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Chinese Planes JAPANESE FORCES HELD UP
Active
A belated report from Loyang slates that Chinese warplanes staged a moonlight rald on Yungcheng in South Shansl on the night of November 27.
Several big fires are reported to have beca started.
All the Chinese machines re- turned safely to their base.
The wreckage of a Japanese heavy bomber shot down by Chinese fighting machines dur- Ing a deglicht over Lanchow on December 1 has been located in Kantzaolien, south-east of Lan- cbow.
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Chinese Attack Blunt Thrust on Nanning- Pingyang Highway
CHINESE SOURCES CLAIM THAT THE JAPANESE FORCES ON THE VARIOUS FRONTS IN THE SOUTH HAVE FAILED TO MAKE ANY PROGRESS IN THE PAST FEW DAYS, ESPE- CIALLY IN Kwangsi.
THE KING VISITS HIS
TROOPS IN FRANCE
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Dec. 4 (UP)—t has been officially announced that His Majesty King George VI arrived in France this afternoon.
His Majesty disembarked from 3, British destroyer, and has planned to make a personal tour among the troops on the Western Front.
Met By Viscount Gort LONDON, Dec. 4 (Router)
It is reported by “Central News" that fierce Chinese counter-attacks have blunted the Japan-It is officially announced that the ase thrust on the Nanning-Pinyang highway.
Closely-besleged al
Pailong. 01 Sharp Aghting is reported to be small town 30 miles north-east of going on at Tapang and Kinluchen Manning, the Japanese are compelled in South Hupeh Ilundress of toandon their offensive and to dig in to wait for reinforcements.
After three days' heavy fighting,. the Chinese pressure is not yet re- Jaxci
ensualties are said to have been in- lieted apor the
Japanese.
A "Sora
in
The Chungtino mountain range. Chinore guerilla base in soultiwest On the Nanning-Wuming highway, ĮShansi, in described by the Japanese! the Chinese are occupying several themselves as R sorc spot strategic bills from where they are directing heavy fre against the Japanese.
Guerilla. Successes Chinese military authorities are also pleased with reports of the sue CCESCS of guerillas behind lie Japanese lines.
"occupied" Shansi.
The querillas make frequent barussing" attacks in the regions below. The Japanese have launched reverat "mapping up" drives which all ended in disastrous fallure.
Since last June, no fewer than 3,000 Japanere have lost their lives as a result of Cainese ruids. In
King has arrived in France on a visit to the troops.
His Majesty landed this after- noon from a British destroyer..
The King met Viscount Cort, the British Commander-in-Chief, and drove to Coneral Head- quarters.
An intensive programme is planned, including a visit to the front line.
Rough Crossing
PARIS, Dec. 4 (Reuter)The
King's visit recalls a similar trip by other destroyers and machines by his father, King George V. of the R.A.F. during the Great War,
The King was accompanied by
It is revealed that the guerillas had an encounter with 1,000 Japanese addition, the Tatung-Puchow Rail- His Majesty crossed the Chan- Major General the Duke of Glou- troops at Takong and Slutung, north way has been constantly wrecked nel In the morning in a destroyer cester, who is Chief Liaison Offi-İ
and about 400 wagons have been in very rough weather, escorted car of the British Army.
of Yumehow, on December 1.
Stutung was recovered the follow-damaged.
ing day, and now Japanese cont
munication between Siutung and Takong has been disrupted.
Chinese troops on the south bank of the Watklang River have started fierce flanking attacks, and have successfully destroyed the highways repaired by the Japanese,
BRITISH LABOUR
AND THE SOVIET
Several points on the Nanning- LONDON, Dee. 4 (British Wire- Yumchow_highway have been reless-Addressing the London occupied, thus "cutting "of~~~The Labour Party Women's Conference, Japanese retreat.
Mr. Hierberi Morrison said that M.
