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FORT 90
MANCHUKUOANS CAPTURE KUYUAN
CHINESE FORCED TO RETREAT
TWO-DAY BATTLE FOR CITY
JAPAN MAY MAKE NEW
DEMANDS OF CHINA
(By
(SPECIAL TO · "TELEGRAPH")
Telegraph. Copyright Telegraphic Messagra
1891. Beceived, Dec. 30, 11:30 am)
Picture shows members of the stuff of a London banking houer being trained in the use of gas marks)
Reparia that Germany has maite fresh demands, including air supremacy.
by the St. John Ambulance · Brigade.
Ordinance,
Shanghai, Dec. 30,
The Manchukuoan troops who have been hurled against Kuyuan have captured that city from the Chinese defenders.
The capture of the city has been confirmed here, according to the United Press,
Charhar troops resisted for forty-eight hours and finaly retreated to Tushikow Pass, in the Great Wall, after what appeared to be three Japanese aeroplanes had come to the assistance of the attacking forces.
The invaders bombarded the city of Kuyuon, according to report, and inflicted severe casualties.
There is no military activity elaowhere in North China as far as can be learned.-United Press,
CHIANG NOT TRUSTED'
Tokyo, Dec. 30.
The Kokumin Shimbun, ono of the best informed of the capital's rewa papers, sserts to-day that the Japanese army is disappointed in General Chiang Kai-shek's policier- since he has become an actual office- holder in the Nanking Government.
The Army feels that General Chiang is wholly unable to control the tricky politicians," and therefore
BID FOR PEACE FORECAST
the Japanese Army is paying little LAVAL TO REMAIN
attention to Nanking's proposals for
a joint committeo to study and seek ́an-adjustment-of-all-Sino-Japanese-
problems.
The Kokumin. Shimbun significant- ly predicts that the Japanese Army wighton its attitude towards Nanking and also asserts that there ate many indications thut the Japanese Army is proparing fresh demands, in addition to those insist
PASSIVE
ITALY IN DILEMMA
(Special to "Telegraph")
SERIOUS KIANGSU RIOTING
AGITATION FOR RENT REDUCTION
POLICE FIRE ON MOB
Shanghai, Dec. 30, There has been serious rioting ati
Yesterday Weiting, near Soochow. afternoon more than 1,000 farmers demonstrated, in favour of a general rental reduction,
in Europe, are denied by London.
LINDBERGH MAY JOIN COMBINE
TO COMPETE WITH IMPERIAL LINES
TRANS-OCEAN SERVICE
(Special to "Telegraph")
COLONEL HEARLE
PASSES:
FOUND DEAD IN HIS FLAT
DISTINGUISHED WAR RECORD
News of the death of Colonel A. B.: Hearle, D.3.0., commanding the Royal' Artillery In Hongkong, came as a great shock to military circles in the Colony to-day, when it was disclosed that he was found dead in the dress. ing-room of his Peak Mansions Hat at 10.30 this mornin
Luberil' am was trying to storm the off the Irish consi, the Sunday Express death have not at present been dis
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also
on leave next week.
ETHIOPIANS CUT ITALIAN LINES
GUERILLA WARFARE
SUCCESSFUL
COMING RAINS WILL BOG ITALIAN ARMIES
(SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH")
(By
Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Received, December 20, 1155 0.m.)
Addis Ababa, Dec. 29.
Ordinance,
Small, mobile bands of Ethiopian guerillas have slashed and harried the Italian. northern lies of communication in un effort to prevent a further advance before the commencement of "the little rains" which, In a few weeks will bog down the Fascist armies so that they will be unable to move.
Their heavy transport, their artillery, tanks and even aeroplanes may be useless to them in the rainy season.
A spokesman of the Ethiopian Government told the United Press to-day that any mass advance of Mulu Ghetta's main forces was unlikely and that the rumours abroad that Mulu Ghetta's men were locked in a fierce battle with the Italians were merely distortions.
