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1938. 日四十月九
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TROOPS ORDERED Exclusive "Telegraph" Photographs
TO TAKE CANTON WITHIN 14 DAYS Kwangsi Forces Advance
For
Counter-Offensive
SHANGHAI, NOV. 4.
ccording TO A CHINESE REPORT, 200,000 TROOPS FROM THE KWANGSI PROVINCE, WHERE THE PEOPLE ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR FIGHTING PROWESS, ARE ADVANCING EASTWARD IN ORDER TO RETAKE, FIRST, SHAMSHUI AND LATER CANTON, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, it is stated, has ordered that although foreign Canton must be retaken within two weeks, observers believe that this is hardly possible, as Japanese forces are fairly strong in that region.
The Chinese gained a signifiennt victory near Naulinebiao in the Sienning sector on Thursday, according to reports arriving here.
The Japanese had advanced from Sienning in two columns towards Tiensze-
chiao, to the south-west and Paishachiao, to the south-east.
One group was attacked by the Chinese and heavy losses inflicted.
To
In contradiction to these re- ports, the Japanese claim that the town of Puchi, 40 kilometres!
of Sienning, and south-west Tungshan, 40 kilometres west, have already been occupied.
Japan
Abrogate 9-Power Japanese
On the South China front, the Chinese forces, according to Japanese reports, are retreating towards Oyuang, while the forces have advanced northward on the Canton- Hankow railway as far as 50 kilometres north of Canton.
The Japanese Minister has sent a urther note to foreign diplomatie With representatives stating that fighting moving further up-river, the IT IS UNDERSTOOD Upper Yangtse as far as Shasi, as that the Japanese reply to Changsha had become a zone
Agreement
TOKYO, Nov. 4.
of hostilities and that intensive light-
the American note of Octo-ig is expected in that zone. Foreign
Powers are therefore requested 201 ber 27 will be delivered į Power:
all PEGANNO
neutral ships further about November 10. It is upstream and that full information
the Japanese | believed, in well-informed should be given to
authorities resteding the exact post- circles, that it will refer to ion of foreign vesels. the "changed circumstances in East Asia."
In view of the fact that Japanese planes are now able to operate in any section of China, information is These circles are of the opinion ited regarding vessels in the whole "that so far as Japan is con-stretch of the river above a given cerned the Nine-Power Pact is point, irrespective of the distance.-- dead."
Trans-Ocern.
Newspapers are strong de- manding its abrogation, and it
is pointed out that Japan can
TUNGSHAN FALLS
Nanking, Nov. 4. Tungshan, on important stronghold
Of The Great
Fire
of Canton
Other Photographs, by Pathe Camera-Man Hull, on Page 5.
THIS PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS THE POST OFFICE AFIRE, and illustrates how the bam- boo bomb racks, placed above buildings to harmlessly explode bombs before they pierced the structure, sei the whole city aflume. The flames nie through the dry hollow bamboo poles as if they were inflammable oil-Copyright strictly reserved by A. T. Hull, Jr.
withdraw from the pact anly along the gorges of the Fush River Japan To Make 66
time without consulting the fabout 22 miles southeast of Stenning. signatories,
was emptured by the Japanese forces Strong opinion is expressed in which advanced westward along the Japanese official elretes, says & Domel Fushui River on Friday, a Japanese
Ariny
communique indicated agency report, that the open door and
opportunity equal
principle o'clock on Friday afternoon.
Meanwhile, a dispatch from Sien- should be applied not only to Asla.. but to the whole world.
ning on the Tankow-Canton Railway It is believed that the Government rays that Nanlinking, another strate- shortly issue statement gic town about 10 miles southwest of Tungshan, was also taken by the clarifying its attitude to the pact.
Japanese forces at noon on Friday. Meanwhile the press interprets
The dispatch says that About 1 Prince Konoye's broadenst yesterday as a warning to the Powers of a new divisions of Chinese troops includ- Japanese Monroe Doctrine in China,ing 20,000 men put up a desperate
(Continued on Page 4.) -Reuter.
will
Mass Air Terror Hits
Into China's Far West
Chungking, Nov. 5.
JAPANESE AIRCRAFT had extensive bombing and recon. naissance activities in the Interior yesterday, according to reports gathered from various cities.
After a long respite, a squadron of circled aver Ichang for a while. more than 20 Japanese planes broke
ive
Eighteen Japanese. planes attacked
buses.
Big Increases
In Taxation
Tokyo. Nov. 4.
A considerable increase in all Japanese taxes 10 cover the Japanese, budget deficit resulting from the China war, Is an- nounced to-day by the. Asahi Shimbun. The new faxes will become effective to cover the budget defielt for the 1939-40 fiscal year.
At the same time the laxation system is to be reorganised along social lines, so that tax-payers especially burdened by the war increased can be relloved by payments by war profileers. Trans-Ocean,
MUNITIONS MINISTRY IS URGED
Missing" Won't Go
Girl Home
POLICE LAST NIGHT searched the Yaumati district for Marie Carmichael, 16-year-old daughter of Sergeant and Mrs. Carmichael, of the Seaforth Highlanders. She has been miss ing from her home since Thursday night.
