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CHINESE BLOCK

YANGTSE

RIVER

BELOW HANKOW

RUSSIAN AIRMEN AID IN DEFENCE SCHEME

Hankow, Dec. 20.

A new Chinese boom across the Yangtse River at Kiukiang, halfway between Wuhu and Hankow is now in position, closing the river to navigation above this point.

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

Peace Pact Author

Is Dying

St. Paul, Minnesota, Dec. 19, Mr. Frank Bugs Kellogs. Author of the famous Kellogg Peace Pact, is critically I rot- lowing an operation, He had siroke six weeks ago,

Dr. Lepak who is allending Mr. Kellogg says there is virtually no hope, and that his passing is just a mnifer or hours-

Heater/

EXCHANGE

| TVE. Lundon

Demand

TT. Shunghai

+

T.T. Singapore

TT. įT.T. India

A number of British and American gunboats and merchant ships which, for various reasons, did not follow the warships Capetown, Oahu and Ladybird, down river, are therefore bottled up in the reaches of the Yangtse TT. Manila above the boom.

T.T. U.S.A.

T.T. Batavia

T.T. Bangkok T.T. Saigon

It is hoped that the boom will prevent Japanese warships from steaming up the Yangtse and bombarding T.T. France Hankow in the attack the Japanese are now expected to make on the city.

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Undaunted the protected į second · offensive, Hankow is now well

airmen Chinese forces put up a stubborn re- against air

ralds, Chinese

slaughtering having been given assistance in thesistance, patrol work of some 30 Soviet pilots Japanese. who are using Soviet-inade machines.

T.T. Germany (TT. Switzerland

T.T. Australla

Selling

Buying

over 2004 m/s L/C London

4 m/s D/P slo.

Later, nine Japanese Peavy bomb-4 m/s L/c. U.S.A. The Russian pilots, with their smarting planes flew over the Chinese post- 1 m/s France bearing, friendly attitude and polish-tions and unloaded tons of high ex- 30 d/ India ed manners, have become exceeding-plosives. With their defence works U.S. Cross rate in London

completely destroyed the Chinese ly popular.

Lister. forces dually anduned Chingshan- | The Chinese authorities have all-shih and withdrew to new positions elaily announced that the Yangise is further south. closed to navigation below Kłukiing

The highwag south of Chingshan-

MONDAY, ¦ DECEMBER 20, 1937.

BRITONS PREPARED TO LEAVE SHAMEEN

But Only If Lives Are Endangered

(By Staff Correspondent)

Canton, Dec. 20. From an official source, the Telegraph learns that women and children residing in the British and French Concessions at Shomeen, Caulon, have been warned by the Consulates to 12hold themselves in readiness to 18, 27 evacuate to Hongkong at

1044 minute's notice,

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Maryse Hilsz Trying For New Record

Istre, Dec. 19.

The famous French avlatrix, Maryse I took off at 2.30 p.m. G.MT, to-day for Basral in an attempt to beat the women's Jong-distance

record Flight established by Amelia Earhart, with a non-stop lop of 2,46% milies.

Mile. Ulisz is firing a Caudron- Simoun plano with a 220 home- power Renault engine, which was given 'lier by the Air Ministry for the purpose of the flight.- Reuter,

"HOOVER"

This step has been taken purely STARTS TO

1081a precautionary measure, In view of the possibility that Canton may be .82 brought into the zone of military 301 operations.

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BREAK UP

Taihoku, Dec. 20. Wenkened by the battering eecived from the heavy scas,{" the Dollar Line vessel, President | Hoover, which is wrecked Kisholo Island, commenced to break up this morning.

on

It is understood that plans .551evacuation have already been pre- pared by the British Consular nu- 1491 theritles in Canton, In conjunction .00 with Naval authorities. .0.10 It is emphasised, however, that 7614 there will be no question of evacua

tion unless I appears certain that British yes at Shameen are likely 1/82 to be endangered by military, naval

or aerial operations.

