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TOKYO AGITATION AGAINST BRITAIN

Tokyo, July 11.

On the eve of the commencement

of the Anglo-Japanese negotiations on the Tientsin Concession issue, anti-British mass meetings are being held.

Citizens'

The "Anti-British League" which has been organised by the Prefectural and City Assembiles, is sponsoring a mass meeting of Tokyo citizens on July 14.

A message from Osaka says that the Chinese residents in that city are to meet to-day and adopt resolutions arging the British authorities to dis continue assistance to Chiong Kal- shek.

Representatives of all Prefectures in Kyushu will meet at Kumamoto on July 18 to request British nu thorities to reconsider their altitude. --Domci,

Indian Nationalists

Tokyo, July 11. In the presence of numerous Inding Nailonalista the Tokyo "League for the Independence of Greater Asia" adopted a resolution demanding complete elimination of Great Britain's influence in Asla in the interest of the Independence of the Asiatle waliona.--Trans-Ocean,

Resolution Reached

Aomori, July 11. The extraordinary session of the Aunori Prefectural Assembly to-day adopted in resolution urging the Gov erament to reject the pro-Chiurų Kai-shek attitude of Great Britain. The resolution WITH cabled to the Prime Minister.

An anti-British mass meeting schedul:il to feke place in Hirosold. on July 23.-Domei.

Anti-British Mooting

Explosion

On Bus

Marsefiles, July 11, According to unanimous alato- ments of eyewlinesses, the firo which broke out in a molor bus operaling between Roquevalro and Marseilles yesterday, was 'caused by he ignition of inflam- mable film material carried by a passenger in a parcel.

Another passenger who nolle- cd smoke issuing from the parcel sitempted to throw the package out of a closed window, but the impact produced an explosion which set fire to the woodwork Inside the pus.

Ten passengers were killed and nine seriously injured. The driver of the vehicle escaped unhurt, but he was unable to Kive

EXACT number of passengers in the bus at the time of the accident, Trans-Ocean.

WANG'S TSINGTAO BROADCAST

Shanghai, July 11.

The Director of the Japanese Army Press Bureau in Shanglini, Lleuten- an Colonel Mubuche, issued on Mon- day an important statement declaring for the Arst time that the Japanese army pledges its whole-heurled sup- port for Wang-Ching-wel's plans.

Thie Japanese Assume that numerous Chinese now supporting the Chungking Government would be willing to join Wang but that they are unable to do so al present owing to dictatorial restrictions, The Ja- panese "believe hat a cup d'etat by these circles is not impossible. Trans-Ocean,

Wang's Broadcast

Tokyo, July 11. Wang Ching-wet last night broad- cast a spdech urging the Chinese to co-cperate for the realisation of peace, Press messages from Shanghat and Nanking report.-Domel.

Tsingtao Conference

|

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

July 12, 1939.

HEAVY FIGHTING FOLLOWS

LANDING NEAR SHEKKI

Severe Bombing

Of Towns

Shekk, July 10. Conalderable ninrm was tell here this morning when Japanese gun- bonts opened fired on Mük Chow and Tit Shek, north-west of this town, Japanese troops reached T11 Shek but repulsed after a severe fighting.

Many people have left here for Macao and Chungshan, and others! have gone to the Interior. Gunfire was faintly heard this morning. The Japanese are planning to capture Sam Kong and Mukelow, south of Kongmoon, In order to give better protection to that town.

People in the atcond, third and ninth districts live evicuated,

Japanese bluejackets can make a landing anywhere in this county be cause of the many creeks and streams, which are not suitable for mechanised warfare. The situation here is most precarious.

In

...

Hua Hsing Notes

Independent

Telping. July, 11.

The Hua Haing Commercial notes will shortly become Indo- pendent of the Chinese nation- alist currency in view the Jalter's Buctúaling position in Lerma of foreign currency.

