"Hongkong Dally Press"-Oct. 8, 1939.
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JAPANESE DRIVE ON CHANGSHA
RUSSO-TURKISH TALKS NOW CENTRE JAPANESE
OF
POLITICAL INTEREST: SOVIET SHATTERED: SWEEPING SUCCESS
PRESSING FOR CLOSURE SIR CLARK
OF BLACK SEA Confidence Is Felt Turkey Will Not Let Down The Allies
'NOW THẤT ITALY HAS EVIDENTLY DECLINED TO GERMAN PERSUASIONS, INTEREST OF POLITICAL AND MILITARY CIRCLES NOW» CENTRES ON THE RUSSO- TURKISH TALKS, REPORTS REUTER FROM LONDON.
ALTHOUGH RUSSIA IS SCARCELY EXPECTED TO FIGHT ALONGSIDE GERMANY, IT IS BELIEVED THAT SHE IS ANXIOUS TO SAFEGUARD HERSELF FOR ANY EVENTUALITIES. AGAINST AN INVASION OF THE BLACK SEA AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE BAKU OILFIELDS BY THE BRITISH NAVY AND AIRCRAFT.
fence she is pressing Turkey to close the Black Sea but It is confidently felt that Turkey will never let down the Allies.
Nazis Will Attack Through Holland
SIEGFRIED LINE
STRENGTHENED
General Sir Edmund Ironside, G.C.B.. C.M.G. D.S.O.. Chief of the Imperial General Staff.
TALKS
KERR ON WAY HERE
“COURAGEOUS”
CASUALTIES
Readers of the "Hong- kong Daily Press" interest- ed in learning the names of the men lost in the sink- ing of the HMS. Courage-
SECRECY SURROUNDSous may see the full list.
MOVEMENT
SHANGHAI, Oct. 5 (Renter)- The British Ambassador, Archibald Clark Kerr, is already
en route to Hongkong.
Sir
For obvious reasons, a certain amount of secrecy surrounds his movements. Although no armed raiders
reported necessary precautions have been taken in- cluding the ga-disclosure of times of departure.
are
Just received from England by air, in our Town Office. 318-9 Marina House.
SERIES OF CHINESE SUCCESSES
FOR CHINESE TROOPS Fierce Street Fighting In Siangyin
CHANGSHA, OCT. 5 (CENTRAL) — THE JAPANESE DRIVE ON CHANGSHA HAS BEEN SHATTERED, CHI- NESE MILITARY QUARTERS PREDICT THAT FIGHT- ING AROUND CHANGSHA WILL SOON BE BROUGHT TO A CLOSE.
Following their recent sweeping successes, Chinese troops are now hotly pursuing the Japanese on the south bank of the Mi River. A part of the Japanese have al- ready crossed over to the north bank, while other units are retreating to Pingklang in Northeast Hunan.
Chinese vanguards are re-1; ported to have reached the brink of the MI River. A parti of them have even Cross-
The Ambassador's ship will be blacked out similar to other ves The Chinese claims a series of sc- treating Japanese.
CHUNGKING, Oct. 5 (Reuter)-ed the river to attack the re- sels plying on the China coast cesses in the battle for Changsha,
casför
TS.
STREET FIGHTING Shangshanshih, Klaotowy, LA- kino, Kintsing and Fulinpu, points 1ying between Changsha and Ping- lang, are completely cleared of
Japanese Reverse Heaviest Since 1937
with dimmed Hghts in, the saloons: and cabins. This is the first cc-ed to be trapped in the mountains Two Japanese divisions are report- Archibald has left Shanghai since the outbreak of the to the north-east of Changsha European war. MILITARY
A Japanese column, daringly at AT WHITEHALL From Hongkong he is expected tempting to rush "the" city -from A Reuter report from Riga
to go to Chungking travelling by Kiangai, is said to have been en LONDON, Oct. 5. (Reuter)The way of Hanoi and Indo-China and, circled with only food for five days, states that following the pro-Turkish Military Mission
A review on the North under according
CHUNGKING, Oct. 5 (Central)— to present arrange- posal by Germany, a Latvian General Orbay continued the con-ments, should retum in about a anese positions on the Canton-itary correspondent, Ajax, ap-north Hunan front during the past
The "Chinese are harrying Jap- Hunan offensive by our mil-Reviewing the situation
on the trade delegation is expected versations at Whitehall this morn-month's time.
