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Japanese Navy And Army

Army Disagreë

COUNTRY PLEDGES FULL

SUPPORT TO GENERALISSIMO

China Must Continue To Struggle

Nanking, Oct. 25 A flood of telegrams from public and private organisations throughout China have been received by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek during the last few days, com- manding him for the admirable and strong resistance which he has put up against the Japanese invaders.

The messages unanimously pledge full and unwavering sup- port to the Generalissimo and arres the national leader to con- tinue the campaign against the country's aggressor.

النهار

Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, a drawing by Grand Macmaid.

SNIPING ON DECREASE

Jerusalem Situation

Jerusalem Oct. 25. Snipping decreased

the over week-end, though the English troops stationed near thick orange groves in Lydda were fired at but no casualties were reported.

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Speaking at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Service this morning, Mr. of the Ting Wet-ten. a member Central Executive Committee. warned that China must not be too optimistic or pessimistic over the forthcoming Nine-Power Con- ference which opens at Brussels on October 30.

He declared thai China · must- continue to struggle hard and ex- pressed the belief that satisfactory results will be achieved at the con-

ference.

Mr. Ting further added that China was not merely fighting for

•her own exdstence and liberation but for world peace and justice as

well. Central News.

LEPER MISSION HEAD

En Route To ̈ Manila

DR. C. L. WONG ENTERTAINED

Dr. C. L. Wong. medical super- Intendent of the National Lepro- sariur at Shanghai, which is operated by the Chinese Mission

A report states that a bomb was thrown on the rallway Une in Gaza just before the pilot car which preceded the.. passenger to Lepers, was a through passen- for Manila by the liner train to Egypt arrived. The ne ger

which "Victoria." was damaged and the train was

left for that port on Saturday night. delayed for an hour.

Dr. Wong was entertained by Mr. Li Chor-chi, chairman

A list of eighteen, Arab villages has been issued. where punitive Police posts were established and collective fines imposed. Reuter's Bulletin Service.

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ANTI-WAR SENTIMENTS

RUNNING HIGH IN JAPAN

COMMON PEOPLE UNABLE TO

CHECK RECKLESSNESS

OF MILITARISTS

Soochow October 25: Discrepancies are existent between the Japanese naval and military all- thorities regarding the Sino-Japanese hostilities, according to Mr. Mamagami, Chief of the East Asiatle` Affairs Department of Domel News Agency, who recently arrived in Shanghal

The hostilities in Shanghai, Mr. Yamagami sald, was started by the Japanese navy. In tactics and strategy the navy has time and again come into conflict with the army.

Because of his old age, General Iwane Matsui, Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese" forces in Shanghai, Mr. Yamagami revealed. has not been able to assume effective military command in the present war in Shanghal, which is, in fact, run by the youthful officers.

In Japan anti-war sentiments. Mr. Yamagami stated, are running high, especially among the intellec- But tual and working classes. owing to the high-handed policies adopted by the military, the com- mon people are unable to do any

thing to check their recklessness.

The visit of Mr. Nobribumi Ito, special envoy-at-large appointed by the Gaimusho to Shanghai, who was formerly Japanese Minister to Warsaw, regarding which much speculation has been aroused, ac-

OFFICIAL REPORT SENT TO GOVERNMENT Bombing Of Kowloon Bound Train

"The Daily Press" understands that an official report of the bombing of the Canton-Kowloon Railway on Sunday, when the slow train from Canton bound for Kowloon was struck by Japanese bombs at a point three miles from Sheklung Bridge. was made by the General Manager of the Railway at Kowloon and forwarded to His Excellenc the Officer Administering the Government at noon yesterday.

The train was stopped at Namsha Station when Japanese planes appeared and dropped bombs some of which hit the slation and some actually landed on the train. The passengers had meanwhile taken refuge in the rice fields, bat two were ki ed and four injured. Luckily an early warning prevented more serious consequences.

The nature of the report of Major Walker is not known, but it is understood that it will be forwarded forthwith to the Im- "perial Government.

cording to Mr. Yamagami, is for STEAMERS STILL

the purpose of assisting Mr. S. Kawagoė, Japanese Ambassador to China, in keeping contact with Great Britain and America in re-

HELD UP

gard to the Shanghai situation. River Boom To Be

Central News.

CHINESE HOLD TACHANG: JAPANESE HELD UP

Shanghai, October 25: With the Chinese destroying bridges, mining highways, and erecting ex- tensive barbed-wire entanglements the Japanese advance has been slowed down. A foreign observer who visited the Chinese front says that Tachang is now only a geographical term and the town looks a gargantuan hands had crushed it to pieces. It was even impossible to tell where the streets ran.

Japanese warships, light and heavy artillery, were busy the day long shelling Chinese post- tions which were also intensively bombed.-Reuter,

Peiping, October 25: The first Japanese admission into Niangtzekwan Pass in east Shansi, which is sheld by the Chinese forces despite repeated attacks, was made to-day. A semi-offtelal report states that Japanese planes heavily bombed Chinese troops entrenched in the Pass with a view to facilitating the drive towards Taiyuanfu-Reater.

Shanghal, October 25: The Chinese have issued a communique from Nanhsiang stating that up. The communique Tachang is still in their hands and the Japanese advance has been held states that at least a hundred Japanese planes bombed the Chinese Unes to-day, the largest force to do so since the hostilities began. The Chinese admit very heavy losses in to-day's fighting but es timate that enemy casualties were more than 2,000 killed and injured in one engagement alone.- Reater.

