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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1938 PAGE 9
JAPANESE OFFENSIVE ON ALL FRONTS IMMINENT
Massing Troops For Another Big Push
YUNNAN IS OBJECTIVE
OF MAJOR DRIVE
Chungking. November 29.
CHINESE REPORTS reaching here indicate that the Japanese plan shortly to launch an offensive on all fronts. It is stated that' the Japanese are massing troops not only near Hankow and Canton but also at other centres in North, Central and South China. -
A MAJOR DRIVE, the reports state, will probably be made in Kwangsi Province, through which the Japanese hope to push tớ- wards Yunnan-Reuter.
Chinese Successes Reported
TROOP CONCENTRATIONS
IN SUIYUAN
Hokt, Shar51. Nov 29
Anhwei The Japanese. it
is
stated, evacuated to Chaonsien, on the east bank of the Chao Lake.
Presaging an Imminent west-to the southeast of Hofel-Central wärd thrust in Sulyuan, heavy News.
Japanese
troop
concentrations
ve been noted in Kuyang. Paotow and Kwelsul. Important towns in the province, in the past few days.
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STIFF RESISTANCE IN KIANGSU
Hwaiyin. Klangsu. Nov 29, After capturing Sulning and Sutslen. in noith"Klangšu, Japan- More than 6,000 irregulars under ese mechanised units pushing Japanese employment have a southward are encountering stiff rived" in Kuyang from Palling-Chinese resistance in the vichitty miao, to the northeast, while la❘ of Yanghochen, about 15 and a half Kwelsul, southeast, of Kuyang, | miles southeast or Sutsien, accord- their forces have been increased ing to military reports received to 3,000, who are provided with six | here.-CentralNews. tinks.
of
CHINESE PRESSING ON
HOPE
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INSPECTION OF RAILWAY
Reference was made at a Shanghal Japanese military press conference last week to a report, appeating in the "North-China Daily News," which stated that applications had been made by the foreign authorities concerned to inspect the Shanghai-Hangchow-Ning- po and the Shanghai-Nanking Railways. The correspondent raising the matter asked it this were true and in reply a Japanese Embassy spokesman stated that, so far as he kriew, no applications had been 'made elther in Shanghai or Tokyo.
MEDIATION IN FRENCH STRIKE THREAT FAILS
All Necessary Measures Taken By Government
"Paris, November 29. Far-reaching powers, including the requisitioning of "gervices of every citizen, are claimed in a Cabinet ruling" officially published for the application of war time emergency. The Premler, M. Daladler, in a long report to President Lebran on the matter declares that the Government will take all necessary measures and say that State em- ployees who strike will be subject to summary dismissal, even when they have resumed service after the strike, and before such dismissal.
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If the Government decides to apply the emergency decree it will have power to commandeer labour and commodities for civil as well as military uses, order that every Frenchmen to stay at his post or be transferred to any other post, commandees every staff of any private organisation where such action is considered Indispensable for
SINO, JAPANESE the welfare of the country, and requisition, rallways, shipping and
POSITIONS ON THE FRONTS
CHINESE PATROLS NEAR YOCHOW
Chungking. Nov. 20. Chinese and Japanese positions on the various fronts are given in latest Chinese military despatches received here.
elvil aircraft.
Another decree empowers the Government, on account of the present circumstarices, to commandeer mines and industries depen- dent thereon-Reuter.
"MEDIATION FAILS
...
PREMIER ADAMANT Paris, Nov. 29.
Farls, Nov. 29. All attempts that had been made
It is reported that the Premier up to the early hours of this morn was adamant to-night. in his at- ing, that is 24 hours before the titude towards the Trades Union time set for the outbreak of the Federation, Informed quarters
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the religious exercises that began on Sunday night.
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The British Government has approved of a free grant of £15. The South African Minister of 000 to the Government of Santa Defence, Mr. Oswald Pirow, lett Lucia (West Indies) for relier Rome yesterday for Holland, via purposes following the big land- Paris, after conversations in the slide on November 21 which killed Italian capital with leading Gov-" over 50 persons and Injured many ernment officials. others.
