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CHINESE TROOPS DRIVE TOWARDS CANTON
Now Moving Southward From Tsungfa
Kongmoon. Kwangtung, November 30. Replying to inquiries made by newspapermen' upon his visit here General Tyal Ting-kai. former commander of the 19th Route Army. and now commander of guerillas in the West River area, stated that Chinese forces are driving southward from Tsungfa. 35 miles north- east of Canton, with the Kwangtung provincial capital as objective.;
Chinese guerilias. General Tsal revealed, are meanwhile active at Kongtsun, the vicinity of the White Cloud Mountain and other points in the outskirts of Canton.
According to General Tsai, the
Chinese regulars, guerillas
and
Kwangsi reinforcements are main-
SEVERE AIR RAIDS
taining close contact in the West (From Our Own Correspondent)
River regions and are determined
to inflict heavy blaws upon the Japanese 1, they
thrust further
News."
attempt
Chungshan, Nov. 30. Over 200 persons were killed in
TWO GUILTY IN U.S. SPY TRIAL
New York, Nov. 30. The jury in the spy trial. In which four Germans are charged and which has caused wide Interest throughout the "world, to-day returned a verdict of guilty of 'conspiring to steal military secrets against Otto Yoss and Johanna Hofmann. but was unable to reach a verdict regarding Erich Glaser.
The fourth defendant, Gun- ther Rurich, turned state evidence during the tra
The maximum sentence for the offence is 20 years' im- prisonment.-Reuter.
to severe air raids carried out by FASCIST IRON
upriver-Central Japanese bombers on Holping, Sun
JAPANESE REINFORCEMENTS
Yungyun, Nov. 30.
Hing. Chang Sha, Shul How and Chong Shing, northwest of Kong- moon, on November 26, according
The Japanese have rushed 500 to a report received here to-day,
These towns have no military reinforcements supported by eight | feld guns and more than 10 tanks value whatever and are the homes
of overseas Chinese in the United
and armoured cars from Tseng-States. Most of the bombs fell on shing. 35 miles east at, Canton and
shopping districts and residential 30 miles northwest of Walchow, on the north bank of the East River,arens, hence the casualties were
to check the Chinese column from Tsangiz, 35
unusually heavy.
GUARD CHIEF
SHOT DEAD
Attempt To Escape
From Prison
CABLES
THREE STATES WITHDRAW
Non-Intervention Crisis
Landon, Nov. 30. Commenting on the crisis in the Non-Intervention Commit- fee, the London press .express the expectation' that several other small countries will fol- low the example set by Hol- land. · Belgium and Sweden and announce the resignation of their delegates.
The diplomatic correspondent of the "Dally Herald" remarks that the Committee will meet the pre- sent crisis in the same way ha "it met crises in the past, namely by going nothing.—Transoceari,
Brussels, Nav, 30.
The Belgian Senate on Tuesday right. by 38 ngairst 13 votes, decided to
the withdraw, from London Non-Intervention
Com- mittee. Many senators refrained from voting.
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It has also been decided to send a trade delegation to Burgos.-- Transocean.
SWEDEN LEAVES
London, Nov. 30. That Sweden has withdrawn t:om the Sub-Committee of the Non-Intervention Committee was confirmed here last night in an official
statement. Sweden will
Bucharest, Nov. 30. miles northeast of A telegraphic report from Swa-
The former leader of the Fascist Canton, which is advancing fur- tow last night stated that Ho Yuen Iron Guard. Zelea Codreanu, and and We Ping, on the upper reaches thirteen of his subordinates were. Shenkong, about six miles south of the East River, were also heavily it is stated, shot dead this morn- ocean.
ther southward after capturing
of Tsungfa-Central News.
SHIUKWAN, KWANGNING
BOMBED
remain a member of the main Non- Intervention
Committee-Trans- bombed yesterday. The Indis-
Ing when attempting to flee from criminate air raids are part of the
CHAIRMAN RESIGNS prison. "scorched earth" polley conduct-;
London Nov. 30. It will be ed by the Japanese in China."
recalled that! Admiral van Dulm, chairman of Shulkwan, Nov. 30. Towns not occupied by Japanese Codreanu had been sentenced on the
Non-Intervention Board of Seven, Japanese bombers atthek- troops are often bombed out of May 27, 1938, to ten years' hard Control, has resigned. The Pe ed Shlukwan on the Canton-Han-existence.
labour for various offences against signation is due entirely to per- kow Railway in north Kwangtung. It is reported that the Central the State and that a number of sonal
reasons and does not yesterday, dropping 41 bombs. authorities will organize five new other members of the "Fatherland" affect the position of Holland on
Twenty-six of the missiles divisions in Kwangtung as a part Party, founded by him. were also the Board-British Wireless landed at the railway station, and of the plan to drive the Japanese sentenced by military courts. three fell at a river near a lep-out of Caritos. rosurium, blowing six cargo boats to pleces and wounding two per-
sons,
Kwangning in west Kwangtang was also ra:ded by two Japanese machines yesterday. Four bombs were dropped, wounding thrce per- sons and demolishing seven houses, -Central News.
