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THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY,
NOVEMBER 4, 1938.
THE JAPANESE LANDING IN BIAS BAY
Naval landing units receiving instructions before advancing inland on Tamshul. This photograph was taken
on the beach near Nachung Just after the Japanese landing.
Army forces advancing inland from the coast Immediately after disembarkation.
A Chinese machine-gun nest captured by the Japancao after landing si Biao Day, Tho wafers of the bay are in the background.
Balts of the Japanese Armada in Blas Bay. Photo, taken from
picket boat proceeding ashore,
Pat And Andy
Do Their Finest Waltz
Thon Introduce The Lambeth Walk To Gloucester Patrons
Unanimously voted the nest ex- hibition of the modern waltz they had, ever given in Hongkong, Pat Sykes and Jimmy Andrew opened their season of entertainment at the Gloucester Hotel on Wednesday night in triumph.
A huge crowd had gathered to welcome back the Colony's most popular exponents of ballroom dancing, and they were qulek to show their appreciation of n master- ly demonstration,
In the opinion of many of their odmirers, the waltz has always been the piece de resistance of the Sykes- Andrew repertoire, and the dance. with its newest embellishments of particularly fascinating and graceful variations promises to make it the most talked-about display of terp- sichore in Hongkong this winter.
Kwangsi Reinforcements In New Offensive Near Samshui
To satisfy popular demand Pat and Andy followed their waltz with a demonstration of the Lambeth Walk -- vastly over-rated community "get together" g, which came like soda water after a bouquet wine, However, the crowd liked Jim- mensely and within three minutes Pat and Andy had more thun hult of the patrons on the floor-Lam- heth-Walking.
CHINESE MAKE BIG
BID IN S. CHINA
HEAVY REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVE
ELEVEN KWANGSI DIVISIONS, totalling nearly 200,000 fully-equipped men, are reported to be advancing on Samshui from Wuchow, in a general counter offensive against the Japanese' westward thrust along the West River. ́.
CHINESE BANKS IN BAD WAY
Face Bankruptcy In North China
PEIPING, Nov. 4. IT IS REPORTED that the local Chinese banks are in a
quandary due to the fall of Can-
ton and Hankow. It is stated The Japanese, it is reported, [is understood to be small,
This that the Chinese banks formerly have been forced back several largely accounts for their inability intended to support the Federal miles to the gates of Samshul, to advance further upriver after Reserve Bank, but they con-
During the remainder of this week the ballroom experts intend to de- monstrate Swing. the tango, slow fox-irot, and quick-step, and there is every reason to expect the Glou- cester ballroom to be packed every night.
Dictator's Brother-In-Law Dies In Russia
are
capturing Samshul,
The bunks also refused to hand over 150,000,000 yuan in silver, as
where the Chinese are now An Increasing number of Chinese tinued to have secret relations launching a vigorous onslaught.if-defence corps in various dis-with the Central Government, According 10 IL "Central triets are rising to assist the regular and sought protection in the News" report from Chungking, troops to haviss the Japanese in British and French concessions the Central authorities
Guerilla activities are res vaders.
at Tientsin. ported from various parts of the formulating 'n new plan for
provinces now under Japanese oc- remedying the Kwangtung war cupation. situation.
The Japanese are making use of well as refused to report their busi- the aerodrome at Sainshut. Japanness to the Provisional Government, The Kwangtung military and eve borbing plines have been seen' Now, however, due to decrease in political aulkeritles have been taking off from the aerodrome to deposits and a freezing of loans due instructed in the meantime to do raid various towns along the West to the unfavourable turn in the war, thele utmost to resist further all-¦ River and in north Kwangtung dhur.they are forced to depend on the vances by the Japanese,
ing the last few days. "Domel" reports that Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek hus strictly ordered | STREAMS OF REFUGEES General Yu lanmou not to budg
inch further inland. The Japanese #goney states that General Yu has three divisions con centrated Bear Pakon, on the Canton-Hankow Railway.
The lense situation at Suiting on the West River above (Keyul) on Sanshui is reported by Central News to have been cased considerably as a result of the successful Chinese coun- ter-offensive on Samshul.
Moscow, Nov. 3. The Pravda and Izvestia to-day published obituary notices revealing the sudden death of Stalin's brother- In-law, Division Commander Pavel Sergeyevitch Alllluyev.
He was the brother of Stalin's last wife, Hadelalida Sergeyevna AII{- luyev, who died in Moscow in 1034. Aliluyev was military commissur of the department for armoured and tank troops at the War Commis cariat, and a member of the special party committee at the War Commis- Korint.
The paper published his obituary without referring to his relationship with Stalin.
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Whilst preparations for emergency are pushed with feverish efforts by the military and civil authorities, the town remains quiet.
Japanese Yesterday mechines raided Yingtak and itstow, Another lone plane bombed Nam- in the outskirts. dropping bombs
gung. Damage at of three places is understood to be slight
Japanese, who are considering whe- ther to support them or to allow the Chinese banks to go bankrupt.-- United Press.
ROYAL VISIT TO KENYA ENDING
Nairobi, Nov. 3.
The visit of the Duke and Duchess
refugees, mostly women, children and old men have been arriving at Fotkong, Yungyun and Sunfung from Tsungfa, Lung of Gloucester to Kenya will end to- moon and other towns to the east of morrow, when they will fly to the Canton-Hankow Railway during England. the last few days.
To-day the Duchess flew from Looking haggard and frightened. Nairnbt to Entebbe to join the Duke they recounted their nerve-wrecking there-Renter, Confused fighting is raging on the experience on the way when they north bank of the river at Samshul. were constantly machine-gunned and
civilians who remained behind were To the south-west of Samshui there bombed by Japanese air raiders. are small batches of the Japanese Owing to the activities of Chinese killed, troops. The Chinese exerting self-defence corps, they said, the
nre
It village, they efforts to mop them up.
Japanese dared not enter any village seized alt food and cnttle and The humerical strength of the or forest without first machine-gun-slaughtered all able-bodied men in Japanese at Samshul and its vicinity Ing it aimlersty. As a result, many cold-blood,
alleged. Central
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A necrology is algned by prominent personalities of the War Commissariat, Including M.
Voro- shilov, Political Commlasor Mechlis, Marshal Budjenny und others. The naine of Marklin Bluecher is missing, us well as that of Deputy War Com- missar Fedito, which might be con- aldered as first confirmation of the rumours of the latter's removal. Commissar Fedko had for a long time been Commander of the Vladivostock Army Corps under Marshal Bluecher, and is said to have been in close регвама! contact with Bluecher. Following the Tuchatchevski crisis In June, 1937, Commissar Fedko was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Kiev army district, and about a year ago as Deputy War Commissar.
Trans Ocean,
After
entering
they
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INTRODUCTION
ADOLPHE MENJOU ANDREA LEEDS EDGAR BERGEN and "CHARLIE MCCARTHY! GEORGE MURPHY
Rite JOHNSON Ann SHERIDAN
Eve ARDEN Ernest COSSART
Leonard Spigelgass Berg by BERNICE BOONE, Directed by John M. Stahl
CHARLÉS R. ROGERS • Executiva Vice-President
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A JOHN M. STAHL PRODUCTION
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