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Mr. Pirow Has Long Talk With The Premier

at

luncheon

London, Nov. 7.

Vengeance

Uprising On German

Glorified

Soviet Celebrates Anniversary

Diplomat

Assassination Attempt

Berlin, Nov. 7.

hus The French Foreign Ofec |been requested to carry out a strict enquiry into the shooting of Herr von Rath, third Secretary of the German Embassy in Paris, and this has been promised.

A dramatic allempt was made this morning to assassinate Herr von

MOSCOW, Nov. 7. A GREAT MILITARY PARADE in the presence of leading personalities of the Rath, his assailant being a young Soviet Union was held in Jewish emigrant of Polish nationality named Herschel Felbel Grynszpan, the Red Square here to-day who fired two shots with a revolver on the occasion of the 21st at the young German diplomat, anniversary of the Bol-wounding him severely. shevist revolution.

The South African Defence Mini- ter, Mr. Oswald Pirow, was received by the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville The parade, in which troops of Chamberlain this afternoon, when all arms participated, lasted they had a long conference which, an hour and a half.

Heavy to informed circles, dealt according with the inclusion of South Africa artillery and tanks, bombers and

the British national

purault planes were prominent in the

defence

system. Tokyo, Nov, B.

Mr. Pirow was the guest of honour feature of the show. Two

companies. Japanese

the

tendered by the British M. Josef Stalin, President of the North China Development Company Limited, and the Central China De-Government in the Mayfair Hotel to- Union Council, M. Molotov, War velopment Company Limited, have day, the British Minister for the Co-Commissar Voroshllov, Naval Com- dination of Defence, Sir Thomas missar Frinovski, Secretary of the Inskip, acting as host.----Trans-Ocean. Comintern, M. Dimitrov, Commissar

Home Affairs Commissar

and the newly appointed

for Public Safety, M. Berlya, watched the JAPANESE DRIVE ON march part of the troops from the

steps of the Lenin Mausoleum.

Almost all of the commanding generals present were who have been promoted as a result of the recent "purge".

been formed for the economie ex ploitation of sections of North and Central China under Japanese con- trol, it was announced here yester clay.

The former is provided with a capital of 350 million Yen and the

Intter with 100 million, 50 per cent. In each case being held by the Japan- ese Government, while the remaining

CHANGSHA

(Continued from Page 1)

half has been offered for subscription to take any definite sland on their

-Trans-Ocean.

Malayan Army Rugger Team Not Coming

Because of the recent crisis and because of consequent upseta in the arrangements for troop ships, the Army rugger team's trip to Hongkong has been postponed, and probably will be cancelled altogether.

The trip when first planned was dependent on arrangements being made with troopers to take the team to Hongkong and back.

The team was

to have left last week, and was to have had about

away.

three weeks

playing about four matches agalast military and civillun sides in Hongkong.

RECRUITS RUSH TO

JOIN R.A.F.

prepared fortifications.-Domel,

for

newcomers

Deputy War Commissar Fedko, who had already been missing at previous pubile ceremonies, was again absent,

JAPANESE ATTACKED

DRIVE ADVANCED

Tokyo, Nov. 8. The Japanese drive on Changsha, In a speech to the assembled troops, capital of Hunan Province, has made War Commissar Vorosilov vigorously remarkable progress, # field dis-attacked Jupan in connection with the

frontier incidents at Changkuten patch claims.

and repeated summer, The Information states that the last

atul Japanese Hitomi detachment took assurance that in the event

cast Wulipni, about 25 miles of enemy allock either in the East or Yochow (Yoyang) on Tungting Lake, West, "The Soviet Union will destroy Its adversaries On their Jwn In Hunan Proviner, on Sunday even.

auver territory." Ing.

The Chinese first and second de fence lines for Changsha have al- ready been broken by the Japanese forces, the dispatch states.

With the Japanese occupation of Sienning and Klayu, the first defence line connecting Wuning, Sienning and Kinya, has now gone, while the second

line connecting Slushui, Tsungyang and Puchi has also been broken as a result of the Japanese copture of

of Puchi and Tsungyang. Meanwhile, Wuning and Siuchu!, on the River Siu in Kinngsi Province,

pre

the

M. Varashilov concluded by Cx-

pressing sympathy and the solidarity of the Soviet Union with China and Republican Spain..

