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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

FRENCH CONFIDENT OF

September 22, 1939.

The China War

RUMOURS

NEWS PAGE WEST FRONT SUCCESS OF PEACE

Soccer To Be Resumed

London, Sept. 21. The Footbali Asociation an- nounces after, a consultation that the Home Office is giving the fullest support to friendly and competition football matches confined to local and district Kroups on Saturdaya and Bank Holidays during the war.

For the sake of palice and transport; the spectators in the evacuation KTCAS mut not exosed 8,000 or half the capacity of the ground, which-ever is less, though a ground with a capacity of 80,000 might be allowed to accommodate 15,000 with advance booking. latter

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In arrangement 'evacuation areas must ensure adminion by ticket only, tickets to be purchased not later than the day before the match. Spectators must bo evenly dis tributed in the stands and ter- races. The final dechlon vents with the Chief Constables who can forbid the use of the grounds or fix lower crowd Imita- Reuter.

MAKING PROGRESS

Nippon Goodwill Plane

The

At San Salvador

Tokyo, Sept. 21. monoplane Nippon, of the Tokyo Nichi Nicht and Osaka Mainichi Shimbun, now on a round- the-world goodwill fight, arrived at San Salvador from Miami at 11.05

a.m. on Tuesday. It left Miami for San Salvador at 9.20 0.m.

Salvador-Domei.

re-

Pan American's Pacific ́Service Reports Losses, The eleventh annual report of Pan American Airways Corporation veals n gross income for 1038 of $16,072,052, a gain of nearly one und a half million dollars over the previous year.

Paris, Sept. 21.

An official communique issued this

| morning says there was local activity

| by advance posts and artillery action

on both sides,

Both air forces have been active. The enemy reinforced its air force a few days ago.---Reuter,

France Is Confident

Parle, Sept. 21. Referring to the enemy allacks mentioned in recent communiques, L'Epoque says, "The enemy la an- xlour at the result of our progress in the sectors north of Sarregue Miner, Bitsch and south of Zelrbrucken. Afraid of being attacked, the Ger- mans are making small attacks with the probable intenton of taking pri- soners. We have seen how they have been received"—Reuter,

Artillery Active

London. Sept. 21. On the Western front this morn- ing there was artillery action both sides.

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German artillery kept up a tinuous fire throughout the night. The French repulsed a number of attacks and pre reported as serious- ly threatening Sharbrucken from two sides.

Last night's French communique reported little activity apart from German artillery bombardments t various points.-Neuter Bulletin.

Necessity For Care

London, Sept. 21. While Warsaw's indomitable de- fence wins world admiratlon, belated Information throws addilional light

Exterminating U-Boats

London, Sept. 21.

The belief that the Brillah Navy has exterminated addi- ilonal U-boats in the vicinity of Uro Kattegat is expressed in circles close contact with the naval authorities,

It is pointed out that the report of heavy gun fire heard by Danish civilians 'la "moro likely"

concern British destroyers engaging enemy sub- marines than a mafor sea battle, aa fires belloved,

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One source said "when destroyer is 'hell-bent on fight- ing a submarino It can make a lot of noise". This source In- timated that it was most likely that yesterday's mysterious gu». fire near Julland originated from British destroyers "which had surprised an enemy submarine stationed in the Kattegat. Tho submarine is believed to have opened fro until pm. when sho was esther destroyed or fled.

United Press.

Neutrality Law Revision

Washington, Sept. 21.

Mass Education In China

Chungking, Sept. 21. The progress of war-time mass education in Szechuan, Kwelchow, Yunnan, Kwangsi, Fukien, Shenal and Kansu is reviewed by Mr. Chen Li-klang, of the Ministry of Educa- tion.

In Szechuan, according to Mr. Chen, mais education has been en- forced by stages. During the first stage, 181 schools and 340 classes were established in Chenglu, the provincial capital. There were alto- gether 15,000

students, mostly women, of whom 14,207 graduated.

