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HONGKONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1938.

BATTLE FOR POSSESSION OF TAMSHUI SECRETARY

Main Body Of Japanese

Troops Reported Held

Up At Ma On Shan

CHINESE ENTRENCHED IN SEMI- CIRCULAR FORMATION

By "Daily Press" Military Observer

-The reported whirlwind advance of the Japanese invading, fores In the direction of Walchow ap ears to be. Inarcurate. According t reliable reports from Langkong. It would appear that Bevera Sighting for the possession of Tamshint took place and is continuing.

From the lates: accounts, however, it would seem that the Japanese are at present in possession of the ruins of that town with the Chinese forces firmly entrenched, in a semi-circular formation. with a strong right, Bank on a river near the village of Salhang about nine miles southwest of Ta nahut, thence along the west by' of the river crossing the highway from Lungkong to Tamshal

The opposing forces next face There are still no signs of serious each other between Shuipul and activity in the Delta, nor are there Yathang, five miles due west of reliable reports which would justify Tamahul." The woods round the rumours that more than 30,000 Pokhanihan, on the highway be- Japanese are engaged in the ex- tween Sanhue and Tamshut are re-pedition in Kwangtung. At the liably reported to be in the hands moment, the Japanese are held up of the Chinese.

at a distance of ten miles from Langkong, or a distance of 20 miles) from the Canton-Kowloon Railway.

According to reports filtering through from Walchow Japanese and Chinese patrols are skirmish- ing on the highway between Tum- shui and Pingaan. The latter city is "about 20 miles northeast -of--Tamshui.-The Chinese assert that they have troops and cutposts in all the territory. between the Tamshul-Pingshan highway and the mountains in the Immediate vicinity of Blas Bay.

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›JAPANESE HELD ÜP The main body of Japanese troops moving along the high- way from Nimshan to Ping- shan is reported from Waichow to be held up by Chinese forces at Ma On Shan.

ELEMENT OF SURPRISE According to reports from Canton, the landing of the Japanese lacked the element of surprise. Ample troops were concentrated to deal with the Invaders. All troop movements were covered with secrecy, with the result that the invaders” ɑseem to have found themselves opposed by greater numbers than they had provided in their plans.

COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES

JAPANESE DRIVEN OUT OF WAICHOW

PICTURE ABOVE shows commencement exercises öf, military training at Chinngking held on September 19. Over 8.000 students attended. (Photo, C.M.P.S.),

NEW DIPLOMATIC START URGED

Appeal To Europe's Leaders

Johannesburg, Oct. 16,

An appeal to European leaders to take advantage of the new atmosphere of ander- standing was made by General Smuta, Minister of Justice, In- a speech here yesterday. General Emuts urged that n new diplomatic start be made so that wider, settlement painttz be reached, including the questions of colonies and stabilection of world currencies.

Why should this much-tried The moral of the Chinese troops, generation be called upon to settle according to conversation with an ideological issue between de- individual men, appears high, while mocracy and dictatorship and feo- the absence of large numbers of pardise millions if lives, and per- male refugees substantiates re-hups civiltuation in another Great ports that the peasants have taken! War?" asker: General Smuts. "Sure- heavy the mountains, with their armsyly democracy and dictatorship, as

and munitions.

Passage of the Salkong River, on the southern bank of which Pingshan stands, caused

esses to the Japanese, In view of the fact that all bridges over that fiver had been destroyed by the Chinese. At the same time by maintaining their

fortifications and entrenchments on the moun- tainous region of Saisheung (735 meters high) and Lakletsban (1,043 meters high) the Chinese remain in a position to endanger Japanese communications between Pingshan city and their base on Bias Bay.

A strict military censorship has bien clamped down, and this is

healthy sign in view of the in- discretion of some Hongkong news- papers in disclosing military in- formation which might be useful to the Japanese.

Note:

The spelling of town nagies follows the British General Staff map No. 3825.

NO IMMEDIATE

THREAT

ON THE RAILWAY

!

Tour Of The Coastal Front

rival systems of government, are

long-range questions which time

alone can settle."

LEARN FROM OPPO

not the

He said that it muna- mitted that demowas not perfect and slood up very wel kato severe tests of this modern age.

Democracy, said. the General. might even learn valuable lessons in efficiency from its opponents.

JAPANESE USE POISON GAS

SHELLS

In Fighting Near

Lichiachai

Canton, Oct. 16 (1 p.m.) Following a see-saw battle since Friday night. during which time small bodies of Japanese penetrated danger- ously near the city, the Chinese forces have completely cleared Walchow, strategic East River town. and the surrounding vicinity. of Japanese troops shortly before nightfall last night it is learned from author- itative sources. .

The invaders, after suffering heavy losses, fled toward the Blas Bay direction with the Chinese in hot pursuit-Cen- tral News.

VON CRAMM _OUT

OF PRISON

Release Not Noticed By Anyone

Berlin, Oct. 16. The famous German - tennis player, Bacon Cinttfried" Von Cramm, whose provisional re- lease from prison was forecast On October 12 left Lehrter Prison, north-west of Berlin. early this morning.