Hankow Railway adjoining the pears on Page Six. to visit Berlin next week tong with representatives of the Reliable sources declare that the highway and disorganising com-
week, a spokesman of the Military Affairs Comra'ssion declared that conduct negotiations with the War Office and the Foreign Office. Ambassador's trip is purely object of increasing the trade The Mission were the guests of routine affair."
*munications and preventing sip Japanese, while the remnant Jap-the Japanese reverse in their drive piles from reaching the Japanese anese at vingtien on the south on Changsha was the heaviest between the two countries. the Government at luncheon-to-
forces in the neighbourhood of bank of the Tungting Lake are since the start of hostilities over Large Russian-German tran- day and will be guests of the Lord
Changsha
closely besieged and being anni-two years ago, moza sit trade is also expected Mayor at lunch at Mansion House
hflated.
here.
NEW BOUNDARY MOSCOW. Oct. 5 (Reuter)-The new boundary marking German- Russian territory in Poland will be established when a protocol to this efect is signed between' M. Mo- lotov and the German Ambassador;
LONDON, Oct. 5 (Benter)-MI-in Moscow. tary critics here increasingly, be- lieve that the German offensive will be through Holland...
Reports
that Germany"
to-morrow.
Allied Food Supply Menaced
The two Governments have LONDON, Oct. 5 (Reuter) ----| agreed that a mixed commission Neutral ships carrying food to the be appointed"immediately to mark Allies will be captured or stink. the new boundary.....
according to a German annourice-
feverishly strengthening the Sleg- A communique says that moment. This is the latest move by fried Line opposite Belgium iug-ping-up operations against Poles the Germans against neutral ship-
gested a desire to protect the left to the east of the Vistula is con-ping. flank of such an assault,
Furthermore, this is the only direction where a lightning stroke by motorised "columns" and air- craft, so devastating to Poland, could be tried with any hopes of success,
ARTILLERY "ACTIVITY.
tinuing.
PATROL DUTY IN SWEDISH WATERS
PLEBISCITE IN WILNO
TO. LITHUANIA
$5,000 PRAYA ROBBERY
Argyle Street House Title
Deeds Stolen
War Council.
Of Prime
Ministers
broke
Chinese in to
The crushing loss of manpower and materials was ample evidence of the effectiveness of the war of
At dawn yesterday "dare-to-die" corps Stangrin. on the Biang River, 34 attrition China is waging against miles north of Changsha. and aggressive Japan: challenged the Japanese to street The Japanese triple column ad- vance on Changsha, he revealed,
fighting.
The Japanese in the environs of was along the Canton-Hantow MELBOURNE, Oct, 5 (Reuter)-ed to Berce Chinese encircling the Tochow Changsha highway on Pingtang are meanwhile subject railway in the centre, by w ̈y of While the Australian delegate to attacks.
the right wing, and through the Pingkiang-Changsha highway by Kinitsin on the left...
the London conference of Domin- ion Cabinet Ministers has not" yet
JAPANESE WITHDRAW
been selected, Mr. R. G. Menzies, After being repulsed on their The spokesman estimated that in- Prime Minister of Australia, an-drive on Changsha, the Japanese a week, more than 30,000 Japanese nounced to-day that he was going to on the Hunan-Hupeh-Klangs! box-were killed in action. Chinese London early next year for a spe- der regions have withdrawn to the forces are steadily advancing to THE STORY OF HOW THE cla! War Counel of Dominion Mu Fow Mountain Range. Halen the south bank of the MI 'River MANAGER OF AN IMPORTime Ministers called by Mr. chung, Lungmenchwang and Teo where the Japanese are making a
shukang. northwest of Pingklang desperate stand. AND EXPORT FIRM, HIS
have reverted to Chinese hands FAMILY AND ASSISTANTS,
According to intelligence IB were bound and the office DRASTIC INSURANCE ports, Japanese officers and men BOXER INDEMNITY robbed in broad daylight, of $5,185 in cash and jewellery
Chamberlain.
