1940-02-21 — Page 27

The War in China

JAPANESE START

NEW DRIVE

While Chinese sources clalm victories on the Southern Kwangol front, the Japanese news agency, "Domel," An- nounces that Japanese troops have commenced a fresh drive on the south bank of the Yang- tse River above Wuhu towards an undisclosed objective.

It is reported that the drive was started by powerful Japanese column at dawn on Monday. About 1,000 Chinese troops sought to bar the way, but they were repulsed.

Two separate columns of Japanese Troops have also launched tactical movements in other directions.

Theme fresh movements of Japan- ese forces are bringing additional pressure to bear on the large Chinese forces in the Yangtse area, extending from eastern Cheklang, south of Taihu Lake, to Txinyang, south-eastern border of Anhwei.

Cheklang Offensivo

Japanese offensive in

launched

eastern

on

the

on the

The cheklang, February 15, is also said by Japanese to be nearing completion.

is clumed that the area east of the Puying River Is cleared of rem- nant Chinese troops.

"Crushing blows" have been dealt to the Chinese 100th and 102nd Divisions in a combined attock by the Japanese ground and air forces the Chinese positions on the eastern bank of the Puyang River.

ori

Chinese reports state that fighting has resumed in the Shantung Penin- sula. The Japanese have launched an offensive on Wenteng, south-west uf Weihniwel, in several columns, One Japanese column was engaged by the Chinese auth-east of Wen- teng all day on Monday.

3 Months For

Burglary

Wednesday,

HELEN VINSON AND FRED PERRY

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Helen Vinson To

Divorce

Perry

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 20 (UP).-Helen Vinson has a petition for divorce from her tennis-player husband, Fred Perry,

filed

for This is the third sult

Ahe has instituted divorce against Perry, the previous two being dropped.

She alleged on the former occasions that Perry was extremely cruel.

"If curses

frequently," the film star alleged in her petition.

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Perry, thrice Wimbledon champion married Helen Vinson in 1935, after he had helped Britain retain the Davis Cup for another year.

Manchukuo To Protest

Don't Like British Economic Control

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

IISINKING, Feb. 21. (Domel). After a tour of Australia the cou-Manchukuo has decided to ple-Perry is nine months older than lodge a protest with the British his wife settled in Hollywood, where Government against the seizure Helen continued to make films.

of German exports aboard nou- tral vessels.

FINNS MAY SET UP NEW DEFENCE LINE BEHIND THREATENED

CITY

This decision

has been

with

the

Our Embassy

In China

Questions Asked In House Of Commons

LONDON, Feb. 20 (Reuter). — In the House of Commons to-day, Mr.

February 21, 1940. INCREASED PENSIONS

Aged And Widows To Benefit

LONDON, Feb. 20 (British

It. De La Bere asked whether, since Wireless).-Moving

Scotts and

the Russian and American Embasales reading of the Dg the second Henry Heath

In China enjoyed a favourable geo-

graphite proximity to the headquarWidowe Pensions Bill, the Health

tera of the Chinese Government, Minister said that in spite of

and so had easy access for commer-much that divided the Govern eial discussions and negotiations, thement from the Opposition and Prime Minister woula consider

tion.

moving the British Embassy to an the many hard words which equally favourable geographical post-would be said, he felt that both shared a certain pride in being members of a legislature which had not been wholly diverted from its own task by the neces- sities of war.

In Touch With Chungking Mr. R. A. Butler, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, replied that while the Ambassador's headquarters were in Shanghai he frequently visited Chungking and was in fact now. there.

When he was not in Chungking, contact was maintained with the National Government through the offices of the Embassy which were in the charge of a senior member of the Embassy Staff. These arrangements were found most convenient in pruce tee for maintaining touch with Dri- tish Interesis in different parts of

China.

Lord Halifax, the Foreign Secret- ary, did not consider a modification was called for at present.