Great interest was aroused in Moscow by the fact that an entirely new man made his first public ap- pearance at the military parade in of M. the immediate entourage Stalin. He was M. Berlyn, who, like Georgian, the dictator himself, is a and reputed to be a special protege of M. Stalin.

The alleged assallant Interviewed Herr von Rath in his office this

morning, when two shots were heard Rath lying on the floor in a pool of blood.

and officials discovered Herr von

It is stated that Grynszpan was arrested, and that he was endeavour- ing to avenge the rufferings inflicted on Jews, especially Polish Jews, who had recently been expelled from Germany.

It is expected that an operation on Herr von Rath will be necessary. He was wounded in the spleen and the shoulder-Reuter,

GERMAN PRESS MILD

Berlin, Nov. 7.

While the attempt on the life of Herr von Rath has created Indigna- tion in party circles, press comment hitherto has been relatively mild.

Opportunity is sought to justify Germany's expulsions of Jews, but only the Nachtauscabe makes a front- page story of the crime.

Onc commentator declared:- "The attack is only confirmation of

the anarchistic tendencies which we have established in the case of many writer recalls the Jews." The murder of the Nazi leader Herr Gustioff in February, 1936 and the recent attack on two Germans in

Antwerp, and says that such attacks only tend to increase the "Jewish problem."

The Nachtaurcabe says: "Agninst such attacks and against the Jewish rabble the only effective weapon is the expulsion of all such auspicious and unclean elements"-Reuter,

CONDITION STILL SERIOUS Paris, Nov. 7. The condition of Herr von Ruth, on whose life an attempt was made Lyr young Jewish emigrant of nationality, Herschel-Scibel Polish Grynszpan, this morning, is slightly he lu still serious improved, but It is reliably stated that M. Deriya following the removal of the two re-

volver bullets. to Moscow was summoned months ago, but hitherto nothing official has transpired concerning the duties he would be called upon to undertake. A clue has now been afforded by his appearance

at the of a "Com- parade in the uniform missar of the first rank for Public now Security." are

Stil! beld by the Chinese forces, the dispatch states, at the same time pointing out that these two outponts are already isolated.

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Arst

and

With the fall of the second defence lines, the dispatch says, the Chinese troops London, Nov. 7. concentrating at

at Tungcheng, 25 miles Recruits for the 19th week of the south-west of Tsungyang, and also now Royal Air Force recruiting at Yanglowsze, the Hankow campaign for 31,000 pilots, observers, Canton Railway, apparently with the airmen and boys, numbered 845 dur-dual object of covering the retreat ing the past week, making a total of of their comrades and at the same 11.570 since the campaign began. time of defending Changsha and British Wireless.

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When he was originally called to Moscow it had merely been stated that M. Beriya would be entrusted with a "political mission of the greatest Importance," and this had given rise to the rumour that he would supersede M. Yeshov na Con

mitour for Home Affairs.

It is still generally believed that the appointment of M. Beriya implies restriction of the powers hitherto enjoyed by M. Yeahov, whose activities an bead of the G.P.U., do not appear to have ven enure satisfaction to the supreme authority in the Kremlin.

M. Beriya was associated with the recent bloody "purge" Trans-

in and it is caucasia

consequently surmised that his new appointment signifies that the process of "cleaning up" throughout the whole of the Soviet Union will, it possible, be Intensified in the пелг future.- Trans-Ocean.

SINO-SOVIET RELATIONS

Chungicing. Nov. 7. Sino-Soviet friendship is stressed in the Chungking newspapers to-day in which the portraits of Lenin and Sun Yat-sen and Stalin and Chlang Kai-shek

pnired in special supplements on the occasion of the 21st anniversary of the October revolution in Russia.

are

Mr. H. H. Kung, Mr. Sun Fo and M. Luganet-Orelsky spoke to a Inrge gathering of Chinese youth to-

day.

