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CHINESE TRIUMPH AT MATANG

THE CHINESE ARE JUBILANT OVER THE NEWS OF THE RE- CAPTURE OF MATANG, STRA- FEGIC TOWN ON THE YANG- ZE RIVER ABOUT HALF-WAY BETWEEN SHANGHAI AND HANKOW, RESULTING IN THE INTERRUPTION OF COM- MUNICATIONS ON THE YANG- SHANGHAI

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BETWEEN AND HANKOW."

Chinese field despatches claim hat Chinese forces in north-east- ern Kiangsi launched a general. ffensive on Matang on the night October 11 and completely oc- upied the strategic point at 4 Pélock-on Saturday morning. '-.

Matang, it is said, was heav- lly garrisoned by the Japanese- The Chinese occupation of the own after a few hours fighting is ailed as "an important and signi- cant achievement" in a leading rticle on the subject in the "Cen- al Daily News," the official Gov- Fament organ,which declares hat Japanese river and land com- Aúnications in Central China fould be seriously affected by the

capture of Matang-Reuter.

ITALIANS FIGHT SHY AT MALTA

According to an American cor- spondent at Malta, Hurricane rcraft there are making, Italian ombers and fighters very shy of tacking the island, whose de- nces, were recently reinforced.- euter,

Seeking Crooked. "Regional"

Deal With Stalin

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RIBBENTROP TRIES TO SPIKE BRITISH GUNS

A German Foreign mission has been sent. hurriedly from Berlin to Moscow to try and check the tendency towards improvement of Anglo-Soviet rela- tions, according to the Berlin correspondent, of the Domei Agency.

The German Am bassador, who had been on a visit to Ber- lin, also left for the U.S.S.R., by air yes- terday. Reuter.

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KUNMING SAVAGELY BOMBED BY JAPS.

THE U.S. CONSULATE at Kunming was lightly damaged and the British and German Consulates had their windows shattered when

apanese planes mercilessly dive-bombed

unming.

Flying daringly low, the aircraft systema-

ically raked the city from north to south.

An immense pall of smoke hung over the ity after the terrible bombardment, which, eemingly, destroyed the whole city-Reuter. Kunming was thrice severely 40 bombers and fighters were

dad. by Japanese aircraft yes- day de The whole city

counted,

Uh smoke after the raids and heart of the town and several was enveloped] Bombs were dropped in the

iny civilians have been killed power-dived and machinë-gunned. wounded while scores of civilians. fleeing from the city. ildings were severoly damaged Chinese AA batteries went into action but none of the raiders

A few planes took part-in were shot down, Several dog-.

THE BLOCKING OF

IN PEIPING ON MOVE

The United States Navy Department, it is learned officially, has ordered the withdrawal from Peiping of all dependents of the American Embassy Guard.

It is believed that they num ber approximately forty women and children.

Of the remaining 450 civilians,

RUMANIAN AC- COUNTS IN BRITAIN AS A RESULT OF THE ENTRY OF GERMAN TROOPS INTO RUMAN-in Peiping. seventy have re- IAN TERRITORY WILL DOUBTLESS BE FOL-quested evacuation at the earliest possible moment, while 100 |LOWED BY FURTHER STEPS AS THE SITUA- |<thers want to leave if the situa

TION REQUIRES, SAYS REUTER'S DIPLOMA- TIC CORRESPONDENT, AND THESE. MAY IN- CLUDE THE RUPTURE OF DIPLOMATIC RE LATIONS BETWEEN BRITAIN AND RUMANIA IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

tion worsens.

The rest of the civilian re- sidents do not desire to depart unless a grave cricis is preci- pitated.

Several Embassy families, including Mrs. Nelson T. Johnson, the wife of the Ambassador, and her two children, are sailing by

Shanghai on November 7-Reu-

In the meantime, the future plans of the the President Coolidge from. Axis are still a matter of speculation, but theter.

consensus seems to be that Bulgaria and MYSTERY

Greece are the next objectives, and that an at-

tempt will be made to make them follow the BOMBING Rumanian example.

In that cvent, the Axis troops |tion of Rumania. It is considered The British merchant would be on the Bulgarian/Tur-in Turkey that the season is too ship Starling has entered kish frontier as a direct threat late for a drive against her, and against Turkey,

an advance by the Axis Powers as Cadiz after being bombed The Axis "Long Arm Plan" far as the Turkish frontier only by an unknown plane would then include the subjuga-need not be regarded as being of tion of Turkey and Egypt, either much value as a move against the outside Spanish waters. by violence or by threats with a British Empire. view to opening the way to the Suez Canal:'

Should this, in fact, prove to be the Axis Plan, it would ap-. pear to be gambling on the fact that neither Turkey nor Egypt| have yet declared war,

But Turkey's answer has al ready been made. She has de- clared that any Axis attempt against Turkey would meet with "2.000.000 bayonets."

In the meantime, in Egypt and Palestine there is the British Army to be reckoned with.

Turkey Not Anxious

Turkey does not appear to be unduly anxious about the occupa-

GOERING'S ROUT OVER LONDON

lining the streets witness- Thousands of people ed the rout of German "'planes in several at- tempted attacks on Lon- don yesterday.

The spectators saw four or five

cloud before they finally-fied. bombers chased from cloud to.

The On - another occasion, a soli. tary 'British Spitfire swooped in nine, German fighter-bombora 'attacking, from the "west.. As the Spitfire dived, the enemy

he first and second raide drop-| fights took place outside the city | machines: broke – formation and ling bomba on the outskirts, but the results are not known.sped swiftly away to the south- but, during the third raid some}Our Own Correspondent.

east. Reuter.

Four of the crew were killed Furthermore, the Axis must and seven were wounded.

The plane dived on the steam- recognise that the invasion of er suddenly from out of a cloud- -Greece might bring Turkey Into bank.

the. conflict

without further Reuter is, informed in London- ado, while the British might that the Starling was not armed.

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