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SUPERIORITY AT TSAOYANG
TOTTERING OVER GERMAN AIRCRAFT
LONDON, May 26 (Reuter)-Reuter's special correspondent with the R.A.F. states that Important targets in Ardennes, mainly along the Meuse, were bombed last night by a large R.A.F. formation which continued the work of dislocating and delaying the enemy's supplies and reserves moving up to the front. Although visibility was poor It is claimed that the results of the raid were excellent.
After crossing the German frontier the aircraft bombed bridges and convoys and all the bombers returned safely except one which made a forced landing but flew home later.
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Generals Lose Posts
MONDAY, MAY 27,
NATIONAL
SERVICE
COLUMN
LONDON, May 25 (Reuter)-Mr.
PARIS, May 26 (Reuter)-It was Ernest Bevin's "National Service
when
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Nazi Planes Driven From
East Kent
LONDON, May 26 (Reuter)- The air raid warning was sounded in East Kent this morning. Enemy machines were observed on the 'southeast coast at a number of
points..
Anti-aircraft guris went into as- tion and fighters were seen cross~. ing the coast.
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The all-clear was sounded hour and three-quarters later.
The rattle of machinery and the FRENCH AIR clang of hammers mingled with the sound of church bells.
CHIEF PRAISES FIGHTERS
announced last night that 13 Column" began its "big drive to- French Generals have been re-day
munition factories lieved of their command including { worked at full blast. CHUNGKING, May 26 (Central) Army and Army Corps Comman Transport authorities co-operat The Japanese lines at Taoyang ders and several Divisional Com-ed, enabling thousands of men. are reported to be tottering under manders following the appoint- accustomed to be in bed a little heavy Chinese attacks. A part of ment of General Weygand as Com- longer on the Sabbath, to travel to work. They rose as early as the Japanese troops withdrawing mander-in-Chief.
The announcement, made from on a week day, catching' trains Bouthward yesterday were inter-
buses to The in the French Prime Minister's office, and
their factories cepted by the Chinese. vaders lost about 300 men and 40 declared: "In consequence of the and workshops.
military operations now proceed- army strucks,
About 1,000 Japanese at Lutow-ing, which have already resulted chen, northeast of Isaoyang, were in the appointment of General subjected to an encircling attack Weygand as Commander-in-Chiet on May 23. The Chinese captur-in all theatres of operations, im- ed three field guns, 20 machine-portant changes have been made
In the High Command. guns and 200 rides. LONDON, May 26 (Reuter)-The Air Ministry announces that CABLE NEWS
"Fifteen Generals have been re- In another encircling attack IN BRIEF against the Japanese at Yentow-lieved of their command includ-
kow, northwest of Tsaoyang, on ing Army and Army Corps Com LONDON, May 28 (Reuter) the sale day, the Chinese inflict-manders, several Divisional Com- small French fishing-beat which Several raiding aircraft were hit stronger force which dropped 150 slipped out of Boulonge yesterdayed about 500 casualties, while in manders and by anti-aircraft fire from batteries bombs and scored numerous hits morning was shelled from the
charge of services of large units." and mobile guns but no casualties Later on Friday anti-aircraft bat-shore by the Germans. The skip were suffered by the crews. Photo-teries some distance from the coast per and two others were killed and graphs of bombed transports were were heavily attacked and many three were wounded. There was
Lather secured.
armoured vehicles i bombed.
Two Heinkels were shot down by our anti-aircraft defences today. CONTINUAL OFFENSIVE PATROLS
German motorised units on the coastal roads near Boulonge were located and heavily bombed throughout Friday by Blenheim bombers which kept up almost continual affensive patrols from early morn="" ing until nightfall.
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300 BOMBS LatPED-
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chance encounter with a fee ing unit at Lungmiao, also north- west of Isaoyang, the took a ton of about 400 lives.
