THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER
1938.
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CHINESE CANTON SUBURB: BITTER BATTLE Heavy Gunfire Audible In City As Fight Rages
RAPIDLY ADVANCING CHINESE troops are now stated to have reached the outskirts of Canton.
of
Severe fighting is in progress in the vicinity the city, according to the "Wah Kiu Yat Po," leading Chinese newspaper in Hongkong.
Gunfire was audible throughout Canton last night, it is further reparted. Reports from neutral sources indicate that the Japanese are undeniably encountering serious opposition from Chinese troops which are pouring into the Canton area from Kwangsi.
One report states that at least a quarter of a million Chinese soldiers are now opposing 25,000 Japanese.
Bolshevik Uprising Glorified
Soviet Celebrates Anniversary
MOSCOW, Nov. 7.
A GREAT MILITARY
The Japanese are landing Chinese command is appointing four heavy reinforcements from Guerilla war zones to assist operations transports in the Pearl River, by continually harassing Japanese
lines of communication. where they are being continually Four Japanese warships are said to harassed by irregulars.
be completely isolated in the Sal- Samshui appears to be definite-kong River, by Chinese regulars, who ly in Chinese hunds, and reports are now ahead and behind the war indicate that the fate of Fal-heavy artillery to bear on the gun. whips. The Chinese are bringing shan, twelve miles from Canton, boats, it is stated. His in the balance.
the
immediate
entourage
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Reports of stulc fighting by poorly
In addition to reinforcements of armed self-defence corps against the regular troups from Kwangst, the invaders continue to be received here.
A M. the nation in Taitong village, or southern outskirts of Cantan, was Staln. He was M. Bertya, who, like of the battlefelds where the dictator himself, is a Georgian, partisans.
Javanese first me! the fighting and reputed to be a special protege of M. Stalln
良する Mostow
Two
It is reliably stated that M. Heriya PARADE in the presence of summated
months ago, bul hitherto nothing
Ετα
The eliably
Japanese, it reported. launched two vigorous attacks in two-day engage-
ment and paid more than 100 ves for the occupation of the plantation. leading personalities of the oficial has transpired concerning the Atrocities committed by Japanese Soviet Union was
$217543 to soldiers in areas under their occupa- held induties he would be called
undertake. A clue hat HOW been have intensified, according to re- the Red Square here to-day afforded by his appearance at the parts from Kwangtung. on the occasion of the 21st pornde in the uniform of a "Com- missar of the first rank for Publie
FIGHTING ON HUPER FRONT
Changtha, Nov. 8. After the fall of Puchi on the
anniversary of the Bol-Security. shevist revolution.
nil
When he was originally called to
| Moscow it had merely been stated The parade, in which troops of that M. Beriya would, by enaustedCanton-Hankow Railway, 28 miles arma participated, lasted with a "political mission of the auth of Wuchong, the main body of an hour and a half, Heavy rente importance," and this had hese troops is now facing the artillery and tanks, bombers and would supersede M. Yeshov as Com- that he given the to the rumour purauit planes were prominent musar for Home Affairs. feature of the show.
runeste across the Lukiho River.
Units of Chinese troops, however. are si hararning the Japanese flank I is still generally believed that at Hsiangshan and Changchiawas lo M. Jort Stalin, President of the the appointment of M. Beriya implies the east of Puchi. Considerable Union Council, M. Molotov, War restr.eton of the powera hitherto fosses have been sustained by the Commisar Voroshilov, Naval Com- enjoyed by M. Yeshoy, whose pronese at these two points.during
nissar Frinovski, Secretary of the activities as head of the G.P.U., de the last few days Comintern, M. Dimitrov, Commnissar, not appear to have Rives entire for Home Affairs Yestoy, and the satisfaction to the supreme authority newly
appointed Commissar for in the Kremlin.
in Chinese reports. The town now Public Safely, M. Heriya,
M. Beriya was selled with the lies completely in ruin: after severe watched the march
past of the troops from the recent blondly "purge"
Truss Japane air and artillery bombard- is caucasia, and it steps of the Lenin Mausoleum,
consequently jinent. Wide brenenes were also made surmised had his new appointment
in
The abandonment of Tungshan, 70: miles south of Hankow is admitted
JAPANESE TROOPS"MARCHING INTO, THE FRENCH CON. CESSION In Hankow,-A dramatic photograph of a tense meinent, when French sailors were Hned up inside the gates of the French Con cession as the Japanese marched through-Copyright.
U.S.Elections:
Odds Favour Democrats
NEW YORK, Nov. 7.
THE PRESENT STRENGTH of the parties in the United States Senate is 76 Democrats, 16 Republicans, one Progressive, two Farmer- Labour, and one Independent Republican, making a total of 96.
In the House of Representatives, the Democrats have 330 members, the Republicans 90, Progressives 8, Farmer-Labour 5, with two vacant seats, the total being
435.
The Republicans hope to gain a number of seats in the House in most of the States, except in the far West signifies that the process of ptemning the city walls through which the and South, though gains would still leave the Democrats generals present were newcomers up throughout the whole
Almost all of the commanding
who have been
of the
future.-
of the recent as
a result)
Soviet Union will, if possible, be!
Deputy War
Fedko, who had already bez missing; at previous publle ceremonies, was again absent.
JAPANESE ATTACKED
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the
near
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The South remains a Democrat stronghold, even though some Congressmen are "cold" to the New Deal.
