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Chinese Making Steady Progress On Wide Front
Fierce Four-Day Battle In West Suiyuan
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CHUNGKING. June 29 (Central) Latest military dispatches received here claim that the Chinese forces are making stendy progress over a wide front spreading fanwise from the provinces of Suiyuan in the north through Honan, Bahwel. Hupeh, Klangsi and "Hunan.
In west Buiyuan, a fierce four-day battle is reported to have taken place earlier in the week and although the Japanese ad vanced at several points they were finally checked with the arrival of Chinese reinforcements. It is claimed that more than half of their cavalry units of 1,000 men were killed while 700 military
encounter, trucks destroyed during the
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MARSHAL BALBO KILLED
GENERAL
GENERALISSIMO ADDRESSES
TRAINING CORPS
CHENGTU, June 29 (Central) More than 500 members of the Szechwan Training Corps, who
LONDON. June 30 (Reuter) were graduated in a brief cere Reports from "Rome and Beriin mony held here yesterday, were indicate that Marshal Balbo was urged to do their utmost to help killed when an Italian air force improve the country's poilica! plane he was flying crashed machine by Generalissimo Chiang flames during a British bombard- | Kal-shek in a
do "not indicate
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anonymous
ment of Tobruk, in Libya,
message. The reports
Some 700 quests, including whether the British bombardment { General Ho Kuo-kwang. director
LONDON, June 30 (Reuter) was from the air or the sea. of the Generalissimo's. Provisional a valuable diamond necklace, the
Marshal Balbo, who was only 44. Headquarters in Chengtu, attended | contribution of ар was one of Italy's great men the graduating exercises. In 1922, after the Fascists had gained power, he was entrusted with the task of building up the Italian air force, and in 1929 was appointed Air, Minister,
1.
FAMOUS FLIGHT
The Generalissimo's message read by Mr. Chen Wel-cheng, who presided," advanced four points as a guiding principle for the mem- bers in the future work.
work.
an
exclusive
was
auction hitherto. In connection with the bids, it is worth remembering that every
munition. every £100 a machine- gun and every £3,000 # light anti-aircraft gun.
lady towards the cost of the war, was the subject of a special, ex- clusive sale of Christie's famous auction rooms yesterday...
The room
packed tight with buyers and spectators. Following an all-night engage-jang Joch; has also been destroy-
SET EXAMPLE
It was a unique occasion, for ment on Wednesday, the Chinese ed by the Chinese.
In 1990 he led the first of his First, according to the General- recaptured a strategic point near Several Chinese units are ad- famous mass long-distance flights,issimo, they should try to improve
only the Portland Vase has been Tsingyang east of Tsingshan in vancing on the Japanese military successfully conducting 12 Italian themselves and set a good example deemed worthy of the honour of southern
Additional headquarters Anhwel
at Stenning in planes on
flight to B
South for the common people. Chinese columns are encircling south Hupeb, a Pingkang dis-America, Taree years later he Second, they should be practical. the Japanese unit now attacking patch, states! One column has led 24 planes in a fight to the efficient and accurate in their 6 means 1,000 rounds of Kwelchih, On the night of June advanced to the Japanese out- United States." 26 the Chinese launched a sur posts east of Sienning. prise attack on the Japanese in As a result of the capture of mander-in-Chlef in Libya and the Liuchla Village sector and are a number of strategie points by was made responsible for build- reported to have killed more Chinese forces the Japanese-cun-}ing the defences there» than 400 Japanese. Fighting is trolled Toyung-Puchi railway line His Libyan appointment led to has been cut. The Japanese have reports that he had been virtually still going on in that region,
attack at launched an
Chaoll-exiled owing to Mussolini's jea- chius near the Yanglowsze sector lousy of his popularity. on the Hupeh-Hunan border. One OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED thousand Japanese cavalrymen ROME. June 30 (Reuter) CHINESE ADVANCING are advancing on the Chinese The death of Marshal Fighting is going on in several lines. It is reported. -scattered points in Klangsi pro- vince where the Chinese are said
In Honan province 300 Jap- Wednesday anese were killed on- during a counterattack on Hslen shan near Sinyang.
to be advancing on Talpingkwan in the north. During the
past
He was later appointed "Com
The auctioner's hammer clash- ed down amid applause,
the necklace going for £24,400.
Third, they should do their best for the welfare of the people under all circumstances, and final ly they should further push the New Life Movement, the National Spiritual Mobilisation Movement and the National Econmie Re-
A. BBC observer commented construction Movement in order to
that meant a Spitäre, a Hurri- improve the livelihood of
cane, and some eight light-anti- the people and promote local self-aircraft guns or 5,000,000 rounds Balbo js government
of ammunition. nicially confirmed in 1 special communique.