This prediction was mada by Mr. K. Okazaki, Director of the Hua Using Commercial, Bank, who arrived here yesterday on an inspection, tour of North China, He said that the no-· called legal tender or "Fast" will bo farther devaluated. He was doubtful whether the present level of 6.5 d, would be main- tained for a considerable period. -Dantel,

China And Germany

China's Industry

|Co-Operative Movement In the Interior

The work being done in China by the Chinese Industrial Co-operatives Movement was briefly outlined at a I general mecting of the Hongkong Pro- mation Committee, held at the Chi- nese Merchants' Club yesterday after- noon, by Mr. Rewi Alley, who has just arrived in the Colony from the Interior.

The object of the movement in to develop Chinese industry on a co- operative basis and, according to Mr. Alley, great success has been achiev- cd.

Poor districts have been trans- formed in muny places into active centres of Industry and handicrafts, giving employment to large numbers of people and doing away with the necessity for Importing goods.

Miss Ida Pruitt, Chairman of the Hongkong Promotion Committee, pre-

Continuity Of Cultural sided at the meeting and among those

Relations Urged

The provincial authorities

present were: The Rt. Rev. Bishop Kwangtung are informed by Chung-

Hall, Mr. Ip Lan Chun, Madame Wu king that the Japanese will launch

Te-chen, Mr. Shou J. Chen, Dr. and another general offensive this month..

Chungking, July 11. The enemy's general offensive will)

Mr. Chen Li-fu, Minister of Educa- Mrs. Chan Ian-seng, Miss Shlu Tak- include economic Rnd military lon, in an interview with Mr. Hanshing. L Shu-pui, Miss Allee Kwak,

chief Melchers,

correspondent of Mr. T. Kal-long, Miss Marion Dud- measures.

service, stated luy and Mr. Edgar Snow,

General Li Han-yun, Chairman of Trans-Ocean

news

the Kwangtung Provincial Govern that over 50 per cent, of the Chinese In her Inroductory remarks, Miss ment, has ordered more Self-Defen-Universities and other seats of learn- Pruitt said she wished first of all to sive Corps from the Sze Yap dis-ing have been destroyed during the thank Hongkong, for its gracious hos- triets to Chungshan.--Special.

Attack On Buses

hostilities,

on.

pitality to the movement,

Bishop Hall suld the great thing about the Co-operatives was that they were endeavouring to organise indus- try in China on a co-operative basis Instead of on capitalistic lines. It

They were re-established in the interior, however, and the process of re-equipping them was still going Macao, July 11. The situation In Chungslian baaj Some of the valuable Libraries, become grave following the Innd-Buch na those

ng of small contingents of Japanese Central Universilles, had been spared, was not just an effort to make Chi- at Titshick and Muchee. Fighting is but in the case of laboratory and

of the Wuhan and

nese industries better in order

in progress. The Japanese were suc-other scientific equipment great beat the Japanese.

Tsingtao, July 11. The preliminary meeting of the Kyoto, July 11. th session of the Joint Commission The Municipal Assembly of Kyoto of the Provisional and the Reformed met in an extraordinary session this Governments was held this morning. morning and adopted a resolution Mr. Wang Keh-nin, President of the urging the

Government to crush Executive Council of the Provisional British's pro-Chiang Kai-shek policy. Government, and Mr. Liang Hung The Kyoto Chamber of Commerce ehls, President of the Executive and Industry and ten other bodies Council of the Reformed Govern- will hold nu-British muss meetingsment, and other delegates were pre-elvilians. to-morrow.--Domel,

Chinese Demand Refused

Tientsin, July 11. The Briush

Pollee took a rm stand when Chinese Police from boat containing

arnud Japanese, lunded in the British Concession anal demanded the hunding over of a Chinese boatman whip had ferried

passengers

to the Concession from he Japanese occupied area. The demand was refused. The Chinese police then returned

to their boat and left.-Reuter,

Boycott Organised

Under the committee,

Courilla Activity

Chungking, July 11,

sent-Domci,

Canton Attitude

Canton. July 11. Pen Tung-yuan, chairman of the Canton peace maintenance

commis- sion, to-day volved whole hearted support for Wang Ching-wel's peace niovement.

resistance

campaign

the Communist Party and is still con- Chiang Kai-shek has capitulated to muing the based on the "scorched earth" tactics, Peng pointed out.-Domes.

