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PROSECUTION OF

OF WAR UNTIL BRIDE ON WAY TO RESUMPTION

ULTIMATE SUCCESS IS SCORED

Decisive Battle When Japanese Push To West

Of Canton-Hankow Line

GENERALISSIMO WARNS AGAINST

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RELAXATION OF EFFORTS

"THE WAR, WILL BE PROSECUTED WITH RENEWED VIGOUR UNTIL ULTIMATE SUCCESS IS SCORED... ... New military plans to cope with the situation have been laid down and everything in the military situation is turning out in accordance with China's strategy of winning the `final victory.

The whole nation must exert its utmost efforts and make whatever,sacrifices may be neces- sary to continue resistance. In accordance with our pre-conceived plans,"

"These statements, uttered by Generalissimo" Chiang Kai-shek in the course of an important telegram addressed to the People's Politi- cal Council, which opened its sessfin at Chungking yesterday, put an end once and for all to the" malicious rumours which have been spread. apparently by Japanese, to the effect that China intends to sue for peace Peace at the present time, would be welcomed by a desperate Japanese nätion but, far from seeking peace, the Chinese Government is determined to fight to the bitter end.

CHIANG KAI-SHEK

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tlon, resorted to the invasion of south China with the intention of blocking China's outlet to the sea and cutting her route of munitions supply.

Japanese

Nevertheless, the never expected that as a result of the new turn of events, China is able to rain Initiative in the war.

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MURDER ATTEMPT

IN KOWLOON .

Officers of the C. L. D. ‹ are Investigating a case of at- tempted murder, which was 're- ported in the Shamshnipo. dis- trict last night.

According to a police report a Chinese male was found in

Kitung Street near Nam Cheung Street at. 9.55

"urd

Luffering from verlous stab wounds.

The man, whose name has not been ascertained and is aged about 25 years, was re- moved to the Kowloon Hos- pital.

"

He has a stab wound in the

jeft chest.

SPANISH WAR PROGRESS

Heavy Losses Reported

Barcelona, Oct. 28.

SHIP RECEPTION

PICTURE TAKEN yesterday of Miss Brenda Grace Billings, after her marriage to. Commander · B. V. King, B.N. at St. John's Cathedral, about to enter the tender prior to going to HMS. Medway for the reception. (Photo, A. A. Kahn).

RIFT IN LEAGUE SECRETARIAT

M. Marcel Hoden Resigns

Came

Geneva, Oct. 28.

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OF ANGLO-

JAPANESE TALKS

Over Two Hundred Claims

Await Settlement

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Shanghai, October 28. Opposition has arisen among Foreign Office officials in Tokyo to the expected resumption of conversation for settlement of peading Anglo-Japanese issues, according to a, Tokyo report.

The conversations were begun several months ago between the former Foreign Minister, Gen. Kazushige Ugaki, and the British Am bassador, Bir Robert Craigle. Six separata conferences were held be: fore General Ugaki resigned, but very little progress towards a set tlèment of the 200-odd British claims is reported to have been made.

Upon his assumption of the Foreign Affairs portfolio, Premier Konoye let it be known that he would make no effort to continue the negotiations with Sir Robert Craigle, unless he was expressly requested to do so.

Moved by these developments, the British Ambassador is under- stood to have requested a resump tion of the negotiations. Some officials of the Foreign Office. favoured the proposals, giving rise

Transport Of Arms to the report that the conferences Through Indo-China

Paris, Oct. 28. Гарал bas protested to France against the transporta- tion of arms and munitions.

Indo-China through

"inta

would be resumed soon.. A

The Premier himself has been non-committal. He is not. opposed in principle to readjustment of Anglo-Japanese relations, but is said to hold a set of opinions en- tirely different from those of General Dgaki. Moreover, the China

dozrlestic campaign and

M. MARCKL" HODEN, WHO has been M Avenal's chef da cabinet slace, M. Avonol be- Secretary-General of A communique issued by the Re-

the League of Nations, has publican War Ministry last night| states that the Nationalist forces,

resigned at M¿Avenol's request. It is beleved that the step strongly supported by artillery, al- tacked the south of "Clempuelos on heralds a further "purge" of those New military plans to cope with the Central front yesterday but League officials holding Leftist Konoye, Japanese Premier, is see-portance to Japan. the whole situation, General were repulsed, suffering heavy views and not confirming Ming the French Ambassador in Chiang asserted, had been laid losses.

Avengl's advocacy for the League Tokyo begatding the axestion Covenant reform. down. The war would be 'prose.. cuted with renewed vigour until the ultimate success is scored.

China. The protest was made through matters are a beavy drain on his the Japanese Ambassador in Paris.time, and he also considers the

According to the Japanese For-conditions for resumption of the.. eign Office spokesman Prince negotiations a matter of great im-signed to retaining the post con-

the

'Five Nationalist planes bombed the harbour district of Barcelona yesterday morning.

