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No. 15645
一拜禮 號十月十英港香
MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1938.
日七十月八
CHINA'S "MAGINOT LINE PIERCED BY JAPANESE
Defences Crumble In Face Of Terrific Bombardments
CHINA'S "MAGINOT LINE" surrounding the three Wuhan cities of Hankow, Wuchang and Hanyang—the second line of fortifications and defences which stretches from Sinyang in the north along the Tapich range of mountains to Kichun on the Yangtso River and thence south to Changsha on the Canton-Hankow railway has been pierced at three important points.
In the north the Japanese appear to have definitely severed the Peiping-Hankow Railway on either side of Sinyang, which is itself momentarily expected to fall. The interruption to communications along this line severs China's “jugular vein" to Chenchow and Sian, along which materials from Soviet Russia have hitherto flown.
Double Tenth Message To The Nation
MAR
HANKOW, Oct. 10. TARSHAL CHIANG KAI-
SHER Ins Issued "Double Tenth" mesange to the nation:-
"It has been demonstrated beyond a doubt that Chinn cannot be conquered or sub- jugated. Our struggle to-day is not only to avoid conquest but aims at the permanent independence and equality of China,
"To-day, amid this war, I call upon you to remember the chance of the greatest success is to be found in this perior of the gravest dificul. ties.
"We must continue In the spirit of the Wuchang revolu tionaries whe 27 years ago succeeded in overthrowing the Manchu Empire."-United Prexx.
WINNING ENTRIES WITHDRAWN
AS ANNOUNCED on Saturday, unforeseen circumstances have arisen in connection with certain entries in the Telegraph's Amateur Photographic Competition.
As a result, pictures en- tered by Lo Kwan-ling, Eddie Lowe and Lo Tak-cho have been withdrawn.
BRITAIN
One by one, the fortifications protecting Sinyang are being methodically razed to the ground by intensive Japanese artillery fire, and Domei reports that Japanese troops are now within four miles of the city itself.
After six weeks of the|--- most bitter fighting in the Lentire war, the Japanese appear also to have scaled the impenetrable Tapieh mountain ranges, and they claim to have hoisted the Rising Sun flag at least two points on the mountainous peaks.
From their new positions, the Japanese claim that they are
TO SEND MORE TROOPS
Seventeen Battalions For Palestine
LONDON, Oct. 9.
now looking down on Macheng, IT HAS BEEN DECIDED to twenty-five miles distant. Macheng send further military.
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is connected to Hankow, 180 miles inforcements to Palestine as the distant, by a splendid highway.
In a race for Klehun, on the north result of discussions held in bank of the Yangtur River, the London on the question of the Japanese naval forces held up fifteen security of the country in which miles downstream by strong Chinese the fortifications have been outrun by
High Commissioner of military forces operating overland Palestine joined, any's from Kwangtst.
THE BATTLESHIP Royal Sovereign leading destroyers out of Sheerness for the Home Fleet's announcement by the Colonial recent cruise- in Scottish waters. Her armament inclides eight 15-Inch and twelve 6-inch guns. Office.
MOONLIGHT CHARGE
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The Japanese Army Vanguard Four Battalions, 11 battery of entered the Yangise city of 200,000 artillery, and some armoured cars people in a moonlight bayonet charge with artillery and troops, will arrive on Saturday night. it is. expected during the next two or three weeks. that the way is now paved for the Japanese naval forces to proceed up river to the new point, which is only 70 miles by water from Hankow, or about 05 miles as the crow Ales.
Overwhelmingly superior
artillery
Royal Tour of Canada
BOTH SIDES IN SPAIN. REJECT PEACE SCHEME
BURGOS, Oct. 9. Reports from abroad concerning the possibility of an early conclusion of the war in Spain are devoid of foundation, declare the Insurgent newspapers, which point out that such a move is completely out of the question.
They will bring the strength of the nilitary forces in Palestine up to 17 battalions of Infantry, in addition to two cavalry regiments, a battery of artillery and armoured cars,
LONDON, Oct. 8. and supremacy in the air are alone
Considerable further recruiting of
visit to responsible for the Japanese sex-servicemen for the British sects DETAILS of the
Canada of Their Majesties next year are not yet decided.