BORROWING FOR REARMAMENT
Further Loans Are Foreshadowed
London,
Nov. 30
that
of
In view of further expendi- ture on defence now, contem- plated, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has decided some increase in the limit £400,000,000 authorised by the Defence Loans Act of 1936 connection
prom
for borrowing in with
the rearmament
gramme will be necessary.
For some time the suggestion
has been made in both Parliamen-
MR, WILSON NOT RETURNING TÔ BERLIN NOW
Washington, Nov. 30. "Not now," was the only answer, vouchsafed by Mr. Roosevelt at a press conference yesterday when asked whether Mr. Hugh Wilson
was "returning to Berlin soon of
returning eventually,
The President state that Mr.
It is semi-oficially announced that Codreanu and his associates. met their death while endeavour-
CENTRAL
ing to escape during their trans- DEPARTMENT
portation from, one prison to
another but no detalls have yet FOR EAST ASIA
been given except that the men shot include thrre murderers of Premier Duca who was killed in Deceriber. 1933, and ten murderers or the Minister Stelescu...
Although the Iron Guard has been dissolved it would seem that
the association still continues Wilsor would remain in America the Rector of "Klausenburg Univer- secret activity and the murder of for the time being and he imity, last Monday, was attributed plied that the U. S. Ambassador's
to it-Transocean. return would depend upon deve lopment abroad.
GUERILLA'S IN POOTUNG
Chungking. Nov, 30. engsten, Nanwel and Chuansha, the three most important dis-
The President revealed that he had made a general examination of the minority question in the course of his conferences with Mr. Phillips, and would resume con sultation some time after his re-
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Changteh, Hunan, Nov. 30. For the second consecutive day,
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Mr. Roosevelt stated in con- clusion that Mr. Phillips was re- turning to Rome on. December, 12. -Reuter.
DOIHARA
tary und financial circles that, IN ANOTHER
with a view to allaying anxiety on
the part of industry and trade TOKYO BATTLE
with regard to the future incl- dence of the cost of rearmament, the Chancellor should make some *stalement in anticipation of the
Budget.
Favours Wu Pei-fu As President"
Kita,
EGYPT-ITALO PACT
London, Nov. 30,
Field Marshal Prinec sellers, spot will be quoted at a Kanta, Chiefs of the General Staff | moderate premium of about a far-
A non-aggression pact, is about of the Army and Navy and their thing.
nine Japanese bombers raided to be concluded between Egypt deputies, Premier Prince Konage. But now almost all such Lon- Changteh, on the Yuanklang and Italy, according to a Cairo the Ministers for War, Marine and don stocks have already been lent (river) north-east of Taoyuan in dispatch to the "Daily Telegraph." Foreign Affairs, and the President cut. The buyer for cash thus north Hunan.
It is believed that a lengthy con- of the Privy State Council, Baron comes on the market lacking avall Huge fires wére started inversation which Sir Miles Lamp Hiranuma.
able stocks while the seller for various parts of the town, reducing son, British Ambassador, had with It is expected that the ""Central future dates cannot find a middle. more than 200 houses to amoulder-the Egyptian Premier, Mohamed Over ten civilians, in- Mahmud Pasha, on Tuesday dealt will be provided with extraordin-delayed purchase.
cluding a small child, were killed | solely with the question of this im- pry powers for carrying out Japan- ese policy in East Asia. will now have, in fact, had a fair number
Eastern bazaars, adds the writer, and wounded-Central News, pending agreement-Transocean.
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Apart from political currency con- siderations the East expected at south of Tientsin and 69 miles this time of the year to import north of Tsinan.
rather than export silver. Bombay Chengchiakow, a point west of was now shipping £55,000 worth A Chinese guerilla column Tehchow, has been recaptured by but at the present rate the Ameri- operating along the
Tientsin- the guerillas. The Japanese garan demand on the market may Puchow Railway in Shantung is rison retreated to Tehchow after experience repeated shortage of reported to be advancing on Teh- being defeated by the Chinese in Spot metal-Reuter. chow. Important city 138 miles an engagemnt-Catral News.
the control of Chinese guerillas according to a Shanghai report.