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The Communists show growing
With the abandonment of Tung- shan the Chinese position at Nanling- ehmo, seven miles west of Tungshan SINO-SOVIET RELATIONS
an the. Thuy Tungshin high Chunkin Na,
way was rendered untenable as the Chinese troops there Sino-Soviet friendship is stressed by the Japanese driving southward were attacked In a speech to the assembled troops,i in the Chungking newspapers to-day from Siaoling and those advancing strength in New York and are running War Commissar Vocoshilov vigorously in which the portraits of Lenin and attacked Japan in connection with the Sun Yat-sen and Stally and Culang westward from Tungshan Nanling on a "popular front" programme in frontier incidents at Changkuteru: Kai-shek
pairect in
A com- subsequently also support of the New Dezl. special M
evacuated the
by Chinese.
munique states that they are also sur- assurance that in the event of a 21st anniversary of the
The Japanese column which tockingly active October
in Minnesota and enemy attack either in the East, or revolution in Russia.
Yingcheng. a town 83 kilometres West, "The Soviet Union will destroy
Wisconsin. Mr. H. H. Kung, Mr. Sun Fo and northwest of Hankow along the pro- adversaries
posed Hankow-Ichang Railway in eastern Hupeh is reported to be threatening Kingshan, 160 idiometres
Bre
Jost summer, and repeated the supplements on the occasion of the
its
territory."
03 their awn M. Luganet-Oreisky spoke to
large gathering of Chinese youth to
M. Vorechilov concluded by ex-day,
#
clim
In the latter States, the La Follette brothers' Progressive Party is accused
pressing sympathy and the solidarity The newspaper editorials emphasis-northwest of Hankow-Central News of being a middle-class party with
of the Soviet Union with China anded that "since the war. Russia hns Republlent Spain.
been China's good friend, and given
Great interest was aroused in material help. Therefore we hope Moscow by the fact that an entirely that this day may mark i still closer new man made his first publie ap- relationship and also economie and pearance at the military parade in military help."--Reuter,
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Shangbai, Nov, 7. A Japanese oMelal communique states that the Japanese-navy is now (Continued on Next Column.)
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Berengaria To Be Broken Up There
Senate sents, but they will be in- The Republicans may win a few
London, Nov. "." Sir John Jarvis, M.P., to-day signed sufficient to affect Democratle control. a contract to purchase, at a cost ex- Foreign affairs have played an im-Atlantic liner Berengaria, which is
ceeding £100,000, the former trans
portant part in the election campaign. to be broken up at Jarrow, This will The President's reported intention to provide work 'for an average of 200 ask for the world's mightiest air feet men for the next two years. of between 1,000 und 10,000 machines A "Jarrow Shipbuilding Company" became known only last week-end, is to be formed, and the Commis- but his part in the International crisissioner for Special Arens has agregl has been thoroughly scrutinised, and to Jet Sir John Jarvis have land for it is belleved his position is strong a dry-dock, bulidings, and a waterside Router.
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company will prove to be a new permanent industry.-Reuter Special,
It is stated that Japanese naval planes are blowing up the Canton- Hunkow railway bridges in the path of the Chinese retreat.
On Saturday fehang was bombed, Including the airport and arsenal. United Press.
NEAD HUPER BORDER
Shanghai, Nov. 7. According to Japanese reports, Japanese forces in the north-eastern region of the Hunan province are
£286,000 FOR CZECH REFUGEES
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The first column is
that
advancing! Mr. Ahmed Din
southwards from Tsungyang, through
popular has
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1 Sumbo's feush, half elephant?
(10).
6 Modern weapon or a gunner's
hend (4):
0 Surrender (10).
10 Victorian
Eliitesman
bakers' shovel (4).
12 Boer war leader (0),
14 With an attached
would be foul (3).
Dr
4
7 A reason why some of the ac-
count is incorrect (10), 8 A Norse hero with
tall? What rubbish (10).
1
Morse
11 Many with colour become use-
less stuff (0),
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13 This word is often abbreviated
by poels (3).
after
he
17 Animal in 22 across (3). 10 Tis strange but this sort of person is not found in the best dreics (0).
21 Famous golfer or material line
(5).
22 Unnecessary advice to the hiker
(3).
23 A topping feature in the vegc-,
inble world (9).
25 "Golden S and girls all must. as chimney sweepers, come to dust" ("Cymbeline")
(3),
20 Part of the Hellenie heavens (ask come classical expert) (5). 32 Corn that in this may have to 27 A saintly Atlantic island (0).
be harvested by hand (4),
33 Change (10).
34 An Important person in Italy
once (4),
the valley of the River Chun to- whose cut and fit in Ladies' 35 What part of a new watch has wards Tungeleng, which is the last Costumes Is so major Chinese stronghold in south- returned from his short leave. western Hupch,
The second column is proceeding | farther
cast, Yonglusku, whitch
advancing Lawards
A railway station on the Canton-Hankow line, and situated on the border of Hunan
and Hupeh-Trans-Occan.
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4 Foreign soldier (5).
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tewer (10).
10 Town of Italy (0).
20 A modern inn perhaps (D).
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held in this loch? (3).
28 Sco about the beast; something
to catch it perhaps (5).
20 Fabulous but no mondler ́ (5). 30 One of the W. Indies (4).
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