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FOUNDEDO VLASTNE TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1938.
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JAPANESE CHRISTMAS AIR RAIDS ESCORT FOR 41
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Large Fleets of Bombers Boxer's
Appear Over Many Cities
MOSQUE, AMERICAN
MISSION
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STRUCK
'HE JAPANESE ARMY AND NAVY CELEBRATED CHRISTMAS DAY WITH A HORRIFYING SERIES OF AIR-RAIDS ON CHINA'S INTERIOR.
BOMBS RAINED DEATH AND
HUNDREDS OF MILES APART.
DESTRUCTION
1
ON CITIES
The ruids extended from Sian in the Far North to Chungking in the west, and Kweilin in the south.
Over 50 bombs fell on Kweilin, the Kwangsi capital, starting anew the great conflagrations that razed the centre of the city earlier in the month.
538th Day Of The War
"As a result of the re- peated attacks, points of military importance in the Jentire city have practically been razed," a Japanese
China Takes Offensive communique claimed this
On Yangtse Front
WITH THE JAPANESE GARRISONS greatly depleted by the mysterious withdrawal three weeks ago of the major part of their forces, a new Chinese offensive which was launched in Hunan on Friday appears to be meeting with considerable success.
A "Central News" message from Chungking reports that the Chinese are steadily closing in on Yoyang, on the Canton. Hankow Railway.
and
Yungchiawan
Matang. about nine miles south of Yo- yang, have already fallen into Chinese hands and the Japanese are said to be retiring to Cheng- lingki, five miles north of the city,
A Japanese atteinpt to flank the Chinese lines by a sore towards Lunggwanchao and Hsitang, on the north bank of the Slang River, was repulsed,
The new Chinese offensive an started in zero weather, and both sides are suffering, severely from the cold.
The battlefield near Yoyang is one loy Arld of sleet and frozen mud.
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In blinding snow, the Japanese are hastily erecting new defences north of Yoyang, In preparation for Chinese advance through the city.
Meanwhile, in Hankow the Japan ene ure hastily re-organising battle- scarred units with fresh troops who obviously have just arrived from Jopan.
GUNBOATS STRANDED
As a result of the drop in the level of the Yangtse River, three of six Japanese warships anchored off Yo-
Guerillas At
S'hai Back Door
A LARGE FORCE of Chinese guerillas han appeared at Shang- hai's back door.
Tailsang, one of the bitterly contesind poinla during the Shanghat fighting last year, has been recaptured by these irre- rulars.
Their vengeance on Chinese officials who accepted office un- der the Japanese has been swift and terrible.
Among the puppets executed Is, it is claimed. Wang Sung- sheng, the Japanese appointed Magistrate.
Talisang is only thirty miles from Shanghai
Heavy Japanese reinforce- ments have been rushed from Shanghai to recapture the elty.
morning,
But. states a Chinese report, the "points of military
Importance"
Included the dugout of an American AILssion, the Mosque in Tung Chuan Lano and over 100 densely populated houses in arca.
B tenement
A direct hit on the American] dugout claimed many people who were sheltering there. They were buried alive.
Twenty
worshippers who had! sought sanctuary In the Tung Chunn Lane Mosque were killed. They in- cluded Mr. Chẳng Shu, well-known i Chinese composer, and his daughter.
Incendiary bornbs set 2 largel tenement area ofice, razing many | buildings before the flames reached af fire-break caused by previous holo-! eausts,
Skull Was
Following an injury sustain
CAPITALS
Japanese
Warning to
Fractured Soviet of
Danger of Indecision
ed in a boxing match, A. II. Derrick W. Farr of 1.M.S. Dainty, died in the Naval Hospital yesterday,
He will be buried at Happy Valley this afternoon with full anval honours.
The authorities state that Farr died of cerebral hacmorr- hoge nod a fractured skull, as
a result of a blow received or
a fall sustained in a boxing match.
On December 9, Farr won his fight in the Welterweight Rection of the Amateur Championships of the Chinn Station. This fight he won on points but he was eliminated! in the next bout two days later.
He appeared to make a slow recovery from this fight and, after a few olfýs, he was sent to hospital for an examination where he was found to have suffered internal injuries to the head, Bespite all that could be done for him, he died a week Inter.
It is understood that no in- quest will be held.
TOKYO
PROTEST
BY U.S.,
BRITAIN
TOKYO, Dec. 27.
TOKYO, Dec. 27. THE JAPANESE AMBASSADOR in Moscow has warried the Foreign Minister, M. Litvinoff, that the Soviet Government will be held responsible for any failure to extend the Russo- Japanese Fisheries Agree- ment, which expires on December 31.