MEASURES
DECISION
COPENHAGEN, Oct. 5 (Renter} -A Stockholm message says that the Swedish West Coast Fleet.. under Admiral Askamark, and SOVIET PROPOSALS PARIS," Oct. 5 (Reuter) - ▲ consisting of a battleship, two des- French communique, issued to-day troyers, two submarines and a stated that there was intermittent į number of smaller ships, and also
was told yesterday afternoon. adopted drastic measures in insur- following the army lost their lives. Europe,
and KANUAS, Oct. 5 (Reuter)-It is Tsang Hing-loi, 49, manager ing shipping. It declares that in Six-hundred artillery activity at
different 100 merchantmen, has begun to reported that the Soviet proposals of the Leung Yuen, Remit-surance can only apply to Swedish Japanese vessels of various des-ed to postpone sending Chinese points of the front.
ships travelling in Swedish terri-criptions were sunk for goods through Lithuania to tance Agency of 49, Con-torial waters...
Continued on. Page" 7 Latvian ports. It is understood naught Road Central, second that some form of plebiscite win floor, related to the Police
killed and missing as a result of fighting in North Runan since by five armed desparados, OSLO, Oct. 3 (Reuter) — The September 14. number 10,332 CHUNGKING, Oct. 5 (Reuter) two of whom had automatics, Swedish Insurance Committee has Three Japanese newspapermen owing to the outbreak of war in the Sino-British · Boxĕr thirty-seven Indemnity Fund Board has declit-
patrol Swedish territorial waters.
PORTUGUESE NATIONAL DAY
NEW HOSPITAL OPENED IN MACAO: NO OFFICIAL CELEBRATIONS IN H.K.
Official receptions and other functions, which have always marked the Portuguese National Day celebrations in Hongkong, were conspicious by their absence yesterday. when the local Portuguese community observed the 29th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Portuguese Repub- lic, in a manner befitting the spirit of emergency which Britain, the traditional ally of Portugal, is at present facing.
A feature of the celebrations in Macao was the open- ing, by H.E., the Governor, Dr. Barbosa, of the San Raphael Hospital, which was erected by the Government at con- siderable expense.
الواحد
Two special masses were celebrated at the Catholic. Cathedral and at the Church
of St. Teresa. In Kowloon,
Hitler To Address. Reichstag Today BERLIN, Oct. 3 (Reuter)-It has been confirmed to-day that He Hitler is addressing the Reichstag at noon to-MOIYOW..
The Berlin press is completely conducted by the Rev. Father
to Lithuania include free passage
be made in Wilno, former capital how, on being told by his foki,
students to England · for high education.","
of Lithuania, and now under Rus-Tsang Fung, that some cus- Alleged Offer Of Bribe To
Bribe To Public
sian control ·
יד
tomers wanted to see him, he went into the office and saw five Chinese sitting on a bench.
" It is slateď semi-officially that Rumia will not allow BNF- one to contest her, rights in the Baltic. The Lithuanian Government has no cazzeo to
He had hardly begun to address them, when one of them whipped complain of Busslanı 'treatment
out an automatic and covered him, since the Non-Aggression Pact
while the other four, led by an WAS signed between the two other man, carrying an automatile. countries 13 years' ago, and I »
forced the toki, and his family. is acumed that the same
into a back room, and bound and treatment will be continued. ."
gagged them. Tsang was then The Cabinet is continuing dissimilarly bound and gagged, and cussions to make a final decision the door of the screen closed. regarding the Russian proposals.