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During the second stage, 201 schools and 338 classes were established with 15,058 students.

Chungking has a total of 150,000 literates, of whom 15,015. have al- ready been educated in 701 free schools during the Arst two stages. The mass education programme is now entering its third stage.

the In Kweichow,

previnclai capit, Kweiyang, has 60,000 litern- Ites. At present, 6,100 of them are | eduented in 122 classes.

In Yunnan, the programme was started in Kunming last winter. So far, about 20,000 people have been educated.

PERSIST

Shanghal, Sept. 11. Puppet officials of the Reformed; Government in Nanking were in- formed to-day that they will be given two months salary in lieu of nouce and that their services will not bo required after October 10 when now regime will be set up with Wang Ching-wel as nominal chairman.

The personnel of the new pro- Japanese set-up is stated be follows:

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Chen Chung-fu, President of the Executive Yuan; Chen Chun, vice- president and Minister of Interior: Wan Teung-yao, President of the Legislative Yuan; Liang Hung-chl, President of the Supervisory Yuan; Chow Fu-hai, President of the Ex- umination Tuan Hao Chuan-wa, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Fu Shiao-an, Minister of Industrici; Dr. Ho Shih-chen, Minister of Judicial Administration.

Kno Chung-wu was educated in Japan d served as head of the Department of Far Eastern Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Chen Chung-fu, a former member of the South-west regime, is known for his pro-Japanese activities,

. No Japanese troops will evacuate from China after the establishment of the new puppet regime, and future withdrawal La to be gradual, and partial-International,

Wang's Work. Progresses

Shanghai, Sept. 21. The declaration that he had obtained the full understanding and warm support of Mr. Wong Keh- ernment" of Peiping, and min, head of the "Provisional Gov- of Mr. Liang Chung-chih, head of the "Reformed Government" of Napking, was announced in a manifesto issued here this evening by Mr. Wang Ching-wel.

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no mention manifesto of the formation of any joint Government, but Mr. Wang Ching-wel declares, "I firmly belleve that henceforth we will be able to work harmoniously together for the realisation of peace and enforcement of the constitution."

Mr. Wang Ching-wei talks of him- self and his followers throughout sa the "National Congress of the Kuo- thus lending to sub- stantiate the reports that he has been allowed by the Japanese to style, the new Government which he is gen- erally expected to establish on the Double Tenth as the "National Kuo- mintang Government," and to adopt us Its emblem the National Kusmin- tang_Bog.-Reuter,

Remarkable results have been achieved by the Kwangai provincial on the rapidity of the breakdown of I was made clear in a statement authorities. By the end of last year, the Polish military organisation. The regarding the conference issued to the province's 9,300,099 literates German advance from Slovakia re- the Press that the most important were reduced to 1,803,895, who are sulting in the curly loss of Katowice

another year. A tolat of 11,700 mass and Cracow was a most serious blow subject is the repeal of the embargo expected to be all educated within to the Poles, who themselves lament and return to the processes of education classes will be established the failure to block the West Car-ternational law. It was the con- to accomplish this task. pathinu passes which must have de-feensus of opinion that the Senate The Fukien authorities are plon- It la 800 miles from Miami to San layed the Germans at least a long Foreign Relations Committee should ning to establish 10,000 schools

tline.

mintang," talce up legislation on this and other throughout the province. So far, 4.- Before the Poles knew the war had matters As soon as possible after 520 schools and 10,103 classes have begun. German aeroplanes were Congress convenca.

been set up with 404,120 students. Three thousand four hundred and destroying the railway junctions and

President Roosevelt is reported to five more schools will soon be disorganising communications. Sub- sequently waves of neroplanes and have indicated at the conference thot established to enrol 488,000 By the Bghtning strokes by motorised he would prefer.complete repeal of end of this year, it is expected that columns rendered orderly retreat Im-the Neutrality Act to modification, have been educated.

