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London. Nov. 6. The following are the results of League Football matches played to-day-

FIRST DIVISION

Birmingham 2 Huddersfield 2

Walsali

SCOTTISH LEAGUE

Aberdeen

1 Celtic

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1937.

SOOCHOW CREEK

BRIDGED

Japanese Make Good Headway

Shanghai, Nov. 6.

The war situation in the Shang- hat area appears to be developing critically for the Chinese, and it is estimated that the Japanese have, or soon will have, at least. 200,000

It is officially claimed by Japan- ese headquarters that the van- guard of the. Japanese troops who, landed in Hangchow Bay, have reached the southern bank of the Whangpoo River, four miles from Sungklang, which is the first major objective of the new drive.

Southend Torquay

2 Notts C.

3. Reading

• Exeter

THIRD DIVISIÓN (NORTH) Accrington 1 Gateshead

5

Bford C.

1

Barrow

Carlisle

1

Oldham

1

Charlton

1 Derby

2

Chester

1 N. Brighton

?

Chelsea

0 Sunderland 0

Grimsby

2 Arsenal

Doncaster

3 Hartlepools..

3

1

Halifax

1 Darlington

0

Leeds

1 Blackpool

1

Rochdale

◊ Lincoln

Liverpool

a Brentford

+

Rotherham

3 Hull

2

Middlesbrough 1-Everton

2

| Southport

1 Wrexham

troops in the Shanghai area.

2

ortsmouth

1 Leicester

1

Tranmere

2 Port Vale

1

Preston

2 M'chester C.

2

York

1 Crewe

2

Stoke

1 Wolves

I

2 Bolton

FIRST DIVISION

t

0 Hearts

6 Partick

0 Dundee

2 Motherwell

2

1 Falkirk

3 St. J'stone

1

0

Hamilton

2

1

Hibernian

13 Ayr

N

1

Queen O'S.

1

Clyde

1

0

Queen's P.

5 Morton

0.

Rangers

4. Kilmarnock

Sheff, U.

0 Chesterfeld

2 St. Mirren

1 T. Lanark

4

Stockport

2 Fulham

0

Ttenham

2 Swansea

0

Airdrie.

4 Dundee.

3

Alloa

2 Dunfermline 4

0

Brechin

3

Brighton

I Bristol City

1 Cowdenbeath

8 Forfar

1

ristol R.

O Aldershot

1

Dumbarton

3

Albion

1.

2

ardiff

4. Gillingham

▸ East Fife

East Stirling

0 Crystal P.

1 Ralth

B

1

Montrose

4 King's P.

2

1 Swindon

St. Bernard's

1 Leith

0 Newport

0 Reuter.

W. Bromwich

SECOND DIVISION

4 Wednesday

3 Norwich

1 Aston Villa

'0 Bradford

4 Blackburn

0 Plymo&th

Barnsley

Burnley

Bury

Coventry

Lutori..

M'chester U.

'N'castle

די

Notts. F.

3 S'ampton

0 West Ilam

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH)

Bournemouth 0 Watford

upton

Mansfield Northampton Queen's P.R.

1 Millwall

2 Arbroath

SECOND DIVISION

2 Edinburgh

Meanwhile, Japanese troops on

the western Shanghai front have at last succeeded in building a

bridge over Soochow Creek, cap- 1able of carrying tanks and other 1 mechanised units.

S'housemuir. 4

LEAGUE FOOTBALL RESULTS

KOWLOON

MIDDLESEX

Pearson,

KOWLOON CHINESE,

FIRST DIVISION

0

EASTERN

Tin Yung Fai, Tse Sing Ho.

Koon-lam.

SOUTH CHINA “A”

Lee Tak Kee.

SOUTH CHINA “B”

Chan Tak Fa (2), Lau Chong Sang (2), Yeung Shil-yik. CLUB

.9

Fowler (5), Wilson (2), Bick-

ford (2).

