1938-09-06 — Page 12

"I may be difficult

I've reached an

age when it pays to dis- criminate. When one's younger it's rather differ-

ent; but at my time of life . I'd rather do without than put up with second best.

VAAS

You've heard me insist on White Horse Whisky. Well, when I can obtain a whisky with such a delicate bouquet, one that's as soft and smooth

as a fine liqueur, why

should I accept anything else? So do you blame me if I always insist on White Horse ?'”.

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THE CHINA MAILA

Tafuchai Changes HERR HU Hands Repeatedly ARRIVES

In Hwangmei Area

Hankow, To-day.

The Japanese forces at Huangmei on the north Bank of the Yangtse have resumed their offen- sive against the Chinese positions to the east of Kwangchi, according to Chinese reports.

A point called Tafuchai, it is stated, changed hands several times in the bitter fighting in this area.

A Chinese military communique Chinese claims that while the

troops are resisting the Japan- Chinese ese onslaughts, several columns were sent out to attack the Japanese flanks.

suc-

These, it is claimed, ceeded in reoccupying Poshan- kou and Fenghuangshan.. Japanese forces which recently occupied Yehkiatsi, on the Anhwei- Honan border are continuing their

advance westwards.

The Chinese and Japanese forces, it is stated, are now facing each other across the Shih River, with the Chinese holding the west

bank.-Reuter.

NEW U.S. ENVOY FOR CHINA?

Hankow, To-day.

It is unofficially reported here that the American Ambassador. to China, Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, will be leaving shortly for the United States.

SHANGHAI MYSTERY

NUREMB

Nuren

The German :( ed yesterday at i ditional receptio Hall at four o'cl the official begin

tional Socialist I A huge crowd at the stationa

Fuehrer, who wa ed by his Depu the Regional Lea Julius Streicher, of Nuremberg, I

The route fro the Hotel Deuts the Fuehrer will quarters during was packed wit spite of unfavo and the double Fifty odd Japanese soldiers, ed guards had g fully equipped, have disappeared clearing a path from their posts and cannot be cavalcade. traced, according to a report cir- culated in the city yesterday..

Shanghai, To-day.

Japanese officials decline to comment, but refuse to deny the report.

The "lost" troops are stated to be young men between the ages of 18 and 21, who have never had any experience of fighting. They are fresh recruits from Japan. Our Own Correspon- dent.

BRITISH PROTEST TO JAPAN

Peiping, To-day. The British Embassy has He will, it is added, be re-made representations to the Jap- placed by a prominent and well-anese Embassy concerning the known diplomatic official now in banning of mails for the British- Europe. Our Own Correspon-owned daily, the "Peking and Tientsin Times" published in Tientsin.

dent..

TEXTILE STRIKE THREATS

Paris, To-day.

Official information is lacking} but it is assumed that the ban is due to trenchant criticism of the plan for the Japanese to evacuate the British and French Conces- sions. Reuter

Over 2,000 téxtile workers of the AMERICAN MOTOR

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large industrial town of Roubaix, have approved a resolution passed by Union leaders to come out on strike on September 8 if their de mand for a 9 per cent, wage increase is not met..

There were 273

New York, To-day:

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NOW. WHERE DID MAGGIE PUT MY MEDICINE? ME FOOT IS BEGINNING TO

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Free unions, on the other hand, motor accidents over the week-end have declared themselves against a which ended yesterday with general strike in view of the in- tional Labour: Day. ternational situation but have also: The majority

asked for a higher rate of wages-last rush to theurred in

Trans-Ocean..

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