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FURIOUS BATTLE RAGING FOR NANKING
Defenders Desperately Resist Invaders
AMAZING
HEROISM
Of Nanking Defenders
Shanghai, Dec. 11
Japanese here confidently. though entirely without reRSON, belleve the present battle for Nanking will prove decisive
UNIFICATION OF CHINA Bishop Yu's Appeal
To The Conscience Of The World'
was
Paris, Dec. 11. Nanking, Dec. 11.
Unification of China" was prac- The fate of the city appears to The Japanese are concentrat- tically completed, owing to the be sealed. Chinese soldiers, rung ing their main attack on the tireless efforts of General Chiang ning the gauntlet of a vigorous South Gate, where the Chinese Kai-shek, when his work Japanese ofensive from three defenders are giving ample testi-interrupted by the present con- sides, are making a last desperate mony of their determination to fillet, declared Bishop Yu Pin of stand to defend the nation's capl-nght to the lust.
Nanking in a statement to the tal against capture by the Japan-
press here yesterday. ese.
The Taiping Gate, south-east of Lotus Lake, is also the scene of another bloody struggle. This point is evidently considered by the Japanese as the most vulner able sector of the defence
The Chinese
According to a Japanese report. early this morning the situation of the Chinese defenders W3S "'ex- tremely critical," although their staunch stand is being continued
truly night is desplic the incessant pounding of heroic, and in street fighting, at their positions by Japanese artil-
which the Chinese soldier excels. lery and the bombardment
they have taken a heavy toll of communication lines and concen-
the Japanese in spite of the lat- tration points by endless relays of ter's mechanised superiority. Japanese planes.
of
Blood ran dark on the cobbled streets of Nanking last night as the Chinese fought desperately against the advancing Japanese.
According to Japanese reports honour of being the first Japanese troops to enter the his- toric walled Inner City went to a
by force commanded
Colonel Wakizaka,
the
DEATH TRAP When the news of the success of Colonel Wakizaka's troops reached the main forces beyond the walls. there were lusty shouts of "Barzal" from thousands of throats, rising above the unceasing din of rifles, machine-guns, trench mortars and howitzers. An hour later field wireless brought congratulations from General Matsui, who added: "highly appreciate the successful attainment of your difficult task."
Japanese sources state that seven other bodies of Japanese troops with a large number of tanks are now attempting to force their way into the city from the north-east and south.
A way of retreat is still open to the defenders across the Yangtze but unless they slipped out during the night. Nanking is expected to be a death trap for them to-day, when the Japanese aeroplanes re sume their activity.
Chinese circles admit that fur- ther defence has co military vaule," but is important as a symbol that China will resist. They assert that the loss of Nanking is like the loss of Shanghai. It marks" only a phase of the war. Reuter
"HANDS OFF" POLICY
Japanese Press Advises Third Parties
Shanghai, Dec. 11. Reviewing the issues involved in the current Chinese customis prob- lem, the Shanghal "United News," an influential Japanese newspaper, advises third parties to exercise a "hands off" policy in the matter.
This journal asserts that it was shown it was clearly understood abroad that Japan is negotiating with the Customs as an organ of the Chinese Government, but not with third parties, regarding the control of the customs.
Any attempt by persons of other nationalities, whatever their post-
The Kuanghua Gate, which fell into Japanese hands yesterday, was re-captured this morning.
Chinese reports claim that the first Japanese onslaught, which was to have resulted in a runaway victory according to Japanese calculations, has definitely broken down.
TENACITT AND STOICISM While this is possibly a triffe too optimistic, it is certain that the soon have to re- Japanese will organise their forces, many of the attacking columns having been literally decimated.
The Japanese, in their intense bombardment this morning which preceded the infantry attack, used trench mortars in addition to
howitzers.
The Japanese air force is also being overworked, and one Air raid follows the other in quick succession.
Communism had suffered a de-
cisive detent in China, he declared.. and no-one seriously considered beginning a new Communistic ex- periment.
