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FOUNDED 1051 五拜體 新一小十英港香 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21,

STIFFER

RESISTANCE

ENCOUNTERED: SEVERE Support S. CHINA BATTLE

This Appeal

THE "TELEGRAPH" gladly gives this column in support of

Japanese Claim Forces

20 Miles From Canton

the appeal issued by the REPORTS FROM CHINESE and Japanese military sources have become

Hongkong Emergency Relief Committee for funds and donations of food and warm clothing for refugees at Kam Tim Camp.

Collecting depots for food and clothing have been set up at St. John's Cathedral. Hall, St. Andrew's Church Hall and the European Y.M.C.A. in Kowloon,

Choques and other monet- ary donations should be sent to Mr. M. Y. Tang, Manager of the Bank of Canton and Treasurer of the Emer- gency Relief Committee, either at the Bank of Canton or the Chartered Bank.

It is desired that no donn- tions of material or food should be sent direct to the camp itself.

The appeal has already niet with an encouraging response, as the following donntions 80 for received Indicate:

Food and clothing from Mr. J. Owen-Hughes, Dr. Lillan Dovey, Mesars, Dod- well and Co., Mr. F. I. Glover, Mr. R. Hancock, Mr. A. D. Coppin, Mr. Cheng Kok-laug, Mr. Im Ping-man, Mr. Wing Fung-hong, Mr. A. J. Raptin, Hongkong Tram- ways Ltd., Mr. Henry Leung, Messrs. Mon Lee. St. Stephen's Girls' College, Mins Harrop, Mrs. Rathmell, Mrs. Leyden, Mrs. Macfarlane, the staff of the National Com. mercial and Savings Bank, and various anonymous donors.

Monetary donations from: Half of the Bank of

Canton ...

F. E. Thornhi}}

N. W. Bascombe

W. G. Harrison

T. V. Boong

A. G. Mallet

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100

2,000

D. J. Blow

100

Anda

100

Chiurno Hellef Assn.

500

Ho Kom-tong

500

G. E. WHby

20

D. A. Murdoch

20

J. Morrison

20

. Hongkong Chinese Civil

Servants Club

800

The following oficial notice regarding permits for persons to visit the Government Emer-

Camp to Kam gency

Tin and to. secure the release of friends and relatives under certain condi tions has been issued:

“Relatives and friends of re- fugees at present accommodated in the Government Emergency Refugee Camp at Pat Heung must apply at the

camp for a pase to enter the camp. Thote persons who wish to give an undertaking to provide housing accommodation and subsistence in the New Territories north of a line running from Tai Po Market at the Lam Chuen Valley to Un Long for persons in the refupne camp, should make application at Au Tau Police Station where they will be required to sign a personal recognisance for $25. It should be clearly understood that no unauthorized person will be allowed to enter the Emer- gency Camp."

so conflicting that the respective claims place the Kwangtung battle- front nearly thirty miles apart!

The Japanese claim that they are now only 20 miles from Canton, advancing in a south-westerly direction, while the Chinese counter-claim that severe fighting is still progressing in the mountain range east of Tsengcheng

According to a Reuter message received late last

| night Tsengcheng and Sheklung were both claimed by the Chinese spokesman in Canton to be in Chinese hands. The Japanese claimed the capture of Sheklung and Tsengcheng on Wednesday. Official colour to the claim that Tsengcheng has fallen is lent by an official communique issued at 10 a.m. yesterday, which claimed

Shanghai Agreement Soon

that the Japanese troops had entered the strategic city Seen

and were pushing south-westwards on Wongtang which, an unofficial Japanese report claimed, they entered this morning. Wongtang is less than 20 miles from Canton.

Chinese sources last night | admitted that the Japanese had Router reports that General Yu indvanced to a line extending Han-mou, Commander-in-Chief of the from Fuktin to Yangchuen and Kwangung Army, viated the tront yesterday morning and upon his re-l Heungshut.

This tine placed the invaders

at least ten miles nearer Canton

C. IN C. AT FRONT

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Ironing Out The Differences

SHANGHAI, Oct. 21. JEGOTIAT I ONS BE- TWEEN the Japanese tum declared that the situation was and the International Settle- well in hand.

The Chinese spokesman in Canton, ment

authorities,

which

than Pokio, which, until last states teater, admitted that serious have been proceeding ever night, the Chinese still insisted of wash press in the hills, since the Japanese capture

was in their hands.

The Japanese pomit that they are now encountering much allfer resistance from the delenders and| their remarkable advance of last week, which carried them sixty miles inland few unys.

Heavy

casualties were

est Tsengshing.

are

The loss of Tsengshing, added of the Shanghai area, the spokesman, would not be of understood to be nearing a the Canton defences were outside climax,

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Foreigners Warned Of Dangers

The following Communique has been issued by the lion. Colonial secretary:

"His Majesty's Ambassador In China has received from the Japanese Minister nt large a request to the effect that, in view of the difficulty of identifying from the air signa affixed to roofs of cars and trains, nationale of third powers may be advised not to travel in the area within n radius of two hundred kilome- -tres round Canton and one hundred kilometres round Swatow.

