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SOTERAS DE CADWING
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The Tyre with 2,000 Teeth
NOVEMBER FRIDAY,
18, 1938.
#0.00 FII ANNUM
HEAVY
REINFORCEMENTS
AS
CANTON AGAIN BURNS
QUEEN
FARIDA
EGYPT'S
QUEEN
BECOMES
MOTHER
New Widespread Blaze, Brings Out Foreign Aid
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CANTON, Nov. 18.
NEW FIRES ARE RAGING in Canton.
The Shameen engines were turned out last night to fight a big conflagration just behind the Shakee maloo.
The fires appear to be fairly widespread, and many shops, godowns and other buildings have been destroyed during the past 48 hours.
One Chinese plain-clothes man was captured by the Japanese in the act of setting fire to a building. He was shot on the spot and was left tied up in the street as 'a warning to others.
Looted goods are being freely sold in the street. markets, and Japanese and many foreigners are buying heavily:
Britain's Patience
Strained
i
China To Stand
At Hengyang
Twelve thousand Chinese, practically all that remains of Canton's one-time population of nearly two millions, are being eared for at the four refugee om Yochow and the Imminent centres, the Lingnan University, abundonment of Changsha, according
THE
CHINESE WITHDRAWAL
Hackett Memorial College, the well-informed Chinese military deserves here, are appropriate steps! Pak Hok Tung School and the
scendance with strategie Puiying College.
American sailors are on guard at the Lingnan University and Hackett College centres.
¦
principles
History of civil wars in the posti they pointed out, vividly lustratedi that Changet is a most vulnerabl provincial capital. Hengyang. 93
thej Salvation Army, foreign miles south of Changsha on rendering splendid service caring for strategically mastery position in the the refugees-Our Own Correspond-province.
Thic
Japanese Closure of missionaries and foreign doctors are Canton-Hankow railway, holds the
River Traffic
LONDON, Nov. 17.
ent.
DAUGHTER BORN AT ROYAL PALACE
CAIRÓ, Nov. 18. BEAUTIFUL QUEEN "Reuter" understands that
Shameen, Nov. 18. FARIDA, consort of the Government is in no
Large numbers of Japanese soldiers inclined to accept the Japanese
being sent immediately to the West King Farouk of Egypt, reply on the blocking of the are disembarking at Canton and are Yangtse as disposing of the mat-River area, where severe fighting is
now in progress.
has given birth to ater. daughter.
All Egypt is rejoicing at the news of the birth of the first child of the first of Egypt's modern Pharaohs.
way
Authoritative circles point out that
REINFORCEMENTS RUSHED UP
mountainous Thic
regions at Hengyong saw the crushing defeats of two armies driving southward to capture the key position.
In 1917 when General Liu Chien- Peiping Government at Lingyuan with fun declared his independence of the the support of the forces commanded
General
and Tan Hou-ming General Cheng Chien, now Chief-of- of the Chinese Army, the authorities ordered
by
WALL AND COMMERCE-Photo- graphs on this page illustrate two modern types of aeroplanes. ABOVE is the newest type Japanese bomber, China. now frequently seen
This photograph was taken above the Yangtse. LEFT shows one of the fleet of fourteen 2154-ton air Uners ordered by Imperial Airways, They will be used on the European and England-India servlees of Im- perial Airways, Photograph shown Ensign, first of the fleet. at Croydon Airport.
TRADE PACTS SIGNED
Occasion Of Historic Significance
WASHINGTON,
Nov. 17.
THE LONG-AWAIT- ED Ang lo-American
of treaty was signed at
World Boycott of Germany Urged
LONDON, Nov. 17.
THE ADMINISTRATIVE committee of the World
Strong Chinese attacks are report-Staff the reply, is what the Japanese have ed in the vicinity of Samshui, which Pell crack divisions and one brigade Jewish Congress, meeting in London to-day, adopted a been saying to protests for many the Chinese recently re-captured.
contention montis past, while the
four
and
of the Pelyung Army to suppress the
resolution "protesting against the unspeakable outrages on the In Canton, the Japanese have con- independence movements. that the Japanese steamers
Decisive battle
fought Was
just perpetrated on defenceless Jewry in the Reich." Yangtse are only carrying military fiscated all banking premises and
Puochiashan
also asked if Mr. Cary of Hengyang, north necessities scarcely accords with the Government godowns "for military Hengshan
The resolution calls on all,
the regular advertisements of passenger purposes." fares and times of sailing by Japanese
South African and French Govern- Searches have been instituted Felyang divisions were subsequently
defeated by the Kwangst and Hunen Jew and Gentile, who believe in Chamberinin would approach
view A steamers in the Chinese papers.
throughout the city for rice and other pops. The beaten forces retreated human right, and the desire to ment with foodstuffs, which the Japanese are directly northward to Yochow without maintain the values of civilisa-privileges being extended to include
any attempt to retain Changsha, tion, to renew and strengthen South-West taking over.
