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GOVERNMENT BASTION CAPTURED Puzzling

Communists Retake Yulin In Heavy Fighting

Possible Threat

To Yenan

Nanking, Oct. 31.

Yuli, the important Government bastion in North Shensi Province, 100 miles north of the former Communist capital of Yenan, fell to the Communist forces early this morning after several days of fighting," according to semi- official despatches reaching Nanking.

Six Communist brigades participated in the siege

and battered the Nationalist garrison unceas ingly from all sides after isolating the city.

In the past ten days, Govern. In Manchuria, the struggle ment wargames ipad ennstantly for Kirin has been further inten dromped supplies from the als | sifted with the bexleging Ret to the belengamel defenders, hoops freely tising heavy artil-]

There are an inßfeations yet|lery and howitzers In ndex. whether the Communists will perate attempt to level the strang | now make a laid to regain Yenañ. | Government defences, southwestf which, nerording to all avallabte | of Kirin. A farge-sustle battle is indeperulent reports, is weakly raging in this aren and Govern. held.

ment despatches claim thint Communist casualties have already totalled over 2,000. mostly caused by Nationalist air, | bombings and strafings.

Moslems Advance In Kashmir

Changchun Lull

Along the Chungchun-Mukden | -Tattway---Government-troops are

said to have recaptured the city' of Changlu, an important rail- way Junetion midway becseen Szepingkal and Tehling.

der,

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Feng To Be Expelled?

Shanghai, Oct. 31, Top-ranking Kuomhilang members met at a

special Nexslatt in Nanking today to discuss the question of ex- pelling the "Christian Gen- eral Feng Yu-hsiang, who Is at present touring the United States. dccording to Chinese reports this even- JNE,

The reports did not dute what decision was reached.

General Feng, wh hus been critical of the Chinese Government In Neveral speeches, minde his Intest outburst against Nanking

Typhoon Drives Ships Ashore

Manila, Oct. 31.

A woman passenger was drowned and 28 others rescued when the motorship FS277 foundered off the Mindanao çoast after being battered by typhoon "Cathy." The American

President | into the vicinity of Clark Field. Lines Greenville Victory re- Central kuzon,. ported by radia that she was While Cathy followed A mulling but of Sabang, Latzon.[expricious course varing sud- where she had taken sheltor, [denly to the vest and enst dur- which ing the day, it left a terrifying owing to vicious near crampl telely destroyed the wake of destivelion, cacured riteks.

by commurleation fallures,-- Added to the list of grounded Associated Press vessels was a small combina- which he up-

Liberals. tion (righter and

vessel. Captain Panday of the Samar, Leyte, Shipping Com- pany off the Samar cast.

on Wednesday in New York, following the outlawing of the Democratic League, the members of brid as true Reuter,

Claims Against Japan

passenger

Also aground wore the Lykes Brothers Victory ahip, Amelia Earhart, at the cutrance to the port of Cebu, and m.v. Sibayan Sen at 8. god Cove.

Another Railway Smash

Report

Price: 20 Cents.

Canton, Oct. 31.

An American warshilp Bank five fleeing pirate ships to the cast of Kwang- chonwan at a point known as Tanghal, according to a Chanklang (KwangchatiTM wan) wireless report toệ the "Tal Kwong Po." Indeßen- dent Chinese paper here.

It added that all the ban- dits aboard perished. There were no further details. -- Associated Press.

The local U.S. Naval au- thorities sald last night that

they had no repart of the alleged incident. They could not say whether an Amerl- warship WAN In the vicinity at the time.

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China And Japanese Treaty

Nanking, Oct. 31.

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RUMBLINGS OF DISCONTENT

Shanghal, Oct. 31. There is a growing underground movement in Formosa planning to petition the Japanese peace conference for a plebiscite in Formosa, and if this is denied there will be "bloodshed and rebelllon," 'a member of the movement told the United Press today.

Fermoenus have unsuccess- fully sent petitions to the Cen- tral Government asking for home rule and relief from the "horde of carpet baggers who have descended on Taiwan like locusts" and stripped the island of things from libraries to industrial equip ment, he raid.

university

The Formran said condi tions are far worse than when the war ended with corruption ramnant throughout the island.

Family

Unwitting Cannibals

Frankfurt, Oct. 31.

including meny Form:san op. A German railway

portunists.

He claimed

worker made unwitting

Rome 3,000 cannibals of his wife and

soldiers deserted the Govern-

ordered north to fight

three children by provid- Cming the family dinner

China wishes to sign a ment army when the unit was peace treaty with Japanmanists. The deserters are now table with portions of a at the earliest possible operating ar bandits.

youth he murdered, the date, said Dr. Wang!