The first cross-examination of the would-be assassin by the police re- vealed that Grynszpan fired al- together five shots of which, how- ever,

two only

mark. hit tncir Although gravely wounded, Herr vou Rath was still able to call for help and several officials of the Embassy rushed to his assistance and over- powered the assailant.

In their comments on the Incident the papers alress the political sigui- ficance of the attempt on Herr von Rath's life. According to informed quarters, Grynszpania in full posscu- son of his mental powers.

During

fila cross-examination, Grynszpan declared that he received a letter from his parents in Germany two days ago watch notified him that under they were being repatriated compulsion from Germany to Poland.

Grynszpan decided to take revenge for the expulsion of his parents from revolver Germany and bought yesterday morning, procceding to the German Embassy in the Rue de Lille immediately after the purchase of the weapon.-Trans-Ocean.

Arabs Die In Attack On British Plane

Jerusalem, Nov. 7. Heavy

casualties were caused among Arabs who broke the cordon round an R.A.F. plane which made forced landing at Halfa.

British troops had to fire on the

The newspaper editorials emphasis-crowd.

ed that "since the war, Russia has The military authorities set fire to been China's good friend, and given | the machine after diamantling material help. Therefore we hope the guns and valuable equipment.--- that this day may mark a still closer Reuter. relationship and also economic and military help."--Reuter,

CHINESE REACH CANTON SUBURB: BITTER BATTLE

DRITISH PLANE SHOT DOWN

Jerusalem, Nov. 7. A British military neroplane was shot down by Arab irregulars to-day near the village of Illar in the Samariu district. The pilot of the plane had been wounded by a rifte bullet and the petrol tank had been punctured so that the machine was compelled to make a forced landing. Before the landing, however, the pilot had communicated with Bie Including the airport and arsenal-headquarters by wireless and United Press.

detachment of infantry arrived of the spot a few minutes later by auto- mobile dispersing Arabs and killing one who was still examining the fallen aeroplane. After rc- moving all firearms from the machine the British militia set fire to it.

(Continued from Page 1.)

NEAR HUFEN BORDER

Shanghal, Nov. 7. According to Japanese reports, Jopanese forces in the north-eastern region of the Hunan province are nearing the border of Hupeh at two points in a rapid drive,

U

A number of Arab houses were dynamited yesterday by British The Arst column is advancing troops as a punitive measure, most southwards from Tsungyang, through | of them being in the main street of the valley of the River Chun to- Halfa,

ensued

wards Tungcheng, which is the last A British column was fired upon major Chinese stronghold in south-near Kotr Hal and a clash western Hupeh.

during which both sides suffered several casuales.

д

The second column is proceeding farther cast, advancing towards

which Yanglusau,

rallway station on the Canton-Hankow line, and situated on the border of Hunan and Hupch-Trans-Octan

Arab Irregulars attacked the aerodrome and milltury camp at Taza yesterday but were driven off. Several Jewish settlers are reported to have been shot from an ambush.-- Trans-Ocean.

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The spectacle of a whole Infantry battalion making their entry into new barracks by parachutes was enacted at Brunswick . to-day.

They had flown from Stendal in a number of largo noro-“ planes, flying in formation, and when at a height of abuot 360 fect, man after man jumped with a parachute, and landed in front of the barracks.

Later they were presented with the Fuehrer's flag, in- scribed: "If you don't risk your life you never win."-Reuter Special.

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The King and Queen returned to Buckingham Palace this morning after spending the week-end at Wind- sor Castle.

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On Friday the King will attend the Sept. service at the Cenotaph, and in the Oct. evening he will be present at the Sales for the day:-2.110 tons. British Legion's festival of brance at the Albert Hall-Reuter. Dec.

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Paris, Nov. 7. The five days for which the new

G. Low H. F. Hopkins, H. D. Finance Minister asked to bring his Bidwell, H. van Leeuwen, K. A. reform plass up to date expire to Munro; G. S. Wilson, R. Kutherford; night.

R. E. H. Nelson, J. S. Dunnett (Captain), B. Hynes, R. G. L. Oliphant, C. M. Stark, Hoath, W. A. Johnson Pratt.

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