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Japanese Advance Completely Held

A FEW HOURS after she arrived from wat-torn Tamshui, which was completely wrecked by Japanese bombers prior to the Japanese entry, this mother gave birth at the Kam Tin Can- contration Camp to a fine, healthy girl. Little brother, who walked overland with his enceinte mother on the long 35-mile journey across mountains and streams, is an interested admirer of the new arrival,

CRISIS IN EUROPE

Mussolini's Approval Of Hungarian Mobilisation

ROME. Oct. 17.

THE PARTIAL MOBILISATION ordered by the Hungarian Government meets with the fullest approbation in Italy, according to the semi-official "In formazione Diplomatica," which describes the measure as "entirely justifiable." since Czecho. Slovakia hae noj yet demobilised, and Hungary is consequently in a position of inferiority."

TURKISH DICTATOR GRAVELY ILL

Disquicting Weakness Results In Fears

ANKARA, Oct. 17, President Kemal Ataturk is gravely ill, owing to a worsening of his liver complaint.

A communique states that while the complaint followed the normal course on Sunday, the President's illness suddenly disclosed symptoms of progressive general weakness, nervous inclitustion, and a quickened pulse.

Following consultations among the physicians treating the President, and the application of remedies, a alght Improvement occurred, but the gen eral state remains one of gravity,

Kemal Ataturk has long suffered which 1109 from a liver complaint aroused disquieting rumours regard- ing his health, and more recently, rumours abroad of the possible op- pointment of n 'successor.-Reuter Special,

Kaulaky fed from Vienna before the Anschluss in Austrin.-Reuter Special.

SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT

Istanbul, Oct. 17.

A bulletin Issued to-day regarding Kemal Ataturk's condition showed that there had been some improve ment during the day, though anxlelv still remains over the President'a henith-Reuter.

VETERAN MARX WRITER DIES

Amsterdam, Oct 17. The death is announced of the Veten

Kaitsky, Marxist, Karl editor of the works of Karl Marx, and a former companion of Marx in London

The resumption of negotia tiona between Prague and! Budapest will, says the organ, take place on a basis of the principles laid down at Munich. These principles are defined as follows:

1. Cession to Hungary of all

EFFORTS TO CROSS SHAHO RIVER NOT YET SUCCESSFUL

Gallant Commander of Cantonese "Old Contemptibles" Killed in Action

"Telegraph" Special Correspondent

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MAJOR BATTLE IS NOW RAGING OF THE CANTON-WAICHOW. WONGTON, AT THE JUNCTION ON A FRONT EXTENDING FROM PAKTONG HIGHWAYS, AND THE NORTH BANK OF THE EAST RIVER AT TAISHANG.

For thirty-six hours the Chinese forces under General Wong Chun appear to have completely stemmed the Japanese advance on Canton.

The Japanese loft flank is at the junction of the East and Shaho Rivers and repeated offorts to cross the latter have been frustrated,

THE SHUM CHUN RIVER, which divides Hongkong from Kwangtung Province. A photograph taken through a barbed- wire barricade on the new bring: across the river.

At Taishang, the Japanese are within five miles of Sheklung, the important Canton-Kowloon Railway city where two main bridges AMERICAN SPY TRIAL cros the East River.

But it is probable that a column pushing up the railway from Cheungmuktau, which fell shortly before 11 o'clock yesterday morn- ing will reach Sheklung before the Japanese troops operating north of the East River.

Canton

Heavy Chinese reinforcements continue to press into the East River area, and Chinese military headquarters are now convinced that all danger to has passed.

Nevertheless, provincial and municipal headquarters a new and have been removed from the old capital to undisclosed capital in the hinterland.

terrory preponderately inhabited RAILWAY CUT THRICE by Magyarn.

2.- plebiscite to be eventually

held in the contested regions.

EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS

Roosevelt's Signature

Forged To Obtain Plans

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NEW YORK, Oel. 17.

OPENING THE PROCEEDINGS of the spy trial in which a

number of German-Americans are charged with espionage, Mr. Lamar Hardy, prosecuting for the Government, sold that the German spics had transmitted to Berlin specifications of two American aircraft-carriers which had been obtained by forging President Roosevelt's signature to a fictitious order to the Navy Department.

The statement sensation in court.

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operations of American commercial factorles, especially those of the Du Pont Company and the Bethlehem Steel Corporation.

He also said that Captain Pfeiffer,

Madrid, Oct. 17. Through the mediation of the Bri-

Mr. Hardy detailed the United tish Consul to Valencls, 99 Italian States military secrets, which

The Canton Kowloon Railway has been cut at prisoners embarked at Candia to-day alleged had been sent to Berlin by

to be exchanged for the same number the German spies. He declared that who had been described as the head the bellvities of the accused were of the German Secret Service, once 3.The right of self-determina- several points, the nearest to Hongkong being Pingwu,of Loyallat prisoners-Reuter.

directed from Germany with the boasted he bed agents In assistance of two oficials of German where a Japanese column arrived from Tamshui shortly

HOSPITAL PLANE steamship Hacs, resident In New

York,

tion to be conceded to all other minorities.