If any Chinese are on the premises,
Next year another expeditionary the boycott of German goods Cameroons.
at
The
proud
Mr.
to
similar
Atrien
and
the
The baby will be named Ferial,
The Japanese contention that it The letter "p" is regarded as has never been able since December, the lucky letter of the Egyptian-1937 for more than one ship to pass Royal family, and it commences equally unacceptable, since it has the Japanese pay them for any food- the name of every member, been repeatedly pointed
out that
The late King Faud name/pations are able and willing to understuffs confiscated.-Our Own Corres-1 forces hended by General Wu Pei-and services until the rule of
engaged for six weeks on making the Jayette for the new baby.
was
take the task of removing the boom.
It is understood that the Govern
pondent,
It
ol
JEWS TO LOSE
THEIR HOMES
The Premier pointed out that the
Ger-
ut
many was before the Inter-Govern- mental Committee established Evlan. The question of approaching these governments was a mutter for consideration by that committee in the first instance-Reuter.
DUSSELDORF FUNERAL
Dusseldorf, Nov. 17.
attended Chancellor Adolf Hitler
the funeral of Herr von Rath which
fu was again routed on the top justice has been re-established problem of emigration from
and the Peiping of Hengshan authorities were forced to surrender in Germany-Reuter. 10,000 TROOPS LAND IN RIVER his daughters (King Farouk's
About 10,000 Japanese reinforce to the southern army. sisters) Fawzieh, Faiza, Faika,ment is now consulting France and
the Was with
capture Fathin, and Farouk's bride-of- Ameries with a view to the requisite ments aboard three big transports
the in 1020 that the National Re- procedure, though nothing is likely from Formosu arrived at Bocca Tigris Hengyang in their northward drive
The Angri announced to-day that a-year is Farida.
was pre- by the German Government volutionary Forces commanded
The decree cancelling Fifty girls who last year made the to be done until the nature of the on Wednesday evening, says
the American Wah Ku Yat Po. Japanese reply to
The men, a great portion of whom General Chlong Kai-shek were able paring a
Canton-protective law for Jewish tenants, wedding trousseau for the Egypilan
are Formosans and Korcans, com-to push swiftly along the king and his consort have been protest of September 5 is known.
Opinion is expressed that in view pose the first batch of Japanese re- Hankow railway and take Changaha and enabling landlords to oust them of the unusual force and comprehen-inforcements on their way to Canton and the Wuhan cities in a very short from their homes without notice.
apposing forces under note, the United to strengthen their positions against period. The
Wu Pei-fu abandoned
"It is oficially estimated that 8,000 took place here this morning in the be presence of numerous milliary and will Berlin alone Italian siveness of that
of homes in septungenarian Famous
General sum-States Government is unlikely to be the Chinese counter-offensive.
occupation specialist Dr. Calzolari
It was estimated that no less than Chungsha after the moned from Italy for the occaston-satisfied with diplomatic evasions.
It is most certain that the most will be unable to afford expensive course of spectators. There is ground for believing 2,000 Japanese killed on the fronts. Hengyang by the revolutionary army. vacated because the Jews in future civil authorities, and
wounded Reuter and United Press.
and a greater number of that the Britah Government's patience is beginning to be severely soldiers, were transported to Canton, decisive battle of the Sino-Japanese homes," says the paper. strained by the continual failure of on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. war will be fought in the old battle- fields at Hengyang, observers belleve the Japanese in China to honour
32 EXECUTIONS ON HANKOW their Government's promises for the respect of foreign
Hankow, Nov. 17. rights, and means of exerting pres-
General Moriokn, chief of staff of wurt on Japan which will be more
the special Intelligence Service in un verbal pro-
that the mere
Baid effective than
Interview to-day tests, are under consideration.
Japanese authoriiles were manding the Hankow population to reconstruct the Government.
Common Action
By Socialists
In France
repeated
It is known that several members Paris, Nov. 17. of the House of Commons who have An invitation to socialists to specially interested themselves in Far organise a common action against Mr. Eastern affairs, are increasingly dis-
favour and
stronger Paul Reynaud's social laws is being! satisfied, extended by the Communists, accord-measures which undoubtedly Great ing to a communique issued by the Britain cun command.—Reuter. political burenu of the Communist
Party.