Support From Puppets

Tsingtao. July 11.

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cessfully opposed at Chunghaumoon lossen had been suffered, and elsewhere.

One of the outstanding examples yesterday

Japanese planes dropped leaflets Was that of the Sino-German Tung- Mr. Alley said it was just a year

011 Shekki calling the chi University, near Shanghat, where since he had left Shanghai and gone to That's exactly what Changshan people to co-operate in a very great part of the scientific Hunkow with the British Ambassa friendship with the Japanese and de- and other instruments had been dor in order to help in the work or you will say about nouncing Marshal Chiang Kai-shelt lost. and Genreal Chang Wal-cheung,

Co-operatives. It WES Mr. Chen staled that formerly September before the first offer wha

about your Gabardine, Palm- Magistrate of Chungshan, whom the Chinese Insitutes of learning were set up; but since then the work had beach, Sharkskin and Japanese accuse of pro-foreignism. mostly concentrated in n few points gone on rapidly and successfully. In To-day bombs were dropped on the but an effort was now being made the north-west about 300 unemploy other types of Sum- same ineally killing and wounding in distribute them over the countryed had found employment bringing mer Suits when they

This, however, was proving difcuit new life into the homes where pre- Several other bombs were dropped owing to a lock of adequate housing viously there had been despair.

come back from elsewhere in the district. Motor cities and their inability to erect

To-day, over the whole of China, baises on the Macau-Sheltid highway now buildings due to a lack of funds they had over a thousand small, in were machine-gunned

for such purposes. mny i was planned, however, to leave still only inying the foundations of dustries in operation. They Were casualties.

Boats carrying provisicus to Macao certain number of universites and the movement. Thele hope was that have stopped running-Our Own after the war, in order to give the proportions as to enable China to win high schools in the interior even eventually it would grow to such Correspondent.

inhabitants of the interior provinces the war and to win peace. equal opportunitlus,

"If the war stops to-morrow," pro-

with

Bombing Casualtics

Macao, July 11. kiled four and injured nine persons, Japanese bombing near Shekiti Japanese also dropped bombs on Machee and Titshek.-Reuter.

Shekki Tension

ofter

In the meantime, the Ministry of posed Mr. Alley, "China will still be Education was encouraging students dependant on Japan for her goods. the conclusion of the hostilities there small industries we will have some- to continue their studies us after But If we are able to set up 30,000 would be a great demand for en- thing on which we can depend, and gincers and scientists for the work of there will then be reconstruction,

no necessity to depend on Japan."

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It was also Mr. Wang Keh-min, President of

hoped that foreign -Tientsin-July-the Executive Council of the Pro-

scientists would come to Chimal-Mr-Alloy-Fald-they-had-built-up- direction of a control visional Government, and Mr. Llang

Shekki, July 11,

the end of the war.

Ave headquarters, including one in Hong Kong Depot, Tel. 21278. Gloucester Bldg., 2nd Flr., Tel. 28038, A terise situation was caused in this about 140.000 Chinese Hung-chih, President of the Execu-city by

the north-west, one in Hongkong, one merchants connected with the Chitive Council of the Reformed Govern- Chucnluk and Tipshek, coastal towns hope that German scientists would

the Japanese landing at

Welcomes German Help

In the south-west and The Minister expressed a special, south-cast, from which

Tel. 58545. one in the Peak Depot.

