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JAPANESE MAY CONCENTRATE EFFORTS IN ATTACK ON SIAN
Strategic Mofushan
Range Well Guarded
YANGTZE FRONT LULL
CHANGSHA, JANUARY 9. (INTERNATIONAL). -GEN. HISUER YOU, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE CHINESE FORCES In the Hunan area, has expressed doubt. in a press interview at Changsha, capital of the province, whether the Japanese will launch a large- scale offensive in the Yangtze Valley. The Japanese, he balleves, will probably concentrate their efforts in an attack oa Slan, In the north- west, and on Kwangsi, In the southwest,
Gen. Hsueh gives as a reason for the present full on the Yangtze front that the Hunan-Klangal border is strongly guarded by the strategic Mofushan mountain range, flanked by Poyang Lake, in the cast, and Tungting Lake, in the west. Both lakes, due to low water in winter and spring, are unsuited to naval operations."
TURKISH PLANE SALE SCANDAL
ISTANBUL, Jun. 9 (Reuter) The alleged purchase of 50 American and Canadian warplanes on The Turkish Guvern ment's account through forged signatures; and their sale to the Loyalist Government In Spain, is re-. ported in the newspapers.
An official of the Turkish Foreign Ministry is stated to be under arrest at Ankara, and another Turk has been delained in France.
YUGOSLAVIA REGENT VISITS KING CAROL
BUCHAREST, Jan. 8. (Kan- ter)-Prince Paul, Regent of Yugoslavia, arrived at Transyl- vania to-day on a visit to King Carol, who is with a' shooting party there.
CANDID CAMERA AT THE RACES
Photograph taken at the Thirteenth Extra Race meeting held
at Happy Valley recently. (Photo by Loica).
Further; Gen. Hsueh declares, SPANISH WAR FRONT
only one tailway and one highway connect Wuchang with Changsha, while only one railway and one highway run between Klukiang and Nanchang.
The Sintsiang and Milo Rivers, the General points out, flow west-¦..
Franco's Major Offensive
Now In Third Week
wards into Tungting Lake, while SARAGOSSA, January Я
(Reuter)-General Franco's major
the Hstu and Kan Rivers flow offensive. against Catalonia. now in its third week, has "driven eastward into Poyang Lake; thus back the Loyallst resistance in the plains of Urgel, it is claim- forming riatural "defence lines infed. The difficulties ahead in the campaign, especially in the Hunan and Kiangai provinces res-} northern sector, have not been miscounted, but it is noteworthy pectively.
that General Yague's Moroccan army Corps is using pontoon bridges, flung across the Ebro at Mora, and has established tact with
legionaries.
CONSTANTLY HARASSED
Cen Hsueh's third mason ts that each of the endless ringe of hills and woods in Mofushan. is a ormidable defence post. If the Japanese attempt to push south- ward, from Wachang and Klu- klang, they will be constantly harassed by the Chinese, who are now taking up positions in Mofushan.
Finally, Gan, Hsueh declares, the Japanese must bring in four fresh divisions before they will be äbic. to advance on Changsha and Nan- chang.
In conclusiori, the Hunan com- ¡mander-in-chiet proposes
that, from now on the Chinese con-
Foreign diplomats expressed the centrate on military, political and belief that King Carol and Prince economic efforts In a big castward Paul are eager to exchange views
" on matters relating to the coming
movement.
"A westward "movement," Gen. visit of Count Clano to Belgrade. Hsueh states, "s only passive re-
It is believed Italy will seek to
sistance, while in an castward
one
be the referee or peacemaker beroovement China can achieve crea-. tween her friends-Hungary on the tive results and only in this step hand, and Yugoslavia, and can we really carry on, successfully. Rumanta on the other hand at the prolonged resistance." expense of Germany.
FR. JACQUINOT LEAVING FOR SHANGHAI
JAPANESE PLANES ACTIVE
CHUNGKING, Jan. 9. Central). Japanese planes again actively carried
operations out bombing aver Hunan and Hupeh yesterday.
