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-HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1938.
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式拾月拾捌后奏佰玖意奖
CHINESE FORCES RECAPTURE TUNGCHENG CHURCHILL TO
PROSPEROUS CITY IN
COUNCILLOR AT THE RACES
NORTH OF ANKING
Culmination Of Series Of Successful Operations
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YINGSHAN, ANHWEI, OCTOBER 11.
NULMINATING A SERIES OF SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS IN CENTRAL ANHWEI, BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE YANGTZE, CHINESE FORCES RECAPTURED TUNGCHENG, PROSPEROUS CITY 50 KILOMETRES NORTH OF ANKING, ON OCTOBER &.
· TUNGCHENG IS THE THIRD IMPORTANT TOWN in Anhwel to return to Chinese hands in the past two weeks, the other two being Talenshan, twenty-five kilometres west of Anking, and Hsuan- cheng, Afty kilometres southeast of Wuhu. All the cities have seen bitter struggles during the Japanese drive up the Yangtzo. ACCORDING TO MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. the Japanese forces at Shucheng and Anking have damaged a namber of bridges along the highway and taken down military tele: one wires. The aerodrome at Anking is reportedly no longer used by the Japanese air force-Central News.
many
Lingpao. Honan. Oct. 11. forcements, carrying away several ridles The Chinese have scored two machine-guns and victories over the Japanese around which they seized from the Jap- Chiehslen on the Tatung-Puchowanese.--Central News. Railway, 51 kilometres northeast of Yangtsi (Puchow). "
Loyang. Oct. 11.
THE HON. MR. STANLEY H. DODWELL and Mrs Dodwell sean above in conversation with a friend at the Races (Photo by " Leica).
Chinese forces smashed through DR. J.E. BAKER
On October 8 a Chinese column the Japanese defences at Yenchow launched an attack on the Japan- and Talan, south of Tsinan in ese troops guarding a height to the Shantung and recaptured both southeast of the town Smashing towns on Sunday and "yesterday, through their barbed wire bar-respectively. ricades, the Chinese crushingly de-
Under the cover of darkness, a feated the enemy and took control | Chinese column commenced its of the hull. They slew scores of attack on Yenchow on Sunday Japanese and captured a field gun. | night.
With the support of a
ARRIVES
Veteran Relief Worker
Bearing the mission of investi-
In the early hours of October 6 group of Japanese-employed Chi-gating refugees conditions in the Chinese guerilla bands raided the nese soldiers who had defected, interior, Dr. John E. Baker, veteran Japanese post, at Tsengchtaying, the Chinese succeeded in breaking reller worker and executive secre- International about 10 miles porthwest of Chie into the city and drove the enertly tary of the China. haien. The Japanese were caught out. They captured three Japan Famine Relief Commission, arrived In their sleep. More than fifty ese officers alive. were Killed by hand-grenades hurled at them by the Chinese.
The latter withdrew upon the arrival of Japanese cavalry rein-
Another Chinese calumin. in the meantime, opened an at- tack on Talan, north of Yen- (Continued on Page 9)
TOKYO SURPRISED AIR FRANCE DUE
TO-DAY
wan.
ANSWER THE FUEHRER
London, Oct. 11. "Mr. Winston Churchill's radio address on Monday evening in which he intended" to answer the -Fuehrer's charges against himself, Mr. Anthony Eden and Mr. Duff Cooper
suddenly postponed on Monday morning without any reason for this action being given. The speech will be made next Sunday.
WILS
Speculation is rite as to whether the sudden postponement was due to intervention of the British [Government or to action by the British Broadcasting Company.— Transocean, "
COLONY WATER STORAGE
Total Below That Of Last Year »
The Water returns. for: Sep- tember, shows that the total Island storage was 1.554.47 million gallons as compared with 2,325.42 million gallons for the same month last year' when a constant supply wis Elven to an· districts during
HAS SUCCESS
INTOXICATED
HERR HITLER? the whole month.
Paris, Oct. 11.
Herr litior's speech at Saar- bruecken is the subject of fur ther comment. In the morning press.
The mainland storage totalled 1,837:51 million gallons, compared with 3,68153 million gallons in | September last year.
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PUBLIC ADMITTED
TO MURDER TRIAL
Magistrate Gives
Gives Decision
At Central Court
BOARDING HOUSE
INCIDENT SEQUEL
Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Court yesterday decided that the public be allowed to attend the preliminary hearing of the case in which Li Man, unemployed, is charged with the murder of a com. patriot, Pun Shing, on August 4.
It will be recalled that the Magistrate had previously declared that the public would be excluded from the Court, with the exception of the Press On October 3, Mr. John Whyatt, Crown Counsel, crt- ticised the Magistrate's action.