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Home Secretary

Reveals Events

PREMIER SAVED WORLD FROM WAR

LONDON, Oct. 20. TF MR. CHAMBERLAIN has not thrown himself body, soul and spirit into the cause of peace, the world to-day would already have been plunged into chaos and a catastrophe such as it had never suffered in all the cen- turies, declared Sir Samuel Hoare, the Home Secretary, speaking at Clacton to-day.

In view of his inspiring | achievements, how peity, par

tisan and spiteful seemed to be FRANCE AND GERMANY the murmurs of disparagement ;

MONETARY against him, added Sir. Samuci

PARLEYS TO CONTINUE

Chinese Negotiations In United States

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20..

It is freely expected in usual- Reuter's Canton correspondent re-ly well-informed quarters, that infleted ports that it has been confrmed that an agreement will be reached upon the Japanese in the narrow and the Chinese destroyed the big rail- before the end of the year, and only passage leading to Fukti from way bridges across the East River at differences finally settled at con- Shicklung, the bridges being blown up Poklo.

ferences between the two with dynamite. Fuktin, which

The cla.m to the capture of Shek-parties.

These differences now vir- claim, is still being vgorously ac-ung on Wednesday by Japanese fended, is stunted on the southern troops, unofficially claimed in Japan-tually whittle down to four in IT IS RELIABLY reported that

use inissages on that afternoon, slopes of the Laufou Mountain range, which stretches from the northern been substantially strengthened by a number:

the Army Japanese Imperial

Chinese

sources

harder of Kwangtung down to the communique issued by

of

northern bank of the East River casi

of Tsengshing, forming an impregn- able, "great wall" of Canton,

The Ta Kung Pao, leading Chinese newspaper published In Hongkong, reports that military observers Canton emphatically deny the Japur ese claim to Tsengsling, pointing sul that the city is west of the mountala range which the Japanese have 1104 Yet aucceeded in crossing.

Department 17eadquarters.

The

cominunique adds that the fall of Walchow, Pokie, Trengshing. and Sheliung completely isolates the south of the East River this,

area

of course, includes Hongkong-from Canton.

Some said that this man had given nway to Hitler's bluff, and that if he had been firm at the start, and threatened ler with war, there would have been no crisis,

BURY THE HATCHET

"I am here with a full knowledge PACT SOON?

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of the course of the event. I was in these discussions from start to finisn.:

"Now I cKn

tell you from my per Reported Negotiations

For Agreement

sonal experience tunt, to tor m showing weaknces, Mr. Chamberlain Is the keenest clearest and moal resolute negotiator with whom have ever contac.cd.

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PARIS, Oct. 20.

of "If better terms for

CZECO THE POSSIBILITY the United States Treasury Slovakia could have been obtained

Franco-German pact in- 1. Japanese retention of Heng- intends to continue monetary Mr. Chamberlain would have obta.nvolving a German declaration of non-aggression is mooted in the kew and Yangisepoo areas which negotiations with China, regarded them. they seized during the warfare and less of the outcome of the Japan- "If he accepted the Munich agree-newspapers here, some of which which have never been returned to ese attack on Canton.

ment, he accepted only because discuss rumours that negotia- the Scillement control,

It is understood that officials regard was inevitable that the alternative tions are already under why. 2. The Settlements' to continue

the threatened severance of the was entastrophe and a world war in

Madame Tabouls, writing stalloning British and

the which the whole of Czecho-Slovakia Leuvre, refers to the suggestion that rallway in Hankow troops in the defence sectors lying City of Canton to be not materially would have been destroyed." beyond the Settlement boundary different than the earlier threat to the

Referring to the Munich agree the French Ambassador had dis-

American

Canton -

in

In former Chinese territory. Contradicting the official Japanese!

and that the Germon 3. Japan's demand for bigger same railway in the vicinity of Han-ment, Sir Samuel Hoare said 1e cussed such plans with Here Hitler's claim, a United Press message from Canton says that Chinese

representation in the Settlement kow. They also regard the monetary refused to accept, the view of those entourage sources

police force, avowedly in order to negotiations to be sufficiently broad not believe the words of the Fuchter. Da'ndier and M. Bonnel yesterday erities who declared that they could Ambassador's Interviews with M. officially deny that the Japanese have

have a birger chance to curb anti-as not to be greatly accies by use He believed that Herr Hitler meant might be a prelude to such an agree the result of current shifts in the mill-what he said, and that friendly ment. Madame Tabouis, however. Japanese elements within Settlement.

tary situation.

the rumoura with due

firzt entered Sheklung. The Conton

claima that the message

whole Canton-Kowloon Railway is still in Chinese hands,

11 is anticipated that the decisive battle sines the Japanese landing will be fought on the castern alopo of Laufou Mountains, where particularly heavy Chines relaforcements are being concen. iratcu.

