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HONGKONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1939.

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ANOTHER HITLER EFFORT TO GET SHUMCHUN SAVAGELY

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PEACE WITHOUT THE ELIMINATION MARKET IN FLAMES: RESULT OF

OF HITLERISM

Count Ciano On Way To Berlin For Talks: Dubious Soviet

Help

AMSTERDAM, OCT. 1 (REUTER)—THE BERLIN COR- RESPONDENT OF THE "TELEGRAAF" LEARNS FROM WHAT IS DESCRIBED AS A MOST RELIABLE SOURCE ...THAT HERE HITLER'S "PEACE PROPOSAL" CONSIST,

IN SUBSTANCE, OF TWO POINTS,

FIRSTLY, THE RESTORATION OF THE BUFFER STATE OF POLAND, AND,

SECONDLY, AN OFFER TO HOLD A FIVE-POWER CONFERENCE FOR SETTLEMENT OF ALL OUTSTAND- ING PROBLEMS.

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The proposal will be submitted to London and Paris through Signor Mussolini.

Reuter reports from London that Count Ciano, Italian Foreign Minister, who had been invited by the German authorities for a conference, reached Munich to-day en route to Berlin. ·.

Well-informed circles de- clared that it is yet another f Hitler's effort to get peace without elimination of Hit- lerism.

After getting dubious help from Russia. Hitler is now trying to get Italy to assist in the effort to stop hostilities between Germany and France and Britain.

The news that Count Clano, has been invited to Berlin, "is received With interest in London, writes Reuter's diplomatic correspondent.

lini, in a speech last week, declar

ed that a clash might be avoided

Moscow and reports from An- Fara surfest that the Russo- Turkish Pact may be signed before he leaves.

The Rumanian Foreign Minister will leave Bucharest for Moscow on Monday to join in the talks

Yesterday was the celebration of the Solemnity of the Most Holy Rosary. Picture above was taken outside the Rosary Church dur- ing the Solemn Procession with the Statute of Our Lady in the

afternoon."

2 GERMAN FIGHTERS

It is suggested that the discus- SHOT DOWN

sions now going on may result in a Pact to include all countries around the Black Sea

SUPREME HEAD

LONDON, Oct. 1 (Reuter)—| An Air Ministry announce-

RECENT

SUSPECTED MURDER

Woman's Body Found Near

GUERILLA

INCURSION

SHUMCHUN AND THE SHUMCHUN MARKET WERE SAVAGELY BOMBED ALL DAY YESTERDAY, according to eye-witnesses at the Border. Over one hundred bamba were dropped by a large number of planes, some of the landing practically on the frontier of the Colony." o'clock yesterday afternoon, Shumchun market wAS flames..

It was stated in well-in- formed quarters that the new attack was the result of a guerilla Incursion yesterday which wiped out the entire

Forestry Path Japanese garrison consisting

A Peak resident, out for a walk

of 100. men.

Lilong, Tokut and other villages"

yesterday afternoon, had the un-up the Une were also subjected to fortunate experience of finding

bombing.

along his path the dead body of At Shataukok, the entire popula-

Macao Race

Cash Sweep Results

The following Cash Sweep

it supported, on some undergrowth/ get a view of the destruction along Macao Jockey, Club in con- a young Chinese woman. He found on climbed a neighbouring hill wresults were forwarded, by the?

the railway.

Japanese planes flew over Shum-nexion with the race meeting. chon Market throughout yester | held at Macão yesterday day afternoon, letting drop bomb after bomb. Aerial activity just over the border started about 1

just north of a forestry path run- ning westward from Peak Road..

The spot where the body was found by Mr. C. Crommelin, of No. 50a, The Peak, is about 200 yards above Conduit Road and roughly about three-quarters of a mile Pan, and it was not until about four hours later that the eight or from Peak Road. It is believed the ten planes participating in the

woman was murdered.

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$24.20 Unplaced Ticket Nos. 361 "ándig: She is of lower class family type town, belleved now to be in the

costly bombardment of the border 119 get $15 each and about 28 years of age. She

hands of Chinese guerillas, was was found dressed in white with

It is estimated some called off. black striped cotton jacket, short 100 bombs were dropped. sleeves, and black cotton trousers. She had on, in addition, a' purple,

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red and blue striped under-facket. In late afternoon, a view of Her hair was done up in loose Shumchum Market ablaze was pos-

wooden clogs.

82 Years Old plaits, and she had on a pair of sible from many points in British

Yesterday hindi #fet.

1, was the 82nd anniversary

of the publication of the "Ho_gkong Dally Fress."

