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Labour Students Sensational Resolution
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HITLER, FACISM &
IMPERIALISM DENOUNCED
LONDON, Jan. 3, (British
| Wireless).—A conference of the
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FINNISH WAR
DEFENDERS MAINTAIN OFFENSIVE
Russians Hard Pressed
IMPORTANT
NEW
CANTON DRIVE
According to a "Central News" report from Chungking, Licut. General T. Nishio and Lieut. Gen. S. Itagaki, respectively Commander-in-Chief and Chief of Staff, of the Japanese forces in China, have arrived Canton to direct operations in North Kwangtung.
in
The fact that the two top-ranking general of the Japanese expeditionary force in China are both in the south to take personal charge of operations indicates the importance of the drive in this sector.
General Nishio
and Itagaki are)
said to be stagbart at the Japanese Stole From Priests Headquarters at Tungshan.
On Kwangsi Front
On the Kwangsi front," a "Central News" war correspondent who visited | Kulunkwan
on the Nanning- Pinyong highway felt a large quantily
of Japanese
arif munitions captured. Some heavy guns had been buried by the Japanese upon their retreat hat they were Trug my The
by Chinese
!
on
arma
THIEF IS
BOUND OVER
to the
an organisation based on stu- dents' societies at U.K. Univer- siles with Labour sympathies, which has not infrequently found itself at variance with the ofletul Labour Party polley-to-day passed a resolution which urges that the task of the Labour Movement is to lead the working class in a determined struggle against what it describes as war for profits and world domination, for which it holds "Hitler. Fascism and British and French imperialism" equally responsible.
Mr. Arthur Greenwood, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, han severed his connection with the organisation as a protest against, the resolution. Mr. Greenwood wrote: The resolution in in dat contradic- tion to the established and re-affirmed polley ut organized labour. It de- clares that the policy of the lenders of Labour Movement and Trade Unions endangers the whole future of the Labour Movement.
Greenwood Condoms
"As I am wholeheartedly in sup-
of Labour's
port
policy
over-
January 4, 19
1940.
The
ODD
TROOPS KILLED IN TRAIN SMASH
LONDON, Jan. 4, (Rep. Aer)-A serious crash on the Murmansk - Leningrad Railway in which scores of troops were killed and in- jured is reported by the Stockholm correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph."
The crush is believed to have been thie to activities along certain sections of the Line by Finnish guerillas.
The engine rolled down a sleep embankment, carrying a whole train 'with it.
Further
Turkish
Quakes
ANKARA, Jan. 3 (Reu- ter). Fresh tremors were felt in Southern Anatolia to-day.
Several hundreds of build- whelmingly supported by the rankings collapsed, and many
and te, and as one on whom the cen-
sure of the Federation Executive insure panic-stricken people resign the Presidency of the Federa- now fallen, I feel it necessary to have been rendered home-
less.
tion,
k
of
In Klangs Chinese troops attacked
Remanded from yesterday to find a Hangfokwan at dawn он New grantor, Ni Hel, throff employed Year's day and recaptured the town by Catholic priests in Happy Valley, after some heavy fighting. They are appeared before Mr. Forrest at Cen- said to have seized eight machine-tral Magistracy this morning, when spired from Communist sources
"The resolution is obviously, in- "uns and over 100 rifles,
he was bound over on a $100 bond to reveals or professes complete ignor- Three successive Japanese assaults be of good behaviour for one year. ance of the real issues behind the In Arctic Regions
Tashaplug, 12 miles north of Tungcheng in South Hupel, and
present struggle. It Is Nai had reported
out Police
sympathy with the views of the HELSINGFORS, Jan. 3 (Reu-Tenchialing, further west, were res that he had been held up and robbed Sodalist Movement the world over, Many by two armed men of $577, but it and as its purpose can only be ter). The weather in Southern Japanese were killed and wounded in was later discovered
pulsed on the same day.
that he Finland cleared to-day and, take the fighting here.
had interpreted na definitely disruptive. concealed $500, and spent $77. ing advantage of this, Soviet Severe blow are also said to have aircraft bombed the port of beth dealt to the Japanese forces Any in South Hango. The extent of the damar siahden and
Shansi. age is not yet known.
In a night attack on Monday, the Chinese smashed into Tinewyu, south to the of Halahsien, and set thre
There is little lighting around the Mannerheim Line,, but he tween Lake Ladoga and the Polar front, one Russian division has been surrounded and is des- ! perately trying to fight its way out.
Reports of a Russinu retreat to- wards Petsamo continue to come in,. and there seems little doubt that the Finns have the initiative in this area. Neutral observers state that the Finns are in heller strategic puzi ilon. to-day than they have her at any time since the Soviet invasion began. At one point, indeed, opera, tions are being carried nut on Russian soil.
Since the beginning of the war, the Finnish news agency reparts, the Soviets have lost 400 tulks and 150 planes.