Special Police Force For Shanghai

SHANGHAI, Feb. 21 (Reuter). More than 1,200 men wit comprice the Special Police Force which is to resume exclusive authority in the Outside Roads area, according to the "China Press," which adds that such

large number is required because the, Force will police also the en- claves between the thoroughfares.

The newspaper states that the personnel will be made up predo- minantly ‘of candidates nominated by

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Costs £100,000,000 Continuing, Mr. Elliot said that the number of persons bencilling had risen from half a million when the first Act was passed to three million to-day; while the original cost of the Old Age Pensions had been about £7,000,000, to-day it was roughly £100,000,000.

Although proportion of this figure was covered by contributions, faxation provided £65,000,000,

Ree nt events showed on almost universal desire to better the con- dition af older people. (14 Was evidenced by a number of local au- thorities of all political parties, which had begun to make grants out of the rates to old age pensioners.

pro-

the

The Bill, the Minister said, ceeded upon two principles-first, improvenient to be made in Echeral pensions scherae; second, responsibility for pensioners to he assumed by the state and no longer to be shouldered by ineal authorities.

Dealing with the Dill in detail, Mr. Elliot showed that the new proposals would cost an additional £80,000,- 000,

U.S.-Japan

Trade Decline

the Japanese-sponsored special munt. But Exports To China

following conversations reached Japanes Government..

cipality and that no more than Since the outbreak of the European per cent. of the force will be ap War, Manchukuo

imported pointed from candidates nominated machinery f2021 Germany worth by the Munielpat Council. 8.700,000

yen. Orders for this nachinery were placed before the

War.

'the'

fas

Brush

Show Big Increase

OPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (UP).-- The Department of Commerce to-day

NAZI STEAMERS reported that United States exports READY TO DASH

Stolen Property Is Seen In Street

Admitting charges of burglary and

FROM PAGE ONE stealing from 124 Queen's Road Enst

Monday, Ying Lui-ming, 20, une Ladoga have been repulsed with

however, Recently,

the mployed, was sentenced

three 10

Government tightened measures for months' hard labour by Mr. Sheldon heavy losses.

seizure of German exports, con- Several important positions tending that transfer of ownership on at Central Magistracy this morning, DeL-SIL Morrison said complain

previously gained by the such German products is not com- ant was

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" walking by the street yester day when he saw a man carrying a Russians on the Kuhmo front pleted if payment for them was not

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 (UP), bird cage which he recognised as have been regained.

---A part of the stolen properly. On The Russians are attacking

message from Tampico, is gainst this contention that Mexico, states that German being questioned at the station, thẻ man said he had bought it from Ying vigorously in the Lake Muola Manchukun is protesting.

freighters, the Idarwalk and sector, which is in the centre of for one dollar.

Phyryin, are loading cargo and Ying was later arrested and ad-the Mannerheim Line,

fuelling. mitted the burglary. The stolen A Russian detachment attempting NAZI BOMBERS SWOOP property, which included

21

valued at $20, and 315' cattles wood, were all recovered.

Preferential Treatment

vase to cross the frozen surface of Lake of | Ladoga was wiped out by fire from Finnish coastal batteries, which either killed the

outright or inen plunged them into the freezing (waters after smashing up the frozen

surface, The

Britons Deprived of Privileges

effected before November 27 year.

ON ENGLISH COAST

Just

FROM PAGE ONE

It is thought that they intend to attempt to run the British blockade despite the failure of recent attempts by German

return ships to Germany.

A Russian

to

freighter, Kim, hos arrived

Manzanillo, another Mexican port, from San Francisco and

al neutral ships were conveyed without

Rusians sustained further loss. The only ship lost from a con-has begun loading a cargo of 12,000 heavy losses when they were repuls-Voy was the British steamer British ed in the Taipale sector.

Destruction Of Viborg

SPECIAL

TO THE "TELEGRAPH" HELSINGFORS, Feb, 21 (UP).—][ the present rate of destruction con- tinues, Viborg will be u city of rulus when and if it is entered by the Red an-Army.