A message from the Emperor Selassie on Saturday, an- nouncing the Ethiopian victory at Addiabi and the capture of that town, cald that Mulu Ghetta's army was remaining be- tween Quoram and Ambaslagi.
ETHIOPIAN
OFFENSIVE EXPECTED
PREPARATIONS CO ON APACE
EMPEROR TO COMMAND
CUERILLA'S SUCCESSES
Evidence of the success a tho guerilla tactics of the Ethiopian cont- mand and the frequent surprise attacks delivered by the swiftly moving tribesmen, is seen in the abandonment by the Italians of their recent frontle preparations for an assault upon Ambonlagi. The Italians have been checked hero owing to the
·fact-that-more-than-a-dozen of Raw Seyoun's and Ras Ayelou's pillaging and have penetrated far behind their lines. Buited Preek, NBA
COUNTING THE COST
Rome. Dec 20.
The Cabinet is tackling the budget problems on Monday, including the cost of the African campaign.
fly Trizgraph, Copyright. Telegraphic Me or Ordinance, 12. Received, December
21,10 năm:)
London, Dec. 29. While the ship on which Calone! Finding that volleys fired into the air were useless in quelling the dis- and Mrs. Charles Lindbergh, and their order, a police
officer pistolled the little son don, battles heavy weather:
The exact elrcumstances of his mob which was
e-office-and-wounded-one-of has reported the rumour in aviation closed, but-it-is stated that the cause the
circles that the Flying Colonel will was a heart stroke. Colonel Hearie's ring-leaders. The farmers xcame incensed and join the Board of Directors of "n great denth is rendered even more poignant wrecked the headquarters of the new combine" which will compete with from the fact that he intended to gal Bureau
of Public Safety, surrounded Imperial Airways Ltd. the sheriff's office and threatened him.; For this great new aerial venture The discovery of the Colonel's, They dispersed when rainforcemente six giant Sikorsky monoplanes death was made by one of his Ber-1 arrived from Soochow, however, capable of carrying 32 passengers, are vants, who found him sitting in a Agitation for rental reduction being built for the trans-Atlantic chair in his dressing-room, wearing a
reported from Changshu, a service at a cost of £50,000.
dressing-gown. Life
WEB extinct ing that China suppress all anti- (ily Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphio Mawenithy Klangau rice producing The paper anys the Board also in when the discovery was made. The Japanese agitation and co-operates Ordinance, 1111. Receivad, December centre, and ther
Meanwhile, business men are trying towns in the cludes some of the most important ten body was later removed to the mor with Japan in supressing Com-, 11.1 m)
province, including: Soochow itself in the British aircraft Industry,
hard to find new export markets to: Paris, Dec. 29.
tuary for the purpose of n Reuter. munista in China.
post.
replace thore closed to, them by the (Special to "Telegraph") Meanwhile, Immigration officials at mortem examination being made.
Banctions nations. They aro also Glasgow have been warned that The funeral will take place Lo- (By Telepraph. Copyright, Telegraphie a... making preparations to withstand the Colonel and Mrs.
saga Ordinance. 1494. Received, December continuing sanctions and especially Dispatch нау ter Road at 2.45 p.m. for the inter-
Increasing their reservis that Miss Belty the nurse of the ment at Happy Valley at 3.30 p.m.
Addis Ababa, Dec, 29. petroleum and other essential war" murdered Lindbergh baby, may rejoin The late Colonel Hearle, who was tor-offensive is expected to be launch-
The much-heralded Ethiopian coun-staterials-United Press, The Afanchester Guardian to-day R.A. Command here last year.
51 years of age, was appointed to the ed during "Yinch," which is tho appealed to Britons to give the was a son of Lieut-Col.
He Feast Day of the Archangel Gabriel Parkins and comes at the end of the Ethiopian Lindberghs "as peaceful a spell on Hearlo, R.M.L., and was educated Christians' apesial fast.