Hengyang. important town on the Canton-Hankow Railway · 113 miles southwest
Changsha, which suffered terribly as a result air previous Japanese raids, was subjected to another severe, attack. by 18 Japanese
bombers
of
Father Jacquinot, founder of the Chinese refugee zone bearing his name in Shanghai and chairman of many of the refugee committee of the Shanghai International Red Cross,) who arrived in the Colony from Chungking by plane on January 1. is scheduled to return to Shanghai by the Italian Uner, Victoria, on tack on the airdrome and the rive Fylday.
crossings, raiding more than 30
Flying from Hupeh. the raiders broke into the town shortly after noon and concentrated their at-
While in Chungking, the French missiles. So far nine civilians are Father had called on many govern-known to have been killed and ment leaders concerning refugee
six wounded. relief work in Shanghai, Hank. and elsewhere. He had stayed the south bank of the. Han River In north Hupch, was bombed by 15 Japanese aircraft which released
-in Chungking for bver a month,
Interviewed by a representative of the "Central News," Father Jacquinot expressed pleasure at the opportunity of calling on various government leaders' in Chungking, and said he will continue Els rellef work when he returns to Shanghai next week.
Father Jacquinot was reticent about his stay in Chungking but said he was' glad China is united in face of the present crisis, He! entertained great hope for the future of China,
Father Jacquinot intimated that
he did not expect to visit the south again in the rear future
Slangyang, Important town on
a number of missiles in the out- skirts.
the
Navarrese
TIENTSIN
DEADLOCK
CHUNGKING... Jan, 9 (Cen- tral Negotiations between the Japanese and the British and "French authorities regard- ing the situation in the two- foreign Concessions in Tientsin have reached a deadlock.
It is stated that the dead- lock was caused by the British and French authorities' 're- jection of unscrupulous" Jap-- anese demands, such HU ге- organization of the police force and immediate apprehension of any person wanted by the Japanese,
NOBEL PRIZE WINNER
Mrs. Pearl Buck, the Ame- rican authoress, and this year's winner of the Nobel Prize for literature.
con-
Headquarters claim the conquest of at least 1.200 square miles and the capture of 30,000 prisoners since the start of the offensive.
On the other hand, according to Barcelona communication. the Loyalists in the three days of their surprise offensive on the Estremadura front have driven a broad saltent to the west, 25 miles From their original positions
North of Fuenteo Venjuna they have cleared a wide loop to the rlyer Zugar, and have captured the road junction at Peraleda and Dezucejo, in the Badajoz pro- vince, only about 90 miles from the Portuguese frontier.
COMMUNICATIONS CUT
*The capture of Fuenteo Venjuna It is also claimed. has cut the Insurgents' road and rall communications with the famous. Penarroya mines which are valid Lo be balt encircled.
A further message Bays that
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LONE BATTALION COMMANDER'S STATEMENT
Support For Gen. Chiang Urged
The present all-front resis- tance polley against Japan was decided, upon by the Chinese Government five years ago and whatever Mr. Wang Ching-wel, the
dismissed Kuomintang statesman, does or says 'wili not affect that policy in the least. states a New Year message Issued by Colonel Rich Ching- yuan, commander of the “Lone;
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Colonel Hsieh asked the Chinese 33
in Shanghai to belittle the import- ance of all peace-provoking state-
Chiang Kai-shek wholeheartedly
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And it's
The average age of the people Britain to-day is about thirty- three-and-a half years...a de He is confident that China will win pressingly high figure. the final victory and urges his going up!. fellow countrymen in Shanghai to Males nowadays average 32.9 » contribute whatever they canı to help the Government in the pre-|
the Loyalists have captured thements and to support General towns of Granja and Detorre Hermosa In the Badajoz pro- vince, as well as La Coronada and four villages in an important advance during the Estrema dura offensive."
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Meanwhile, according to a Sara-sent, crisis.
the Insurgents
gossu message,
have occupied Vilanova de Predes.
about 19 miles from the Mediter
300 STILL INTERNED
years. (In 1931 that figure was 31.8, and in 1921 it was 29.9). Females, children to old wo- men, average 34.8 years. ... Nearly 2,000,000 of them are surplus.
