Lorary, Supreme Cour,
THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 5, 1938
TOKYO CLAIMS SUCCESS "SOMEWHERE IN SOUTH CHINA'
Tokyo, To-day."
Japanese troops have completely occupied Kow- kong Delta, according to a communique issued by the Japanese army in South China. The Japanese press claims that the fall of Kow- kong, "which is an important junction for sea and land routes for the transport of munitions to General Chiang Kai-shek," eliminates the danger of the reported Chinese counter-attack on Canton.
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Japanese detachments, it is stat- ed, are now driving west across the delta with the ultimate objective of cutting the Chinese route for mu- nition supplies along the lower sec- tion of the West River. Reuter.
[The delta referred to is presum- ably the smält area on which Ków- konghu, a few miles north-north-
AMERICAN BOND ISSUES
Washington, To-day.
The Treasury on December 15
east of Kongmoon at the entrance will offer for cash $400,000,000 to the West River, stands.
of 19807
bonds.
There has been no previous ins timation of operations in the Kong- as well as $300,000,000 moon area, and assuming the claim per cent. five eat notes. to be accurate, it is supposed that Similar bonds and notes in addi
the troops engaged struck south from Fatshan.1
entional qualities will be offered on s -dollar for dollar basis to holders of $942,000,000 maturing 11⁄21⁄2 per cent. notes
Chungking, To-day. Severe fighting is taking place along the Canton-Hau- kow Railway north of Canton, where Chinese forces on the night of last Thursday launch- ed an offensive against the Jaj panese south of Tsungfa, ac cording to Chinese military despatches.
The Chinese vanguards are said
Maturing notes may also be ex- changed at pay for a new series, of 2 per cent 1947 Treasury Bonds. Beuterized
SLOVAK PACT
USADAVERA
to have reached Taipingching, 25 WITH POLAND
miles north of Canton.
On the Hunan" front the Chinese and Japanese forces continue to face each other across the Sin- Yochow, tsiang River south of while on the highway south of Pingkiang @ghting-Is-said to be in progress in the vicinity of Chin- ling. Reater.
HAINAN SHELLING
Cadet Chungking, To-day, Ten Japanese warships are shall ing various ports along the coast of
· Hainan Island, including Halkow, Yulin, Sinan and Tsising, accord- ing to Chinese reports.
This, it is believed, is to test the strength of the Chinese defence units. Reuter.
Pressburg. Yesterday.
The Slovaks show themselves very satisfied with--the result of the frontier agreement signed be- tween Slovakia and Poland in Tatra Loumitz
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Generally speaking the Polish demands are considered by the Slovaks to have been reasonably moderate.
lages of Hladowsky, Suchahora and Lesnice. Mea
TUNING UP FOR THE OCCASION. The famous Lord Mayor's Boy. Players have already commenced practising Xmas carols in pre- paration for Christmas. These lads have not long returned from their successful five weeks' tour of Scotland, where each was pre- sented to the Queen. Photo shows a study in expressions as the Boys Players”; in their quaint old-world costumes, rehearsed,” “thei
carols. (Copyright).
Schuschnigg May Be Freed To Die
LONDON, NOVEMBER 22. FRIENDS OF DR. SCHUSCHNIGG. THE IMPRISONED AUS-
TRIAN EX-CHANCELLOR, ARE GRAVELY ANXIOUS FOL LOWING THE FORECAST THAT HE IS NOT TO BE TRIED, BUT WILL SHORTLY BE RELEASED.
BULLET PROOF MAN
London Nov. 20,
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ed:
the al
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from well-inform- Vienna suggests release and
of his trial are Mussolini's
reported intervention
fact that DIS
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as to the huschnigg is very
The Poles received in addition
He has not only suffered phy- to smaller stretches of territory wealthy foreigner has just sically from the strain of his in the Jaworina district, the vil-given a West End firm the lrgest imprisonment and his frequent order for bullet proof waistcoats interrogations, but he has also ever received from one person. een the victim of an almost com-
He is a man of great girth. He plete mental breakdown. has ordered alx waistcoats fofly- six inches round the waist, and each weighing thirty pounds.
PACE SEACKENS IN
The Slovak villages of Smerd- HUNAN AND HUPEHzonks and Babiugora, which had Chungking, To-day already been occupied by Polish The war pace in Human along the troops, were evacuated last Canton-Hankow Railway and in conmight
They are costing him eleven The tral Hupeh along the Hunkow-Total number of Slovaks liv-guineas each and will match six crute Ichang highway, which slowed down ing in the territory ceded to the a fortnight ago, has now slackened Poles is estimated at 3,500.
to practically a stalemate, with the Trans-Ocean.^^; invaders busily digging in against
Chinese counter-attacks.
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In Hunan, the Japanese are held up both on the railway, and along the Huper Hanan highway, within↑ a radius of thirty kilometres from r. Yoyang, while In Hupeh the Japan-
een spearhead is about 100 kilome stres west of Hankow.
FILM SCENES OF BURNING OF CANTON
A Changin tnessage reports a <zideverá artüler, duel in the vicinity First film of the burning and Brod KeyingAt Chenlingki, just occupation of Canton, taken by the ** Aghora moyang, a big fire is raging.intrepid RKO-Pathe cameraman,
All along the extended Japanese A. T. Hull, will be shown in. fines from Binyang, Chinese guérilla, Queen's Theatre, to-morfo activities have been increasing, fol thor with “Blond Cheat says lowing the recapture of Loshan and Hull was one of the selera)
5 Hwangchnan
news photographers in Cas Hine, the time of the evacu
Contri
Nand
new suits he is having made
ON CRUTCHES
hancellor walks om whenever he leaves his
small room.
in of Herr Buerkal's lives, he eats, he
lost many pounds
Proof against all revolver or automatic platol bullets and knife He has thrusts, the waistcoats will always, weight, in be worn by him on his travelling in assurance. southern and central Europe.
nks... Nearly - a thousand soft-core / metal plates, overlapping sÓ AS His nervous atate la just as bad. allow movement, and yet afford Dr. Schuschnigg, was used to have protection from all angles, are hid the widest interests, is now said to den in the padding of each garment, take very little notice of what is
Shots fired-pol blank, or from going on around him the range at which the bullet gains
its highest velocity, might bowl him Most of the days, it is stated, ho...... over, might even break a rib, but spends sitting practically motion- the bullet would be most unlikely less and staring into
ney. to enter his body.
Though his friends are happy day, Mr. Hull seht his films to New the prospect its release they are York, by Imperial Airways via only too Southampton. Developed and re- that of leased in New York immediately, a soner print was rushed back on the Nobel Peace "Clipper which Missing the Clipper" by one Saturday.
ss the first to reach: Hồn” Kong
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