1938-12-29 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER

JAPANESE

REPORTED TO

BE RETIRING AT TSENGSHING Troops Withdraw Across River Into City

Chinese Vanguards

On Yung Lake At Yoyang

Chungking, To-day.

The situation on various fronts remains practically

unchanged.

According to military advices from north Hunan, the Chinese vanguards are still at Nantsin- kang, two miles from Yoyang. They are facing the Japanese across the Yung Lake.

The Japanese in the outskirts of north of Tehchow. Central News. Taongshing, are reported to have withdrawn across the Tseng River. The Chinese now control the east bank.

Feeler thrust have been made by

JAPANESE REPORT ON

SHANSI OPERATIONS

Shanghai, To-day, Japanese troops, according to Ja-

cross-

H.G. WELLS

ON EUROPE

London, To-day,

Mr. H. G. Wells, who is touring Australia, told an audience yes- terday that there was little good to be said about elther British or European politics,

According to a message from Melbourne, he added that he was; not one of those who greeted Mr. Chamberlain's efforts at. Munich as a triumph for peace--Trang- Ocean.

DAIRY FARM BUTCHER SENT TO PRISON

Before Mr. T. J. Houston at the Central Magistracy this morning, a

Au 82-year-old butcher,

Cheung,

was charged with stealing a pound of pork valued at 60 cents from the Dairy Farm Ice and Cold Storage Co.

Defendant had been employed in

NEW HIGHWAYS the Butchery Department for about

FOR CHINA

Luting, Sikang, To-day. Two new highways linking Sikáng

re-

The highways will cut across

Japanese troops on the north bank panese report, have dislodged with Szechwan and Yunnan of the Siu River in north Kiangsi Chinese forces numbering 6,000 spectively are under construction. during the last two days. On from fortified positions at Yumen Tuesday, the Japanese burned kow in the province of Shansi. down all villages around Kiutsin and then heavily bombarded the Chinese positions across the river. Yesterday, they resumed the bombardment. Under the barrage, a party of Japanese tried to cross the river but the attack was re- Fen River pelled.

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each other at Luting. In view of Yumenkow is an important

the importance of the town as communication centre upon the com- ing point over the Yellow River.

Four other Japanese detachments pletion of the highways, the Sikang which, up to now, held a line run Provincial Government is mapping

out plans for its development. ning from the western bank of the in Central Shansi to

Luting has now a population Chungyang in western Chansi, 28,000, Central News.

southwards driving

Two Japanese trains are 'report-have pushed ed to have been derailed as a re-part of the 115th Chinese division sult of the destruction of a steel before them. bridge and sections of the rails The Chinese

forces are under

of

10 days. At about 12.30 p.m. yes- terday, he was caught by Mr. Grover, with the pork concealed.

Admitting the charge, defendant was sentenced to one month's hard labour.

DANGEROUS EXPLOSIVE

Li Sze, 37, a stonebreaker, was three this morning sentenced to months' hard labour by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Magis- tracy for possession of a quantity of potassium chlorate in Victoria Road on Tuesday.

Sergeant McDermott said the

north of Sangyuan on the Tientsin- the command of General Yen Shi- STUBBS ROAD analyst's report described the mix-

Railway, 21 kilometrés shan.-Trans-Ocean.

Pukow

ROBBERY

ture as a very dangerous explosive. Defendant was seen in Victoria Road, near the Christian Chinese Mr. McLachlan, of No. 2 Shiu Cemetery with a parcel. When Fai Terrace, has reported that be- questioned and he had obtained it tween midnight and 6.a.m. yester from some stonebreakers at Tele- day, his residence was entered graph Bay. He was taken there and jewellery, clothing and a foun- but could not point out the person tain pen to the "alue $422, who gave him the explosive stolen.

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and

later he saithe obtained it from Shamanutpo

Mr. William MacMillan, R.4., has just completed a huge 10ft. 6ins high statue of King George V which will be despatched to In- dia. It will be placed opposite the Outram Ghat, în-Calcutta, which has been called the City of Statacs, as Bengal's memorial to our late i King The finished memorial wil include a large podestal rising 25' feet above the roadway, and three fountains. Photo shows a sculptor putting the finishing touches to the statue In preparation for its den- "atch to Iridio, at ■, Thames Dittón foundry.

ANOTHER CAR DISAPPEARS

Mr. J. P. Whitham, residing at No. 6 Shek 0, has reported that between 3 and 5 p.m. yesterday, his

SCOTTISH SOCCER

London, To-day.

Two matches were played in the

3. Ayr

&

car, No. 2847, was stolen from the First Division of the Scottish park in Connaught Road Central League yesterday, as follows:- near the the Star Ferry. A quant-Albion ity of clothing, valued at $385, was Kilmarnock inside the car.

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Here's Luck!

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