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二寒禮六廿月十英港香

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1937.

No. 19345

·日三廿月九

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CHINESE TENACIOUSLY HOLD TAZANG LINE

BACK Germany Proposes To Demand Colonies

HURL

ATTACKERS

Big Swords

Swing

In Hand-To-Hand

Engagements

2,000 CASUALTIES ON

JAPANESE SIDE

Shanghai, Oct. 26.

An official Chinese communique issued early this morning states that the Chinese forces are still holding to Tazang, 3,000 metres south of Miaohong, and Nan- ziang, 10 kilometres west of Tuzang on the Nanking- Shanghai Railway.

Thirty Japanese tanks covering the advance of a big infantry column pounded the Chinese positions yesterday between Tahochiaochia and Huchiachia and although they broke through several times they were finally driven out.

Chinese troops used their big

came within Japanese infantrymen

swords when the

according to official reports over 2,000

close range and Japanese were

killed or wounded during the encounter.-Central News.

Chinese Officer Killed

Near Yenchiawan

Shanghal, Oct 20,

It is officially announced that Gen- eral Niu Sheng-ting, commander of a company, was killed in action on October 21 at Tenchlawan' south of Wen Tsao Creck.-Central Neus.

Japanese Wharves In Shanghai Repainted

Shanghal, Oct. 20. Fearing further night ralds by Chi.

have nese bombers, the Japanese painted black the Japanese-owned: Whangpoo and O.SK. Wharves along the Yangisepoo district. Central

News.

Chinese Mill Badly

Damaged In Shanghai

Shanghai, Oct. 25.

Japanese Say Poison Gas

Used In North

.

Claim Chinese Offensive Met And Repulsed

Pelping, Oct. 26.

CHINESE TANK GOES INTO ACTION,

In the far end of the street a Chinese the This remarkable, action photograph was taken fu Shanghai. lank is rolling towards the Japanese position in the foreground. With riles and machine-guns Japanese soldiers are attempting to slop it. Once it is upon them their filmsy sand-bag barrier will be uscles. The tank's machine-guns wil rake them. The camera-man did not wall to see the end of this engagement,

BELGIAN CABINET TO RESIGN

Nine-Power Talks May Be Delayed November 3-

Suggested

Brussels, Oct. 25. The Belgian Cabinet, at a inceting this afternoon, decided to resign.

It is semi-officially announced communique that owing to the Ministerial crisis the Nine-Power Conference

A... Japanese issued yesterday stated:

11

few

French Air Base Bombed In Minorca

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-Parls-Oct-25. The passenger airline base. belonging to the Air France Company at Minorca, was bomb- ed by an unidentified seaplane bearing a black Malise cross.

The repair ship was struck several times, and one bomb set

blazing fiercely.

No loss of life has as yet been reported-Reuter.

DESTROYER SENT

TRIBUTE TO DEAD SOLDIER

Impressive Funeral For Young Irish-

Rifleman

m1033€

Shanghai, Oct. 26. Shanghal turned out on yesterday afternoon for the funeral of Rifleman McGowan, slain by a Japanese airman, which was a very impressive ceremony,

The cortege passed through streets thickly lined by Chinese, many af whom were carrying bonniers extol}- Rifleman Mc- Ing the bravery of Gowan,

Marseilles, Oct. 25: The French destroyer Milan left for Fornell, Minores to assure

the While

Detachments of troops and, naval units of every, nationality in Shang- hal except the Japanese, attended, oficials present included Admiral Sir Charles Little; Admiral U.S.N., Admiral

"The Chinese at Ksinchow, may be postponed for Shansi, after sustaining several days. days of continuous Japanese November 3 is now suggented safety of the Air France line from Harry Yarnell,

French Asiatic Fleet, Major-General? Ming Sung attacks, this morning suddenly as a possible date, but no definite Marseilles to Aiglers, following an at-Lebigot, Commander-in-Chief of the The Chinese-owned

decision has yet been taken-tack on the Air France base at Telfers-Mollett, G.OC, of the British Cotton and Spinning Mill situated in counter-attacked.

