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CHINESE HOLD TAZANG GROUND GAINED

Subjected to Heavy Bomb Lands Near U.S. Marine Post

Bombardment, Troops Cling to Positions

AIR RAIDERS BUSY

ON

BOTH -

SIDES OF FIGHTING LINES

Shanghai, Oct. 23 (8.15 a.m.).

Despite terrific shelling from Japanese land batteries and the heavy bombardment by Japanese planes last night, the Chinese forces are still holding to their newly-gained positions east of Tazang.

The Japanese are hurriedly building new defences to prevent

the Chinese from pushing towards Miaohong.

Continuing to operate over a scattered front, the

Chinese infantrymen are pressing hard on the Japanese 20,000 Men,

along the south bank of Wen Tsao Creek and are hoping

to drive the invaders back to the northern side.

Other units are pushing towards the Liuhong-Tazang Highway.-Central News..

Kilometre Gained

Shanghial, Oct. 23.

Flye Chinese columns along the Tazang front are reported last night

siles at B p.m. yesterday. One bomb landed on the wharf, starting a fire.

The fire was seen up to midnight

in the International Settlement.

It

to have made acivances at over twen- is believed that the direct hit caused

ly points and to have recaptured Pel-considerable losses to the enemy.- chiapalliu. The Chinese left flank International News Agency.

at Lluhong is also advancing.

At the Klangwan front, the Chinese

claimed to have re-taken Ticnlussu,

Five Japanese Raids

Taiyuan, Oct. 23.

and at the Miaohong line they re-Taiyuan was raided five times ported capture of Shulsenmino,

Chinese troops niso made advances into North Szechuen Road from Cha pel and captured considerable arms Including three tanks,

Chinese artillery fire and bomb ing lent success to the counter-offen- sive to their infantry units.

und

yesterday by Jupanese planes, alarms were sounded from 8 a.m. to 7.30 p.m.

Twenly bombs were dropped in the third raid, when many houses in the destroyed. central districts

killed and Over 30 persons were

were injured-Inter-

were

Japanese Build Air Base Near Woosung

An official news agency claims that numerusts

Kwantu to Chen-national News. the line fruz chiahong In the south is also nd- vanding. The total Chinese gain dur- night of ing the drive from the October 21 was about one kilometre,

the same source.- according to International News Agency.

Chinese Score Hit At

Yangtzepoo

Shanghal, Oct. 23. While the Japanese were busily unloading arms and ammunition at the M.B.K. wharf, Yangtzepov, Chinese bomber dropped several mis-

STOP PRESS

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CASUALTIES IN

Shanghal, Oct. 23. As a result of the repeated night attacks by Chinese bombers on the air base near Shanghai University, the Japanese military have decided to new landing field near construct

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a

Isolationist

Would Leave China To Fate

9,000 Officers

Wanted By

British Army

London, Oct. 22. · Recruiting in the British Army las Increased 20 per cent, this year compared with last year, but on October 1 there were still 900 alcers and 20,000 men short of the total required strength of the army.Reuter."

RUSSIANS IMPEDE PROGRESS

Not Satisfied With Volunteer Withdrawal Plan

Ratio Should Be Five to One

London, Oct. 22,

Three diffeulties arose at the

Non Intervention

MACAO WELCOMES HONGKONG'S Q.A.G. PROTEST

His Excellency the Office Administering the Government, the Hon.. Mr. N. L. Smith, carried Hongkong's greetings to Macao yesterday and was warmly received. Here, with the Governor of the Portuguese Colony, Ilin Exellency Dr. Tamagnini Barbosa, the two distinguished officers are leaving the smart Guard of Honour which was drawn up for review by Their Excellencies. The Bon, Mr. Smith returned to Hongkong tast evening

by II.M.S. Falmouth.

RETAIL PRICES RISING

Cost Of Wood Up By Nearly 100 Per Cent.

A Hartling increase it the cost of living in Hongkong is indicated by the rapid rise in the price of certain essential commodities, in local_mar

kets,

During the course of inquiries con. ducled by the Hongkong Telegraph to-day it was learned from rellable sources that prices of certain articles have Increased 100 per cent.

examples

The following are prito facreases which have occurred in the past three months:

Price Of Wood

$t bought 100 cattles from Wuchow on July 1; to-day that $1 buys 50 cutlles;

$1 bought 130 caltics from Sanda- kun on July 1; to-day i buys only 45 cattles from that soures..

Price Of Coal

On July 1 the average retail price of roal was $20 n ton. To-day cool costs the consumer $25 a ton on the Average.

Price Of Rice

The price for rice is now the same Committee as on July 1-an average of $8 per

meeting which insted over four pleul of a fairly high quality-al-

hours to-day.

though a few weeks ago it was in- creased by about one dollar.

