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Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, Bri- tish Ambassador to China paid courtesy call on Dr. Wang Chung-hul, Minister of Foreign Affairs at the Foreign office or Monday.
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CHINA WAR NEWS
CHINESE RECOVER LÖST TERRITORY IN N. HUNAN:
RAPID ADVANCE MADE
KWEILIN, Oct.. 10 ̈(Central)-Chinese forces recovered their original positions in North Hunan prior to September 18 after crossing the Sintslang River carly yesterday morning. latest military despatches received here reveal,
Yungkiawan station on the Canton-Hankow Railway on the qurth bank of the diver was recaptured without much effort by a 'Chinese detachment which is now turning westward to at- tack the Japanese units at Luchioshih
Sintsiang and Yanglingchieb.
on the south bank of the river, both returned to Chinese con- tro late Sunday night.
GERMANS SURPRISED
BY CRISIS
GENERAL
WINDSOR CHATEAU FOR CONVALESCENT SOLDIERS
LONDON, Oct. 10 (Reuter)-The Duchess of Windsor, it is reported,
Meanwhile, in North Kiangsi, the Japanese attacking the Chi- nese positions north of Shangfu in J'an attempt to rescue the Japanese near Slushul have been repulsed. The invaders lost more than 600
A Swansea boy, William His planning to convert her chateau killed and a quantity of munitions. Fischer, bad interesting experien-in Cap d'Antibes into a convales- ces to relate when he returned cent home for wounded British To the east of Shangfu, the home recently, after a hurried soldiers. The Duchess herself will Chinese" yesterday recaptured
departure from Germany. where engage in work for the wounded. Yicheng and Lofang. The Japan- he was spending a holiday." ese there retreated in a north- easterly direction.
JAPANESE RETREAT
of
Fischer had been staying "with Following Its reoccupation
German youth who had pre- Waki, a strong Chinese column is lously been his guest in Swansea. reported to have reached the im- He was to have spent Ave weeks. mediate outskirts of Nanchang, Germany, but was there only capital of Klangst, in a rapid ad- three days. His parents telegram vance. Several important points recalling him, he stated, caused in the vicinity have been wrested great surprise, as the German back from Japanese hands.
radio had been concerned only The Japanese have brought in,
with the alleged Polish atrocities. more than 1,000 reinforcements; He was having a. delightful and chemical units and have been time with people who evidently unsuccessfully staging counter-liked the British. When he decided"
offensives.
No Response From Neutral Nations
HITLER'S "PEACE”
APPEAL
COPENHAGEN, Oct 10 (Reuter) The repeated German: sugges- tions that neutral nations should take a hand in furthering Herr
King's Visit To North
-INSPECTION OF SHORE BASE
LONDON, Oct. 10. (Rauter).- During his two-day visit to the north, HM the King, during an inspection of a shore "base, went] on board mine-sweepers, patrol vessels, drifters and tugs,
When he visited a neighbouring town, His Majesty was given a rousing reception by large crowds. who had been informed of his visit just previously by the Town Crier.
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WAR MINISTER The King yesterday received the War Minister, Mr. Leslie Hore Be Hsha, in audience at Buckingham Palace.
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JAPANESE NEVER INTENDED TO TAKE CHANGSHA!
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1939.
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The Japanese never intended to occupy Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province, declared the Japanese army spokesman at yes- terday's press conference.
The so-called drive on Chang- sha was really intended to inflict heavy damage on Chinese troops in North-East Hunan, which, ac- cording to the Japanese spokes
60,000 qre alleged to have been totalled 240,000, of which
wiped out:
man,
to return the men in the village MASS AIR RAIDS
had been called to the army, and CHANGTEH, Oct. 10 (Central) he set out to travel 100 miles to Mass air raids were again' staged Stuttgart in three hours on e
THEY JUST WITHDREW! by a fleet of 58 Japanese planes motor-cycle. He caught a train Hitler's "peace" appeal are not over a wide area in Hunan Pro- with only three minutes to spare.
Having achieved this purpose. meeting with the success expected the Japanese withdrew vince, including the cities of Chih-
to post- He had no trouble at the fron-in Berlin, kiang Yuanling and Chingyang ter, but: Dutch people, he said.