The semi-offleial organ goes on to

stress that the main interest of the after 8 o'clock yesterday morning.

Czecho-Slovak Government must be Less than an hour later another column occupied to close as rapidly as possible the present chapter of history and to Sheklung. Pingwu is 15 miles from the Hongkong Inaugurato 11 completely different principles to frontier and Sheklung is about 20 miles away,

HOW егд based on

those which have prevailed hitherto.

Once the question of the frontlers

Cheungmuktau, where the Hongkong-Canton highway

of the new Czecho-Slovakia, which crosses the railway, was captured by a Japanese colump which

came down the highway from Walchow at 11.15 a.m.

Italy is also prepared to grantee, has been satisfactorily seed, the Czecho-Slovak repubfle will be able to commence the task of a syn internal reconstruction.

This column is now pushing up In Bias Bay the Japanese have the railway towards Shicklung, 22 now occupied the entire 75-mile miles away, obviously with the in-coastline, including Talpung Penin- | tention of threatening the southern flank of the Chinese forces norili of the East River,

The organ affirms that in the course of a forewell.conversation between Signor Mussolini and the retiring

It is revealed that practically all Czeclio-Slovakian Minister in Rome, M. Chvalkovsky, 11 Duce gave an of the officers of the 151st Cantonese ossurance that Czeiho-Slovakia could Division which alone fought the rely on Italy's friendship us soon us Japanese south of the East River was the existing situation had been killed in action. definitely clarified.

The organ concludes by saying that no dissensions have urlson; or will arise between Berlin and Rome regarding the negoðations now going on between Hungary and Czecho- Slovakia.-Trans-Ocean.

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Among the reported dead' is General Chen Bliun-yung, Com- mander of the 181th Division and Commander-in-Chief of the Kwanglung Garrison In the Blas Bay area. He is reported have been rerlously wounded at Pakwan dur- ing the early stages of the fighting, Rome, Oct, 17, and dled a few hours later, Czech-Hungarian seillement 3,000 SQUARE MILES OCCUPIED

SETTLEMENT PREDICTED

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From Taipang Bay the Japanese can, If they wish, bathe in the waters of Hongkong, since the entire high-water mark foreshore of Mies Bay and the waters of the Bay itself are a portion of Hong- kong. The land above-high water mark on the northern and eastern shures is Chinese territory.

No Japanese troops have yet appeared in Mirs Bay constal town- ships. A British warship is anchored in the bay.

CONSTRUCTING WHARVES Shipping activity still continues in Blas Day, and the Japanese are now!

and recruiting Chinese fishermen peasants to construct wharves and other facilities in the eastern portion of the Bay, Indicating that they con- template making this area the hend- quarter quartera for all operations in South

There is a goodly depth of water all around the Blas Bay coast, cupabic

with the next few days on the Apparently the only Chinese troops of the Munich principles, now remaining south of the last whereby Hungary receives zones in River in the area cast of the Canton which there is a majority of Hun-

few thousand volun- Railway are garinn inhabitants, and with the teers who have taken to the hills and principle of self-determination for who will almost ocrtainly become the more controversial zones, is pre- guerilla force, attempting to harass dictell in a statement published by the lengthening Japanese lines of the Foreign Omcc organ, the communication. Information Diplomatica to-day.—-| The area now nominally under of floating the largest Japanese wor- Japanese control comprises approx- ships or transportem of Japanese Imately 3,000 square miles, about A constant stream eight times the area of the whole of tanks, artillery and Army lorrion Hongkong.

leaded with soldiers are rumbling Prague, Oct 17 It comprises the major portion of along the highway to Walchow. Jape An agreement has been reached between the German and Czech authe County of Waiyuang, and cons aneso suppers are freely conscripting thorities whereby the frontier zone tains a population of about 5,000,000 Chinese labour to strengthen the

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Reuter.

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people.

CRASHES

Stockholm, Oct. 17. Four or five were killed when hospital plane crashed in the moun- tains to-day in northern Sweden in

fogay weather-Reuter Special.

Mr. Hardy then mentioned the name of Rumrich, who, he stated, will testify for the Government. He said that a German named Sanders, who said he was attached to naval intelligenet, had fold Bumrich to try

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Late News On Page 12

POLICE OFFICERS ON THE FRONTIER questioning refugom who have just arrived from the war areas. The refugees are taken to the Concentration Camp at Kam Tin in batches avory hour. None are allowed to enter British territory unless they agree to being serré- gated at Kam Tin.