Ger-

over

and

SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH** TIENTSIN, Feb. 20 (UP)-A Japanese military spokesman

It has been subjected now nounced this afternoon that mana, Italiana and Spaniards three weeks continuous aerial receive passes. There

alto-artillery bombardment. were gether in Tientsin, cluding adults

Russian bombers filled the sky over and children, D2 Italians, 401 Germans the war-torn city throughout to-day they subjected it to continuous and 1 Spaniards, but only Inse giving good reasons will receive raids.

Anti-aircraft guns succeeded in Asked why the British do not bringing down receive passes despite consular re- muchines. quests, the spokesman replied that only nationals not hostile to the Japanese will receive passes.

passes.

U.S. EMBARGO AND JAPAN

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (UP).- The Senate Foreign Relations Com- mittee, scheduled to convene weekly, is meeting on Wednesday to resume discussions on proposals to impose an embargo on Japan,

Mr. Cordell Hull, the Secretary of State, will not be present at the dis cusslem, nor will any other State Department official attend the meet- ing. Hence it is unlikely that there will be much progress.

The Committee might, conceiv- ably, act on Senator Gillette's Bill Invoking the Neutrality Act to the Far East, though it is generally thought that the proposal will be pigeon-holed.

BODIES FOUND

IN STREET

THE BODIES of two people, belloved to be father and child, were discovered in Boundary Street, Kow- Icon, Inst night.

Both had died of small-pox. Police bellove that the bodies were

Triumph, which struck a mine.

Since the beginning of the war and up to February 14, 8,969 Allied

tons of copper and lead.

signed to Germany,

This cargo. is belleved to be con-

and neutral ships have been con- REDS EXPELLED

voyed by the British

navy, of

IN PARIS

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

PARIS, Feb. 21, (UP).—The

which only 19 have been lost, among which were two neutrals, The Admiralty, in its statement, emphasised that the hunt for U-boats has been intensifed-dally, and that

at least four U-boats have been Chamber of Deputies has voted surak wiltin six days..

unanimously in favour of the Bill expelling Communists from the Chamber.

As a result, sixty members of the Chamber are now ousted. from their

seats.

German Losses German shippingt was also announced The following list of casualties to

by the Admiralty: The Altmark,

of approximately six of the Red 12,000 tons,

in grounded

Norway; Rostock (2,542 tons) seized by the Seven others escaped expulsion on Air raid alarms were general French; Alorea (1.927 tons) and the

the grounds that there was no clear throughout the entire country to-day.

Herrlichkelt trawler Aid Recommended

tons), case against them. by the Brilish; the Wakama However, it has been decided that SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Feb, 20 (UP)-Direct scuttled to avoid capture.

if they are later discovered to be and immediate military aid for Fin-

The brunt of the present lossey is actively trafficking with the Com- land was urged to-day by General being borne by neutrals, which munists. Sir Hubert Gough, famed Comman- reverses the position at the outbreak der of the 5th Army Division In the lot war. This is due largely to the Great War.

(288

$3771 tons) and Baldur (5,805 tonsii they will receive double punishment

to Japan in 1939 dropped by $8,257,- 000 below those of 1938, but that the loss was more than offset by the $21,090,000 gain in experts to Chino. American importa of Japanese goods were $101,190,000 last year, compared with $126,702,000 in 1935. Exports to Japan were $231,405,000 compared with $239,002,000.

The decline in United States ex-

ports occurred in raw cotton, petrol- eum products, automotive products, aircraft and parts.

Exports to China in 1930 totalled $55,800,000 as compared with $24,- 719,000 in 1938.

NAZIS

BETPAY UKRAINIANS

LONDON, Feb, 20 (Reuter).—Ac-

cording to the French radio a Polish

broadcast states that the German authorities have handed over to the Soviet # number of Ukrainian Nationalist leaders in accordance with the Soviet-German agreement. with the

Among those sent to Russia are members of the Ukrainian Legion, formed some years ago, and which originally directed against Soviet Russla.

wat

Some of those handed over lave already been shot by the Soviet.