The anti-communistic movement in China grew out of the people since Communism themselves, contradicted every Chinese tradi- tion.
It was obvious that Communism did not provide the real grounds for Japanese invasion, but was be- ing used as pretence for lustifying an unjust action.
The Generalissimo had always evidenced open sympathy for Ca- tholle missions and Catholicism in general in China.
Chinese were not divided in any way on the religious question.
ECONOMIC VIEWPOINT Praising the patriotism of his countrymen, he related the story of the poor coolle who, in thirty years of hard wor, had accumu- lated $200 but turned it over to the state immediately the appeal was made to the nation
Declaring that the Chinese peo- ple preferred death to humiliation, he emphasised that right would triumph in the end.
Fall of Nanking would by no means signify that resistance was broken, since from the economic This, combined with the three- viewpoint this was by no means the fold infantry attack, is demonstrat-vital centre of China, and an un- the so-called Imited expanse still remained in ing to civilians in safety zone
the hands of the Generalissimo.
the frightfulness of large-scale modern warfare.
There is no doubt that the Chinese are inferior to the enemy in equipment, but their tenacity and stoleism are beyond comparë, and they are undoubtedly teach- ing the Japanese many lessons Tranibeeon.
KEEPING ARMY
The Chinese people earnestly desired peace and order but there was no thought other than to re- sixt till the laat.
Discussing conditions prevailing especially in hospitais, he declared that an extreme dearth of medical *ippues existed, Eur that nurses and missionarles were carrying on In heroic manner
He announced that he would STANDARD HIGH con publish a brochure in which he would appeal to the conscience of the world. "ransoccan
London, Dec. 11. Speaking at Devonport this afternoon the War Secretary sald the army was growing in size every day. The number of re- cruits between August and Novem-planes flying to Australia to at- ber showed an increase of -2,489
over that for the corresponding perlod of 1938.
It had to be remembered that British standards for entry into the army were considerably high- er. according to his information, than in any other European coun- try. If anyone had the impression Great Britain had difficulty in attracting recruits to the army they ought-to-be-told-there-was- no lack of applicants. The diff- culty resided in the high standard the applicants had to
attain. Last year, for example, 18.000 men were rejected on medical and physical grounds.
Later in the day in a speech at tions, at interference in negotia-Flymouth, Mr. Hore Bellsha was tions now proceeding between able to reveal that the recruiting Japan and the Chinese Customs for the territorial army in Novem- ber constituted a new record. He sald that 4.000 was the largest number taken in for any Novem- ber since the war. British Wireless
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The newspaper declares: "View- ed in this light we cannot but' consider any move taken by third parties Interfering with Sino- Japanese negotiations or exerting authorities in order to protect illegal pressure on the Customs their own interests and vested rights, as an unfriendly get to- wards Japan."--- Reuter
MR. ALFRED LANDON Refuses To Be Candidate For Republican Presidential Nomination In 1940
Washington, Dec. 10. Mr. Alfred Landon, former Governor of Kansas, who un- successfully contested the last Presidential election, stated that he would not be a candidate for the Republican presidential nomi- nation in 1940. He would not ac- cept the nomination if it were offered him, he said....
Governor Landon W28 Re- publican nominee in the 1936 election and was heavily defeated by President Roosevelt.m Beuter
UNCOMPLETED GUN LEFT TO MUSEUM
Capetown, Dec. 10. The late Mr. B. F. Baden-Powell, brother of Lord Baden-Powell, left an uncompleted invention to the Pretoria Museum. It is the model of a new type of anti-aircraft gan on which he had been working for ten years before his death.
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Berlin, Dec. 12: Eight Germans bave been sentenced to imprison=" ment for listening-in to a broad- cast from Moscow. Charges of high treason arose out of the allegation that' accused were strengthening the Communist falth by listening-in to Moscow. Ben- tences passed range from to 24 years' hard labour to 12 months simple imprisonment --- Reuter
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