These vital statistics are given in
Colonel Hsleh is recuperating in ranean, and 24 miles from Tar-hospital while more than 300 com- the Registrar-General's review for rades are still interned in Xiao-England and Wales (1936) publish- chow Road camp.
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TROOPS
CR038 SEGRE
Most of the 300,000 troops flung by General Franco against Catalonia have now crossed the Segre River, which, over the greater part of · 180-mile front, is, "the Loya- Ilsts main natural defence, Divisions of the Aragon army corps which in the early morn- 1ng fled across bridges thrown over the river above Lerida, are KINHWA, Jun. (Central)-A now joining from the Balageur
the farm-studded countryside.
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A report from Kinhwa reveals whole section of the Kiahing bridze head, and are overrunning
over
ed recently.
|KING MAY MAKE BROADCASTS ON CANADA TOUR
The Canadian Broadcasting commission are now making ar- rangements for "covering" the forthcoming Royal tour of Canada and for providing relays for listen- ers in Britain.
The King may broadcast twice-" once from
a State function in | Ottawa and again, possibly during
his visit to Washington.
Both in Canada and the USA It is hoped that arrangements can be made for the Queen to make a separate broadcast.
SPECIAL COMMENTATORS The Canadian. Broadcasting Commission of which Major Glad- Indicating that Colonel Hsieh's
He estimates the population of stone Murray, former B.B.C. chief, statement has found Its echo England and Wales in the middle is head, häve recruited a corps of among Shanghal Chinese, it was of 1936 at 40,839,000 persons, of special commentators for the tour, reported that the second civilian whom 19.591.000 were males and including two of Canada's leading army "comfort" corps will soon 21,248,000 females. This is 22 per literary men. who will broadcast leave Shanghal for Hongkong and cent. greater than the population word-pictures of the various Royal
functions. Kwangtung to "comfort" Chinese at the census of 1931.
A separate commentary will be provided for this country, and the B.B.C. are to send two of their best fewer men over for that.. purpose.
troops in the south. The first batch Marriages registered during 1936 of Shanghai army "comforters." wete 354.644, and constitutes a re- which recently went to Cheklang, cord. But the birth rate keeps
marriages, was reported to be leaving for the falling. More northwest to do similar work.
that many civilian casualties wert Pinghu highway, extending inficted by Japanese planes when 15 miles, was thoroughly damaged, Vellaneuva and Acotelge, two they bombed Yuanhua and Tungby 3,000 Chinese guerillas and of the Iew remaining Loyalist IN THE
yuan in the vicinity of Haining and able-bodied civilians, making the strongholds were stormed and Malyen on Hangdhow Bay, Che.
stretch completely impassable for captured after a heavy bombard- klang, on January 6.
Japanese transports. The sabotage ment in advance. which, by to- work took full days. from January Right, carried the corps 12 miles
rast of Balageur.
OFFICIAL COMMENT-
WITHHELD ·
CHUNGKING, Jan. 9 (Reuter)—–
3 to 5.
The Insurgents are now ad-
the
WORLD'S
children?
WORLD'S NEWS
BRITAIN
Sir William Seeds the newly ap- pointed British Ambassador 街 Moscow will leave London this morning for his post. Sir William Seeds is the successor in Moscow
reaching the age limit.
CHINESE IN JEHOL PATRIOTIC
CHUNGKING, Jah. 9 (Central)
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GUERILLAS
RECAPTURE
LIYANG
CHUNGKING, January 9 (Cen- tral).-The recapture by Chinese guerillas of Liyang, important town
Though Jehol has been under Ja-65 miles southeast of Nanking in
years, the Chinese remain patriotic king-Hangchow highway, is claim- and are daily. hoping for China's ed in despatches received here victory in this defensive war and from Shanghai
CHINESE ATTACK IN vancing to the west, and straigh- tening up the line between Artesa SOUTH SHANSI
and Borjas Blancas, the Loyal Tungkwan, Jan 9 (Central)ists beating a retreat along the Officlál efrcles here are withhold-Protected by a barrage from Chi-Lerida-Tarragona road under gun of Lord Chilston who retired upon Panese occupation. for about seven | southern Klangsu along the Nan- Ing comment on the latest Wangnese batteries on the west bank fire. Ching-wel message pending receipt of the Yellow River flowing along Although fog persists in of the full text..
