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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19. 1939.
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Bangkok. Saigon and Tourane... Straits
heights and subjected Kwanch-Pingchingkwan, strategic pass on wang lo a fierce bombing attack. the Honan-Hupeh border 17 miles
DRIVE REPULSED
north of Yingshan, has been sur- A Japanese unit driving east-rounded by Chinese units. ward from Hsiahsien has been Following a series of Chinese Ased by the Chinese. sustain-pincer movements, the Japanese
MOSCOW, Dec. 18 (Beater)-Mr. ing heavy casualties. At Chang-at Fengchlachwan have been dis-George Gordon Medlicott Vereker, kuotlen, Wangyukow and Chang-lodged from the positions and re-M.C., Acting Counsellor at the Bri- tienchen, east of Halahsien. there treated to Kaolienpo, northeast of tish Embassy in Moscow, is pre- has been intermittent fighting. Fengchiachwan. Maochlachih was heavily bombed
sumed to have been detained in by three Japanese planes on Satur-is still besieged by the Chinese.
Wangchang in the neighbourhood Germany following the intercep- day.
tion by a German warship of the FANCHENG. HUPEH. Dec Chinese forces pushing towards (Central-Chinese drives against to England.
18 steamer in which he was travelling' Changtse, Japanese stronghold in the Japanese in Central and North southeast Shansi, are nearing the Rupeh continue to be crowned Mr. Vereker left Moscow ten
ON WAY HOME western outskirts. A Chinese de- with success. tachment is driving & wedge, into On tha
days ago Suins'en-Yingshan whence he was going to Bolivia 25 the Japanese highway.
en route to England sector, the Chinese have rexained Minister.
Air Mail by "Pan American Air-ways Direct Ser- THREAT TO KONGMOON SHIUHING, Dec. 18 (Central)- Kucheng, Huangchiachih, Slanhala-1
more Important points including
vice"-San Francisco Date 5th December. Chinese forces in the Delta region chi Sanyangshan Kuenshan.
He travelled to Tallinn, where
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service". made considerable progress during
he board an Esthonian ship to London date. 9th Dec The the week-end in
Japanese have suffered Stockholm. The ship was, how-Japan. the attack on serious losses. With their communi-ever. intercepted and taken to Kongmoon. Both Litsun
and cations cut, they are in a precarious Swinemund, where Mr. Sheunglung, two important bases position.
was taken of. o the Immediate outskirts of The Japanese beleaguered at Kongmoon, have returned to Chi-Yunglungho, 100 miles west of age, has been
Mr. Vereker, who is 50 years of Air Mail by "Air France Direct Bervice"-Paris nese hands on Saturday,
Acting Counsellor
date 13th December, Hanko, are facing annihilation as at the Embassy in Moscow since Shanghai Chinese guerilla units now per- their contacts with outside have 1937. He served in the last Great Straita. meate a wide area immediately been entirely cut north and
War and entered the Diplomatic Straits, west of Kongmoom,
JAPANESE LOSS
Service in 1919, since when he has Jara and Manila, communication SHIUHING. Dec. 15 (Central)-seen service in Cairo. Peking. Rabaul...... The Chinese advance on
It is now learned at least 200 Jap- Budapest, Warsaw and Stockholm. London and Straits, the anese officers and men were kill-He was attached to the Foreign Kongmoon-Sunwul-Hokshan high-jed and wounded during the rail-Office from 1930-1932 and again in way made further progress
on way mishap near Slutong station 1936-1937. Saturday and Sunday."
on the Canton-Samshui Railway mine laid by Chinese guerillas. on Dec. 13. The train struck a land
NORTH HUNAN MILO, Dec. 18 (Central)-Con- tinued progress is made by Chinese forces. on the Hunan front north of the Gintsiang River.
Wullpal and Yunchi, southwest At Siulo. north
of Tsengshing of Yanglowsze on the Chinese defenders are resisting a
Canton- Japanese mechanised unit driving were recaptured by Chinese forces The Kwangtung Provincial Depart Hankow Railway above Yoyang, from east of Tsingkuhu.
yesterday morning. The Japanese ment of Finance has issued an at these two points have retreated ander strictly prohibiting disc-shanghai to Lingsiang.
mination against old Kwangtung Shanghai and Amoy.
where Japanese
lines are all cut.
