THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 6, 1939
SHARP SETBACK
FOR JAPANESE QUEEN'S
NEAR NANNING
Kwong Chow Wan, To-day. THE JAPANESE SUFFERED a serious defeat in the hills north-east of Nanning on Monday, accord- ing to belated messages received to-day. The Chinese carried out a large-scale counter- attack near Pat-tong and compelled the Japan- - ese to retreat to the outskirts of Nanning.
FRITZ KUHN SENTENCED
New York, To-day.
suffered
In this battle, Japanese heavy casualties. The Chinese troops captured several light field pieces and machine-guns.
Japanese reinforcements have ar- rived at Nanning and the Chinese were last reported to be falling back to Fritz Kuhn, leader of, the German- their previous positions in the hills, American Bund, the pro-Nazi organ-owing to constant heavy raids of Jap-
anese aircraft.
isation, was
yesterday sentenced to from two and a half years to five years imprisonment for embezzlement of the Bund's funds.
In passing sentence, the Judge said he did not send this Kuhn to jail because he was a hate-dispenser or a rabble-rouser because there thousands of others in the United States.
are
But even the funds of an organisa- tion like the German-American Bund were entitled to the protection of the law..
Reuter.
THE CHATER COLLECTION
Three Japanese planes raided Lim- chowfu, north of Pakhoi, yesterday.
One of the Japanese planes is said to have been shot down by Chinese
"archies."
Areas north of Pakhoi are infested with bandits who are carrying out daring raids on villages in daylight.- Our Own Correspondent. COUNTER-ATTACK AT YAMCHOW
Kweilin, To-day.
Chinese forces are counter-attack- ing at Yamchow, according to military advices.-Central News.
is attributable to the ravages of the climate, insects, mould, etc. Govern- ment is advised that these pictures can be restored at an estimated cost of $3,500 and, with proper care and maintenance, for which arrangements are being made, saved from further
Expert examination of the pictures in the Collection bequeathed to the Hong Kong Government by the late Sir Paul Chater has revealed serious deterioration in their condition which 'deterioration.
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