THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
FRIDAY,
OCTOBER 21, 1988.
CRUSHING DEFEAT INFLICTED ON JAPANESE BY GUERILLAS Chinese Successes Reported In Northern Areas
Claim Invaders In Full Retreat
THE
SIAN, Oct. 21.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
LOOTING IN WAICHOW
the Editor,
Hongkong Telegraph.
LORD STANLEY BURIED
Lord
Stanley
London, Oct. 20.
wha buried nt Knowsley Parish Church, Lancashire to.day. The funeral was of a private character, and allended only by re- lallves and tenants of Lord Derby'a catate.
of
at
JAPANESE who had recently withdrawn
The coffin was borne by game to Kaolochen in south Shansi after a setback at
keepers and foresters of the catate. Their Majesties and other members Yuanku, important town on the Shansi-Honan border,To
the Royal Family, including the suffered another crushing defeat at the hands of the now in full retreat
Sir-1 saw in to-day's Hongkong Duke of Windsor were represented Chinese on October 18 and are northwards to Henglingkwan, latest military des-Telegraph an account under a head a memorial service in Westminster ing. Foreigner Arrives From War-Abbey, attended by the Premier and Wrecked Watchow," of which the first members of the Cabinet, and politi patches from the front state.
paragraph drew my special attention. cal leaders in South Africa and it reports that, in an exclusive Inter- Rhodesin, and other Dominion High view with a S. C. Morning Post representative, a foreign resident who took refuge to Hongkong from Wal- chow told something about a systema- POET LAUREATE RECEIVES PRIZE
an-
All the Japanese aboard the trains Launching simultaneous at- tacks on the invaders from there and to have been killed.
At Hochwant, in the vicinity of cast, south and west, the Chi-rotowchen, z party of more than 400
the Japanese soldiers was recently through поче smashed
defences and Japancen
re- nihilated by Chinese guerillas in captured several important vil-ambush.--Central News. lages and heights over-looking Knolochen.
PAOTING ATTACKED
Itic looting carried on in that town.
Though not a single word "Japan-
esc" is mentioned in that paragraph, the report seemed to me to be im- being carried on by an incoming plicitly suggesting that the looting
troop.
On the other hand, I was informed Voltorta of Hongkong to the effect advised by an this morning by the Right Rev. H. until that he has been
American missionary who came to
Loyang. Tet. 21. Intensifying their activities along Railway. On the following day, a general at-i
Pelpnig-tankow re- thr tack from the three sides was
battle Chinese guerillas launched a furious sumed. After a sanguinary. lasting several hours, the Japanese attack on Paoting, provincial caplial
pation, on Wednesday night, were beaten and commenced a gen- of Hopei now under Japanese occu-
many eral retreat, leaving behind
Flerce fighting continued war dead and a large quantity of
yesterday morning. supplies.
column in Wille one Chinese following the retreating enemy hot pursuit, another is engaged "mopping up"
Іл operations
urrounding districts.
in
in
the town.
re- The pursuing Chinese, it is ported. is now rapidly approaching Honglingkwan
where another ferce battle is believed to be imminent. severa
strategic villages in the vielnity have already been recaptured by the Chinese.
Isolated Japanese units at Pelchut-
11 and Kowtowtsuu, northwest of Knolochen were also badly beaten by the Chinese on October 23 und
retreated to the northwest in great confusion.--Central News.
SUCCESS IN N. HONAN
ceived here.
Toyang. Oct, 21.
Commissioners—Reuter.
Hamburg, Oct. 20. The British poet, Mr. John Masc- Shakespeare prize, University fleld, has been awarded the Hamburg
for the most amounting to £800, with the diploma eminent Englishman in the field of science and art. awarded annually
Similar prizes are awarded annual-
10
In the meantime, another Chinese Hongkong from the very town that,ly to the most eminent Hollander and
Mr. Masefield will be invited mobile unit allacked Wangtu, south- since the Japanese forces entered Scandinavian. west of Paoting on the same railway, there, public order has been restored, and drove the Japanese out of the and the Italian church and hospital visit Hamburg to lecture and to re-
have been quite in safety. The Hight eelve the prize-Reuter. Fighting also occurred on the same Rev. Voltorta was very pleased to day at Chengting, north of Shih-convey the story to me.
These two stories are contradic- chinchwung. Traffic on the Peiping- Hankow Railway has now been dis- tory. However, the one is anonymous the other is a totement of a rupted--Central Neues.
very high personality In Hongkong.