PuHce are investigating death

REVENUE

territory. There was no out of the the affinery activity on the Bri- fish side of the border, and there was no influx of refugees

It 15 legred from Chinese sources that the bombing of Shumchuri was the aftermath of

ment says: The Royal Air TURKISH MISSION INCREASE IN extensive sentry close to

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LONDON, Oct, 1 (Reuter)-Dr. Force carried Frank has been appointed the ther successful reconnaissance Supreme Head of the administra- over northern Germany last tion of polish territory in German night. All our machines re- hands. according to "the German turned safely. radio.

It is learned that a German

ter, M. Selter, left to-day.

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by the realisation that the desire The Esthonian Foreign Minis- to maintain positions which his- tory and natural dynamism of people have.condemned. is a vain illusion.

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"One of the enemy losses was confirmed by French troops."

FOR LONDON

LONDON, Oct 1 (Reuter) →

"Reuter" understands that a Tur- kish mission headed by Gen, Orbay,;

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gun in Chinese territory the border, in the Po On district, and the bombing of the border town followed its capture by the guerlila forces.

One column of Chinese guerillas operated from Shataukok district and another columa from Tung- £32,000,000 as kun, the two columns coverging an Shumchun, The main guerilia

compared with last year

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Many quarters think the visit is connected with the German-Soviet campaign "with

is en route to London and is ex- LONDON. Oct. 1. (Reuter) other friendly powers" "to

"It can now be stated that pected to arrive in the middle of Despite the dislocation caused by liquidate the war between Ger-

discuss military the war, the total revenue for the many and Britain and France... economic mission is arriving next during yesterday's air battle next It is recalled that Signor Musso-week in order to discuss German-high over the Western Front economic and financial arrange-first six months of this year in-

Soviet trade, folowing the Ribben in which a small formation of ments between Turkey and Bri-creased by over

reconnaissance aircraft tain. trop-Molotov Agreement.

Gen. Orbay was in London, some Treasury returns show that total force, advanced along the railway were engaged by a small force of enemy fighters, two" Ger-weeks ago discussing questions re-revenue was £338,500,000 as com- towards this objective,

MUCH DAMAGE man fighters were shot down lating to the supply of armaments pared with last year's £309,000,000. Expenditure was £562,000,000, and financial arrangements which Britain, has concluded with Turkey, and exceeded income by £224-Shumchun, Po Kut, Mul Lam, Tsol - Fighting occurred at "Namtau. It is presumed that the present |000,000.

Nguk Wal, Lo ̈Fung, and at sev- visit is designed to carry these questions a stage further.

being placed on the degree of suc- cess of the guerilla operations, nor is it known how much damage A fight between two shoeshine was done to Shamchun. It is be- boys outside the Silver Dragon Relieved the town' fell to the gueril- staurant in Des Voeux Road on las and the Japanese have with- Saturday night resulted ultimately drawn from the place, or have in the death of another named been driven outa "Kwong Tau" Chan, or "Bald Hongkong Police stations by the headed" Chan, who died after a border confirmed the Shumchun nght with a fourth shoe black who activities yesterday. The military. The Italian Wireles had taken sides with one of the authorities, when aprroached, that Italian ship original two fighters.

stated they had not received any South Africa and the

· Chan was found seriously injur-information of the bombing.

be resumed in Octobe ed about the body by Bergt. Jessop

On Saturday afternoon, Herr Hitler held a conference with the full Cabinet, at which some mem- bazs of the General Staff were also LONDON, Oct. 1 (Reuter)--If present--(Reuter). the Soviet Government has pro- mised to help the German Gov- ernment by immediate military diversions, says Reuter's military correspondent, it is probable that this will be in the direction of Bessarabia.

The Rumanian Government has called up additional classes of re-

the Bessarablan border,as a pre-

JAPANESE FORCES SUFFER SERIOUS

REVERSE IN N. HUNAN

HUNAN BATTLE

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serviet, and dent further boops to GOOD RESPONSE First Major Victory For

Chinese On The South

caution.

