THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 6, 1938
IMMINENT ATTACK ON KONGMOON PREDICTED
Macau, To-day
LATEST WAR OFFICE APPOINTMENTS
London, To-day.
The following appointments
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SUDETENLAND ELECTIONS
Berlin, To-day.
The latest results of the supple- mentary Sudeten German elections received here this morning indicate that 98.9 per cent. of all valid votes were affirmative and that the par- ticipation reached the high figure of 2.525,346, this being 98 per cent.
The entire Chung Shan district is tense following the occupation of Kaukong, on the West River, by Japanese forces and, anticipating a rush of refugees into Portuguese territory, the local were announced by the War Office authorities are already taking special precau- last night: tions on the Macao border to cope with the situation. The Chinese troops at Kongmoon are reported to tor-General of the Territorial Army, as invalid. Trans-Ocean.
have positioned themselves outside the town in expectation of a Japanese attack.
Chinese civilians are still be- ing evacuated by the civil authori- ties, most of them going up river.
Gunfire was audible in Kong- moon last night, and it is be- lieved that fighting between the Chinese and the Japanese will oc- cur in the Kongmoon area by this evening.
Meanwhile, Japanese aircraft are active, raiding all towns
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along the West River.-Our Own Correspondent.
Canton, To-day.
Japanese troops, between Canton and the Hong Kong border are now concentrating along the Canton- Kowloon Railway Line from the terminus-here southwards, as far as Cheungmuktau, with a substan- tial concentration at Cheungmuktau.
It is stated that Chinese gueril- las are active on the line, carrying out raids on the Japanese, depots escaping with quantities of war ma- terial and food supplies. Our Own Correspondent.
Macau, To-day.
Tension in Hafan has eased fol- lowing the departure of Japanese warships from the vicinity of Hoi- how:
Several boats, including an air- craft carrier, are however still con- centrated near Pakhoi, where a Ja- panese invasion is stated to be im- minent.
Chinese military experts believe that in the near future" the: Japan- ese will land troops near Pakhof in order to advance towards Kwangsi. The Japanese navy is more or less concentrated in the area between Hainan Island and Kwangtung. Trans-Ocean,
Shanghai, To-day. According to the leading Chinese paper "Sin Wen Pao" eight million dollars worth of cotton have been exported to Japan, Korea and Man- chukuo.
Special cotton purchasing offices have been established in areas oc- cupied by the Japanese, who are col- lecting the cotton from the Chinese farmera at arbitrarily fixed prices
of those entitled to vote. The exact proportion of the affirmative to the Lt.-Gen. Venning to be Quarter-negative votes was 2.464,494 to master-General of the Forces, 27,426.-
Lt. Gen. Brownrigg to be. Direc- Some 5,496 votes were regarded
Com-
Lt.-Gen. Haining, G.O.C., Pales- time, to be General Officer Com- manding in Chief, Western mand,
secretary to the Secretary of War, Maj. Gen. Barker to be G.O.C.,] with the rank of Lt.-General. Palestine and Trans-Jordan with The appointments of Lt.-Gen. Trans- the rank of Lt.-General,
Haining and Lt.-Gen. Barker date from August, 1939-Reuter.
which, according to the paper, in- fict a serious loss and hardship on the Chinese producers. Ocean.
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Maj.-Gen. Giffard to be military
Tragedy
NEXT MORNING.
It's going to be GLORIOUS
of a tired-
looking bridesmaid
I don't want to see the wedding picture I know I look dreadful !
Betty darling! what is the
matter.
You even wake fired these days. You ought
a
What a lovely couple!
--and the bridesmaids, aren't they sweet. Pity Betty looks so dull-spoils
it rather
From a wedding comes a wedding, but not for Betty if you ask me!
·AT THE DOCTORS
Where's my
bouquet?
I'm so thrilled
THINKS:
How I dread this. I look awful
beside the others! face so dull- ту
and this
THAT HA
•this waking
NIGHT
ד
tired tells on your whole -- appearance. During sleep you bum up energy by breathing and other automatic actions. if this energy is not replaced- of course you wake
tired. It's Night
Starvation!
firedness!
and so every night
you
it
TRAINING CHINESE FOR WAR ON CHINESE
The
Shanghai, To-day.~ opening ceremonies have been held here of a military academy for training:"pacification officers" of Chinese nationality whose duty will be to assist the Japanese “Re- formed Government" in pacification of the country against the opposition of the National Government..
A delegation of the Chinese "Re- formed Government" officials attend- ing the ceremony was headed by Yen Yuan-taop the: "Minister for Public Security "
* A large number of Japanése- offl-. cors were present.Trans-Ocean.
for helping
Does your daughter naks tired 2
WAKING TIRED affects a girl in
her appearance, and› personality...... She never looks and never feels her best. She's unfairly handicapped. Give her Horlicks- a cupful:regularly at night. She'll wake refreshed -- full of energy and sparkle. Get Horlicks today,
HORLICKS
GUARDS AGAINST. NIGHT STÄRVATION
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