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SUNDAY, 14th May, 193+.
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Intensification Of Guerilla
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MARTIAL LAW IN CANTON
Presence Of Chinese Guerillas In The City Denied
CANTON, May 3 (Reuter)— The Japanese Consul-General, Mr. Okazaki, interviewed by Reuter, denied reports of Chi- nese guerillas having reached the outlying streets of Canton and that street fighting had oc- curred yesterday.
He stated that there were no Chinese regulars or irregulars with-
Warfare
KIAN'S POLITICAL IMPORTANCE
MOST TERRIBLE
AIR ATTACK OF ANY WAR
TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1939,
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Chungking Bombing cepted for Canton and despatched as circumstances permit.
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From
From Our Own "Correspondent KIAN, KI, May' 1-During a rê- Trent visit of Gen. Chon En-Isl, LONDON, May 8 (Reuter) The Vice-Minister of the Political seat of "China's Government has Training Board of the National | been, gubjected to the most terrible Military Commission, to Kinn, in air attack of any war." says the the Province of Klangsi, he called "News Chronicle." for the intensification of guerilla "The war in China,” it says, "has warfare in the provinces of Che-dragged on for a long while, but Shanghai and Amoy Įklang, Kiangsi, Hupeh, Anhui and that is no reason why we in the
Hunan.
He revealed that the West should forget it. China's Japanese General Staff probably long purgatory may well mean the would try to eradicate the guerillas ultimate discomature of a dan- in those provinces while, at the gerous aggressor." same time, making a drive against Changsha from the directions of
in at least thirty miles of Canton Yochow and Nanchang, and added that the report may Klan is a town zeme 110 miles have arisen from yesterday's Marsouthwest of Nanchang. It is as tla Law in the city
suming political importance since This had been enforced partly the fall of Nanchang. On April 17 owing to the rumours of the pre-the town was raided by Japanese sence of armed Chinese regulars in planes when Incendiary bombs were the city, but a thorough combing dropped. out had found no armed Chinese, those who were arrested compris ing suspected looters and bandits.
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LOCAL COMMENT
The local "Shun Pao," in an editorial, sees in the Japanese mass
Java and Manila. .... Calcutta and Straits Australia and Manila.
Alr
Per
Canton MarU.. Van Heuta. ¡Taiyuan...
Dus
9th May
8th May
9th May
Tisadane.
9th May
Sirdhana.....
9th May
Taiping..
9th May
9th May
10th May
10th May
"10th May
10th May
Emp, of Japan..
10th May
date. Imperiai
Mall by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-London 3rd May,
Sulgen.
Manila." Shanghal bombing of Chungking an attempt Japan to convince China's sympathisers
Mazila that Japan is still able to drive on
Tientsin
their pro-China policies and press and so to induce them to change
for an early termination of the war through China's surrender.
LIFE BEGUN ÁNEW '
Japan's subversive scheme, how- Provincial government organs ever, will only end in fallure, a5, and several patriotic organizations tar from lending support to a be- NO EXCITEMENT
have been transferred to Kian and lief of her military strength, the Foreigners, including Reuter's are carrying on their work in new result of their atrocious activities correspondent, who toured the city surroundings. Numerous civilians shows that the Japanese military after the curfew had been lifted who were compelled to leave their at the end of 23 months' fruitless at 1 p.m. discovered no excitement homes in Nanchang and its en-operations are now at their wit's among the populace nor any unvirons have converged on Klan end, and are resorting to even usual Japanese troop concentra-and are preparing to begin life more foolhardy tactics, tions in the streets.
anew. Even prior to the fall of The one result of this wanton Nanchang, Kian, by virtue of its massacre of thousands of defence- accessibility from neighbouring less people is a further hardening provinces, had become virtually of popular hatred against the the capital of Klangsi.
enemy and will-power to resist. In spite of Japanese destruction. It will also induce China's friendly life in Chian is proceeding smooth-Powers to lend still more support 17. No imposing buildings are to to her cause
but there are large-scale business transactions.
An earlier message stated that yesterday morning the city presented a "deserted appear- Japanese troops .combed likely
ance
2.9
thoroughly
haunts for unruly elements who had been very active recently.
As a result over 50 persons, in-be found there, cluding many women suspects, were arrested by evening."
Airways Plane Nanchang................iei Serooskerk.... Lima Maru........ Tango Mara......
Holhow. Hupen
Pres. Doumer.....
Tientsin and Swatow Saigon. Straits and Europe via Suez (Papers etc.) London date, 13th April and London Parcels-Lon- don date, 6th April. Air Mail by "Pan American Alt-
way's Direct Service"-San Fran- Pan American cisco date, 3rd May,
Airways plans
Ranchi..
Afr Mall by "Imperial Airways
*Direct Service "--London date. Imperial
6th May.
Shanghai .........etera Shanghai.
U. 8. A., Honolulu and Japan-
(San Francisco date. 15th Apru) Pres. Harrison...
Bhutan...