Chinese are exerting
The
Chinese
CHINESE
PARA-SHOOTERS AGAINST PARACHUTISTS
LONDON. May 26 (Reuter)--- Over 400.000 men"baye now vo Some officers untcered for the local defence
emergency. were a small batch of refugees on the increasing pressure upon the Jap- GOVERNMENT
anese troops stationed at different points on the Tsaorang-Stinsten ENTERPRISES
In the evening, an important į Transport columns, troop con German troops as they came on
On the first sortie 40 motor vehicles standing in a field near the cross-road were attacked by nine Blenheims, Salvoes were seen to burst amongst the massed vehi- cles
vessel and they were sniped by
road and ral junc-board. The wounded are now in
permanent ways hospital in England.
THREE LOSSES In the course of these operations three of our aircraft were lost.
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canal bridge was attacked and descentrations.
highway and also the Japanese troyed by a strong bomber force tlons, bridges,
reinforcements on the Kingshan- under heavy fire from pom poms, and rolling stock were among the
Chungslang highway, Nearly 300 bombs were dropped targets hit by R.A.F. heavy bomb- WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuter,
engaged in these era in large-scale operations over-Legislation requiring the registroops are launching a vigorous In south Honan, the Chinese All aircraft operations returned safely ana North-east France, Southern Bel-tration and finger-printing of all
attack at Wulitlen. east of Sin- only
one of our almen was glum and Germany last night. The aliens in the United States "was yang. wounded, and only slightly. enemy's lines of communication approved by the Senate Judiciary A Japanese military train from were disorganised over a wide ares Sub-Committee. The legislation Hankow struck 4. mine at and many fires were started ard was described as a move to pro-shwangho, south of Singang. on much damage done.
tect America from Fifth Columns the Pelping-Bankow Railway on or similar groups.
May 21. Over 100 Japanese were killed. Ás Chinese troops lying ROME May 26 (Reuter)-Fort-in ambush emerged to attack the HURRIED DEPARTURE
Throughout the day R.A.F.nightly registration
with the doomed train. another Japanese Scon after anower Torce, nz bomber aircraft continued to give authorities at all forms of wool military train arrived. Japanese co-vigorous support to the Belgian and cotton, over 200 and 300 kilo- troops alighted from the latter Blenheims attacked another lumn of small armoured fighting British and French armles over grams. respectively. has been
train to engage the Chinese, and vehicles and supply lorries. A the fighting front, R.AF. Fighter ordered as from Saturday.
bitter ighting ensted... formation of 15 enemy biplanes aircraft maintained continuous opened an attack on the nearest patrols over the battle areas and bomber but hurriedly broke off the the coast of Northern France. #bgagement on sighting, British fighters diving to support the Blenheims.
The same enemy column was at- tacked an hour later by a st
This morning. reports indicate that they have already shot down or seriously damaged 12 enemy alr- craft with the loss of only one Hurricane.
THE TALE OF A TURNCOAT: TRAITOR WANG CHING-WEI
Better than most things, the Chinese people love to
pay homage to ancestors, to warlords, to sacred mountains, éven to Traitors! Frum hendreds of milles around, pilgrims travel to the ghores of Hangchow's West Lake proudly to urinate upon the iron statue of a historic traitor named Chin Kuei,
eleven friends,
denouncing,
weeping.
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CONGRATULATIONS CHUNGKING. May 28 (Central
force. It is explained that these men will be auxillartes of the re- gular home forces which have been fully
any organised for
The methods of organisations of "bara-shooters" varies accord- ing to local needs. In many dis- tricts, arms are organising their own units. -In country aress forces are being organised under "squire" or retired military
CHINA NATIONAL TEA CORPORATION
CHUNGKING, May 28 (Central), The National Resources Com-
Economic Affairs has approached officer. mission urider the Ministry of
the Joint Head Office of the Cen- tral Bank, the Bank of China, the Bank of Communications and the Farmers' Bank for å loan of $50,- C00,000 to develop government in- dustries and purchase mineral resources, and another loan of $19,000,000 to develop government enterprise and ald private enter- prises.
Executive Cornel
It is understood
that the of the Joint Head Office has approved of the loans and agreements will soon be signed.