JAPANESE ATTACK WETYEUNG, Dec. 18 (Central Japanese forces have resumed their activities on the East River near Tsengshing where mixed regiment of 1.000 mounted men and foot soldiers launched a drive on Tsingkuhu on Saturday morn- ing.
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NEAR NANCHANG KWELIN, Dec. 18 (Central)-- Chinese forces attacking Nanchang are now ten miles from the former Klangsi provincial capital, accord:: ing to latest military despatches from the front.
Fierce fighting around the city continued throughout the week-end at a dozer points where Chinese successes were reported. The Chi- nese unit which recaptured Wuchi, eleven miles west of Nanchang, has made further progress on the high- way.
north
Kwangtung Notes
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SHIUKWAN, Dec. 18 (Central)
Ur Mall by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"
London date. 13th Dec,
Salgon,
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and Manila..
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C. S. A., Honolulu, and Japan (San Francisco, date
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Straits.
japan.
Calcutta and Straits
Sandakan.
Halphong and Holbow.
Japan and Shanghai,
Europe via Suez and Strafts (London date, 18th
November),
Japan.
The order states that recently Straits."
To the southeast of Yoyang, botes. Chinese forces regained Talkinpu and Tangklapallou yesterday. whole Japanese company
A discrimination was shown by the Calcutta and Straits was people against old and worn notes. Japan and Shanghai. Wiped out in the engagement At a number of places, especially Japan. Shanghai and Formoss watch preceded the success.
Chinese In Chungshan and the Delta re- Manila.
In South Hupeh, fierce fighting cepted by the public while slightly Straits. elons, only mint notes were ac-Manila.
raged near Tsungyang
and worn and even new notes with fold. Japan and Shanghai Tashaping.
ing marks were refused.
US. A., Honolulu, Japan' and Manila (San Fran- NORTHWARD FUSH
Such discrimination not only ef-
cisco date, 3rd December). SHIUKWAN, Dec. 18 (Int'l)--Tects local finance but also endap- Sandakan.
Shanghai Chinese forces have completely feverishly preparing the Canton-hampers the war of resistance, and Japan and Shanghai,
Japanese engineering corps are gers production in the rear and shanghai cut Japanese communication lines Hankow Railway, between Canton between Nanchang, Kaoan and Fenghsin. Japanese units at the of about 60 miles in
and Vinchengao, over a
must be strictly three cities are isolated and fight-resume the push northward.
order says. ing disconcerted engagements
Really old and worn notes no. against the Chinese.
It is possible that the Japanese longer at for circulation may be The section of the highway be- farther northward, hence the Chi- any of the branches of the Kwang- 2 design to advance readily changed for new moves at tween Tacheng and Slangfukwannese counter-move to press south-tung Provincial Bank,
have
distance order to
have been cleared of Japanese ward was renewed today by at- forces. Abandoning Tacheng yes-tacking the enemy positions north terday afternoon, the invaders are of Finchiengao and south of Yuen- retreating towards Sishan and Wanshaukung to the southeast
tan on the railway.
CHINESE ATTACKS NANYANG, HONAN, (Central) Chinese units are
Dec.
18
con-
tinuing their attacks on the Jap anese, in South Eonan, in support
states.
forbidden, the Japan.
London and Straits.
OUTWARD MAILS
the order
THEFT OF WALLET Hoyuen on the East River beyond! Walchow was heavily bombed by ton, at the Central Court pester- Appearing before Mr. T. J. Hous- Japanese army planes on Dec. 16. day; charged with the theft of a SMASH INTO STATION wallet from Tom No. 309, Tao MILO, Dec. 18 (Central)-Chi-Chung Wah Boarding House, and of the Chinese offensives in northese forces on the north Hunan with possession of instruments for Hupeh.
