Thursday,
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In
Sun Shines On Japanese Air Raid Holocaust
November 23, 1939.
Nanning Germans Admit New
Western Front OLD KWANGSI CAPITAL
Return Of Good Weather
Signal For Warfare REDUCED to SHAMBLES
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PARIS, Nov. 22 (UP)-It is very sunny ln the war zone und there is increased activity along the front.
The French and German air forces
SHANGHAI,
23
Miles.
100
KWEIC
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Nov. (Domei).-N anning, the resumed their reconnaissance flights pre-war capital of Kwangsi The French artillery returned the German fire in a much more active Province, has been reduced tempo than before the protracted to a shambles as the result rains began.
Swiss reports say that the Germans of the intense bombing at. have launched a considerable number Itacks by
of motor rafls on the Rhino cach capable of carrying fifty men.
Troops Rosting
• SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" PARIS, Nov. 22 (UP),-Travellers from Aix La-Chapelle say that the presence of numerous German troops there is explained as "necessity for getting rest after the hard Polish campaign."
Unemployed are more numerous Inj the Aix region than elsewhere in the country, chiefly on account of the lack of raw materials.
Heavy Gorman Lostos
Japanese air forces, according to reports reaching here.
On Wednesday, Japanese air- craft carried out eight raids on Nanning. Air raid alarms were sounded throughout the day.
Chinese Resisting "The Chinese have long made preparations against' the Japan- ese invasion of Kwangsi and are; ready to strike back heavily,"
hsun and Henghsien in south Kwang-| si yesterday.
More than 20 machines took par
the attacks, raining high ex-1 plosives on these cities.
in
They also machine-gunned streets in Henghsien.
the
SHIPPERS
declared General Pai Chung-hst, PERTURBED
PARIS, Nov. 22 (Reuter).-Ger-Director of the Generalissimo's man losses in patrol nctions on the Provisional Headquarters for the Western Front have recently been Southwest, in an heavy, since the French beat them "Central News" yesterday "Some- ott with deadly automatic fire.
where at the front."
Morning Communique PARIS, Nov. 22 (UP)-The com- munique says: "The day was marked Two by Reilvity by both air forces. chemy submarines, one of which was discovered by our air force, sunk.
This is the third U-boat sunk at three day Intervals by the same tor- pedo boot.
were
Kowloon Foki Is Electrocuted
was
Chun Wel-ying, shop toki, fatally injured when he came into contact with a live electric cable at No. 278 Reclamation Street, You matl, yesterday. His body was later removed to the mortuary.
Interview with
General Pal said that the present! move of the Japanese is apparently! aimed at tightening the blockade of the Ching coast and cutting China's
Southwest. supply line la the
"China's strong resistance in the past has made the Japanese, realise of conquering China! the Impossibility by miltary force, but they are yet compelled to make risky advances from time to time to keep up their campaign," commented General Pal
Bittor Fighting
that considerable!
border.
It is claimed casualties were inflicted upon the! Japanese at Talchihu, northwest of Yanchow. The advance of a Japan- ese column on Takonghu, north of Yamchow, was checked for a long time.
it However, ix admitted that Japanese reinforceinents then
ur-
Wine Stolen From rived and pushed further north to
Kowloon Godown
The godown of the Hollund China Trading Company In Chatham Road, was visited by a thief yesterday, and five cases of wire valued at $221 stolen.
Slutung.
A Japanese cavalry unit making its way to Tetonghu on the border. was driven back.
Increased Risks In Mined Areas
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH LONDON, Nov. 22, (UP)- The scattering of German mines) in the North has increased
NAZI RADIO
LIES
LONDON, Nov. 22 (Beuter). -An authoritative rejoinder is Issucit the assertions of the Hamburg wireless news in Eur- lish on November 21 and in Deutschlansender on November 22, claiming that German_ rc= connaissance flights over Eng- land continue without oppost- tion and specifically stating that British planes which took off were unable to intercept them.
It is pointed out here that British fighters brought down raiders он November 20 and November 21..
The wireless also stated that the Allies reconnaissance air- craft displayed na activity on November 20, whereas British atrerate flew over Bremen and Hamburg that day and over
Stuttgart
and Dusseldorf, Frankfurt on November 21.
All machines returned safely.
Allied Advance.
BERLIN, Nov. 22 (Reuter),—The official German news agency says: "On the east bank of the Moselle south of Peel, enemy artillery of all colibres have started activity,
"The enemy has
advanced to the edge of the wood south of the Kiteling- Mandern Road."
