1938-11-01 — Page 29

THE

TELEGRAPH, HONGKONG

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER

Weds In

CZECHS WILL FORFEIT Naval Officer 11,000 SQUARE MILES Hongkong

Germany, Italy Agree On Division of State

PRAGUE, OCT. 31.

T IS REPORTED THAT ITALY AND GERMANY, ARBITRATORS IN THE FRONTIER DISPUTE BETWEEN CZECHO-SLOVAKIA AND HUNGARY, Agreed to RECOMMEND THE SURRENDER OF 11,000 SQUARE MILES OF CZECHO-SLOVAKIA, INCLUDING A POPULA- TION OF 1,000,000 PEOPLE TO HUNGARY,

The area will include the south-west corner of Ruthenia, including the capital of Izhorod, and the towns of Municho and Behao.

Misused British Ensign

Japanese Allegations In Pearl River

LONDON, Oct. 31.

It is also believed that Hungary will be given Galanta, Livice, Lucence, Rosnova and losice,

Czecho-Slovakia will retain the Slovakian cities of Bratislavia and Nytra.-United Preas.

An earlier message stated that the German and Italian arbitrators in the dispute between Czecho- Slovakia and Hungary were Count Ciano and Herr von Ribbentrop.

Hungary's delegates were Foreign Minister Kanya and Count Teleki, expert on the Hungarian-Czecho- Slovakian question, Czecho-Slovakia was represented by the Foreign Minister, M. Chavalkovsky and the Prime Minister, Dr. Tiso,

TOKYO, Nov. 1. DETAILS OF HOW at Chinese torpedo-boat mis-REFUGEES IN LONDON used a British naval ensign

in engaging Japanese aeru-!

The first group of Czech refugees numbering 34 is planes and warships on the expreted to arrive here to-day. They are from the Pearl River, a17 made Sudeten territory. The original intention was to admit known in a communique 10 but according to to-day's papers, the Prague Govern- issued by the Navy Depart

jment refused to grant permission for the others to leave. of ment

the Imperial Headquarters at 9 o'clock These groups, which will arrive in England from on Monday night.

week to week, will be supported by the Mayor's Relief Fund.

The statement says that about 2 o'clock on the afternoon of October 25, two Japanese aero- planes ordered to assist the operations of

Hay Japanese foreca!

muda where they are justifled and constitute ummiaukly Tails! Felines, and where their satisfaction would establish an equilibrium amont the 2. stati concerned,

: T

mont by friendly Co-

in Czech-Slovala in its endeavou

our bus tint on a sound national The contagem its new develop

Gate d'Italia clones with mend that the dechionn reach- korean ministers is just * for the two •tates con- getmesi as for the whole of Europe. German

The

Hibbentro-Cars meeting more- a tali interests in the Danublan

parallel-Trans-Decun

over, empahavire.. that the

MILITARY EXPERTS MEET

Pengun, Oct. 31. Hungarian and Chcelt-Slevatian military experts mei ut Monday evening in Presstang-Drat slava o

territory that will come to Hungary by German-Italian arbitration ruling. The Hungarian delegation on which Hohn Arbitrators in the Czecho- | the Hungarian Military Attache Slovakian-Hungarian dispute:

Prague, Colonel Solymosy is E- 1. To solve the Czecho-Slovakian-| presented, a led by Colonel Andorin liungarian frontier dispute cimeret: ip The Czecho-Slovak Delegation is and finally so as to sued the Dand-headed by General Viest.. This se A new factor has now appearibian countries from a dangerous con- sion of military experts will sit unt!!

The "News Chronicle" announces that the refugees will be sent within a short time to British colonies. prepare the technical execution of the

adyauchit up the Pearl River sighted | Trans-Ocean. about which looked like a junk

running at a high speed southward POLITICAL ACTIVITY through the Cheatsun waterway, IN PRAGUE tributary of the Pearl River,

The Japanese

plans at that time,.

however, left the beat alone and cane.

their operations in other!

tinued T directions.

