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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 29, 1938.

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ON THE FRONTIER Japanese Pivoting Slowly Into Battle Line

BIG ROUND-UP BY POLICE IN TERRITORIES

(By N. A. E. MACKAY)

Sheungshui, 11.45 a.m. While things along the frontier

are,

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(By R. A. E. WATSON)

CHINA C.G. DESERTED BY WIFE

Formerly a Consul-General in China, Mr. Charles Fortescue Gar-

A DAWN PATROL ALONG THE BORDER IS A

BLEAK BUSINESS THIS WEATHER AND atin, of Queen's Gate; S.W., was

for the present quiet, the The police have stared a large-scale round-up in the hills near Lowu, in search of Chinese military strag- glers, many of whom are reported to be in possession of arms.

granted a decree nisi by Mr. Jus tice Langton in the Divorce Court. on the ground that his wife, Mrs. Carol Mary Langton Garstin, de- serted him. The suit was not de- fended.

IT BECOMES BLEAKER STILL, IN A SENSE, WHEN ONE INDULGES THIS SORT OF ABERRATION TO GET EARLY ON A BAT- TLE FRONT, ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT THE CHINESE HAVE SET. THE STAGE FOR Lantion in February, 1919; and A BATTLE AND THE JAPANESE DON'T WANT TO PLAY.

Chinese forces in the Shataukok area are now fully manning strong defence positions; even those who were resting in Shataukok Village have marched into the lines.

Some marched out at about 5.30 p.m. yesterday and the remainder

between nine and ten o'clock last night.

Among the forces defending Sha-

It appears that in addition to military fugitives from the other taukok are a number of Centra side, large numbers of civilian Government troops, equipped with refugees are encamped in these every modern infantry weapon. hills or roaming aimlessly about steel helmets, and, what is

IMP. AIRWAYS

LINER IN

A comb-out of the entire area important, perfectly disciplined, STORM CRASH

is now in progress, methodically with commanders who seem to

NO DECISION ON BELLIGERENT RIGHTS

London, To-day.

No new decision on the granting of belligerent rights to General Franco was reached as a result of the Paris talks.

know their job.

I walked among them last night and talked to the commander and some of his staff officers, and what- ever else can be said about them, this is certain! They are blokes with guta.

NO SIGN OF JAPANESE

This morning, their lines in hill entrenchments, could be detected by careful, searching with binocu- lars, but there was no sign of a Japanese up to 9 a,m.

For some reason or other, the attack has again been postponed, and the suggestion in competent quarters is that the Japanese are (a) uncertain of the strength and quality of the forces in the hill This was made clear by the positions or (b) realise that the Prime Minister yesterday and Mr. forces at their disposal at the mo- R. A. Butler, informed an M.P., ment are inadequate for the task. who asked what conditions remain- This latter theory seems to be ed to be satisfied before the non- borne out by a report that signs of intervention committee plan for the movement of reinforcements granting belligerent rights could from the Nam Tau district have

been detected. -

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be put into force, that the Pla

Plan must first de accepted by General Franco and then "substantial pro- gress,' as defined by the Commit tee, must be made in the with drawal of foreign nationals from both sides.

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The Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs also intimated that the Secretary of the Non-Intervention Committee had beep unable, while at Burgos to secure any modifier. tion of Franco's refusal to accept the plan.

When asked if any German troops. or w

had arrived in 858

weeks, Mt. Butler

that

information as had been,

would indicate that some ance had boon received from

the lant British Wireless.

countries months.

Shataukok Village is now com- pletely denuded of life now that the soldiers have left, but the military authorities are permitting villagers to return to certain villages on the British side which are not too near the danger gone.

-ACTION POSSIBLE

Shataukok, 10 a.m.

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Baghdad, To-day. The Imperial Airways liner Calpurnia, which crashed into Lake Irag yesterday. while making a forced landing through a sandstorm, with the loss of one life, the wireless operator, two injured and three missing, flew from Durban to Southampton in April this year in four and a half days, mak- ing the fastest flight with mail and passengers for that route.

She was already due Baghdad when she was sighted by R.A.F. planes wrecked in Lake Irag about 50 miles west of Baghdad.

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The pilot who is reported to be missing, has been with Im- perial Airways for 12 years. Reuter.

MR. KENNEDY ON ANGLO-AMERICAN TRADE PACT

London, To-day,

EX

The marriage took place In Mr. and Mrs. Garstin have one

Mr. Garstin's case, was that when he retired and returned from China to London in 1935 his wife and he did not live together. In 1987 she said she had no in- tention of living with him again.

CONDOR PLANE BEGINS FLIGHT TO FAR EAST

Berlin, To-day.

The German Condor plane, which, in August made a record flight from Berlin to New York and back departed yesterday afternoon at 3.57 o'clock for Tokyo, the flight to be made in four stages with stops at Basra, Karachi, Hanoi and Tokyo.

The flight, it is explained here, is experimental in nature and is being performed in response to an invitation from Japan.

The distance to be covered is 13,450 kilometres.

At 7.30 o'clock, the plane was 60 kilometres south-east of Belgrade and flying at an altitude of 4,500 metres. Trans-Ocean.

JAPANESE OFFENSIVE ON ALL FRONTS

CHUNGKING, TO-DAY. CHINESE REPORTS REACH-

Mr. Joseph Kennedy, the Ameri- can Ambassador to London, speak ING HERE INDICATE THAT -Possibility, of action some time ing at a meeting of the American JAPANESE PLAN - SHORTLY

day, is more definite.

Chamber of Commerce described

Tapanese troops are on the move, the Anglo-American trade agree TO LAUNCH AN OFFEN- some four or five miles from the ment as the rebirth of common-SIVE ON ALL FRONTS. British border, slowly pivoting sense In International economy and round the.

economic disarmament."

Tehille, the foot- the first major step towards It is stated that the Japanese are massing troops not only near Mathe British Mr. Kennedy added: "our imme. Hanków and Canton, but also in centre of Shadiate alins may not always be other centres in North and Cen- now-couple fou identical but I believe the trade, tral China. The major drive,

have taken over agreement to be the keystone to an ports say will probab from the Middlesex in the Shatau- economic structure in which we in Kwangel kok region and the Middlesex are may all share more and mora going to Lown Camp.

trading room in common."

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