altogether 892,720 illiterates wiil possible.

but It is understood that several of

There are more than 3,709,000 un- These conditions cannot prevall on those present advised the President educated people in Shongi. Mase C. V. Whitney, the Western Front where strong that there is little chance of Con education schools are now establish- The report by

both Chairman of the Board, and J. T. positions on

to gress approving the complete scrgp-ed in great numbers at Changan. sides tend Trippe, President

- General | equalise the chances. The French ping of the and

existing statutes Lintung. Weinan, Fuping. Fucheung Manager, states, in connection with believe that the German artillery is | Reuter,

and Tall. the operation of the Pacific royte: nothing extraordinary and e ir On the Pacific, with a schedule work good, though French neroplanes calling for a weekly round trip easily cope with it. For the moment, Journey on the 9,000-mile route from what the French call perfed of San Francisco to Hongkong, operat- strategic waiting, prevails and the ing costs increased from $2,011,000 In French are cleaning up the ground 1037 10 $2,951,000 in 1938. Mean- gained. Warndt Forest, for example, while, gross revenues declined from they found full of miné traps which $2,307,000 in 1937 to $1,790,000 In exploded on touching the saplings of fences and other innocent locking 1938. Accordingly, operating lossca for 1937 of $504,000. had grown, for objects, 1930, to $1,153,000.

This service, for the last six months, of 1038, was in operation with only two Martin flyingboats, instead of the three for which the schedules were set up, and under these conditions only 58 per cent, of scheduled service could be completed.

The French report that the Ger- mans have inassed 1,500 aeroplanes workmen were-seen-feverishly behind Aix-In-Chapelle and thousands strengthening the Siegfried Line along the Luxemburg frontier,

Naval writers agree that Hitler had In addition, passenger traffic was not more than 50 ocean-going U-boats adversely affected by disturbed con- at the beginning of the war, hence the ditions in China. Full service was number of sinkings disclosed by Mr.i resumeti in March, 190V, with de-Chamberlain forms a serious propor- Hvery of the larger Boeing flying- tion. boats, California Clipper and Hone- lulu Clipper, sister ships at the Clippers which, are assigned for operation on the Atlantle routes.

Air France Delayed The Air France plane which should have arrived on Wednesday and was later expected yesterday has been further delayed, due to causes un- known to the Hongkong office of the Drm..

The plane will probably arrivé st Kal Tak this morning.

Air Services Inward

Foreign Relations Committco

Complate Accord Reached

Nanking, Sept. 21. Following a wo-day conference here a complete accord of views re- garding the establishment of a new Central Government has been reach- ed between Mr. Wang Ching-wel, In Kansu 7,280 students have Mr. Wang Keh-min, Chairman of the graduated from 143 classes. An ad- Executive Commission of the Pro-") Washington, Sept. 21.

ditional 70 classes were opened, invisional Government, and Mr. Liang Senator Key Pittman has summon-August with 3,000 students.-Central | Hung-chih. President of the Execu

News. a meeting of the Foreign Relations dieted that legislation will reach the Committee for Friday. It prc-

Senate in three days. It is said that his bill be taken up first. It con- Senator Pittman, will suggest that

tains Mr. Cordell Hull's six points.

vinced that the United States will Governor Landon states he is con-

he urged that everything possible be be able to keep out of the war, but done to strengthen national defence forthwith-United Press.

