1938-09-09 — Page 15

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH,

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER

9,

1938.

Smashing Chinese Counter-Offensive:

Kwangtsi Recaptured Schuschnigg

JAPANESE ROUTED

WITH HEAVY LOSS:

HANKOW REJOICES

Invader's Offensive Shows Signs of Petering Out

(Special to "Telegraph")

(Telegraphite Messages Oniinuare, 1111. Copyright by Unded rear. ceived September 7, 4.19 m. published, Sept. 9, 100 a..)

HANKOW, SEPT. 9.

Ir-

Lawyer For J. J. Hines Opens Defence

19

New York, Sept. 9. Opening the defence for James J. Hlincs, Tammany" leader who being tried here for conspiracy, the accused man's counsel, Mr. J. Stryker, made a brief speech demanding that the charges be dismissed.

He contended that the numbers game was not a lottery within the meaning of the law", that even it the prosecutious case was accepted his elfent was not the "master mind", but that "Dutch" Schultz, former New York racketeer, was the guilty and that the State hud failed party, to prove its case.

Mr. Stryker contended that the ne- cused should have been indicted for corruption or obstructing justice

CHINA'S GREAT "RETREAT FROM MONS" rather than for conspiracy-Reuter. APPEARS TO HAVE ENDED.

IN

TRINITY COLLEGE|

RESULTS

f

French Attache

To Provide A Dies From 'Rome Holiday' Dysentery

IN A FIERCE COUNTER-ATTACK, WHICH THE GREATEST NUMBER OF TROOPS

DR. KURT SCHUSCHNIGG EVER SEEN IN BATTLE IN THE FAR EAST

The following are the results

Nuremberg, Sept. 8. WERE THROWN INTO THE FRAY, THE CHIN-

the local Theory examinations held The crowd here roared their ESE HAVE HURLED THE INVADERS BACK IN in June 1938, at the University of approval as the Reich Commis-

Hongkong, as supplied by the Local: DISORDER ON THE NORTH YANGTSE FRONT. Secretary of the Trinity College of sar for Justice, Herr Karl Frank,

Music, London.

announced that the guilt of the An official communique issued at Chinese Military Mr. Ettore Gustavo Pellegatti hav-recent Austrian regime which H.Q. this morning claims that the Chinese troops, smashing now passed the full examination,

has had conferred upon him the gave way before the Anschluss ing through the Japanese centre, have re-captured Kwang-Professional Diploma of Licentiate of would be proved at the forth-] tai, strategically important city 40 miles north of Wuseuh and 65 miles north-east of Kichun.

Casualties on both sides were terrific and the Japanese lost at least 1,000 men on one section of the front alone before their lines broke.

Hankow is jubilant and is celebrating the victory, described as the greatest since famed Taierhchwang, with fire-crackers and general rejoicing.

the College (LAT.CL.)

Other awards are as follow:- ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE

DIVISION

Honours.Beatrice Go. Pars with Merit-Helen Lou.

INTERMEDIATE DIVISION Pass with Merit-Chen Zu Ling Pass.-Laura Ton.

ADVANCED JUNIOR DIVISION

Honours-Diana

westerly direction towards Kwang- chow which is one of the most im-

ortant points in the Chinese defence Chest.

scheme in south east Honan.

prepara-

Diver: Marion

JUNIOR DIVISION

Itonours-Ines Soares, Pass with Merit.-Vivian Elizabeth) Cheung.

The importance of Kwangisi has never been minimised in Hankow along the north bank

the of

Yangtse - China's-

A strong stand is to be made there, "Dardanelles”—and commands cording to Japanese nirmen whe both Wuscuh and Kichun, two have studied the Chinese cities on the north bank of the lion.

To prevent the Japanese advance Yangtse where booms of sunken into Honan from Antwel, the Chinese ships would retard the Japanese are putting up a stiff resistance on naval advance until the cities the northern slopes of the Tapleh Koo,

mountains. Strong Japanese assaults themselves fell.

been repulsed in now available. this sector and their advance success- fully delayed for four days already. No fewer than nine Chinese divisions are engaged-Trans-Ocean.

In addition to the remarkable tave repeatedly Chinese victory on the North Yangise front, the Japanese offensive south of the river also seems to be meeting Jwith disaster.

On the Kiukiang-Nanchang Rail- way sector the Chinese front lines have held firmly since the loss of Mahwelling, despite

Heavy Slaughter

PREPARATORY DIVISION Honours.-Sister Ada Renzo; Anna Copies of the 1930 Syllabus ser

Border Parleys Postponed

Moscow, Sept. 8,

Esishul, Sept. 8. Incessant Chinese troops recaptured Kwang- barrage of shells and bombs from ts, gateway to the Wuhan area on

the north bank of the Yungle River, The negotiations which are being Japanese artillery and planes.