WARNS POWERS NOT TO INTERFERE IN

FAR EAST QUARREL

Cleveland, Oct. 22.

SENT TO JAPANESE

Sergeant Injured Rescuing Chinese Woman From Fire

Four Sikhs

Wounded

Shanghai, Oct. 23,

Several Chinese and four Sikhs

were wounded, and several are suffering from burns, caused by a Japaness bomb dropped at the corner

of Myburgh and Sinza roada near the US. Marine out. post at Scochow Creek yes. terday evening.

Atkins, of burned

Sergt. John Colman Arkansas, suffered severely hands when I beat out the flames which had enveloped a Chinese wo

· MANA

A sharp protest was zent to Admiral Hasegawa from the United States military authorities, whore- and upon Captain Fujita called

He sold Em-pologised for the incident.

strictly Japanese pilots and instructed regarding the bombing of

Mr. Yakichiro Suma, Counsellor in the Japanese say at Washington, addressing the Foreign Polley Association to-day predicted a "satisfactory and reasonably quick settlement with China, if there is no outside encouragement or assistance given to the Chinese forces, and if no difficulties are made for us by other countries."

to China", ho

"It is impossible for any of the Western nations to be of any benefit could anid. "They only make conditions for the Chinese

interfering people worse by

with Japan, Therefore, in their own in- terests, and those of China, It is to be hoped they will not venture upon an Impractical And misguided

crusade."

The speaker declared that Japan could not permit the development of "hostile communist state" in their

neighbour's territory, and added that Japan sought to "quarantine" war in East Asia.

He alleged that the case against Japan was "largely trumped up."- Reuter,

FIGHTING DISEASE

|IN CHINA

Three Mobile Units To Bring Succour

To Suffering

Broadbent Is

After Girl Rival's Record

England-Australia Flight Starts

Jean Still

Batten

Ahead

Rome, Oct. 22.

been

Sonchow Creek, and promised that mare in the future they would be careful-United Press.

Mysterious Submarine No. 7 Still In Yokohama

Japanese Counter To Evidence Of Hongkong Inquiry

Tokyo, Oct. 23.

In connection with the court ́

On

H. F. Broadbent, Australian of Inquiry in Hongkong over the lier, now attempting to lower alleged sinking of Chinese junks. Jean Batten's England-Australia by a Japanese submarine ilight record, reached here at September 22, a Foreign Office that the 18:40 p.m. G.MT., to-day-spokesman declares

Japanese submarine No. 7 was at Yoko- Miss Batten, who is flying in the recently, constructed other direction in an attempt to hama, and la sill lying there. better Broadbent's time

Furthermore Japanese submarines Australla England flight, was are painted a darle grey and not a

silver grey-Reuter.

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(or

thu

Karachi yesterday, nearly a whole

day ahead of Broadbent's schedule,

It

will be recalled that in the

course of the Inquiry, wlisch conclud-

In the first place Count Dino

Price Of Mixed Fishes U.S. Congressman Grandi, Itallan representative,

insisted that all members of the On July 1, the price for fresh fish Attacks Policy

aub-committce. should unani- ranged from 20 cents to 60 cents a Of President mously agree with the British cally, but at present the cost varies

10 from 40 cents a dollar. Thit plan in the same way Italy had appiles to fish for ordinary household. Washington, Oct. 22. done.

and the retall prices were obtained

Geneva, Oct. 22.

- NEAR DAMASCUS SHANGHAI / Mir. Humilton Fish, American Secondly, the Russian delegate from the Western Market. The rise

ed yesterday, several survivors lesti- Beirut, Oct. 22. not may be partly explained by the un- radio broadcast intimated that the Soviet was

The League Health.Commllice's congressman, in

Miss Jean Batten, the New Zealand fed that the submarine which fired Shanghal, Oct. 23. speech to-night accused President

to the parties In Spain until the on account of the Japanese blockade. plan for organising a campaign against

7 on lis epidemics in China, published to-day, aviatrix who is attempting a world on them was painted silver grey and

Australia to bore the crable numeral Japanese casualiles in the Shanghai Roosevelt of defiance to the intent prepared to grant belligerent rights willingness of fishermen to go to sca

of record flight from war from August 13 to October 15 of Congress and the will of the people withdrawal of volunteers had been

Price Of Vegetables provides for the establishment

three mobile units which will con-England, landed at the Mezze acro-hull.

A British naval expert sald that aro estimated to be about 65.000 dead to preserve neutrality and to keep completed.

Thirdly, the allan, Portuguese A plea of vegetables on July 1 coat stilute the nucleus round which fur-drome near Damascus at 1.30 p.m.

the description given of the and wounded, according to a Chinese us out of war."