German Opinion

THROBBING CENTRES

Co-operatives Make -Sweeping Change

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Mr. Wang Ching-wei also report- edly succeeded in obtaining the twa leaders approval for the organiza- tion of a Centrat Pallical Council which will form the nucleus of the new Central Government. Not only members of the Kuomintang but Chungking, Sept. 21.

talent in various other circles The Chinese Industrial Co-opera-also be enlisted in the new regime.

will tives have wrought sweeping changes Under the present arrangements, it Peak Depot,

Hong Kong Depot, Tel. 21279. Berlin, Sept. 20. in Shens), according to a new ar The Essener Zeitung, apropos the rival from that province.

was understood the Central Political

Tel. 29352. United States Congress said, "The

Counell would be formed in October, Machine shops, textile factories, white the new Central Government sins committect against Germany at power houses, mining co-operatives, would Meanwhile the losses of British with the United States' participation ments operating on

Versailles-which

established in November, were regrettably kilns and other industrial establish- Marshal Wu Pei-fu and a number merchant vessels have noticeably de- have been made good again. Con-

a co-operative of other Chinese leaders are under- flet between the United States and basis have sprung up in large num-

stood to participate in the forthcom- The French also believe that they Germany is

bers, he asserted, Certainly

hug new regime. equally

A village in southern Shensi which destroyed at least five submarines. { undesired by the American and Ger- The next German move will probably man peoples and can only occur if he visited has been transformed into be attacks on convoys by fast surface and after the abolishment of the throbbing centre of machine In- raiders stronger

than the convoys Neutraltly Act. It was by that stepdustry, Here are in operation 13 in guard chips-Reuter.

that United States soldiers were sent to Europe."--United Press

Cerman Influence Attempt

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utstrial co-operatives, a hospital, a chemical laboratory, and a school all proudly displaying the red and whlie triankular insignia of the Chinese Industrial Co-operatives. London, Sept. 21. Among the 13 Industrial co-opern Informed quarters in Berlin suge lives is a $30,000 machine co-opera-

German Government hopes to influence United States Cone with an engineer from the C.I.C.

discussions

North-west Headquarters as on neutrality by refraining from ruthless milltary nc-

sident adviser. It produces simple tion against Warsuw.

and tpinning, weaving, grinding other machines, rubber-tired caris Hitler's friendly references to and automobile accessories. There is France in his speech, and his as also a kiln for the manufacture of surances that the Reich has no war refractory brick and two coal mining London, Sept. 21, alms against either France or Brlialni authoritatively stated that are similarly regarded as an attempting thirty

co-operatives which are daily dig Air Drilon is quirily seeking to improve to keep the United States neutral. Bituminous coat out of the nearby tons of the finest relations with Italy in the political Reuter.

From Lunden ond British coun- tries: Imperial. Airways 5. p.m. Sep- tember 24.

and

Friendlier Attitude To Allies

From U.S.A.,

Guam vla Manila: Pan-American Philippine Clipper September 27, 2.30 pm,

From Chungking, Yunnan, Kwej- chow: C.N.A.C. and Eurasin service Indefinite.

From Frange, vin Bansi: France, September 22, 11 a.m.

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For London, Australian British countries: Imperiat Airways, 7 a.m. September 27.

For U.S.A., via Monila and Guam: Philippine Clipper, September 20,

For Chungking, Stan, etc.: Eurista and C.N.A.C service Indeftalie.

For France, via Hano: Alr Frunge September 23, 6 am.

ST. ANDREW'S FETE Part of Proceeds to Go To Red Cross Fund

The monthly meeting of the Fete Commitee of St. Andrew's Church was held on Wednesday, Mr. A. C. Jeffreys talking the chair. Altern- tions in the organisation, rendered necessary by the world condijons, were discussed and it was decided to hold the Fete as originally contemplal ed on December 2, but under the name of "St. Andrew's Church Fete"

instead of "A Nautical Affair."

It was also rezolved that part of the proceeds should be donated to the British Ited Cross fund being organis- ed locally.

It is

and economie spheres.

A British commercial mission is

ut present in Rome negotiating ex- change of British coal for other pro-a ducts, such as Italian manufactured products ilke engines suitable for acroplanes and motor boats-United Press.

R. A. F. Rescue

Crew

London, Sept. 21.