PALESTINE
general strike, to mediate between stating that he had told the Min- GERMANY the Trade Union, and the Govern-ister of Public Works that he would ment, must be regarded as having not discuss the alination with
Six members of the Arab High. Contary to previous reports, it is Committee, which has its head- ended in failure.
Trade Union officials unti On the Hunan front, the Chinese
now reported that the German quarters in Damascus, will be in- the and Japanese forces are said to strike as a threat to the authority
Continuing to denounce the stake had been called off.
Foreign Minister, Baron Joachim įcluded in the Arab delegation to be opposing each other ten miles of the Government, the Fremler, M. including the
Various French political factions, to Paris until next week in view dine, it was reported in Jerusalem
von Ribbentrop, will not proceed the London Conference on Pales south of Yochow between Matang Diladier continues to insist that and the French Workers Party, France caused by the
Democratic Union and Yungchlawan. Only skirmishes the general strike order will have have appealed to workers not to strike threat.
of the unsettled conditions' in yesterday. are said to be going on at present to be rescinded before he will enjoin, in the strike... in this area."
ter into any negotiations whatso- ever with the Trade Unions.
the on
With the determination of the Premier not to yield, and his action in requisitioning the public services, the showdown between the French Govern- ment and the workers is almost Jaevitable. Nevertheless, it is expected that
Unions Federation HUNGARY
Whether
general
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King Carol and Crown Prince Michael were given an enthusiastic
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The administrative council of the Trade
an- nounced to-night that the strike
It is unofficially reported that reception by the population of crder would be maintained since. the Foreign Minister, Dr. Kolomon Bucharest when they returned on through undertaking to change the von Kanya. has submitted his Monday after their trip to En- social legislation without consult-resignation.
ng the Trade Unions, M. Daladier been accepted or not has not
this has land. France and Gërmany. had forced them to this action been Transocean.
revealed.. .Count Csaky, Two youths, believed to be of the NEWSPAPERS. TO APPEAR
Foreign Office: and students, fired several shots on Herr Bardossy, Hungarian Minister Monday at the Rector of the Paris, Nov. 29. Paris newspaper publishers have possible successors.
to Rumania, are mentioned
Universly in Bucharest severely in intimated their intention to take
Juring hira. The assassins, shot all-necessary steps to insure the ITALY
dead a policemanho attempted appearance of to-morrow's issues of their papers, despite the strike
They have warned
as
Two units of Irregular troops,
TOWN numbering about 2,500, are now
Slan. Nov. 29. concentrated at Paotow, terminus
Military dispatches received. the Felping-Sulyuan Railway.
Chinese patrols have reached a here reveal that the Chinese Another detachment of about 800
point seven miles south of Yochow, are pressing.on Kuyang,"about Japanese troops with 60 armoured
Due to the fall of the Tungting 22 miles west of Tinghsien in cars is reported to have already
west Hopel, in
Lake water level Japanese war- started moving towards the west.
offensive.
ships are reported to have with- There are more than 20 Japanese
Menaced by
points eastward the numerically drawn to
of. planes at the Pastow airfield.
superior Chinese
the Yochow and strength,
strong Chinese Practically all civilian houses Japanese in the city have started detachments are said to be con- along the Paotow-Kuyang high-withdrawing to Tinghsien, taking stantly raiding the Japanese post- way, have been burned down in away their wounded and military ions in the vicinity of Hsinning renewed attempts will be made to- order to facilitate Japanese trans-suppiles. The recovery of Kuyang Canton-Hankow Railway and also day to prevent the general strike.
Puchi and Tungchen portation and to forestall surprises belleved imminent. Chinese guerilla, attacks. Central Further damage has been done along the Hupeh-Hunan highway which, at least will be reduced to a "partial strike" owing to a large by Chinese guerillas to the track east of Yochow. of the Pelping-Hankow Railway in
On the Canton front, the Chi-umber of professional organisa- the vicinity of Shihchlichwang-
nese and Japanese are reported to be facing each other in the vicinity Informed clucles have gained the order issued by the Trade Unions. ed from his stroke that he has. Central News.