The British 1/3 Canton, Mr. A. P. Blunt, is arriving 1/3.5/32 la Hongkong this morning to confer

with His Excellency the Governor, are reported now to be sníc.- .314 it is understood. He will probably | Reuter.

return to Canton this evening or to- .832morrow.--Special.

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will

To-morrow Mrs. McAvoy The Hankow garrison headquarters shit has been damaged by the Chi-address the members of the Rotary hus announced that beginning to-nese forces to cheek the advance of Club on "The Spirit of Christmas. morrow, the use of telephones in the the Japanese whilst Chinese mubile is hoped that members of the Club Wuhu area will be stopped during units are still occupying the hillsWill remember that this is a Ladies' air raids in order to facilitate efficient ground thingshanshib, to harass the Day and will take this opportunity

to bring their friends to the timin. Japanese-Cratral News defence operation. The only tions will be the military. Br

and

telephone Reuter.

hospital

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CHINESE WITHDRAW

Hangchow. Dec. 20. Chinese forces withdraw from Chingshunshih north of Bungehow on

Nanking-Hungehow, highway yesterday after their defence works

the

FUNDS FOR NANKING REFUGEE ZONE

Hankow, Dec. 20. The International Committee of the Shanghai Red Cross Society has abated $100,000 in bands for relief purposes in the refuge (Nanking.

MOTE

The Society has received $50,000 had been demolished by a Japanese contributos from overseas Chinese bombardment during repeated

bomitted by Dr. C. T. Wang, Chinese, slaughts.

Ambasador to America Central Meses.

Protected by a heavy barrote and preceded by a number of tanks, 800¦ Japanese infantry-men launched an attack on the Chinese positions at 1 4.11. After

Four-hour

engage- ment, the Chinese forces were forced

to withdraw for two kilometres.

CONFUSION REIGNS AT

TSINGPU

Hankow. Dre. 20. Confusum again reigns In Tsingpu

At 5 am, the Japanese launched a jnorth-west of Sungklang as Japanese

trops and Chinese guerilla units are holding out against each other across a creek.

The inhabitants are fleeing in all directions-Central News.

An

10,908 JAPANESE CROSS

- YANGTZE, RIVER

Isuchow, Dec, 20. inteligence report received pere states that about 10,000 Japanese trongs have crossed the Yangtze River at Chinking to the north bank.

Chinese trumps on the surth bank, have been instructed by the Chinese military command to take the strictest precaution against these Japanese troops.-Central News,

Consul-General In

flurried and very gallant work- was necessary to take off the remainder of the crew, but all

GALE BRINGS DANGER

From the Dollar Company It was verified that the position of the Hoover has been made more serious by the strong north-east gale that has been blowing all night."

TO SEE ADMIRAL It is learned that Mr. A. P. Blunt, Consul-General for Canton, is due here at 2 pm. to-day by a gunboat of the West River Flotilla.

Mr. T. B. Wilson, who with Mr. He will interview H.E. the C.-in-C.,

T. H. G. Brayfield, marine expert, is Admiral Sir Cherics LRUe, this after-on board to see what salvage pro- on and will then go to Covernment spects exiai, wirelessed the company House to consult with H.E. the Gover-here stating that the engine room nor, Sir Geoffry Northrote.

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had had to be shut down at 4 a.nu. Mr. Blunt will spend the night at since it was no longer possible Government House probably return-work the engines. ing to Canion to-morrow.

PRINCE BURIED

IN CAIRO.

Cairo, Dec. 10. The embalmed body of the so-called "Mad Prince" brother-in-law of the late King Fuad. Ahmed Selfeklin,

was given a State funeral and burial in the royal cemetery on arrived here from 1stanbul to-day.

A representative of King Frroule, members of the Egyptian Cabinet and other Egyption princes were. among those present.—Reuter,

The crew, he added, was working well and another and larger tug, the Miho, had come froin Moji to assist the Yusho, which left her work with Last the Asana Maru in Hongkong week, to assist in salvage.

Mr. Wilson did not say in his mess-

of age what the chances salvage were.

is He

back expected

in Hongkong on Friday.

The Won-

der Boy of Songl.

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