It is stated that though the Stalin, by preferring the "illusion of Japanese are defving northward from national and millary security" had Nanning, the centre of fighting is still wantenly suerificed A great asset
HELIGOLAND RAID
CARRIED OUT IN PERFECT WEATHER
LONDON, Dec. 4 (British Wireless).
on the banks of the Watkinng River. worth many army corps the good-Further details of the raid on Heligo-
Kwangsi Towns Bombed will of progressive Several towns in Kwangs were throughout the world. bombed by Japanese planes yester-
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klang were visited by 14 Japanese Soviet machines.
the Canton-
oppose
He ackled that II Hitler were lo A Jorge mumber of bombs were make any move towards a Naxi- British alllance against Nussia dropped.
Near Canton, the Japanese drivLabour in Parliament would have
Labour would
it. Dut to Nganchanngau on Hankow Tallway, 33 miles north of been a traitor to Socialist ideals if i Canton, have suffered further re- had not entered a 'sincere and deep verses, aerording to a "Central News" protest against the brutal aggression message from Yungyun this morning. of the Soviet Government towardɛ!
The Japanese pushing eastward the peaceful people of Finland". from Lungtong were intercepted yesterday and some 2,000 Japanese north-west of Nganchanngau" were heavily attacked.
Flere fighting is also reported on the northern fronts
Supported by, over 10
ulegraft,
some 7,000 Japanese attacked Chinese positions between Wenst and Henit- lingkwan on Sunday.
The Chinese are putting up. staunch resistance and fighting is
raging.
Chinese Offensivo
0
Mme. Sun To Broadcast From ZBW
Madame Sun Yat-sen, Honorary Chairman of the Hongkong Promo-
lon Committee, will speak in English! on the subject of the Chinese In-
North of Sinklang, Chinese forces dustrial Co-operatives over 2DW, on commenced an offensive on Fenchang Sunday evening, December 10, from last Friday. Fighting is reported to 0.45 to 0 o'clock.
be still in progress in the outskirts.
The Japanesu troops who exptured Fowping inst week were dislodged by Chinese forces in a counter-offensive over the week-end.
Indian Buying Prominent
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON. Dre
In North Klangst, the Japanese occupying the region between the Fu River and the Kon River south of Nanchang are shelling Intermittently,
4 (Reuter)-On Local attacks at several points the Sinck Exchange, Indian buying were repulsed by the Chinese.
Jorders were again the chief feature
of the markets, but the demand up-}.
close of trading.
Magnetic Mines Are peared to be satisfled prior to the
Not New
The prices of the leaders of several groups finished higher, but Foreign LONDON, Dec. 4 (British Wire-Government bonds mostly enzed.
Wall Street was lertgular. less). "Magnetic mines are not new" sald Sir Thomas Holland, Prin- cipal and Vice-Chancellor of Edin- Tinerh University, addressing the
Chamber of Commerce. Edinburgh
"Magnetic mines were known as
Cotton Grown In Germany
beth
requested to submit to go as 1900, and the only differ-
has copy for display adverence between them then and now was BERLIN, Dec. 4 (UP),~IL
that International Law has been announced that a Pruse on agricultur- tising not later than broken by placing them in parts of al experimental station, for the first the sea traversed by neutral as well, time in Germany, this autumn fue- 2 p.m. on the day before as enemy shing."
British scienusts were not disturb-erfully raised a small cotton crop. The announcement stated that the publication.
ed so much by their magnetic qual!-'experiment is aimed at the develop- ties as by the fact that they were,ment of plants hardy enough to grow scattered in the open sear.
In the open air in Germany,
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The announcement satu the sups will ply between Amerl- can ports and ''Rotterdam m Antwerp with one Italian and two Dankh vessels which the Company has already chartered.
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Only one was damaged. This aircraft was hit in its tail by un-wrcraft fire but through skilful airmanship it reached home.
The planes reached Heligoland at About 11.45 m. flying at a high altitude. Looking down towards the seo, the pilots saw two Gerinan war attips and several smaller craft, pro- bably minelnyera. The ships were systematically attacked.
Hit Registered
The plot of one bomber reported that three of his bomba straddled o warship and he is quite confident that he registered a hit.
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