Addly Ababa, Dec. 20. this side of the Atlantie as they could at King's School, Rochester, and the
The morale of the Ethiopian troops wish."--United Pres
In high, their health is excellent and Preparations for the Emperor Haile they have not become demoralised by Royal Military Aendeniy Woolwich. Ile Ferved
Selassie's departure from Dessiye, on the Italian bombing tactics, .. was throughout the Grent his way to the northern front where half-expected. These were same of War, being mentioned in
offen- the facts revealed to Reuter's special He leaves u widow, a daughter of sive, are proceeding apace. Afr. Duncan H. Hunter, of the Puniab
correspondent who has just returned There is intense activity in the from a week's visit with the troops Police, and two sons and two daugh
various Ethiopian ters, with whom the deepest sympathy are dozens of Italian aircraft carrying heavy fighting recently, at **
It is unofficially stated that there southern front, where there has been headquarters. of the Ethiopian command un the will be felt.
out reconnaissance flights through-
NEW DEMANDS
The paper believes the new de. mands will insist upon the employ ment of Japanese Instructors in Chineso military schools, that China
It is learned on good authority that, M. Pierre Laval, the French Prime Minister, has information leading to the belief thai Italy will soon tako the first step towards consulting France and Britain with a view to
a settlement of the Italo-
shall stop implanting anti-Japanese war
and anti-Manchukuoan thoughts in the minds of the school-children
and
be
KIPLING'S BIRTHDAY
AMERICANS PAY HICH TRIBUTE
Due to the narrow margin by which M. Laval weathered Saturday's storm This journal also expects the in the Chamber of Deputies-a storm Japanese to demand that the Hopel which was caused by his last peace Political Council shall finding effort-it is expected that M. Charhar merged with the East Hopei Anti-Laval will take a passive position and Communist Association, and there await Signor Benito Mussolini's bid. after co-oporate with the Japanese Et is understood that M. Laval be- of Can-lieves he will not have long to wait,
Lundan, Dec. 30. in secking the supression
due to the knowledge that the Italian
The aeventieth birthday of Rudyard munism in that pres.
The Kokumin Shimbun asserts for advance in Ethiopia has been halted, Kipling, famous puet and novelist, celebrated to-day, with long ther that the Japanese War Office has and that withdrawals of troops from was already sent instructions to garrison the fighting line have been necessary articles in the newspapers paying officers in China "regarding the en-in
the gains tribute to the man-Reuter, forcement of the foregoing policies already made. United Press.
U. S. TRIBUTE
as best they can."—United Press.
CANTON'S POLITICAL CHANGES
NEW DEPARTMENT TO BE FORMED
Canton, Dec. 30.
order to consolidate
A.A.A. DECISION EXPECTED
New York, Dec. 29. The seventieth birthday of Rudyard Kipling is being celebrated in the United States today and a special nationwide broadcast of programmes
has been arranged for "Kipling
Week." This will be an annual event in the future.
The little town of Brattleboro,
Vermont, where Kipling and his young wife lived for a few years after their marriage In 1892 had a day of rejoicing.
The soles of Kipling's book in
there.
Thereh may land morrow, the cartege leaving Glouces-19##)
| the family little Jon's nurse.
GERMAN REFUGEES' PLIGHT
LEAGUE URGED TO INTERCEDE
APPEAL TO ALL NATIONS
London, Dec. 30,
and awarded the D.S.O. decoration. The will pesonally conduct the
CHINESE CURATE AT FOLKESTONE
are
CONFIDENT OF VICTORY
out the Tombien region. The Italians The correspondent spent his time watching for any movement to mainly in the camps of the troops troops which may proface an assault. under Dedjaamatch Nazsibou.