To-day, Japan is as far away from shortly after 2 o'clock last night in conducted by the Soviet, Manchurian Tehan, "gateway to Nanchang as a smashing counter-attack, according and Japanese delegates near Chun- she was on Tuesday-United Press. to urgent telephone messages re-kufeng have been further postponed.

ceived from the front.

The reason in official Japanese Honan Battle

The battle

Two thousand Japanese are claim-quarters is the absence of the Soviel ed to have been slaughtered during Commissar, M. Litvinoff, who is at Shanghal, Sept. 9. for possession of the the fierce engagement prior to the re-present at Geneva attending the

capture of the town. In addition to fengue Session.--Trans-Occan. Peiping-Hankow Railway which was a large quantity of rifles and other interrupted by the floods in Honan, arms, more than forty field pieces| has again entered a decisive phase abandoned by the Japanese upon MINISTERS CONFER with Japanese obviously anxious to their hasty retreat were captured by

London, Sept. 9. support their Hankow drive by the the Chinese

Lord Inskip and Sir Kingsley Wood capture of the railway na speedily as

The Chinese victory is said to be possible.

the greatest in the Kwangisi Iwang-ealed at Downing Street this after- Later callers included Mr. The Chinese troops, according to mel sector. With the recapture of noon, Japanese reports, have retired in the town the Japanese drive to the Malcolm MacDonald,

Wuhan arca on the north Yangize bank is checked temporarily.

It is revealed that the Chinese in ther conference wit

the C:00- tentionally withdrew from the walled Sir Nevilla Chamberlain, city of Kwangtsi on Wednesday night ference lasting until about 9 p.m. ito induce the Japanese to enter it as The Polish Charge d'Agatres coli- defend the elty,jed on the Foreign Office during the it was difficult to which was practically levelled to the afternoon.-Reufer Bulletin. Around by repeated Japanese uerial

Glostora

First impressions are im- portant. A fow unruly hair: can ruin the most corofully drossed coiffuro.

Glostera conquers unruly -hair-koops ovory strand in placo-adds sparkling-lustra to your hair.

Glostora)

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MENOP

FOR LUSTROUS, HAIR

bombings.

themselves were

The Japanese aware of the difficulty of defending the city. As soon as they entered it, they began to strengthen the de fences feverishly and ruslied up re- Continually arriving inforcements.

from

In

coming trial of Herr Kurt Schuschnigg, former Chancellor of Austrin, at the State Court in Vienna.

The date of the trial is not yet announced.-United Press.

SHARE PRICES

The following is the list of local share quotations Iscued this morning. Banks

H.K. Bank, $1,450 b.

H.K. Band (Lon. Reg.), $87% n. Chartered Bank, £12_n.

Mercantile Bank, A. and D. £28 n. Mercantile Bank, C., £131⁄2 n. Enst Asia Banks, $80 n.

Insurances Canton Ins., $224 b. Union Ins., $310 b. Chinu Underwriters, $2 HIK, Fire Ins.. $205 b.

Shipping

Douglas, $70 n H.K. Steamboats, $224 s. Indo-Chinas (Pref.), $80 n. Indo-Chlaus (Def.), $24 n. Shell Bearer. 80/1 n. Union Waterbonis, $0.10 L.

Docks Etc.

H.K. & K. Wharves, $1281⁄2 L. H.K, Docks (old) $20.75 n. H.K. Docks (new), $19.70 n. Providents (old), $7.30 n. Providents (new), 574 b. New Engineering Sh. $3.90 n. Shanghai Docks, Sh. $130 n. Kalian

Adm., 15/0 n.

Mining

Raubs, $10 n. Venz: Goldfield, $3 n.

Hongkong Mines, 7 cts. n.

Phillippine Mining

Antomok, P. 38 s.

10, 30 sa.

Atoks, P.

Bagulo Gold, P. .20% 1.

Benguet

Benguet

B

P. 12.00 0.

Coco Grove, P. 42 a.

P.

Mines, P.-o

Wedge,

250tions, P.. 31 sa.

the afternoon Lord Halifax,

the Premier.

B. Mindanao, P and Sir Robert Vansittart had a fur-

with

NEGOTIATIONS TO RESUME?

Paris, Sept. 8.

The French Minister In Prague has the rear, their troops Inside the informed the French Foreign Offler city were augmented to about 4,000 that the Premler of Czecho-Slovakia Dr. Hodza, believes that negotiations Chinese troops which with between the Sudetens and the Prague drew from the city dild. not go far Government will resume on Friday.

United Press. but took up positions around the elly. With the arrival of reinforce-..

ments yesterday afternoon they

HUCE AMERICAN LOAN launeled a fierce counter-attack.