MINE
OUTRAGES
BRITISH DESTROYER A VICTIM
(Reuter).The LONDON, Nov. 23 Admiralty announces that the destroyer Gipsy struck a mine off the east coast yesterday and was subsequently beached.
Twenty-one
and officers reported to be injured, and about 40
ratings, are missing.
Japanese Launch New Attacks Along K.C.R. And C.H.R. Railways
FIGHTING NEAR COLONY BORDER
men
aro
Just over 100 survivors were landed at an east coast town by various vessels last night.
One vessel, anchored close to the secne, picked up 30 survivors who were swimming strongly against an ebb tide, led by a powerful swimmer who,continually encouraged them with shouts of "Come on, boys! Here we are!"
Remarkable Excapo
A rating, Interviewed, said that he was in the engine room when the ex-
JAPANESE troops were active close to the Hong-plosion occurred and the next minute kong border last week, and bitter fighting took place along the Canton-Kowloon Railway line, says "Central News."
Reporis from the East River front reveal that the Japanese launched simultaneous drives
DESOLATE towards Shumchun, Pinghu
BRITAIN'S REPLY TO "MINENKRIEG”
(Continued from Page 1) Shawan and Wangkang, points along the Canton-Kowloon Rail-sea warfare as undeservedly hitting way, on November 18.
Dutch shipping.
he found himself in the water.
He did not know how he had got merely a there. He escaped with superficial wound in the forehead.
A hundred people on the sea front watched the rescue by the beams of the searchlights.
The crowd were attracted on the shore by the violent explosions. They saw vessels hurrying to the strleken ship which was already
partly submerged. WARSAW
Over 10 Japanese nircraft support-
the Chinese positions,
The Dutch Government regards the
teletan Stinere of Once Proud City Ard the land attack, ruining bombs ou further tightening up of British sup
neutral ships to accept charters! for destinations in the war zones, many refusing to accept employ-| ment for European ports.
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Heap Of Ruins
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Singing Survivors
The spirit of the survivors was told Ал amazing.
onlooker "Reuter" that they camo ashore singing Bi were wonderfully cheerful.
the Another onlooker sald that vessel appeared to have been struck amidships and to have broken in half. Ironical
were
Launched
Itz-
Following two days of fighting, the ping control as being most serious, Japanese retreated in the direction of although they are upparently not | aware of what Holland can do against Lilong, Kunlan and Lungwah.
The survivors wore all kinds of On their way, they set fire to these.
Well informed elroles believe clothing. including dressing-gowns TOKYO, Nov. 23 (Domei).-
villages.
The Chinese are sold to have cup-that the Government will soon lodge and bathing-gowns." It is expected that if the "minen-Although reconstruction work krieg" continues, the Government)
believed that only a protest by the Meanwhite a "Central News" mes-war risk office will also join the com-Is proceeding under the direction ured a Japanese spy and a quantity formal protest to Britain, but it is bigger Powers would prove fruitful,
Powers especially if the bigger
agree1 sage from Shickwan this morning mittee of re-underwriters which will of German authorities, the city supplies.
Deployed Along Railway states that bitter fighting continues oblige an increase in raies, although of Warsaw still remains in a
The irony of the disaster is that far there has been no announce-state of desolation, according to
From Tsingyuan, Kwangtung, it that further British interference with to rage on the Kwangtung-Kwangsi
tho durig the day,
Gipsy had the ment to this effect.
report submitted
is reported that over 10,000 Japan-neutral shipping is based on retalia-
bathin On
tion rather than international Jaws. rescued three German airmen found ese troops are deployed Foreign Office by Mr. Sako,
adrift in rubber boat, There is little doubt here but that sides of the Canton-llankow. Rall- Swiss Flag At Sca
Japanese Ambassador to Poland,
neutral Powers. especial- A few days previously the Gipsy way in Hwangtung for an offen- the bigger
out carried
unother rescue, ly South American countries, will had Two Japanese columns are driving
I soon became aware HAMBURG, Nov. 22 (UP). It is who recently visited
that the new bringing in the crew of a ship which German on Lungshan in Fatsien and Lupo British measures. of
hitting their was sunk in the North Sca. learned that Switzerland has leased quered capital of Poland with
permission ten Greek freighters. totalling 82,000 the
In the, Samshul area in an attempt to
Italian Ship Hits Mine Government authorities.