This is ther assistance to the Chinese au- to-day. She is resuming her fight from

versel and ju crew, he was of the report.

at 4 a.m. to-morrow. Reuter. He said that President Roosevelt, and German delegates stated

of thorities could be grouped.

opinion that the rolder "wab, a Thes

Mr. Cordell Hull, and Mr. Norman their respective governments could $10 now a plcul costs 520.

HEADING INTO DANGER

Japanese crail, 7 Davis were determined to join the not consider themselves bound by a result of ilie Canton source League it necessary, even, to force any figures published by the Cam-supply being turgely cut off by the

Nicosia, Oct. 22. us into war to preserve the peace of minion of technical advisers, which Japanese bombing raids,

to be sent to Spain, on the number

An earlier report stated that Miss: other nations."

Batten, was several hours overdue here, but ratova he was probably a thunderstorms

landing at Damascus.

ore Agures

to limited

Japanese regulars and bluejackets and do not include omen and sailors

on board destroyers sunk by Chinese

unfroInternational News.

Foreign Aviators' Offer Help

have

Hankow, Oct. 23. Bix American aviators arrived here by train from Canton and longkong to offer their services to the Chinese Government, accord- Ing to a foreign news agency. Initiative-International News.

that

fot volunteers adually fighting 1rt

to

Price Of Meat

mechanic.

4

1

Each unit will consist of an epide- mic Commissioner, who will be the leader of the unit, h specialized Enquiries made from the retailers medical offeer in epidemiology and "The American people", he con- Spain,

to join the tinued, "will refuse

It is understood that no agreement at the Western Market clicited the cat organiser and assistant and League or sanction arly war cum-was reached regarding the numerical fact that on July 1 the prices for cal organiser and assistant

They do not intend tollrength of the token withdrawals, mutton and beef per entty were 60 mitments.

ancient but that the Agure of 1,000

Abortive efforis were made to gel was and 35 cents respectively; to-day the The two latter may be recruited become entangled in any

in touch with F. IL Broadbent, whe on boundary suggested by the British delegate. costs are 85 and 44 cents.

locally, The Soviet delegate refused

is flying from England to Austraila, foreign blood feuds questions.

Each unit will be provided with before he left Rome, with the object consider equal withdrawals, and sug- "Proetically all

of Americans wil Keated the ratio should be ve

With the first indications that the pparatus for bacteriological diagnosis of warning him to avoid the Nicosia with landing ground which Is sodden with and disinfection, as well as of They come to China on their own Sympathise with the Chinese and General: Franco's volunteers to one

the bombing

non-from Valencia,

Sino-Japanese disagreement in the drugs, vaccine, sera and emergency rals, so that landing and taking off combatants, particularly of Chinese The committee will meet again on North would inevitably end in supplies, and with twelve motor cars was likely to be difficult.

Broadbent is expected at wonten and children, by the Japanese. Monday. Meanwhile the delegates other war between China and Japan and light lorries-Router.

their some local traders and shop-keepers

to-morrow-Reuter However, conquests have been raging will refer the questions to

consi-hough not immediately raising in Chian for 3,000 years. They have respective governments

their prices, restricted sules to a cer been carried out by the Mongols and dcretion-Reuter,

lain extent. They gave as a reason Manchus, in more recent years there

for this act the fear of a shortage.in have been numerous predatory plun-

the Colony at a later date.

Further Ston Press News on Page 12.)

duplore

for

DISTRUSTS ITALIANS

London, Oct. 22.

derings by Chinese warlords:

DOW

there are the Japanese, to say nothing

Before

Feared Shortage

dawn,

WON'T WORK N.Y.K., LINER

APPOINTED TO CHINA Marseilles, Oct. 22.

London, Oct. 22. Dock workers have refused to the adjournment of theThe Colony receives most of its rice

Colonel L. C. Robinson, R.A.3.C. of the Russian Invasion of Outer Non-Intervention sub-committee from French Indo-China and unload the N.Y.K. steamer, Kashima

a protest has been ointed Assistant Director Mongolia, the British seizure of Hong- to-day Count Claro, Italian represen-month out of the 47,097 tons of this Maru, apparently

conquest of talive affirmed Italy's approval of commodity discharged here, 13,850 against Japanese setivity in China of Supplies and Transport to the kong and the Frencli

(Continued, on Page 44) Annam United Press.

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Heuter,

British troops in China-Router."

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Duke of Windsor

·Hitler's Guest

of

Berlin, Oct. 22. The Deko and Dúcliem Windsor arrived at Berchtesga- der on a vilt to Herr Actoil Hitler, the German Chancellor, whose home he reached, ut 2.20 .p.m.

'The vill lasted two hour. 'during which time the party, had- tea on the balcony overlooking. the Bayaran Alps.

Ketiɛence has been observed, osracerning_tko sabfect of con vormation between the Duke and the Fushnir-Router.