CHINESE CONSUL TO SAUDI-ARABIA
Special to the Daily Press - CAIRO, May 26 (Havis) - The newly-appointed Chinese Consul- General at Saudi-Arabia has ar- he was ved at Jiddah, where welcomed by the local authorities
LONDON, May 28 (Reuter) — New paper restrictions are coming into force in Britain on Monday. A large number of congratula- New periodicals, newspaper post- tory telegrams have been received ETS and circulars are banned in Chungking since the recent while goods purchased in shops Chinese success in north Hupeh will not be wrapped up. Paper and south Honan, oddments such as confetti, stream- Among the latest received were ers, paper handkerchiefs, etc., will those from the China Association soon disappear from use.
for the Promotion pf: Wartimie Production, the Chungking Muni- LONDON, May 28 (Reuter)-The cipal Chamber of Commerce, the Manchester Guardian this morn-Chungking Municipal Labour ing said that the German claims Union, the Chinese Municipal Re-Masiem. is proceeding to the Capi-" are not being denied as the object construction Society, the Chinese of these claims was to get re- Young Journalists' Institute, the llable Information from official Catholic Women's Wartime Ser- denials... The German claims vice Corps and the China Labour
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which are not refuted, says the Society. paper are. thus not necessarily true.
Progress Made In Tsungfa Offensive
of King Saud.
The Chinese envoy who is a
tal. Riad, where he is presenting credentials as the Chinese first Charge D'Affaires. His position 13. especially important in view of the great number of Chinese Mos- lems making the Mecca pligri-
REINFORCEMENTS' ATTACKED
CHANGSHA, May 26 (Central)mage. Japanese reinforcements from Hankow have been attacked by
CHUNGKING, May 25 (Central) The China National Tea Cor- poration, a joint government and private enterprise. has been changed into a state enterprise by order of the Ministry of Finance.
Money subscribed in shares by the Central Trust, the Anhwel, Klangsi, Hunan, Huyeh, Cheklang and. Fukten Provincial Govern- ments and the merchants bas been returned and the Ministry of Finance has appropriated. $10,- 000,000 as capital.
General Fan I-chi and Mr. Pang Sun-chow were nominated chairman and vice-chairman of the Board of Directors, and Dr. Kinn-wei Shaw was made Gen- eral Manager of the Corporation.
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| Expeditionary force in the last war. This speaker, who denied that he spoke with any pacifist ideas, though he hated war Just as
the Chinese "in the suburbs of FRENCH DRIVE ON much as President Roosevelt hated
Yoyang on the Canton-Hankow Railway in north Hunan, suffering considérable losses...
FIFTH COLUMN
"In honour of China's newest traitor, Wang Ching-wei, Chi- «nese coolies call the fat-fried crullers they manch for break-
fast yu cha-wel (ie, "May Wei boil in oll In "hell!"),
Rocently 甜 new honour was c. He can stand for hours on a bestowed on Traitor Wang. Chi- speaking platform. his fists nese in Chungking started a chanclenched, letter respectfully dedicated to pleading, laughing-and sweeping him. Each recipient of the letter before him the most hostile s- was asked to kick back one doliarterers. and pass copies of the letter on to Terrified for his life, he even
Yesterday, Chinese troops attack-
PARIS, May 28 (Renter) mistrusts foreign correspondents,
ed the Japanese south of Taolin, More than 500 persons were ar- Honnurable destination of the who must be frisked before no YUNGYUN, May 26 (Central) to the southeast of Yoyang. After rested in Paris during the past klek-back: "The Kill Wang Ching-will see them." He is a lyric poet, A Chinese general offensive at breaking through the Japanese week while 2,000 hotels, cafes wei Fund." to be awarded to any and writes with an exquisite hand Leunghow, northeast of Taungfa. barbed-wire barricades, they were visited, in connection with successful assassin. The families a great accomplishment In yesterday morning caused further dical over 100 casualties and the drive. against Fifth Colum of any unsuccessful and appre-classical China. Since he is the Japanese casualties.
captured a quantity of arms and hended assassins will each receive only really big Chinese "to favour À part of the Japanese force be- ammunition,
their cause, the Japanese prizgan to retire southward. Those him like some fragile T'ang 'who still remain at Leunghow have| Dynasty vase.
been cut into several groups and have lost contact with each other? A number of vantage points around Leunghow have been re- occupied by the Chinese,
1 per cent of the fund.