Temperature Down To 66 Last Night
the
On the Shaoyuan sector, west of This morty 58 per cent., and
and
EXCEEDED SPEED LIMIT
A fine of $12 was imposed on S. It is needless to say that news- J. Griffiths, of H.M.S. Tamar, by Mr. supers
have influence upon the public. 11. R. Butters at the Central Magis ir the report It question which ap-tracy this morning, when he admit- area at Queen's load peared in your paper to-day givested that he had gone through the the public, especially those in, and controlled
Eial on his motor car on October of, Canton, in the vicinity of, pression that the Japanese forces 10, at a speed between 20 and 28 looted in Walchow, I am afraid it miles per hour.
Trac-Sergeant F. C. may stir up a feeling of unrest among those people, with the result that the prosecuted. Colony may have an increased influx
on
im-
Appleton
I shall be very much obliged If occurred on October 13 was as the
fullowing:
Chinese successrs on various see-. The lowest minimum temperature of refugees to its great disadvantage. tors in north Henan are revealed in since May 18 was registered tast
At that night a Chinese patrol latest military despatches just re-night, when the thermometer dropped your paper will take some proper
came near the border Gate of Mneno to G6 degrees, Yesterday's maximum steps to clear up the matter.
TOYOICH NAKAMURA, Linehang, east of Tzelsten on the temperature was 70, although
Consul General of Japan and fred at the Portuguese patrol wounding u Portuguese officer. The Honan-Hapet border, was reoccupied day was fine and sunny.
The weather will remain cool, ac-
Portuguese Patrol did not ieply, su by the Chinese on Wednesday fol
ANSWERS TO
could not wound much less kill any the Royal Observatory, lowing a surprise night attack. The cording to
of the Chinese. Japanese were badly beaten and re- which forecasts-North and north-
CORRESPONDENTS
Such unusual incident was treated to the north in confusion. cast winds, fresh, fine generally.
municated to the Chinese Govern- temperature was launched
ment which will proceed to Y.F.L.S. Obviously impossible to Tslyuan, the Chinese
in order and the
rigorous investigation simultaneous attacks on the Japan-unce again no ratus was recorded for include every town in Kwanglunggorot
British War Office map punish the guilty and have already ese from the east and south on Octa period of 24 hours. The rainfall is in the map. 17 and defeated them, inflicting 600 now nearly 27 inches below average. Hongkong and South China (Grid presented their anticipated apologies:
weather The Royal Observatory
No. 2, purchaseable at Messrs. Kelly to the Government of Macau. casualties. At present, the town off;
Sheklun, which is! of Japanese repert states that typhoon is and Walsh, shows des north-west of in your paper the content of this 1 request you the favour to publishi Shaoyuan cleared
of a town twelve
of troops.
Canton letter for the knowledge Yesterday, the Chinese intercepted Tokyo, moving N.N.E It will not Paklo, where the main
Walchow highway is joined by the readers. Japanese detachment withdraw-feet Hongkong.
ALVARO BRILHANTE LABORINHO. from Tsiyuan at
Lamahek highway. Ing to the cust
Consul For Portugal. Pesiongchen. The enemy suffered heavy loss.
1
74
ituated about
a
200 miles south
Meanwhit Berce fighting between MERCURY RETURNS
the Japanese und Chinese fore
ti
is
TO ENGLAND
In progress at Wushan, à height in
outskirts
the News.
of Tsiyuan. Contral
TROOP TRAINS DERAILED
Hankow, Oct, 21. Two Jpanese troop trains have been derailed respectively at Potow-|} chen and Pingyuan, south of Tientsin along the Tientsin-Pukow Railway,
London, Oct. 20.
STILL
com-
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to
your
PUBLISHING
Pressure of time sometimes renders it impossible to carry out your sug- gestions: whenever possible we give distances of pinees mentioned from well-known cities or centres.-Ev.
Sir-With reference to a news item "A Chinese Reader: Your letter which appeared in one of your recent The pick-a-buck acroplane Mer-is acknowledged with thanks.-Ed.
issues to the effect that the Kwok cury arrived in Southampton from
Wah Po of Canton had suspended to shortage of Cape Town to-day.
publication awing The Journey
Was done
paper supply, I am requested by the in easy
paper to Sir, With reference to the news proprietor of this Canton stages.
The Captain of the craft stated
ber 1938, under the title "Reparted his paper is continuing publication. that from a technical viewpoint, his appeared in your paper of 18th Octo-inform you that this is not true as trip to South Afrien was entirely Attempt to Storm Macao Border" According to this Canton publisher
MACAO INCIDENT
a result of successful, mud that he was quite have been requested by His Ex-he has a larger paper stock on hand in the past few days, as damages done to the track by Chinese prepared to do it again.-Reuter. cellency the Governor of Macao to than any of his contemporaries.
inform you that the incident which guerillas, states a Tientsin report.
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