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DISRUPTED BY DARING
CHINESE OPERATIONS
JAPANESE PUSH IN KWANGTUNG REPULSED: MINING MACHINERY IN HOPEI PROVINCE BLOWN UP
CHUNGKING, Sept. 5 (Central) — Following their re- cent recapture of Niangtzekwan and other Important points in the Shansi-Hopel-Honan border regions, Chinese forces there have scored further sweeping successes over the Japanese.
In a series of daring operations, the Chinese have dealt staggering blows to the Japanese forces and caused the disruption of communications on the Pelping-Hankow and Chengtai Rallways in those areas.
More than 10 important bridges south of Paoting on the Peiping-Hankow Line have been destroyed, sections of ralls torn up and highways, nearby Laethodically damaged. Fangshunkiao station, northeast of. Wangtu, has been re- occupied. At least 1,000 Japanese in various points along the line-have-been-slain in clashes with the Chinese.
Dodecanese
Is. Shelled
On the Chengtal Railway;
Lord
motor Nuffield, the magnate, has handed a che- que for £250,000 to Lord Wakefield, Chairman of the Council of the R.A.F. Benevo- Jont Fund, with which to found a fund to be known as "the "Nuffield Endowment.”
the Chinese have systemati New cally wrecked the Japanese
Japanese Navy Minister
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1940.
FOREIGN MAILS
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, 4th SEPTEMBER, 1940, 9.30 1.M.
The attention of correspondents wishing to send letters by post to enemy countries or to enemy-occupied territory is invited to General Notification No. 947 in the Government Gazette of 23rd
August, 1940.
Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.
INWARD MAILS
From
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Calcutta and Straits
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Service' U.S.A., and Manila-(San Francisco date.
August.)
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London and Straits. Sandakan.
Australia and Manila....conf.co Australia and Manilahan.
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coal mines at Tsingching, in west Hopel near the Shansi border, and blown up all the LONDON, Sept. 5 (Reuter-Amining machihery.
TOKYO, Sept. 5 (Reuter) -Ad- Registered and Parcel Mall are closed 16 minutes earlier than successful British naval and alr
iniral Koshiro Oikawa, Comman- the time given below. unless otherwise stated, and where mails are In the western section of the der-in-Chief of the Naval Station advertised to close at or before 9 a.m. registered and parcel mails are counter-action against Italian railway, the Chinese have attacked planes was described by an Italian the Japanese at Pingting. Yang-Minister in succession to Vice-Ad- close after 5 p.m.. Registered and 'Parcel malls are closed at 6 p.m. at Yokosuka is appointed Navy closed at 5-p.m. on the previous day. When malls, are advertised to war communique which says:- chuan and Shouyang, and recap-miral Zengo Yoshida, who resign- "Numerous enemy convoy escort tured Potow and Paotung stations. ed yesterday owing to ill-health. ed by warships were spotted in the Aegean Sea and followed by Ita
SHANSI OPERATIONS
Vice-Admiral Yoshida nad Deeri Meanwhile in south lian reconnoftring planes during
Shanai, Minister of Navy in three succes- the day on Sept. 3.
Chinese. forces have inflicted sive Cabinets since General Abe's serious losses on the Japanese in administration in August, 1939. a series of mopping up operations tenchen area. In the Wenst-Hsiahsien-Chang-
"With the object of defending this convoy the British attempted to attack with sea and air forces the Italian bases in the Aegean, starting at dawn yesterday,
The attack was carried out by two air formations on, the alr fields at Dadurra Mariza, where two Italian planes were hit on the ground and by a naval formation which shelled Scarpanto (in the Dodecanese Islands), slightly dam- aging buildings and inflicting some "elvillan; casualties."
Nazi Military Stores Bombed
In north Honan, the Japanese Po Al and the vicinity. Repeated are still concentrated at Tsinyang" lightning raids on them are re- ported to have been staged by the Chinese.
