THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 6 193
LABOUR PARTY
REMAINS EXCLUSIVELY ITSELF
London, To-day.
By a majority of 1,750,000, the Labour Party Congress at Bour- nemouth yesterday reaffirmed the policy to reject a United Front."
The vote was taken on a mo- tion calling all members to re- frain from joint activity with Communists and the Independent Labour Party.
The motion was bitterly assail- ed by Sir Stafford Cripps-Reu-
ter.
"MACAO" AIR BASE REPORTS SCOUTED
Canton, To-day...
Considerable doubt is cast upon the report of the establishment of island- a Japanese air base on an near Macao, by authoritative quar- ters:
The Canton Government have stat- ed specifically that they are unable to confirm the report, the origin of is which is a mystery, while it pointed out that there is no island in the vicinity which is both large enough and flat enough for an air base
JAPANESE KAY CLAIM SHANSI PROGRESS
Peiping, To-day.
The Japanese claim a further advance in Shansi, saying they have taken the walled town of Chunhsien, 70 miles north of a twelve-hour Taiyuanfu after battle with 10,000 former Com- munist troops.
All available Japanese troops in Peiping, together with tanks and artillery, have been thrown into action against Chinese irregulars in the hills west of Peiping. *
of
The irregulars, consisting defeated soldiers and professional bandits, and totalling about 2,000) men, countered the Japanese attack with machine-guns, but were swept back into the mountains west of Nankow Pass with the loss of about) 100 dead and 60 prisoners.
Villages cleared of irregulars are now flying the Japanese flag. Reuter.
NEW CHURCH
OPENED AT
KOWLOON CITY
It is possible that Japanese de-
A very pleasant ceremony was stroyers put a visiting party as- hole on one of the islands in the performed by Bishop E. Valtorta Chungshan di rict, but air recon-on Monday when he blessed a new no Church in honour of St. Francis of naisance has established that permanent landing has been effect-Assisi, whose particular Feast oc- cd.---Our Own Correspondent.
GENERAL YANG AT LABOUR PARTY SESSION
London, To-day-
curred that day.
The church is situated in Kow- loon City, at the entrance of Kak- Hang Village Road, and is a very handsome building in modern style. The ground floor is to be used for a school; the church occupies the first floor, and on the top a small apartment is reserved for the priest in charge of the district. Mr. A. H. Basto was the architect.
The whole building is the gift of the Misses Anna Teresa and Guil- "The people of China are pre-hermina M. Gomes, who caused it pared to shed the last drop of their to be erected as a memorial to their blood to resist this aggression," beloved father, Francisco d'Assis said General Yang Hu-cheng speak- Gomes. ing at a meeting at Bournemouth yesterday in connection with the Labour Party Conference.
Before the ritual ceremony, Bishop Valtorta told the packed con- gregation that for the moment, he "It is the hope of the Chinese was using the place as a big social people," he said, "that all the hall in order to fulfil a very plea- Powers of the world will use their sant duty, to thank most heartily great military power to safeguard the generous donors. He announc-
peace.
"We hope that Britain will act as the leader of world peace."-Reu- ter.
ed that His Holiness the Pope, on being informed of the mumficent elargition of the Misses Gomes, had been pleased to confer on them the Diploma "Bezemerenti” to which a gold medal is annexed, which were sent by H. E. Card. Pacelli.
The forthcoming wedding of Mr.
Bishop Valtorta then presented Matheus Jose Medina, of No. 11, Leighton Hill Road, and Miss Linda-the diplomas and medals to the de Souza, of No. 10, Rua de happy ladies, expressing his most mira d Horia da Companhia, Macau, has sincere congratulations also on bes half of the community of Kowloon been announced.
City:
LOCAL ESTATE
The late Mrs. Violet Lo, of No.
44, Hollywood Road, who died
ITALY NOT TO
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pital, left-decal estate
of $28,000€
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Rome, To-day.
It is officially denied in Rome that Italy is sending more troops to China-Renter.
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