They

PRAGUE, Oct. 31.

At about 3.10 o'clock inled in the constellation of politi- niet. the afternoon

Japanese cal parties in Czecho-Slovakia, the two found the said planes again foun

bot following the breakdown of all cruising southward rapidly. then lowered their allitude to about attempt during the last two 700 feet from the boat to examine weeks to build up a new political of the closely the mysterious boat, when the organisation by means Iatter, equipped with two torpedoes coalition of all former parties and twin machine-ins, suddenly

the with the exception, of course, of

started Japanese planes.

machine-gunning

at

the Communist Party, which has

After the Social Democrats had de-

To meet

the occution or the territory the Hungarian de-completed.-Trans-Ocean,

Chinese Counter-Attack On Japanese In South

The Japanese planes ascertained been banned.

YUNGUN, Nov. 1. that the boat bore nu marking and

ASSISTED BY six river gunboats, a Chinese land force one of them began counter-attack-clined to join the United Party, and launched a determined counter-offensive on Samshui and Hohow ing, while the other plane communi-Czech clericals had intimated their

the cated to Japanese gunboats intration of retaining their political on the West River yesterday afternoon. operating in the vicinity, regarding independence, it was learnt on Mon the existence of the hostile boat.

day tint a third member of the six BOMBED BOAT

Governinent parties, namely the

prise

losses

Fighting was proceeding with great severity late at night. According to reliable reports, they to the top of the hill and engaged Other Japanese planes which Czech Economic Party, had definitely enemy force invading points south- the Japanese in hitter hand-to-hand pened to fly over the boat were also come out in favour of retaining its west of Samshul and Hobow com-fiebling

The hill is now surrounded by the Japanese-employed ronins and attacked from the boat at 3.55 o'clock independence. in the afternoon. The Japanese

socialists, whose irregulars directed by Japanese offi-Chinese. Although Czech

To replenish their heavy planes swooped down to an altitude party congress opened on Monday,cers. Their strength is believed not of 700 feet and after ascertaining are in favour of a plan for setting up strong enough for a vigourous west- during recent fighting around Tehan Japanese reinforcements are reported that it bore no distinguishing mark one party system, their organisation ware drive along the river.

Strong Chinese defence works have to have been sent from the lower carried out heavy bombardment of is threatened with disruption owing to

Larke the bont and damaged it.

the fact that it had formed the main been rushed to completion on both reaches of the Yangtze River. Subject to intense bombardment, buttress

west of numbers of them have already sr- Benes banks of the river to of the so-called

Samahul and Holow, and cruck re-jrived Kuklang and are coming the boat, while continuing firing policy. hoisted a British naval ensign at With chances of forming a National inforcements have been entrenched southward-Central News.

FIERCE FIGHTING RAGING to the there ready to offer stiff resistance its stern. The Japanese machines United Party now reduced then stopped attacking and started minimum, interest in centred on the to the enemy's advance.

St: or seven Japanese Eten The Chinese abandonment of Sign- on their way back-Domel.

convocation of the National As- ALLEGATIONS DENIED sembly, and on the election of a new launches have been active in the river ning, on the Canton-Hankow Railway during the last few days, attempting | to the south of Hunkow, after severe President of the Czech Repubits.

Both matters will be dealt with onto sail up to Sluhing (Koylu) and fighting is admitted in tilltary re-

other points upstream.

ports received here.

