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CRITICAL DAYS AHEAD

Japanese Reach Whangpoo

River Boom

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Shanghai, November 14.

The next few days will be critical for China. The Japanese who are receiving continued reinforcements are swiftly following up the Chinese withdrawals and doing their utmost to prevent the Chinese from re-establishing themselves, and even the fate of Nanking may be in the balance if they succeed.

A number of prominent Chinese officials are leaving for Hong Kong and several Chinese Government agencies have transferred to Nanking. Half the British" troops on duty in the western perimeter have now been withdrawn.

The Japanese have succeeded in reaching the boom across the Whangpoo River.-Reuter.

JASPER CLARK

CUP GOLF

O.E.C. MARTON WINS

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PROMINENT CHINESE

LEAVE FOR H.K.

Shanghai, Nov. 14.

The Yokohama Specie Bank on

T.E. Pearce Second the Bund was to-day the scene of

activity with many plain clothes men passing in and out. Some of them are Japanese naval and military officers, while most of them are intelligence agents.

Guarantee to protect the Central

O: E. C. Marton, former Colony golf title holder and who this year was disqualified in the champion; ship owing to a technical breach. yesterday won the Jasper Clark | Bank of China and the Telegraph Cup at Fanling with an aggregate | Administration in the Internation-

of 152 made up of rounds of 75 and 77. T. "B. Pearce was runner- up with scores of 83 and 73. total- ling 158.

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R. M. A. DORADO

The Imperial Airways RMA "Dorado" left, Hong Kong at 6.45 3.m. on Saturday for Penang with

al Settlement was made to-day by the Shanghai, Municipal Govern

men.

Many prominent Chinese are leaving here for Hong Kong on bourd the M.M. liner President Doumer.-

International News Agerey.

5.864 los. of freight ar 306.503 kilos, of mail.

There were no passengers.

Turning Point In

European Situation

Berlin, Nov. 14.

The forthcoming "peace talks in the thre European capitals"—the Visits of Lord Halifax to Berlia, King of the Belgians to London and reports that Count Ciano will have further discussions with Lord Perth are interpreted

the turning point in the European situation.

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This view finds support, accord- Ing to German political quarters. Mr... Neville Chamberlain's speech in Edinburgh. It is point- ed out that the speech confirms

is Premier, when he outlined' the British foreign policy, which safe- guards the interests of the British Empire while renouncing all ag- gressive intentions and unneces- sary incumbrance of foreign re- lations and useless experiments outside the British sphere of in- terest.

Political circles here describe as speculation without foundation" the suggestion in a British news- paper that Herr Hitler is ready to offer Britain a ten-year truce on the colonial question in return for a free hand in Central Europe --

the good impression Mr. Chamber- lain made in his previous speech | Reuter.

JAPANESE TROOPS LAND NEAR SHANGHAI

SHARP FIGHTING IN SOUTHERN HOPEL

Shanghai, November 14: Under cover of warships which laid smokescreens and shelled the Chinese positions, Japanese landed troops at Paimokou on the south bank of the Yangise, forty-five miles north-west of Shanghai, The Japanese troops marched inland and have already occupied Chihtang fifteen miles from Palmekou, secording to a Japanese communique. Chinese forces have withdrawn from Liuho which is occupied by Japanese." Tha whole of the Chinese ielt flank which pivoted on Liubo is falling back and the Japanese claim they have already captured Talisang ton miles south- west of Lauho and Walkang five miles south-west of Klating. The Japanese are confident of smash- Ing the Chinese "Bladenburg line which stretches from the Yangtse to Hangchow via Changshu, Soochow, Wuklang and Kashing, within forty-eight hours. The Japanese claim they are now pressing the Chinese troops in the direction of Quinsan after advancing northward from Wuchiangtau." It is reported that another column is advancing against Szekeng, a little village not far from the Shanghai hills on the road to Hengpu which is a strategic position held by the right wing of the Chinese army-Reuter.