Meanwhile, there has been serious In the headquarters of the fierce old re, and the chieftain, which is situated in a local sectors, thioplana
claimed a algnal palace of Jijiga and is a rickety two- success to the north-west of Makale, storey structure, the correspondent asserting that they have broken the talked with the commander. Jijiga Italian lines in Reveral places and itself
in various
have
crowded village in the. have won two battles in which there made of the dusty and windswept were* heavy casualtios. These were
The wounded have been left on the
Dedjasmatch
LEARNING ENGLISH COURT TO RULE ON
PARISH WAYS CONSTITUTIONALITY
fought on December 22 and 34 ami
But many tanks and machine-guns are Jijigs has become a fortress, with a
alnion the war London, Dec. 29,
has come, wald to have fallen into the hands of garrison of perhaps 75.000 Washington, Dec. 28,
A large congregation at
Christ the black troops.
troops, The United States Supreme Court
Church, Folkestone, heard the first
most of them clothed in khaki, as sermon over, preached by a
white makes them too conspicuous to decision on the constitutionality of the
Chinese A.A.A. will probably be handed down America, run over 100,000 a year and Newspapers to-day are giving pro-parish church, to-day.
clergyman as curate of an English fighting fields in large numbers, and aid ruidors. some time during January, with no his best seller is his "Jungio Book."minence to a letter from Mr. J: G. The vicar, with the consent of the die horrible and lingering death.
thele plight is pitiful. Thoy must MacDonald to the Secretary General Archbishop of Canterbury, invited the Router Speokal.. of the League of Nations, resigning Reverend Addison Hau of Kwangsi, his offlee as League High Commis to act as temporary curate for a few sioner
ner for refugees from Germany months.
letter of the High Commis- The Rev. Mr. Inu accepted with sloner
states
that since his office was the object of learning the methods of established two years ago conditions work in an English parish before in- in Germany which created the refugee troducing similar methods to Chins. flood have developed so catastrophical-Reuter,
serious fundamental disturbance to Router. business. It is expected that there will be increased buying, of farm commodities after the decision is given.
The South-west authorities have decided to establish a new Department of Government; the personnel and
A Court decision eliminating pro- recont to be attached to the South-cessing taxes would be defnitely woat Political Council.
bullish on prices for pork, cotton and
It is learned that members of the wheat. new body Include Messrs. Lin Yun-
kal,
It is expected that the Court_de
LI Trung-jon, Huang Isu-cho, cision on the Bankhead Cotton Con- Lin Yi-chung, Ou Fong-pu, Huang trol Act will be given in January Lin-shu and Hsieh Ying-chow, with that that Act will be held unconstitu and Mr. Lin Yun-kai sa chairman,
tional. No sudden marked offect is The appointments are expected to expected to result from that decision:
announced shortly.
The Anding of the United States
bin
TWO, AIRMEN CRASH
ÅTTEMPT RECORD
FLIGHT
Paris, Dec. 30.
The for
ly that reconsideration of the entire situation by the League of Nations is essential.
tinua the activities on behalf of the Describing the intensified persecu- refugees. tion of the Jews and others, the letter says that apart from all questions Efforts, Mr. MacDonald declares, that there are now over half
must bo nado to remove or mitigato
NEW STEAMER DEPARTS
THIRD SHIP FOR CHINA TRADE
Berlin, Dec. 80.
Nassibou, the correspondent lestnod
From his talka in that the diet of the troops is very simple, consisting of a daily meal of a quarter of a pound of corn, washed down with salty water. In spite of tha niengreness of these rations the men are healthy and in good spirits. ITALIANS DRIVEN BACK
It appears that the Italian forces after their early advance and subse quoit retirement, are now holding a ling which approximates that held before hostilition broke out. Both The Air Ministry states that two of principle and invlow of the fact the causes of the persécution, and helfast 18,000 ton North German-Lloyd Gortahel and Ualus, the latter the Press reports indicato that Goneral Supreme Court on the Guffey Coal airmen, Pharabod and Klein attempt
The steamer Gneisenau, the third | Rides Cinim possession of Gerlogabi, Li Taung-Jon, Kwangal⋅ commander-j Act is likely to be given during Apriling a record-breaking fight. from million persons who are being crush consequently advisos friendly but ahip specially designed for the now place where the brush occurred whichis in-chief, in returning to Canton after or May, and the decision on the Bloc Paris to Madagascar, 'crashed whened, and against whom no charge can firm intercession with the Germáni walilon voyage from Bremers: fitted compassing these towns,” some sighbe service to the Far East, began her ability la that in the vast ares ens
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