-Attack-Repulsed-
HELSINGFORS, Jan. 3 (Reuter). -To-day's cominunique states that the Soviets have ninched a Berco Infantry attack after artillery pre- paration on the Talpale River.
The Finns repulsed the attack with. great loss to the Russians.
At Alttajoki, the Finns destroyed a Russian company supported by! machine guns,
On the Suomussalmi front, near. Rasti, the Finns destroyed Ave Rus- -sian tanks and two armoured cara.
the Junturanta sector, the In Finns reached the left bank of the River Kokkojaervi.
Tell. It To The Finns MOSCOW, Jan. 3 (Reuter).-"For outstanding services in investing and designing new and highly important models of Red Army armament," Vass!!! Degiyarev is awarded the title of Hero of Socialist Lahour, the Order of Lenin and 30,000 Toubles,
The "Izvesta" remarks that Dext- yarev's inventions have been of very great importance, enhancing the technical might of the Red Army.
Infantry, aviation and tank troops have received armaments in no way inferior and in some respects sur- passing the best foreign models.
U-BOAT SINKS A SWEDISH SHIP
LONDON, Jan. 3 (Reuter)-A 6,000 ton Swedish steamer in the Allantle has sent out an S.O.S stating that she is under fire from German submarine and that the is now sinicing.
Another Torpedood
· LONDON," Jon, 4 (Router).—The
ammunition dumps.
STOCK MARKET
· REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange offelat summary issued yesterday says:
Father Grampa agreed to act
he taken to Walchow on Monday,
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I need only add that, as one who has had the longest continuous association then, and as one who remembers the with the University Labour Federa-
guarantor, and saki defendant would
Inspector Baker protested against it which brought it into existence at the end of the last Great War at the lightness of the sentence, but Mr. the instance of men who had fought Forrest said he did not think defen in that war, I regret severing my clant would do such a thing again. connection The Catholic fathers were not press-which, I had hoped, would be a bea- with an organisation ing for the return of the money. con of Socialism in the university
GODOWN BLAZE
QUELLED
„Eirm conditions prevailed over the QUICK WORK by the Central market during the morning with Fire Brigade under its Superintend and at advancing rates. Docks again being largely dealt inent, Mr. J. C. FizHenry, preverited
1.K. Bank.
Canton Ins. Douglases Durks Providents Hutela
Lands “Realties"
Tramways Star Ferries
Chinu Lights (old)
Burcis
$1,305
$200
$72
$21.20
$115
$5
$3234
$4.30 $17.10 $60 $2334
Yaumati Ferries
$114
Electrics
5536
Sandakan Lights
Telephones (old)
11.10 $244
Telephones' (new")
$0.10
Cements
$17 18
Dairy Farms (ok)
Dairy Farms (new) Watsons
$21 $21 1⁄4 $9.10 Sellera
Trandways
$174
Cements Watsont
Docks
Raubs
$9.40 Sales
$207.00/31. $1014
533 $7.05
Lands China Lights (old) Cements
$175 Dairy Farms (new) $214
Manila Gold Shares
Coco Grove Con. Mines Demonstration East Mindanao I.X.L. Ipo' Gold Itogon Mining Mambulao Con. Masbate Con. Mind. Motherlode Mine Operation
what might have been a serious out- break in an extra-hazardous godown
In Connaught Road West this morn- Ing.
world."
Employers
& Workers Have Parley
Fortunately the death, roll is believed to have been small.
This is because the quakes came in the daytime and the people had Eme to rush out of their houses before the buildings fell in and collapsed.
Floods persist
an the River Euphrates is causing great damoge, while villages are swept away. Iti waters are still rising,
President Ingunu is completing pre- parations for tour of the entire devastated area..
Europe's Cold Wave
LONDON, Jan. 3 (Reuter),—Bad weather is striking other parts of Europe besides Turkey,
In Southern Spain, violent rains are falling and at least one river has risen 30 feet.
In Central Europe. great hardship Is being caused by the extreme cold. In Rumania, a temperature of 56 degrees below freezing point is re- ported.
British Offer
LONDON, Jan. 3 (Reuter)-The Government has offered to put a hospital ship at the disposal of the Tukish Government..
LONDON. Jan. 3 (British Wire-
The latter has replied, expressing third meeting of the gratitude
and stating that it will Advisory Council,
accept the offer should the need arise. French Aid For Turks
The godown, which is the property les).-The for the China Provident Loan & National Joint
Mortgage Company, was filled with composed of representatives of the matches packed in bulk, cotton wool British Employers Confederation and jod films.
the T. U. C. General Council, which was "Bet up to advise the Govern met on matters in which employers and workers have common interest, was held to-day at the Ministry of Labour and National Service with a Minister in the chair.