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Another village which he visited is a centre of textile industry. Here are to be found twenty spinning and weaving co-operatives, one tailoring co-operative, one cotton co-operative and one sterilised cotton and gauze co-operative.

The sixth session of the Joint Com-: mission of the Provisional and the Reformed Governments met at Nan- king this afternoon, when Mr. Wang Keh-min and Mr Liùng Hung-chih made full reports on their negotia- Hons with Mr. Wang Ching-wei re- | garding the Inauguration of the Central Political Council and the new Central Administration.-Domel.

Report Donied

Shanghal, Sept. 21: A Japanese naval

spokesman denied that Prince Kanoye is en route to Kunming for the purpose of peace talks. However he said that Japon was willing to negotiate peace with anyone erasing to be anti-Japanese. In the case of Chiang Kai-shek it j is not belloved that Chiang will ever change his policy sufficiently to sausty Japon. A Japaneso army spokesman added that even if Chiang changes his attitude, Japan would be United Press. suspicious of his ulterior motives,

Konoya In Hongkang

Shanghai, Sept. 21.

The co-operatives, be said, bring not only a new mode of production Italy Seeks Poace

Two Royal Air Force flying banta | but also a new mode of life. Hospitals in China, had nirived secretly In have saved the crew of the tramp help to improve health conditions.

operating on a co-operative Rome, Sept. 21. Signor Gayda writes that the steamer Kensington Court, which has Epidemic prevention drives moment for, pençe is at hand, unless been attacked and sunk in the

launched. Sanitation the Poles extend the Polish-German This is the first time the Royal Alrieties and

Atlantic by a German submarine.

is promoted. conflict. It is up to

gymnastics are en- whether even

the Poles Force has rescued shipwrecked anilors a smail new Polish from the sea and flown them to safely necessaries at reasonable prices, con-

couraged. State will be allowed to exist.

Co-operative stores provide daily The rescue began when the two siderably, lowering the living ston- aying boats, while on patrol duly, dard of the rural populace-Central picked up an SOS from the Kinsing-News. ion Court. They arrived at the scene 10 minutes before the ship sunk and saw two small boats crowded with men, with other men in the water clinging to the boats.

With the war ended in Eastern Europe, he asks for what purpose should there be an outbreak in the Western area-United Press.

More Friendly Tano

... Rome, Sept. 21. the police, are erasing anti-British Workmen, under the guidance of alogans from walls in various quer- ters of the city.

reliable circles that Prince Konoye, A report emanating from usually the man who In December 1030 former Japanese Prime Minister, and estled Japan's set of terms for peace

current recently concerning possible basia Shanghai, has increased rumours arc peace talks between China and Japan. "As a result the dollar con- tinued to strengthen throughout the day.

Questioned whether the report was true, a Japanese Embassy spokesman at a Press conference to-day declared that Prince Konoye is at present in Tokyo.

It is learned that Prince Konoye paid a secret visit to Hongkong about a fortnight ago. It is understood that, during his stay he held a num- ber of discussions with Chiness of- clale in close touch with Chungking. Donial By Loader Chan Wal-chow, former

New Dalai Lama:

Simla, Sept. 21.

After, a quick search for the sub- marine, one of the flying boats alight- old Chinese boy, is on his way to

The new Dalai Lama a five-year--Reuter, ed and picked up 14 men from one Linsen, the Tibetan capital. He is

Kwang-

of the bagls, Then, with difficulty expected to prrive there on October lung official, and elder brother of These slogans were, painted on the owing to her heavy load, she took off. 12. Sixty Tibetian Government off-General Chan Chai-tong, denied in walls during the Fascist campaign at The other flying boat alighted and cials have left Lhassa to meet him. an interview with Central News the time of the Abyssinian war took aboard the remaining six sallors. The boy was recently proclaimed rumours of his amilation with Wang Reuter Bulletin.

Router.

I the spiritust head of- Tibet.-Reuter, Ching-wei~-~Central News.

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