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“RUMMY" AN ILLEGAL GAME
BARRISTER QUOTES
Leica).
TEST MATCH The question of what con- stituted a game of skill, and to what extent the element of chance arose in card games 2nd Test matches. were dis cussed at Clerkenwell police · court recently,
BRITISH SHIPPING IN SPAIN
London, Oct. 18.
A committee of ship-owners trading in Spanish Waters wit nave a meeting with the Under Secretary of State to-morrow to discuss shipping in Spain, Eleven Brialsh ships have been bombed since the Munich Agreement.
CABLES
LARGE-SCALE EVACUATION OF
TRANSPARENT
STOCKINGS
FORBIDDEN London, Oct. 18.
The members of the Wo- men's Auxillary Territorial Service, founded three years age, have just been forbidden by an order issued by the Bri- tish War Once to wear trans parent stockings. All unl- formed organisations must, in future, wear stockings of the same dark colour as that of the shirts belonging to the regulation uniforms-Trans-
ocean.
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STALIN TO RESIGN?
London, Oct. 18. this morning that M., Joseph Stalin The "Daily Telegraph", reports will shortly resign from his pre- the Communist Party," in order to sent post as "General Secretary of
HANKOW CIVILIANS
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Invaders Now 50 Miles Near City
Hankow. October 18
A Chinese Communique issued here claims that the Chinese forces have recaptured Shihwelyao, a port on the south bank of the Yangtze, 50 miles from Hankow, which the Japanese took yester- day.
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A Chinese spokesman confirms the report of a large-scale evacua- tion of Hankow is now proceeding." and only organisations with per- sonnel vital to the Hankow defence are remaining.
Other persons are leaving for Szechuen and Huran provinces. Chinese forces are said to be gathering in large numbers in the hills to the east o: Tüngshan, 70 miles south of Hankow to protect the highway and railway to Yochow and Changsha.--Reuter.
BRITISH NAVAL PARTY
A
IN CANTON
Canton, Oct. 18. British naval party landed yesterday evening. doing 24 hours emergency volunteers have been daily sentry duties. The Shameer called up for cuty commencing to-day.
KEMAL ATATURK'S
CONDITION
Istanbul, Oct. 18.
by eight Turkish doctors
The second communique issued states that the condition of Kemal Ata- No alarm is felt as the steps turk. President of Turkey. 13 assume a post and title more intaken are merely precautionary to slightly improved but the nervous keeping with the Head of the cope with a possible attempt by disturbances, continue. Soviet Government.
refugees to storm the Island.ocean. Reuter
CANTON DEMONSTRATION
Canton, Oct. 18.
NO CHANGE
Trans-
Instanbul, Oct. 18. The condition of Kemal Ataturk
The ship-owners declare that as a result of th bombing. British ships will be forced out of busi- ness in Spain and their places The Paris correspondent of the taken by foreign ships.
"Daily Telegraph" who claims to They plead for strong British Ve obtained this information action, asserting that there is no from "sually extremely well-in- A mile-long monster beacon John Ernest Suffling. 14, plead-chance of war resulting from such turmed quarters" moreover reports light procession paraded the remains unchanged and continues ed guilty to having the care of Britain and Italy are so cordial changes in the Soviet Government | ing 50.000 omcials and students of the patient's weakness, according since relations between that several other important streets yesterday evening compris to give rise to anxiety owing to premises in Hollway-srcade used and Germany would never resort are expected to be announced in both sexes, for gaming: Cyril William Church,
for the purpose of to a bulletin issued on Tuesday at 47, admitted assisting in conduct-
rallying morale.
пооп. The bulletin. howeyer, adds ing the premises; and, Harold Lane
Massed bands played patriotic that the patient. had. a restful pleaded guity to using them.
melodies and thousands at the night and that his temperature is street corners frenziedly cheered. normal.—Transocean. Reuter.
Mr. C. H. W. Messer. prosecuting, sald that people played card games st the premises in the evenings. There was no complaint about
whist and bridge, but in the case of rummy stakes of is and 2s 6d were played for. Mr. Lane was the pro- prietor and had taken the matter entirely on his shoulders.
"HATEFUL SITUATION" "Rummy," added Mr. Messer,
"has been held at London Sessions to be an unlawful game. That de cision was based on a judgment of Mr. Justice Hawkins."
Replying to the magistrate, Mr. Walter Hedley, K.C.. Mr. Messer said that the club was well con. ducted.
Mr. John Mande, defending; "Was there ever a more hateful altuation for you and me and those wretched. miserable solicitors to have to advise as to what the law 19 in this respect?
action
to war with Britain-Reuter.
the near future.--Transocean.