Pope Plus XI has so far recover- of Mafang, Makou and Tangkang impression that the Tinde. Unfons HONAN TOWNS RETAKEN
their em resumed end in the vicinity of Samshul on would gladly accept the possibility ployees of the consequences aris-activities, and also took part in Loyang, Nov. 29.
the West River while at Foopsing, of calling off the strike provided ing from refusal to work which Kwangshan and Shangcheng in forces to east of the Canton-Ban- they can do so without losing face. would be regarded, under the cir- southeast Honan have both beenkow Railway are stated to be fac--Transocean.
ing each other in the vicinity of Shenkang, seven miles south of Tsunghua-Reuter.
News.
WITHDRAWAL IN HUNAN AND HUPEH
Changsha, Nov. 29. More Japanese troops are withdrawing ...from north Hanan and south. Hupeh. The forces at Tingszechlao. on the Canton-Hankow Railway, eight miles south of Stenning, are with: drawing toward Wuchant Mean while the Japanese at Sienning and Tangshan are also withdraw ing northward. A Chinese tat
tallon has been dispatched to pur- sue and harass them.
The Japanese at Hsitang to the west of Yoyang, have retired Tolln, further west. “
to
Owing to the further drop of the water level the Tungting Lake, all Japanese naval vessels are re- ported to have withdrawn further upriver from Yoyang.
Japanese troops now guarding Yoyang are mostly mercenary ir-1 regulars under the command of Li Shou-hsin; formerly a baridit chieftain. Central News.
JAPANESE DEFEATED NEAR
TUNGCHENG. ·
* Changsha, Nov. "29. An engagement took place "yesterday at Tawangwu, south of Tungcheng in southeast. Hupeh, when 'a' Japanese unit" of about 100 men was defeated by the Chinese. The Japanese" were discovered and subjected to an enveloping attack. After an hour's fight, over 60 Japan- ese were stain and wounded' while the rest fled-Central News
CHINESE REOCCUPY HOFEI Chungstang, Hupeh. Nov. 28.
retaken
Chinese. by the
The Japanese troops at Chengyang. Hwangchwan and Loshan, also in that part of the province, are re- ported to be withdrawing. Chinese suburbs of Hwangchwan and are guerillas have reached the eastern
ready to re-enter the city-Cen-
tral News.
SURPRISE RAID, IN
..HANGCHOW
Siaoshan, Nov. 29. Thirty Japanese soldiers were killed on the night of November,, 23 at Lingklaklao, in the outskirts of Hangchow, when Chinese guerillas staged a surprise raid. The Chinese suffered no casualties--Çen- tral News
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Three German Army Corps Mobilised
London, Nov. 29. The "News-Chronicle" learns "rom reliable sources" that Germany is in the process of mobilising, "with the utmost secrecy," three aring corps.
tions.
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cumstances, as a breach of con- tract-Transocean..
ALTERATIONS PROPOSED
Paris, Nov. 29...
SARRAUT RETURNS . The authorities have teen -in-
Paris, Nov. 29. structed q compile a list of om- Upon the return of the French- cials, office workers and labourers Minister of the Interior, M. Albert
More than usual interest
most of his normal
EDUCATIONALISTS MEET IN CHUNGKING
Chungking. Nov. 28. The joint annual meeting of
to arrest them, and escaped.
SPIRITED
"TIMES"
· EDITORIAL
(Continned from Page 1)
terested in peace except on hor- "Jourable terms, and these "Japan in her present mood is, incapable of offering.” “
NO NERVE CENTRES Japan is learning that it is im-
The newspaper asserts that six Government decrees which, acting in face of the strike threat. and Mr. Chao Kuan-chong, respec-ther she has not set herself a
in public service who do not appear Sarraut, from Ankara, where he Chinese educational organs and possible to paralyse a vast country for work on Wednesday, and to had represented the French Gov-institutes, which opened here yes-in which lives one fifth of the hu- forward these to the Premier by ernment at the funeral of Kemal terday, was continued to-day and race because there are no Thursday morning. In order that Ataturk. a steps may be taken against those yesterday in the War-Ministry for morrow.
conference was held is scheduled to be adjourned to- nerve centres whose destruction : whe jol the strikers
affects the whole country. It is, the purpose of considering the Gov. Represented by more than 200 ndeed, difficult to see what more aroused this eventing by the visit of with the general strike announced headed by Dr. Chang Po-tin, Pre-war than has already been done.
ernment measures for contending of the nation's noted educators Japan can do towards wiming the the former Minister of Public for to-morrow by the Federations addent of the Nankal University.