LONDON, Nov. 22 (Reuter). the non-industrial South American tons, for the duration of the
former sandwich the Chinese troops on the interests. This applies particularly to This brings the total ships flying The devastation in the
Jewish quarter, with normal railway line. the Swiss dag to 100,000 tons.
Fighting has been going on since States, many of whom have already When the Italian liner Flanona struck pisced and paid for large orders in mine off the Kent coast, people on Nazis Defend Mine Warfare
population of 400.000, is particular-
single build-Tuesday. 13 severe. Scarcely
Early
morning, the Germany for essential machinery etc. there heard a violent explosion and yesterday
life-bouts BERLIN, Nov. 23 (Reuter),--Re-
Ing survived undamaged throughout
Japanese Intensified their drive
Attempt To Smuggla
mediately. plying to the British contention that
the city. the German methods of naval war-
They found the ship still float LONDON, Nov. 23 (Reuter).- Illustrating the scope of the damage Lupeo by lanking sttacks, but falled to make any progress. They suffer-
Germun-controlled Arms in neutral despite a large hole for ard and a spitt fare are contrary to From Kwellin comes a report that
international inilleted by German bombers
aro attempting to use down the hull on the starboard side. preceding their land drive, Japanese law. the oflicks news agency says:
artillery, the Ambassador pointed outed some 200 casualties.
Meanwhile, about 1,000 Japanese countries
She was making water rapidly. The British have not only or that even in the legution quarter, the
the Canton-neutral forwarding agents to smuggle aircraft continued to stage mass dir
goods into Germany, ralds over Nanning, Waming, Yong-ganised their own and neutral ships Jaunese and Turkish Embassies are troops at Sunny. 17
She carried little cargo, however, that lankow Railway, 17 miles north of American in convoys under the protection of
installations the only foreign
Canton, ure
pushing northward to 1 according to the Ministry of Econo-and was thus more buoyant than
mic Warfare. British warships, but have also taken have escaped serious damages,
usudi.
This might have accounted for her shipping routes under military protee
The roof of the Japanese Embassy Szeling and westward to Tanpu
Chinese troops and armed militia
The Ministry states that U.S. ex- was struck twice, while its perch and units are resisting stubbornly.
ports to Germany in September were being able to keep afloat.
Delphine Crow Safe Gas Allegations
down by 312,000,000 compared with "From this it follows that there no garage were also hit. Indicative of
LONDON, Nov. 22 (Reuter)-The Jonger exist any purely commercial the force of bombs, a typewriter was
Polson gas is alleged to have been September, 1938, whilst exports to knocked-off-its desk and-hurled about shipping routes to England.
In the Atlantic reached" "port"safely Thus her opponent must obviously 15 feet across the room. Utensils and used by the Japanese in their north Sweden, Netherlands-und-Norway crew of the Delphine which was sunk take measures on the assumption of windows In the Embassy houses were westward drive from Taikang, In increased by $11,000,000.
cast Honan.
This close approximation is held to to-day. an immediate struggle with war-also broken.
the elty
When the drive was checked by be more than a coincidence, Following occupation of ships.
Pending the Institution of control The British have themselves to by German forces, reconstruction work the Chinese troops, the invaders are blame for the fact that on the mer-is being pushed forward at a rapid alleged to have used polson Eas of German exports, the Ministry
In North Honan, Chinese forces the control will not chant shipping routes and along the space and the doomed capital is be-Nevertheless the defenders stood fast. withholds details, but points out that.
a destroyer to be lost. The survivors were landed at an east coast port on coast the presence of British war-ginning to emerge from its shambles,
staged a during raid on the Japanese blockade. the Ambassador further reported. ships has to be reckoned with."
stronghold at Po Al, the western It will merely entail a tighter con-Tuesday night, the majority of them German Army Leaves
Tankow-Chingliwa tenband control designed to pre-being in high spirits. One boat land- WARSAW, Nov. 22 (Reuter)-The terminus of the
Railway, inst week.
vent Germany obtaining foreign ex-cd 23 survivors, Including one stret~
PLEASE Turn To Pago 12. last regular German Army regiments| A flerce engagement followed
change. left Polish territory over the weeksyikow, enst of Po A, with the end, and are now moving into der-Japanese suffering heavily.
In their counter-attack in west They have been replaced in Poland Shanel, Chinese units have regained by S.S. froopers.
another Important town, Chingstang-: chen, west of Fensi.
They are now pushing steadily! towards Fensi.
