HONG KONG UNIVY PRESS
CHINESE RETAKE
WEST OF SAMSHUI
CABLES
IMPORTANT POINTS
Temporary Abandonment
CITY OF RAMS IN RUINS Of South Hunan Drive
GUERILLA COMMANDER DESCRIBES FIGHTING AT SHUM CHUN
Seasoned Kwangsi Troops In Advance On Canton
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)
Chungshan, November 28 Ma Fong and Ma How, two important points west of Samihui on the West River, were recaptured by the Chinese forces in co- operation with a detachment from Kwangs and the gunboat flotilla on November 24, according to a belated report.
The Japanese were dislodged after a battle lasting four hours. Rear-Admiral Ho Ren-tien, of the Fourth Route Army, directed the river gunboata la conroying, and towing troop vessels and firing on the enemy position. In their retreat many Japanese were hurled into the river and were drowned.
Seasoned Kwangst detachments have arrived in "Chin Lee (Kum Ld) south of Ma Fong and will join the Fourth Route Army in the advance towards Canton.
General Yu Han-mou has re- there without their proper uni- ported the recapture of Taunghua, form. about 40 miles north-east of Can- ton.
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PO ON FALLS
Po On fell into Japanese hands Meanwhile, refugees from Can-jon Saturday afternoon after brisk ton stated that Japanese attempts fighting, according to the Chinese to revive the prosperity of the city press, says "Central News." have falled. The City of Rama is The Japanese started their partially in ruins and desolated. offerisive against the town on Fri-
About one hundred Japanese day.
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women are reported to have ar- Pressing on the town from two rived in Canton in a transport to directions. the two Japanesc serve as geisha girls, waitresses, columns adopted the "scorched taxi dancers, nurses and atten- earth policy, setting fire to all -dents-la-gambling and Toplum villages on their way
smoking dens. Various lotterles Most of the "civilians in Po On are issued, and the public are fled into Un Long, in the New Ter- urged to buy tickets from agents ritories. prior to the arrival of
the Japanese. swarming the waterfront.
Red pills are sold openly to ad- dicts. Bevelers are mostly bandits
SHUM CHUN FIGHTING An account of the fighting which and looters who have made a for-led to the fall of Shum Chan on tune since the Japanese occupation Saturday was related by Tseng of Canton. Patrons of these re-Plu-ting commander of the Chi- sorts include puppet soldiers in the nese guerilla units in the Po On Japanese army, although they go hslen area, says "Central News"
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JAPANESE AWARE OF DIFFICULT TERRAIN ALONG RAILWAY LINE
Extensive Week-end Raids.
Milo, Hunan, November 28.
The temporary abandonment by the Japanese of the southward drive in Hunan by the Canton-Hankow Railway is attributed by competent military observers to the following reasons.
1. The Japanese are aware of the difficult terrain along the railway line. "
2. The Chinese troops an the railway. Une and on the Wuchang-Changsha highway are effectively co-ordinating their movements against the. Japanese `and the Chinese guerillas are ac- tively harassing, their rear.
3. The continuous drop of the water level In the Tungting Lake renders It Impossible for Japanese naval vessels to co-operate with their land forces in the drive.
4 The Japanese troops either need a period of rest after the
NEW CHINESE FIELD HEADQUARTERS
Chungking. Nov
The Chinese High Command has decided to establish two field headquarters, state. Chi- nese military despatches here to-day.
One of the field headquar- ters will be situated on the north bank of the Yangtze, to be known as Northern Head- quarters, while the other.will be established on the south bank, to be known as Southern Headquarters.
It is understood that the personnel of commanders-in- chief of the two headquarters has already been decided upon.
Reuter,
According to the guerilla com- mander, the Japanese drove to- strenuous operations prior to the wards Shum Chun, in three col-capture of the Wuhan cities or are
being transferred to other fronts.
As to the Japanese capture of Yoyang. these observers believe that they need it as an outer defence for the Wuhan, cities.
MEASURES
ILLEGAL Japanese
National. Union's Protest
Utilising a favourable ter- rain, the Chinese greeted the with Intense INA- chine-gun fire and hand- grenades.
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river to Hankow, having lost con- tact with the land forces.