There W15 a certain urgency about the chain letter.. for Wang Ching-wel, 55 has set himself up
Despite his record as a shifty as President of the Japanese- recreant despite the fact that dominated "National Government Chinese honour hlm only in of China." By announcing his in-hatred. Wang is a brilliant mystic auguration. Wang Ching-wel not to be lightly dismissed. His brought to a climax the most Y establishment, as traordinary career of apostasy and betrayal known even to China, where over the centuries turn coats have been a penny a dozen. PRETENDED DEVOTION
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KAZUO AOKI IN SHANGHAI
SHANGHAI, May 25 (Reuter)— Kazuo Aoki former Japanese Minister of Finance, and newly- appointed Economic and Finan- cial Adviser to Gen. No-
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it, said that the question of American entering into the war in Europe against Germany was ce- pendant on many questions. the chief of which was the question of time. Personally, he felt that the time had not yet come for the United States to take part in the confict.
Answering Mr. Rogers state- Sixty-two thousand peoplement that America · should have were questioned in the streets. declared war on Germany in Three hundred of those arrest- September last," the speaker af- ed have been interned as suspecta.
firmed that had the United States done so, such an action would instantly have precipitated Russia and Italy into the conflict on the aide of Germany.
nists:
NATIONAL DAY
OF PRAYER Continued from Page 1 who overcame them. The cen-
Japan's super- "Eller never was on the bus. He puppet is therefore a major event is really fighting what is to him a in the China war. Japan hopes hopeless night. He is now a rat in buyuki Abe, special envoy to the turies rebuke "fears and calm he will be able to bring about a trap."--Arthur Greenwood, M.P. puppet regime at Nanking, arrived" peace. bắt his beginnings augured -
here yesterday, according to the #I have never seen such hideous local press,
l for their hopes.
TACTLESSNESS
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Nanking tomorrow.
Aoki denied he had brought any concrete plan for readjustment of
the anxieties of the hour. "However formidable, and deed appalling. be the power of
of Germany has been preparing for years for its malign purpose, man is always mightler than any machine.
At various times in his life
hats as women are wearing now. He is expected to proceed to the vast machine which the ruler Wang Ching-wel pretended devo- With utter tactlessness, Wank Most of them seem to consist of tion for the patriarch of Chinese declared his Government the re-a curtain" down the back and a revolution, Dr. Sun Yat-sen, de-presentative of the original and bunch of flowers attached in serted him, later worked, for him only Kuomintang (Nationalist front"-Sir Walter Gilbey (80) China's finances. again, watched lovingly over his Parts)," preempted the flag with a. deathbed studied in Japan on twelve-point star which Chinese Imperial Scholarships awarded by soldiers carry in battle, absorbed
the Manchu dynasty. tried to all existing Japanese puppet re- EUROPEAN WAR AND ITS
assassinate the Manchu Prince cimes, commanded. China's civil Regent: praised Russian Com-servants to leave Chungking and munism and opposed, a young toin him.
rival named Chiang Kai-shek be- He took a trip to Sun Yat-sen's
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REACTION IN PEIPING
... PEIPING, May 26 (Reuter)—is the Legation quarter is a special cause Chiang was such a conser tomb at Purple Mountain, neätaren, administered by an International body selected from members vative, then abandoned Com Nanking, there prayed and wept. of the various Embassies, the growing number of countries involved. munism and joined Chiang ni By week's end the blandly ap- in the European hostilities is expected to cause local complications. condemnation of Japan finally proved liquidation of the Chung- Following the invasion of the deserted Chiang to become Japan's ing regime something 1,125,000 Low Countries the Netherlands best friend in China.