The fire brigade was in the spot within a few minutes of the alarm being raised by the watch-keeper, and had the blaze under control within half-an-hour. The godown was gut- ted, but the fumes were prevented from spreading to adjoining godowns. The outbreak was accidently dis-
Also present were representatives covered by the walch-keeper, who of the Treasury. Board of visited the godown shortly before 9.30 Mlues Department and the Ministry fa.m. to obtain samples for a ellent. of Food.
Tram and other vehicular traffic to and from Kennedy Town was held up for 40 minutes on a result of the outbreak.
Trade.
of the statement made to the Council by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in December ou financing the war, and further discussion will take
A general discussion was resumed!
Compulsory Labour place at the Council's next meeting
Announced
on January 31,
During the discussion, T. U. C. representatives emphasised the ob Jecllons to the control
wages LONDON, Jan. 3 (Router). Both otherwise than by voluntary nego-) Sweden and Rumania are to have tlating machinery now in existence. compulsory labour services,
In Sweden under a Bill passed oni
PARIS, Jan. 3 (UP). The i
High Command of the French armed forces In Syria has donated 300 tents and 5.000 blankets to the victims of the Turkish corthquakes.
The Civil Administration in Syria has also donated 200,000 franes, as well as, material for lents and
blunkets!
Manslaughter Charge
Sequel To Fatality In Bonham Road
LIEUTENANT THOMAS PARKINSON, 51, Quarter master of the Hongkong Volun- teer Defence Corps, was charged
Tuesday, labour will be compulsory FIRE PUTS STOP with Manslaughter at the Cen-
equipping and maintaining
Sweden's defences as well 15 fur!
such vital services as agriculture and TO WEDDING
transport
All farm Inbour, it was announced LIVERMORE, Cal-That little, and
sory.
In Rumania to-day, is now compul-apparently useless, warning which the marrying minister always gives to the effect that if anyone knows any reason why the wedding should not proceed "to state them now.
ALLIED PATROLS SCORE SUCCESSES
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Syndicate Inv. United Patacale Benguet Con.
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planes were brought down by our fighters."
Swedish steamer, Staaten, 3,750 tons, LOCAL BOXER
was torpedoed off the west coast of Scotland by a U-boat yesterday,
Eleven survivors were picked up.
Thefts From Cars
CATCHES THIEF
Or
forever hold their peace," is not nl-
ways as superfluous as it may seem.
ding of Miss. Bertha Carlson and
The omciating minister at the wed-
- PARIS, Jan. 3 (Reuter)-A com- Millon Fisher had just reached that munique issued to-day states:
point, when a neighbour poked his "During the day our patrols and head in the door and announced that reconnaissance parties successfully there certainly were reasons why the | fulfilled their missions in the various ceremony should not proceed. points at the front,
Towards mid-day, 110
"The house, la on fire," ho. rte-
enemy clared
Firemen put out the roof blaze and and ceremony was continued.
HONGKONG REFUGEES
SWARM BACK TO SHUMCHUN
Young Aromin, well-known local About 3,000 refugees have returned to Shumchun from boxer, appeared before Mr. Ilima-Hongkong since the Japancao evacuated the border areas last worth at Kowloon Magistresy Sunday, says "Central Nows. morning as complainant, when Lou
Yin, a coolie, was charged with theft the business section of
Most of the houses and shops in yesterday when measures for re- Dr. Talbot, 10 Macdonnell Road, of two iron shackles from the Kow-though little damaged, are emptied. decided to induce more refugees to the town, habitation were discussed. It was bad his travelling rug valued at $85) loon Docks, stolen from his car which was parked Aromin who is employed by the Swastika Association has been gutted
The former refugee camp of the Red rotum. outside his house yesterday.
Docks scorched Lau as he was leavby fire.
A potition has been sent to the Apartable Columbia gramophone) ing, and found the shackles tied to
National Relief Commission In was stolen from a car belonging to{ his legs. ⠀
Regular Chinese troops and police Chungking for funds for emergency 1:Mr., J. R. M. Smith, 130 Kennedy Lou was sentenced to six weeks Teng llung, magistrate at Po On, turned are badly in need of beddings, are enforcing Inw and order. Mr. relief. The refugees who have re- Rond,`lant weele.
called a meeting of the county chiefs foodstuffs and medicine.
hard inbour.
car
tral Magistracy this morning.
The Crown indictment alleges that Parkinson, whilst driving his alveg Bonham Road on December 23, knocked down and killed one Wong Chvi-Jam,
The accident is alleged to have happened near the intersection with Breezy Path.
A remand of seven days was granted after formal evidence had been tendered by the Crown. Bail of $100 was permitted,
R.A.F. PLANE'S FATAL FLIGHT
LONDON, Jan. 3 (Reuter)--Tho. Air Ministry announces that the Bri- tish aircraft forced down in Belgium war attacked by three German figh- ters while engaged; In reconnaissance over Germany.
ed
Oso member of the crew was kill- i and two were slightly injured.
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