To the south of Yoyang. Japan- ese cavalry unit suffered a heavy reverse at Shanglungiao on the north bank of inslang River late on Saturday night. Out of a group of 300 soldiers, more than 100 were killed by a Chinese attack.-Cen- tral News...
HUNAN TOWNS BOŃBED
Changsha. Nov. 28.
Taking advantage of the ine weather and clear visibility,' Jap-
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anese aircraft staged extensive SCORCHED EARTH
bombing operations - over MANY Hunan towns, including Heng- yang, Yiyang, and Chuchow, and Pingslang. In Klangsi on Saturday and Sunday.
POLICY
Demolition Of Defence Works
Chungking. Nov 2
Bix enemy machines attacked Yiyang on Sunday morning, drop- ping, over 30 bombs. Three bombs landed in the charity home operated by the District Kuomintang Head- In a leading article to-day on quarters, seriously wounding two the "scorched earth policy" the persons and demolishing over ten "Hsin. Hua Jih Pao." Chinese Com- houses. About ten bombs landed munist Party organ, alvocated on the athletic ground where no that certain measures be taken casualties resulted. Ten more in withdrawal from threatened bombs hit a bus station, causing cities. some damage.
In such cases, the paper says, The largest number of casualties the Chinese should demolish, were inflicted in the salt adminis-firstly, defence works in the city tration office where eight persons walls in order to facilitate Chinese were killed and two, wounded by counter-attack in a later stage of a bomb. Almost at the same time the hostilities; nine Japanese planes raided Uhu- chow.
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A train passing through Feng- | anese" transportation of troops and shanpu to the north-west of Liling supplies; and was attacked by six planes about noon.
Thirdly, barracks, public struc- tures, factories, machinery, tram- In the afternoon a squadron of cars, railway rolling stock, rallway
WORLD'S NEWS
JAPAN
The Chinese and Japanese forces On the Kweichung sector, in jare now facing each other across the meantime, a bitter, combat the Binslang River to the south of raged. Fighting against great Yoyang. The Japanese force is odds. the Chinese there were about only a detachment com- 18 planes bombed Hengyang, drop-stations and telegraph, telephone CHINA Pária, Nov. 28.
forced to withdraw.
prising troops of the 9th Division ping over 60 bombs at the inter-and electric wire and poles.
of the Canton-Hankow Before the withdrawal. however. Five were injured when a bomb Prince Kimmochi Saloji, the last The Secretary General of the The Japanese occupied Shayu- and mercenary irregulars under section
Rallway and a highway-Central) the authorities must evacuate ma-exploded on Sunday in a gambling of the Genro, is suffering from a National Union of French Railway chung, and continued their ad-Llu Yu-chun.-Central News.
News.
chinery, food supplies, schools, den beyond the Western District of slight cold. Physicians who are at-` towards Men. M. Semant, declared to-day,vance
cultural Institutions, wounded the International Settlement, tending the 88-year-old adviser to soldiers and able-bodied men. con-Shanghai, making a total of 12 the Mikadò say that his condition
ourt in similar incidents in a week. is not serious.
in reply to the broadcast speeches following day,
of the Premier, M. Daladier, and
Shataukok the
SIGN OF CRACKING
Indicative of the strain on a
Shasi, Nov. 28.
FURTHER JAPANESEtinues the Communist paper. CHAMBERLAIN
TO VISIT ROME
the Minister of Finance, M. Paul MR. Reynaud, that the rallway, men will not allow themselves to be intimidated by the threats of re- quisition which, in any case, would, in their view, be illegal.
Discussion With Mussolini
that' the
M. Semant protested against the strike being characterised as poll
London, 'Nov. 28. tical. Any attempt at requisition of the railways could only ex-
The press here this morning confirms French ́ press reports asperate the workers and increase
that the Prime Minister, Mr. the dissatisfaction. In case of need, the rallway men would
Neville Chamberlain plans to Visit Rome early next year. oppose. passive resistance to any violent action by the Goevrnment
The diplomatic correspondent of On the other hand, the railway the "Dally Mall" claims to have
information reliable men grouped in the dissenting | syndicate "National Union for Pro-Premier Intends to visit Rome at fessional Defe of Rallway Men "the end of January in order to dis- with Signor Mussolini the 13 not affiliated to the cuss General Confederation of Labour, question connected with British have issued a proclamation denoun- and Italian interests in the Medi- cing the projected general strike terranean as well as the general as a political manoeuvre which is European situation.. a grave danger for national in- teresta.
