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Chinese Attack Relentlessly
FOLLOWING up their recent #screates, Chiness troops are keeping up relentire attacks on the Japanese at Fenghsien and other points west of the Nanchang-lukiang Ba'lway. AK A regult of this, the Japanese are considering withdrawal to the railway line to consolidate their positions, saya “Central News"
October 25, 1939.
By Ernie Bushmiller
HOW DARE YOU COME HOME THIS LATER
SOMEONE IS GONNA GET THEIR TAXES RAISED AROUND,
HERE!
MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE AGAINST RUSSIAN
AN incident at the Lin Ma) was defended by the Hon. Mr. Leo Hang Mines, New Territories, D'Almada e Castro Jr., instructed by
Mr. P. Wynter-Blyth. on the night of September 0 led
Alloged Assault Described Mr. Prentis said that the death of to the appearance this morning
at the Criminal Sessions, before 1p Mau-wong took place as the re- the Chief Justice, Slr Atholl suit of an assault which occurred at in an assault yesterday morning, destroyed three-Japanese army lorries MacGregor, of Victor Shamraeff, the Lin Ma Hang Mines about 11.30 the bus station outside Fenghslen and Wallpat and killed ten Japanese the mine, on a charge of the Chinese troops completely occupied on the highway between Yangluwaze 24-year-old Russian employee of elty, inflicting some 200 Japanese soldiers. milies,
At Wulipal a group of Japanese manslaughter of Ip Mau-wong, On the Loyang front, serious en- foreing a number of Chinese pea-14 mine coolie, ibrements
between Chinese and sants to repair the highway was at- Japanese forces have beni in pro-
tacked and annihilalell, It is claimed. gress near Slangning, in west Shanal, during the inst two dayı.
Japanese troops from Sinklang,
MASKED ROBBERS IN RAID
possession of revolvers,
was employed as a driller but as there was no drilling to be done that night pan. on September D. The deceased
other work, There Eight men, all masked, and four of were in all 2,000 Chinese employed them in he was given nt the mine, chiefly Hakkes and entered two houses occupled by To | Shantung men, and they worked in Mal, 54, widow, Cheung Suk-ying.
two shifts, one day and une right. 64, widow, and Chol Yuk-wal, 16| This incident occurred during a mightyear-old girl, in Lut Pok Village, Lok rhift which was from six p.m. until a Chan, about 1 o'clock this morn- 2 am.
ing, and robbed the occupants of About 11 p.m. after the men had $52.00 and Jewellery valued at $50. size and Dr. K. T. Tye described had their meal, the defendant noticed some men absent and asked another as a "malarial spleen."
Mr. J. B. Premis Assistant Crown Solicitor, prosecuted and Shamruen
lp, who it is alleged, was struck on the face by Shamratif for no being at his post, died of a ruptured pleen and internal haemorrhage. Medical evidence showed that Ip's
Hotein and Kucheng, attempting to 110 Prisoners of War pleen was its fines the aurma
go to the rescue of their comrades east of Slangnior, have met with stiff Chinese resistance.
In Britain
A Japanese force succeeded in LONDON, Qet. 24 (British Wire- penetraling the Chinese cordon west less)-It was stated in the House of Slangning and is pushing towards of Lords to-day that 110 German Tashitow in an attempt to estabilch sailors and airmen are interned as
Japanese column prisoners of war in Britain. contuel with the advancing from Hoisin. This force there are only an Insigniacent num- La now being engaged by the Chinese ber of British airmen prisoners In at Shihkichtsin,
Germany, no question of the ex- change of prisoners so far arises.
Bitter hting bus also been. raf- Ing in the vicinity of Wenal in south Shansi, where over 700 Japanese, į pushing towards the Chinese nost-
flans acuth-east of Wensi under cover Viennese Women
of heavy artillery Ora and aerial bombardments, have sustained stri- our fosses,
March In Protest
Aa
Missing R.A.F. Pinnace Safe
man, Tseng Tung, where they were Tseng replied that they were down below and defendant asked Tseng to go and nd out the reason for their delay. Teng went, and upon return- Ing, reported that the men were at the bottom of the lodder.
Old Man Attacked Tang Hoi, a 71-year-old rope- maker employed in the Hongkong tope Factory, Kennedy Town, was
lacked and robbed by two men, irmed with pen-knives, at the rear the Factory early this morning. Tung was returning to work about 20 .m. when two men halted him. One man cut his girdle and stole his turse containing $40, while the other
leslied him on the chin,
The defendant and Tseng went down together and on reaching men, he struck one of them a light blov: on the buttock and then sispped LONDON, Oct 24 (Reuter)-A the others' faces including the de- of seven censet. As a result of the blow de- R.A.F. pinuare and crew have arrived safely back to their ceased fell face downwards to the northern buses after being missing ground. The other men then went to their work but deceased lay still on for four days.