1

SEAFORTHS..

2

Cheuk Shek-ham,

Thompson, Dunnachie;

ST. JOSEPH'S

..2

POLICE

.2

Gomes, Castelho.

Howlett, Morrison.

SECOND DIVISION

CLUB

..0 POLICE

Tee Slu-yu (2), Mak Yul-yat.

KWONG WAH

.3

EASTERN

.1

Chin Chi Fun (2), Lau Wing

Lee Bing-hon.

Kui.

ENGINEERS (E)

2

SEAFORTHS

Beale Pelham,

Samson (2).

ETH BDE. RA.

..2

KOWLOON.

Bancroft (2).·

MIDDLESEX

CHINESE ENGINEERS

Izzard (4). Marable (3).

81

Li Wai-lam.

THIRD DIVISION

(KOWLOON)

A BTY. H.A.

..1

24TH BTY. R.A.

eman.

Findlay (2). Sumners,

ERSITY

AIR FORCE .....

Song Hong. Len Hong sang (2).

Eltor (2), Lilly.

P. S. A.

KUMAON RIFLES

SEAFORTHS

Owen, McDonald, Lindsay (3),

Charmes (own goal).

OLICE...........

C. Santos (2), II. Santos,

Gaan (2), SIGNALS Parker.

THIRD DIVISION (HONG KONG)

MEDICALS

Howells (4).

SERVICE CORPS

RDNANCE

2

(unton (2);

PHATTAN

.2

STANLEY

Yak-lim, Wo Ah-choy.

LOCAL CRICKET

Results Of League Fixtures

Two of the tour First Division Cricket League games played yes- terday were drawn, only the Club

Lacey, Freer.

11TH EXTRA MEETING

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Japanese circles are now con- ndent that the Chinese forces. both in Pootung and on the west- em front. will be forced to with- draw within a week.

If so, the new Japanese line would stretch roughly sixty miles from "Chapob to Liuho.

Japanese landings in Hangehow Bay were effected at three main points. with troops newly arrived from Japan.—~ { Reuser

PROVISIONAL UNIVERSITY ·

OPENS AT SIAN NOV. 15

Sian, Nov. 6. The provisional university for Chinese students from the war zones will be formally opened here on November 15, it was announced to-day. More than 400 university students have enrolled- Central News.

CHINESE CHECKING JAPANESE¦

ADVANCE IN CHEKIANG

Shanghal, Nov. 6. Crack, Chinese forces from Cha- poo and Tolin, are closing in on the Japanese marines who landed on the Cheklang coast yesterday in the

of vicinity

Chinshantsui. Chuankungling and Tsaochinchen. Small bands of the invaders are reported to be moving northward but Chinese, reinforcements are being rushed to sheck their ad- vance. Fierce fighting is reported

to be going on in this area. Central News.

- ANTI-FOREIGN PUBLICATIONS

FOUND IN SHANGHAI

Shanghai, Nov. 8.

A number of anti-foreign and anti-Facist paniphlets, alleged to have been published by a Japanese posing as a member of the Kuo- mintang at a small printing shop on Chapoo Road in the Hongkew District, have just been discovered in Shanghai.

The publications attached the

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Chinese Boy Scouts are rendering. Invaluable aid although most are still only in their early teens. The shell-hols in the building which is situated on the Nantao Bund was caused by Japanese artilery.

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TRACKS ON C.K.R. BADLY

DAMAGED DURING

CHINESE HOLDING BACK JAPANESE ON PEIFING-

HANKOW LINE ..

TWO RAIDS TO-DAY Hsinhsiang. Honan, Nov. 6. Canton, Nov. 8: A number of Mtary despatches received here sections of the rails, near Cheung- to-day from the front state that muktau, Tongtowha and Shekshan Chinese reinforcements along An-were badly damaged to-day during River have checked the the course of two Japanese aerial southward advance of the Japan-raids along the Canton-Railway, ese along the Chang River. according to 'detalls received here Fierce fighting is continuing in to-night, this sector but it is claimed that the Japanese are meeting with considerable difculty as Chinese mobile units have disrupted com- munications along the railway.

