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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

CABLES

GUERILLAS PLAN GENERAL OFFENSIVE

LAND MINE EXPLOSION

"THE ABOVE VIVID picture shows a land mine exploding on a

JAPANESE

Klangsi highway.

OFFENSIVE

WORN DOWN

Hankow, Oct. 7. The Japanese offensive in all sectors on the Yangtze River front have been worn down by stubborn Chinese resistance during the last month and a half, and judging from the present military situa- then it will be well-nigh impossible

GUERILLA

ACTIVITIES

IN CHEKIANG

ON DOUBLE TENTH

Japanese Authorities In Pootung Taking Precautions

CAVALRY DETACHMENT RETURN TO POST

Shanghai, October 7.

CHINESE GUERILLAS OPERATING IN PÖÖTUNG are preparing for another general offensive ́on October 10, and Japanese military authorities are taking precautionary measures against possiblo at- tacks,

The Japanese cavalry detachment of 5,002 which was recently transferred from Kaochangmiao to the Shanghai-Hangchow highway have returned to their former garrison post In Poofung.

Clashes break out every night between Chinese mobile units and adjoining

NEWS FROM THE the Japanese in areas

SPANISH WAR

FRONTS

Nationalist Troops Advance

Salamanca, Oct. 7. Spanish Nationalist troops yesterday evening hoisted a flag on the highest point of

the mountain of Capallo which

was the scene of violent fight- Ing during the last few days.

Tsinpu and Chukiachao. The strength of the guerillas is esti- mated at over 3,000,

Destruction of the tracks of the Shanghai-Nanking Railway has now become a daily occurrENCE, BI the Chinese guerillas are said to be active all over the line.-Inter- national.

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Kweilin, Oct. 7 PUBLIC OPINION

The loss of Tenchiachen is not 50 serious as reported, as there are several other places equally im- portant as Tenchlachen before Wuhan is reached, said General Li Chi-hsin, a member of the Military

STUNNED

"Staoshan, Chekling, Oct. 7. The Japanese garrisons at Sin- shirchen and two small towns

Chungkwanchen, position is regarded as a success of here from Hankow.

about 20 kilo-extremely metres northeast of Tebtsing

great strategical 1m. General L stated that the JB- the north of the Chlentang River, here and it is expected that the so far into China are able to suf- toportance in the military quarters panese troops having penetrated were attacked by Chinese guerillas Nationalist troops will follow it up fer a

Wednesday. un

More than 30 by Eccupation of those regions on Napoleon in Moscow. The General defeat ilke the forces of Japanese were killed in action. the right bank of the Ebro which revealed that both the Chinese re- 1s still held by the Republican gulars and guerillas are aghting) forces. Transocean.

better than before.

The capture of this mountain Affairs Commission, who arrived Delimiting Of Fifth

for the invaders to take the Wuhan eltles by one quick stroke, declared General Lo Cho-ying. Lungshan and Kanshan, two Wuhan Defence Commissioner. In hills in the neighbourhood, have interview with the Central been re-occupied by the guerillas.

2n

News to-day.

General Lo, who has been on his new job for three weeks, expressed gratincation at the close.. co-

--Central News,

operation offered by the ChineseGAS CAUSES treaps defending the Wuhan area.

LARGE

With the gradual dispersion of the CHINESE CASUALTIES

local populace, he said: the work of organising and training the able-bodied male adults of the tri- elles is greatly facilitated.-Cen- tral News..

PEIPING-HANKOW

RAILWAY CUT

Hankow, Oct. 7.

A Japanese cavalry unit appeared last yesterday afternoon at a point east of Linling station on the Belping-Hankow Rallway, imme- diately south of Sinyang, apparent- ly with the intention to cut the rallway, and also to threaten the rear of the Chinese forces holding up

Hankow, Oct. 7. A brief message from the east Honan front states that the Chinese forces at Huangtuling (Yellow Earth Clim) midway hetween Loshan and Sinyang suffered heavy losses yesterday when the Japanese resorted to the uise of asphyxiating gas shells in their attack against the defence positions-Central Newa

DR. E. BENES

Prague. Oct. 7.

has

the main body of the Japanese in Dr. Eduard Benes. who enst Binyang The Chinese are resigned the Presidency of Czecão rushing reinforcements to Lluling.—slovakia, left Prague to-day for his Reuter.

country home-Reuter Bulletin

Balloon Barrage Scheme Rejected By French Government

Would Entail Specialised Force Of 40.000 Men

Paris, October 1,

THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT HAS REJECTED THE SCHEME for a balloon barrage for the capital approved in April by the Counci! General of the Selbe.