WELL RECEIVED Heavy fighting took place in the Immediate outskirts. Atter

Washington, Sept. 0. hours fighting, the Japanese were

Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Secretary defeated and fed into the city, leav-

announced that ing 1,000 dead and more than 10 of the Treasury.

offerings for the $700,000,000 new feld pieces on the battlefield.

Following In hot pursuit, the cash loan are being "well received." He stated that the Tripartite Agree- Chinese broke into the city and chil lenged the enemy in street fighting. men with France and

two

Britain is

A thousand more Japanese were working smoothly despite the tease slain and more field pieces and other European situation, which incleated arms were captured. Driving away that the Treasury's current financing programme will not be effected.- the Japanese, the Chinese completely United Press.

recaptured the

city shortly after

7 o'clock in the evening.

Meanwhile,

the

Chinese units

which recently successfully out- Kwangtsl, then Tahopu on the high- flanked the Japanese betweeaway between Kwangtai ond Hwang- Kwangist and IIwangmet continue to me, and thus Isolated the Japanese In Kwangisi City. It is press on the latter city-Central troops

reported that the Chinese columns News.

from Tahopu and Sungyangchiao, together with another two columns from the north and souls, conicent- Hankow, Sept. 8. trated their attack on the city and An oMcial announcement states captured it, annihilating over that the Chinese troops, after having thousand Japanese and - capturing boen reinforced, first recovered quantities of booty, including about Sungyangchino, six miles west of forty guns-United Press,

Japanese Isolated

Gields, P. Gold, P. PP $7

Min. Resources,_ P. → Northern P.

Puracale Gumaus, P, .15 58.

Salncot Mining, P. — Son Mauricio, P. 67 51. Suyac Consol., P. 20 sa. United Paracales,

P. .36 sa.

Lands, Hotels, etc.

H. and S. Hotels, $7.10 s

H.K. Lands, $38 b

H.K, Lands, 4% Deben $107 n. Shanghai Lands, Sh. $8.40 n. Metropolitan Lands, Sh.

Humphries, $10_n.

H.K. Realties, $5.90 n. Chinese Estates, $08 n.

Public

Utilition H.K. Tramways, $17% b. Peak Trama (old), $0 b. Penk Trams (new), $31⁄2 n. Star Forrits, $78 n. Yaumati Ferries (old), $243 n. Yaumati Ferries rights, $24 n. China Light (old), $11. Chinn Light (now), 38.45 u H.K. Electric, $60 n. ex. dlv. Macao Electric, $175 n. Sandakan Lights, $9.35 b. Telephone (old), $26% TI. Telephone (new), $0.0 China Buses, Sh Singapore Tractions,

$0.35 .

6/- 20/3 A. Singapore Pref, s/- 20/3 n.

Industrist

Cald: Macg. (old), Sh. $14 m. Cald: Mac. (Pret.), Sh. $13 n. Canton Tees, $1.70 n.

Coments, $172

H.K. Ropes, $4.00 n.

Stores, &c.

Dairy Farms, $20 n.

Watsons, 18.10 n.

Hankow, Sept. 0. Lieut-General Crousselle, Mary Attache to the French Embassy, died here yesterday the International Hospital from dysentery contracted four days ago while on a visit to the South Yangtse front. Gencrol Crousselle was accompantel on his trip by the British and American military aftacties,

The soldier had arrived in China only three months ago.

Lieut.-Colonel Lovat Frater is also in bed with a slight attack of malaria. Both he and General Crousselle felt siek before they left Hankow on Sunday night for Yanghsic, on the South Bank of the Yangtse just west of Juichang.

On arrival at Yanghsin on the same night General Crousselle's condition became worse and he spent an uncomfortable night. He decided to return to Hankow alone on Mon- day morning and on his arrival here was immediately placed in hospital suffering from aclite dysentery,

Colonel Lovat Fraser and Colonel J. W. Stilwell, the American Military Altache, remained at the front for another day, returning here on Tues- day-Reuter.

S'hai Cotton (old), Sh. $95 n. Zoong Singa, Sh. $24 n. Wing On Textiles, Sh. $42 n.

Miscellaneous

H.K. Entertainments, $61⁄4 n. Constructions, $1.00

Vibro Piling, $0.85 n.

Ch. Govt. 5% 1925 GS Bands.,

67% pim. n:- II.K. Govt. 4

Loan 95% prm. b. H.K. Govt. 34% Loan 11 prm.

n.

Wallace Harpers, —

Maramans (Lon.), /- 13/0_n. Marsmans Ins. (H.K.), 8/- 3/4 n. Anglo Javas, -- Consolidated

(old), -

China

Providents

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