THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 6, 1989.
RUSSIA AND
THE
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BALKANS
London, To-day.
- Official circles in Belgrade learn that Russia considers the preservation of the status quo of the Balkans an indispensable condition for the security of the Black Sea, according to the Yugo-Slav wireless. Reuter.
FRENCH SURPRISE ATTACK CAPTURES BORG FOREST: OPENS UP NEW STRATEGY
Paris, To-day.
CENTRE OF INTEREST on the Western Front has shifted to the so-called Saar-Moselle corridor, immdiately east of Luxembourg,
EMPIRE PARLEYS
London, To-day, · The New Zealand representative to come to London for the Empire con-
By a surprise attack near the Luxembourg frontier
the French have succeeded in totally occupying sultations announced by the Secre- tary for the Dominions in the House the Borg Forest..
of Commons on Wednesday will be
Shock troops consolidated the positions won in this Mr. Peter Fraser, acting Prime Min-
area.
The Germans are making desperate efforts to prevent the French from
making further progress on the west- ORGANISED.
ern part of the corridor because in the first place the French advance would threaten any German plan to violate the neutrality of Luxembourg in or-
BICYCLE
der to give themselves more room to THEFTS
manoeuvre.
Moreover, if the French succeeded
in reaching the outskirts of Beuren, Described as members of an organ- six miles from the French frontier, theisation engaged in stealing bicycles on advanced works of the Siegfried Line the mainland, three Chinese were be-
further south would be threatened fore Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen this
from the flank and might easily be taken by a bold stroke.
The whole corridor would than be endangered and the domination of the corridor, which some milltary observers belleve to be in alght, would enable the French to wheel round to the east and concentrate on a vast new sector,
Such big operations would naturally require careful consideration and- ample supplies.
to
morning.
Accused. Kong Kam, 26, was given three months' hard labour; Kong Suen, 26, four months; and Lau Cham, 23, one month.
Chief Detective Inspector A. E. Carey said that accused, believed to have been directed by others, were arrested on information.
HAWKERS RESENTFUL
Observera дго beginning wonder whether the German Gen. eral Staff might prefer a great frontal attack against the Maginot Line to flank attacks through neutral countries. Reason is that among the
How unlicensed Ash hawkers model German tanks is a heavy type Hunghom Market engaged the Police carrying six-inch guns, apparently in a fight yesterday was mentioned in intended for operations against mas-the Kowloon Police Court this morn- sive fortifications. Reuter.
new
SHARP CLASH OF TANKS
Paris, To-day.
at
ing when four men were charged with hawking without licences.
A watchman, sald the Sanitary In- spector, had his fingers almost chop- ped off by one of the hawkers who Messages from Luxembourg report|resented police interference. that after a short combat at close Mr. E. Himsworth fined each de- quarters between French and German fendant $25, or five weeks' imprison- tanks, the French captured the Borgment. Forest, near the Luxembourg fron- tler. Reuter.
"CALM ON THE WHOLE”
WOMAN RUN
Parle, To-day DICE GAME
The latest communique states that the day was calm on the whole.
Activity was shown by reconnats- cance parties on both sides at differ- ent points of the Front. - Reuter,
JAPANESE AIR LOSSES.
Chungking, To-day.
A foreign réport confirms that heavy losses were sustained by the Japanese in Hankow during the Chinese air
attack on Tuesday.
It is stated that 24 of the Japanese planes grounded at the air-feld were completely wrecked while more than Japanese airmen
A police party headed by Sergeant Whitley last night raided a dice gam- bling den, run by women of the mah-type, in a house in Matauwel Road.
The police arrested 25 women, who appeared before Mr. E. Himsworth at | Kowloon this morning.
First accused, Lau Sam, 29, charged. with keeping a gaming house was fined $80, or six weeks hard labour, while the other 24 women were each finèd $1.