Kowloon Depot. nese Chamber of Commerce at

operations Tientsin started on July 7 an anti- Fifth Session of the Joint Commis-

ment, visiting here to attend the some four miles west, on Sunday. come to China

were directed. Japanese landed in the morning. hoped that it would be possible now Dritish Concession boycott.

to teach. He also Chinese merchants are refraining this morning voicing

sion, issued a joint statement here but abandoned the towns at night for a number of young

Need For Organisors German full endorse-when the Chinese defenders counter-teachers to from all transactions with the Comment of Mr. Wang Ching-wel's state-attacked

come out to China in cession.

having

The need of the moment, sald Mr. been re- Arrangements are being

inforced.

order that the continuity of Sino-Alley, was for people who could go made to give facilities to those Chiment urging pence with Japan, nese who wish to remove from the

Due to ill treatment by the Japati be broken off.

German cultural relations would not out to China and win the confidence The statesman points out thet op- Concession.Domel,

ese offers the pro-Japanese militia-

fot the people to act as intermediarles position to Chiang Kai-shek, pre-men in the elty of Sunwul mutialed, donations

The Minister spoke of German between the people and the engineers. vention of Communism, and friendly but

which enabled Chinese

Mr. Alley said that by this time co-operation with Japan formed the One hundred and one of the mutinees many. He expressed the hope that the support they expected, their ex

were immediately suppressed. students to continue studies in Ger-next year, if they were able to get three fundamental principles $12- A Tientsin despatch states that ex-spiring the establishment

were arrested and shot on July 3 and also in future many Chinese students pectation of 30,000 industrial ven- of the 50 more suffered the same fate dur-would continue their study in Ger-tures would be something more than tensive sections of the Peiping-Lino- new Governments in China. ning railway outside the Greil Wall Mr. Wang Ching-wel has shown Khe Yat

ing the following two days-Wah (many, which would also benet Ger- a dream. were torn up during the past several that his opinions regarding the Sino- nights.

Japanese situation are completely in Due to the sabotage several south-necord with those of ours, the leaders

Hainan Conditions ward bound trains on the line from of the two new Governments declared. Mulden to Tientsin were delayed for and we are fully prepared to extend

Suwen, July 11. While major fighting has ceased on more than ten hours on July 8 and our whole hearted support and co-Hainan Island, the hampering acti-

operation to the veteran stateman.- vities of guerillas Domel.

effectively are checking the Japanese. vlcinity of Tingan and Kachck. On and what was lacking here, so that) July 8, n Japanese unit of about 100 prevision could then attacked Kinggushih but was future.

be made in the repulsed,

9.

Questioned by Press representa- tives, a Japanese spokesman afiri. buted the delny to the damage done to the roadbed by heavy downpours.

Central News.

London Anxiety

London, July 11. The British Ambassader in Tukyo, Sir Robert Cralgio, has not yet re- ceived any definite assurance from the Japanese Government regarding

RIGHTS OF WOMEN

the date on which the Anglo-J Mme. Chiang Sends

eso negotiations will commence.

The negotiations were originally

and

Message

scheduled to begin on July 7, were then postponed till July 13. Now it is reported that conversa-

Chungking, July 11. tions will not be opened till Friday Madame Chiang Kai-shek, the First On behalf of all Chinese women, this week.

The delay in opening the negotia-

Lady of China, has sent a con- tions has aroused considerable seepratulatory message to the 13th an- ticism here regarding the likelihood Woman Suffrage Association now nual conference of the International This view is confirmed by the lat-being held in Copenhagen, capital of

of their success.

est news received from North China, where Japanese-inspired anti-British demonstrations

are Trans-Ocean.

continuing

Allianco Talk

.

1.

Imany after the return of the students It was, he said, a dimcult job, but (to China. Owing to foreign currency now was the time for China to get restrictions, which make it difficult on with this all important work. In for students to go abroad now, a peace time there would be no hope, German donation would be more because there would then immediate- welcome.

ly be an influx of cheap goods. Now The Minister of Education went the position was quite different and on to state that the war would, bejeverything they manufactured found

Sporedie fighting continued in the teseling what has really been needed

the best education for Ching, ready market.