JAPANESE SPOKESMAN
IN DIFFICULTIES
Shanghai, Nov. 17.
The bureau protests against the idea of proroguing Parliament in
A Japanese spokesman to-day order to avold élections, and doclares that the French Government's silence stated flatly that Japanese army before the horrors enacted against transports and Japanese chartered the Jews in Germany is shame and vessels were the only shipping in the humlilation" in view of the fact that Yangtse at the present. He said that President Roosevelt had branded these vessels carried perishable and Germany. In the face of the world.recreation goods for the large Japan-
(Continued on Paga 4.).
Heuter,
Record Planes In Sydney
not de-
The newspaper said that the large de luxe apartments now rented by Jews will be partitioned amonį?? Germans.United Press,
BETTLEMENTS IN COLONIES
London, Nov. 17. The possibility of providing
Mr.
A vast con-
was held in the The ceremony Rhineland Hall, which was uppro- uriately decorated for the occasion.
Speeches were delivered by, the leader of the forelan organisation of Herr the National Socialist Party, Bohle, and by the Reich Foreign Minister, Herr Joachim von Ribben- trop.
the bullets Herr Bohle sold that
which struck down Herr von Rath If they settlement for refugees from Ger were directed against Germany, but beltind Sydney, Nov. 17. The three R.A.F. Wellesley bombers wanted to reorganise the Government many has been token up with a num the murderers, and those
from they could do so immediately, others her of colonial Governors, clear him. forget that murdered National arrived in Sydney to-day
more und afraid to ed Mr. Neville Chamberlain in the it the civilians are still Brisbane in the course of their Aus-wise reconstruction will be delayed the Governor of Tanganyika, declar- Socialista contributed, to render the tralian tour. They were greeted by
House of Commons to-day, when National Soclulist Party
ore powerful, and more resolute. a cheering crowd of 2,000, including return to the city.
von Ribbentrop delivered Answering questions concerning replying to a question by Mr. R. A. the Fremier, Mr. Stevens,
Flight-Lieutenant Dixon of the No, the petivities of Chinese guerillas in Cary (Cons.), who asked if bir panegyric of the deceased, Who, he sald, would have a lasting place in 2 bomber was met by his Queensland Hunkow, parlleularly in connection on of Jewish emigration into German history. The old world was
recent Ares, General Palestine, flance, whom he met on board a ship with
definitely advisability of giving Jews special slowly but surely disappearing, and between Egypt and England three Moriokit said it was not
no amount of vituperation and Guerilla Their engagement has established that years ago..
troops caused all of the disrupting facilities for selling in Tanganyika.
calumny could again succeed in en- since been arranged by telegraph.
Mr. Chumberlain added that the slaying Germany The sirmen made 4 triumphal acts
However, he had ascertained that matter had been treated as urgent, The Minister concluded by retali
Chiong Kai-shek, and he hoped to make a statement re- Ing the words spoken by Herr Hiller the streets being lined, and a welcome Generallisimo accorded them like popular heroes before his retreat, had ordered the garding It at the beginning of next at Wilhelm Gualoft's grave. '(Continued on Page 4.); (Continued on Page 4.) in New York-Reuter Special.
drive in open cars through Sydney,
the
Chinose
week.
would zonsider Lie
We
the White House this afternoon in the presence of President Roosevelt.
new
At the same time the United States and Canada signed a trade pact to replace the one expiring at the end of the year.
Besides the algnatories, numerous other British anci Canadian diplomats were pre- sent, including the Canadian Prime Minister and Sir Herbert Murler.
The occasion was described by Mr. Cordell Huli ng one of "historic significance."
The whole scene was filmed.- Reuter,
LATE NEWS
$145,000 Fine For Ship From Hongkong
Brooklyn, Nov. 17.
The United States Treasury has levied a penalty of $145,000 against the Silver Line, Ltd., the London owners of the molar ship, Silver Yew, on which 11 sacks et opium were seized yesterday.
based on the Cur- The penally
E toms regulation of $25 for each ounce of narcotics seized.
Treasury ofcipis stated that the ship's owners had agreed to post the bond in order to allow the Silver the first Captain W. J. Irving,
Yew to sull necording to schedule. mate, and the chief engineer, were released after questioning. Chinese
The second boatswain, A named Taln Ho-son, was detained on a charge of smuggling, vond six Chinese-members of the crew are still being questioned,euter. (Purther Late News on