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Yesterday Mr. Edwards remarked↑ Taikoo tug, came to the house and that he had carefully studied the informed Cheng that there were authorities and had come to the three positions racant and asked conclusion that he was not justified | for recommendation.
in excluding the public. He said Both defendant and deceased he was grateful for Mr. Whyatt's were present during the discussion submisşision.
and defendant made inquiries Mr. Edwards: Regarding the au- about the work, but Tong said he thorities you quoted, is it your con- would returh and inform them tention that committal proceedings | later. should be begun the same way as Following the discussion, defen- other proceedings? **.
dant understood that he had o- tained the job.
Mr. Whyatt: It is not necessary to put my case as high as that.
Opening the case for the Crown, Mr.. Whyatt said that both defen- dant and deceased had been re- siding at the Luen Hing Seamen's Boarding House, Connaught Road,
The boarding house was run by a man, Cheng Wal-hing, and the lodgers were seafaring men, work- ing on board the Blue Funnel
المعهد
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JAPANESE
TRANSPORTS
OFF FORMOSA
Wounded Soldiers On Board
The total rainfall recorded at the M. Leon Bally, writing
Royal Observatory was 48.720 curre" gays that die arrives 18 inches accompared with 79.380 for uners
The rule of the house was that the conclusion that the man who the same period last Sear in nine days contradicts himself In Hongkong from Shanghai by so categorically, who uses so harsh
Consumption on the Island the members, while holding em- the s.5. Szechwan yesterday. He and offensive tune towards s.people totalled, 414.62 million gallons as ployment, were to contribute smaili
525.41 million gallons sums towards maintenance, and will proceed to Haiphong to-day
Hanków, Oct. 11. (record) last year during Septem-when without work they were and thence to Yunnan and Szech-whom he before flattered, is not
Thirty-eight Japanese transports, perhaps in full possession of self-
On the mainland consump-sheltered and had free food.
with wounded and sick soldiers control
tion was 286.75 million gallons"
UNEMPLOYED
aboard, who are believed to have against 329.29 millions gallons last
taken part in the Yangtze drive, Defendant had been stayng at were sighted off the Fuklen coast September.
the boardng house for two years. in the vicinity of the Loochoo and had been unemployed during islands last week by passengers, this period.
who arrived on a French liner, ac- Sometime before the incident, cording to foreign reports received man named Tong Yat-kwong. an here from Shanghai. engineer working on board the new
the CIF.R.C., said that he expects to spent two months in the South-
visiting various
Interviewed by Central News, Dr. Baker, who is making the inspec- "Have his successes intoxicated tion tour at the request of the him to the extent that his critical American Advisory Committee of percepting has become extorted?" During last month the water
the writer asks.
supply to all districts on the Island "Excelsior" says, that thè speech and mainland was ten hours daily Passengers to Hanoi by Air west
is not that of a man who regards from September 1 to 25 and aight France are advised that the next camps. His tour will cover. Kwei-his work with satisfaction-Reu-hours daily from September 28 plane. scheduled to leave Heng-chow, Hunan, Klangsi and kong on Saturday, October 15, will wangs Tokyo, Oct. 11. be dispatched a day earlier, le. Ambassador. Sir Friday, October 14.
Sir Robert Craigie
At Foreign Office
The Britislı
Robert Craigle, had a long con The plane will arrive from Hanoi versation with the acting Japanese to-day instead of to-morrow. Foreign Minister, Mr. Horinouchi, on Monday night. but no officiar statement was issued from the Japanese side.
Tokyo political quarters were, however, greatly surprised by the
refugee
After the trip he will return to Shanghal to make a report to the CLPRC, on the basis of which the New York headquarters of the organ will allot funda for the relief of the refugees.
IMPERIAL AIRWAYS The Imperial Airways' plane Daedalus arrived yesterday at Dr. Baker said that he had 5.30 p.m. The "Delphinus" is due already Interviewed Mr. Hu Shih-
ying Chairman of the National:
to arrive this afternoon.
The Pan Americah Airways Relief Commission, after his arri visit of the British Ambassador Clipper has been delayed in Guam vai here. Mr. Hsu, he revealed, since one of the reasons of the due to poor weather conditioris. suggested to him to distribute the downfall" of the former Foreign She is expected to arrive at Kat relief funds through the foreign Minister, General Ugaki, is be- Tak to-morrow afternoon and de-missionary stations land. Dr. lieved to have been the latter's part for Manila and the United Baker will therefore consult the understanding.-Transocean.
States on Friday morning.
missionaries in this regard during
: his tour.
SNIPING, SABOTAGE, ARSON, MURDER
Twenty Incidents Reported
In Palestine
Jerusalem, October 11.
TWENTY SEPARATE INCIDENTS," including, sniping, arson, sabotage, murder, landmine explosions and robbery, have been re- ported during the last twenty-four hours. -
Five persons were killed and six wounded in these outrages in addition to the rebels previously reported killed in an attack on a settlement near Belsin. These latter casualties are now given as 15 killed.
