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一拜禮辦十二月二英港香 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1939.

FRANCE MANNING DEFENCES

ALONG THE MAGINOT LINE

China's Air Force

AIR

FRONT LINE STRENGTH GROWS

Official Chungking Report

Students Pick "Passive" Glamour Girl

Like To Be Stranded In Isle With Her

COLUMBIA, Feb. 19. SENIOR STUDENTS of the University of Columbia to-day choso Hedy Lamarr, the famous "Ecstacy" girl who is

Claims Heavy Japanese Losses now a Hollywood film star, as

CHUNGKING, Feb. 19.

IT WAS OFFICIALLY stated to-day that the first weeks of 1939 saw the continual re- strengthening and expanding of the Chinese air force.

It was said that when the war began China had 300 first-line fighting aeroplanes and three completed airplane assembling plants with a fighting staff of 1,200

men.

Since that strength was crip- pled to certain extent through

DUTCH BUY the war, it is said that the U.S. PLANES

Chinese Government is fasti

Naval Mission Seeks

· War Materials

building a new air force.

The major objectives vi the! National Cavernment air force

tegning programur, according

to an announcement of General Chien Ta-chun, secretary general of the Chinese Air Force Commission pre: PROGRAMME'S MAIN POINTS

the woman with whom they would rather be stranded on a

Screen

· desert island than any other.

Last year they choso the English

and stago star, Madeline Carroll. Lamarr is a Czecho-Slovakian.

-United Press.

JAPANESE WARSHIPS. MASSING

Large Concentration

Exercises

For Her Frontier

日二初月正

Certain Cure

For T.B.: Japan Claims

TOKYO, Feb. 18.

GREAT INTEREST is being shown in medical and other circles in what is claimed to be a sure and certain curo for! tuberculosis. advanced

by Doctor Yoshizada Nakajima, Professor of the Imperial University of Kyushu, Fukuoka, on the basis of clini- cal tests' made during the last six years.

at

Doctor Nakajima states that he has treated over 200 cases of pulmonary and intestinal tuberculosis in the last six years, and that complete cures have been established in avery case affor, treatment oxtend- ing from six to twalva-months. The treatment is understood to be based on a gradual and

METZ, Feb. 18. THE DEFENDERS of the Maginot Line will be mobilised next Wednesday for the most important passive progressive administration of defence exercises France has yet held on the frontier.

The inhabitants of Metz,

Thionville, and all the fron tier towns will participate

in the exercises including A.R.P. demonstrations.

Towns will be blacked out,

and dummy explosives and incendiary and gas bombs South Of Shanghai will be dropped by "enemy"

aircraft.

rays, the patients being first treated through sun rays to accustom them to the neces- sory stimulation,--Domei,

CZECH WAR LEADER RESIGNS

SINGLE COPY 19 CENTS $30.00 PER ANNUM

Half a century

Tyre Leadership

has culminated in the

DUNLOP Fort

The Tyre with 2000 tooth

to bite the road!

Ensuring the maximum of comfort, durability and, above all, safety,

The War In Spain

LOYALISTS WILL MAKE PEACE OFFER

PARIS, Feb. 18. A FORMAL PEACE OFFER will shortly be made by the Spanish Loyalist Government, according to well-informed Loyalist circles here.

The offer will be conveyed to General Franco through the British Government.

It is stated that the offer will

be based on the sole condition SHOOTING SENSATION that there will be no reprisals

against persons who have fought EXTENSIVE

on the Loyalist side, or who have Loyalist sympathies.

It is added that should an sgree- ment be reached, President Manuel Atana would go to Spain if his pre~ sence was necessary effect a Governinent-Reuter.

to

TALKS IN LONDON

London, Feb. 18. The Spanish Ambassador caltet at the Foreign Office to-day, and, it is understood, exchanged information regarding the current aspects of the Spanish situation,

PLOT IS ALLEGED

Anti-Fascist Round- Up Rumour

ROME, Feb. 18. DESPITE THE reassuring

He denied reports of a conflict of nature of the official communique opinion as to future policy between on the shooting incident the

Spanish President and the Pre- Vianomentana,

mier.

at

the Italian The Ambassador insisted on the public is still somewhat excited complete unanimity of the Loyalist about the affair. Government-Reuter.

