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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 21, 1938.

CHINESE

CANTON

-ENGLISH-

CATHOLIC PROTEST

London, To-day.

A petition signed by 30,000 Ca- tholics protesting against the per- secution of Catholics in Germany has been placed before the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham in Alipper Chapel, Walsingham, Nor- folk. The signatories included Cardinal Hinsley, Archbishop of Westminster.-Reuter.

ITALIANS TO WITHDRAW GRENADIERS FROM SHANGHAI

Shanghai, To-day.

It is reliably learned that some 800 officers and men of the Savoy Grenadiers, who arrived in Shang- hai on September 14 of last year, are leaving on board the s.s. Conte Verde on November 28.

TIGHTEN CIRCLE

No Major Engagement Yet, However STONE THROWN

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Shiukwan, To-day. INTO JAPANESE

Tension in Canton, which is growing with the grad-

ual tightening of the Chinese circle round the RESIDENCE

Another “anti-Japanese stone-

city, became further evident yesterday when a long stream of Japanese from the East River passed through on their way to the north, pre- sumably to strengthen the outer defence of the throwing incident occurred short- northern suburbs.

ly after 9 o'clock yesterday morn- According to foreign reports, large numbers of re-ing when a stone was thrown fugees, who had formerly fled from Canton, into No. 5, Robinson Road, the have returned to within the city limits as fight-residence of a Japanese, by one ing has broken out at a number of points

of a crowd of raggamuffins, beyond.

Although major fighting between

the advancing Chinese and the Ja- MR. LYONS AND

panese is not believed to have been broken out so far, preparations for large scale operations are nearing completion on the Chinese side.

IMMIGRATION

Canberra, Yesterday.

Police, on patrol, promptly ar- rested two who were detained for enquiries, and they had not yet been charged this morning.

The Police enquiring into the in- cident believe "there is nothing in it." They suggest that ад the

district the stone was "accidental-

It was only because the house was occupied by a Japanese rési- dent that particular notice was taken of the incident.

With the gradual withdrawal of The Australian Prime Minister,treet urchins were playing in that all Japanese from the immediate Mr. J. A. Lyons, declared himselfly thrown. neighbourhood of Canton, the city's against the mass imigration of outskirts are surrounded by militia Jews into Australia. and guerilla corps, who have main-- He stated that the Australian taimed close contact with the regular Government was firmly determin- troops. Nothing is known regarding

ed to prevent mass settlements of their destination although it is Chinese partisans at Tungkun and aliens, and that the Australian assumed that they will first go to Po-on have launched a number of High Commissioner in -- London, Italy in order to see their fami- raids on the Japanese near the Mr. S. M. Bruce, had been ac- lies prior to returning to Abys- Canton-Kowloon line, threatening cordingly instructed sian whence they sailed for the railway at many vital points.

Ocean. Shanghai.

ARMOURED TRUCKS

Meanwhile, approximately 200 officers and men of the Com- To check guerilla activities, the pagnia San Marco, who are at Japanese have despatched a com- present stationed in Tientsin, are pany armed with several armoured expected here either to-morrow or trucks to Shektan. Wednesday to take over tempor- arily, the Italian defence sector.

-Reuter.

CATHOLIC ACTION IN GERMANY

Berlin, To-day.

A small unit of Japanese-at- tempted to cross the river at Sam- shui on Saturday, but was repulsed by the defenders across the stream.

Central News.

recent request to parents in-cer tain districts in Berlin to sign a form stating that they would send their children to Lay ¡Schools.

The latter stated that all Ca- tholic parents were entitled under A pastoral letter from the the concordat to send their chil- Catholic Bishop of Berlin was dren to Catholic schools and it read to-day in all Catholic was their duty to insist on this churches protesting against the right. Reuter.

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Attempt To Round Up Shantung Guerillas

Tokyo, To-day.

Japanese operations against Chinese guerillas in North China have started in real earnest, ac- cording to despatches received here in which it is claimed that two Japanese units captured Lintsing in Western Shantung.

This town, together with Nan-Administration for the province of kung, in south-west Hupel, is said Shantung and the Japanese claim to be one of the most important that they counted 785 Chinese dead bases of the Chinese guerillas. The and have taken 42 prisoners in the despatch adds that Lintsing was series of anti-guerilla operations, up the centre of the Chiang Kai-shek to November 17,-Reuter.

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