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HOMELAND

JAPAN'S VICTORY TURNS TO ASHES

THE CZÈCHS' HISTORIC

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PLANE IN EXPLOSION

Two Japanese planes were circling lazily over Wongtha when the two gigantic explosions, rocked the city yesterday PT), Ag: Hain

in the blast.

NO MAJOR CHANGES

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IN CABINET (Continued from Page 1.)

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the

of

CHINESE LEADERS

SAID

(Continued from Page 1).

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Mr.

RUBIQUE DISCOUNTED VOU Rumours that Mr. Wang Ching-wel ; in lengkong, are discounted by Japanese reports, which state that he. in definitely in Ohunsusta

is

The Japanese report continues that!!

armament an important conference la being held in the Chintan capital. In addition to Mr. Wank Ching-wei, it is attended by Generalinimo Chiang Kai-shek and Dr. II. IL. Kung

scavengers, who are looting where- over the Japanese have been unable chose as their King Frederick, Sir John Anderson has been men-

the Protestant Elector Palatine toned in this connection.

It is pointed out that Government | to post sentries.

machinery already exists through The Japanese cannot find the fre-of the Rhine. This monarch' bugs, and they cannot find the rich was the son-in-law of our own which a great deal could be done,

compilation Canton which, when they landed in Blas Bay, loomed before their coveKing James I., and VI. and lived such tous eyes as a magnet drawing them to become the father of Prince National Register, and, despite crl

and complished, Rupert of the Civil War, the ticisms, much already has been ac on to victory.

grandfather of King George I, programms is steadily rising in and hence the ancestor of all our volume,

Captain Euan Wallace is mention subsequent monarchs. Frederick

the Cabinet. the vacancies in

Captain David Margesson has been appears to have accepted the cd as a likely candidate for one of throne with the good will of James's people, but no help from regarded by many in high quarters thought that Captain Margesson may James himself. Known as, the a an Ideal First Lord of the Ad-be persuaded to overcome bis reluct

miralty, but there is reason to be-ance to relinquish his position as, were patrolling the aren were also Winter King." he reigned only love that he may not wish to leave schlef Whip, and to accept the ofco one year from 1610 to 1620. A his present post as chief Government of First Lord of the Admiralty, re-

cently vacated by Mr. Duff Cooper.

or

the The question "whether PREMIER'S' BETURN Roman Catholic League, includ-Whip.

Mr. Neville Chamberlain's return Anglo-Italien pact can now be ratl- Bavaria, formed against him, trom Chequers to-morrow morning fied is expected to be discussed by when, if the Ministers feel the time and on Nov. 8, 1620, Bohemian marks the beginning of another weeks the British Cabinet on Wednesday, Indepence was lost at the battle of political activity,

Although great reticence in ob- now ripe, a date will be,ixed with.. of the White Mountain, a few served in official circles regarding Italy on which the part will become

new appointments to the Cabinet, effective. miles from Prague.

there is a growing feeling in political

One of the planes completely dis- appe Japaneso

wiped out.

open

Goldiers who

The island is full up with people from the interior and the American ing Spain, Italy, Poland and

sent lie and Italian consulates women and children scurrying out to the lawns, where they sat down on the'r baggage for two hours.

Finally the explosions

tons ironically blew

the doors of Japaneso

Prior to that dato Parliament will firms on Shameen, which had been

The so-called Counter-reforma- closed for more than a year.

The explosions nad dres in the tion began, and Bohemia, which circles that the Duke of Devonshire, be given an opportunity to discuss city scared, but at the city scared, contained 3,000,000 people at the at present Under-Secretary of State the matter in accordance with the

new Dominions Secretary. It is also of Commons-Reuter. but at the same time pleased the beginning of the Thirty Years' for the Dominions, may become the Prime Minister's pledge to the House Chinese on Shameen, that Chinese power W89 working War, mostly Protestants, emer-

unseen.

read:

present

33 evidence

and desolation

ged at the end with 880,000, all The

act of "Canton's

Roman Catholics. nominally tragedy is set in in a scene of such Nobles and burghers emigrated; abomination

that even the Japanese conquerors are peasants were kept, to the soil Aghast, while the flames from the and crushed after repeated: freight up their risings. The Sudeten German ever-growing hastily posted proclamations which Protestants had suffered to "We bring peace and prosperity.gether with the Czechs. But and we want all merchants to re-now there was a fresh influx of sume their business."

German Roman Catholics.