The Chinese left and right flanks

alsc are

engaging 1,000 Japanese cavalrymen near Feng- lohehen along the railway zone.- Central News.

RED CROSS ASKS AID

Official Voices Moving Appeal

In a moving appeal to local "medical circles, Dr. Kohlhails C. C. Peng. Secretary-General of the Red Cross Society of China, sound- ed an urgent call for assistance to the Red Cross in its work of re- lef for wounded Chinese soldiers. Dr. Peng pointed out that the present undeclared war between China and Japan, far surpasses in scale and duration the hostilities, of 1932, and that the Red Cross, work

scale of military operations by both sides has practically affected the" whole city including the foreign Settlements, has rendered Shang- hai not ideally, suitable for the establishment of base, hospitals.

REPORTS UNFOUNDED "Reports to the effect that the Central Authority in Nanking has ordered the wholesale evacuation. of all hospitals for the wounded in

is not as complete and satisfactory | Shanghal to the interior are un-

as the gravity of the situation de- mands.

Dr. Peng "denied that the Nan- king authorities had ordered the wholesale evacuation of all hospt- tals in Shanghai to the interior, but he admitted that Shanghai is.

· not ideally suited to the establish- ment of base hospitals. The in- adequacy of Chinese doctors in proportion to the number of Chin- ese soldiers fighting on the various fronts was stressed, making it more necessary to distribute Shanghal's facilities over a wider front.

HELP INADEQUATE

months Two

have already elapsed since the opening of has- titles in Shanghal with all its intensity and force. Yet it cannot be truthfully said that the Red Cross work has been as complete and satisfactory as the gravity of the situation demands. It was with the earnest intention and desire to and a final and basic solution or this increasingly vital and press- Three planes flying from Tong- ing problem that I paid a visit to kawan were sighted heading for the Capital at the beginning of the railway at 8.40 this morning. this month, to hold consultations The machines released seven with the various authorities there. bombs along the line between After careful and thorough dis-

and Cheungmuktau

Tongtowha. cussion, certain points were raised. second attack occurred at- "To start with. It must be 2.25 in the afternoon, four bombs. understood that the present u- being released, destroying over 200 declared war between China and feet of rail near Shekshan.

Japan has far surpassed the local hostilities in 1932 both in scale and duration. Hence it is a mis- take to Imagine that the same methods of medical aid and relief work as those adopted in 1932 are at all adequate to cope with the present exigency.

The

JAPANESE SOUTHWEST OF PINGTING DISPERSED

Nanking Nov. 6. Following a fierce engagement which started 00 Thursday, the | CANTON NATIONAL Chinese forces have dispersed the 20th Japanese Division at Chan- chang, about 70 miles cast of 'Tal- yuan! The Japanese attacked the Chinese positions more than 10 times but were finally driven back with 1,000 casualties. It was re- ported.

The morning express from Kow- loon arrived here two hours and 10 minutes behind schedule Central News, 2

Chinese reinforcements are being rushed to the front to check the Japanese advancing from Shou - yang.- Central NewR.

NANKING DENIES SINO-JAPAN- ESE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS

Nanking. Nov. 6. The report appearing in foreign gotiations for the settlement of the | newspapers to the effect that ne-

SALVATION ASSOCIATION

Canton, Nov. 6: Ninety-nine committee members of the Canton Peoples National Salvation Asso- ciation were formaly sworn into office at a special meeting held here this morning.

Following the ceremonies, the association addressed a telegram to Generalissimo Chiang Kal-shek at Nanking commending him for his admirable leadership and the strong stand of the Chinese forces at the Shanghal-Woosung `front. The members pledged unflinching support to the Generalissimo in the campaign against the Japanese.

