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URBAN COUNCIL MEETING

Orders For Tuesday. " The fortnightly meeting of the Urban Council wil be held on Tuesday at 4.15 p.m.

Orders of the day are 38 follows:-

Letter from Government relative

to the appointment of Mr. L C. F. Bellamy, M.C, to be a member of the Urban Council for a further term of three years.

Applications for an eating house licence for No. 149. Temple Street ground floor: and for No. 425. King's Road ground floor (side door); food factory licence for No.

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Philadelphia, Oct. 9.

A straw vote among members of Congress on American co-operation in sanctions or other active League intervention in the Far East, is be Irig conducted by à Philadelphia publication.

The results hitherto indicate that a definite majonty of Congressmen are dednitely opposed to any active intervention. Reuter,

CHINESE AIRMEN BUY $200,000 SALVATION, BONDS

Shanghai. Oct. 9: Officers of the Chinese Air Force have jointly

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JAPANESE ATTACK AROUND TEHCHOW REPULSED

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Tsinan, Oct. 9: "It is officially

BRITISH GUNBOAT, ENTERS PEARL RIVER

Canton, Oct. 9: The British

unboat Semew passed through farrow opening at the second bar announced here to-day that the

to-day and proceeded up the Pearl Japanese attacking the Chinese

River where it will take over the left flank in the vicinity of Teh-patrol duties of the Cicala which chow, important railway town in Shantung, has been repulsed,

It is also claimed that during the fierce fighting on October 7 over 700 Japanese were slain,

Eight Japanese planes raided Talan on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway last Thursday and drop- ped 19 bombs on the station, damaging two coaches, 40 houses and killing four civilians. Central News,

JAPANESE RED CROSS SHIP IN SHANGHAI

left for Hong Kong this morning. The military authorities here an- nounce, that through the requests of foreign merchants, 19 vessels which were battled up at Canton following the closing at the second bar on the night of September 30

were

given special permission to leave for Hong Kong through a narrow opening to-day. The sec- tion was left opened between 6 and Do'clock this morning.

Central New

The Chinese authorities blocked the river following the arrival of a number of Japanese warships. and submarines off the South Shanghal, Oct. 9: The Japa China coast late last month.- nese Red Cross ship. converted from the merchant vessel. Ameri. can Maru, is scheduled to leave here to-day with 1,000 bodies of Japanese soldiers, who were killed In Shanghai during the last few A number of days, for Japan. wounded men will also be carried home on the same boat.

The vessel arrived here fester- day, with a huge cargo of medical supplies which was unloaded at the Yangtsepoo district. Central News.

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CHINESE PLANES BOMBING PEIPING-HANKOW LINE Taiyuan. Oct. 9: The Chinese Air Force has been carrying out extensive bombing operations alone the Japanese positions on

the Feiping-Hankow Rallway. It was disclosed to-day.

Although no

names of places have been mentioned, It is claim- ed that the planes yesterday in.. ficted heavy damage on the Ja- panese and blew up a number. of munitions depots,

The Chinese Air Force, it is CHINESE DRIVER RUN AWAY

stated, will continue to carry on WITH JAPANESE TRAIN

their attacks along the line in an enort An in-

to put the Chengchow, Oct. 9;.

Japanese mechanised units out of operation. to the tertesting interlude

It is also believed that the Chi situation in Norh' China occurred "somewhere along the Peiping-nese will shortly send bombers to Hankow line" on October T, it was disclosed to-day.

war

A Japanese troop train, with a Chinese driver, left Pelping for the south on the morning of October 7. At a certain place, which was not revealed, the Japanese soliders alighted to in- spect the railway zone. As soon as they got to a safe distance. the

driver immediately clever started the train and south at full speed...

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The Japanese soldiers not only lost their train but also heavy cargo of military supplies which was in one of the coaches.

The driver has been awarded $1,000 cash for "capturing" the train single-handed. Central News.

HUTER BUSES TO USE CHARCOAL FUEL.

attack the Japanese on the Tientsin Pukow line, particularly around Tsangchow. Central Newt.