the Shansi-Bhens! border, Chinese northern sectors, there is good Furthermore, it is not yet known troops attacked the Japanese at weather elsewhere on the front, CZECHOSLOVAKIA LINHSIEN, Jan. 9 (Intl) any official comment on it will Hanyangchen, and Solicitous over the welfare of Chi-be made since the Chinese Gov-south, of Yungtsi (Puchow), south- nese refugees in Hongkong, Gen, ernment has already clarified its ern terminus of the Tatung-Pa Li Hon-wan, Chairman of the views in the statement on New chow Railway in Kwangtung Provincial Government, Year's day.
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has sent a telegrami to the Chi- nese Press Association in Hong- kong requesting it to ascertain the
MEMORIAL SERVICE conditions of the destitute people who fled there from the Japanese LONDON, Jan. 9 (Reuter)--A occupied zone.
memorial service was held at Earl's "Though a new incumbent in Court to-day for British members
Shansi, last Friday.
Llukuantsun,
southwestern
A bitter engagement took place lasting for about four hours. About 50 Japanese were killed and a Japanése feld gun was damaged,
DEATH OF CIVIL SERVANT
SPECULATION ON ROME VISIT LONDON, Jan. 9 (Reuter-The Press continues to speculate re- garding the Prime Minister, Mr. Chamberlain's visit to Rome.
their subsequent delivery from Chinese partisans on various sec- allen oppression, according to ations of the Nanking-Hangchow The Hungarian Minister Inguerilla commander who recently highway, the reports state, are Prague, Dr. Johann Wettstein von arrived here from Jehol after a maintaining close contact with each other and have thoroughly Weltershelin, has vacated his post long and hazardous journey,
damaged the motor road to frus- until further notice according to
He revealed that there are large trate Japanese attempts to regain press reports. He will awalt numbers of Chinese guerilla gh-Liyang. structions from his Government ters in Jehol. Under his command before returning to his post,
Japanese forces at thing, rushing alone arc 3,600 guerilias active
to engage the Chinese at Láyang. diatrieta. They re-were driven back with corisiderable over seven plenish their military supplies by loss. waylaying Japanese or "Manchu A mysterious Explosion, which | kuo" transport units, or raiding occurred in a Bucharest suburb on isolated enemy garrison posts,
RUMANIA
SWISS AIR LINER CRASHES
The "Daily Mail" says that a three-Power conference between Britain, France and Italy may be held which may settle by friendly agreement Italy's demands regard- Saturday right is believed to be in Among other things he is peti- ing Djibouti and the Suez Canal connection with the legal activitioning the Central Government to
PARIS, Jan. 9 (Router)-Five French papers, however, say that tles of the "Iron Guard."
Bend political workers to Jehol to Persons were killed and 12 injured
this post, I grieve when I think of the International Brigade who' LONDON, Jan. 9. (Reuters)-8!
killed about the hunger and cold of the were
in Spain.
Four Willem Brandford Griffith, Legal refugees. Please investigate about hundred of their comrades were Adviser to the Ministry of Pension, their conditions, so that suitable present and stood with gaps be-fied yesterday. Bir Willani who relief may be given to them." tween them for the 540 who died, was born in February, 1858, was relations between Italy and France. The Sunday papers were not al- further whip up the patriotic fer- when a Swiss airliner crashed)
In reply, the Press Association while the roll was called. Eight called to the bar in 1881 and spent must first be normalised before lowed to report on the incident, your of the Chinese there and en-ear Senlis yesterday. assured Gen. I that enquiries will thousand people attended the many years in Government, service France will accept a new con-The explosion completely destroyed lighten them regarding the real
ceremony. be duly made,
jin Lagos, and Jamaica,
ference,
a small apartment house.
Chinese situation,
Among the injured was Captain J. K. Mathew, who had recently been serving in Palestine.
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