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CANTONESE TROOPS' SMASHING
VICTORY IN TEHAN AREA
Japanese Regiments
Annihilated
EXCEEDS BIG SUCCESS
AT TAIERCHWANG
HANKOW, OCTOBER 10,
AN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE STATES THAT TWO REGIMENTS
CHANG OF JAPANESE TROOPS AT WANCHIALING AND KULING. TO THE WEST OF TEILAN, WERE PRACTICALLY AN- NIHILATED BY THE CHINESE AS A RESULT OF A THREE-DAY ENVELOPING ATTACK,
THE VICTORY EXCEEDS THE FAMOUS CHINESE SUCCESS AT TALERCHWANG IN MAGNITUDE. The battlefield, according to dispatch. is literally strewn with Japanese dead, rifles, machine- guns, field pieces and ammunition.
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NO LESS THAN 20,000 JAPANESE are claimed to have been wiped
gut, these comprising two whole divisions.
Crack Cantonese units" are said to be responsible for the victory. They are reported to have stormed the Japanese positions situated in the hills to the west of Tehan.
JUBILATION IN CANTON
Canton, Oct. 10. LIMAXING ล half-hearted celebration of the Double Tenth, literally thousands of crackers were let off here this evening when news of the Chinese victory by Cantonese, troops in the Tehan area be- came known.
The entire city was "a""scene of jubilation the populace in reneral making merry.
Renter telephoned the news to General Wo Te-chen within an hour of the Kwangtung Govér- nor receiving an urgent tele- phone call from the General- Issimo's headquarters in Han- |kow.—Reuter.
Under the command of General Heuch Yuch they are reported to have entirely wiped out the greater part of the Japanese defenders.
Suicide Leap
From Hotel
CONTON MAN KILLED WITH WILL IN
Canton, Oct. 9.
LI Aing, whose antecedents are unknown to the police and to the two sing-song girls whom he had called dally to his roomi in the White. Cloud Hotel, had been planning, suicide a long time. His will' had been written out; and was in his pocket when he jumped yesterday at- ternoon from the lith floor of the Of Kwan Hotel,
Going to the Ol Kwan tea-room. he had had a high tea with his girl companions, and when they
| left him, Li Ming said goodbye with a smile. He went out on to the root garden outside the tea-room throughout Hankow. It was relay-door and leapt over the parapet. ed by telephone to all the provin- cial capitals. Firecrackers were set off to celebrate the victory...
HEAVY FIGHTING
THE CHINESE STARTED THEIR
Landing on a parked motor car, the body struck the windshield, and was horribly mutilated by the glass. Our Own Correspondent.
OFFENSIVE in the afternoon of October 7. After heavy fighting. they completely cut the enemy's rear and re-captured Wangchia- shan and Laohuchien, two neigh- bouring heights, last night. Pur- ther tightening their cordon, they†--. defeated the Japanese.
"Only a small unit of some "200 Japanese succeeded in breaking through the Chinese cordon and fled in a northerly direction with the Chinese in hot pursuit,
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The crushing defeat sustained by the Japanese 108th Division and the 149th Regiment of the 101st Division. west of Tehan, as official- ly announced by a communique of the Military Affairs Commission. was the heaviest so far suffered by the invaders on the Nanchang- Khilang-front.
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NEW FLYING ..
ROUTES
Britain And South America
London, Oct. - 10. It is stated that the creation of various new flying routes is contemplated with the ob- ject of establishing regular services with distant parts of the British Empire and also between England and South America.
One of the new routes is destin- ed" "to" "connect. Great Britain-with-
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"AN EXCELLENT VIEW of the Mayo composite craft showing Mercury, the upper component, astride the parent Mais. The Mercury, although I failed to break the non-stop long stance flight record by 300 miles, gained the world's long distance re- cord for seaplanes.
PEACE AND ORDER
IN PALESTINE
High Commissioner Will Return To-morrow
MARTIAL LAW HINT
London, October 10.
The "Daily Telegraph" to-day comments on the decision of the Secretary of State for the Colonies to send 5,000 additional troops to Palestine, and states that the High Commissioner for Palestine, Str Harold MacMichael, will return to Jerusalem equipped with full au- thority for the re-establishment of peace and order in all parts of the country. The opinion is growing that the Government will soon at- nounce the abandonment of the parthioning plan in favour of one for a unified Palestine.
Calling attention to the fact that creases the difficulty of'arriving at with latest reinforcements the any solution. British forces in Palestine number Commenting on the action of 18,000 military and 8,000 police the Colonial Ministry in sending cfacials, the paper presses the additional troops to Palestine, the opinion that martial law will be Times", "declares that, this in- imposed on the entire country dicates he definite Intention on In an interview granted to the the part of the British Government |paper “Iraqi” the Foreign Minister to re-establish- normal conditions |declared that immigration" into without further delay.