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..

SIR ROBERT CRAIGIE ·

currently, actually he has never ..... NEW FOREIGN MINISTER "

completely adopted the ides. The Premier, Prince Konoye, hits Now, with the South China càm- "The spokesman added that, M. Avenci is a strong adherent the French Government should decided to appoint a full-time paign launched and the capture of Foreign Ministër as soon as an Hankow, Japan's-international re- of the Munich Agreement and is continue to allow the flow of arms credited with being in sympathy into China through Indo-Chinacceptable candidate can be found lations are becoming more and selamanca, in a communique, state Paris seeking reform in the League any

The Nationalist Headquarters at with those circles in London and Japan reserves the right to take to relieve him of his concurrent more complex and the attention of

duties in foreign affairs, that the Nationalista repulsed a Covenant in the sense desired by defence. She would not revoke supposed that the Premier was re-News.

action necessary in self-

full-time Foreign Minister is Although it had been generally urgently needed. International violent Republican counter-attack the totalitarian Powers Nationalists in the sector of Cuesta on the positions captured by the

de Reina, on the Madrid front. re-

This has caused a rift between M. Hoden and M. Avenol and the split in the League Secrétariat is

any treaty obligations if she should occupy Eainan Island.-Reuter.

CZECHS FUND

DEADLY BLOW TO COME Recalling that, at the outbreak of the war. China established the policy of reconstructing western part of the country to make it a base for the resistance campaign and of unifying the country and continuing the sistance with determination and The Republicans suffered heavy based on their respective align- As premeditated. the Generalis in self-rellance, the Generalissimo losses and the Nationallet troopsments and is likely to result in the simo is quoted by the Central News added that, in accordance with captured large quantities of war retirement of those of M. Hoden's slovar refugees relief fund

had as saying. "China's

vic-this policy, the war

been material-Transocean. tory will have to be won.in a de-carried on with the hope that a cisive battle to be fought with the re-birth of the nation would be whole strength of the nation when realised under the most trying cir- the Japafiese have pushed to the cumstances and that, in the exten- west of the Pelping-Hankow Rall-sion of the war. China would infict way and the Canton-Hankow Rail-a deadly blow upon, her enemy. way."

final

Japan's invasion of south China, he went on to say, is a desperate adventure after suffering heavy blows from the Chinese during the last half year. He recalled that. during that period, they had suf fered more than 300.000 casualties on the Yangtze River front, which compelled them to dispatch rein- forcements five or six times.

Realising the danger of the ex- haustion of their strength in the long run. Japan then, in despera-

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It was then conceived that China's bellef of her final vic- tory would come to realisation In a decisive battle to be, fought with the concerted efforts and total strength of the whole nation when the the Japanese had pushed to

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RAILWAY TOWNS ATTACKED

GUIDE TO THE NEWS Kwangtung-Hunan

Faze 2-Judgment for plain- tif. Student pleads guilty. Dangerous driving..

Page 3.-Church news and an-

nouncements.

Page 4-News about the Ber-

vices. London Gazette. Page 3The cinemas. Cross- word puzzle Diary of local events. Colonising Manchu- kuo, Royal wedding In Munich.

Pare 6--New members of Bri- tish Cabinet. Anglo-Italian Agreement. Hungary reas- serts demands. Chinese junks exhibited, Page 7-Women's page. Pretty

Naval wedding. Page 8-The leading article:

U.B. Binded.

Page 10 Tennis at 8ookunpoo, Boftball notes. Kotewall. Cup teams. Rugby matches. Cricket notes...

Pazo 11-Rádio programmes

for week-end:

Tazes 12, 13-Finance and

commerce...."

Pages: 14, 15-Shipping news

and directory.

the

Hengyang., Oct. 22. Ichang. small town on they Canton-Hankow railway on

ала border, Chenhsien, Afty kilometres to the north, were attacked by nine Japanese planes - at ten o'clock this morning.

A total of between forty and fifty bombs were dropped at the two places causing unascertained damages-Central News.

DEATH OF PROFESSOR

ABERCROMBIE

London, Oct. 28.

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of

The death is announced. Professor Lascelles Abercrombie, Goldsmiths' Reader in English at Oxford University-Reuter.

THE DOLLAR

T.T. ON LONDON: 1s. 2.13/168. T.T. ON NEW YORK; 29 7/16,

London Silver Market

(Our Own Correspondent).

London, Oct. 28, London silver prices to-day were unchanged as follows:-

4 Oct. 27 Oct. 28 8pot.......... 19-5/8 Forward.....10-7/16

19-5/8

19-7/18

way of thinking-Reuter,

London, Oct. 23. 'Last night's total of the Czecho-

£238,000.-British Wireless.

Beginning Of New Chapter In

Sino-Japanese Hostilities

MR. LIN SEN .......