Recently, he said, well or- Shih-chich,

ganised Formoran undergrund Bremen police reported Foreign

workers carried out surprier today. Minister, reporting to the raida apain corrupt officials Chief Detective. Siehpe told M.V. Chinn Mail east of the from Scotland to London today State Council this after-and bandit soldiers, disarming United Press that 27-year-old Bodil Philippines reported a falling with her fiance. Lt. Philip noon on his trip to the the Chinese police and members Fries confessed to the hatchet slaying barometer and stiff winds ap-Mountbatten, was delxred-by #nited States and Japan.era warned members

the ment parrison. The Fat of a 19 year old talent, Ernest proaching gale forec and high Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, Dr. Wang advocate the calling garrison not to cxploit the peo

Line Cut

London, Oct. 31. Princess Elzabeth travelling

train crash which occurred at

ent

the

Tax Racket

of

the

.0

came from the blackmarket.

the

the Sprenger, while the two foraged fr food near Bremen on June 25 and kcar from position Lat, 15.48 on the Glasgow-London fine, juf four-power conference imme Washington, Oct. 31.

N. g. 124 E.

some two hours before her own disely to decide the broad outline of ple and urged the people not to thess using the hatchet to slice away

pay illegal taxce Aside from early distress re- train passed through.

and not to certain portions of the body" whi The roiled Communista

'The

the peace treaty and reparations. first stated to be retreating in lor-claims

reparation berts from Masbate and Tuclo- She arrived in London an hour an

China's most influential indspend- sell rice at the official price ok home and ordered his wife

bail. New Delhi, Oct. 31.

half late. against

Japan ban, it is difficult to immediate-

newspaper "Ta Kung Pao," which less than one third

elish not tell the family of the The latest reports re-

1 The Princess, who was returning meanwhile, urged the Clinic Gor the open market rate: The Changchun sector is en-submitted by 11 nations the damage. particu-

origin of the meat except to hint that from the launching uf the newernment to conduct a to the Far Eastern Com. Llarly in the rich coconut-grow~ |Cunard liner, Caronia, at Clydebank, polt on che various phases of

public opinion ceived in New Delhi on joying a temporary bull.

fing aven of southern Luzon.

The police claimed that this is the the battle

A high position in

Government military mission here show that

kaw the wrecked engines and 25 Japanese peace settlement, including He claimed cal officials first known case of cannibalion do Manchurian the Kashmir were

Whether the Emperor system levied sparin taxea as a means Germany since the war ended dealer derailed wagons of two goods tratos conflict-

enpital was quoted by the Cen. China claims 40 per cent The Manila railroad reported which had collided outside Leighton should he abolished and Hirabite of enriching themselves but uncountable rumours of the crim ing.

tral news agency today as stat of the total pool, believ-its line was cut 134 rail milen Buzzard station.

should be tried as a war criminal. Some said that spearheads of ing that there is absolutely need to be about $14,000,-outh of Manila by a bridge|

said he did not believe the pro- United Press. 2.What Industrial level should vincial authorities were aware The loaded trucks, fling across the columns of tribesmen had reach- danger of· Changchun · falling to

000,000.

main express lines; hod caused the Japan have. ed to within 10 miles of Srinagar,] the Communists as there was

Manila braced itself for the delay. while others were that Indian sufficient military strength to

Indio elamus 12.5 per cent cf most destructive storm in 13

Bush drivers and the firemen of the the pool. Army troops, who, although cope with all the Red assaults,

years as still winds, driving trains escaped with only superficial outnumbered. have the ad

| rata and wering visibility injuries-Reuter,

announced the approach of the vantage of air support, were ad-

typhoon. vancing.

The raiders were reported to

official

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The percentage clulms made by the nations originally talled 204.5 per cent. So far, in the negotiations since Inst February this has been reduced to 188 per

In adiun to claims on their

the

washout.

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The Fleet Weather Control al

1600 placed the storm 60 miles cust by south of Manila, may- mg Iisurely urth-north-west own behalf, the countries also, with it possibility that its submtued percentage to churning vortex with winds of which

considered other 8 mph might be deflected by nations were entitled. The total the Sierra Madre mountains of these estimates..was only 92 per cent.

Paoting Threat South of the Great Wall, the guerilla forces are once ngais have taken Gulmarg, the of the threatening Paoting, the provin- most famous scenke resorts. in

etal capital of Hopei, on the cent. the rant, and to have control of Pelping Hankow railway, follow. the village of Patian, with abonting their capture of Hsinan, a 3.000 inhabitants, about 20 miles town about 20 miles to the east. west of the expital, Silangar,

The Proting garrison has been Indian Army Rivers were belerted to man the defences of lleved to be pirejring to hold the city.

On the Yangtae front, Govern the line lg the rige beind Pattan and to have beaten offment warplanes are claimed to theve denli a "devastating blow" of assaults by Berles

to the Communist base raiders.