The hour of release was kept a

Kikungshan, Honan Oct. 18, Interviewed by a Central, News correspondent, members of the in- |spection corps sent out by the National Military Council stated they saw Japanese troops fire secret even from his father until disan gas shells during an engage the last minute and his departure Lichtacha on the from the building in a private car Ping-Kendow Se Tray Bouth of the early hours was not noticed Lulin, recently

by anyone,

ment near

The Chinese soldiers affected by the deadly missiles were in a most pitiable condition, they said.

that

Von

"It is understood Gramm looked extremely well. In' prison he had his own cell and never came into personal contact They expressed the hope that the with the criminal inmates. Dur Chinese people would contribute in the day he was kept busy with more gas masks for the Chinese clerical work which he did

the greatest care and accuracy.- troops to use at the front.

Reuter.

The inspection corps composed of Messrs. Fang Chih, Wang Lu- yi and Li Chung-hwang has been sent out to inspect the Chinese troops fighting -at the front.- Central News."

DURHAMS LEAVE SHANGHAI

Shanghai, Oct. 16, The First Battalion, Durham Light Infantry were given a rousing farewell by large crowds to-day when they marched through the main streets of the city to the wharf where they boarded H. M. T.

Lancashire.

Elstory proved that dictatorship was a passing phase, he said. The world was passing through times of far-reaching change, and all- that wise statesmanship could do in such an extraordinary and in morning for Tientain when the The vessel is salling to-morrow calculable situation was to see a Durhams will relieve the First new carried out without the out- break of another. general war- Reuter.

Front change over from the old-to-the Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers,

Conducting a second tour along the coastal places border- ing New Territories east of the Canton-Kowloon radway on Saturday, a "correspondent of the Central News Agency found the vanguards of the Japanese invading forces still A good distance from Langkang, key village about twenty kilometers east o' Pinghu on the Canton-Hankow railway..

The Japanese forces who reached Tamshul, the correspondent Is able to report, were still being held in the immediate vieint- ty of the small village surrounded by strong Chinese troops.

Current reports of an immedi-

Captain Wu also revealed that ate threat by the Japanese forces a company of Japanese troops num-

COMMUNICATIONS DESTROYED IN

PALESTINE".

Jerusalem, Oct. 16. Telephonli and telegraphic communication with Jerusalemi

was completely cut off on Friday night owing to widespread destruc-

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to points of the, Canton-Kowloon ber ng 200 men, who advanced to an tion of the wires. Repair sangs rallway are discredited by first- undisclosed place, has been com are now working under military hand information gathered by pletely surrounded by Chinese patrols. the correspondent, With Lung-forces. The Japanese are cut off kong still in their hands, the from retreat and with their sup-shot dead by an unknown assallant An Arab police inspector was Chinese are able to halt

anyplies running short are expected near the central police station at Japanese thrust, to gain posses-to be wiped out. Another unit Jaffa at midday yesterday. Reuter. sion of the railway, he reports, of Japanese blue-jackets. about

CALL TO ARMS

400, men succeeded in advancing

MORE. TROOPS LANDED The correspondent started his to Pingshek, east of Lungkong,

Halfa, Oct. 18. Journey along the coast. In the

but was subsequently repulsed The 3rd Battalion, Coldstream morning and reached Yentlen

by a quick Chinese riposte, Cap Guarda, and the 1st Battalion. at noon. Everywhere he saw tain Wu informed the. corres- Northumberland: Fusiliers, arrived groups. of people energeticallypondent.

here from England yesterday to preparing for hostilities and at Yentien the military, omcer was

communications supplement the present British between Tentten and

forces in Palestine-Reuter, calling a mass meeting, exhorting

Tapeng the farming and fishing populace and Shayuchung, he further re-

NEW ZEALAND ELECTIONS

to arm and defend themselves.

Telephonic

vealed remain undisrupted, and Captain Wu, the military officer close contact is maintained be

In charge of the small village, tween these places

entering

described to the correspondent The correspondent in @hls emcient tithing system and Yentien was strictly questioned by

Wellington, N. Z. Oct. 16. The Anal parties in the General

revealed that only the day before the peasant populace who are Election are now: Labour, 55 seats; yesterday two suspected traitors alert in not allowing traitors to Nationals, 23 seats: Independenti, were; apprehended and questioned, I pass through.-Central News. two seats.-Reuter,

With the departure of the Dur. ham Light Infantry, the only

BERLIN PAPER INDIGNANT

Replies To U.S. Charges

Berlin, Oct. 16. Indications that the United States Government is contem- plating armaments expansion and the alleged stalement of Bernard Baruch that the Third Reich

menasing America have ellețted sharp comment here..

W*X

The Diplomatische Korrespon-

British battalion left in Shanghai, denz" says "Baruch's charges are 1s the Seaforth Highlanders,along the same lines as the en Reuter."