THE DOLLAR
T.T. ON NEW YORK; "29-1/2- T.T. ON LONDON: 1. 27/84:
London. Silver Market
(Our Own Correspondent). 化 London, Oct. 11.
London silver prices today
were unchanged as followA ¿
Forward.
Oct. 10 4.10-5/8 19-1/2
Oct., 11
-19-8/8. 18-1/2
Spot.
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An armed man stole £75 Government money at Ramleh and as a result the authorities imposed a collective, fine of £300 and im pounded all Arab buses until the money is collected.
Four constables and a Jewish settler received gunshot wounds in two engagements fought last night among dense citrus groves in south Tel-Aviv. The rebels retreated carrying two bodies with them.
GUIDE TO THE NEWS
Page 2-Talk on sugar. Police Reserve orders. Evangelist ar- rives to-day.
| Page 3-China's resistance and
rəbirth.
Page 4-News about the Services.
Complete reorganisation of Ter- ritorial Army.
Page 5-Cinema notes and news. Crossword puzzle. Diary of local events. Development of Lül- chow peninsula.
Page 6.—Bulgaria rocked by daring assassination. Czechs allego Germans step over limits. Bel- glan plane crash Withdrawals from Spain proceeding. Page Women's page. Military.
wedding.
age 8-Leading article: Smashing
victory at Tehan
are 9 Japanese losses on south
Yangtze front.
Page 10-Loss to local hockey. Shanghai golf teari salis Sports fipshes. Bradman's leg. Rugby football trial. |Page 12.—Financial page.
The suburbs of Jerusalem, were | Page. 13,--Radio, programines.
* also the target for desultory, sip-|Pages 14 and 15-8hipping news
Ing all night long-Reuter.
and directory.
ter.
to 30.
Japan Warns Britain
And France
Tokyo, October 11.
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Public indignation at the attitude adopted by France has again been roused following the Japanese protest against the intentions of the French Colonial authorities in Indo-Cina to place embargo: „
The "Kokumin Shimbun" in a leading article to-day describes this and other recent measures adopted in Indo-China as bearing a pronounced anti-Japanese character.
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This newspaper-ihen goes on warn to France and Britain against carrying on joint machinations in "South China which, it says, will become the main basis of Chiang Kai-shek's operations after the fall. of Hankow.
Radical, political circles in Tokyo are again demanding military cupation by Japanese forces of important towns along the south- en coast of China in order to frustrate Anglo-French plans.--- Transocean.
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HEAVILY BOMBED
The outskirts of Binyang, in North bombed by the Japanese on September 25, show the
China
The
ove picture
mers cotton in Tames. (Photo C. M. P. 8).
The passengers added that they saw the decks of the Japanese ves--
GRAND DUKE CYRILLes stacked with goods and fural
VERY ILL
|ture, believed to be loot from vari- ous Yangtze towns and cities re- cently captured by the Japanese,
Paris. Oct. 11. The condition of Grand Duke
The fleet of transports were Cyrill of Russia, chief claimant seen steaming slowly eastward to the Throne of the Czars, who
from Formosa and are believed is at present lying in an American to be heading for Japan, « hospital in Paris suffering from an Foreign circles" are of the opin- incurable cancer disease, is report-ion that these are the same trans- ed to have taken, a turn for the posts with 35,000 men which were worse.
reported earlier in the month to It is not expected that be will be going to invade Bouth Chna. pull through. Since the Bolshevist It is learned on good authority revolution the Grand Duke has that the reported invasion of Bouth. been living in Paris where his son | China, was elreilated by the Japan.... has acquired French citizenship. Įèse Anny Headquarters in Shang-" In 1924 the Russian emigrants pro-hai to create a diversion of Chin claimed Grand Duke, Cyrill as į esa attention from the HankowW Czar of Russia--Transocean.
drive. Central News.
PRES. ROOSEVELT SENDS MESSAGE TO LIN SEN China Congratulated By Foreign Countries
Chungking, October 11.
Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, American Ambassador to China, rester day called at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to deliver President Roosevelt's message of congratulation to President Lin Sen on the occasion of China's Independence Day: Paten daud
Telegrams of congratulation were also received by the Foreign Office from foreign diplomatic representatives in China, including the Minister for Denmark and the Charge d'Affaires for Mexico. Chile, and Cuba.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
DE H H Kung and General Chang Chun, President and Vice- President of the Executive Yuan [respectively, and the various Min- |--
London, Oct. 11. isters jointly addressed a tele The amended Hat of probable gram... to Generalissimo Chiang starters and jociceys for the Cam- Kai-shek, and other military je bridgeshire is as follows:- ders, expressing respect for their Gordon Richards Hides Domaha, leadership in the war of resistance card rides Helleniqua, D. Smith and asking them to continue their rides Cainly, Jones rides E "offorts to bring the war to a suc Beacy rides Golden Sovere cessful conclusion.
(Continued, en
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