An unconfirmed rumour alleged that the arrested man revealed names of would-be accomplices in

various

care

MINISTRIES SCATTER

Paris, Feb. 10. Although the loyalist Government life, and consequently many alleged fully planned attempt on Il Duce's has chosen Madrid As the offlelal anti-Fascists have been arrested in headquarters, several ministries, በር። fiere, been moved for safety reasons to the Levant province.

The of Justice, Education and Labour are fession by reported to have left Madrid Saturday morning in order to prepare Vianomentana incident, in which the

arrested the transfer of their Cartagena.

Nous parts of the country.

official confirmation or denial such storie Ministers of

are forthcoming. Nevertheless, rumours of

Government Shake-corting in reports available

Up Said Possible

CHUNGKING, Feb. 18. NEWS OF A concentration of

Nurses, scouts, and am- Japanese warships and trans-bulance men and France's of the General Staff of the

PRAGUE, Feb, 19. General Ludwig Krejci, Chief ports off Hanan Bay, 100 miles entire material for frontier Czecho-Slovakian Army, First to increase the first line light-south of Shanghai was received defence will be called into been relieved of his duties at

planes to 509, secondly to

has more serodromes in the stern of more men and thirdly, to construct here to-day.

action.-Reuter. China.

his own request by Dr. Hacha, and has gone on leave.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. IT IS revealed that a Dutch naval mission arrived here on Tuesday to negotiate with the United States Navy Department for the purchase of war material. Holland is seeking to buy Ameri- car seaplants, motor torpedo-beats, anti-aircraft guns and machines according to a statement issued by The Netherlands Legation,

The Dutch naval attache declares that Holland will buy one hundred planes If the prices quoted are satis the factory. Some time go Holland bought a number of American aero- for the Netherlands East planes Indien

Two offers of the colonial army are at present in America with the object of buying 150 machines from the Glenn

tion. Martin and Lockheed work. This deal is in addition to the new Dutch mission, which came direct from Holland.

U.S. PLANE FACTORY FOR FRANCE

New York, Feb. 18.

The Pratt Whitney Corporaiton hus reported that it is preparing big orders for machine tools for a plane and engine factory in France which the Corporation will equip and operate. Reuter.

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NAZIS DEMAND TO.

LITHUANIA

Ten vessels are reported to have been seen below Ningpo, and four The future guiding principles for warships are sald already to have estrengthening of China's air force penetrated the Chinese boom, and are include Arstly, constant keeping of

Kaunas, Feb. 18. first line air strength at 500 planes, heading for Ilanan, apparently in-

A memorandum containing six demands has been presented to the secondly, making prompt monthly re- tending to effect a linding.

whenever

Lithuanian Government by the rn- placements

necessary,

According to the Japanese, arms presentatives of 350,000 Genmans. recovering and reinforcing are reaching Chiang Kai-shelt's forces

It includes demands for granting construction

capacity.j increasing efficiency in re-high the hinterland at Ningpo-free exercise of national German shops,

Reuter Afthly,

culture, the provision of a larger increased training ground crews, sixthly.

number of German schools, and the building! more and better aerodrome hangars

removal of "pressure" by Lithuanian London, Feb. 18. throughout the interior, seventhly.

police. Professor 1. C. Chang, speaking at consolidating various field commands the International Peace

Campaign and improving the whole administra-conference to-day, and that China was even more confident of the result of the war now thun at the beginning of the conflict,

pul

JAPAN SENDS MANY PLANES

When the war began, Japan dis- patched 200 planes to

CHINA CONFIDENT

He appealed to the peace-loving

The German minority In Lithuania thus following the tucties of the Germans in the Memel territory, where the Nazis have a majority in

the Diet.