Shaoghal, October 25: The Chinese to-day announced that they mined the Whangpeo River above the boum as they apparently intend to guard it against blowing up of the boom and going up the river either to shell the Chineese rear guard or to land troops for an enveloping movement. River traffle with the Dollar wharf, Ford assembly plant and other foreign property above the "boom on the Pootung side of the river has stopped.-Reater.

NEW FEELING

FOR UNITY

IN CHINA

the local auxiliary of the Misaton Fostered Mainly In

to Lepers, at the St. Francis Hotel (Continued on Back Page)

Madame Chiang Kai-shek and Dr. J. Heng Liu, Director of National Health Administration, look on as a wounded Chinese pilot is brought in for treatment.

Universities

London, Oct. 25,

The "Manchester Guardian” in a leader on China's urgent appeali for international student service remarks that the new feeling for unity in China which lies behind the enthusiastic advance in every form of her national life has been fostered mainly in the universities. The strength which was coming to China as each year a freah wave of students carried their ideas from academic discussions to the outside world could not have been un- noticed by Japan and this explains the destructive attention she has paid to Chinese universities. Neuter

Cables

NEWS INDEX

Finance

Leading Article

Local Diary

Mail Notices

Shipping......

.Page 6. 8. 9 Page 12 13 ....Page 8

Page 5. Page 16,

Radio Programmes.....Page 4. Page 14. ...Paga 10.

Sport ........

The Services

REGRETS

Under this caption on Page 8, the Editor comments on the latest Japanese outrage resulting in the death of British soldter Shanghai.

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BRITISH TROOPS WILL FIRE IN SELF-DEFENCE

AND WITHOUT HESITATION

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Shanghai, Oct. 25: Orders have been given for British troops sta- tioned in the International Settle- | ment to fire in self-defence against aircraft whenever necessary and without hesitation The British troops are

EXPRESSIONS OF REGRET RENEWED

Shanghai, Oct. 25: Frenewed ex-

Lifted Temporarily?

Hong Kong steamships drawing more than seven feet. of water walch used to ply between this port and Canton are still held up here, the river bart, still being in force for the bigger type of vessels.

"The Dally Press" anderstands, however, that a certain measure of optimism is felt mong local ship- owners that the boom will be Ufted temporarily in the near future. No definite information is yet avail- able.

ARMISTICE DAY

The military authorities announ- ced that Armistice Day observances this year will be carried out simil- arly to the programme last year. The details will be published later.

PETITION TO KING

To Prevent Extinction Of Aborigines

Melbourne, Oct. 25: Mr. Joseph A. Lyons, Premier of Australia, has forwarded a petition on behalf of Australian aborigines asking the King to devise means to prevent their extinction and also that they be representated in Parliament

pressions of regret over the Kes-ether with a member of their own wick Road incident in which Rifle- race or by appointment of a white mau W. McGowan, of the Royal member

Ulster Rifles, was machine-gunned Reuters Bulletin Service: by a Japanese plane and killed, were made by Vice-Admiral Hase- gawa. Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Third Fleet, who called on Admiral Sir Charles Liltie, Commander-in-Chier of the China Station, while Rear-Admirar Sagi- yama, Chief of Staff of the Third Fleet, visited Major-General A. F. D. Telfer-Smollet, G. O. C. British forces in Shanghai.area, for the same purpose.--

not mounting anti-Reuter aircraft guns but are equipped with Lew's guns which are readily adaptable for anti-aircraft Are – Reuter.

BRITISH SAPPERS FOR SHANGHAI

THE DOLLAR

T.T. ON NEW YORK: 30-5/8 TT. ON LONDON: 15. 27/84.

It is reliably learned that 16 British sappers left Hong Kong for Shanghai by the EMS. De- light last Thursday in response to urgent Instructions from. Colonel G. C. Gowland, Chief Engineer, China Command, who is in Sbang- hal on an inspection tour and who is reported to be dissatisfied with the British defences in the Bet-Spot. tlement.

London Silver Market

(From Our Own Correspondexit).

London, Oct. 25. allver prices. to-day Londen. were up 1/16 as follow:-

Oct. 23. Oct. 25.

19-18/16

Forward.

.19-7/8

19-13/16, 19-7/8

SPANISH WAR

NEWS

London, Oct. 25: A large num- ber of Insurgent troops have been moved to--other fronts since the capture of Gijon The Insurgents claim advances in the north-west. Many refugees are entering France the Government of which has Issued a decree expelling all Span-

men between the ages of 18 and 45 who have settled in France since the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936.--- Reuter's Bulletin Service.

MASTER OF BURNT

SHIP RESCUED »

19 CHINESE OF CREW STILL MISSING

Latest information received in

to the Hong Kong with regard burning of the steamship “Kai- tangata' about 150 m.les south- west of the colony in the early hours of yesterday morning, is that the skipper of the ill-fated vessel. Capt M. Macphee,

been has rescued and is now aboard HMS. Thracian.

Nineteen members of the crew. are still missing, all these being Chinese, but as a thorough, search is being continued in the vicinity. are still entertained" that hopes the missing people will be found." The steamer was carrying a big cargo of motor spirit and kerosene and it was this which lent fury to the blaze."

The full story of the disaster will be found on Page 9 of this issue.

Chinese girls and women are doing their best for their coun- try. A girl is shown dolng her bit în "comforting" her coun- try's defenders.