front smashed into the Yoyang an Fierce fighting has been in pro-station on the night of December Kwok-king, 23, unemployed, was unlawful purpose, Cheung 15 and killed more than 300 Jap-sentenced to nine months hard gress around Changtalkwan, 14 miles north of Sinyang on the Pei- anese troops, according to a belat- labour and was recommended for ping-Hankow Railway.
ed report. The Chinese seized banishment.
machineguns and eight rifles from the Japanese.
room from his own and was carry- HOIKIN BOMBED"
ing a toy pistol and imitation dag- SHIUHING, Dec. 18 (Central)-ger to effect his theft. befated report received here to-
at
The Japanese headquarters Changtaikwan and their gun em- placements at Wenchangku havel been subjected to heavy bombard- ments by Chinese artillery, suffer
many The defendant climbed into the
ing considerable losses. The Jap day states that Holkin, West River. anese ammunition dumps at the town about 30 miles northeast of
Lieut, Horncastle has reported Changtalkwan railway station and Wuchow inside the Kwangtung the loss of $161. from a drawer on Wangchang were also hit and set border, was bombed by nine Jap-board a warship at the Naval Dock- to fire by Chinese shells.
arese planes on December 15.
In
BADMINTON LEAGUE
the Hongkong Badminton League yesterday, playing at the University Gymnasium, the Uni- versity "A beat the University "B".
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Following are the results of games:
yard.
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Airmail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu and U. 8. A. by the "Pan American Airways Direct Service" due San Francisco 28th December..... Shanghal and Parcels only for Tientsin.
C.I.C. GIVES WORK TO THOUSANDS IN W. CHINA Haiphong (Parcels only).
Thousands of refugees and unemployed in western China are spending this winter in productive labour as the Chinese Industrial Co-operatives work to fill an order for 400,000 wollen blankets, it is learned from the Hongkong Promotion Committee of the CIC.
The blankets are being made in work Refugee children are to be two lots: 220,000 in the Northwest transported to places of compara P. K. Hul and K. L, Yong ("A") to be delievered in eastern Shenal, tive safety where they will be well beat C. K. Chea and K. B. Low and 110,000 in Szechwan to be taken care of. 24:21, beat T. C. Pang and T..Ttaken to Chungking. Chin 21:7.
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Halphong
The provincial authorities strict P 8. Bun and M, 8. Lím' ("A") have been received by the 'CIC areas occupied by the Japanese,
Advance payments of $2,000,000 ly forbid the return of refugees to Japan; lost to Chin and Pang 24:19. beat to buy cotton, wool, and native
Amoy. K. S. Yeo and T. B. Teow 21:3 beat Chea and Low 21:10.
C. K, Lee and H, F. Chun ("A")} beat Yeo and Teow 21:16, beat! Chea and Low 21:9, beat Pang and Chin 21:6..
dyes, and to train and support workmen, says Central News..
.........acan
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and Northern Provinces only) by the "Air
GP.O.. France Airways Direct Service "due Paris 28th Reg. December... Straits.
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Salgon,
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Amoy and Parcels only for Bhanghai..
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At the joint memorial service of Dairen. the Central Party Headquarters Shanghai.
FRIDAY
and the National Government in Formosa, Shanghai and Japan Chungking yesterday morning, Mr.
REFUGEES, RELIEF WORK KWEILIN, Dec. 18 (Central) The Kwanget Provincial Govern- Sun Fo, President of the Legisla ment is paring no efforts que dire Yuan, reported that interna- relief of war refugees in the pro- tional situation continues to be vince.
favourable to China. Mr. Sun, who Dr. G. A. C. Herklots will be the It has appropriated $100,000 as has just returned from an exten- speaker at the weekly tifin meeting a relief reserve fund,
sive tour in Europe, said that in- of the Hongkong Rotary Club to- Besides, it has marked on ternational sympathy and admira-
? day. His subject will be "Mon- Fashih, Ishan, and Tiempo as re- tion for China's gallant resistance taim and Forest Scenes in Central fugee centres. In each of these against Japanese invasion is not Printed and Published by Henry Lloyd Murrow, for the Hongkong Africa" (illustrated with lantern halen, a special committed is to be diminished but is increasing, says Bildes)...
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