The Lithuanian authorities regard

ministries

ס

stories are

to madman shot

J11

a con..

alleged madinan connection with the

"Soir", the fact that, out

a detective in the The immediate reason for the re-grounds of Mussolini's residence, and moval is according to

cies- the Paris was himself shot, are oftleially

eribed as fantastle, and rumours of Rine

of Madrid min

ministries, four have

mass arrests are been

Ikewise termed tendentious. heavily damaged by air raids and

There is no only three are properly habitable.

evidence that any M. Leon Berard is expected to ar-taken to protect Signor Mussolini

extra police precautions are being

lo for

rive at Burgos on Saturday night.

Insurgent political circles see for Reuter.

in

not

in

The President expressed General Krejel his gratitude services rendered to the Czechp- Slovak Army.

the time being no possibility for dis- Prague political circles credit cussions between M. Berard and the General Krejel with the main respon-Insurgent Foreign Minister, Count sibility for the two Czecho-Slovakian Jordana, who at present is mobilizations in May and September Burgos and is expected to stay several last year. of discussion in

The resignation is the chief tople military parade yet held in Insurgent

days

Barcelona. The biggest political quarters here. It is asserted that the resigns-Spain will take place in Barcelona on tion was partially due to divergences Monday, in the presence of the entire of opinion which had arisen within Corps, leaders of the Insurgent party Insurgent Cabinet, the Diplomatie General Staff between the Francophile group and another group

civil authoritiesTrans- which is maintaining close relations with the National Union Party.

It is hinted that the resignation of General Krejci may be followed by ether

important changes in

the

the

and the

Ocean.

FRENCH SENATOR'S MISSION

Burgos, Feb. 18. Senator Berard arrived here to-day,

LATEST

4.

JAPANESE

AIR FLEET DESTROYED Entire Squadron Of

China. This countries to attack the coalition of the statements made in the memoran-Command of the Czech army, which but it is stated that definite develop Bombers Shot Down

times war-mongers weakest link by help-dum os exaggerated-Reuter,

of

number has increased many until the end of 1930, when 828)ing China. planes were in service in Chine which 330 were stationed in tung and 376 on

China, 120 in Pukien and Kwang-slip between events in the Far East!

North He emphasised the close relation-

China fronts.

STATE DEPARTMENT IN DARK

Washington, Feb, 10. Administration Leaders and Con- in Europe. and wald that gress generally to-day professed to the East Central and

was the "surrender in September fost in Europe which had emboldened in the dark regarding any in- The strength was further increased the Japanese to attack Canton, within have received concerning the Euro- neformation President Roosevelt may to 1,200 at present moment which réa few miles of Hongkong. The occu- SOUND, POLICY

presents, sixty per cent of Japan's pation of Hainan was a fresh blow pean situation. entire air force. According to

and the gains! France, Britain,

the There is relatively little activity Washington, Feb. 18. Intent Chinese air force report. 210 United States, as it was a strategic in the State Department, but it was General Malin Craig, Chief of Staff Japanese planes were shot down thus centre for an attack against Hong-pointed out that President Roosevelt of the United States Army, endorsed and 179 others were destroyed or kung, Indo-China or the Philippines might have been in touch by tele- before the Senate Military Affairs heavily damaged on the ground

The Japanese were now equipping phone with Mr. Joseph Kennedy and Committee President

Roosevelt's aerodromes, Thirty-nine pilots were Hainan as an aeroplane and sub- Mr. William Bullitt from whom he policy of selling warplanes abroad. enptured alive.

marine base. Reuter.

might have received special Informa- tion-Reuter,

OMINOUS REPORTS

According to his testimony released

by the committee to-day he said: "I

is the soundest kind of proposition

CHUNGKING INTEREST

in

154 WARSHIPS DAMAGED In audition, 154 Japanese warships!

been damaged by

At a dinner of the Political und

may in turn lend to changes in the composition of the cabinet itself.- Trana-Ocean.