Among the Czech refugees who escaped to England was At the end of the day provident breezes came to save Shameen from Komensky (or Comenius), the being included in the holocaust, de-educationist, who first produced flecting the dames which, however, an illustrated book for children, continued to

to roar unabated.

and Wenceslas Hollar, whose Last night a nearby

arby explosion

WIND SAVES SHAMEEN

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tocked Lingnam University, while etchings show London before the Bohemia had been Wongsha shook. The Shameen au- Great Fire.

thorities state that they expect one culturally one of the most ad- or two more explosions in the city. vanced countries of Europo, Another United Press correspon Jesuits and soldiers now exter- dent at Canton writes that

from

a river launch he was a Japaneseminated all Hussito literature;}

directly overhead plane pass

none priest boasted of having him- Wongtha exploded, indicating that self burnt 60,000 Bohemian the machine was possiblly bombing

the place in an effort to check the volumes. fire.

On the other hand,, eye witnesses assert that many Japanese troops are there

The blast almost knocked me

WITHIN THE EMPIRE

After, the French Revolution

it was possible again to be a Pro-'

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dow in Shameen was shattered. tionalist movement still forbid- allliough there does not seem to den to take political forms.: have been any structural damage When freer speech was allowed,| caused to the American

Consulate.

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However, the Interior is a mass of the demand was not for separa- broken glass and plaster, white tion from the Austrian Empire, one of the Chinese clerks had his but for a restoration of the face deeply gashed by flying debris. "In the course of a tour of Pak- hoktung and Fangchuen, which are missionary centres across the river I found no Japanese troops, bul streams of refugees were cutting their way across the countryside, and end. less human trickle across the green rolling fields."

Japanese troops stopped the tooling British

of rice shops opposite the bridge,

Mr. Wallace Forgie, a helper at the Bundside Y.M.ČA, evacualed the building when Dames licked the back door of the institution,"

Several eyewitnesses assert that two Japanese planes flew over the explosion, and that one subsequently disappeared.

CITY'S CENTRE ABLAZE Another correspondent writes that the whole of the centre of

is burn Canton city at present ing, the flames taking in an area ten blocks from the bridge to north of that point and several also blocks wide. A new dre has started in Taping Road and the New Asia Hotel which is burning from the 115 mertesting incendiarlem as a cause,

rather

tray sparks. thaa

were communications cut late on Saturday afternoon, and Icava no one was permitted to Shamees, therefore It was impossable to discover whether the Y.M.C.A., and the Canton Hospital were at that ime ir names, !

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Two Ares on the northern outskirts of the city might eventually threaten fro and therefore, the. Shameen brigades have been organised, ready for action.

ughters:

rights enjoyed before Hungary was successful in 1867 in obtaining her own national rights. in that Empire; to have. done the same for Bohemia would have meant placing the Sudeten Germans in a minority.

policy favoured by certain of the advisers of the Emperor Francis Joseph but never accom- plished till after the war, when the Czechs of Bohemia were re- united at last with their Slovak kinsmen.

Cash Value Of A Life

Sydney.

Since 1910 surf life-Envors have rescued more than 37,000 people. A deputation made this claim to the Warringah Shire Council,

The lives saved were valued at £74,000,000, Councillor Butcher said that the Government Statistician valued a human life at £2,000.

NEW JUSTICE OF APPEAL

London, Oct. 23. While the Japanese Ore

Sir Herbert du Parcq, o Justlee of tereeded in extinguishing the Ares the King's Bench, has been ap

In the centre of the city carly on polated Lord Justice of Appeal, in

Sunday

new fires broke out

around Shameen, and at premat two place of Sir Frederick Greer, who hus fires are raging in Shakee, one at a resigned. west end rice store, which was set

Mr. Wingtringham Stable, K.C., has

alight after being looted, and the been appointed a Justice to the King's other near the French Bridge, which Bench-Reuter spread from the Sun Company, owned

the Sun

by the super-patriot Chal Chung, who to the Pearl River Bridge and found was observed removing his goods be the district surrounding fore the occupation of Canton.

As

were

Company a desolated shell, including the offices of the Schmidt Company, precautionary measure Shamern firemen drenched Shameen the Hongkong and Canton Steamship matsheds, and at the time of sending Company, and the Post Office, which the message: Chinese looters loating a rice store opposite. the British bridge.

The night passed very quietly,

However, there was no..fire be- there being only occasional, fring.tween Talping Road and the Beldge. evidently used for signalling: PHI The Y.M.C.A., and French Hospital poses, since it was regular.

were on rasane da

British and American sailors were fighting, desperately to save the Customs House

Queen's Buildings,

Hong Kong.

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