CHINESE FORM DEFENCE LINE WEST OF POKLO
South China Military Situation Eased
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DEFENCES READY
Canton Oct. 18. Preparations continue for the defence of Canton. A semi-official spokesman told Reuter that bun-
He maintained that they were spread by Japanese agents:
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KOMORN NEGOTIATIONS
TO BE RESUMED
Hungary And Czechoslovakia To Talk Directly
Budapest, October 18 Informed quarters here regarded it as possible yesterday even- ing that the direct negotiations between Hungary and Czechoslo- vakia will be re-opened in the immediate future."
It is believed that the Slovaka will this time submit proposals which 20 considerably farther than their proposals which led to a rupture of the negotiations at Komorn. That both parties are now willing to re-open the direct negotiations for a territorial settlement is, so political quarters here assert, due to the endea- vours of the German and Italian Governments which are sald to have repeatedly pointed out to the Prague and Budapest Governments that it should be possible to reach a peacable solu tion through bilateral negotiations. SUCCESSOR CHUSEN?
Certain quarters here were so .complished through this interven- London, Oct. 18. optimistic yesterday evening that ton
the Reports from Istanbul announ- they declared,
It agreement
that is unlikely
Hitler, condition cing the
Kemal might be reached within the next Mussolini, Chamberlain and Dala-
oassador
of
It is generally believed that
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be
ren.
con-
dreds of reliable reports of the Ataturk have revived the rumours 24 hours. It is, however, admitted, dier will personally attend the marvellous progress of the Japan- that the present Turkish Am-that it is by no means impossible new conference at which the ter- ese forces were entirely untrue.
in London, Bey Fehti that the new direct negotiations [itorial dispute is to be settled In accordance with the Munich Okyar. has been chosen as Kemal may fail to produce concrete
sults. Ataturk's successor.
jagreement which, it wil It is believed that in that event called, provides for a new In this connection every other
and Italian Covference of the four heads of the THE MILITARY SITUATION IN SOUTH CHINA HAS EASED lieved that the Japanese had oc even if Kemal Ataturk
man in the streets last evening be- Fehti Okyar will become President the German
ernments will once more inter- Governments that signed the CONSIDERABLY following the formation "of a defence line by the cupied Sheklung, and would be in from his present illness and it is vene and that the representatives Munich agreement in the event Chinese troops west of Pokio, according to a private telephone the city in a couple of days.expected that Kemal Ataturk will of the four powers which signed that the question of the Polish and
the Munich agreement will shortly announce his resignation-only if a reconciliation of the con
flicting points of view a not ac- ocean.
Hankow. October 18.
message received here from General Wu Te-chen, Governor of Kwangtung.
The Japanese landing in Blas Bay caught the Chinese unpre- pared as the Chinese had to rush fresh troops and supplies to the East River front while the Japanese were pushing inland.
It was a race against time for the Chinese troops to arrive to forin a defence line cast of the Canton-Kowloon Railway before the Japanese reached there, observers state.
Reuter.
NO FLEET OFF SWATOW
Swatow..Oct. 18. The reported movements of a
Transocean,
recovery
large fleet off Swatow are un CHINESE RECAPTURE
founded.
Inward ships report that one transport and three destroyers are Late last night great relief was the Naval Sergeant-Major and the at Clipper Roads. felt here, following the receipt of First Flight Sergeant-Major. the It is also stated that the Nam- information from Canten. that communique declared.
Yingtak kang and Pak Kang entrances to Chinese troops finally succeeded in station is claimed to have been the harbour are blocked-Reuter. consolidating their positions east destroyed." by
"People all over the country. are left in a position where the superintendent of police may prosecute if they play rummy." He asked the magistrate to say that the club was a respectable place, where no drinks were served and where people were engaged in Line" which
of the railway. The quick ad-Reuter. vance of the Japanese is said to
naval afrcraft.-
be halted at Canton's "Maginot DEFENCE WORKS AT WAICHOW
their troops
must
the "dreadful" pastime of playing smash through in order to reach for sums of money well within Canton city-Reuter their meals. This was done in West End clubs where there had never been a prosecution.
Mr. Maude contended that all card games which depended on u deal could not be considered.. as games of skill,
LUCK OF THE TOSS Mr. Hedley: Cricket is a "game of chance, but the best player wins in the end.
Mir Maude: Think of the effect of the toss in the last Test match
It is fantastic.
that
Mr. Maude suggested word of warning that whist was all right, and that rummy was not all right, alght be issued.