Marshal Balbo was killed when which he Was
Why Lebanon, the aircraft in
week more than 700 Japanese Syria Ceased
were killed,
Several
important
points Including Muanshan have
been reoccupied by the Chinese.
Resistance
(Reuter
The Chinese encircling move- LONDON, June 30 ment around Nanchang, important An explanation of why General
travelling was brought down, in flames during an R.A.F. aerial bombardment of Tobruk on Sun- day':
Scharnhorst Damaged By Submarine
, Klangsi city now in Japanese Mittelhauser yesterday announced hands, is gaining momentum. A that in Syria and Lebanon' resis- unit pierced the Japanese line tance had ceased is given in a east of the city and raided the message from Reuter's correspon- aerodrome, killing a number of dent who has been on the frontier Japanese officers and guards and since Sunday last. destroying..scores of lorries. before When the Petain Government LONDON, June 30, (Reuter) — withdrawing. :
capitulated, General Mittelhauser The British submarine which tor-
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reported to be making progress. mind. When he made his first off Trondheim on June Following a brief engagement on announcement, Syria and Lebanon | the Clyde, of 1.800 tona. the night of June 28, 800 Jap- rejoiced is the first flush of en- anese are reported to have been thusiasm. " killed and wounded in that sector. The "highway
But the rank and file of the between Wuning Army BOON lost heart. As one pollu said to the Reuter correspon- dent: The officers mostly have their wives and families here, but the men have families at home in France and have had no news of them for many weeks,"
BRASSO
Nazi Bomber Downed Off Scottish Coast
POLISH BRIGADE
JOINS BRITISH FORCES
LONDON, June 30 (Reuter)
LONDON, June 30. (Reuter)- RAF aghtery shot down a Nazi The Ministry of Information, on bomber off the Scottish coast behalf of the Polish Government, during a daylight enemy rald state that a Polish brigade from yesterday morning, according
to Syria has joined up with the Air Ministry announcement..
British forces in Palestine, Raiders visited a number of
According to "latest reports, points in Britain during the 8,000 Palish troops, with full war night. Bombs were heard in the
the frontier, equipment, crossed south-east, south-west, north-east and Wales.
try of Home Security communt A joint Air Ministry and Minis
it is stated, when it became ap parent that General Mittelhauser Bordeaux Governzhent. might throw, in his lot with the
Gen. Sikorsky, Commander-in- On Chief of the Polish armed forces, ordered the Polish brigade in Syria' in to join the British Army in Pales-
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tine...
The fact that the orders were given in time and that they were carried out in perfect order has made it possible to avoid disarma- ment of this Polish brigade. !!
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Lady Mosley Detained
The Chinese drive on Konchow-announced he would fight on. pedoed and seriously damaged the chich in northern Klangsi is also Yet yesterday he changed his German" battleship Scharnhorst que statea enemy activity over
20, Was Britain on Friday night was
a smaller scale. She was on patrol in bad wea-
A few bombs were dropped ther when, about 10 p.m. she South Wales and near the east sighted two large warships with coast but nothing of destroyer escort. In spite of the portance was achieved. difficulties, the submarine mano-
Only casualty reported euvred for the attack.
one person alightly hurt. ....... STILL DAYLIGHT,”.
SLIGHT CASUALTIES It was still daylight in those northern waters, but visibility was state that later reports regarding The Ministry of Home Security
not good and the high seas made last night's air raids confim the WAITED IMPATIENTLY
periscope observation difficult and damage was slight and casualties There is little doubt that the intermittent, Clyde pressed home were five injured, two of them; enthusiasm of the officers would the attack, although the "torpe-slightly, have carried the waiverers along. does had to be fired at long range. Although official confrmation They impatiently awaited Instruc- A violent explosion which shook is lacking, it has been practically tions from a French Government the submarine and put out some established that a large enemy Lady Mosley, wife of the leader in some other part of the French of its lights Indicated that one bomber was forced by British of the British Union (of Fascists), Empire. These instructions never torpedo at least had hit the aghters to land in north-east was yesterday afternoon detained came...
warship:
England. Many in Syria listened to
by, plain clothes officers at her The destroyers promptly coun¬ General De Gaulle's broadcast ter-attacked but, in the words took place, it being the first day-Buckinghamshire.