PRESENTATION TO

12,000,000TH VISITOR

London, Oct. 28. The Empire Exhibition in Glas- gow welcomed ità 12,000,000th visi. tor, who was a Glasgow woman, yesterday afternoon. Bhe... was presented by the Board of Man- rgement with a gold watch and a cheque for £10 and was given the freedom of the Exhibition which closes to-morrow, "

was

Important Session Of People's

Political Council

Chungking, October 28,

THE SECOND PLENARY SESSION OF THE PEOPLE'S POLI- TICAL COUNCIL opened here to-day with about, 100 of a total of 194 delerates present.

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Particular truportance attaches to the meeting as Chinese circles regard it as marking the beginning of a new chapter in the Sino- Japanese hostilities with the fall of. Hankow `and Canton,

It is understood, that the pre-importance will be reached during] liminary business at to-day's the course of the session. meeting included the Chairman. Their presence, Mr. Lin said, has Mr. Wang Ching-wel's report on established a permanent founda- the latest military situation and tion. for a democratic China and an assurance to the Council de- thereby strengthened international legates that the Chinese Govern- peace and righteousness in their ment is determined to carry on present tottering state.-Central resistance which announcement News. was greeted with thunderous ́ap- plause-Reuter.

CHAIRMAN'S ADDRESS ...»

a

NEW TACTICS

Changsha, Oct. 28. Chinese military authorities de-

The importance of united clare that with the fall of Hankow front, with China's 450,000,000) and Canton, the Chinese Com people solidly behind the Govern- and is adopting new military ment, is again stressed by Mr. Lin tacties. Sen, Chairman of the National) Government, in his address..

Mr. Lin pointed out that the gathering itself, with repre»? sentatives from all parts of the country sitending and discuES= Ing the nation's momentous

Issues, is very proof of the harmony and unity of a deter- mined China which will assure her final victory in the great struggle of her history.

They will emphasise on nation wide moblie warfare, engaging the Japanese in all parts of China, as they are reported to be doing now

in Bhansi-Reuter,

JAPANESE BOMB MISSION

American Child Killed

Hankow, Oct. 28.

It is learnt that a three year jold American child, named Phoebe

Nyphus, was killed and her mother" and elder sister wounded when a Japanese bomb landed on the Tungpeh.

Luther. Mission ..at Honan on October 24-Reuter.

HEAD OF NEW BANK

Mr. Shan Tal-ho, General Manager" of the Chin State Bank Ltd., Hongkong Branch, which will be opened en Mon- day. (Photo, A, A, Kahn),

NEW TRANSPORT BYE-LAW IN LONDON

Interesting Figures In Report

London, Oct. 28. Beginning next year any person

waiting for a bus will be prosecut who does not follow a queie in

ed, according to a new bye-law of the London Passenger Transport Board...

The report of the Board shows some interesting figures in Lon- don's transportation.

During the past year 300,000,000 persons went to theatres and cinemas. while 7,500,000 watched League football, and simbaz number visited the museum and art galleries. There were 2,000, 000,000 passengers intruses. Renter.

FRANCO-GERMAN DECLARATION

Paris, Oct. 28. The new French Ambassador to Italy who was recently, Ambassador to Germany is bringing a draft Franco-German declaration which, it is understood, will be more pre- cise than the pronouncement made by Mr Chamberlain and Bern Hitler after the Munich Agree-" ment.

The draft has been submitted to M Daladier, French Premier. and is it understood that it will be issued in final form next

WILL FIGHT TO

· BITTER- END General Yu Han-mon, Pacifies tion Commisioner of Kwangtung, month-Reuter.

has sent a brief wire to Chinese SIMPLE CEREMONY

residents in Hongkong and other. Chungling, Oet, 28. foreign countries pledging his Hie The session opened with a sim- for continued resistasice against ple, formal ceremony. On the Japanese invasion, says Central dals were Mr. Chang Po-ling, Vice- NewATHAN

SNIPING

HANKOW

Hankowć

IN

Work will immediately be begun

Chairman of the People's Political Despite setbacks at the "hands There was a small incident to to restore the park, in which the

Council, Mr. Chu Chen, Mr. Bun of the Japanese, General Yu day when several Chinese soldieren Exhibition is situated, to its origi- Mr. Lin thanked the members Fo, President of the Legislative stated in his telegram that the spirit were caught sniping JapaniGI nal form. of the Exhibition for having travelled to Chungking Yuan, Mr. Wang Ching-wel, De- of his troops has been further publicly, buildings only the Palace of Arts to attend the meeting. He be-puty Chief Executive of the sharpened and they are now more A Japanase, was shot on the and the Glasgow Pavilion will believed that with such dauntless Kuomintang and concurrently determined than ever to fight the Bund otherwim all the region

spirit, decisions of far-reaching

quiet and disciplined;

retained-British Wireless..

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snemyCentral News.

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