Pelping, November 14: Sharp fighting occurred in southern Hopți during the past two days as a result of spirited attempts by Chinese troops to disorganise the Japanese lines of communication on the Pinghan Railway. The towns of Tzechow, Shunteb and Hsuangmiao, also the railway bridge across the Chang River were raided under cover" of darkness early yesterday morning by small bodies of men detached from the 29th and 39th Chinese armies operating to the east of the railway. A Japan- ese cominunique claims that the raiders were driven off in each case while strong Japanese units "engaged the main forces which withdrew towards Shantung. It is stated that the Chinese troops

were assisted by a large number of recrults from the local peasantry.-Reuter.

SITUATION AT AMOY CRITICAL

Japanese Continue necounoitring

Amoy, Nov. 14. ....

The situation here is critical: as

FUNERAL OF MR. JAPANESE

P. STEPHENS

Japanese Among

Pall Bearers

*Shanghai, Nov 14: The funeral ¦

RAIDS KILL

MANY PEOPLE

Houses Damaged In Haiyen

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of Mr. Penis Stephens, late |"Dally"; Telegraph" correspondent

Hangchow, Nov. 14 who was killed by machine-gui Japanese bombers raided Ning- indicated by the continuous re-bullets while observing the hostil-po, Kashing, Haiyen, Hungpu from connaitring of this island by Japanese seaplanes and the cruise of eight warships off these waters. One British and one American destroyer arrived here yesterday to protect their respective tionals.

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Two small Japanese naval craft fired with machine gun on Wu- tung near here and drew the rifle fire of the shore garrison. After a duel of ten minutes, the two boats departed. It is said that they flew the Chinese marine dags.

More Japanese bluejackets land- ed at Quemoy Island yesterday for the purpose of building additional

defence works,----- International News Agency.

SMUGGLING OF WOLFRAM

Shiukwan, Nov. 14,

With the increase of smuggling:

of wolfram from South Kiangxi

and North Kwangtung via the

Canton-Hankow Railway for ex-

ties in Nantao from a vantage point in the French Concession on Thursday, took place at Bubbling Well Cemetery yesterday after- поод.

'Representatives of the Japanese Army, Navy, Embassy and Con- sulate-General attended, also for eign correspondents, British off cials and representatives of the Chinese Government,

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Major Utsa Nomiya, former spokesman in Japanese Army Shanghai, and now Liaison Officer attached to British Headquarters was among the pall bearers,

The mourners included a num- ber of British tommies whom the Late Mr. Stephens had met in the course of his rounds in the Bri- tish defence sector.- Reuter.

JAPANESE CONTINUE

MINE-SWEEPING OPERATIONS

Shanghai. Nov. 14: The Japan-

port, the railway guards and re- ese seized four deserted Chinese

moored venue preventive service to-day gunboats

above the renewed their efforts to suppress | Whangpoo

River boom. The this illelt traffic. -

Japanese are continuing mine- above the Export of wolfram is now banned | sweeping operations

as this mineral is to be preserved boom and have already removed for military use. Japan was a big buyer of wolfram, for the manu- facture of armaments before the North China and Shanghai war. - International News Agency.

fifteen mines. The Japanese gun-, boats Hotsu and Hira have gone up river as far as Minghong which Is in the hands of Japanese troops.

-Reuter.

6.50 am to 9.30 pm, on Friday and caused widespread destruction' and a heavy toll of lives.

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MACAO RACE MEETING

Ladies' Race Provides Thrilling Finish

HWANG HO HANDICAP WON

BY MR.W.G. POY

A very large crowd of eager punters attended the November meeting of the Macao Jockey Club, which was held at the Arcis Preta course yesterday. Accommodation on the s. Kinshan was taxed to the limit.

Favoured with brilliant weather, the meeting was a great success, and some very fine riding was seen. Mr. W. G. Poy, riding Merry Maker, recorded a well-merited win in the Hwang Ho Handicap.

The Ladies' race provided å great 'deal of exeitement. Only a neck separated the winner. Hopefuller (Miss Gertrude White up) from Rothesay Bay (Miss F. Marsh), which in turn gained second place from Fairy Auk (Miss B. Lord) by a mere head.