Rebuilding Industry

The movement, proceeded Mr. In a surprise raid on Tingan on made to cope with future increased directions. In the north-west in une All preparations were now being Alley, was growing rapidly in many the same night, Chinese guerillos demands. killed a Japanese blue-jacket and

small elty hey had a co-operative hos- Schools were now being used as pltal, a restaurant and a lodging seven traktors.-Central News.

focal points for spreading educa- house.

Japanese Rofused

tion through the surrounding dis- Mr. Alley sold that before the war tricts, In addition, mobile unit there were In Shanghai some 4,000 The Japanese withdrew from the motor cars and boats were being factorles in the International Settle- Chungshan area after an exchange used to tour the country with lantern ment alone. The workers were of machine gun fire throughout the slides and records.

treated like animals, but now they

day, during which they suffered some Education had drawn up 52 special dustries in a proper way.

Furthermore, the Ministry of had the chance to bulld Chino's in-

lectures to bo

In this line. In the old days the raw i materials came from Shanghai, but NEARLY 200 DEATHS now they were producing them on the spot. Hongkong had sent them Cholera Toll Continues a very able chemical engineer who As a re- To Mount

was doing splendid work. ault of that work they were, for in- stance, now making foreign printing Three cases of Cholera, one of paper in China. Diphtheria, two each of Typhoid and Measles, 11 of Dysentory and 30 of Tuberculosis were reported on Mon-

losses. were on the way to Macao were companied by lantern

Two boatloads of foodstuffs which school services in the country, ce said that the raw materials for the given at weekly In reply to a question Mr. Alley

seized by the Japanese,

slides, and industries came from China, They Many refugees were killed and in-Trans-Ocean,

these would come into use shortly. were doing a great deal of research jured in three buses which Japanese aeroplanes machine-gunned on the highway In three different localilies, Denmark..

Madame Chiang saya that seven minent over the district, particular- Japanese planes were very pro- years ago the National Government in the vicinity of Shekki, and adopted a polley of equality between dropped many bombs-Own Own men and women giving all civil rights to women. The same govern-

Correspondent, London, July 10. ment is now leading the 450,000,000 With the Anglo-Japanese conter Chinese In a bitter struggle against ence due to open in Tokyo on Thurs-Japanese aggression for the purpoar day and Friday, Joponese authorities of ensuring national freedom, and here are unofficially hinting that if laying a permanent foundation for have renewed their drive on Cunton During the work ended on Satur the negotiations break down, Japan world pence, and justice as well as from the north. A vernacular mes-day, 50 cases of Cholera with 38 will join the Bome-Berlin Axis on equality between men and women.

states that Boge

the Japanese in deaths (one imported), two of Diph- the basis of very wide milltary co- Madame Chlang requests the As- Canton are ready to evacuate.

therla, 20 of Typhold with 12 deaths, operation.

sociation to extend nid to the Chi- Chinese plainclothes men are lurk-17 of Menates with 12 deaths, seven

HYANNIS. Mnas. It is understood that the represen-nese, especially women, to drive outing in Sha Ho, Dragon Eye Cave, of Meningitis with four deaths, 30 of Antlelpating the summer vacation tatives of the three General Staff the invaders and reconstruct a free White Cloud Mountain and Vintong Dysentery with nine deaths, iwo of season, marine fisheries officials have have already prepared strateglent new Chinn, for only then can the on the northern Canton outskirts. Puerperat Fever with one death, dumped 4,200 short and egg lobsters and toelical plans under which such women in the Far East continue to The number of Japanese in Canton 212 of Tuberculosis with 96, donths

effectively would be aimed co-operate Against Britain and France as well women of the world for cultural ad- merchants are leaving owing to poor is now 316 with 100 deaths.

with the 18 becoming fewer, and Japanese were also reported.

The total number of Cholera cases

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