A Trans-Orcan message reports official claims by the Japanese

(Continued on Page 4.)

Searchlights Turn Night

Into Day In Palestine

4. The Settlement's desire to Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Secretary relations with England had always mentions resume their own bus servies asio the Treasury, told the press that been the cardinal point of Herr reseax." writing in O-dre sav

JAPANESE APPEAL

but

Hitler's policy.

REICH KEPT ITS WORD

LATE NEWS

before the hostilities in Tongkew the negotiations continued to progress.

that it is Impossible to judge with and Yangisepoa districts, while the He said that his assistant secretary,

accuracy the runtours, but the con- Japaness desire to continue to run Mr. Wayne C. Taylor, was chiefly the service they themselves have concerned with the negotiations, He referred to the Anglo-German cluston may be drawn that Germany rewards it as opportune to try and started in the meantime,

declined to comment further, except naval agreement, which he signed as induce Britain and France not to to deny that he had discussed Chinese Foreign Secretary and sald: "I am

man who made the accelerate their military_prepara- Anances with Mr. Chen, who is head here da the -In on interview with a local

of a Chinese financial mission to treaty, as the man who, afterwardation, and to strike Eastern Europe off the Japanese newspaper to-day,

Commissioner of Pallee America, when he reduced Mr. who had the best means of knowing

wes First Lord of the Admiralty, and their balance sheets-Reuter. Deputy

Chen to the President. appealed for a "round table con- He said that the Introduction was whether the treaty was being carried ference" at which they could devise

out; to say that liftler kept the agree- means whereby both sides would entirely a courtesy act, since M. ment-an agreement which restricte simultaneously, Chen represented Dr. H. H. Kung the German feet to 35 per cent, of make .concessions instead of continuing the present China's Finance Minister.

the British deel-and kept it to the It is believed that the Sino-letter and the spirit. deadlock, which he attributed to fear

muking concessions American negotiations are likely to on both sides

In few weeks-United Реева take it as a sign of weakness. first in case the other side should continue for

It is understood that a conference between representatives of the mator ments, and the Japanese is planned for the near future, probably be- have ginning next month, at which efforts The searchlights were install-Wednesday would appear ed yesterday, afternoon under been considerably greater than was will be made to completely iron out

admitted in the official Brilish the remaining difference-Reuter, continuous Arab fire.

despatches, according to reports here

JERUSALEM, Oct. 20. SEARCHLIGHTS MOUNTED near the St. Stephen and Herod gates, and along the old city walls, played all night on the mosque area, thus enabling pickets in armoured cars to patrol the vicinity.

Searchlights also prevented fugitives from trying to escape Powers having rights in the Settle- by climbing the city walls by mizans of ropes.

to

The old city passed a generally from Arab sources, which, however, The reports in question state that

Toledo "Quarantines" quiet night, although there were

Dogs

omit to give precise figures.

a few skirmishes in which the majority of Arab Irregulars small number of Arabs were succeeded in escaping with their arms Toledo. killed and others taken prisoner. from Jerisalem by means of rublers An epidemi of dog-biting has led

rancen passages, despite the strict Dr. Millard C. Hanson, city health-Reutor Special.

mrasures of control adopted by the British authoritjes,

LOSSES SEVERE

Cairo, Oct. 20.

director, to establish a citywide dog quarantine here, where 65 persone have been taking precautionary Casualties on either side in the armed camp. Barbed wire barri Pustour treatments.,

Jerusalem clothes that occurred on |

Jerusalern continues to resemble an

(Continued on Page 4.)

Toledo Fingerprints Tramps

Toledo.

Pollco

are Angerprisling and photographing residents of shanty districts here in an effort to prevent an influx of unfortunates from other towns, where similar burges of squatters are causing migration.

Germany Pays For Crisis

"Here is a concreta · fact, which convinces as thai with patience, restraint," and readinem to puder- sland our respectivo`views, B is possible to £11 up the trenches that have been dug in Europe, and once again to creste à cómity · of nations on which stablo pesco sfiall be restored to suffering humanity,"

WHY BRITAIN ARMS "Sir Samuel Hoare sald he had been naked why, if he held those into, views, he had urged the need for in greater security to Britain and the

BERLIN, Oct. 20. Since the Nazis came power Internal debts Germany have risen £11,000,000,000.

to

It is not known whether these debts include short- term loana.-Reuter:

Empire.

Talephone-26615

Canton Cut Off From H.K

Messrs. Cables and Wirelem in formed the "Teltgraph" at 10.o'clock a morning that radio contact with Canton has been interrupted.

All other forms of overland com-l Here he referred to Hitler's state- |munication with, the Kwangtung ment that "at any moment" Mr. | capitai wara'severed some days ass Chamberlain could be puceroded by an Eilen, Duff-Cooper or Churchill" and continued: "I believe Hiller's

peaceful aspirations, but to Hitler, (Continued on Page 4)

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