TO APPEAL. Any other immediate Red Army diversion is unlikely. Suggestions CHUNGKING, Oct. 1 (Central) that there might be an attack on -Favourable response to Madaine the Northwest Frontier of India Chiang Kai cher's appeal for win- are discounted in military circles, ter clothing for Chinese troops as is the possibility of joint mili-fighting at the front has been tary plans between the German made, and Russian armles to stem the Allies in the West,

The possible "Invasion of France by Russians dropped from parachutes is consider

ed a bogey,

Telegraphic messages have been pouring into Chungking reporting

donations collected. These include $150,000 raised by Mr. Lui Yu-ching, Chinese Consul-General at Chicago,

$50,000 raised by the Overseas. Chinese Women's Rellet Associa“ SOLEMN PROTEST

†tion in Manila, £200 raised by Mr. LONDON, Oct. 1"(Reuter)--The Fatsan T. Bung. Chinese Consul- Polish Ambassador in London this¦ General in Johannesburg, and $20,- morning called at the Foreign 000 raised by Madame Hslurg once and in the name of the Fo Shih-hui, wife of the Governor of lish Government made a "formal Klangsi Province. and, solann protest against the agreement between Moscow and Berlin which was in disregard to all international obligations and principles of morality."

Poland will never recognise the Moscow-Berlin arrangement and will never cease her struggle until Wall her territory has been madej

free again. "VAN,

RUBSO-TURKISH PACT MOSCOW, Oct.1 (Reuter)--With the departure of Herr von Ribben- trop, the international discussions here are continuing.

Bey Barajoglu, the Turkish Foreign Minister, is it in

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Local football University swimming Training gallops. Radio programmes Volunteer Corps orders Peak Church wedding Leading article:

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Bank Of The Min River

CHANGSHA, OCT. 1"(CENTRAL) — THE JAPANESE DRIVE ON CHANGSHA SUFFERED A SERIOUS REVERSE yesterday when Chinese trapped the Japanese vanguard units in a well-prepared ambuscade at Tangtlenmiao and Wangkungkiao, approximately 20 miles north of Changsha.

Chinese field dispatches describe the engagement as

SHOE BLACK DIES ml other points. No estimate is

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SLOVAK REGT. Bold Scheme To Collect

REFUSE TO

FIGHT POLAND

the first major Chinese victory on the south bank of the

LONDON, OCE 1 (Router) How Mi River, claiming that 2,000 Japanese were annihilated. whole Slovak regiment flatly re- scores of prisoners taken and more than 100 heavy and light fused to go and fight Poland is des- machine-guns and 60 army horses and mules captured:cribed by an American newspaper-

Meanwhile, fighting of a Yenklashan, two hills across the man who is touring Bovakia fierce character is reported to river there. be in progress to the east of the Canton-Hankow Railway in north Hunan when the Japanese are exerting their that the hostilities now going on efforts to remove the Chinese in north Hunan are no less severe menace on their left flank. than those in south Shantung last

The chief point of contention is year.

... NO LESS BEVERE Interviewed by

Central News war correspondent yesterday, a Chinese army commander declared

Kintsing, 20 miles south of Ping- In launching the drive in north

· He said that when war was declared Slovak troops were ordered to be ready to march. A Regiment of 3,000 men with füll ́equipment and linéd up on” the parade ground refused, to march off to the front and sang the old Slovak National Anthem.

They were threatened with court

klang. Yesterday the Japanese Hanan the Japanese are apparent-martial, but eventually Slovak

Money Is Discovered Organiser Disappears: 590 Chinese Youths In Uproar

The apparently fraudulent character of a bold scheme for ob taining money from gullible Chinese youths was uncovered yester day when several hundred young men who, having previously each deposited one dollar as the fee for registration, presented them selves at the advertised venue where an examination, allegedly ar ranged on behalf of and with warrant from the Chinese mit ery authorities to determine recruits for special service training, was to be held, and found, to their amazement and consternation, that the organiser had disappeared.

On September 19, the news,Patriotic Chinese youths were called in heavy reinforcements but ly translating their declaration of leaders intervened and the regi-supported by an advertisement. invited to register their names for appeared in several local Chinese the examination. Registration falled to dialodge the Chinese, nging full strength to settle the ment was disarmed.

3 Bome 790 Japanese casualties were "China Incident" into action, the The newspaperman said that newspapers that an examination entailed the payment of a les of indicted and ten Japanese maarmy commander commented, add-there had been open revolt against would be held on October 1 at the #1 and was to close on Saturday, chine-guns seized by the Chinese ing that the Chinese success on the Germans in many Slovak Kong Kiu (Hongkong Oversen- September 30, during the day.

the south bank of the MI River spheres of life and that it was one Chinese) Middle School Shally At the same time. On the south bank of the Tung-yesterday is a severe blow to the of the reasons why the Slovak Street, to test applicants for train-winted that a ting Take brisk fighting goes on Japanese ambitious scheme. Army was demobiilsed, and disaza-Ing in special service work for the tion would be

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