A report from Hingning, Kwangiang, states thatä combined Japanese and puppet force attacked the Chinese position near Chaoyang on Sept. 1. Following a bitter encounter, the invaders were burled back with many casual- ties
TOUR OF FRONTS CHUNGKING, Sept, 5 (Central)
Conference On Bermuda Base
Lease
FRIDAY
For
Date and Time
Fri, 8th
and
GP.O. & KP.O:
935 AM 10.00 AM
18t. 7{
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Shanghal, Japan, Canada, U. 8. A Central
South America and United-Kingdom via Van- couver BC-(Parcels for Canada; only).
Note: All Mall for United-Kingdom will be for- Reg. warded with or without superscription.........Ord.
SATURDAY Swatow, Amoy and Formosa. ......
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tral and South America and United Kingdom Reg.
6.00 PM via San Francisco (No Parcels for Canada) Ord. 30
G.P.O.&EPO.
BERMUDA, Sept. 5 (Reuter)- Rear-Admiral Greenslade and Brigadier-General Devers of the United States Navy and Army are arriving today in a cruiser at St. Louis to confer with the island Air Mall for Indo-China, Malaya, Java and Aus-Reg. authorities on the defence base tralia by the "Imperial Airways Service." being leased by Britain.
Air Mail for "Imperial Airways-Service" to Durban Reg.
and thence by Sea Service to United
cil.
SUNDAY
TUESDAY
Kingdom Ord.
6.00 PM 4.30 PM G.P.O. & K.P.O.
5.00 PX
Ord. "
.5.30
Sun 8th
-8.30 AM
In south Kwangsi, after their
On the British side discussions, Sandakan. debacle near Sullu, northwest of
will be conducted by the Gover- BERLIN, Sept. 5 (Reuter)-Ac- Shangsze, recently, the Japanese Naval officer and the local com-Manila, Macasser" and Sourabaya..
nor, Sir Reginald Hildyard, a cording to the official News renewed their offensive on the Agency, numerous British planes Chinese there a few days ago. mittee, comprising the Colonial attempted to break through Ber- Howver, they were again repulsed. members of the Executive Coun- Secretary Attorney-General and In's anti-aircraft defences last night and claimed that one was brought down before they reach-Having travelled at least 10,000 guests at luncheon at Admiralty
The American visitors will be Air Mail for Indo-China, Malaya, Java and Aus- "ed the capital.
miles through Kansu, Ninghsia House.
tralla by the "Imperial Airways Service." Sulyuan, Chinghai Honan, Sherisi and Shansi provinces, the third group of the South Seas Chinese Comfort Mission arrived back here. yesterday.
1
The Agency says that four high explosive bombs were dropped on two places, one landing in a Tier- garten where a policeman was kill ed, Another fell
milltary stores iri.. the north-western suburbs..
on
A workmens settlement in a small town in South-East Berlin was hit. The Agency adds that a workman was killed and another injured."
U.S. BASEBALL RESULTS
NEW YORK, Sept. 5 (Renter)- The following are the results of League baseball matches played yesterday:-
Boston
NATIONAL
R. H. E 2 7 0 (Erickson pitched and Miller
homered).
New York.
New York Washington
0 5
AMERICAN
5.10 10
I
Philadelphia 5
(Schapman and Johnson homer
ed).***
$200 MILLION
BLANK CHEQUE After a brief stay, the members Will return to their respective homes in the South Seas regions-The construction of the United
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (Reuter)
In a press interview, Mr. Chen States' defence" bases along the Tsung-kan, leader of the party. Atlantic points leased by Britain
stated
Tue. 10th
KPO
8.30AM
Reg. 5 00 PM
Ord
5.30 PM
GPD
Reg...
5.00 PM
Ord.
7.00 PM
.K.P.O. Reg 5.00 PM
Ord.
5.30 F
...G.P.O.
Airmal for "Imperial Airways Service" to Durban Reg.
and thence by Sea Service to United Kingdom Ord. 7.00 PM
5.00 PM
K.P.O.
| Or]. Alr Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U. S. A., &
Europe via "Pan American Airways and Trans Reg. Atlantle Services."