SHANGHAI NOT SUITED "The International character of

Shanghai with all its peculiarities, coupled with the fact that the

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four.ded. Their, circulation has not only caused unnecessary and acute, disappointment Amoną, Jocal people who have hitherto shown great enthusiasm and interest in the

establishment of hospitals within the Settlement areas, but also gives rise to serious misgivings among the "supersensitive people here as to the eventual turn of the tide in the local warfare.

PROPOSED NANKING

"Plans

HOSPITAL

recently have been launched to increase the hospital the accommodation along both Shanghai-Nanking and the Shang- hai-Hangchow Railways to 2000 and to establish a large hospital-in Nanking with bccommodation for 5,000 wounded. The number of wounded in Shanghai has been temporarily fixed at 5,000 also. With regard to Red Cross work in North China, there are at "present three operating units working along the Ping-Han and Tientsin- Pukow Railways. Plans are afoot to organize three additional units to serve along the 'Lunghal Rail- way..

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COLLECTING STATIONS

"It is gratifying to note that great Improvement in first-ala work has been effected by the Military Hos- pital Administration. However, it is still very much hoped that Red Cross work, including transporta- tion of supplies and wounded soldiers will be vigorously con- tinued. Special mention may be made of the need for establishing collecting stations near wharves and railway stations so that wourided soldiers-brought from the front may be fuimediately attended to.

SHANGHAI UNEMPLOYMENT ON THE INCREASE

Although normal conditions are gradually being restored in Shang- hai, the invasion of this country Another cable was sent to the by the Japanese armed forces and Nine-Power Conference at Brussels the subsequent hostilities have in unemployment for appealing to the participating resulted

names of well-known Chinese pu- Sino-Japanese hostilities have been delegates to uphold international several hundreds of thousands of

blishing houses, such as the Com- mercial Press.

The texts of these pamphlets, it is learned, charges the Kuomin- tang with instigating anti-foreign and anti-Fackt movements in China and urge the people to study communism.

It is claimed in responsible Chinese circles that such publica- tions are being circulated with the Intention of blaming the Kuomin→ tang and justifying the Japanese military movement to protect Ja- panese nationals and property in China,

The Central authorities, it is learned. has ordered the suppres- slon, of such pamphlets and to prevent their circulation-

Eight Races On Card Central News,

The following is the programmie

for the Eleventh Extra Race Meet-

and the Indians being able to gaining to be held at Happy Valley on outright decisions, at the expense Saturday, November 20, 1887- of Civil Service and the Navy res-- pectively.

1-2 p.m.Castle Peak Handi- cap.-Winner $600. Second $300. Third $200. For China: Ponies "A" Class. Winners of $5,000 or more

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will be divided into First and Second Sections at the discretion of the Handicapper.

5-4 p.m.-New Bridge Handi- cap.-Winner $500. Becond $300. Third $200. ~ For Australian Suba- cription Ponies, " Class. Jockey

The Club beat the Government servants with something to spare, but the Indians were run pretty in stakes since 1st January, 1937, "Allowance. Entrance $5. From

close by the sailors, no more than one or two overs being left for play when the last Navy wicket. fell.

Kowloon Cricket Club have secured a good player in the per- son of G. F. O'Bryen, who made 65 runs going in at an unfavour- able stage, and took three good catches, two in the slips.

the 1 Mile Post (About Five Fur- longs).

barred. Jockey Allowance. Entrance $5. One Mile..

2-2.30 p.m.-Hong Kong 6t. 6-4.30 p.m.-Shum Chur Handi- Leger. Winner $1,000. Second edp - Becond .Section). WLuner $300. Third $200. For China Ponies $500. Second $250. Third $150. Griffins of this. Season, Weight: | For China Ponles,

Class 148 lb. Winners of one race, 5 ID; Jockey Allowance. Entrance" $5. of two or more races, 16 lb; penal- | One Mile.

started outside of the conference session at of the Nine-Power Treaty now in Brussels, is emphati- cally denied by a spokesman of the Foreign Office- Central News.

