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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 20, 1939.

JAPANESE CROSS THE KWANGSI BORDER: HEAVY AIR BOMBING OF NANNING

Kwong Chow Wan, To-day.

IT IS OFFICIALLY confirmed that Japanese troops crossed the border into Kwangsi yesterday morn- ing, this being the first time foreign troops have set foot on Kwangsi soil. Two raids by some 20 Japanese planes were made yesterday afternoon on Nanning. High explo- sive and incendiary bombs were dropped at ran- dom and many buildings were demolished.

Fires were

still blazing furiously away late last night according to the latest reports received here.

The Japanese have advanced from Taitse (The Big Temple) but are en- countering organised resistance from Kwangsi troops.

Chinese

A large number of troops are reported manning the defence lines outside Nanning and troops are pouring into that sec- tor from Kwellin.

PAI IN KWEILIN General Pai Chung-tsi is now in Kweilin after a brief visit to Nanning He is in charge. yesterday morning. of the defence operations.

All roads between Nanning and demolished by Kweilin are being farmers acting under instructions of Our Own the military authorities. Correspondent.

Kwong Chow Wan, To-day. The Japanese were reported last night to be about 25 miles from Nan- ning. Cavalry units are reported ad- vancing rapidly with the support of aircraft. Our Own Correspondent.

CHINESE HOLD OUT

GERMAN AIR CRASH IN ITALY

London, To-day.

A German military machine crashed yesterday in Northern Italy.

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No explanation of its presence in the area is forthcoming.

Two of the four members of the crew were arrested by the Italian authorities, but the other two escaped and are the object of a watch on the border-Reu- tor.

In addition to stubborn Chinese re- drizzling rain de- sistance, fog and

the Japanese northward ad- terred

The total Japanese landing forces at Yamchow, Fongshing, and nearby points are now estimated at

vance,

4,500. Kweilin, To-day. Week-end reports received at mili- that the thiy

headquarters declare situation on the Yamchow-Fongshing sector has been stabilised.

DANGER WAS HIS BUSINESS!

"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! THE NAME OF, THE MAN WHO:....' A shot rang over the airways

...and the voice -behind the microphone stopped!

RISKY BUSINESS

with

A NEW UNIVERSAL PIRTITE

GEORGE MURPHY

BOROTHEA KENT

Eduardo Sizanai!i

Alshard Tucker,

TO-MORROW

ALHAMBRA

Severe fighting is raging at several villages immediately north of Yam- and Fongshing, including chow Tatsehu, Wongwutun, Pingngantu and defenders are Yentseping, where the bolding out.

To the west of Yamchow, Japan- ese forces lost heavily. The Chinese coastal positions at Laitoutsu were pulverised by severe Japanese naval bombardments. Central News.

JAPANESE BOMB NANNING

Kweilin, To-day.

BREAKDOWN

IN GERMAN TRADE TALK

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

ITALY'S DENIAL

Rome, To-day.

Reports that Italy had Inform- ed the German Goveṛnment that she was interested in preserving the neutrailty of Belgium and Holland, are authoritatively, den- led here.Router.

LESSONS OF LAST WAR TO GOOD PROFIT

Bucharest, To-day. German-Rumanian trade talks are believed to have reached a deadlock.

London, To-day. Some observers fear that Germany will take very serious measures to

Mr. Hore-Belisha, the War Minis- compel Rumania-to enter the Reich'ster, who has been visiting the B. E. F. economic system.

Government quarters, however, are confident that Germany has closed herself to every possibility of direct pressure against Bucharest.

Germany could control Rumanian oil and wheat resources only through the the threatening

occupation of such a threat could be country but carried out only after the occupation of Hungary or with the co-operation of the Soviet.

Both eventualities appear highly improbable. Havas.

in France, said in an interview be- fore leaving the front: "We are win- ning the war comfortably."

Mr. Hore-Belisha, who spent prac- tically all the hours of daylight on Saturday visiting various sectors of the British line went into the French

area.

Before he returns to England, it is reported, he will see. M. Daladier, the French Premier, will visit the head- quarters of General Gamelin, Com- mander-in-Chief of all forces.

The War Minister said: "The spirit of troops is noteworthy. I have been impressed with the eficiency of ad- ministrative arrangements.

NO INCREASE IN FREIGHT RATES (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

Washington, To-day.

and The Pan-American Economic

that Conference decided Financial despite the war situation in Europe not to raise the freight transportation rates section of front has also impressed

British Wireless. between American ports.-Havas.

"I think the lessons of the last war good profit. have been put to very Transport which broke down in the last war has been exceptionally well with riin. The general smoothness which everything is running is most satisfactory. The activity

me."

CIVILISATION IN DEBT OF FRANCE, SAYS MR. EDEN

on

London, To-day.

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MR. ANTHONY EDEN, the Dominions Secretary, broadcasting in French last night, referred to his recent visit to the front:

Nanning, former capital of Kwang-Mr. Eden said: "The dominant note wherever !

si, was twice, bombed by Japanese planes yesterday afternoon. Many

and incendiarles explosives dumped on the city, causing unascer-

Central News. tained damaged.

CLUMSY GERMAN

were

PROPAGANDA (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

PARIS TO-DAY,

NEW PROOF OF THE CLUMSI- NESS, AND UTTER DISRESPECT FOR TRUTH, OF GERMAN PROPA- GANDA IS GATHERED FROM GER-- MAN REPORTS ON THE JAPANESE OPERATIONS IN SOUTH CHINA. German propaganda asserted yes terday that the Japanese, after oc- crossed the cupying Fangcheng,

and

of French Indo-China

50 miles inside French

border penetrated territory.

Despite the obvious absurdity of the news it is pointed out that reports Indo-China show from French that the territory is not threatened and that operations are not taking place on the Indo-China border. Havas.

FRENCH CAPTURES OF NAZI SHIPS

mer-

Paris, To-day!. "During the last four weeks war the tonnage of German chantmen captured on the high seas by our patrols exceeded by several thousand tons the tonnage of French merchantmen lost through enemy sc- tion."-Reuter.

went was the quiet determination of males and females, young and old, civilians and soldiers.

"Everywhere was a fixity of pur- pose and a determination this time to make an end of recurrent wars of aggression.

"NO one doubts final victory, and with it a new page of history must be turned.”

As regards the Maginot Line, the patience and thoroughness with which France had completed her defences and trained her armies, thus not for the first time in history France had placed all civilisation in her debt. Reuter.

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