Fornell this morning by, an unknown troops in Shanghai, General Beau- district,

badly the western

The Chinese artillery used Reuter, damaged yesterday during the course

plane, in which the repair ship was ment, G.O.C, of the American troops poison gas shells, but the

bombed and set on fire. There were in Shanghai, Colonel Graham, Com- mander of the Shanghai Volunteer no fatalities.--Reuter,

Corps, Colonel Pereill, Commander (Continued on Page 1.)

was

100's la

Dr.

MEETING DISCUSSED of Japanese bombing over the area.

The exact extent of the damage Japanese, who were wearing gas

'London, Oct. 25. has not been ascertained but it is be masks, repulsed the attack.

Count Dino Grandi, Italian Ambas loved that the material

"The Japanese are very angry ander to London, M. Charles Corbin, heavy,

this illegal conduct." It is announced

Ambassador, and During the raids between Tazang that reinforcments have been brought

the French and Nanxiang Japanese bombers into the Japanese Press department. Woermann, German Charge d'Affaires 1 leased over 300 high explosives on which is expecting a rush of business? saw Mr. Anthony Eden, the. British | the Foreign the Chinese positions. It is claimed, when the big drives on. Talyuan and office to day, when, it is understood,

Foreign Secretary of however, that little damage Tipu are started-United Press. done to the defence

they discussed to-morrow's meeting of the Non-Intervention Committee. -Reuter Felping, Oct. 26.

GERMAN ADVICE Several Japanese soldiers

the

Deutsche Interviewed by among the killed and injured in a Tsinghuayuan rallway smash, but Allgemeine Zeltung shortly before the Japanese authorities refuse to the resignation of the Belgian Cabinet, reveal the number-Reuter.

M. Paul Spaak, the Belgian Foreign Minister, referring to the Nine-Power Conference, sale it was faced with

Central NewR

works.

NO HOPE FOR 19

MISSING

SEAMEN

Survivors On Way

crow

Here Aboard

S.S. Nanning

JAPANESE DIE IN WRECK

were

ceived from the as. Nanning by her a very difficult problem. agents, the China Navigation Com- It could only solve its task, in any pany, although she is expected to degree satisfactorily, if it was not reach here sometime to-day.

FRANCE ROUSED

Sinking Of Ship

Starts Hunt For Aggressor

Paris, Oct: 25.

The sinking, of the French | organbed a tribunol sitting in ateamer Quedmella has aroused Owned by Messrs. Williamson and judgment over the actions of a cer considerable indignation here. Company, the es. Kaitangata waslain Power, but if the delegates made under

charter to the Standard & sincere effort to smooth down the In views-Reuter. Vacuum Oil Company at the time of existing différences

MAISKY DENIES RUMOUR

London, Oct. 25.

| the tragedy, first intimation of which

was received by the Naval azathoritica

| about 2 ́a.mi yesterday. Fortunately,

the Nanaing was nearby, and together

A detailed Investigation has been ordered with a view to discovering the nationality of The diplomatie correspondent of the aggressor.

When this has been determined Government will decide what

No further news as to the fate with I.M.S. Turscian, which was the Evening Standard has reporte of the 19 mombers of the Chinese despatched to the scone later, rescued that M. Ivan Malaki, the

of the 8.8. Kaitangata, the European officers and 24 members representative to the Non-Interven-the which sank 180 miles south of the Chinese crew. However, 19 tlon Committet, has been entrusted measures it will take.

The Captain of the Outtanella told west of the Colony yesterday are still unaccounted for and their to inform the committee that Russia

fate is not known,

Is withdrawing from the committee following a disastrous fire on!

At the time of the fire, the ship on the grounds that "the whole the press upon arrival at Port Vendre down at with 22 of the crow aboard a French board, has been received, but had on board 27,000 cases of gasolene, machinery Has brokers

made her into a veritable present, and that camouflaging has destroyer, that two seaplanes with the expected arrival to-day of which the 8.8. Neaning and HMS. inferno before those on board bad presented an entirely different altua black crosses on their wings bombed Thracian, which took part in the Ume to realise the danger. Shoption.