Detailed results follow:-

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REPERCUSSIONS

IN RUSSIA

Whole Nation Growing War Conscious

CONCILIATION OR FORCE?

Greatest Problem For

The World

The refusal of

London, Nov. 14. Moscow, Nov. 13.

the Japanese Repercussions of the Sino-Government to meet at the Japanese conflict are being in- Brussels International Far Eastern creasingly felt in Eastern Siberia, Conference which was conveyed in according to newspaper reports reply to the conference note of which describe the military situa- | Noy, 6, was considered at a meet- tion there to-day as approximat- ing of the conference to-day. ing that in the period immediate- Dr. Wellington, Koo of China, y preceding the Russo-Japanese | who described the note as slam- war of 1904-05.

ming the door to conciliation and The War Commissariat His as-mediation in the face of the con sumed entire control of the Trans- Siberian Railway, vital life line of Marshal Bluecher's formidable Red Army detachments in the Far East.

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Normal passenger traffic is re- ported to have been almost en- tirely suspended and has given way to military requirements. which mainly consist of the pouring of reinforcements and

Ningpo was ralded three times by twenty-seven war birds, which laid twelve "eggs." Over 30 per- sons were killed and about 10 were injured. More than nine houses were demolished by the bombing, Four bombs were dropped on Hungpu near Ninga. The most serious bombing was in Halyen, supplies to the Far East.

All railway bridges east north of Hangchow Bay, where ten missiles were released, des-Krasnoyarsk are closely guarded troying over one hundred houses. by military detachments, while Kashing's share was xix bombs. patrols keep endless watch on the

track. but the casualties were not known. Pasha near Ningpo was also raid- ed.

As the bombing of Ningpa is a prelude to a naval invealon, the Klo River is closely guarded es- pecially at the delta in Chinhai.-- International News Agency.

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While the few passenger trains still running, travellers are allowed unrestricted view of the countryside, the blinds are drawn when trains pass over bridges.— International News Agency.

ITALY TO ABSTAIN FROM VOTING?

Brussels, Nov. 14. "

At the meeting of the Brussels Conference to-morrow it is expect- ed that the declaration, will be Remembrance Sunday was ob-

adopted with slight modifications. served yesterday at St. Andrew's It is not thought that Italy will Church with

the services in

vote against it but will probably morning and evening. The abstain from voting-~~ preacher at the morning service| Reuter. was the Vicar Rev. J. R. Higgs, whilst Rev. W. M. A Farren. Assistant Chaplain General to the Forces Far East, delivered the ser- mon in the evening. Collections at the morning service were, in aid of Earl Haig's Fund.

ference and appealed for with- holding supplies of war materials and credits from Japan and ex- tending aid to China, was the first speaker and he traced the history of aggression.

Brief speeches were delivered by other leading delegates to the conference. Mr. Eden, the Foreign Secretary, in the course of his address, said: "I take this op- portunity to discuss the obser- vance of the Treaty which we have signed, to repeat that it is on the basis of respect for inter- national law, that His Majesty's Government in the United King-

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BANKS TO CONTINUE OPERATIONS

Shanghai, Nov. 14. It is announced that despite the change in the military situation' Shanghai branches of the four Government banks here have been ordered by the Ministry of Finance to continue operations in order to stabilise currency during the situation. The branches, will continue to deal in inoney orders for foreign exchange for the con- venience of local residents.—

Reuter

Under the auspices of the International Medical Rellet Cóm- mittee Dr. L. Greentree (above) went as a volunteer. doctor last Monday to serve with the Chinese Red Cross, Hażakow.

Demonstration Against Japan--Dr. F. W. Norwood and the Rev. Profesor John Batlllé, D. D. (chairman), greeting Mrs. Crosthwaite, Chenf-War (son of a former Chinese For- eign Minister), and H. Hamilton Fyfe, the author, who were the principal speakers at the meeting held in the Uther Hall, Edinburgh, to protest against the Japanese aggression in Ching.

Registration of refugees whe have lost their home, their employment and all their possessions a result of the Japanese aggression in China.