Such are her determination, Works, M. Frossard, to his successor of French Trade Unions. in office, M. de Monte, informed
the meeting this morning heard thoroughness and aspiration that The Trade Union circles are ob interesting reports on
she cannot abandon, and won't, in circles stating that M. Frossard had viously impressed by the energy educational conditions in Hupeha itary sense, bungle the con-
wartime proposed certain alterations in the with which
the Government is and Ninghsia by Mr. Chang To-sin queat of China. taken into consideration, would
But it is permissible to ask whe tively of the Hapeh, and Ninghsia Provincial Departments of, Educa the Times considers whatever
hopeless task. In earlier passages,, tion. li All Valenciennes miners were defeat and loss of face-Trans-working this morning hut of the cerning various aspects of the na-
More than 100 resolutions con- posing peace at Nanking they, chances the Japanese had of`im-
engineers. only five per cent re- tion's wartime education
neglected or bangled." were turned to work.
adopted 'during to-day's version.
H.K. SITUATION The strikers allowed one furnace Closing ceremony for the meet- The situation around the borders to go out and the damage, és-ing will take place to-morrow of Hongkong are being very closely timated at 500,000 francs, will take when а manifesto will be watched in London and, there is. five months to repair-Reuter. Isrued-Central News.
Sympathising with China in divisions have already been com-
her heroic struggle against the pletely mobilised, and it is estimat enable the French Federation of Japanese invaders, Formosans reed that the remaining divisions Trade Unions to call off the claiming waste land in an undis- will be ready at the end of this strike without suffering complete closed place in northern Fukien week.
have organised a first-ald unit to The names of the corps affected ocean. give medical, care to Chinese are given as the Eighth 8llestan. wounded · soldiers at the front. stationed at Breslau, the 17th
Austrian, stationed at Vienna, and Shipping firms in Shanghai re- it is believed, the 14th...
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veal that an average of 2.000
The number of troops brought Japanese civilians are pouring in- into preparedness by mobilisation
to China each month, crowding 'all available steamers to capacity. Most of the civilans are mer- chants and Industrialists. The Osaka Syosen Kaisha line 15
A military dispatch just received rushing plans for an anticipated here reveals that the Chinese have influx of Japanese in South China, re-entered Hofel,
In centrallyia Canton,
Chinese Driving South
From
Tsungfa
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Yungyun, Kwangtung, November 29.
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FURNACE DAMAGED
Paris, Nov. 29.
Four Hundred Japanese
Killed In E. River Valley
reason to believe, arouses DROTE than a passing interest in both Washington and Paris, but it does not as yet give grounds for any serious anxiety.
YANGTZE RIVER RE-OPENING
stated to be upwards of 110.000.
(Continued from Page 1) REPLY TO POLAND The paper, adds that it is Questioned as to what organisa- believed these "unusual pre- tions meant, the spokesman said, « parations” are a reply by Ger- "Under the present mobilisation of the Japanese nation, all agencies mary to the "persistent in- terest" by Hungary and Po-
are attached to armed forces and land in Rutherfa.
include auxiliary supply corps." The Hungarians and Poles de- He asserted that any Japanese engaged in any activity in an cc- frontier here,
cupted area has to get permission which is opposed by Germany.
from the Japanese Government. A Berlin message says that when
Over 400 Japanese troops were killed in the East River Valley questioned early to-day regarding be part of the Japanese army or and ambushed the enemy in the hills or mowed them while cross-since it must be ascribed wholly ta "All organisations which may not during the past four weeks in fighting with guerillas, who raided the above report, an official of the navy but are permitted to operate ing the water, it was learned here to-day. Propaganda Ministry stated that are doing so for the attainment of.
the fact that the Powers against It was "ridiculous," and "added:
zire a 20m mon
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(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)
Chungshan, November 29.