Amazing Robot

For Air Defence

London, Feb. 10.

ments are likely to be deferred until early next week.

The Litish Agent, Slr Robert Hodgson had several conferences with

de

The Insurgent cominents

CHANGSHA, Feb. 20.

Crackers Burn

Motor-Car

this

cight

In one of the most thrilling air officials of the Foreign Ministry to spectacles In Reveral months, a day, but left to-night for St. Jean Japanese fleet of Japanese bombers

Luz io confer with the

British has been totally destroyed over authorities there.

Changsha, according to an official

Issued press caustically Chinese communique on the movements

of morning. Loyalists officials in France, declar- The fleet. consisting of An extraordinarily ingenious anti-ing that Paris has virtually become bombers, was trapped by a superior force of Chinese pursuit planes as !! aircraft device called a "Predictor" e "capital of Red Spain." will be on view to visitors to the

The situation appears to revolve was launching a raid on Chiangalia, British Industries Fair at Olympin around the British and French desire Although the bombers were escort- next week.

to obtain a clear statement rost the ed by four Japanese porsult planes The Predictor con calculate the Insurgenta of the conditions which the latter were forced to flee, leaving HONGKONG "QUARANTINED"

position of approaching aircraft and would obtain if surrender was effect the slower and heavier machines to pass the information electrically toed, but the Insurgents maintain that their fate. Manila. Feb. 10.

anti-aircraft batteries.

their policy is perfectly clear.

Not one of the eight bombers for the United States to seek to place had

It is pointed out that the speeds Its scroplane products in foreign bombers and forty others were sunt. of honour was the Chinese Consul, said to have been referred to by in some circumstances, as much as present in Barcelona.

Those akainst whom evidence New York, Feb. 19.

of escaped, most of them being shot Chinese Science Club here to-night, the guest Ominous reports from abroad ate

of modern aircraft are so great that "blood guilt" exists will be market. It would settle the question

court-down in flames anti-aircraft gundre must be directed, martialled, iried, and sentenced as at Forewarning of the approach of that has been brought up about main-

The official report said that the Mr. Kuangson Young, who in a speech President Roosevelt as the reason for

the Japanessa raklers was received in taining workmen on a permanent only six years old, born after the tracing the connection between the a possible alteration in the tentative fired.

two miles ahead when the shell ig General Franco has expressed the sufficient time to allow An over- basis in our factories."-Reiter,

Best Shanghal war, and it is the European war clouds remarked:

Sino-Japanese confiel and the plan to spend a fortnight at sea,

wish not only to conquer but to con-whelmingly superior force of speedy Japanese themselves who gave China

The War Once has given permis- vince, and he would prefer his socigi Chinese pursuit planes to take to the military aviation:

according to the new version of press slon for the Predictor to be shown. and relief lorries

enter "After the signing of the Munich him by "Associated Press-Reuter. with all the necessary information for

conference utterances attributed to

Madrid air. Chungking, Feb. 19.

The Predictor feeds the gunners rather than tanks, Political leaders and public circles Generalissimo

Though with foreign assistance, mediatly

agreement, Japanese forces im-

invaded

Large quantities of food are already Chilang are paying serious attention to the Chairman of

Canton. Thus, Kai-shek, instead of being quarantined, Japan

IDLE THREATS, SAYS BORAH

constant Are on a target, and trans- stored outside the capital ready for passage of the United States Defence personally supervises and controls all occupation of Hainan sa rope to the Air Commission, has quarantined Hongkong. Japanese

mits height, direction and speed of distribution, and 18,000 men belong- Bill and the British preparations for important

Washington.-Feb. 19.

the raiding machines with amazing ing to a Fubile Order Corps are ready the expansion of armaments.

aeronautical affairs-hong Indo-China, and it is a knife forth any threat to the United States

"The Totalitarian nations won't put speed and accuracy ----Router.

to enter the city at a moment's notice.