Chunghing. New. 1. aliczations

an tlint

Japanese aerodrome at Siuhing (Koyul) when of the candidates for the presidential | Japanese anval planes staged a rald post, M. Data and M. Preiss, have northward over the Chinese barracks there re-receded into the background of late, cently and that Chinese ships trans-and in informed circles it is now another

that porting troops in the Yangtze River generally believed

October 23 Japanese airmen dying the French post--Trans-Ocean.

on

fing were emphatically denied

In

reverse

the

Tungshan, Nov. 1.

and

American flag was holsted at the a basis of the old party system. Two The Japanese column advancing Fierce fighting is now raging al front Canton on the Fingazeltine, strategle point 13 Tsungla-Yungyun highway suffered kilometres from Slenning, between

at Leunghowhu, Japanese Infantry, cavalry

of artillery General about 27 kilometres northeast

of 5,000 men and Tsungfa. A Japanese officer was Chinese troops. The Japanese are were sighted by Svrovy will be clected for the dificult taken prisoner and many Japanese oorled

in their offensive by soldiers were slain in action,

squadrons of bombing planca. The situation at Leunghowhu is re- ·

Entrenched in the hilly regions ported to have greatly improved after around Tingzzettino, the Chinese are the defent inflleled or the invading

offering stout resistance. Japanese.

The Japanese pushing Inland from mornie and fighting obility of the Chinese composed of cruck reinforce- 10 seek for protection by flying the creo incorporating the Sudeten Ger- Wangmoon are encountering stiff re-ments are said to be high. flags of tiled Powers.

the Chinese militia Since Japanese planes bombed and from November 3, and his appointed sistance from machine-gunned even an envoy and Major Konrad Henlein to head the units. Flerce fighting is raging. naval vessels of third Powers, the new party in the Sudetenland district.

Chiness official circles yesterday.

They pointed out that In carrying

out their gallant defence of the coun-

try the Chinese consider it too mean

SUDETENS JOIN NAZI PARTY

Berlin, Oct. 31.

Herr Adolf Hitler has issued a de- man Party in the National Socialista

-Reuter

The

Whilst these Chinese troops are It is learned that about

10,000 checking the Japanese advance along the railway, other Chinese unlta are Japanese reservists have arrived at Chinese have more reason to refrain

Amoy and are proceeding to the launching a flanking movement to from resorting to such a meun prac-

Kwangtung coast to reinforce their the cast of the railway. The latter tice.

have recaptured Lungkang, south- troops,

pressing Japanese allegations, they

Two Japanese planes again roided west of Yangsin and stated, must be either pure fabrica-

Wuchow yesterday morning. Eight vigorously on Intanpu and Yanga.

broken Fighting

oui in the tions or else out of the imagination The evening paper Kis Visag ex-| bombs were dropped in the outskirts.

outskirts of these two towns. pects the German-Italian Arbitration-Central News verdict in the Czecho-Slovak-

On the north bank of the river, the Hungarian frontler dispute on Thurs-

Japanese met with severe reversen

The

of their armen-Central News,

NEW CAPITAL 188UES

IN BRITAIN SUD

OCCUPATION TO BE MADE BY END OF WEEK

Budapest, Oct. 31.

FIGHTING WEST OF TEHAN

Nanchang, Nov. 1.

are

day, arki adds that the occupation of Heavy ghting is proceeding at yesterday while driving towards Anlu the first zone to be ceded in accor- Ifengshan, a hill to the west of Tehan and Pinglin northwest of Ilankow to dance with this verdiet will probably on the Nanchang-Kukiang Railway. the west of the Pelping-Hankaw Rali-

be carried out before the week-end, -Trans-Occan.

THREE POINTS TO GUIDE ARBITRATORS

London, Oct. 31. Now capital issues in October! amounted to £2.727,863 against

£1.649.004

and In September,

Rome, Oct. 31, €13.855,183 Tast October). The total The following three points, secord for the nest ten months of 1938 was ing to the semi-official Giornale £93,090,454--Drllish Wireless, | d'italia should guide the German and

The Chinese started o

counter way. offensive on Oct. 29. Five

While Chinese artillery units spray- successive assaults were made by a brigade of ed Intense fire at them along the Chinese troops, but the Chinese were Anlu-Pingiin highway, track Chinese forced to withdraw each time on ac-fool-soldiers attacked them from the count of the alleged use of polson gas west. The Japanese were cut into by the Japanese. On two occasions Isolated units, wuffering heavy losser, they actually forced their way ---Central Neios..

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