KWANGSI
THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 21, 1939
BATTLE
Pai Chung-Hsi's Troops Hold The Invaders
CHINESE SUCCESS ON COAST
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Kwang Chow Wan, To-day.
THE FIRST BIG BATTLE between the invading Japanese forces and the Chinese troops from Nanning occurred yesterday morning on Kwang- si soil some 20 miles from Nanning, according to reliable messages received here last night.. Furious fighting continued all day and into the night, the Japanese being supported by aircraft. The Chinese used howitzers, small field pieces and trench mortars in the hilly countryside. Three planes.are claimed by the Chinese to have been shot down.
The
Japanese are bringing up the coast north-west of the port have Yamehow to advanced inland and were yesterday heavy artillery from
NAZI PLANES OVER SWITZERLAND
Berlin, To-day.
The Swiss Minister In Berlin has protested to the Nazi Foreign Minister against the repeated flights of German aircraft over
·Swiss territory, and the fact that German anti-aircraft shells fell in the Basel region.
The German Minister in Berne expressed regret for the involus- tary violation of Swiss air space by German planes, but made no mention of German shells.-Reu- ter.
MR. CONGER FORCED OUT
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Berlin, To-day.
Mr. Beach Conger, Berlin correspondent of the "New York Herald Tribune," has had to leave Nazi Germany.
Mr. Conger reported unrest in the Reich, getting the information, he said, from several reliable sources.
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The Nazi Propaganda Ministry im- mediately told him to file a clear denial of his reports or else find his privileges cancelled and his de- spatches revoked. He was not al- lowed to use the telephone or the telegraph and was forbidden to at- tend the press conferences.
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Since it was impossible for to do his work in the face of this, Mr. Conger found himself obliged to leave.--Reuter.
GERMAN U-BOATS LAYING ZIG-ZAG PATTERN
endeavour to break through the Chin-reported near Limchowfu, north MINEFIELDS OFF ENGLAND
ese lines, which have halted the Ja- Pakhoi.
panese Nanning.
advance
further inland
to
CHINESE SUCCESS The Chinese claim another success along the coast at Fongshing, south- west of Yamchow, where the Japan- ́ese effected their second landing.
Following a furious counter-attack, the Chinese re-entered Fongshing yes-
and terday afternoon,
last night street clashes between the Chinese and the Japanese were reported.
Fires are also said to have been started in the town by the Chinese.- Our Own Correspondent.
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The Japanese apparently aim force the withdrawal of the Chinese from Pakhoi without fighting.
Limchowfu was heavily bombed yesterday and many civilians wounded and killed.
were
Japanese aircraft also dropped thousands of leaflets in other areas.
-Our Own Correspondent.
STORM TROOPS IN POLAND
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Berne, To-day.
THREAT TO PAKHOI Kwang Chow Wan, To-day. Pakhoi, which the Japanese yet made no determined occupy, is the rear.
Japanese troops which landed
A German broadcast yesterday have stated that a detachment of Storm effort to being threatened from
OFF THE RECORD
London, To-day. THE GERMAN PRACTICE of illegal mining out- side enemy territorial waters is nothing new. In June, 1915, four merchant ships and two destroy- ers were blown up on one day in a field near a sunk lightship where German mines were laid. The two explosions in the Simon Bolivar sinking suggests that the mine-field was laid in a zig-zag pattern.
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Troops arrived in Cracow on Sunday FAR EAST
and were put at the disposal of Dr. Frank, the Governor of German-occu- on pied Poland.-Havas.
WAR RISK
By Ed Reed CHANGES
London, To-day.
This is a type of sowing that is not practised in waters a nation's own fleet expects to use, because it is im- possible to plot the exact positions of the mines on the secret charts issued to commanding officers for guidance.
GERMAN TRICK -
The disaster occurred in a channel which is regularly swept, but there was no slackness on the part of the sweepers, since it is a favourite trick of German U-boat minelayers to ap- proach at periscope depth the area The Institute of London swept and sow mines shortly after.
The German denials are utterly Underwriters notify altera-
discredited because Britain obviously tions in the current schedule. would not mine without notification The alterations include voyages an established channel of seaborne within the area Siam-India-Dutch | traffic. Indies-Malaya-British North Borneo,
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'MINE CLUMPS
including voyages between the Germany has announced that the Straits and Indo-China not north mining of some areas, notably those of Saigon, which are henceforth closing the Baltic, is forcing neutrals 10/- per cent.
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to use the Kiel Canal, but German U-boats lay clumps of mines un- are announced in channels this side of inflict North Sea in order to
However, voyages between Mala- yan ports, excluding Singapore, 5/- per cent.-Reuter.
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TUBE STATIONS REOPENED
London, To-day.
a new
War conditions have not held up the progress of the £3,250,000 Lon- don tube extension.
Yesterday
line between Baker Street and Stanmore, eleven miles outside the centre of London, was opened.
New Intermediary stations have been provided at St. John's Wood and Swiss Cottage.
The Oxford Circus tube station, which with certain other stations had been closed since the war began for the provision food-proof doors, was also reopened yesterday, three days carlier than originally announced. British Wireless.“
covered and swept.
Many German mines have washed up on the east
been
coast.
Reuter.
CHINESE SUCCESSES IN SHANSI
Hingtsh, Shensi, To-day. Following their recapture of Vital- tow and Newwangmino, south-east of Puhsien in west Shansi, Chinese forces are now reported to be press- ing towards Kuchang.
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The Chinese advancing on Hellung- kwan have occupied several strategic points.........in......... thẻ.... suburbs. They pressing forward steadily, gen
In-south-east Shansi, the Chinese staged, successful ralds on the Japan- - ese at Hukwan and Lucheng week, slaying many of them.
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