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The agency adds that there is no question about the laying of mines being allowed and announcing them according to the Hague convention "until the milliary objective has been
renched."
German Savagery
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Nov. 22 (UP)-Sir Jolin Simon in a broadcast to-night, referred to the Germans' use of magnetic mines as "the Intest CX- pression of Germany's savagery and a breach of the rule of war which only two months ago they expressly promised to obey."
ITALIANS CONCERNED
meny,
Noted Chinese Assassinated
Patriot Killed In
Thailand
Mr. Ngai Kwong-yim, Chair (Continued from Page. 1.)
man of the Chinese General lengthily analyse the effect of such Chamber of Commerce in Bang- action on neutrals.
kok, Thailand, was murdered on that one of the most important Tuesday, according to a message questions to be answered in the received by the local "Ta Kung application of England's new policy Pao" from Bangkok. la the extent to wiilch Great Britain
". "Der Telegraf” of Rotterdam states.
will
до In classifying goods at *The message did not state the German origin, and whether it willmotive of the murder, but said that include products manufactured by Mr. Ngal's patriotic activities had other countries from German raw aroused 1-feciluga among cortain
materials.
subversive elements.
The paper adds: “England's re- A native of Tenghal, near Swalow,
Hunan Fighting
zit
In Hunan it is reported that about 400 Japanese were slain in action. during a Chinese attack on Titlenchino and Slackifow; situated between Yangsin and Taych, in Hupeh, last Monday.
In North Hunan, however, a lulli prevails as the result of continuous rain.
Traffic on the Canton-Hankow Raliway between Wuchang and Yo- yang has been disrupted as a result of the Chinese, re-occupation of Hoshengchtao, 36 miles south of Wu- chang, yesterday morning.
Chinese troops launched a surprise attack on the town. After losing about 300 men, the Japanese massed nt the railway station for further re- They were dispersed to- stance. ward evening."
prisols against Germany will have Mr. Ngai was a rich Chinese merchant THEFT PEPORTS
in
very remarkable consequences for in Thailand, dealing in rice, wine
Major Mariners of 20 Humphreys"} the port of Rotterdam. Shipping will) and oil and was recently made
Buildings, Jost money, jewellery and be still more limited and as a result; member of the People's Political clothing to the value of $50 when a there will be an increase in un-Council of Kwanglung Province.
thiet entered his bedroom yester- employment.
A fervent,, patriot, he had con- day. Rotterdam, it said, is an important tributed $300,000 to China out of his Reports to the Police were also outlet for German exports to the own pocket and collected over made by Mrs. Finnic, 106 Waterloo Latin Americas, Spain, Italy, Africa $5,000,000 patriotic donations since the Road, who lost clothing valued at and Japan and points out that the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese $82, and Mrs. Thurston, of 100 same restrictive measures by England hostilities in July, 1937,
Nathan Road, who lost a handbag in the last war were strongly pro- He went to Chungking via Hong and contenta valued at $35. tested by neutral countries,
kong
last July to pay respects to Mrs. Jennings, of No. 2 Lock Road, "Meanwhile, there stilt remains the Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek on question as to what will be included behalf of the 3,000,000 overseas reported that she dismissed two ser- the British Interpretation of Chinese in Thailand. While in the vants on November 8 and later dia- goods of German origin. Do they wartime, capital, he: again donated covered clothing valued at $13 mies-
Ing. include all goods of German origin, $20,000 to die Chinese war chest. such as products manufactured by foreign countries from German raw SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Shanghai: Murdör materials???
SHANGHAI, Nov. 23 (UP)-Mr. Yuch Hwa, prealding Judgo of the Division of the Second Branch,
(Reuter). side his residence in the Trench Con- LONDON, Nov. 22 [cossiona
Colonel Dongs: Reliz, itto South He died immediately as the result African representative at the Empire LONDON, Nov. 22 (Reuter)The of Ave shots
KONE śnike,jiwas, the guest of honour at a Maharajah" of Indore has sent a kift "" "Pollor are lavestigating the motive, I reception: given to-night by the High of £1,000 to the Lord Binyor's Red which is thus far lankstown but may Commissioner for Bouth Africa, at}
BIG GIFT TO RED Rigau Higher Court, wall shot out-
⠀⠀ CROSS FUND
Dr. H. To of 14 Conduit Road, had a gold pendant valued at $80 stolen from his bedroom yesterday,
Delegate Feted
amount
ta
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