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ال النزاع
JAPANESE MASS 10,000 TROOPS IN CANTON FOR
ACTION IN KWANTUNG WAR IN BRITAIN
NAZI PRISONERS OF
LONDON, Oct. 25 (BWS)—It was stated in the House of Lords yes- CONCENTRATIONterday that 110 German sailors and airmen are interned as pri- OF WARSHIPS soners of war in Britain. As there
'ON THE KWANGTUNG FRONT, are only an 'insignificant number OCT. 25 (CENTRAL) — PRESAG. of Britah airmen prisoners ING RENEWED ACTIVITY IN Germany, no question of exchange KWANGTUNG, OVER 18,000 JAP-¡of prisoners so far`arises ANESE REINFORCEMENTS ARE REPORTED TO BE MASSED IN
UP
CANTON, SOME 2,000 HAVE Sunwui sector reveal that Chinese BEEN DISPATCHED
THE troops have once broken into Sun- WEST RIVER TO THE SAMSHU wul city. They started several
ΤΟ SECTOR AND 1,000
"SHEN. Ares In the city. KONG, SOUTH OF TSUNGFA.
Extensive Japanese movements between Canton and other points along its outer defence lines are also reported."
Japanese scouts have been found Inspecting the roads and paths between Kunyul and La- pao. porthwest of Canton.
WARSHIPS GATHER concentration
A
1.
The bulk of the Chinese force attacking Sunwol is in occupation of a number of strategic points around the elty, including Chukyuan, Sal- kong. Mashan, Fungshan and Chungwotee.
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Nazis Keep Silent On Air Losses
NOT MENTIONED IN BROADCASTS
LONDON, Oct, 25 (Renter)- German air losses in the convoy action havs been "entirely Ignored in German broadcasts. For instance five German aircraft lost in the raid on the convoy off the Humber on Oct. 21 were not mentioned in any German wireless.
The
fact
that
the British sustained no losses in any recent engagement seems to show the denite superiority of British" right=" ing machines,
LACK OF FOOD IN VIENNA VIENNA, Oct. 25 Women
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1939. »
FOREIGN MAILS
BONGKONG, THURSDAY, 28th OCTOBER, 1939-9.30 Lət Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.
article
·ADDITION OF SENDER'S ADDRESS
Every
sent through the Posts should bear in the left-hand corner, ar on the back, the name and address of the sender, so that the Post Office may be able in case of non-delivery. to return it unopened and without delay. A large number of un- delivered articles are destroyed every year at the Returned Letter Office because they contam no clue, outside or inside, of the where- abouts of the senders,
Owing to the uncertainty of Sea transport the public. are requested to post Christmas Parcels early, preferable before the end of October,
INWARD MAILS
LINTONG RETAKEN
London" date. 18th October, Lintong on the Sunwul-Kokshan
Straits and Tourane. highway has been taken back by Processions to protest against the
Shanghai lack of food. OK Japanese the Chinese...
Bangkok warships is sald to have been Japanese military notes circulat-
With a traditional sense of the Shanghai and Amey. sighted off Wangmoon. on the ed in occupied areas in Kwang-dramatic, they carry empty food- Japan, Chungshan coast. Chinese defence tung have registered a heavy baskets over their heads and dis-Manila. units are taking precautions. [slump, 31 being quoted at only 30 mally chant: "We Thank Our Manila, «
Military dispatches from the cents national currency.
CHINA WAR NEWS
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Continued from Page 1 KACAN, KIANGSI, Oct. (Central)-It is rumoured that in view of the Chinese relentless at- tacks, the Japanese at Fenghsien and other points, west of the Napchang-Klukiang Railway, are contemplating withdrawal the railway line τα consolidate their positions.
A
to
morn-
In an assault yesterday ing Chinese troops completely occupied the bus station outside Fenghsin city, inflicting some 200 Japanese casualties.
Rows of Chinese civilian houses around Patienchiao, south-west of Wuning. were razed to the ground by fire set by the Jap- anese.
NIGHT RAID CHUNGKING, Oct. 25 (Central) -Taking advantage of a brilliant moon, 24 Japanese aircraft in two » groups ra'deg Szechwan last night. The Arst group flew over Wu- shan and Fengkien on the Yangtze River in eastern Szechwan and released a number of bombs
| Fuehrer."
