THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 20, 1940
Japanese Debacle In North Kwangtung
CHINESE CLAIM OUTER DEFENCES OF CANTON ARE BEGINNING TO CRUMBLE
Chungking, To-day.
A MILITARY SPOKESMAN told the Central News in an
POLICE LONG
interview to-day that following the recent north SERVICE
Kwangtung debacle, the Japanese outer defence of
Canton is crumbling while the city itself is now sur- MEDALS
rounded by Chinese forces.
Three Japanese strongholds north of Canton, namely Tsung- fa, Fahsien and Kuntien, have reverted to Chinese con- trol, threatening the complete collapse of the invading forces in Kwangtung.
Reviewing the situation in Kwang- tung, the spokesman revealed that on the left wing the Japanese had been driven from the vicinity of Tsingyun right back to Kunyiu, only eighteen miles from Canton.
VANISHED AFTER HEAD BLOW
His Excellency
the Governor has
been pleased to authorize the follow- ing police medal awards:—
Colonial Police Long Service Medal: European Contingent, Inspector Louis Rampling Whant, Inspector- Frederick Douglas Bishop Tuckett, Sub-Inspector-Bernard Thorpe, Sub- Inspector-Walter Henry Nolloth and | Sub-Inspector-George William More-
ton.
Indian Contingent.-Sergeant Major -Hasse Khan, Police Sergeant-Taje
Khan, Police Sergeant Chanchall Investigating a noise at the front |Singh and Lance Sergeant-Fatteh door in the early hours of the morn- | Khan.
BAD RAILWAY SMASH IN GERMANY
́(BPECIAL TO ́"CHINA_MAIL")"
Berne, To-day. The eleventh serious railway acoldent in the Relch, sinos No vember 4, occurred when a pas- senger train crashed Into a freight 'train near Cracow.
Five were killed and over 50 Injured/Havas.
WHEAT SUBSIDY RESTORED
New York, To-day, The Department of Agri- culture has reinstated the wheat export subsidy on shipments from the Pacific Coast to Chinà and ~ Hong Kong.
On the centre, along the Canton- Hankow, Railway, Chinese forces had driven the invaders back from Pakonghow to Kuntien, a distance of 22 miles.
Fahsien, 25 miles north of Canton, was regained by the Chinese forcesing, an Ipswich man found his 17- Cantonese Contingent-Police Ser- on January 12.
year-old son, who had vanished four geant-Lau Iu, Police Sergeant-Wong the flour subsidy programme to in- The Department hás alto extended days before, exhausted in the front Yat Ming, Police Sergeant Yim Ki,clude exports to these places. porch.
Lance Sergeant-Mak Siu Po, Police The youth, Rhys Wyn Thomas, of Constable-Lam Man, Police Constable assist meeting the special wheat sur- The action was taken primarily to Tomline-road, disappeared after re--Lam Yee and Police Constable-Lia celving a kick on the head while play- Fuk. ing in a Rugby match against his old school.
Two days' continuous struggle pre- ceded the Chinese success. The Ja- panese retreating from Fakong held
desperately on to their last stronghold. The Japanese have now retreated to Kaotsenghu.
On the right wing, Chinese forces ⚫ are only 25 miles from Canton, hav- ing successively driven the Japanese from Leunghow and Shenkong.
On the extreme right flank, the Japanese are rallying at Tsengshing, which is under constant Chinese pressure. Central News.
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POSTS
CONFIRMED
His Excellency
the Governor
After the match he complained of pains in the head. The following day he was in great pain and went to his bedroom to lie down.
First Bar to the Colonial Police Long Service Medal:-Indian Contingent.- Acting Sub-Inspector-Arjan Singh and Police Sergeant-Hazara Singh,
Cantonese Contingent-Police Ser- geant-Ho Piu, Police Sergeant-Ip A few minutes later he had disap-Chak and Police Sergeant-Li Sung. peared and no trace of him could be found by his father or the police.
Four days later Thomas found him self 80 miles away in London. He had with him enough money to travel Colchester.
to
From there he had to complete the Journey on foot, most of it in the black-out. has He is now undergoing treatment at
been pleased, under instructions from home for the effects of what is believ- the Right Honourable the Secretary of ❘ed to be delayed concussion. State for the Colonies, to appoint the following officers, with effect from the dates shown:-
Mr. Clifford George Solls, M.A. (Oxon.), to be Director of Education, with effect from 29th November, 1938. Mr. William Lucas Handyside, M.A., B.Sc., to be a Senior Inspector of Schools, with effect from 29th Novem- ber, 1938.
Mr. George Edger Skynner Upsdell, M.A., to be Principal, Central British School, with effect from 1st January, 1939.
Mr. David Morgan Richards, B.A., to be a Senior Master, Education De- partment, with effect from 29th November, 1938.
Mr. George Walker Reeve, B.A., to be Senior Master, Education Depart- ment, with effect from 1st January:
1939.
SIR HENRY POLLOCK
RE-APPOINTED"^^
His Majesty the King has been pleased to approve the appointment of the Honourable Sir Henry Edward Pollock, K.C., to be an Unofficial Mem-
of the Legislative Council for a further period of four years, with of fect from the 17th January, 1940,
DUTCH AIR LINER. IN
JOHANNESBURG
JAPANESE LOSSES
Fancheng, Hupeh, To-day. Upwards of 3,000 Japanese have been killed, one plane shot down, over 10 tanks destroyed and a large núm- ber of machine-guns and rifles cap- tured by the Chinese during recent fighting around Sulhsien.
Isolated Japanese units rounded-Central News.
are
sur-
STRIKE RUMOURS
Chungking, To-day. ported to be instigating
Wang Ching-wei's agênts ́ ̈are --re- # general strike among the postal, electric and water supply workers in the Interna- tional Settlement around the Chinese New Year. Central News,
HONAN RETREAT
Loyang, To-day.
Second Bar to the Colonial Police Long Service Medal;-Cantonese Con- tingent. Sergeant Major-Kwan Hing Nam.
plus problem in the North-West, where it is estimated there is a surplus of approximately 25,000,000 bushels. will be announced later. Reuter. ...
The rate of subsidy for four exports
POST OFFICE CHANGE
His Excellency the Governor has ap- pointed Mr. Robert Andrew Dermod Forrest to be Postmaster General, with effect from 12th January, 1940, and as a competent authority for the purposes [of regulation 7 of the Colonial De- fence Regulations. Mr. Edward Ir- vine Wynne-Jones has been appoint- Mr. Ernest Hillas Williams has re-ed to be Labour Officer, with effect sumed duty as Crown Counsel.
from 15th January."
WANG DISSENSION. RUMOURS
JAPANESE LEADER AND PEIPING'S POSITION
Peiping, To-day. APPARENTLY WITH THE aim of clearing rumours of dissension between the Peiping provisional government and Wang Ching-wei and his fol- Towers, Lt.-Gen. Kita, Director of the North China liaison office of the China-Affairs Board, told foreign correspondents in an interview yes- terday that the provisional government would extend full co-operation with the proposed new central regime.
Tovern-
Lt-Gen. Kita declared that the pro-, it in line with the -c visional governments might lose their ment, but this would be slow Hard pressed, Japanese units in title but there must be a concentra- gradual-Reuter. Wu-an, in the northern tip of Honan, tion of administrative efforts be are preparing to withdraw. They tween Peiping and Nanking, and have torn down wires and storehouses, "no separate government.” -Central News,
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