The most important goin by Kwangtsi, 90 miles southeast of the luvaling tribesmen is the town of Baramula, with 13,000 In a prolonged strafing attack, Inhabitants, standing at the end the Nationallat air force is said of a gorge opening into a 60. to have destroyed or damaged a of the Communist milca broad valley in which great part

fortifications and also dropped | Sprinagar stands.

surrounding pamphleta in the

Jass

to capture

Runkow.

ot

rens urging the Communists to

down their atms.

They

Other claims were; Australia

28 per cent, Britain 25 per cent. the Philippines 15 per cent, the Soviet, France and the Nether landa 12 per cent, New Zealand: two per cent and Canada 1.5 per cent-Renier.

HONG KONG WINTER TIME

Hong Kong Summer Time will end an Sunday, 30th Nov., at 3.30

Tientsin Trunk Murder

Attack On Lords Opens

London, Oct. 3'.

of.

What should fupan's fure territory be and huwe should. certain

ilands The Ta Kang Pan upheld China's The stand on the retention of the Big Five veto: declaring that this right," "won after eight years of bitter struggir, will serve а China's defensive weapon at the peace conference."——— Reuter.

IN TWO

The Labour Party formally LAUNCH BROKE pence is attack on the Tory- packed House of Lords toxiny whair the Home-Steretary,Mr- Chuter Ede, presented in the House of Comm:na A bli to Seven

amend the Parliament Act of 1911.

women lost their lives a few days!

The bill. presented on behalf ago when a steam launch | of the Prime Minister, Mrplying between Macao Clement Attlee, Was rend

formally for the first time, and the Chinese- river Debate normally takes place on port of Kongmoon broke the accond reading of the bill. in two throwing more The Home Secretary also pre than 40 passengers into sented the Criminal Justice Bill

Labour,

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The pro-Pakistan raiders were

Tientsin, Oct. 31. reported to have burned half the town of Baramula before sending

A wealthy Chinese, Li to abelith penal servitude, hard the water. It is learned that heavy Gov. am, when clocks will be turned Pao-yu, and his German- whippings and to amend

prison divisions and A Chinese report sald that the a column across the precipitous crament reinforcements are moy-back one hour.

the tragedy occurred half-way be mountain

bern concubine are un- law relating to probation

the of tween

two ports while Gulmarg, where the palace of Into this sector to deal on

Londun, Oct. 31. der arrest following the offenders

pro-the launch and to rovise

steaming to-} Sir Hari Singh, Maharajah of annihilating blow to the raining Communist columns and thus Kashmir, was burned.

arrying cats of all kinds, ner-grim discovery of the ceedings in criminal courts and wards Macne.

Overloading in the stern, it regulate management of pri- Royal Indian Air Force remove the Red threat to invade pan and even jugs, motorists wVEN!

garages today-the last day for Corpse of Li's wife in ascns ac institutions and treat- was alleged, caused the accident. fighters dived to attack a convoy the regions south of the Yang obtaining perret in return for the trunk.

ment of persons committed to A Chinese Custorns launch of 60 lorries and several hunc, which have been enjoying basic coupons to make certain of

picked up the survivors. The discovery was made by their custody.-United Press. dreds of raiders 20 miles west comparative pance

over a obtaining every drop of the ration-police following the suspicions of year-Reuter-AAP.

Reuter.

a friend of the husband,

LI is manager of the Chung Tien machinery works and one of the biggest shareholders in the Chi Sing cement works. Both he and his wo are socially promin

of the capital.

Moslems among the Kusumir State forecs ure. Haid to have deported to the invading foren.

The Indian Govemment hoped by tonight to have 2.000 Indlan Army troops in Kashmir engag- ing the less disciplined but better

·equipped force of tribesmen, who are estimated to be at least five times as strong.-Reuter,

for

Prank Or Attempt At Murder?

Tokyo, Oct. 31..

The former Japanese Premier, Shigeru Yoshida, President of the Conservative Liberal Party, is reparted to have been shot at by unidenti- fied assassins in broad daylight shortly before one o'clock on Wednesday afternoon.

ent.

The dead woman, Tung Yu- tseng, whose father, the late General Tung Chen-juo, was

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Democrat Centre Taken Over

Shanghai, Oct. 31.

former North China warlord, was A couple of armed policemen stood guard this morning outside the Shanghal headquarters of the Democratic League, just ontlawed by the National Government, following the sealing of the premises yesterday afternoon by the local authorities.

reported to have vlalted her hus- band at the concuisine's house. A quarrot is sold to have developed, during which Ll is alleged to have killed his wife with un iron hammer.