Justice and the spirit of the Nine-persons, chiefly Chinese, the plight Power Treaty.

of the majority being serious..

The constant shelling and' bomb- A third message was addressed to Chinese Overseas abroad ex-ing of Pootung, for instance, with pressing deep appreciation for the its huge factories and warehouses, material support

normally employing a large num- given to the

ber of persons, has brought about Government in the present cam-

the closure of all of these estab- Daign...

lishments and loss of jobs for the Central News.

employees.

12 AIR. RAID ALARMS IN

SOOCHOW IN ONE DAY"

Scochow. Nov. 6. The air raid alarm was sounded

In the Wayside and Yangtzepoo CHINESE LINES SOUTH OF 12 times in Soochow to-day as

·CREEK STILL INTACT

districts, Japanese possession and Japanese bombers paid repeated

control of the districts prohibits visits to the city and the surround- Shanghal, Nov. 6: Despite the the resumption of business on the ing vicinity from morning till late heavy bombardment from the air part of the many Chinese and afternoon. No bombs were drop-by Japanese bombers and several | foreign industrial plants. The cot- ped in the city but a number of infantry attacks during the early | ton and silk mills of these districts missiles were released along the hours of this morning, the Chinese alone employ countless thousands Soechow-Kashing Railway.

positions along the south bank of of persons, many of them being Central News -

Soochow Creek remain intact, women and girls. Chinese military headquarters an- nounced to-night.

FALL OF TAIYUANFU EXPECTED

Pelping, Nov. 6. The Japanese advance to the Yellow River on all fronts is ex- pected to speed up following cap

ture

of Taiyuantu, capital of.. Shansi, which was announced in Unofficial Japanese quarters this morning, though not confirmed.

Fall of Taiyuanfu is, the climax to the bitterest campaign in the hostilities in North China-

Neutor:

KASHAN, CHEKIANG TOWN,

"HEAVILY BOMBED

Hanchow, Nov. 6: Further de- talls of the Japanese attack along the Cheklang coast yesterday re- veal that Kashan was heavily bombed by a fleet of Japanese planes. Twenty missles exploded in the town. wrecking scores of houses. An investigation is being continued by the authorities.

ty. Entrance $10, One and Three 7-5 pm. Talpo Handicap Quarter Miles.

Winner $450. Becond $225. Third In the Second Division Army 3-3 p.m.-Barrier Reef Handi-$125. For China Ponies, "E" Class, "A" scored a surprising win over cap-Winner $500 Second $300. and Subscription Griffins of this the strong Police side. Shot out Third $200. For Australian Bubscrip- Club of this Season that have not tor 48 by C., Pope (6 for 25) and tion Pontes, "A" Class. Winners won more than $1,000 in stakes. BG Baker, they in turn bundled of $3,000 or, more in stakes since To be ridden by Jockeys who have the Police out for 44. Pte. Hatfield 1st January, 1937, barred. Jockey not won ten races anywhere at taking 7 wickets for 18 runs, Allowance. Entrance $5. 8ix Fur- any time. No Whips or. Spurs It is now disclosed that more Kowloon Cricket Club bowlers had longs..

allowed, Entrance $5. From the Two Mile Post Once Round and In (About One Mile 151 Yards).

a bad time against Craigengower. 4-3.30 p.m.-8hum Chun Handi- ho ran up 205 runs. for five cap. (First Section). Winner ickets before declaring, but they $500. Second $250. Third $150, managed to hold them to a draw. For China Ponies "C" Class. Jockey “University beat Army "B" at Pok- Allowance, Entrance $5. One Mile.

fulain, Civil Service; and HK.C.C. drew at the Valley and Navy beat the Indians at King's Park,

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Note: One Entry only will be made for the Shum Chun Handi- cap. (Races Nos. 4 and 6). Entries

8-5.30 pm-Newcastle Handi- cap-Winner $500. Becond $300. Third $200 For Australian Subs cription Ponies: "C" Class. Jockey Allowance Entrance $5 Aix Fur longs.

than 20 Japanese warships took part in the shelling of the Chinese positions along the Cheklang coast in the vicinity of Chapoo. The Chinese are rushing further rein forcements to the coast to pre- vent the Japanese from landing marines.--" Central News.