Ord.
Reg,
5:00 PM 5.30 PM
GP.O.
5:00 PM
7.00
MONDAY
that they had gathered will be started by means of a favourable impressions during $200,000,000 blank cheque, which their tour. He said that the Chi-Congress" has given the President nese defences at the various fronts for emergency use, stated Senator are strong and the morale of the Barkley, Leader of the Democra- Straits. Rangoon and Calcutta, soldiers is excellent He noticed tic; Party in the Senate after at-
TUESDAY close co-operation between the tending a conference at the White soldiers.
FIRM SUPPORT People in the Northwest. irrespective of races and religions, he said, firm-
ly support the National Government's policy of resis- tance and reconstruction and have the greatest esteem for Generalissimo Cidang Kai: shek, regarding him as China's saviour.
House.
He added that appropriations will not be requested immediately for inaugurating the base pro- gramme.
War Industry In Midlands:
New. Industrial projects, especial-No Reduced
Production
"Ty the Chinese Industrial Cooper- atives are springing up like 2mushrooms in the Northwest, and are making rapid progress, Mr. 1 Chen revealed. Everywhere, agri-
culture is being developed and German claims that Britain's war NEW YORK; Sept 6 Reuter)- rural economy has been greatly industry in the Midlands were im Improved Marked improvement is peded as the result of air raldis, also evident in communications, were decisively turned down by education, oplum-suppression, sant- the Associated Press correspon- Ten innings were played in this tation, water conservancy, foresta dent's dispatch from Birmingham, match.
tion and in other fields in the "the centre of Britain's war pro- Northwestern provinces.
duction"
Boston
8 11 Foxx and Cronin, homered):
Philadelphia Boston
5 9:
100
Eleven Innings were played in this match.
Cleveland
(Trosky homéred), Detroit
(Greenberg,
Gehringer
Campbell homered).
St. Louis
Chicago
Straits and Calcutta..
THURSDAY
Swatow
FRIDAY
Mon. 16th.
Par. 14th 5.00 PM Let. 16th 0:30 AM
Tue. 17th
Parcels 11.00 AM Letters Noon
THU 1941.
Fri 20th
100
GPO & K.F.O.
"Par 19th 5,00 PM
Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa. Beg 20th 840 AM.
and United Kingdom,
SATURDAY
and New Zealand via Thurs
Manila Aust
day Island
Japanese Drive On
Chungking?
CHUNGKING, Sept. 5 (Reuter) GUERILLA ACTIVITY The correspondent states that--After five months of Careful SOMEWHERE IN NORTH he went on an escorted tour preparation, the Chinese forces WANGTUNG Sept. 5 (Central) wherever he wished to go and in North China have launched a Reports received here state that made no use of official informa-counter-offensive, wrecking five Chinese guerillas have renewed tion. Trallways and 11 highways for the 2 their activities inside the city of At each plant that had been purpose of preventing the Japan
.2
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Ord. 20th 8.30 AM Sat 21st G.PO,&KPO." Par. 20th 6.00 PM -Reg. 81st 8.45 AM Ord. 918 9.30 AM
Yangtze valley for an offensiv against Chungking, and also structing a Japanese attempt to cross the Yellow River and attack
Stan, declares Chow En-lal, the prominent Chinese Communist leader in an interview.
While admitting the pomi bility that the Japanese might attempt to Launch a drive towards Chungking. from Ichang, be declared that the. Japanese must send at least 156,800 sdditional troops to the Ichang sector before an
mbton during the past week bombed, he checked the damage ese from diverting troopa to the attack is possible,
and
Aug 31 hand grenades were and talked to workmen. Only In thrown into the China Theatre, two small factories where damage wherein was located one of the was caused had production ceased
Zall g
Japanese arm omicas, killing and while the estimate of the reduced Printed and Published by Henry Lloyd Murrow, for the Hongkong 6 wounding several Japanese officers production in the whole area was
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