Meanwhile, the girl's mother is prostrate with worry, and
is under medical attention.
DRAMATIC LAST MOMENTS OF A GREAT CITY, as depicted by
the camera of a News-Reel camera-man, A. T. Hull, RKO-Patho camera-reporter, took this vivid photograph of Canton ablaze, Photo- graph shows the heart of the city afire. In the left foreground ard the bamboo "bomb-racks" ntop some of the buildings. These, catch- ing fire, spread the conflagration with astonishing rapidity.--Copy- right strictly reserved.
King's Hopes For In Orient
Peace
LONDON, Nov. 4. -
THE MANIFEST AND significant desire of all peoples not to be drawn into war with one another, found expression in the King's Speech at the prorogation of Parliament this morning.
"I pray that with the passing of this peril, a new era may have
CHANGSHA been opened for Europe" says
WARNING BY JAPANESE
the King, referring to the recent crisis in which he pays tribute successively to Mr. Chamber- lain's initiative, Signor Musso- lini's istervention, and
the dignity displayed by Czecho-Slovakia in accepting the settlement, as well
toosevelt in the cause of peace.
The speech, which was notable for
the its consideration lo
troubled (Continued on Page 4.)
Foreign Nationals Areas the timely netion of President
Asked To Evacuato
ΤΟΚΥΟ, Νον. 5. REITERATING THEIR
INTENTION of avoiding LATE NEWS
ing
third
the
Juntoward incidents involv
Powers,
diplomatic Japanese Government, through their
agents in China, under the Shekki - Macao
date of November 2, has mado a fresh communication to
The 10-year-old girl has been, evening, when she departed for foreign Governments in China, seen on iveral occasions in Nathan Home.
Sergeant Carmichael and friends asking the latter to see that
vessels
their of
respective Road, it is reported.
assisted in the police search last night,
withdraw from nationalities Friends have urged her to return but the girl was not discovered.
Changsha and Shasi, where home, but without success,
(Continued on Page 4.)
heavy fighting is expected here after.
The palice description of the miss-
ing girl is as follows:
On Thurs-
"Aged sixteen. Height, about 5ft. Bin. Fresh complexion. day night she was dressed in a blue. and white dress and was wearing white rubber shoes. She would probably have a coloured handker- chlet on her head."
WAR COSTS CRIPPLING JAPANESE
Communications
Interrupted
News has
Macao, Nov. 4. S
this reached Macao afternoon that communication be tween Shekki and Canton has been While Secretary Goto of the Japan-interrupted as the result of fighting ese Embassy in Chia made the com- which has broken out in Tallcung, a munication to foreign Ambassadors town situated about 25 milles south
Japanese Consul- in China, the
of Canton. General in Shanghai, Mr. Shinroku The rush for Macao continues to Hidaka, also informed the foreign be much in evidence as the motor Consuls-Guneral In Shanghai of the buses crammed with passengers and TOKYO, Nov. 5.
their scanty belongings arrive from Japanese proposals.
The communication points out that Shekki along the Kel Kwan highway. No less than a thousand persons the Japanese Government for following the fall of Innkow, the
The girl is tali and well-built, and could.
la stated, be mistaken for LONDON, Nov. 4. a stirl some years older than 10 years, THE BUDGET estimates of
It is now revealed that she has
visited several friends in Kowloon
Into east Szechwan, in the morning Pingklang in Hunan in relays. They flying along the
Yangtze River. released more than 20 bombs and Whilst It has not been ascertained strafed the streets with machine- THE NECESSITY of establish- gun Are. Several bombs which land-
the marks ing a Munitions Ministry was since her "disappearance." To their the 1939-1940 fiscal year, except-waterways of the Yangtze and its ad-comprising men, women and children
which whether they dropped any bombs, It la certain that they conducted exten-ed at a bus station destroyed three
boundary of Portuguese territory reconnaissance,
In addition, two shops were again pointed out by influential suggestions that she should returning the special expenditure pro- joining water routes leading to Shast small groups came through the
home she has remained obdurate.
viding for military-operations in and Changsha are being involved in at
early yesterday morning. They had While they were firing over cast demolished. Casualties were, how-political circles to-day.
Miss Carmichael left her home Szechwan, Boveral
The Daily Mall states that the other Japanese ever, few, including a civilian killed |
Several fighting expected in trade their way on foot and been of third seryed with congee at various points vessels strongest supporters of this Ministry 55 Jubilee Buildings, Shamshulpo, on China, will amount to 8,400,000,- hostile actions, regions, machines came over west Hupehi and and another wounded.
Thursday at 2.30 p.m. It is stated 000 yen, it was learned from
on their 38-milo trak from skekki te Another plane raided Chenglingki, are to be found within the Cabinet.
(Continued on Page 4.)
Macao Our Own Correspondent, raided Tungshib, below Ichang. They machine-gunned the town but did about elght kilometres north of The political correspondent of this that she visited Mrs. E. Johnson, of well-informed quarters.
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Hankow Road, until 11 o'clock that!
not drop any bombs. One of them
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these
Barrier
Gate,