Mons originally held on Sept. 15. Yesterday the Danish news- yesterday.
The spokesman added that the were searched, deprived of coin- paper. "National Tidende," said Chinese claims to victories were age, and their luggage examined, that the neutral nations had often really due to the fact that they Mr. Tolo Davies, son of Mr. M. been asked to refute accusations walked into positions which had H. Davies. H.M. Inspector
against Germany in the
past. beer intentionally evacuated, by Schools, who also returned
The newspaper continued: to
"Now Japanese troops. it appears that we are expected to Swansea from Germany, where PARIS. Oct 10 (Reuter)-Two he had been on a walking tour,
whip up neutral opinions to such further French Deputies have been said that if war should come it
a. pitch that our Governments wil arrested.
would be a terrible awakening for unite to force peace on the bel- They represant the Hautrhin ordinary people with whom
Igerents. We consider the cause Constituency and are members of had been able to converse."
ol peace best served by others the Parliamentary group identi-
than those who neither can, nor vill, make war. We submit humb- ly that the task exceeds our powers."
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Reasons for their arrest are not work is being established
A long-distance telephone net- In all divulged.
key cities in Yunnan by the pro- vincial authorities, who have just Keng, Chia-chi, Secretary of the appropriated $200,000 for the un- Greater Shanghal Municipal Gov-dertaking.Cities so far connected ernment, was dismissed by a man- by long-distance telephone lines date issued by the National Gov- in Yunnan include Kunming, Kun- ernment yesterday for his afflia yang. Tainning. Tunghai, Anning, tion with traitors.
Malung and Yangling.
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SOUTH AFRICAN DEFENCE FORCE
EXPANDED
LONDON, Oct: 10 (Reuter)- The South-African Defence Force has undergone far-reach- Ing reorganisation and ex- pansion in recent weeks and all weak spots in the coun- try's armour are being strengthened, announces... the Ministry of Information.
112 MISSING FROM ATHENIA
LONDON, Oct. 10 (Reuter) -Ninety-three passengers from the Athenia, which was sunk by a German submar- rine, are officially reported missing, according to а 11st Issued last night. ...
These comprise 50- British. 30 American. 7 Poles, 4 Ger- mans and two stateless.
Previously 19 of the crew were reported missing, mak- Ing the total casualties 112.
BRITISH CONSULAR OFFICIALS DETAINED
IN GERMANY LONDON, Oct, 10 (BWB) Information has been received } through the United States Embassy The defence authorities an-
in London that orders have been nounce the expansion of the Service Battalion into two special for the release from prison and given by the German authorities service brigades of about 3.000 transfer to their hotels of the each and the creation of addi- British Consular employees detain- tional battalions of an active cited at Hamburg.
zen force to meet the wishes of many citizens who volunteer.
AIRPORT NEWS Imperiat Airways!
NORTHBOUND Friday: Bangkok, Hanoi, Hong-
kong.
Delia-4 p.2,
SOUTHBOUND Sunday: Hanot, Bangkok, Delia-7 a.m.
Air France:
NORTHBOUND
Wednesday:
Hongkong.
Service 8pm.
France, Hanoi,
SOUTHBGEND
Thursday: Hanol, France.
Bervice-6 am
Pan American Airways:
EASTBOUND
- Wednesday: “ U. B. A, Manila.
Hongkong.
China Clipper--2 p.m.
WESTBOUND
Thursday: Manila, USA. China Clipper-8.30 am.
Note: The inward, midweek ser- vice of Imperial Airways with passengers and mat will be delay- ed twenty-four hours because of connections with the main Empire. route into Bangtok,
Mrs, Conway Lloyd, widow of Lieut. Commander, T. C. Conway Lloyd, captain of the submarine. Trident, who lost his life in the Thetis disaster, has given birth to a daughter, in a London nursing home.
The persons in question are Mr. 1 G. Bayliss, British Vice-Consul at Hamburg Miss Mary Joss an employee of the British Vice- Consul
at Hamburg arid. Mr. Crozen, a member of the staff of the British Consulate at Munich,
These three officials are being detained in Germany pending the completion of arrangements for the reciprocal exchange of Con- sular Officers."
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