U. S. A.. Honolulu and Japan-
(San Francisco date, 21st April) | Pres. Fierce...... Straits Shanghai straits and Manila Japan and Shanghai
EXTENSIVE BOMBING WUSIANG.
SHANSI May 8 bombing
Japan. Amoy Shanghai Straits
groups of
Manila. Manila Btraita Manila Amoy
In a normal year, Kian produces Though Martial law was lifted 100,000 cattles of peppermint on, (Central)- Extensive at 1 pm., it may be reimposed tem- valued at $1.500.000 and 40,000 operations by small
the campaign pro- catties of camphor powder, valued Japanese planes in south and east porarily as
at $2,00,000. The bulk of these Shansi during the week-end, seem medical supplies are sent to Hong-to herald a fresh assault on Tung- yangkwan, east Shanal gateway to
From Hong Kong to
Europe
Frela
Scharnhorst
Neckar
Porta
Data
Genoa, Rotterdam, Marsella, Antwerp. Hamburg, Bremen...
Bremen, Bambark
Rotterdam,
Juoz
Jane
19
gresses.
Scharnhorst
Neckar.......
Singapore, Panasz. Belawan, Colombo.. Singapore, Belawad. Colombo
June
1
Jus
111
Sefirahorst....
Manila.......
រ
Shanghai, Yokyanus and Robe
MAY
17
shanghai, Kobe, tisaka, Y'hama., Taku.
Taingtau
Mar
11
South Sea lelanda.
Vridonis.......
Madang. Sinon, Tulagi, Kebant, str.
Jane'
23
Straits & Ceylon
Manila
Shanghai & Japan
Shanghai, North
China & Japan
Scharnhorst
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Pope Pleads For Peace
kong.
north Hupet. RAILWAY OPEN
During the last week, more thau The railway between Sinyu and 200, bombs were aropped by the Chuchow. on the Canton-Hankow Japanese raiders at Tsincheng. Railway, is open to passenger and wukwan, Changtse, Kaoping, and freight traffic. All the track be- other places.
tween Sinyu and Nanchank was removed by the railway stuff before
SHIUKWAN ORDER
10th May 10th__May.
10th May
106 May
11th May
Airways Plane .... Talthyblus.......... Marechal Fore..
11th May
11th May 11th May
11th May
11th May
11th May
Conte Rosso......
11th May
Agamemnon... Carthage..... Toba Maru. Tiibadak.... Menestheus...
17th May
12th. May
14th May
14th May
16th May
Cremer......
18th May
}Granville.
18th May
Scharnhorst.
17th May
Achilles...
17th May
18th May
18th May
| Emp. of Asia...
18th May
Terukuni Maru.. Atuta Maru.
18th May 18th May
Canada, USA, Japan and Shang-
hal (Vancouver B. C. date, 20th April).
Japan and Shanghai Australia and Manila.
Dardenus Talma...
OUTWARD MAILS
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ROME, May 8 (T/Ocean)-Pope Plus XII has addressed a circular message in the French language the evacuation of Nanchang and SHUIKWAN, KWANGTUNG, May to the Eucharistic Congress in transported into the interior. |8 (Central)—Owing to the increase Algiers expressing the wish that All supplies, locomotives and in the population, the local au- peace may be vouchsafed to "dis- rolling stock were also removed so thorities have issued an order re- turbed humanity."
that little was left to fall into quiring all civilians without em- The month of May, the Pope (Japanese hands. All the railway ployment and not connected with "declares, will be devoted to public arfa highway bridges connecting inilitary services to leave the city
prayers in order that the promis-Nanchang with the suburbs, on the in order to avold unnecessary Canton ed peace on earth become far side of the River Kan have sacrifices in the event of Japanese Manila. reality, peace in the troubled souls been destroyed. Including the 500-air raids.
of men" led astray by false doc-ft. reinforced concrete bridge. trines and peace among the na-
tions living in a perpetual fear.
Pope Plus XII pleads as Vicar of Christ for that peace.
CABINET MEETING
Reuter reports from London that the British Cabinet held a meeting yesterday at which it is understood the Palestine question was... dis- cussed including suggestions from the Arab conference held recently in Cairo. The British proposals, it Is stated, will be issued as a White Paper shortly.
RACE MEETING
Aldershot Command Black Out Exercise
TUNGAN BOMBED
•
For
TUESDAY
Shanghai and Dairen
Fort Bayard and Haiphong. "Chuanchow and Amoy. Swatow Bangkok
WEDNESDAY
CHUANCHOW. FUKIEN, May 8 (Central)—Tungan, south Fuklen coastal town thirty miles south- west of Cnuanchow," was thrice bombed by Japanese planes last Canton. Saturday. Scores of houses inside Shanghai and Japan. the city were destroyed by the missiles during the raid.