GERMAN TROOP MOVEMENTS
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ADMIRAL VON SCHEER LATEST
JAPAN RUNS INTO SNAGS
Peiping, To-day. There is little likelihood of the Japanese-occupied parts of China having a new "Cen- tral Government" by October |10 (the "Double Tenth"), the anniversary of the founding of the Chinese republic, ac- cording to well-informed Chinese political quarters here.
It is learned, that Wang Ching-wei, the Provisional Government in North China, and the Reformed Government in Nanking are still far from agree- ment in regard to the composition and nature of the proposed administration. This lack of unity is stated to be causing the Japanese some anxiety.
A Japanese Army mouth-piece an- nounced that the leaders of the Pro- visional and Reformed governments will see Wang again soon to discuss the establishment of the new regime.
It is understood that the Provisional Government, while willing to accept the authority of the government plan- ned by Wang, insists on retaining its separate entity and authority north of the Yellow River. Reuter.
ANTI-BRITISH CAMPAIGN
"elping, To-day. The anti-British movement in Pel- ning has led to the closing of two British mission schools.
A local Chinese newspaper says
London, To-day. Reports that the Nazi 10,000-ton pocket battleship "Admiral Scheer" is in the that the schools were forced to close South Atlantic are neither because the agitation resulted in most denied nor confirmed in Lon-students seeking entry in other don.
schools.
The movement against British mis-. Steps have been taken to deal withsions elsewhere In North China is the raider, though no Indication is believed to have caused the closing of given of its identity.
nearly every mission station the provinces of Hopel, Shansi and North Honan. Reuter.
Meanwhile, the 31 survivors of the British steamer Clement, which was: the raider's first victim, have landed safely at Pernambuco, in Brazil.
The chlaf officer of the Clément stated that in his view that vessel sank them was, in fact, the "Ad-
mirai Schoor.” Router.
MEETING OF PRIVY COUNCIL
London, To-day. The King held a ̃Privy Council at Buckingham Palace yesterday.
Those present were Lord Stanhope (the Lord President), Lord Snell (the Labour Peer), Sir Reginald Dorman- Smith (Minister of Agriculture) and Sir Hugh O'Neill (Under-Secretary for India);Reuter.
FLAG DAY ON TUESDAY
Some 20,000 paper replicas of the Chinese national flag were issued to- day by the Hong Kong Chinese Education Association to schools in the Colony.
The flags are to be sold to raise war refugee funds in connection with the Double Tenth.
The entire Colony, including the New Territories, - Aberdeen, Shauki- wan, Happy Valley, Causeway Bay, Wanchal, is being "covered".
Last year over $13,500 was raised.
SINGAPORE
CONCERN IN SHANGHAI
BAN CAUSES
Native goods manufacturers in Shanghai are reported to have been hard hit by the regulations newly en forced by authorities in Singapore for the purpose of limiting importation of goods made in countries not linked with the sterling bloc. Altogether. 34 kinds of grods have been forbidden by the Singapore government to be Imported to that.port
One of the new regulations is said to provide that overseas Chinese living in Singapore cannot remit more than $500 each to their mother country This restriction is stated to-be causing marly inconveniences to relatives of London, To-day. the overseas Chinese there who live An oil depot fire lasted three hours. Bratislava, capital of Slovakia, pro-time to time from
German troops are passing through in China and who receive money from their relatives ---Central News.
sumably en route to Vienna-Reuter, I trading in the British port.
and ground staff killed and wounded
40 were damaged.
tatalled over 130.
Native goods manufacturers in Shanghai are affected by the new re- gulations because, finding it hard to push the sale of their products in the Interior, they have been dependent on sending goods to foreign ports and colonies in order to continue their business. The Chinese Consul-Gener- al in Singapore is stated to be negotiating with the authorities there for modifying the regulations, so that.. Chinese goods may be imported more freely.
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Among the banned goods are said to be cotton. liquors, tobacco, glass, comaht, árticles made of materials other than iron, electric articles, cotton threads and other cotton goods, silk, wool, imitation pearls, curlos cosmetic articles, lamps, musical - In-* struments, medicines, etc.