japan had nu

The ER.C. has been fortunate inkong during the Lunar New territorial Committee

ambitions on

small force Hainan

of Chinese troops

The mavement calls for re- Island.

stayed to offer Director Returning

resistance. About welfare workers-many themselves ravat At the same time, It is understood 10.000 rifles are cald to have been cfugees of the educated classes from curing the New Year and to save the

travagance and meaningless gifts ---- distributed among the local in Canton-who

are giving selfless

money for refugee rellet and other worthy causes. School work has started in all

Scares of Chinese business and camps, but the Comell regrets that other organisations in the Colony will military operations on Hainan Island funds, only woout half the children News.

of owing to lack classrooms and support the

movement-Central before the House of Representatives are receiving Instruction. this afternoon,

the War

Minister, Lieut-General Itagaki,

mainder, of sald

course, have drill and the Japanese forces

out-of-doors. It is sincerely bave

singing progressed hoped that funds will soon be avail- speedily and satisfactorily

since Fr-

London, Feb. 13. Tiplomatie correspondent of The Times understands that Mr. George Rublee, Director of the Inter- Governmental Committee

on

Re-

fugees is reaigning his post and re-

turning to Amerien.

The memorandum which he brought from Germany was discussed last night at an informal meeting of the Chairman's Sub-Committee of the

Evian Committee.--Router.

To Hear Heporis

Landon, Feb, 13. The Evian Refugee Committee met this morning to hear the report of Mr. George Rublee. It is expected to be in conference three to four days.

The task of Mr. Rubles, who has obtained the full German proposals, has now ended. It is understood he will

retum to America to resume his legal practice when the conference is over. It is expressly stated that his relinquishment of office la not con- nected with any political event, Reuter,

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Reporting on

Tokyo, Feb. 13. the progress

the situation will be watched closely, habitants.--Dantel," and should the Japanese occupation. of the island continue for a long period, the French Government, in collaboration with the British, will discuss any further steps to be taken, --Reuter.

MANILA REACTION

Manila, Feb. 13, Officials and the Press continue to

The

SOLDIER'S THEFT

*

pay very close attention to the Hal-day morning. Resuming their ad-ble to provide more accommodation Takes Cheap Metal Ring

nan situation.

ns all the children themselves are vance intand, the Army units on anxious to attend school. Sunday occupied Kankino and Talin,

into the mountains before the advanes, BD/dlers, kalwing padded coats for sworth at the Kowloon Magistracy

From a Stall The lierald, commenting on Mar- about ten miles south-east of Kiung-been made with industrial work, the 4th. Medlum shal Cluang Kai-shek's statement, chaw.

A certain amount of progress has Cunner Mian Mund. says: "Even taking for granted that

10. of the Battery, the Generalissimo is stretching mat- About 1,000 Chinese troops, includ-being the most successful. Certain behaviour for a year by Mr. E. Ilim

H.K.S.R.A., making of straw envelopes for bottles was bound over in $10 to be of good ters somewhat for the purpose of

oring peace preservation forces and aligning America, Great Britain and salt

Huards, appeared to have fled roups are France againat Japan, 11 JE un- deniable that his exposition

of the

of Japanese forces. situation has logical probabilities. It

woollen

garments yesterday, on a charge of larceny of for bables, and making

bamboo a

a metal ring worth 45 cente Up to the time of reporting, the brooms. At Kam Tin, whe

is available,

where ground

Inspector T. K. Whelan said that is true that Hainan has no strate-War Minister sald, the Chinese forces

Ute

men are engaged in on the afternoon of February agriculture. There, also,

11. the

re Mian, in mufti, and another Indian,. taken prisoner. He tune. It is that Chinese were

the school furni-were alleged to have inspected some

giclusion is Inesespable

the

on the Chinese war then hud abandoned 200 dend, while 300ces are mad that soon more rings on a stall in a shop in Shang-

Its occupation has a far-reaching described the Japanese losses as quito complex, industries, such

motive." The

negligible.-Doniel.

FILM STAR WEDS

Tucson, Arizona, Feb. 13.

the hol Street At that time two women weaving of towels and making of soup were

also

purchasing something to supply the camps will be started. there, and the foki who attended the The ER.C. is co-operating with Indians turned to serve the women. the Government in maternal and in- After the women's departure, the fant welfare and has bought, among 10

toki noticed that two rings were other things, grindera for making missing, and that Mian and his com- panion had gone. Another inmate of the shop caught up with Mina and saw that he was wearing one of the rings.

paper expresses the opinion that the Hainan occupation might be. a routine part of the Japanese in- vasion of China, but "it Chiang Kal- shek is right then he should be cam- and the Philippines should listen to married the Hon. C. J. A. Howard, soya bean milk. him thoughtfully and open-minded- berkah of the Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire, at the home of the Countess of Suffolk-Reuter.

mended for warning Pacific Powers, The Alm star Francis Drake to-day

In evidence, the two tokis con-

Spelling Bee cernod said that Miun had not given

The American-owned Manila Bulletin says that from an American point of view the Hainan occupation dication that he is making progress. was poorly timed. "American opinion With the country, trying to TER HOW many of these words are them any money. Is undergoing vital changes and the self as regards sentiment, that ques- the others?

correct and what is wrong with occupation

on of Hainan will hasten the tion, the occupation of Halmon, and

The

long refund ericah, public has its effects, should be readily under-

to take soriously

in the Fer: Eart

Pro

the standable. With the proposed legis-

Itsamet

lation affecting the Philippines up

pinhocle kindlity

pirouett knavelsh ....aquirarchy.

developments in sident Roosevelt has met out to for hearing in Congress, the timing awaken the American people to get of the Hainan occupation assumes English Oxford Dictionary spell- under way with his programme of an extraordinary significance.ings of these words will be found on preparedness and there is every in- United Press.

page

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Mien raid that he had paid for the sing

and that he

was not accom~ nanied by any person on the day. He had been arrested in place of the actual thief, it, there was me.

Mr. Himsworth found that the charge had been proved. H.K.S.R.A. gave Mian a good chur

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