"What one does hope for is that some day something will be done, and we shall know where we really stand," he added
Mr. Kedley said that it was quite clear that us the law stood at the ment rummy was legal. The
acter.
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Canton, Oct. 18.
To safeguard against Chinese flanking movements on Walchow,
RESERVISTS.
RELEASED
Berlin Oct. 18.
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TANKIAHO
Lishan, Oct. 18, Following the Chinese recapture of Tankiaho, west of the Pelping- Hankow railway,
southern Honan
the Hupeh border, general lull has prevalled along the Singing front.
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Several Japanese attempts to strike southward from the vicinity of Lulin have ended in fallure.
The release has begun of the To the east of Sinyang, in the the Japanese forces who captured several hundreds of thousands of vicinity of Chingshantlen, the the city on October 15 have been reservists called up during the Japanese are bringing up rein- busily engaged in erecting defence crisis and others whose two years' forcements preparatory to fresh works outside the city.
| military service expired at the end, | attacks.
of September,
At Shangcheng, only sporadic
The
Japanese
JAPANESE PLANE ON FIRE Shanghal, Oct. 18. Naval aircraft and fleet convoys which accompanied the Japanese transports to
vanguard South China are
In order not to congest traffic engagements are breaking the troops, striking out westward from the release will be spread over a general lull along the front.- Continuing to give assistance to Walchow, are, halted at points be- 1int landing forces. the navytween Poklo and Walchow, where
fortnight.—Reuter Section of the Imperial General they are unable to Headquarters announced
gain further communique to-day.
on
in a
ground.
In a raid in the north-east of To the west. of Poklo on the Poklo Sunday, one Japanese south bank of the river at Tuchun, plane was set on fire by Chinese only straddled units of Japanese anti-aircraft batteries, it is adare creating some disturbances. mitted and brought down on 4 In the vicinity of Walchow. Chinese trench.
The crash caused the deaths of already
M. PONCET LEAVES
BERLIN
Chinese guerilla activities have been noticed harassing movements. Central
Japanese News..
AERODROME AT TAMSHUI
Canton, Oct. 18,
Central News.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S
SIGNATURE FORGED Statement In Spy Trial Causes Sensation
New York, Oct. 17. Refugees from the East River Opening the proceedings of the spy trial in which a number of Paris, Oct. 18. area revealed that the Japanese German-Americans are charged with espionage, Mr. Lamar Hardy, The newly appointed Frencn troops who occupied Tamsbul are prosecuting for the Government, said that the German spies had club was well conducted and all three meri were of blameess char- Ambassador in Rome, M. Francols now busily turning the Public transmitted to Berlin specifications of two American aircraft-carriers Poncet, will take over his post Recreation Ground of that small which, had been obtained by forging President Roosevelt's signature It would be sufficient if he dis-there early in November, M. village into an aerodrome.
to a fictitious order to the Navy Department,, missed the case under the Proba- Poncet will, however, leave, Berlin
The statement caused a sensation in court tion of Offenders Act, but Lane in a few days time to spend, the would pay 20 guineas costs and the intervening period in Paris. other two men one guniey costs Transocean. each.
FINE WEATHER
Ideal autumnal conditions set in yesterday when the temperature continued as low as on Monday,
MR. J.H. LEONE. IN
NEW POST :
London, Oct. 18.
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According
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meet Hungarian minorities is not set- tled within three months. Transi
Chinese Counter-Attack On Shiweiyao
JAPANESE PLANE SHOT DOWN DURING OPERATIONS
Shanghai, October 18.
A Яerce counter-attack was launched on Shiweiyao yesterday by Chinese troops, this town being on the Yangtze 75 miles below Han kow and the nearest point to the capital yet to fall into Japanese hands. According to late reports the attack failed.
Farther south the Japanese forces were attacking Tantsingchen west of Yangsin but the Chinese resistance was very strong as the town is situated on the important highway leading'westwards which the Chinese are evidently eager to hold as long as possible.
Japanese planes heavily bombed Japanese bases of operation and the Canton-Hongkong railway yes-rained scores of. missiles on their terday in order to prevent the troop concentrations and supply transportation of Chinese rein- depots, Flying low, the Chinese forcements, one Japanese plane airmen also strafed the Japanese being shot down.
soldiers with machine-guns.---. Central News,
POWERS WARNED
The Japanese authorities in Shanghai addressed a note to the
foreign powers yesterday stating BODIES OF JAPANESE.
that the zone of intense fighting on the Yangtze front' has moved farther upstream and were asking third powers to request their ves- sels to move above Hankow in or- der to prevent incidents.