Japanese soldiers have spent two- Legation gave the Germans notice Almost every episode
and-one-half years trying to ac: to quit certain Dutch property in. o! betrayal sent him scurryingcomplish: and ordered Chinese the Legation quarter and the Ger- Into brief exile in France. In "men in the field to cease bostill- mans are now removing their 1911 he visited Parts
school and club to the Austrian) study." "In 1926 he went there "for his health." In 1935,
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after a would-be assassin had winged him, he went "to ro cuperate"
PERSONAL MAGNETISM Today Wang Ching-wet is hand- some, poetic, sentimental. He. is weak-willed
weak-bodied (diabetic among uner things. His personal magnetism is terri
and
tles tmmediately."
ARMY OFFICERS
PROMOTED
Pan
Wen-hua.
"It will yet be proved," sald the Archbishop of Canterbury, "that the spirit of free men is stronger than the subservience of men who are, mere coge of a machine."
WIDELY OBSERVED LONDON.. May 26 (Reuter} Reports have been received from many parts of the wurid of bow the Day of National Prayer Eas been observed.
In Australia, churches of all denominations overflowed with congregations.
In any event," the "speaker went on. neither Britain nor France had yet asked the United States to join them in their fight against Germany. He felt sure, however, that if such a necessity arose and an appeal was made to America, the people of the United States would be willing to respond with all the incans their power to fight alongside the Allies.
THE FAR EAST The speaker concluded. amidst that the tremendous applause, United States" had a very "Im- portant role to play in preserving the peace of the Far East — a role from which she would not shrink in any way and an indi- cation of which had already been given by Mr. Cordell Hull, cri the question of the status quo of the Netherlands East Indies,
Such a role would be of im
assistance to the
In Cyprus, churches. chapels measurable and mosques all held special ser- Allied cause, and would immedi CHUNGKING, May 26 (Central)vices while the Governor attend-ately be put into practice at the ed a drumhead service with the slightest sign that any plans were He accused the U. of a "cal- Legation ground seized by them-A National Government, man-
being formulated to disturb condi-" culated campaign of slander" and when Austria was annexed and in date issued yesterday promoted troop.
tions in the Eastern hemisphere complained that US diplomats retaliation have expelled all Dutch Lieut.-Generals
·SOVEREIGN CHEERED (presumably Sumner. Welles and subjects from. It.
Wang Tsan-hist, and Wang Ling-Those who could not gain ad- aldes) were "dodging from capital Hitherto, the Germans have not chi as Generals of the Army, andmittance to. Westminster Abbey,
critics who still to capital organizing interna- attempted to take over the Dutch Colonels Hwang Pin-chuan, Mao where Their Majesties attended, there are any tonal optrilon against him. and Belgian Legations and it seems Pang-chu. Cher Ching-yun, and service today, waited outside and question the justice of our cause But he said nothing against very doubtful If the Japanese Shen Teh-hsien as Brigadier-cheered the Bovereign after the after what happened to Holland and Belgium, they must have, eyes Erance. His health might require would allow auch a step. There Generals of the Air Force, and service.
long trip to his favourite coun- are no Norwegian or Danish Lega- made' Shih Yu-shan a Lieutenant- Preaching at Westmister Ca- that see not and ears that hear try any day.
General of the Army.
thedral, Cardinal Hinsley said if not
tions in Peiping.
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PARIS, May 20 (Reuter) General Vuillemin Commander- in-Chief of the French Air Force, in an order of the day addressed to the troops says:......
"Since the beginning of the war and
of .. during this fortnight battle, you have devoted your energies without reckoning day. or night to opposing victoriously. an enemy superior in numbers. I knew that I could count on you.
"Today the hour is decisive. Our sky must remain French.
Wing to wing with our allies in the aky which has know so much glory. In the sky of Guynemer (most famous French airman of the last war), following the example of your predecessors, inscribe a new victory!"
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"Strip-tease
are shows national disgrace. and nothing that can be urged in their favour will alter the fact that their origin is from the lowest haints of vice." ----Commandant Mary Allen.
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