Repeated efforts by Japan to obtain In extension of the agreement have failed,
Japan claims that the provisions) of the Portsmouth Treaty of 1005 re- main effective until denounced by elther Japan or Russia.
This Treaty, Japan claims, grants Japan the right to Ash in Sovlet waters in the Japan Sea, Okhotsk Sea and Behring Sea, and stipulates that both countries shall come to an' agreement regarding the exercise of these rights.-Domel.
TROOPS FACE TO FACE IN BITTER WEATHER
FOREIGNERS
FROM KULING
LIEUT. C. P. CAULFIELD, Executive Officer of the U.S.S. Monocacy, photographed on the slopes of Lushan Mountains at the head of a party of Kuling refugees. A enllor fromthe U.S.S. Monocacy is hearing the American Ang. Lt. Caulfield met the foreigners at the Japanese lines and escorted them to the bottom of the mountains.
GERMANY'S TRADE
WAR IN ORIENT
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 25.
FOLLOWING HER SUCCESS in dominating by military threat the democracies of Europe, Germany is Japanese and Russian troops are now backing a “Japan-over-Àsia” drive, according to the facing each other on the Soviet-
Tokyo, Dec. 20.
Manchukuo border in bitter weather. Institute of Pacific Relations,
Yesterday, the temperature dropp cd to twenty degrees Fahrenheit.
below
zero
A Japanese spokesman denied that there has been any brisk moventent of Japanese troops into Manchukuo. -Domet.
JAPANESE TROOPS FOR MANCHUKUO
Chungking, Dec. 27. Indicative of the continued strain of Japanese-Sovlet relations 12 Manchurin, Japanese troop move-
According to a dispatch from Tien-
Wang On European Mission?
SHANGHAI, Dec. 27.
THE BRITISH AMBAS-ments in North China continue. RAID ON CHUNGKING SADOR, Sir Robert Craigie, tain, about 50 Japanese military
Offelally characterised in a Japan- and the American Ambas-trains passed through the port city IT IS REPORTED in one of en route to Manchurin between De- the Chinese newspapers here ese communiqug as "derigned to wipe out the only remaining political sador, Mr. Joseph Grew, cember 10 and 24. and military base for the Chinese called
that Mr. Wang Ching-wei has on the Foreign Large contingents of troops and forces," Japanese Army planca cor-
cluding tanks and urmoured-cars mission to proceed abroad in ried out a mass air raid on Chung Minister, Mr. Arita, at the quantities of military supplies, in- been entrusted with a special
Foreign Office on Monday, were sent aboard these trains.
order to obtain further assist- It is learned that the Japanese are It is understood that both the planning to commandeer Chinese ance for China,
trucks in Tientsin for military use
ITALO-SOVIET RELATIONS
king.
Twenty-one planes participated in the raid, dropping "scores of bombs on military establishments and official American and the British Amin Manchuria Central News, buildings."
bassadors made further repre- Chinese sources admit that sentations regarding various several tons of bombs were drop-pending issues in China, ped," but are reticent regarding Le damage.
RAID ON SIAN
END
According to this report he will! Arst proceed to Paris, and will after- words visit Berlin, London and Rome,
The paper, however, denies that Moscow, Dec, 26. there is any connection between Ambassador Grew was received by
Following the agreement reached Wang Ching-wel's journeys and the between
the Soviet and Italian recent peace proposals made by the the Foreign Minister at 3 p.m.
governments regarding the closing Japanese Premier-Trans-Ocean.
PEACE TALK RUMOURS Further northwards,
Atfer views were exchanged re- down of the former Russian consu- Japanese
Shanghai, Dec. 27. Army aircraft carried
garding Japan's policies for China, Jale in Man and the Italian con-
sulate In Odessa, consular relations Conflicting rumours continue to i mass raid on Sinn, capital of Shens// the Washington envoy, it is under between the two countries have now circulate here regarding the destin-į province, a communique claiming stoot, called attention to a dozen of
lation, as well as the purpose, of Mr. that hangars and military establish bombing involving American interesis been entirely suspended.
This · 19 officially acknowledged Wang Ching-wel's visit. ments, as well ug various official in China,
the Moscow Dress to-day- Asked by a press representative
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AIR ROUTE buildings
OVER S. POLE
yang are unable to proceed down-A GOVERNMENT
Chinese.
uut another
Were severely bombed. The Foreign Minister received the Trans-Ocean. The Japanese claim that the Pro-British Ambassador at 6 pm. vincial Government Headquarters) The British envoy urged the were destroyed.