SPANISH CIVIL WAR TOLL

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” MADRID, Feb, 20 (UP)—It' was revealed to-day by General Bermudez de Castro, in the course of a signed article, that 10 less than 77,000 Nationalist soldiers were killed or

General Gough was writing in the shipping.

casualties among unconvoyed neutral RE-OPENING OF died during the Spanish Civil War.

"Evening Star."

"We are mistress of the seas and

NANTAO

non-

Of these 70,000 perished on the East Coast Attacks we must make Norway and Sweden Several ships were attacked this

battlefields and a further 7,000 died LONDON,

Feb. 20 (Reuter).-

through illness. realise that their own existence afternoon by enemy planes of the

He also revealed that 750,000 peo- at sinke."

he declared.

SHANGILAI, Feb, 21 (Router).— ple, including soldiers and "In rescuing Finland, we would hire and Suffolk coasts.

Northumberland, Norfolk, Lincoln-According to the "China Press," combatants were sent to hospital for rescue Norway and Sweden."

French Concession and International treaunent during the course of the Soviet Raid Communiquo

An S.O.S. from one of the attacked Settlement trams and buses will be chips was heard by wireless listeners permitted

resultie services MOSCOW, Feb. 21 (Reuter)-A on the Norfolk coast. communique states that Soviet nvia-

Nantaa after formal re-opening to tion has successfully raided enemy were heard in south east Essex.

Air raid warnings and gunfire the general public on March 1 when no more passes will be required of troops and military objectives.

those entering the area.

brought down in air combats.

Forty-seven enemy planes were

All B. E. F. To

Have Leave

German Clam BERLIN, Feb. 20 (Reuter),.--The official German newn agency claims that "wo British mine-layers and an armed British

merchantman" were sunk by German piaries "in the course of reconnaissance flights to the English coast, Scotch east coral and the Shetland Islands."

No Confirmation LONDON, Feb, 20 (Reuter)—All original members of the BEF. are confirmation whatever of the Ger-

LONDON, Feb. 20 (Router),—Na | expected to have had leave by the man claims is available here. It is middle of March.

jstated that one fishingbeat was Announcing this in the House of tacked. Commons to-day, Mr. Oliver Stanley, the War Minister, said that arrange

ot-

He also said that 17,500 Tankers Wife Sues Former

dumped in the street by other mem-ments are now rapidly being made, bers of the family, --Neither ore as yet identified.

Banishment For Tree Wood Offence

Charged with unlawful possession of 50 cattles of tree wood at Decp- water Bay yesterday, Chan Ping, 18, was ordered to be expelled from the Colony when he appeared before Mr. Houston at Central Magistracy this morning. Sgt. Estall prosecuted.

have been recommended for com- missions and that 10,000 of these are

the now with

ometra Training Centres,

S.A. Minister Sees

The B.E.F.

Shanghai Broker

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

to

war.

in

The Japanese authorities are re- ported to have expressed the hope be restored to the pre-war that conditions in Nantao will thus level of public through the resumption utility facilities.

GERMANY'S THREAT TO SWEDEN

>>> FROM PAGE ONE

and that they can only be interned it they touch land.

not

Norway Has Not Yielded OSLO, Feb. 21 (Reuter)---"The Norwegian Government ከበይ yielded to pressure from any side, declared M. Koht, the Norwegian Foreign Minister, commenting on Mr. BRIDGEPORT, Conn. Feb. 20 Chamberlain's speech. (UP)-Mm. Helen Byram Burdick M.

suing for divorce from her husband in Koht added that in this case, an all others, the Norwegian Govern- Don Burdick, a former Shanghai ment had striven only to comply with broker.

International inw,

Altmark

She is charging him with cruelty He maintained that the PARIS, Feb. 20 (Router),The and demands the custody of their two. must be regarded as a warship and, South African minister to Paris is at children, Anna, aged 8, and Barbara, therefore, had the right to be refused present visiting the B.E.F.

Laged 0.

to be searched.

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