A considered reply to the suggestion points out that over 3,000 balloons would be required to make it reasonably sure that at least eight out of ten aeroplanes raiding the capital would run into the cable.

This would entall a specialised BREAD INSTEAD forces of 40,000 men, and a cost

OF BOMBS

be

WITHDRAWAL QUESTION

London, Oct. 7.

→

Kwangsi has contributed enor- mous man-power to the war, and It is explained here that the this was highly commendable, said postponement of the Angle-Italian General L-Internationa!. declaration, which, according to an earlier announcement was to be issued last night, is due to the fact that certain divergences of opinion have arisen regarding the techn!- cal details of the withdrawal of 10,000 Italian volunteers.

The Italian Government, it is declared, wishes to withdraw only; infantry units while the British Government insists that the troops to be withdrawn should include the air force units and other technical formations. It is, however, belley- ed that an agreement will shortly be reaches regarding the details of the evacuation-Transocean.

LEAVES FOR BURGOS.

London, Oct. 7

It is announced that the Secre tary of the Non-Intervention Com- mittee will leave London for

ANTI-JAPANESE

MOVEMENT

Chinese Workers' Delegate In London

Stan: Oct. 7.

A Japanese troop train was derailed and attacked by Chinese "dare-to-die" corps at Shouyang on the Chengtai Rallway. 82 kilometres east of Taiyuan, yesterday,

About 50 Japanese foldiers were killed. The locomotive and several

Sudeten Area

HARSH TERMS

Prague, Oct. 7. Czechoslovak public opinion is stunned by what it regards -as barshness in the terms for delimiting the fifth Sudeten area which the Commission in Berlin has accepted.

It appears that the Austrian Registers of 1910 were taken as a basis; hence towns, such 23 Folicka, where there is stated to be not one per cent. of Germans, have come into German hands.

Altogether over 800,000 Czechs will pass under German rule but have the option of leaving their homes within six months. It is stated that the Reich takes principal communications between Bohemia and Moravia. compromis ing Czechoslovakia's economic future.

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Yankees Win Second

Game In World Series

After Late Recovery

Chicago, October" 6"

Trailing one run, behind in the eighth faning, the New York Yankees made a late recovery in the second game of the World Baseball Series against the Chicago Cubs' to-day, finally winning by 6-3. They are now two games up on their opponents and need only two more to clinch the Series.

The occupation of the nith area THIRD PEACE

begins at noon on Saturday and lends on October 10.--Reuter.

GERMANY GETTING MORE THAN WAS AGREED AT MUNICH

Paris, Oct. 7

CONFERENCE

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a

state

Smashing a home-run out of the field and searing Myr Hong in front of hht, Frank Crosetti the Yankee -nelder, pulled his side out of virtual defeat in the eighth when the Yankees were trailing 2-3. before the stolid pitching of "Dizzy" Dean.

(Continued from Page, 1) "That the unbridled applica- tion of modern methods of Burgos to-morrow morning. It is coaches were wrecked and a radio

warfare is only possible be- cause the so-called law of war-

Encouraged by Crosett!'s perfor- still uncertain how long he will set was captured by the Chinese.

fare no longer corresponds to

mance, Joe DiMaggio also hit a stay in the capital of Nationalist The Chinese damaged a section

present circumstances;

home run into the streets in the Spain since the duration of his of the track, and hid on both sides The French Press commenting stay will depend on the outcome of of the railway.

"That in consequence the homes ninth, scoring Ton Henrich· for Soon the east on the International Commission's and other property of the civilian, two runs to make the score 6-3 m the negotiations concerning the bound Japanese train (arrived and delimitisation of the frih Sudeten non-combatant British rian for evacuation

populations of favour of the New York outfit. of was derailed Emerging from their area declared that Germany is countries where volunteers

of war In the eight frame, Murphy hiding, they attacked It from all getting more than that agreed to exists, either formally or de facto, pitched for the Yankees instead of sides. They withdrew only upon at the Munich conference.

are liable to destruction and that Gomez, Then came the Yankees' One paper said that Germany these populations themselves are rejuvenation. and Dean was taken was aiming at economic disorder threatened with the worst terror, out of the box, being replaced by Another Chinese guerilla unic set in Czechoslovakia, while another if not with total ruin;

French in the ninth be discussed with the least possible on aire a bridge at Hochwang to the states that the international com-

NO RESPONSE

The Cubs made a desperate north of Taiyuan, and tore up sec-mittee is a monstrocity and the "That the protests of several attempt to even up the scores, but

same day-Central News.

thods of warfare have met with no

the remainder of the game. response on the part of those who

The third match will be played are responsible for them;

In New York on' Saturday.- Reuter.