Allegedly helped by the concu- bine, Li is said to have 'sawed off

HAMMER MURDERS

Yokohama, Oct. 81. The Eighth Army Provost Marshal today announced that he was secking Stratmen" Arm-

Yoshida was not injured, al-1 A Provost Marshal officia) - told

The sealing was carried out by a Government leaders on behalf of his stead for questioning in

though a small crack was inflict- | Central News con.

all information his wife's head and legs, after group of police and officials including Party-Reuter." nection with the brutal hammered on the bullet-proof windshield would later be released by the which he disfigured the face and Mr. Ting Nenahin, Secretary of the

of his 1937 Rolls-Royce.

Public Information Ofoc. murders of four Japanese early

packed the remains into a trunk. Municipal Government. The Tokyo Metropolitan Polico

Li took the trunk to a friend's According to the hazy story chouso, it is alloged, and returned and Yoshida

United Press.

according to the Metropolitan There were no houses on alther DDT PLANE CRASH

ON OTHER PAGES Before Board, revealed that never side of the road as wartime bomb- had a stone, however tags had levelled all residential

by

the

The Weather

Sunday morning near the Fourth Board is extremely cautious about Yoshidn'n driver, he was driving with a`bigger trunk `naxt" day) watched by, the police and some of Summer Time) the typhoon was contred

The evacuation of the house Replacement Depot at Zama, the attempted assassination theory

members of the League was closely At 0800 hrs, ONT 18 p.m. Hong Kong Kangawa prefecture, near Tokyo. of the Conservative lender

near Shibuya when attempting to put the first one them had their luggage searched be

about 60 miles 29% of, Malta, moving The Provost Marshal said claimed the whole "incident" Jeep overtook the car,

into it. The friend reported to

WNW or NW at. in 10. krate A weak Armstead, a negro, was absent might have just been a "prank” When the Jeep was about three the police and the arrests followed, fore they were allowed to leave. and 'callupslag ridge ·of." high, presure without leave from the depot and the crack caused by a pleco metres in front, aldenly the-Central News.

The building wa formerly

extends From Centrul Chirin, to a Touble bf flying stono.j

bullet-proof windshield was hits 2

home of Mr. Chau En-lai,, the Comanticyclone. E of Japan. A moderala hii The former Premier, Yoshida, | by_something.

munist leader, and negotiator, anil deepening decenions moving over was taken over by the Democratic Manchart League after the withdrawal of the Today's Forecasti-Moderate Nz wine Cairo, Oct. 31. Communists from `Yhànghal,

freshentag laters, fair, or 'Bad

·birongly thrown, been known to houses,

An Egyptian air force plane crashed

"Yoelerday's Westhapindi Representing the Democratic Lesgustam 17.3 dex. Fat crack the bullet-proof windshield. Yoshida

considered the "inci- outside Calro today whil spreying at the evacuation

Was Mr. Shennimum 47.0 deg. Yake The missils left a neatly drill dent serious and ordered the car the outskirts of the capital with DDTI Chun-ju, who told newsmen that be sunshinei 7.5 hours, ed hole in the first layer of the to stop.

as part of the campaign to exfermio was not in a position, to defend his Rainfalls NIL Tatal "sinza” Jan. Jimn wind-shield but was stopped by He reported the "incident" to ste cholera-carrying flies.

Party against the allegations burled 2868.3 mm.=101,17 Ink, as Agrinat an the second layer.

the Police box about 100 yards The plane hir a telegraph pole and at it, bur expreised the hope that re- Internge of 1072,1 bunisBLE?: 15.

Depp'Rand[nær át - While Metropolitan Polico - beyond the scene, clals and Yoshida's driver were The Metropolitan Pollo Bore crashed in a swamp nearby. parts about the Langue's Retivities

Board Alrcraft have been spraying the should not be, exaggerated, M hary in. their stories the Ameri-reported they are now, testing, the capital with DDT to eradicate Meanwhile, the vocational classes Duro, at mad-1917 1914.0 mb.

LEMMA Equnis can "Provost' Marshal refused to crack on the bullet-proof wind-disease-carrying lies. In efforts fà, conducted at the house by Mr. Hunby Rel. Humility | décloss the possible shooting in- shiold: to determine whether it combat the cholera epidemic which|| Yen-pei, the top-level League Stader. Daw Polig Da

oldent when contacted by Central was mada hy bullet or stone has killed 6,174 people: slovo. Its out ware continuing. Mr. Huang Wind Diretion, a NNE NE Boftball Notes) Soccer: Rugger," | Newa."

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RIVER TRAGEDY

Caracas, Venezuela, Oct.*31. About 40 died and the town of

The officially announced in- flux of 400,000 to 600.000 fram the Chinese mainland resulted Egido was destroyed last night when in the same number of Formo- the Montalban river burst its re nin- san men begging in the streets big walls and swept over the sleeping

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