ARMS FOR CHINESE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22941, 20 January 1938, Page 11

ARMS FOR CHINESE

SUPPLIES "VIA HONGKONG i JAPANESE ALLEGATION ITALY DESPATCHING MOST By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright (Received January 10, 5.5 p.m.) TOKIO, Jan. 18 The Asahi Shimbun alleges that Customs and other authoritative figures show that between December 25 and January 15, Chinese war supplies through Hongkong consisted of 54 aeroplanes, 4500 tons of explosives, 1450 tons of barbed wire, 3500 tons of railway material and 2500 rifles and machine-guns. Italy was the largest supplier, and then Britain, Germany and the United States.

INCIDENT AT TSINGTAO SIGNALLERS DRIVEN OUT BRITONS AND AMERICAN - * A ROUTINE APOLOGY (Received January 10, 5.5 p.m.) SHANGHAI, Jan. 18 A belated despatch from Tsingtao, Shantung, discloses that _ Japanese marines who were about to occupy tho signal station, drove out two British and one American signallers belonging to the cruisers Dorsetshire and Marblehead at the point of the bayonet. Strong protests evoked a routine apology from Vice-Admiral Tovoda and the incident is regarded as closed.

SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC 53 DEATHS IN WEEK (Received January 10, 5.5 p.m.) HONGKONG. Jan. 18 In the week ended January 15, there were 53 deaths from smallpox in Hongkong. Ifc is the worst epidemic for a decade. The outbreak is partly attributed to the influx of refugees from the war zone.