U.S. Wants Explanation For Seizure Of City Of
Flint By Germany
WHEREABOUTS OF AMERICAN CREW -STILL UNKNOWN
LONDON. Oct. 25 (Reuter) The United States KMDassy in Berlin has received instruc- tions to ask the German Government for M falt ex- planation el, the seizure of the City of Flint (6,561, tous), which is owned by the United States Shipping Board.
At present the German Ad- miralty denies any knowledge of the seizure.
The City of Fint was seized on i Saturday by a German cuiser
Shanghai. Haiphong Japan.
Japan.
Shanghai
C. 8. A. Honolulu and Japan- (San Francisco
date, 30th September).
Calcutta and Saigon.....
. S. A Honolulu, Japan' and Shanghai (San Francisco date, 6th October),............
From
Due
Haiphong Pakhol, Holhow Haiphong, Pakhol and Holhow .....
and Fort Bayard.
20th Oct. 28th Oct.
(Reuter) -
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-
of Vienna are forming
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WASHINGTON, Oct 25 Reuter)! More than half of the City of Japan and Shanghai, Flat's cargo is probably
ditional contraband and a small part pipbably absolute contraband, declared Mr. Cordel Hull, discuss ing the seizure at length at press conference.
a
He declined to state what action the Government might take and said that the incident was parently moving in the direction of Prize Court proceedings.
ap-
In this case it was a matter of force
from
beginning to end and information received indicated that the German crew and flag were replaced by an American crew and fing
A later message stated that the State Department had in- structed the U. S. Embassy in Berlin to ask for a full ex- planation Qir the
reported seizure of the City of Flat,
PRESIDENT'S STATEMENT. WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (Reuter)
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"
-London date 21st October Straits.
Shanghai Shanghal. Manila.
alphone. Pakhol and Hollow. Shanghal and Amog Japan and Shanghai Japan. Shanghal
Shanghal and Amoy. -Btraits. Japan.
Japan and Shanghai.. Straits.
·Australia and Manile.
! Shanghai.
Straits.
Japan.
Air Mail by "Pan American. Air-wäys Direct Ser-
vice" San Francisco date, 26th October.
Air Mail by "Air France Direct" Service"--Paris
date, 25th October,
Java and Manila.
Halphong and Holhow.
Manila
Japan,
Shanghai
Shanghai.
Australia and Mandia.
while she was on her way from Ame-The United States Government is rica to Liverpool and Glasgow. She still trying to find out from Russis TRUE BLUE WINS was taken to the Norwegian port detalls of the seizure of the City Sandakan. True Blue (Miss H. Crawhall- of Tromso, but put to sem again of Flint, but no information has Wilson) won the Sweepstake Race after two hours Ezid Not yet been received of the where- i of the Royal Hongkong Yacht wegian sailors say that they saw abouts of the crew, President i Club salled yesterday afternoon. her hoist the Swastika flag. Roosevelt stated, at a press con traits Results were as follows:-
frence yesterday. Finished Corr. Pos. 17.02.41 17.02.41) 7 (Maj. G. I. F. Archer). Isabel
Eve
16.54.12 18.54.12 4
(Capt. G. E. Neve). Joss
17.04.04 17.04.05 8
(Maj. Templer).
Gull
16.65.22 16.55.22 6 (Col. G. C. Goulland). Redshank... 16.48.23 16.48.28 2
(Capt. M. T. F. Wilkinson). Trueblue 16.46.52 16.46.52 (Miss H. Crawhall-Wilson). Jean
16.54.21 18.54.21 (Mr. N. M. Cutbertson).
the
Replying to a question, Straits, President sald that a Government- Тарап.
Japan
On Monday, she arrived in the Gulf of Kola (in which Murmansk is situated), dying the Nazi flag.