the

Crackers were responsible for the Local

same time, every precaution total destruction of a Lincoln Zephyr daily newspapers play up

(Continued on Page 4.) both of these subjects.

for an offensive has been made, cac, stated to be owned by Tang Un- All poll- ticians in Chungking react favourably i

though in view of the distance from cheung, of 130, Caine fload, at the Catalonia, It is uncertain how soon intersection of Hollywood Road and to the Democratle Powers' rearma-|

General Franco's armies will be ready Peel Street at 10.20 am. to-day ment plans. The Kuomintang Cen- trai Daily News, in an editorial to-

to attack Madrid,-Reuter,

Earlier, the car was involved in an Anys says: "It is America's reply to

POLISH RECOGNITION incident with another car, as result London, Feb. 18. Tapanese invasion of Halnati Island.

The Government suffered a minor

Warsaw, Feb. 18. of which It skidded into Peel Street, Washington's action is becoming

defeat in the House of Commons

It is officially announced that Po-coming to rest against the kerb near more positive as Japan's arrogance rides higher. We are confident that

yesterday when the House, by a vole land has recognised the de jure the Chan Kwong Studio. chance against the of 145 to 105, approved the second Government of General Franco- Apparently, as a result of the Anglo-American co-operation in the the East end of Berlin for being that 19 foreigners have decided bardments.

IT IS RELIABLY reported threatened Japanese raids and bom reading of the Mining Subsidy Bill Retter.

neeldent, patrol leaked from the tank Pacific will strangulate the Pirate of

which the Government opposed.

800,000 IMPRISONED

and this was fired by a cracker. the Orient."

in a state of helpless inebriety to remain in Kuling, and the

Immediately the vole was known,

Within a few seconds the entire Burgas, Feb. 19. Most of the other residents who the opposition raised the usual cry Communist organ, the New have been sent, by order of the other 44 will evacuate.-United have decided to stay ara property of "Resign! Resign!" but the resigna- now in concentration camps estaba brigade was summoned by Mr. Chan

Upwards of 300,000 persons

car wha mass of larges. Firo Chitta Delly refers to "This extra-Chief of the German Police, Herr Press. ordinary defence programme of the Himmler, to

owners, who, in the absence of a ton of the Government definitely is lahed by the Insurgent Govertiment. When the engines arrived the wall Ying-sue, of the Chan Kwang Studio. United Sales."-United Pren.

concentration will have no alternative but to stay at look after it as well as possible,.

Among those, who it is feared protected, teel it better to remolo and.

guarantee that their property will be | noi involved.

according to reports received here. camp for four weeks.

The defeat was duo principally to MEXICO BUYING JUNKERS This measure has been taken Mackenzie of Hongkong, who lien the mountais resort is Mr. Alick

It is belloved that this number wil of the Studio hat caught alight. the fact that the majority of the shortly attain 050,000.Trans-Ocean,

The flames were quickly subdued, It is possible that among the 44 started for this traditional week-end Landon, Feb 18, Conservative members had already Mexico City, Feb. 19..

as a deterrent and as a warning seriously ill in bed there. Latest foreigners who will evacuate will be holiday, whereas the Labour imer- it is insistently rumoured that against excessive indulgence in certain no will not be in a condi- Hongkong woman, who has been also actives support, 621 ante of the Douxible Bridal Ap

but, wat before, the car was totally SWINTON AS ENVOY: news from film revenis that is Mika Dorolly Rezavet, a former bors were fully represented, and (Continued on Paga..)

alcohol-Trans-Océan,

they Lord Swinlois In (lön for removal, and he must say,runkent at Kuling for some years covermentinted Pape

day

The

United Press.

Got Shot:

Got Shot In

Berlin, Feb. 19. Two men who were arrested in

(Continued on Page 4.)

FOREIGNERS AT KULING

19 Unable to Leave Sanatorium

SHANGHAI, Feb. 18.

and take his

Minor Reverse In Commons

At

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