Japanese Government to effect carly
LONDON, DEC. 26. A Chinese message states that the settlement of various issues in China,
WHITE
Sian rald was carried out by 17 including the problems of British PAPER reveals that Great over the city at 12.15 p.m. Although
Japanese planes, which river and are la imminent danger of
appeared Concessions.-Domel, being captured by the advancing Britain is planning the inaugura over fifly bomba were dropped only tion of an Imperial Airways two civilians were killed, the Chinese Meanwhile, Japanese troops attack-route over the South Pole to message states, ing Thingyang, on the south bank of connect Europe, South Africa the Yangise in Anhwei Province, have and Australia. been repulsed after severe fighting in the north-eastern
trendy given per- Japanese have retreated to Shunan, misalon for British planes to use Adelie Lond on the Antarctic Contin- ent, about 1,400 miles from the South Polc.
Buburbs.
north-east of Tungling Lake.
France hus The
Muchen, south of Tungling, has been recaptured by the Chinese.
Gold Rush Reported In Kweichow
CHANGSHA HOLOCAUST
Changsha, capitol of unon pro-
1 vince, which was almost completely destroyed by fire last month, was not allowed peace during Christmas, for
NO PALESTINE PEACE Arabs Ignore Unofficial Truce
trict Commissioner of Jerusalem' was
JERUSALEM, Dec. 26.
Alrendy,
as a result of the Munich agreement under which Germany is rapidly forging an economic bloc in central Europe, her "Drang nach dem Osten" policy, or drive to the east, has jumped across two continents- from Czecho-Slovakia and the Danube region to the vast ex- panses of China, the survey said.
Furthermore, It declared, Ger- {many's new move in the Far East is directed against the some European
Munich.
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French and English trade, invest- menis and stake in the Far East. together with those of the United States, will be the principal ones to suffer.
A JEWISH CARPENTER, Jacob Silber, was fatally shot by an unknown Arab gunman in Jerusalem to-day.
Mr. Edward Keith-Roach, the Dis- BRITISH OFFICER SHOT DEAD democracies that felt her power at
Jerusalem, Dec. 20. the first to reach the scene of the truce and been declared in Palestine Despite the fact that an unofficiat outrage, his car arriving at the spot during Christmas, news has reached two minutes after the aflack.
here of a further series of incidents. The gunman had already dis- Much consternation has been caus- the report of the assassination
"Recent developments in the Far appeared, and Keith-Roach took Sil-ed by
of Assen Nashashibi, a well-known East," the survey reported, "are now bir to hospital,
is cousin of the lender of making it apparent that Germany is Arab, who is cou Arabs are believed to have kid- the Arab opposition party, witch in envisaging It is ani! that gold dust has been
22 German-Japenera discovered in that area for a stretchnapped British bank manager, seeking to come to an understanding alliance in East Asia equally pro Wuchow, in Kwangal Province, of about 60 miles, and that local Louis Lebouvier, this afternoon.
with England..
flable to both participants on the ro- was severely raided at 10 am, by 10 ptg Shots" are believed to be plan-! An air force armoured-car patrol | In Jerusalem, a British pollee con-mains of what is left of China." planes and bomos were dropped in ning organising a company for the found his car abandoned on the road stable was shot dead to-day.
The survey pointed but that cer- the suburbs. The Chinese report systematic exploitation of the gold- from Jerusalem to Jericho.--Reuter,
Clashes also occurred in Haifa and tan setivities of Germany in the Far United Press.
Nazareth-Trans-Ocean.
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Chungking, Dec. 25, A miniature gold rush is reported five machines appeared over the in Eastern Kweichow province, As stricken city at 9.45 p.m, on Christ- over 10,000 people pre going to The new route will be 6,000 miles mas Day and dumped about twenty Chingehulho (Clear Water River) in The Japanese appear to be making long, and will cut nearly 10,000 miles bombs on Tashikchigo and Chih- the Chinplug district, not far from little effort to, defend the plages from the existing route from South kuling.
two of the the Hunan provlacial border. they captured at such great" cost Africa to Australia. The present air Japanese planes after the fall of Hankow, and offered service from Capetown to Sydney machine-gunned the streets.. no opposition when Chinese in south-goes vie Egypt, Arabla, India and western Honan advanced on Shang-Singapore.
cheng and Kushih, both of which The new service would go directly have now bem re-occupied by the from Capetown across the South Pole Chinese forces.
{to Melbourne.-United Press,
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