Swatow
Parcels only for Rangoon, and Cal-
cutta Parcels only for Straits
Amoy
THURSDAY
Swatow COUNTER-ATTACK REPULSED Haiphong
Foochow PINGXIANG, HUNAN, Maya LONDON, May 8 (BWS)An (Central)-More than 1,000 Japan- area of some 80 square milles, in- ese troops launching a vigorbus suding the whole of the Aldershot counter-attack on Nanlinkiac on Command was blacked out last the Tungshan-Tsungyang nignway night for the final phase of the in south Hupen on Saturday have exercise in passive air defence and been repulsed by Chinese forces Shanghai, Japan and Europe (ex- air raid precautions. Lieutenant-on the outskirts of the town. The
cept Great Britain and Eire) Gen Sir John Dill directed the Japanese were forced to retreat to
via Siberia. Taungyang with many casualties. exercise with the co-operation of
SWELOW...... To the south of Tsungyang. Hatubong (Continued from Page 1) -
the Hampshire, Surrey and Berk-
Chinese forces are tightening their shire County Councils, other local rules of racing, which lay down authorities and
cordon on Timgcheng. the Royal Air the weight for inches terms as Force station at Odiham, three ih, a quarter of an inch ́in- Co-operation was tested several stead of three lb. an inch as pro-times during the exercise, both by vided for by the Hongkong Jockey night, with satisfactory results. Club. It is realized that the races The whole of the machinery for on Saturday were handicaps, but dealing with casualties and dam- it seems difficult for the handicap-age caused by high explosive and per if the origmal weight for inches incendiary bombs, and by gas, was terms are on an unsound basis. put into motion:
EXAMPLES
Take, for instance, the first race. CHUNGKING
Hectic View was the only pony
who had shown any form, but, by
the Indian rules of racing, he had BUILDING
to give 30 lb. to English Cavalier,
which he obviously failed to do.
In the second race, Celtic Star
"FIRE - ALLEYS”
GERMAN YOUTH
CENTRE
Demand For Colonies Stressed At Opening
Per
Date and Time
Tue. 9th.
Fatsban.
Benrecch..
7.15:42 10.30 AM
Lippe.........
1.30 PM
Jean Dupuls.....
2.00 PM
Kingyuan.
3.30 PM
Anhul
4.00 PM
Hydra II.......
Canton Maru........... Fres. Doumer...... Yusang.
Taiyuan Canton... Changking.
7,00 PM
Wad. 10th.
13
7.10 AM 8.30 AX
10.30 AM..
1.30 PM
2.00 PM
9.30 PM
Lima Maru
Van Heutsz.
430 24
.5.00 PM
Thu. 119.
Tisadane..
Ranchi Hangsang.. Cheklang..
London, imperial
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Marilla
WUPPERTHAL May 8 (T/ Saigon Ocean)-The first Colonial Youth Centre of Greater Germany was opened in Wupperthal, a large in- dustrial town of western Germany, on Bunday, by the President of the Reichs--Colonial Organisation, General Ritter von Epp.
FRIDAY
10.30 AM 10.30 AM
1100
KPO Reg. 3.00 FM Ord.
5.30 PM
OPO.
Reg. $.00
Airways Plane Urdu 100 7.00 23 at
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Airways Plane Prea. Pierce......" Marechal Jofre..
Aleways plane
Airmail for Manila, Guam, Hono- Inin, and U.8.A by the “Pan- American Airways Direct Service" | Pan AmeriesN Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, USA, due San Francisco, 18th May.
Central and South America vis Vancouver, BC, &: (Parcels z Papers only for Canada)due Vancouver B. C., 30th May.
was receiving 17 lb. from Rose CHUNGKING, May 8 (Central) Jane. According to the Indian Following the recent tragic bomb-
The Reichs-Fuehrer had put rule, she should have been re-ings by Japanese planes, the local forward in the last Reichstag ceving 12 lb. Celtic Star won by authorities are redoubling their speech, said the General, in no half a length and paid $24.30. efforts to tear up compact masses uncertain: form, Germany's de- Lucky Star in the third race was of buildings and are erecting alxmand for Colonies: The Reichs- giving four lb. to Courting Eve but, metre wide lanes, in areas un Fuehrer would solve this question according to the Indian rules, the affected, by the aerial attacks, to just as he had solved all other swatow. latter should have given Lucky Lad form a system of "fire-alleys," as questions so far.
12 16. Thus, the weight was 16 lb. a measure to isolate fires caused
in Courting Eye's favour. The by incendiary bombs and to give latter won and paid $36:20, 19 easy access to re-engines in con-
In the fourth race, Rose-Queen gested districts in future air raids. ran well up to form and is cer Apart from--reducing the city's tainly a very good "C" Class China population to a limited number, pony.
There is no doubt that there is something in the Indian Jockey Club rules and it would'. be well worth the while of the local racing authorities to take: the matter into consideration,
VIOLENT 'OUAKES
IN AZORES
LONDON, May 8
(Router)
the authorities have put up efec- Belsmographs in London showed tive measures for diverting persons that violent 'quakes occurred in on their way to Chungking. the vicinity of the Azores and a "Passes,” which Umit the period message from the capital of the of residence, are issued to those largest island states that the town who pass through Chungking or was severely shaken, but no come to trie city on business.
damage was suffered.
Sandakan. Swatow. Manila and Brindisi-due Brindisi,
4th. June,
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