THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 9, 1939
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NAZIS BUSILY EXTENDING
WEST WALL:" REPORTS OF HUGE RESERVOIR OF GAS
Paris, To-day. JAPANESE THE GERMANS are reported to be busily fortifying
their frontier from North Luxembourg along the RETREAT Belgian frontier to Aix-la-Chapelle.
At one point they are reported to have replaced a CONTINUES
CHANGSHA, TO-DAY.
THE
CHINESE FORCES ON NORTH HUNAN FRONT HAVE CROSSED THE SINTSIANG RIVER
small fort with a concrete fortress 300 feet long with a steel tower carrying a quick-firing gun. Behind this fort there is reported to be a huge reser-
voir of compressed gas for use against attackers EAST OF THE RAILWAY IN PUR- breaking through the advanced positions.
Activity on the Western Front is in- creasing, although there are as yet no indications that the Germans planning a major offensive in the near future.
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The area south-west of Saarbrucken is the main theatre of the activity.
There were further attacks by enemy patrols. Otherwise, the French German official communiques agree that the night was "quiet."
REPEATED PATROLS
and
KING'S VISIT TO HOME FLEET
London, To-day.
SUIT OF JAPANESE TROOPS.
On the Hunan-Hupeh highway, the Chinese troops have recaptured Nan- kiangkiao and Shangtasheh, two major positions north-east tstang.
of Sin-
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The civilian population is giving
INCOME TAX FOR PALESTINE?
London, To-day.
The Government of Palestine may impose an Income tax to make up defiolencies caused by the decrease in exports.
It may also help to cover the decrease In the cash surplus caused by the recent disturbances.-Router.
CHINESE FIGHT ON NEAR SHEKKI
Although
Macao, To-day.
the Japanese
effective support to the Chinese forces, fully occupied Shek-ki late harassing the Japanese retreat. Nests on Saturday night, fighting of snipers are taking toll in the Japanese withdrawal.-Central New3.
with Chinese remnants con- tinued in the suburbs last night.
GENERALISSIMO PLEASED
Changsha, To-day. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek is highly pleased with the brilliant victory in the battle of
The majority of the Chinese forces managed to break through The Admiralty announces Chinese
the Ja- panese encirclement and are The Germans, however, have been that after visiting the fleet Changsha and has ordered special re- north-west and south-west of Shek-ki. now scattered among the surrounding hills sending out patrol after patrol, ap-the parently with the intention of sound-visited representative ships
All day refugees came flowing ing out the French lines, particularly
Into Macao. Boats which left for south of Saarbrucken.
Hong Kong last night were filled to capacity.
com-
King stated: "Having front.
wards for the officers and men at the
The Generalissimo is particularly and establishments I have pleased that the victory was scored The French official military been much impressed by the before the Double Tenth, as it sym- mentator points out that this has been keen and
bolises China's national spirit of re- accompanied by intensified heavy ar- that unites you in a deter-
cheerful spirit juvenation. tillery activity and by manoeuvres in the Varnt Forest and Blies area. There mination to bring the war to are reports that the Siegfried Line a successful conclusion. has been lengthened.
"WAITING AND WATCHING"
The enemy operations, he says, have not yet assumed serious proportions and it may be that the Nazis are adopting "waiting and watching" tac- tics.
The French deny that two French 'planes failed to return on Saturday. Only one 'plane did not return.
A French military postal 'plane which lost its way in the fog landed in Belgium. Its two occupants were interned. Reuter.
GERMAN RAID REPULSED
Paris, To-day. Last night's French war communi- que said that a German raid east of the Moselle had been repulsed.
During the day, there had been an artillery duel south and south-west of Saarlouis-Reuter.
3RD EDI
"Your task may be long and ardu- ous but I have every confidence in your ultimate success."
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A competent military observer, com- that since the crossing of the Sintsiang menting on the Chinese success, said
River, the Japanese strategy, as well as their day-to-day regional tactics, was almost always foreseen by the Chinese command.
SEVEN DIVISIONS
The Portuguese authorities have temporarily restricted the export of fresh vegetables, fish and other food- stuffs. Our Own Correspondent.
TRAIN MINED
NEAR SHANGHAI
Chungking, To-day.
The C-in-C of the Home Fleet, signalled in reply on behalf of the officers and men of the Home Fleet The observer recalled that the Ja- and auxiliaries: However long and panese forces thrown into the Chang- arduous the task may be, they will sha drive totalled about seven divi- not swerve from their determinationsions, spread over a line of 200 miles to do their utmost to ensure victory.
from the Tungting Lake to the Chin A Shanghai-bound train from Hang- River, traversing the Mufow and Kiu-chow struck a mine laid by guerillas ling ranges. Communications with between · Slashih and Changan the rear were difficult to maintain and Saturday. The locomotive and four contact between units was never close. coaches were overturned.
The Japanese aim was to out flank The guerillas, lying in ambush, the Chinese forces with a dangerous swooped down on the Japanese guards sweep. The thin, long tank, however, and slew many was cut into numerous isolated units Japanese and puppet officials in the of them. Several
and each routed or wiped out by train were killed or wounded during Chinese operations. Central News. the fighting. Central News.
While visiting the fleet the King went to the Air Arm aerodrome and
decorated airmen
who re- cently achieved a certain North Sea triumph. Reuter.
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N. A. Beltrao, of the Tung Chung Building, has reported the theft of money and jewellery to the value of $34.
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DOUBLE TENTH CEREMONY
TO-MORROW, CHINESE NA- TIONALS IN HONG KONG AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD- WILL CELEBRATE THE 28TH ANNIVER- SARY OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
All Chinese schools will close for the day and meetings will be held by different organisations in the Colony, while paper replicas of the Chinese national flag will be sold in the streets by students in aid of war re- lief funds.
Representatives of schools, colleges, commercial organisations, clubs, labour associations, newspaper firms, movie film companies, will gather in the morning in the King's and Queen's Theatres to commemorate the occa- sion.
All women's organisations will meet at Caroline Hill.
·MIlitary_A.R.P—Troops entering a solid concrete structure at Aldershot,
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