SHANGHAI PAPER AGAINST CABARETS DURING WAR Shanghal, Oct. 9: The news- paper Min Pao has started a

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JAPANESE DRIVEN OUT OF

SHANSI CITY

Talyuan, Oct. 9: Following a fierce 'counter-attack which lasted all night, the Chinese forces have, driven the Japanese Invaders ouz of Kuchsien. important highway

town about 60 miles north of Talyuan, it was announced here to-day.

The Japanese are rushing rein- forcements from the north and are engaging the Chinese outside of the town.

It is disclosed that the Japanese, after a heavy bombardment on Thursday night, succeeded in max- ing a breach in the town wall and "forced the Chinese to retreat. Two. battalions, including their COM- manders, were killed at their posts. Two other battalion commanders, who withdrew without orders, have been executed.- "

Central News

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MORE CHINESE SOLDIERS DIE OF POISON GAS IN

SHANGHAI Nanking Oct. 9: Respons! Die quarters here, received a report from Shanghai stating that be- tween 20 and 30 Chinese soldiers have, succumbed to polson gas last night north of Chouchia near the Wen Tsao Creek.

It is also alleged, that when the Chinese brought up 'reinforce- ments and launched a counter offensive. the Japanese used dumb- dumb bulets to drive back the at-" tackers.

A Chinese military spokesman at Shanghai reported that out of the 50 soldiers who were gassed northwest of Lotienchen a few days ago six have died. Central NewA.

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RAIN PREVENTS JAPANESE AIR RAID IN HANKOW Hankow, Oct. 9: Heavy rain prevented an attempted Japanese air rald on Hankow yesterday.

An alarm was sounded here at a report re- ceived by the Air Defence Head- quarters. from Halen Ning stating that Ave Japanese bombers had Although no 'official action can

been sighted and were heading: be taken by the paper to prohibit planes were tramediately sent up

for Hankow, Chinese pursuit.. pleasure-seekers from frequenting but after searching the area over cabarets. the editors believe that by giving wide publicity to such the three cities the invaders could kely course to be adopted by the persons it may help to keep the heavy rain in the south forced Nine-Power Conference in a state- cabarets empty.

In a recent Issue, the Min Pan published a list of the license numbers with the names of the owners of private motor cars park. ed in front of a well-known cabaret.

Central News. CHINESE IN PARIS CONTRIBUTE

* 5,300 FRANCS Nanking, *Oct 9: Madame mission has ordered all buses to Chiang Kai-shek has received 6. use charcoal fuel. `The 50 provin- | 300 franes from Chinese Overseas ciál-owned buses have already in- in Paris. The funds have been stalled the new fuel tanks for handed over to the Women's War-

Ald Association,----- charcoal- Central News.

Central Neux,

Hankow. Oct. 9: In order to save petroleum for military motor

155. Reclamation. Street, ground pledged to purchase $200,000 Na-lorries, the Hupeh Highway Com-

floor; laundry licence for No. 30, Wing Wo Street, ground floor: mlik shop licence for No. 18. Stan- ley Street. ground floor; bakehouse Icence for No. 35. Hankow Road, second floor; food preserving

tional Salvation Bonds, it was an- nounced yesterday- Central New

cence for No. 155. Reclamation - Street, ground floor.

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AUSTRIA TO MINT

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Elkon (Nevada), Oct. 9.

Vienna, Oct. 9. "Financial and economic as- An order for 120,000,000 coins, · · tracism" is suggested as the most worth about $12,000,000, has been

with the Austrian Mint. ....

placed by the Chinese Government

the Japanese planes to retreatment by Sanator Key Pittman, Coining will begin next week, ar Central New

CHINESE SHELL JAPANESE FROM POOTUNG'AREA Shanghai.

artillery in

The coins will be for five, ten and twenty cents, and will be de- livered in weekly consignments via Siberia and Mongolia.-- Reuter..

soon as the Chinese Legation has Senator Pittman says that such chosen the designs which have been action would not involve any fur-submitted by Vienna's most pro-

minent medallista. - ther wars, but on the other hand 9: Oct

Chinese

would be extremely effective; in the Pootung area shelled the Japanese warships in stamping out the present war and the Whangpoo River and Yangtae- preventing its spread.- poo and Bongkew districts for a Reuter. full hour late yesterday afternoon following an aerial bombardment from Japanese planes. Twenty bombs are reported to have been dropped in Pootung but no dam- age was done;== Central News.

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