It was light when the raid home, Savehay Farm, Denham, but were bitterly disappointed to of the Admiralty announcement, light raid in this area, hear no decisive order to continue this in
Her husband, Bir Oswald Mos resistance from any French au- efficiency of the submarine or the way impaired the
ley, is already under detention. The Home Office announces After she was driven away, pon high spirits of the crew", that in the enemy air-attacks on ice ofcers made a search of the
It is announced that Lieutenant-Jersey and Guernsey on Friday house, Commander R. T. Mills was in material damage was done and command of B. M. 8. Tetrarch, many civilians machine-gunned.ley was given the opportunity of It was learned that Lady Mos- which sank the German transport
At least six were killed and taking her baby with her... but of Norway..
several injured in Jersey while in the left this child behind'. Guernsey 23 were killed and were injured.
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The French officers in Byria are dismayed.
As one sald:France has only one hope in the world now and that is Britain.”
DECISION REVERSED ·
It is now revealed that General Mittelhauser, French Commander in-Chief in the Near East, revers- ed his decision to fight on after be had been visited by General Weygand, who flew to Syria from France three days ago, t
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PROPER CARE OF UNATTENDED CARS
no
Disposed Of Two Spies
In France LONDON, June 30 (Router)
MATERIAL DAMAGE
36
It is learned that the raid on Guernsey lasted 50 minutes. The raiders continually circled the town dropping explosive and ma- chinegunning the streets,
An ambulance taking wounded to hospital was riddled with bul
lete and unable to proceed.
LONDON, June 30 (Reuter)
Lady Mosley is the third daugh- ter of Lord Redesdale and, a sister, of Unity Mitford, "Hitler's girl friend."
CAPTAIN IN CUSTODY
Captain George Henry Lane Fox Pitt-Rivers, of the Manor House, Hinton, Dorset, has been detained under the Defence Re-l gulations,
Bergeant R-F. Brenan, of the A considerable number of civi
Pitt-Rivers, is Lord of the Manor Canadian Ontario Brigade, has lians had not yet evacuated to of Hinton and a. prominent land- been specially congratulated by England from the Islands thouga owner in Dorset and Wiltshire.. the G.O.C." Canadian Forces for many had left."
He served in the last war in Evacuation LONDON, June 30 (Reuter) the leading part he played in
of elvillans to the Royal Dragoons, and from Morists in England are required disposing of two, spies in France, place a week ago. Some of the 1920 to 1924 was successively Brenan was on duty at Brest islanders are now safely billeted private secretary and....A.D.C. to after an air-raid alarm had been in Bolton and others in Glasgow. the Governor-General of Aus-
to look after their cars properly!
when leaving them unattended, according to orders lasued by the sounded. He saw two blue lights Ministry of Home Security,
tralia
Pitt Rivera had many publica-
fiakhing from the top storey of N. IRELAND TO tions to his credit, including some
In daytime, in order to prevent a house. unauthorised persons.from driving Four hours later, there was an- the car away, they must remove, other raid and he saw the lights
the ignition key or lock the car.
After lighting-up time, regula-
again.
„HAMMERED AT DOOR
tions are more strict. If the car With the help of a British mili-
CO-OPERATE WITH EIRE
BELFAST, June 30 (Reuter)---
on ethnographical, psi and eugenic subjects,
TURKEY AND IRAQ
His left in the open, part of the tary, policeman" and # French Lord Craigavon, Prime Minister or mechanism must be removed or agent, Brenan hammered at the Northern Ireland, declared, today locking device supplied, or the car door and, shouted for it to be he was prepared to co-operate must be kept in a locked garage or opened. There was no response closely with Mr. de Valera, the ANKARA, June 30 (Reuter)-"A yard
but figures were seen dodging back Eire Premier, in defence matters pertent identity of views" bas SALON LOCAL REQUEST
from the Widdow,
m the interests both of Northern been established during conversu The police authorities have re- The party opened are and then and Southern Ireland.
tions here this week between For your complete, beauty trente vehicles; such as trucks and lor-
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Lord Craigavon said: "I am pre-visiting Cabinet ministers from They found two bodies on the Pared to co-operate provided Mr. Iraq and members of the Turkish ment, use Tattoo Powder, Bougeries, to hand over duplicate mie oor, A search of their pockets de Valera takes his stand by the Government, according to an offi and Mascara (cream with brush). tion keys, which will be kept by brought to light list giving British Express we are doing cial communique
the authorities for convenient use the number of ships leaving port; clears out German and Italian in the event of the vehicles being their time of sailing the troops Influence from Ere, and does not commandeered for Government on board, and other - Vital" in- | raise issues of a constitutional service
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