+
"Hit Him"
The pinnace was caught in a gale the ground.. which kept up and prevented cir- craft, destroyers and life-boats from
three days,
Although the pinnace's wireless was out of order, there were ration and a keg of water on board, and the crew, und:unted, safely returned 10 port early on the Afth day.
Chinese mobile, units have bren extremely active in the outskirts of VIENNA, Oet. 24 (Reuter)-The Talyuan, capital of Shansi, now un, women of Vienna are forming pro-finding her although they hunted for: der Janan se occupation.
lans to protest against the Jack of food.
With a traditional
of the dramatic, they carry empty food barkets over their heads and dismally clint "We thank our Fuehrer."
Tightening their grip on Yorenz, the Chinese have occupied Yenchiata-
shan,
Chinese vanguards operating on the Human-fupch border Sunday
on
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FIRST PICTURES! ACTUAL WARFARE!
GERMANY'S MARCH INTO POLAND!
1.
Somewhere near Cracow ... Pictures of one of the many Gorman air floots on a day's assignment in the "blitzkrieg" ...the schedule of lightning war.
2.
Somewhere near Bromberg (Polish Corridor) ... First pictures with the Reich's land army io Poland, High-spood tanks and motorizad infantry move up for the oncirclemont of the Poler.
3.
Nowest pictures from Danzig... Nazi-flod! The "Froo City", which was the focal point at the start of hostilities, gols, increased Gorman garrisons.
The bombardment of Westerplatte Fort at the edge of Danzig. Gorman training ship "Schleswig-Holitcin" in coasaless attack on the fortress, whore "suleido, battalion, holde out nearly a week before surrendering.
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First pictures from bombud Warsaw, made by Paramount News American Cameraman and passed by Polish. Censor. The Polish · Capital shrinking from, the fore
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AT. THE
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TO-DAY QUEEN'S
Pedestrian Robbed
After being knocked down by al notor car which falled to stop, La
hu-sun, of 340 Dez Votux Road Vest, was robbed of a parcel con- uning $310, yesterday.
The accident occurred about 10 a.m. vhen Lal wna walking in Des Voeux load Central near the Market. A ar, the number of which he remem-
red, knocked him down.
Later, a Mr. Stewart, with whom defendant had taken his meal that, night, came up and saw ไฟ men The parcel of money flew out of standing over deceased. Investiga-s hand, and while lying dazed on tlon revented that the man was un-he roadway, he noticed a small boy able to get up. Stewart sent for de-ick it up and run away. fendant and inquired what had h
pn. Defendant replied: "The svine attacked me and init him."
The injured man was removed and REICH REFUGEES
the mines doctor gave him an in-
jur firm but he died soon afterwards. OFFER SERVICES
Mr. Prentis said the evidence worki
show that ip was perfectly healthy NAIROBI, Oct. 24 (Reuter).-Ger- before he was struck. He said that man and Austrian refugees in Kenya the assault was unlawful, and in any have offered their services to the case strict orders had been given to Covernment.
coulies.
European employees not to strike In a petition they nilt to be accepted for millary and other duties in the Tseng Tung saki that when, in same manner as the King's subjects. obedience to Shamrnor's order, he In their letter they express grati- went down and called to the men tode for leave given them to rebuild to come up someonu” replied: "We their homes and-ilve-in-liberty-after. vannot come up so quickly."
"the degrading oppression of the Under cross-examination Tsang Hitler regine." stated that Shamracf had walled about 25 minutes utter first discover- ing the absence of the men before going down
БСС for himself. Meanwhile, the men had made no effort to get back to work.
to
Injuries Described
Embargo Debate
To Continue
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (Reuter),}
The Senule has refused to apply
Dr. K. T. Tye, of the Kowloon parilamentary guillotine to the Em- Mortuary, rald the deceased hudi
small bruises on the lips and on the barge Debale. Juft side of the body near the ribs.
The measure will now be threshed
The blow that caused the wound on out by its opponents.
The Isolationist Group, headed by
the lips was, in his opinion, a soft Senator Johnson, will probably meat one. He agreed that it was possible
that the wound on the left side over to-day to reconsider their decision. the spleen might have been caused
by the man falling over stones. | Proper Punishment'
The hearing was adjourned until to-morrow.
of:
The jury WAS composed Messrs, E. R. Cutcher (foreman) J.
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PARIS, Oct. 24 (Reuter).-General. Sikorsici, the Polish Prime Minister, left Paris to-night with 'a French military mission to inspect the Follah Legion in the provinces.
London incasage says that the Polish Consul-General khs requested all Polish eluzers In Britain to op- pear before a rterulting commission for milliary service with the Polish army in France.
The newspaper is strongly, anti- Wang. Ching-wel.
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