Palestine should be stopped im- It is probable, according to the mediately since this method in-paper, that the High Commissioner will return to Jerusalem: on Wednesday.Transocean.
Canada Delighted At BOMBS DROPPED
Royal Decision
„Ottawa, October : 10.
All Canadian papers in big headlines" and " editóriais ~wel- come the forthcoming visit of the King and Queen,
The Prime Minister, Mr. Mackenzie King, has asked the Gover. nor-General, Lord Tweedsmuir. to convey to His Majesty an ex pression of gladness of himself. the members of his Government and the peoples of Canada at the Royal, decision-Reuter.
A Reuter message from London i states that an outline of the pro-
gramme for the visit to Canada LORD HAWKE
will be published shortly.
VISIT TO AMERICA?
New York, Oct, 10 The "New York Times" referring }to Their Majestics' visit to Canada
Out of the entire force "led by New Zealand, via Canada. The state we cannot do less than General Matsuura. it is revealed, route will be as follows: Southampto invite Their Majesties to pay a ton, Foynes in Ireland). New visit to our country and also to foundland. Montreal, Vancouver, the World's Fair in New York."— San Francisco. Honolulu, Christ- Reuter. mas Islands, Fiji Islands and New Zealand.
The Cantonese commanders, it is only between two to three hundred reported, informed the Chinese men were able to escape. High Command prior to the engagement: Either we clean up
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JAPANESE PLAN
occupy heights about, 20 miles
the Japanese or they clean us up."THE JAPANESE PLAN was to
The diminutive southerners are said to have put up a magnificent fight charging the Japanese, lines repeatedly on October 8 and 9.
News of the reported Chinese victory spread like WildBre
Another service will be organized west of Tehar, including Wanchia- from London to Buenos Aires, via lang. Changkúling. Yangchlashan. Lisbon, Tenerife, Bathurst, Natal, Lishan, Laohutslen and Feng-in Brazil. Rio de Janeiro and huangshan, to turn the Chinese Montevideo.--Transocean. positions on the railway.
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ITALY TO REPATRIATE
10,000 INFANTRYMEN
Aviators And Specialists
Continue To Serve Franco
MAXIMUM CONCESSION FOR SAKE OF AGREEMENT
Rome, October 10.
The maximum concession that Italy is willing to make unilaterally in order to bring about ratification of the Anglo-Italian. Agreement is outlined in the latest issue of the officia! Journal, “Informazione Diplomatica." which states that repatriation of Italian volunteers from Spain, as laid down by the provisions announced on Saturday, is considered capable of giving Britain an opportunity to make the Agreement effective,
It is estimated here that 10,000 Italian volunteers will be repatri- ated under the scheme.
(NEW AIR LINE TO SOUTH AMERICA, PAGE-3).
COLONEL BECK IN.
The
TESCHEN
Moscow, Oct. 10.
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DIES AT 78
ON CANTON
SECOND DAY OF RENEWED RAIDS
Canton, Oct. 10.
For the second consecutive day, Japanese, bomibers' raided Canton at 10 o'clock this moro- ing, dropping a number of bombs on Saichnen, Ylutoi and Твепера
Bombs were also rained on the Tien Ho and White Cloud Mountain aerodromes and the Whampoa loop-line.
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Stalwart Of English a fullade or she at the high
Cricket
London, Oct. 10. The death has occurred of Lord Hawke, who was Presi dent of the Marylebone Cricket Club from 1914 to 1918.
Martin, Bladen Hawke, seventh Baron Hawke, was born August 16, 2860,
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Chinese-anti-aircraft guns fred of shells at raiders,
altitude. The thunder of guns and the detonation of bombs rocked the whole city.
Earlier in the morning, Tuentam, Loktung. Nganchanngau and Pakong, on the Canton-Hankow Railway. and Suntong, Pinghu and Tongtowha, on the Canton-Kow- loon Railway; were bombed by two separate squadrons of Japanèse. aircraft
COPPER INCREASE
Lendon, Oct. 10: On behalf of the copper pro- ducing companies operating under the restriction scheme it is off- One of the stalwarts of English Walyeung, east of Canton, was cially announced that as from cricket. Lord Hawke resigned as also attacked by two machines. October 15 production will be treasurer of Marylebone Cricket Central News. increased from 96 per cent to 165 Club after holding the office for per cent. of the agreed tonnages-many years. He had pronounced Reuter.
Polish Foreign Minister, GUIDE TO THE NEWS
Colonel Beck, visited the Olsa
district- occupied by Polish troops.
On arrival in Teschen Colonel Becic
was greeted by the Commander of Page 2-Double Tenth observance the Polish Army group lesta" in Colony. Speech
General Bortnowski.-Transocean.
WITHDRAWAL WELCOMED
London, Oct. 10. :"
at
opinions on the ethics of the game and as far back as 1921 was re- solute against English cricketers: being allowed to write for news- papers in England during Austra- lian tours.