It would shock the feelings of, M. Doniadieu, In the Epoche,
ment.
Jeannot forget. the atrocities break the Rome-Berlin axis which Rumours that the ship for committed by the Loyalists, was forged by the Abyssinian offelr,]
CESAOS,
of the Palestine Pollce is also pro- Despite the most Intensive artil. creding-Reuter. Jery bombardments since the Great War and the most Intense neria! bombings the world has ever known, the Chinese have stuck
PALESTINE OUTRAGES
Jerusalem, Oct. 9. Five have been killed and eleven) retarding the enllre Japanese ing the last 24 hours.
|_ KOMOROM, Oct. 9. THE
CZECHO - SLOVAKIAN and Hungarian Czech dele-. gations which met here during the week-end have reached an agree- ment regarding the Czech territory which is to be ceded to Hun- gary.
A few hours before the opening of the Conference an unidentified aeroplane flew over parts of Ruthenia, scattering leaflets written in Russian and Hungarian and urging the inhabitants to demand the cession of their territory from Czecho- Slovakia. The leaflets in- cited the people to refuse to pay taxes and the soldier to desert from the Czech Army.
Soldiers who-hand in their machine guns and rifles are promised payment in Hungarian money.
The leaflet scattering incident is belleved here to be a ruse engineered by seelons of the Ruthenians who oppose the declalon already made by their representatives in favour of an autonomous Ruthenia within the Czech State.
The new Agreement provides for the occupation by Hungarian troops within 36 hours of two towns, Polysas and Satoraljaujhely, the progressive release ot Hungarian political prisoners in Czecho-Slovakia and the progressive release of Hungarions
The
from the Czech Ar
Army
ngreement is merely preliminary cession of two frontler towns and conversations will continue for several days.
It is not expected that the main outline of the region to be handed"
(Contbaned on Page 4.)
STOP PRESS
Now 62 Miles From Hankow
according to an official state- the majority of Spaniards who writes that "No one can hope to Japanese Claim
grimly to their posla for six weeks, wounded in terrorists outrages dur-the voyage has already been istute the papers. The only solu- but it is possible to bend it. We can}
advance on Hankow by sheer ten- acity.
ALL VILLAGES RAZED
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ANGLO-ITALIAN RELATIONS
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SECOND PRAGUE
Making
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011 the
Tokyo, Qol. 10. 20-mile advance tion can be a victory for Gen-still make u friend if not an ally of upstream from Kichun, the Japanese
naval forces
од uperating eral Franco-Trans-Ocean. Italy."
Yangtze on Sunday afternoon 3. Leon Blum in Populaire says advanced to within 62 miles of A message that since Rome and Berlin dis- Hankow, according to played so much enthusiasm for from an undisclosed base
Yangtze. self-determination of other peoples Tlie Japanese river fleet on Batur- the respect for the Spanish nation's day morning co-operated with the right to self-determination should Army forces in capturing Kichun, be imposed on them-Reuter.
gateway to the "pliortest out" to Hankow, 10 miles above Tienklachen. -Domei.
Paris, Oct. 9. In Loyalist Spain all Socialist, Communist and Labour organisations have published a manifesto rejecting the suggestion of mediation with a view to an armlatice, according to Press reports.
It therefore becomes necessary. for the judges to meet again and re-consider the awarding of
Arson, stabbing and Inad-mino The Chinese lines have almost utrages occurred in many districts. It is learned on good au- prizes. It is hoped that this
completely disappeared ni
An elderly Jew was found stabbed to thority, however, that the two work will be accomplished to-points as a result of the rain of thou-dents at Halka.
An Arab woman Princessca
u:ift wards the latter end of the week, sands upon thousands of shells and was killed by a stray bullet while!
accompany following which a revised list of boints hurled by the Japanese since asleep on the roof of her house in a their parents-Reuter.
village near Jerusalem. A Jewish prize winners will be published, the beginning of September.
constable was killed And and the Exhibition of Entries
Police Inspector wounded during a arranged.
