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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY,

OCTOBER

1938.

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Fierce Battle Still Rages Near Yangtse

First French Seventeen Die COUPLE SENTENCED Ambassador In Three-Day

Purls, Oct. 1.

Ger-

The French Ambassador to many, M. Francels Poncel is being mentioned in political circles us tie frat Ambassador to Rome,

Hankow, Oct. 0. Military advlees received from the

In this event M. Noel, at present front state that Chinese cavalry broke Ambassador in Warsaw, will pro- into Kwangshan on Tuesday and re-bably be transferred to Berlin and captured the city after brisk fighting the Minister in Vienna, M. Punux, with the Japanese garrison.

will go to Poland.-Trans-Ocean.

It is claimed that about 500 casualties were inflicted upon the Japanese in the attack.

Gales In U.K.

Husband and Wife Who

• Entered Hotel Rooms

A Shanghai Chinese couple, hu- band and wife, who were caught in the rooms of guests at two different London, Oct. 5. hotels on the some day, appeared During the gales which have swept before Mr. T. J. Houston at the the south of England in the last two Central Magistracy yesterday, charged being found in dwelling housca days 17 persons have been killed and with many injured.

uniawful purposes. Defendants Many ships have been washed were Chan Siu-tong, 45, unemployed, alore, numerous houses severely and his wife, Chan Fung-ho, 35. damaged and thousands of telephone The man was additionally charged communications broken owing to the with being in possession of an in-

strument fit for on

on unlawful purpose, namely, a skeleton key.

NEW JAPANESE lines being blown down.

VICE-MINISTER

Several squadrons of Chinese planes staged large-scale roids сл Whe Japanese nt Tienchischen, Kwangts and around Kichun, above

Tokyo, Oct. 5. Tienchinchen,

on the anime day. The The Premier, Prince Ayamoro Japanese who reached the outskirts Konoge, who has decided to hold the of Kichun, comprised cavalry raiding portfolio of Foreign Affairs concur- purtles

They are said to have been enlly for the time being, has chosen repulsed in Chinese Infantry attack Mr. Renzo Sawada, Counsellor of

an aerial bombing.

the Japanese Embassy in Peiping, as Fighting on

the Loshan-Sinyong Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, In Kenauke highway has resumed its severity,

succession to Mr. westward along Japanese unit driving we

Horinouchi, the highway is encountered by crack It la underslood that Mr. Chinese troops near Lanpingpu. Horinouchi will be -appointed Am- Artned with about 30 fleid guns, the baasudor to Washington, succeeding attackers heavily bombarded the Mr. Hiroshi Salon who declined the Chinese positions on Tuesday, and offer of the portfolio of Foreign then followed up in infantry charges. Affairs on the score of ill health

A

Chinese battalion made herole Domel. sacrificca in the face of the fierce uspaull,

of

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New York, Oct. 5. New York Colton

But the Chinese positions are said to have been kept intact.

Another

ud- Japanese column vanced westward to Lungshengchen, and itaingtungchen, Fouth the highway. Whilst the Chinese defen- ders at these points its

up stiff resistance, Chinese.

around Loshan attacked the Japanese rear. situation at Yangsin has im- Tonsiderably after the Chinese recapture of Mushihkung, six miles south-east of Yangsin. The Japanese troops on the cast bank of Yongsin Lake and at Paishhtang to the south- west of Yangsin are said to be sandwiched by Chinese troops from Yangsin and those from Mushihkang. May

It is reported

a Japanese

July spokesman admitted to foreign war

Spot correspondents Japanese failure in building

a pontoon bridge across December

.. 10.92/04 17.05/00 Yangsin Lake because of effective March 16.00/17.05 17.10/13 Chinese helling.

May ..... 17.05/08 17.13/16

that

October December

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March

Opening

Closing

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Rond communications, have been disrupted owing to floods inundating rands and marooning automobiles.- United Press,

NEW BATTLESHIP

London, Oct. 5.

of John

The Dally Express reports that the keel of a new 40,000 ton battle- ship will shortly be laid in the well known shipbuilding works Brown, in Clydebank,

Orders for the necessary materials have, according to the paper, already! been placed

Construction will afford, upwards of 3,000 men work for about three

year.-Trans-Qcean,,

ADMIRALTY VACANCY

London, Oct. 4. Discussing a possible successor to Mr. Doff Cooper as First Lord of the Admiralty the Evening News de- clares that the Government Whip, Captain H, D. R. Margesson has out- standing

obtaining prospects of promotion-Trans-Ocean.

Among the passċilgers expected to arrive here towards the end of this month on H.M.T. Dunera is Mr. W. Kifford, who will take up his appoin 8.40 Nom.ment as bandmaster of the Middlesex Regiment. He is an excellent all- round musician, being a particularly brilliant violinist.

In 1934, he left Gibraltar and entered Kneller, Hall, the Army School of Music, where he successfully passed. all examinations.

New York Rubber

17.22 N September

Sales for the day 4,080 tons.

Chicago Wheat

03/82% 6432/844 01%/63% 64/7505

8416/04/

Despite their evacuation Paupishan on the south banks of the Yangtze River opposite Tienchfachen, The Chinese have taken up strong, Dec. positions on the high-level grounds May South and south-east. of the hill, They are making preparations for a counter-attack,—Central News,

The marriage between Capinin Henry Harland, of The Royal Scots, and Miss Rachel Hanbury, will now take place on October 11, instead of October 8, us previously arranged.

July

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According to the prosecution, the man was found operating in a room at the Luke Kwok Hotel, Wanchai, Monday, while his wife was found in

a room at the Great Eastern Hotel,

Road Central, on Connaught the same day. They were arrested by servants of the hotels before they had managed to steal anything.

First defendant had n previous

for conviction

B similar offence.

hard labour, and also recommended for banishment.

Both were sentenced to three months

the

When sentence was passed on accused, the woman created con-

siderable disturbance in Court by clinging to her young daughter, a

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about. 10, and they had to be forcibly parted by police officers. The girl appeared to be in a very distressed condition.

Detective-Sergeants J. R. Bentley and H. B. Dewar prosecuted,"

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