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MAGNIFICENT RESPONSE TO CHINA'S CALL TO ARMS
Policemen Also Enlist
Hankow, June 16...
Chinese in the south-western province of Kxelchow are res- ponding in large numbers to the call to arms. Latest naws dos- patches from Kwelyang, the provincial capital, gayɛ two interesting Instances abowing the enthusiasm of people there to serve China | against the Japanese.
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When the call for conscripts came for the fourth time since the war to Lips, a district in southern Kweichow, all able-bodied and trained me in the district assembled to draw lots in order to decide who were to go to the war.
man.
Great was the disappointment of the policemen when the draw
Among them were two police-
FLOODS HAMPER JAPANESE
(Continued from Page 1) OTHER RIVERS OVERFLOW
Shanghai, June 16.
A Japanese naval spokesman ad- mitted last night that the breaches In the dykes of the Yellow River have caused the overflow of the Hwai, Kwangisi and Ying Rivers in Anhwel
al
According to the Shanghai Even- ing Post and Mercury, one breach
was against them. Their officers, FRENCH PLANE of the Yellow River is as wide as
| knowing how the two men felt, tried to make it easier for them
by saying: "Well, be patient.
Your chance to serve the country
will surely come next time." They ald not want to wait. That night. the two pp.icemen left and walked tó a neighbouring town where they lost no time in enlisting.
Another remarkable case of eagerness to meet the Japanese
face to face was reported from Tungtse, a district in northern Kwelchow, bordering on Szechuan. A-50-year-old school teacher kept on calling at the county yamen everyday and requesting that he | be permitted to join the army for active service. Time and again he was turned away on account of iis age.
CONSTRUCTION
Denies Partition
Of Production..... With England
Paris, June 16.
150 metres and the flood has reach- ed Chungmou. on the Lunghal Railway. The Chengchow-Kaifeng highway is under ten feet of water. and the situation is worsened, by heavy rain during the past several days.
The flood is seriously hampering Japanese military movements des- pite the claim that the Japanese advance to Chengehow will be con- tinued.(International).
In connection with the explana tions given by the Air Minister, M. Guy La Chambre, before the TREMENDOUS DAMAGE" Chamber's Air Commission, it is
Shanghai, June 18. stated here that the Minister em- Upwards of 2,000 villages have phatically denied the rumours that been flooded and some 300,000 France and England had concluded persons are affected in
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an agreement according to 'which ways by the overflowing of the Yel- England reserved to herself the low River in consequence of the exclusive right of constructing destruction of dykes, according to bombers whilst France would con- a statement issued here today by was so tine herself to building pursuit Japanese Headquarters. Finally the magistrate moved by the man's patriotism planes,
The statement asserts that prác- that ne admitted the school It is added that the Minister in- tically no loss of life has beer. teacher into an army
training formed the Commission that stan-aused by the food among Japan- camp Central News).
dardised production of the best jese troops,-/Transocean). French type of pursuit plane, the
URGENT RELIEF MEASURES Morane 406, had already begun and that within the next three months
Hankow, June 191 Urgent flood relief measures were France would be in a position to produce more than 200 machines decided upon at an emergency meeting of the Executive Yuan at monthly.
summoned by Dr. H.H. Kung, Pre... | Japan sident of the Yuan, yesterday.
BANDITS WANT TO FIGHT
JAPANESE
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Canton. June 16. Several hundred bandits Paklo, east of here on the East
From March 1939 onwards it is River, recently asked for in-calculated that the monthly output corporation into the Chinese army will amount to about 250 machines. to fight the Japanese. It is Learned that they will be reor~ ganised into guerilla units.(Cen- tral News).
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FURIOUS ANKING COUNTER-ATTACK
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It is claimed that Chinese artil- lery had sunk six Japanese motor boats and more than 20 canvas boats. Indieting many
casualties.- (Reuter).
STIFF STAND
Shanghai, June 18.
(Transocean).
NAZIS EXCUSE LOAN DEFAULT
According to the measures. the Yellow River Conservancy Com- mission will be instructed to close the dyke breaches, as soon 25 possible. Mr. Chu Yang- kuang.. Vice-Chairman of the National Relief Commission, will take charge of urgent relief in the flood areas, while the various provincial governments concerned
High Minister Says will be ordered to take appropriate
Interest Too High
Berlin, June 16. Speaking at Bremen ou the principles of Germany's foreign trade policy and problems of in- ternational Indebtedness, Herr Walter Funk. Minister of Econo- mics, declared that such political,
measures for flood prevention and to extend adequate relief to the flood "refugees.(Central News).