RECOVERED
Canton, Oct. 18. The bodies of several Japanese airmen who were killed when their planes..were shot down by Chinese Chi-anti-aircraft guns yesterday have. been. located at Cotton Hill in the northern outskirts-Central News,
It is also reported that the nese have constructed two further booms, one below Shlwelyno and the other above.
A large number of Chinese
The Japanese announce that adults who failed to escape from
even after the capture of these the place before the Japanese ar-states military secrets, which he
Mr. Hardy detailed the United plane factory in the United States. booms only Japanese warships. will
"The "Children's World" at the rived have been pressed to work alleged had been sent to Berlin by
The prosecutor went on to
be permitted to pass for the time New York World's Fair 1939 mag in the airteld and already many the German sples. He declared that
declare: "This conspiracy is
being. The Japanese authorities prove to be the most popular” at- have been killed for disobeying the activities of the accused were
conceived In and directed
have requested foreign powers to traction in the 280-acre Azmuse- orders. Central News,
from Germany."
supply all information regarding ment Zone for adults as "well as directed from Germany with the ATTACHED TO GUVERNMENT their shipping on the Yangtze youngsters. Parents will be able t SHEKLUNG BOMBED
azaistance of two officials of Ger- He declared that two of those above Klukiang and also that leave children in this miniatizre Canton, Oct. 18... man steamship lines, resident in indicted were not present, adding ships are to be plainly marked-world with confidence that they to Chinese reports Now York
"they are attached to the War Transocean..
will be under trained supervision The British Charge d'Affaires in Japanese vanguards have been DIRECTED FROM GERMANY Ministry of the German Govern-
and have everything to play with humidity decreased appreciably Barcelona, Mr. John Hanleston driven back to Poklo following a Mr. Hardy then mentioned the ment and are high German off-
CHINESE AIR, SUCCESSES
their hearts desire. Not only this. and a cool breeze prevalled.
Leone has, it is announced, been Chinese counter-offensive east-name of Rumrich, who, he stated. | Hals.”
Canton, Oct. 18.
the children will have opportunity. It is will testify for the Government Counsel for the defence pictured last for at least another 24 hours.appointed Minister Plenipotentiary wards from Tsangshing.
Chinese squadrons appeared over for meals and repose. to Guatemala. He will be succeed stated that the Japanese are He said that a German named the three prisoners as innocent the South China war front and in ed at Barcelona by the British awaiting reinforceinents before Sanders; who said he was attached dupes and victims of a frame-up. several dog-Dghts with the
to naval intelligence. had told Glaser's attorney said that the Japanese aucceeded in bringing ticipating in the mass military The Kwangtung students párz delegate to the League of Nations, commencing a further drive.
Vernacular Dapers state that Rumach to try and obtain in-secret aviation code which Glaser down a large number "of enemy training have been ordered to Sheklung was subjected to very formation about the operations of was accused of stealing and send-craft this morning.. severe bombing, throughout the American commercial factories, es- ing to Germany could be bought
engage in the construction of dug7. day over 200 missiles being drop-pecially those of the Du Pont Com in any bookstall,
According to an official release, outs" and to co-operate with the iped while casualties are alleged pany and the Bethlehem Steel
the Chinese airmen completely populace in the construction of The Honourable Sergio Osmena, to exceed 2,000.
Rumrich testified that he was outmanoeuvred the enemy planes defence works Corporation.
born in Chicago, and that bla Up to noon, no less than 30 Jap where he has been spending a Vice-President of the Common- Chinese state that the Japanese Ee also sald that hoilday, to-morrow night and will wealth of the Philippines, is here are now concentrating their main preiffer, who had been described Austrian Consulate
Captain father was secretary to the old anese machines were claimed to Traitors have recently been sent preside at the meeting of the ion a visit prior to going to Wash-forces between Walchow
have been damaged or shot down by the Japanese to buy the wolfram and as the head of the German Secret He had twice deserted from the cabinet on Wednesday. British (ington D. C. on a business trip Poklo in preparation for launch-Service.
Apart from engaging the enemy produced. Ina boasted he had United States army, and he told craft Chinese planes visited The Police patrol on the President Coolidge.
ing the major offensive-Reuter. agents in every important sero-how he became a spy-Reuter, Walchow, Tamshufand other
The forecast indicates this will
PRIME MINISTER'S MR. Cc. Skrine Stevenson.
HOLIDAY
The Prime Minister, Mr. "Neville
London, Oct. 18.
Chamberlain, is leaving Scotland,
Wireless.
Transocean.
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