diplomatic correspondent, the de- Here all members of the syndi-talls regarding Mr. Chamberlain's cate in question will be at their visit to Rome are already being dis- posts; on November 30. Traps- cussed by the British and Italian
which
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TENSIUN RELAXED
Paris, Nov. 28 alte the prospect of a Despite nation-wide. strike on Wednes- day, the week-end brought an unmistakable relaxation ..tension.
line, several hundred i extended Japanese blue-jackets, who had landed at Sinti, midway between Yochow and Kiayu on the Yangtze south of Hankow, have been with- drawn to their ships.
LOSSES Chungsiang, Hupah, Nov. 28. Retreating from Lotien, impor- tant town about 38 milca north of Kishui in northeast Hupch, which has been re-occupied by the Chin- More than 100 remnant Japanese, the Japanese have suferea ese, marooned in the vicinity of further reverses at Tantien and Sinti, are surrounded by Chinese Yohotsui, villages west of Lotien, at forces and face annihilation.
the hands of Chinese militia corps
At Chenglingki, north of Yoyang who intercepted them on the way. at the neck of the Tungting Lake. A number of casualties were
Japanese naval vessels
flicted on the Japanese by the have been torced to steam down-armed people-Central News.
several
ANHWEI TOWN.
ATTACKED
All able-bodied men, the article adds. should be organised for transportation work or for gueril warfare in the vicinity of the evacuated cities.-Renter.
BANNERS PRESENTED TO GENERAL KU
More than 300 people were ren- The newly-appointed Japanese dered homeless by a huge fire Minister to Nationalist Spain, Mr. which gutted a row of 40 houses Makato Yano, presented his cre- in Kwellin yesterday. There were dentials to General Feanen last no casualties.
Wednesday, at Burgos.
Holding himself responsible for UNITED STATES the loss of Chenglingki, strategic A committee against anti- Itown about ave miles north of gemitism in the United States has Chungking. Nov. 28,
Yoyang, on the Hunan-Hupeh borheen formed the members includ- Three banners from the Shander, Brigadier Commander Changing Mr. Ickes, Minister for the In- ha populace were presented on Ching-yung, who was responsible terior, Governor Lehman, of New Saturday to General Ku Chu-tung for the defence of the town, has york and the former Governor Al. commander-in-chief of the Chinese
committed suicide. forces now operating In Anhwel, Kiangsu and Chekiang provinces { ́· by nine men and women,delegates representing Shanghai public bodies.
Smith. Mr. Green, Leader of The American Federation" of: Labour,- ICHANG BOMBED
According to statistics released and Mr. Lewis, kader of the CIO. Ichang, Nov. 28.
Chinese by the Hunan Provincial Govern are also members of the Com- Japanese bombe.s staged two
ment, the five-day fire in Chang-mittee. Taingyang, Anhwei, Nov. 28. acrial attacks on Ichang, Impor-"
The delegates left Shanghai on sha destroyed or partially de- Japanese troops in Antwel are tant city above Hankow on the November 18, and after making molished 85 percent of houses in {attacking Shunanchen on the Yangtze River, yesterday.”
their way through the Japanese the city and killed 300 persons. According to the "Daily Mall "south, bank of the Yangtze River.
at The first rald was carried out by lines, finally arrived their below Tikang, 30 miles to the 19 machines in the morning when destination, the beadquarters of GERMANY southwest of Wunu.
they released a number of bombs General Ku Chu-tung, described
Baron Joachim von Ribbentrop, The Japanese, numbering about at the drill ground, Huangchiasee as "somewhere in southern All-German. Foreign Minister, will ar 500 men,.. landed at Huangkung- and Chenchingahan. One civilian wel, on November 25, when the rive in Paris on Thursday to sign matao, a little distance above Twas killed and nine others wound presentation took place--Reuter. regarding kang, on Saturday morning and "jed". while three houseg were this visit would probably be pub-began to push southward to wrecked. fished in the near future together Shuanchen Chinese
In the afternoon six Japanese air for about 20 minutes. They then with Signor Mussolini's formal in offering staunch resistance...
craft came over and sprayed in flew away without dropping bombs. vitation. Mr. Chamberlain's plan-
Several fires were started inside tense machine-gun fire in the city-Cental News
Governments...