The Lithuanian Foreign Minister may not leave for Moscow until to-morrow
SEA BATTLE OFF HELICOLAND
Continued on Pazo 7
RECOGNISED IN
NEWSREEL
Works Department Official: Police
Officer, Hidden Under Table, Hears
Conversation In Office
FRANCE TO STAMP
HOW A POLICE OFFICER HID UNDER A TABLE TO OUT COMMUNISM TAKE NOTES of a conversation between a Public Works PARIS, Oct 6 (Reuter)-France Department official and a party of contractors was dis is stamping out Communian ka closed in the Central Court yesterday when two men ap- the country and 27 Communist peared before Mr. T. J. Houston on a charge of offering a Councillors have been deprived of bribe to Mr. R. P. Shaw, Executive Engineer of the Ar-office which will be taken over by chitectural Office, P.W.D.⠀⠀⠀
special committees.
Big ́rent ⠀ concessions will be made for those under mobilisa- flon, according to a "decree just
Landlords and tenants are ad-
On or about September 6 the issued, defendants came to his office, and
The defendants were Shum tion of refugee huts in Argyle
LONDON, Oct.
Kwong-chung, contractor, Street, 5 (Beuter) and Yeung Tin-cheung, un- DO NOT IN OFFICIAL LIST Squadron Leader Murray, of Singa employed, and they were COPENHAGEN, Oct, 5 (Reuter) pore, who was reported as missing yesterday morning, in honour day yesterday in Esberg which is was recognised in a newsreel taken bribe of three per cent. of the tender for the construction. He mente faliing which the Govern -Distant gunfire was heard all a recent RAF reconnaissance alleged to have offered asked if they could send in vised to make friendly arrange- of the occasion
believed to be due to a sea battle in a The service at St. Teresa's was off Heligoland.
German internment camp cost of the building of refugee ascertained that the defendante ment regulations would be applied which was exhibited in a cinema huts to Mr. Shaw to obtain firm, Lee Yuen Construction Co. including cancellation of lease at York P
the tender for the construc- was not in the oficial list and that and a reduction of 75 per cent, in peace offensive but some declare and was attended by many dis-The marriage took place on A non-commissioned officer betion of the buildings.
they were not entitled to send rant. that the attitude of the Allies, and tinguished members of the local pt. 23, 1930, at St. Nicholas longing to the same squadron as Mr. F. W. Shaftain Assistant their tender for the work at He Portuguese community, including Church. Harpenden, between Cyril Squadron Leader Murray and com- Director of Criminal Intelligence then explained the necessary pro- declared by. Mr. Chamberlain and Mr. F. P. de V. Soares, Acting Con- Gordon. Chatham, MBC, youngest panion airman, P/O A B Thomp (Crime), prosecuted, while Mr. cedure by which they could do so. M Daladier, is beyond any doubt,
sul-General for Portugal, Mr. J. Mson of Mr. W. Chatham, CMG, son, was also posted as missing. Hin-shing Lo was for the defence. The defendants were persistent, Hery Hitler is leaving for War- da Rocha, Dr. Bernardo Souza, and the late Mrs. Chatham and first spotted them and his impres Mr. Shaw, in evidence, said that but eventually left his once.
Joan, only daughter of Mr. Asion was later confirmed by a con- on September Is notice appeared On September 19 the two de
silent regarding Hitler's proposed
Granell Rector of the Church,
DEATH OF MR.
DAVIES
saw by air to-day for a short visitchev. J. M.Alves, the Hon. M-Brearley and the late Mrs. Erear-panton and the wives of both out in the "Government Gazette" callel rendants, came again The second The death is announced of M
and is expected to return to Berlin
to-night.
Continued sa. Page 7
ler
ing for tenders for the construc
Contémuód on
NEW YORK, Oct. (Reuter)-
John Vipend, Dayla