It is declared that he has been the arrival of Japanese reinforce- instructed to notify the Spanish ments from Shouyang city. Nationalist Government that the various outstanding questions must

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delay, since the British Govern-itions of rails. on the railway on the Munich agreement has been ex. Governments against these me the Yankees shut them out for

ment is anxious to put the Anglo- Italian Agreement into "operation

at the earliest possible moment, Transocean.

BRITISH AIR MISSION

To Study Progress In France

London, Oct. 7.

of 2,000,000,000 francs.

A Royal Air Force Mission, head- Moreover, technical developments Madrid. Oct. 7 enable the

ed by Air Chief Marshal Bir Cyril aeroplanes to Alicante is the latest Govern equipped with cable cutting ap leaving for France on Sunday for Newall, Chief of the Air Staff, is rrent town to receive bread in paratus. Recent events had also a visit to the French Air Force. stead of bombs from the nero-brought to the fore the question The visit will last one week. planes of the Insurgents,

of air raid shelters.", Several small bags containing Effective shelers for $5,000,000 The Mission is to return the vial bread were yesterday dropped by inhabitants of Paris was impos- of General Vuillemin. Chief of the planes which few over the town sibie and it was equally impossible French Air Staff and a number of at a great height and were "sub-to provide sufficient shelter for French officers who made a tour of jected to violent anti-aircraft 2,000,000 inhabitants of Marseilles the Royal Air Force stations in this

and Lyons

country in June.

Dre.

The public "did not even trouble The belief that the best course. During this visit to France the to pick up the bread, coming as would be evacuation is strengthen- Mission will study the progress of It did from those responsible in fed by the calm and orderly manner inspect the latest types of French times past for the deaths of hun-of the partial evacuation, at the ex-air rearmament in France and dreds of the town's inhabitants," pense of the inhabitants, which was military aircraft now being put state the authorities-Reuter. carried out last week-Reuter. into service. British Wireless,

ceeded.-Reuter Bulletin

Residents Acquire

13

Charm From Death!

NOBODY WILL DIE IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS in that section of

"That the shortcomings of exist- ing conventions to prevent acts of war that rouse humanity and

VOLUNTEERS WILL civilization are evident and that it

CAMP 8 DAYS is necessary as a first step to all the gaps in the law of warfare and participate in Combined Mancou

The Hongkong Volunteers will thus restore the authority of this res in November, as well as have law:

No Hongkong between Bowrington. Canal, and the Electric Com world are at state of the wie

That the interests of the whole eight days camp.

For the first time the Volunteer pany's works at North Point or should not! Otherwise the efforts abolish or at any rate to limit the camps are to last four days each. of at least half a hundred persons will be nulled.

practices of modern warfare;

The first camp starts on Noven- Following an annual custom, the market hands of Tang Lung

"That it is of utmost importance |ber 2 and will continue until Chow last night staged their illuminated dragon procession through that the Governments of the November 3 inclusive. The second the streets of the district in order to drive away the spirits of dis-peace-loving peoples, among whom camp begins on November 8 and tress, disease and death. From the point of view of public interest,is our own country, should use all will not end until the night of the event was a great success andattracted-large: crowds.

possible means to shelter their November 12 peoples from the possibility of

At least 1,000 men are expected The dragon The dragon, more than 100 feet to its lair in Tang Lung,, Chow and being exposed to the proven hor to take part in the Volunteer camps long, was made of straw, and the was there regaled (Oguratively) rors of war.

ko next month, which will constitute lumination was provided by with wine and all choice dishes. thousands of sticks of joss Incense In order, however, that it might mentioned Committee humbly, begs is expected, many of them will be "For these reasons the afore- a record Later in the month. It placed along its whole length, not change its mind and form an Your Majesty, in conformity with called upon to join the regular while the bead was a massive shape entente with the evil spirits, the the attached memorandum, to con- forces in the combined exercises. of glowing pin-points.

Inhabitants, sagaciously. sacrificed tinue the work of The Hague. Adroitly manipulated, the eerie it on the pyre before it had had Peace Conferences of 1899 and gramme of work for such a con- monster was a very welcome sight a chance to wake from its sleep of 1907, by inviting the Governments ference, together with a draft set not only to the superstitious but satiety, also to the general onlooker.

of every nation to take part in a of rules, provided that, as The market fokis later feasted Third Peace Conference which the Dutch Government. and made merry, but no one should be convoked without delay no other competen thought of jumping on to the pyre and, if possible, by

THREE-HOUR DANCE

After a three-hour dance through the streets, the dragon returned

to prove his newly-won invulner same time, with abilityOG

ware,