Japanese warships steaming slowly skirmish with brigands among the The unfortunate delay is up-river have methodically razed orange groves alongside the Jerusa
Thou-
lem-Italia regretted, but competitors will every village on both banks.
highway Inst night." between doubtless realise that the Tele-and Kichun have entirely disappear-Halfa and Lydda and the mainline
aats of towns
Kiukiang Koods train was derailed between graph had no alternative in theed and all that remains to indicate services have been disorganised all
Rome, Oct. 9. Spain does not wish to become a matter.
*(Continued on Page 4) day. The engine followed by three
Great reserve is being shown here second Czechio-Slovakia, declares the wagons crashed off the trucks and with regard to present Anglo-Italian manifesto.
Nanking, Oct. 10. then caught fire.
Complete occupation of Alkow, relations, which in the past week! Foreign volunteers must be with-Belawan on September 29. When important Chinese stronghold mid- The quarantine station at Jenin have been the subject of five dis-drawn and the embargo on the im- Belawan and proceeded to Singapore, the western shore of Payang Lake, vessel left way between Singize and Tohan on was set aftre last night and an attempt cussions between the Italian Foreign port of arms Info Loyalist Spain where she arrived on October 1, two by Japanese forces on Sunday morn- made on the customs house, the in- Minister, Count Ciano, and the British Ufted, demands the cendiariats eventually being driven Ambassador, Lord
statement-days behind schedule. The stay at ing, was confirmed in a communique Singapore was shortened whereby issued here by the Headquarters of the vessel managed to reach Manila, the Japanese Expeditionary Force in and Hongkong respectively only one Central China—Domel, day late.
Hankow Fears South China Invasion Is Imminent
HANKOW, OCT. 9.
Japan's invasion of South China is belloved imminent in well-informed circles in Shanghal, according to a message from the port city.
Though the Japanese authorities It is generally belleved that the nre keeping their military plans in Japanese are planning an Invasion of Brent secrecy, thoir recent milltary South China to synchronise with their movements have more or less be-drive on the Wuban area. This will
off by Police rifle fire.
Shola were fired at the Assistant Police Superintendent's house in the
Оссап.
Perth.-Trans- Trans-Occan.
3.5.
POTSDAM'S MOVEMENTS IN CRISIS
On account of the critical situation
Potsdam entered the port of
eased the the tension
FRENCH HOPE
Paris, Oct. D. Military Camp here and the de-Arabs. This is the first
timo in Various French newspapers CX- In any case, the company brought | fenders were forced to use trench Egypt that Mosleut women have at press liopes that the forthcoming the passengers to the ports they were mortars to drive the marauders off-tended an international meeting. Reuter,
withdrawal of Italian troops from booked for and they were not put to The Wardist nationalists created a Spain may lead to a permanent any Inconvenience or extra expense. great surprise by deciding' to boy-European settlement. [cott the conference.
CAIRO MEDIATION
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CANADA DUE WEDNESDAY.
Cairo, Oct. D.
The Petit Parlaten writes the trayed their designs of invading have the effect of diverting the Two hundred Moslem delegates South China,
Chinese efforts to defend Wuhan,
It is understood that the Egyptian contact of the "Big Four" at Munich from Egypt, India, Palestine, Syria, Government has recommended a calamity. The Duce, who played a "freed Europe from qa ramenso It is stated that more than 30,000 However, if the Wuhan drive pro-Lobanon, Irak, Yugo-Slavia, Yemen, derallon to the Congress, the Govern decisive role as mediator continues due here from Manila at 6 am. on The RM.S. Empress of 'Cannda laj Japanese troops have been recently gresses smoothly, there may be the Morocco, and Algeria are participat- ment not wishing to hinder Britain's to work for pacification by disen-Wednesday. She will leave for shipped from Shanghai and North possibility of postponing the South ing in an Inter-parliamentary con-efforts to reach a settlement in Pales- tangling Italy from the Spanish Victoria and Vancouver, B.C., via China to Formosa, whilst units have China invasion to a later date, it is gress which is now being held here tine itself even while the Congress is embrogilo. Yesterday's gesture was Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama also been sent from Japan.
further opined---Reuter,
flo study, the question of the Palestine going on-Reuter,
n favour of a real peace?"
Honolulu at noon on Friday!
and
FALL OF AIKOW CONFIRMED
(Further Stop Press News on
De Page 13,).