The magistrate of Nanwel ap- pointed by the National Govern-j ment has removed his head- quartere, back to the hsten city- Central News.
PRESSING ON TEHCHOW
IN THE
Loyang. Nov. 30.
WORLD'S NEWS
LATVIA
CLUB'S NEW YEAR FUND DONATED
||
TO RELIEF The Chinese Club has donated a sum of $150 to the British Fund for Relief of Distress In China- (South China Branch),
In a reply In the House of Commons yesterday. Sir John Si-
Shanghai, Nov. 30.
announced that mon
he
Lieut-Gen. Kenji Dolhara, head had come to the conclusion that some of the Special Service Section (in- further borrowing power would Lelligence and political activities) BRITAIN" be the need, and it was his in- of the Japanese forges in China,
Great Britain, the United States. Latvia's Foreign Minister, M. tention at an appropriate time is ighting another battle in Tokyo
La a letter to the Hon. Mr. M. France. Holland and Brazil will Vilhelms Munters. will be going to K. Lo, honorary secretary of the next year to ask Parliament to with Major-Gen. Selichi pass legislation for this purpose: director of the Special Service Sec- be represented at the meeting at London, arrivng there on Decem- Fund, the Club's chairman, Mr. C. tion in Pelping, as his opponent. the Foreign Office to-morrow of ber 5. for discussions with the Y. Kwar, states that the sum
Dolhara won the first round by the Inter-Governmental and Vice- Eritish Board of Trade. While emphasising that it eliminating Gen Hisaichi Teraucht Chairman's Committees set p would be neither desirable noras Commander-in-Chief of Japan- after the Evian Conference, when practicable to depart from the ese forces in North China, Both the problem of Jewish refugees rule prohibiting anticipation of Generals Terauchi and Kita are in from Germany will be discussed, estimates or provisions of the favour if Gen. Chen Yung-peng as
PRESSING QUESTION
Budget, the Chancellor said he the future puppet "president of FRANCE recognised that considerable in China, while Dqjhara favours" Mar- "creases. In defence expenditure skal Wu Pei-tu,
met.
The uncle and aunt of Herschel
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
would normally have gone towards' the purchase of drinks and re- freshments for the New Year cele brations at the Club. The Club The equalty of rights in the new has now decided to drink plain Czechoslovakian State is outward- Chinese tea to usher in the New ly indicated by a law introducing Year. the new name of the Prague Re- It is hoped that the example set Public as Czecho-Slovak State by the Chinese Club will encour which had already been announ- The War Minister. Gen. Seishiro
idge other organisations to sint- ced brought to the forefront the Itagaki, who graduated from the szpan, the youth who shot
Dr. Emil Hacha, President of the pury the character of their New and killed Ernst von Rath, the question of how they should be same class in the Tokyo Military German Legation Counsellor, were Supreme Court, has been elected Year programme and with the
Academy as Doihara, is also in sentenced.
President of Czechoslovakia. yesterday to four
He money saved help the cause of re- The 1938 Act had authorised favour of Wu Ped-fu but differs months imprisonmat and fined was the only candidate.
fugee relief in the Colony. borrowing up to 400,000,000, and with him in granting substantial 100 francs for giving refuge to by end of the present financial power to the retired warlord. It their nephew, after he had been ITALY
the is reported that Gen. Kita will also ordered to leave France. year they should have met cost of rearmament out of resign from his post in Peiping. borrowed money to the ex-leaving "Dolhara. supreme in the tent of about-
£180.000.000. held of special service in China-GERMANY. Some £220,000,000 would, there-International. fore, remain. 50 that the pro-4
Jews are forbidden to show Secretary; in the House of Com- blem of authority to borrOW was Intelligence reports received at themselves in Berlin streets on mons, repeated that he was un- not urgent, but he thought that Sian reveal that the wave of de- Saturday from noon until 8 p.m. aware that Mr. Pirow had official at the time new commitmentsfection of Japanese-employed Ir-when the country begins the Win- negotiations with Herr Hitler and were being incurred they should regulars has spread to Hopel, Re-ter Help Campaign.
added that if official negotia- cently more than 4.000 soldiers be-
tions had taken prepare a plan in advance.
Sir John Bimon added that longing to the so-called Imperial
The Bouth African "Defence Minister, Mr. O. Pirow, left Rome yesterday for Brussels, Mr. Mac- Donald, Colonial and Dominions
! MONGOL YOUTHS
TURN AGAINST
PUPPET
Hoku, Shanal. Nov, 30
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