Whitehall oficials professed ignor the ship, although the tank at 0.15 pm, yesterday, after she

flag rescue, indicates that hope for had blaxed furiously for more than ance of the report, and when inter was flying the French thom has been abandonedi 10 hours.

viewed, M, Malaki denied there were French colours wire, painted was learned later HS. Thracian is scheduled to It

that the any new developments, and sald ke

of the decks-Reuter's Special Farrive at 2 c'clock this afternoon, Nanning will probably arrive at had not received any instructions-minently

United ProJD. but no information has bem ro-12-p.m.

Quedmella

and

pro-

STOP PRESS

INTERNATIONAL

AFRICA EMPIRE PLAN ADVANCED

Remarkable Story

French Newspaper

In

MUSSOLINI ADVISED TO AVOID DRASTIC ACTION

Paris, Oct. 25.

A remarkable account of the recent interview between Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop, the German Ambassador to London, and Signor Benito Mussolini, which took place in Rome, is given by the newspaper Le Jour, which asserts that Herr von Ribbentrop told Il Duce that a programme of Colonial claims would soon be published in Berlin, which includes the return to Germany of the Cameroons and Ruanda Ruadi, and the creation of a vast international territory in Africa to be exploited by Britaia, France, Italy and Germany.

Colonial Office is

The article further stated that being created in Berlin.

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Herr von Ribbentrop is also said to have suggested a sort of International Government for Palestine, similar to that which controlled the Saar before the Plebiscite, and to have advised Mussolini not to cause a violent break "in the Non-Intervention--Committee, but to gain time.... He urged him to sign an Anti-Communist Pact with Japan before the opening of the Brussels Conference.- Reuter.

ORANGES SCARCE, COST UP

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Small Supplies Reach Colony Charcoal And

Lard Rise

A scarcity of first grade oranges In local markets is responsible for the increase in the cost of this fruit Explaining to a Hongkong Telegraph reporter why the price of his Sunkist oranges had risen from $1.58 to $2.04 per dozen, a fruit dealer said: we are receiving very little supplies from Americo." Some stores are charging $2.40 per dezen for ordin- ary Sunkist oranges.

Labour May Control Senate In Australia

Government Holds Majority Among Representatives

With

Melbourne, Oct. 25. comfortable working majority assured in the House of Representatives, the Federal Gov- crament's chance of retaining a majority in the Senate now appeara to depend upon the voting in South

Australia,

The latest election figures indicate that Labour is likely to make a clean weep of the Senate seats in all the other Stales.

Commenting on the possibility of Labour majority in the Senate, the political correspondent of the Sydney Highly valued for their health-Morning Herald, says this will pro giving properties cranges are always bably precipitató a crisis when the in great demand here, especially new Senate meets in July---Neuter.

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INVITATION TO PRESIDENT

during the dry season, and are mostly imported from California in cases of 100 and 150. The last con- and signment arrived on Sunday, according to a fruit dealer not more than 500 cases were landed, which for amount was scarcely sufficient distribution among local firmis.

·Apart from oranges there has been no increase in the prices of fruits, aald. Dellctous apples this dealer

four members of the are at their usual price of 50 and 40 Harriman,

Business Advisory. cents per pound, but Hood River Government pears have fallen from 85 to 30 cents Council called on President Roose

velt to-day and invited him to meet per pound.

Two important items on the house-them at dinner during the Session

December keepers, shopping list, charcoal and in Washington in lard; have shown in

increase

Hyde Park, N.Y., Oct. 25. Headed by Mr William Averell

in January. costing Prezident Roosevelt received the and ten invitation "with Interest".

before. Mr. Harriman said they had not

wholesale market prices, respectively twenty-five cents more per catly that Formerly taking $4 from the con-discussed the present, altuation.— sumer for 100 cátiles, charcoal is now United Preza.

Д similar being sold at $4.25 for quantity, while the cost of Lard has risen from 35 to 40 cents a Retail prices vary.

CANNED GOODS

catty

goods, it was learned yesterday, has remained unchanged.

Corned beef, Vienna sausages, meat, chicken and ham preserves, which * Although the price of raw food-are much used by householders soil ituds has increased considerably in at their old price of 30 and 36-center the past four months, that of canned per tin