"Literally, towards China, azić. metaphorically towards the other Powers, she has got away with. murder," the, "Times" proceeds, after touching briefly upon Japan's "Ideological affinity" by the anti- Comintem pact, with two powerful European states. -
tentially an
"Her impunity, however, has DC- impermanent" basis
"It is altogether an unreasonable military objectives and not for per- November 21 resulted in the death of only 30 Japanese and the prevented by preoccupations else
story, Germany has not mobilised three army, corps"--Reuter.
sorial gain."
t.
A Japanese report stating that the South China campaign up to whom she has fransgressed were wounding of 50 grossly minimized the situation. The ruerillas were where from taking effective action an active that the Japanese troops pushed down to Shum Chan la against the campaign consisting order to cut off their supplies,
largely of pinpricks.
Military advices state that Chinese troops are driving south-
Asked If the reconstruction of ward from Tsungfa, 35 miles northeast of Canton, which was once. again recaptured by them in a counter-attack on November 24. The
China is a military objective the Chinese vanguards are' said to have reached Sherikong, about six
spokesman answered, “We consider miles south of Tsungfa and to be pushing vigorously further south.
The Chinese. Government is or- the reformed government work of
Guerilla commanders have now. Gen. Chang Tat of the Fourth It would be idle, in the case of ganizing new coal mining com-rehabilitation is part of the larger gathered at an undisclosed point Route Army has massed his men this and other European countries, The recapture of Tsungfa Is Wongtong on the North River to panies and enlarging old com- aim of the Japanese army and to map out a new campaign in In the West River ready for the before occupations are Wirely to loss confirmed by a communique issued the north of Bamshui is reportedpanies in Szechuen Province, navy." He added that the Central conjunction with the counter-at- coming battle. He is assisted by their cogency overnight or at any by the headquarters of the Fourth to have also been retaken by the following the removal of factories China Develo, ment Company was tack by regular, from the North Irregulars under the command of time in the immediate future, but Route Army.
Chinese in a counter-offensive on from coastal cities to the interior assisting `it.
River. The Chinese regulars are Commissioner Taeng Yang-fu in it would be equally idle on the Fighting continues around 8am-Bunday.. The Japanese put up The probable coal reserve, of China' A foreign correspondent said that coming down from the North River Little North River districts and by evidence on hand to assume that shul on the West River, 30 miles feeble resistance and retired to, is estimated, by national geological a commercial vessel of a friendly to stem a Japanese advance and Gen. Teal Ting-Kal. former com-Japan's conquest of China is going west of Canton, which is reported wards Samahal. Over 100 of them survey at 246.086,000,000 tons, with third party was operating above the to isolate the enemy in the Can-mander of the 19th Route Arary, to be completed any time in the to be enveloped by Chinese self- were killed and some ten machine-1,874,000,000 tons in Szechuen: booms. The spokesman replied that ton area..
who has his men south of the immediate future, and her leaders defence corps. Lamkong, in the guns were captured by the Chinese. During the past few years, the there had been neutral vessels per-
West River. vicinity of Bamshut; has been re-
would accordingly do well to en- Several hundred Japanese troops average production is estimated at mitted to go up the Yangtze but The Japanese aim at capturing As the West River districts are visage the possibility of an even- taken by the Chinese after re-at Bunkel on the Canton-Hankow 1.200.000 tons in Bechues. The these were special cases, such as a Wuchow so as to harass Kwangst, well defended, the shops in Ahlu-ttal break in the run of good fuck pulsing the Japanese. The Chinese Rallway, about 19 miles north of new mines will produce 500,000 British ship carrying off to a gun-and, if possible, they will then hing are asked to reopen for bust-which has attended Japan's suc have formed a strong defence line Canton, are pushing toward Tanpo tona a year, while coal production boat and another repairs for the drive northward to attack the ness. Many refugees from Can- cestve and legal onslaughts on between Lamkong- and Mäfong on to the west of the railway line in Ezechuen is expected to reach hulk but none were for commer-Central Divisions in Westemton have moved to Shiuhing and the interests of her forffer friends." a tributary of the West River above Central News,
cial purposes-Reuter. Bamshui,
Dowshing and as far as Wuchow. Reuter.
2,000,000 tons' next year.
Hunan.
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