TIMES COMMENT
a
ON FLOODS
London, June 16. indebtedness as the Dawes and "It is still difficult to gauge the Young loans had brought Ger- Blood's effect on Japanese strategy
Chinese defence," many to the verge of destruction.and
says The The prestige of National 80- Times this morning in a leading Chinese troops are today amass- ed at Chienshan, 15 miles north-clalist Germany, he declared, could article on the Yellow River floods.
"The Japanese are now unable west of Anking, where a stiff stand no longer tolerate the present un- is made against further Japanese justinably high rates of interest, to reach Chengchow, and it must and an early agreement must be be admitted that they are not like- » reached assuring their reduction ly to have been primarily, respon- Japanese forces west of Hofel to a more normal Agure.
sible for breaching the dykes and attempted to effect a function with Germany. he said. would meet thus delaying their own progress. their units in Anking, but were re-every "commercial debt honestly "The undeclared war looks like. pulsed by the Chinese at Tung-but regarded the system of politi-drugging on for many months, and chen, midway between Hofel and ca: debts as incompatible with the tone of the Inspired Japanese Anking:
the Nazi économic system
Herr Funk described tl,
advance...
The loss of Anking was die to
preas suggests that the expense and Aus-duration of the struggle are begin- ning to tell on the nerves of Japan-
is made against further Japanese trian loan as an example of a troops, who took advantage of a political loan and declared that in blinding fog. There are not strate-the light of international practice gic defences or natural barriers Germany could not be expected to around the provincial capital assume responsibility for Austrian
state debts.--(Reuter). (International).
ADVANCE UN SHUCHENG.
Chengchow, June 16. After a fierce engagement yester- day with 2,000 Japanese troops west of Taochicheng, a small village
about 40 kilometres south of Hofel,
a strong column of Chinese troops
CLOSE RUN IN GOLD CUP
London, June 16. The Gold Cup, run over 24 miles"
is advancing twards Shucheng, at Ascot today, proved to be quite which they had previously abana close race for the 10 starters. Coned.
Flares (100/7) won by a neck from Buckleigh (100/8), while Shucheng, according to military Senor (8/1) was again a neck be- reports, has so far not been oc-hind the second.-(Reuter). cupied by the Japanese.--(Central News).
HEAVY FIGHTING
Luan, June 16.
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CHINESE AIR SUCCESS
(Continued from Page 1)
A Government official stated that the planes were twin-engined |heavy bombers, carrying five air- men aplece.' He added that - five were definitely shot down and the, sixth hit and believed to be
TOM SMITH
POSTPONES
WEDDING damaged.
Heavy Sighting razed simultane- omly east" and south of Shucheng, in the vicinity of Hwoshan and
· SPEEDY: PLANES Tungcheng, between Japanese and Tom Smith, Preston North End According to Chinese reports, Chlaese forces throughout this and Scottishi International contre- the 12 Chinese' pursuit planes took morning and afternoon.
half, 'who received a›severe leg in-off on the sounding of the alarm
In the vicinity of Hwoshin, 50ry in a match in Prague recent and climbed to a height of 18.000 kilometres east of Shucheng, they. has had to postpone his wedding feet, when they cruised about in Japanese advance has been check-to-Miss Margaret Gilmour, his readiness for the invaders which ed by determined Chinese resis- Miss Gilmour said: "Tom sent three. The Chinese machines
pretty Sanquhar fiancee.
appeared flying in formations of tance. Further south, near Tung- cheng, violent fighting is proceed-e postcard from hospital in swooped down and gave no chance ing in the outadrţs of the city at Budapest and told me not to worry to the Japanese, who immediately
His foot is in plaster of parts, broke formation. Takwan and Baokwan.
| but he expects to be home in Pres. It is officially stated that the Altogether it is estimated that ton within a weak Chinese machines were capable of about 4,000 Japanese troops are
Smith was to have been given more than 300 miles per hour, but engaged in the fighting near a civic reception in his home town, Chinese headquarters are not pre- Hwoshan and Tungcheng(Cen-Old Cumnock, Ayrshire. This also pared-to state the make of the tral News).
has been postponed.
machines.(Reuter),
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