DETAINED BY JOVIET
owned ship was practically in the Canada, U.S.A. Japan and Shanghai The Soviet authorities promptly faf as seizure was concerned and same status as a private vessel as
B. C. date 18th October. detained her and the German added that a report had been re- "prize crew" of eighteen
men
It is unknown whether the original bassador in Moscow that all the ceived from the United States Am. American crew was still on board. facts about the seizure were not
The Soviet authorities state that yet known there.
the detention is only temporary Asked whether he had authority. 1 and American circles in Moscow under the existing law, to order belleve that arrangements will American ships to stay away from
5 soon be made to enable her
sal again,
La Linda... 18.53.62 16.53.52 3"
(Mrs. M. I. Jonstone),
"The Germans claim that learned contraband cargo. „
to war-zones, President Roosevelt replied in the negative and add- shed that he hoped to get the City
of Flint back
NAZI U-BOATS CLAIM
VICTIMS: BRITISH AND
FURTHER NEUTRAL
SUNK IN ATLANTIC: CHINESE VICTORIES
LONDON, Oct. 25 (Reuter)-The British steamer Clan Chisholm (7,256 tons) has been sunk, according to a re- port reaching Glasgow, and the British steamer Menin Ridge (2,474 tons) is also officially reported to have been
gunk
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OUTWARD MAILS -
Registered and Parcel Mail are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given. below 'unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertised to close at or before 9 a.in. registered-and- parcel malls are closed at 5 p.m. qn the previous day, when malls are advertised to close after s Parcel mails are closed at 5 p.m.
For
THURSDAY
Haiphong Fort Bayard Shanghat
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Tourant.
Fort Bayard
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Date and Time
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out-flanking movements by Chi- Manila, Australia and New Zealand via Thursday Reg nese troops who had withdrawn to Island-due Thursday Idland, 9th November. mountainous regions northeast of!
SATURDAY Changsha, cutting the communica- tion lines at the Japanese rear, the attacking forces, who were vir- tually at the door of Changsha,
Saigon, Amoy. Manila.
A Washington message states that the United States Maritime Commission announced that the American steamer Crown City rescued five survivors of the Menin Ridge and the entire crew of the British freighter Ledbury.began to feel the pinch when their Air Mail for Imperial Airways Diruet Both were lost in the North Atlantie. Twenty-two mem- bers of the crew of the Menin Ridge were lost,
WOMEN & CHILDREN
.
food and ammunition supplies failed to arrive. The Japanese
Due London, 8th November. line crumbled when Chinese coun-Straits and Calcutta, GREEK VESSEL BAY
ter-attacked. Between October 2 LONDON, Oct. 25 (Reuter) The to 7. the Japanese had fallen back Konstantinos Hadji Pateras, (4, more than 70 miles:
684-tons) has been sunk by a U-
Swatow
SUNDAY
MONDAY
7-5,30 PM
Parcels 5.00 P On30 128
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Sun, 29th
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59,00 AM DOG AN 8,0 AN
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AMONG MISSING
Assisting the Chinese units were | Shanghai and Parcels only for Tientsin. FROM YORKSHIRE
Boat. An ambulance was waiting the people, who killed Japanese Fort Bayard, Holhow and Pakhol. when a lifeboat arrived with flf-stragglers and helped the Chinese LONDON, 25 (Reuter) The teen then, after they had been wounded. The hilly regions were names of a number of women and transferred to her by a British obstacles to Japanese withdrawal. Straits, Ceylon, India, East Africa, Aden Egypt & GPO #EPO
Japan, children appear among the list of vessel. The captain said that Their losses were therefore un- those missing from the Bibby, In the ship aank early yesterday. A usually heavy. On October 6," the
Europe vis Marseilles due Marseilles, 1st Decem~ Par. 28th 5.00 Yorkshire, issued yesterday by the few men got into the lifeboat Japanese desperately attempted to
ber and London Parcels due London. 8th De-Reg. 30th 1.48 M and others dived overboard. The bold a line running from Hsin-Parcels only for Calcutta
cember."....! Those missing comprise mostly maging men were among those chiang River to Tungcheng and Parcels only for Haiphong ........ service men and their familles seen swimming in the water. The Hsuisul. They even failed at this, alphons and includes Col W. LE Reynolds, men were taken to the Sa'lors' for the Chinese forces re-entered
Japan
отлета
Ord.30th10.30 AM
Noon 1.00 PM 1.03
3.30 PM
R. AM.C... COL H. Cornford, R. A. Home, which had just been vacated Houisui at 8 pm on October 9. j O, C., Capt. F. W. Beet, Lancashire by the crew of the Norwegian oll Areas south of Hainchiang River Printed and Published by Henry Lloyd Marsaw, for the Hongkong Regiment, Squadron Leader P. tanker, Deodata, sunk in the North had been cleared of Japanese, Thripp, RAF
Sea on Saturday,
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