1937-12-08 — Page 5

THE CHINA MAIL DECEMBER 1937.

BREAKDOWN OF FIRST

RESISTANCE EXPLAINED

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QUEENS & ALHAMBRA

FIRST explanation of the rapidity with which Jan. 250-515 7-20-9:30PM

anese troops have reached the suburbs of Nan- king is given in a telephone message from a for- eigner in Nanking just before he left the capi- tal with other foreign residents yesterday. The foreigner attributed the breaking of the main Chinese line of resistance some distance out- side the town to the demoralisation of untrain- ed provincial troops, who had been entrusted with defence of one of the flanks.

Bombed unmercifully by Ja- panese planes for several hours, and shelled by howitzers, these pro- vincial troops finally left their lines in disorder and retreated.

Instead of retreating direct to the rear, however, their route car- ried them through the trenches of three "crack" Nanking divisions, who were more than holding their own in the centre, and who had driven back several Japanese at- tacks.

The sudden appearance of thou- sands of demoralised troops in front of their lines upset the Nan- king divisions, who were forced to withdraw in the confusion

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COMMITTEE ON TERRITORIAL ARMY SYSTEM

-R.A.F.

FLIGHT TO SYDNEY

Jerusalem, To-day- The five Royal Air Force fly- ingboats flying to Sydney to at tend the 150th Anniversary cele brations, passed over Jerusalem yesterday morning-Renter.

MR. LANSBURY OFF IN PEACE MISSION

als

London, To-day.

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It is reported in the press that Mr. George Lansbury leaves Lon- don to-day for Frague, Warsaw and Vienna, where he will have London, To-day. interviews with leading statesmen The personnel of the Committee.

the representative of the to enquire into the general admin-

of Reconciliation" "Embassies istration of the Territorial Army, the appointment of which was foregroup of Christian Pacifists, res- cast by the War Secretary a fort-ponsible for his peace journeys to night ago when he outlined the Berlin and Rome last Spring.

British Wireless. measures to be taken to recognise the full status of the Territorials as an integral part of defence sys- tema, was announced in the Com- mons yesterday. Under Secretary for War, Lord Strathcona, and Mount Royal, will be Chairman and the other members are Major General Sir John Brown, recently

The Exchequer returns show appointed Deputy Director General

revenue Territorial Army, Colonel Viscount that total ordinary Cobham, who is vice chairman of amounts to $435,394,700, compared the Council of the Territorial with £412,475,808 at the corres- Army Associations, Colonel Sir ponding date of last year. The Bobert Johnson, Deputy Master total expenditure, less self-balanc- and Controller of the Royal Mint fing items, is £592,927,346 compared and Mr. J. R. Wade of the War with $544,037,258 at the corres Office.

ponding date of 1936. The total | floating debt outs ding at

EXCHEQUER RETURNS

London, To-day.

The enquiry is intended to be £971,595,000 comprehensive, covering the Or£845,150,000 a year ganisation and finance of the Coun-

Ja net increase of

ty Associations and the simplifica- March 31stBri tion of relations between the War

Office and the Associations on the one hand and the Associations and

with

units on the other-British Wire TERRITORIAL

Jess.

A farewell meeting for the Rev. Dr E. Stanley Jones is to be held! in the Cathedral Hall on Friday at 9 p.m

RECRUITS

London Mr. Hore Belisha. Commons answer that period, ended October 43.923 recruits

As many will remember, Dr. Jones conducted a very successful ed for the Territorial

mission to this Colony about

China and the

increase of 18,5

eeks ago, and he has since visited finally approved during ceding year. The figure should have an interesting cord one for a normal story to tell. Everyone is welcome. British Wireless

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