GUIDE TO THE NEWS

Page 2-Refugees pour into camp. Dollar Company re- organized. St. Vincent, de Paul Society. Old Colours laid up.

Page 3. Training: gallops. Yachting. Dockyard Club aquatic-gala.

Pago

Page 4-News about the Ber

vices, REO.C.A: annual din- ner. Young doctors warned: 5. Cinema notes and news. Crossword puzzle. Diary of local events. Fäze":6--Japan to attack Hwk. tow and Amoy? Czech Minister to visit Berlin. Anglo-Czech loan.

Page 7-Women's page. Wed-

dings M

Page 1-Leading articles: Va- garies of next year's bud- get; Japan's dismal failure. Hello and Goodbye. Page 10-Home football, and league tables. Local soccer." Cricket Rugby Union re- sults. Gem Hoabing beaten.

deavours of the war- agitators clique, in which we regret we find Britain."

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DOMINIONS

DEAD, AGED 44

Lord Stanley In Hospital

Since Return From Canada.

London, Dctober 16... LORD

STANLEY, SECRETARY OF STATE DOMINIONS and heir of the Earl of Derby, who

FOR THE London clinic. since his return from Canada on September 25, died has been in a

al 2.30 am. to-day.

lie was carried ashore at Southampton on a stretcher, but it was thought then that his leg trouble would not be such as to keep him much longer from public affairs.

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The illness brought him home a fortnight earlier than was ex-- pected, and bis leg was strapped in plaster of Paris.

Lord Stanley's death brings the

seven.

Edward Montague

total number of bye-elections to BIG JAPANESE

Cavendish FORCE MASSED

NEAR SWATOW

Stanley, P.C. M.C. DL, JF., was

Lord Stanley

born on July 9. 1894. the eldest son and heir of the 17th Earl of Derby. He mar- ried int 1917 Sybil Louise Beatrix Cadogan, eldest daughter of the late.. Vis- count Chelsea and Lady MEUX, They have three

Lord Stanley's younger brother Ca Mr. Oliver Stanley, President of he Board of Trade.-Reuter" and 3pecial."

City Emerging

at

From Desolation

A thrust by the Japanese Canton City from the direction of Swatow would be an enormously costly adven- ture," a foreign arrival from Swatow told the "Daily Press" yesterday.

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"The Japanese could land considerable force in Swatow with comparative ease," he said. "The (Continued an Page 9)

ROSARY CHURCH CEREMONY

MR. EL DA CUNHA and his bride, formerly Miss M. Gomes Eusebio, photographed alter their marriage at the Rosary Church, Kowloon, yesterday afternoon. (Photo, A. A. Kahn.).

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PIG CRATES ABLAZE IN KENNEDY TOWN

ONE

Big Fire No Casualties

N

NE OF THE BIGGEST FIRES in recent months broke out near the Germany naturally has

new Wholesale Market, Kennedy Town last night shortly before mercial interests in America just10 m. when hundreds plg crates. burned furiously for over an as America has interests in Europe, hour. So big was, the conflagration that the blaze was visible from comments the paper, but Germany all parts of the city and also Kowloon but fortunately the fire was has no more interest in territorial not attended by any casualties," claims and Imperialistic designs in America than America pre- zumably has in Europe-Reuter.

COMFORT FOR WAR REFUGEES

Police officers on the scene in-Manufactory and other buildings cluded Mr. G.S. Wilson, AB.P., being involved. and Inspector W. Matr while the Fire Brigade turned out in full (Dairy Farm) when he first noticed The writer was in Pokfulam force. Owing to the fact that the the

reddened sky. Speculation water was turned off there was was rife as to the cause of this some delay in getting the land some even going to the extent of hoses" in action and it was left inaging an inferno in the out- to the Bre floats to tackle the outlying districts break at the outstart

caused through

The Hongkong Branch of the National Women's Relief Commis j'eton sent a delegation to "com-}|-

fort", the "war refugees accommo-

Central News.

EMPTY CRATES

shelling or bombing.

The whole of, the hillside, from

It was indeed a good thing that the Infectious Diseases Hospital to dated in the Government Con- the crates involved were empty as Queen Mary Hospital was lit up by centration Camp at Kam Tin in otherwise the Colony's supply of the names and from a position the New Territories yesterday, says roast. pigs would surely have been near the University one had a

so replenished as to cause a sharp grand view of the blaze wilch re The delegation composed of drop in prizesi

minded one of the lesson learned Madame Liao Chung-kai, Madame

In the schoolroom that. "Are is a Another merciful feature" was good servant but bad master." Chen Ming-shu, Madame Wa Chaothat the wind was blowing sharply shu and several others brought towards the west and as a result

SMALL FIRE with it seven trunks of old clothes the Wholesale Market escaped with and 2.000 loaves of bread which only a blistered back-wall Had seve

mod were distributed to the refuzdos.

There are now about 800 refugees "In the camp - Central News,

the wind come from the other side there would have been the serious danger of the Hongkong Rubl

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