He obtained his cricket blue at Cambridge after learning the game at Eton,
the For 25 years he captained York- University.
shire and led English teams in al Fage 3-Bnatcher gaoled. £400,000 parts of the world-Reuter and
gold "worthless" to hooded Special.
gang. Fight against · malaria. Robbed of broadcast by death. Page 4-New air line. to South
America
ARMED STRENGTH OF BRITAIN
London, Oct. 10, The need for building. DI Britain's armed strength : la increasingly" {ressed in the newspapers.
LIGHTNING SETS HOTEL ON FIRE
Copenhagen, Oct. 16. " One of the largest, botala, în.. Denmark, Botal deg Balisa, in Skagen of the Kattegat, win “struck by lightning and set on fre during a terrific thunder- storm. to-day. The building. which had 125 bedrooms has been almost completely wreck- ed, "
The visitors book, which contained the signatures of several European and Asiatic monarchs who had stayed ́st. the hotel during the past 10 years was destroyed. --Trans- Ocean
THE DOLLAR
T.T. ON NEW YORK: 29 3/4 TT. ON LONDON: 1s. 2.7/8A. London Silver Market (Our Own Correspondent).
London, Oct...10. London sliver prices LoxiBy were up 1/16 as follows:-
Oct 8 Oct. 10 Spot......19-9/16 19-5/8 Forward......19-71610-1/2.
HONGKONG CELEBRATES DOUBLE TENTH
Foreigners Demonstrate Great Comradeship
MANY PUBLIC MEETINGS HELD
DURING THE DAY
The 27th anniversary of the establishment of the Chinese Repub- lie was observed throughout Hongkong yesterday by all sections of the Chinese community. Owing to the hostilities, the celebrations were generally quiet and touched with solemnity, but there was everywhere a remarkable perception of the meaning of the "Double Tenth" and national flags and other patriotic emblems were to be seen in every streét; ・・
Chinese giris were very active joined in singing the Chinese Jacquinot in Canada. Hun leader says Government's para-the proceeds from which are to riotic songs.
The “Daily Telegraph" in a throughout the day selling fags, National Anthem and other, pat-
mount duty is to complete the be devoted to relieving distresa
Page 5-Cinema notes and news, "Crossword puzzle: Diary of local The diplomatic correspondent of
events, "Dr. H. H. Kung appeals the "Times" welcomes the forth- to China's millions. coming withdrawal of Itálian | Page 6-Nahas Pasha Infüred wolunteers as the first concrete Gang battle in Shanghai, Car- political circles that the volun-measure to localise the Spanish
dinal Innitzer under arrent, teer's affected are all infantry-conflict. A Rome dispatch to the
Royal trip to Canada. Father "men.
while - aviators and "Time" confirms that the number The journal states that⠀ "in] specialists remain in Spain. of volunteers to be withdrawn responsible Roman circles, it is- For some time, reports have been will be 10,000 and states that in- held that, having carried out this current here that General France formed quarters in Rome streat the not merely in symbol but in effect, no longer requires the assistance view that, the withdrawal is not Italy will not go further unilater-of Italian infantrymen as he now merely symbolical ally."
has suficient Spanish man-power. The "Dally Express" voices the The article states repatriation. On the other hand, he is thought had been prepared long before the to be averse to losing the assis hope that the air force and other Munich Agreement and adds that tance of the volunteer air force, technical units will be included the volunteers deserve to be re- The "Informazione Diplomatica" among the volunteers to be with patriated now that the fate of the implies that recent rumours of the drawn,
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war may be held to be decided in possibility of fresh Mediterranean The "Daily Mail" reports that favour of the Spanish Nationalists. pacts involving Britain and France Mussolini's prepared to recall 17,000
Meanwhile, it is noted fis are premature-Reuter.
volunteers.—Transocean.
SHOPS CLOSED
garians and Czechs reach agree- ment Page 7-Women's page. Fashions defensive organization without among the war-stricken. -Indica«
at the Races.
delay. When Parliament reaser- tive of the strong jympathy which All Chinese shops were closed to Page 8-Leading article: "Patriot bles the country would expect an Hongkong residents entertain for business, while portraits of national Page 10-Sensational win by Na had been taken to repair the flags were purchased by many messages were to be seen in many
ism" by force.
unquallded assurance that steps China in her present struggle, leaders and replicas of their tional Guard, Charity football shortcomings to make the country foreigners and worn with a true shop windows match. World baseball series, secure against the danger of a sense of "Comradeship,
The Chinese Mercha School hokey.. Yachting.
knockout blow from the air in the Meetings were arranged by all held a reception at noon in its Fare 12-Financial page."
first week of hostilities,
public bodies, and charitable in- rooms in China Paro 13-Radio programmes.
stitutions, and Chinese schools marked by Fares 14 and 15,- Shipping news
throughout the Colony held morn chairman. ing assemblies, at which students) (Con
and directory.
The "Daily Mail's theme la Britain strong is a Britain safe,
Club
the