Chinese artillery continued heavy shelling of the Japanees positions where the situation is claimed to at Wuchlaku and Tingtouchen

be "developing satisfactory" for the Chinese.

Five hundred Japanese launched

The Chinese Government, the Municipal Government of Greater Shanghai, and various relief ar- ganizations are doing all within

ings of these unemployed persons, their power to alleviate the suffer-

but the task is gigantic. Foreign=" ers, too, are lending assistance.

In the cases of workers who a drive westward at Liuchlachai at were employed in the areas men- 2 o'clock this morning bat were tioned, and who resided in those driven back after a three-hour bat-districts, their plight is indeed tle with over 100 casualties. An- a sorry one, not only. losing their other Japanese unit moving south employment but also being driven attacked Pellungchiachai, covering from their homes by the Japanese the crossing of the creek of 200 invaders who occupy all of Way- Japanese troops. Fierce fighting side and the greater part of at close-range broke out, shortly Yangtzepoo. In many instances after daybreak, but the invaders the homes of the workers have were unable to make any substan- tial progress.

Kuchlachai 18 being armly' held

by the Chinese who have strength ened their defences between Ohn- chlapang and Tlentuchal,

are

Japanese reinforcements concentrating, at Wutungmiao on the Chenju-Nanztäng Highway where a number of tanks have also been assembled.

Another battle is also going on in the vicinity of Hainchal where the Japanese early this morning launched an offensive" on the Chinese positions Central News,

been destroyed by shells, fire or bombs. Thousands have been forced to seek the city's refuge campa Others are Uving in the

atreats.

OFFICIAL STATISTICS According to statistics issued by the Centri Investigation Board on Factories, in, 1935, the report safd, the total number of Chinese workers in Shanghai was placed at 306,750, this figure representing the majority of the Chinese work ers in the Republic."

The report pointed out further that Agures released by the Chin- ese Cotton Millowners' Association place the number of, Chinese mill

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hands employed by Chinese, Ja- panese and foreign cotton mills here 118,881 at the end of March, 1937,

"It must be noted," the report added, "that this number includes only those employed by the larger cotton mills."

Recalling that the number of Chinese unemployed totalled 810- 701, as announced, by the Chinese branch of the International Labour Office before the "com-. mencement of hostilities, the re- port opined that the number of“ Chinese now seeking Jobs. must reach 750,000.

The report added that the figure would "top 1,000,000 if those un- employed workers who left Shang- hai for their country homies were included."

relief

measures

Referring to taken by the Shanghal municipal authorities to ease the situation. at least with regard to the opera- tion of cotton mills, the report pointed out that in September, proprietors were urged to open cotton and flour mills located in the western, district of Shanghai.

BETTER REFUGEE

SITUATION

John Earl Baker, chairman of the China Famine Rellet Commis sion, has accepted the post..of director of the Shanghai Inter- national Red Cross, an organiza- tion which since its Inception early in October has performed

invaluable relief work, particularly among wounded Chinese soldiers.

Increased co-ordination among various philanthropie organizations in Shanghai in their relfer errorts for war refugees and wounded soldiers is being vigorously pressed by the Shanghai International Red Cross, the affairs of which are directed by some of the best-known and most prominent Chinese and foreign residents of Shanghai,

With a view to eliminating duplication and promoting better. co-operation in handling certain phases of the local refugee situa- tion, the Shanghal International Red Cross has organized sub- committees to look after the different branches of the work.