1938-10-26 — Page 24

FATSHAN SHARES FATE OF CANTON

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)

Canton, To-day.

Fatshan, famous summer holiday resort ten miles

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 26, 1938.

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west of Canton, has shared the fate of the STOP PRESS Kwangtung capital, and is now a blazing ruin, huge columns of smoke from the conflagrations being visible from Shameen.

The destruction of the town follows the landing by the Japanese of a large force in the Pearl River Delta north of Chungshan, which is apparent- ly travelling rapidly towards the West River, with Samshui as its immediate objective.

POLICE MEDAL

According to reports received here at noon to-day, the Japan- detachments have already reached the vicinity of Fatshan, passing some distance to the

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FOR SERGEANT south and west.

ROBERTS

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to award the Hong Kong Police Silver Medal to Lance Sergeant Roberts for zealous efficiency and fine courage in rescuing a Chinese woman from a burning cargo junk laden with gasoline lying alongside the Asia- tic Petrolem Company's Wharf at North Point on June 15.

HENLEIN MADE A MAJOR

Berlin, To-day. *Konrad Henlein has been made major in the Reserve Corps of the Germany army, the Commander in

They are advancing without encountering any opposition and it is expected that following the line of the Samshui Railway they will be in Samshui by nightfall.

CONCENTRATION ÁT YINGTAK

Troops from the Fatshan and Samshui districts had been or- dered to evacuate and it is be- lieved that they have joined the main body of the Fourth Route Army. which is concentrated for the present in the neighbourhood of the Canton-Hankow Railway at Yingtak.

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They are destroying every- thing behind them as they tire, carrying out a "scorched earth" policy with a literalness which is creating appalling havoc.

-Our Own Correspondent.

Chief, General von Brauchitsch, CABINET MEETING

having conferred the commission on the Sudeten leader yesterday. In a personal message to Henlein, General von Brauchitsch

Herr

London, To-day.

The Cabinet Committee at which lauded his services and deep un-the Prime Minister presided yester- derstanding as evidenced during day, was attended by the Foreign the occupation of the Sudetenland. Secretary, the Home Secretary, the

the War Secretary,{ He has been assigned to the Infan-Air Minister,

try Regiment 52 in Bautzen, the the Secretary for Co-ordination of commission to become, effective Defence and the Minister for Agri- on November 1. Trans-Ocean. culture.

The Chiefs of the Air and Imper- ial General Staffs were present.- British Wireless.

At the Kowloon Magistracy this morning before Mr. Q. A. A. Mac- Mr. J. M. Bayot, residing at room fadyen, Ling Wing, aged 19, was No. 229 Nathan Hotel,. .reported sentenced to three months' hard | that at about noon yesterday, some labour when he pleaded guilty to person entered his room and stole snatching of a handbag from aa wallet containing money to the woman in Nathan Road yesterday. value of 8819.

Chiang Kai-Shek Now In Chungking: New Plan For Resistance

Shanghai, To-day, Marshal --Chiang Kai-shek is' reported to have arrived in Chungking for the pur- pose of important discus sions with other members of the Government. ⠀⠀

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It is learnt that when the Plenary Committee of the Kuomintang Party meets in Chungking on October 28, it will take important.... deci- sions made necessary by the change in the situation.

It is contended that Chiang Kai-shek gave the order for evacuation of Hankow : be- cause he desired to keep his troops intact for further de- velopments.

It is believed in Chinese quarters that he wants to use these troops for carrying out his "new plan.”

No detalls regarding this. §. plan are yet known although it has been mentioned great deal. In the Chinese press," 4-Orean,

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