A definite decision
troops are
ned visit to Rome is regarded by the town by incendiary bombe the "Daily Mail" as a development dropped by Japanese air raiders which clearly proves that Mr. yesterday morning-Central News. Chamberlain is determined to con- tinue his peace policy.-Trans-
A back-to-work movement has gathered momentum in the north. Miners in the Valenciennes district; ocean, together with the building trudes workers at. Demain, have decided to resume work, though delegates of
the metal workers' union have ordered their 25,000 men to remain on strike.
The Government is meanwhile
`SAVOY GRENADIERS
Cry
President Roosevelt, who is holl- daying at Warm Springs, had long conversations, with Mr. Hugh, Will- son, United States Ambassador to Germany, and Mr. Phillips, US Ambassador to Daly. Mr. Wilson's stay in America will be indefinite.
The estate of the late John D. Rockefeller, Bn, has been proved jat $28,410,837, The mallness; +of The "Frankfurter Zeitung" re- the estate is no indication of the ports that the Belgian Government Rockefeller fortune, for the former is prepared to hand back to Ger- oil magnate in his lifetime was es- many the mandated territory of timated to have given over $500,- Ruanda Urundi, in East Africa,
000,000 to charity and other phí--- lanthropic purposes.
the Franco-German declaration of Jamity, according to French press
reports.
Of A Defenceless HUNGARY
LEAVE SHANGHAI People Thrown To Wild
Shanghal, Nov. 28.
JAPANESE TO CLOSE PORT OF KEELUNG
Amid singing and cheers of Shanghai, Nov. 28.
hundreds of Japanese school According to rumours current children sach carrying Italian and understood to have made plans to here. the Japanese authorities in Japanese flags, the Savoy Grenu- desi with the general strike, on the tend to close, shortly the port of diers sailed for Italy this morning handling of which the survival of Keelung in Formosato foreign aboard the liner Conte Verde. the Daladler Calmet probably der shipping. Keelung had been form. The bands of the United States pendi
erly used to a certain extent by Marines and the Beaforth High- In addition to the requisitioning foreign ships for bunkering coal as landers enlivened the proceedings orders," it la reported that a law the price of cool was usually with gay tunes before the vessel· for mobilisation of the country in cheaper there than at any other sailed
the event of war, may, be invoked, Far Eastern ports. It is believed The defence of the Grenadiers"} and if this is insufficient, a State that the Japanese wish to preserve sector has been taken over by 200 siege may be declared under the the coal supplies for their own marines from Italian gunboats in law of 1878.-Reuter
port-Reuter.
purposes Transocean.
The Hugnariah Regent; Admiral von Horthy, has declined to accept the resignation of the Premier, Bela, von Imredy.
Beasts For Laceration" ITALY
Moscow, November -28. g Speaking at a meeting called in protest against the German anti-Jewish drive, M. Alexie Tolstol, Soviet poet and novelist, de- clared: To compare the Fascist regime with médiaeval times, as is often done, is an insult to mediaeval times,
Under the blows of truncheons and pistol butts blood, was shed in the streets and women and children cried. This cry is the cry of. a defenceless people thrown to wild beasts for laceration.
"There is no limit to our indignation,"
NANCHANG-KIUKIANG LINE LULL
Nanchang, Nov. 28, The stalemate which prevailed Mr. O. Pirow, South African De front, across the Blu River, south fence Minister, had Interviews with of Tehan, remained during the along the Nanchang-Klukiang
Signor Mussolini Count Clang week-end, with only sporadic ons-
Foreler Secretary) and the Under-breaks Secretary for War yesterday morn-
Ing.
Count Olano, Italian Foreign Minister, will leave for Warsaw zo
Two thousand people, including leading writers, artists and mu-have conversations with Col. Josef sicians, attended the meeting which was organised by the Writers' Beck, Polish Foreign Minister, on and Architects Trade Unions-Reuter,
December 12. ··
The Japanese are erecting de- tence', works at Tuklapi and Yen- towhu Lake.
A few unita of Japanese, making occasional feeler attacks on the Chinese positions, were repulsed by the defenders Central News-