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TSENGSHING RE-TAKEN

CHINESE CLAIM VICTORY IN SOUTH CHINA FIGHTING

It is officially claimed by the Chinese that Teengshing was re-captured yesterday after heavy fighting and that the Japanese have retreated westward and are concentrating at Chuchuen, on the THengshing-Canton highway. A Japanese detachment from Kowkwong has captured Chentsun, in the Shuntak district. Chinese guerillas have been active along the Canton-Samshui Railway.

On the Chekinng front, the Chinese are attemping to capture Hangehow. The bulk of the 63rd Chinese Division has already crossed the Chientang River to the south-west of the elly but is meeting with stiff opposition.

In Hope, the Japanese have launched a general offensive against the Communist forces concentrated in the vicinity of Wukino, and are reported to have resumed their push westward along the Lunghal Railway in Honan.

Reports from Shani claim Chinese successes, and ́slate that a counter-attack on Lishib has been launched.

The Chinese guerillas harassing the future. Nearly five thousand Japan-{

cluding artillery and cavalry units, while the number of warships off the shore of Hohow Is also being in- creased.-Woh Klu Yat Po.

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Monday

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

January 9, 1939.

By Walt Disney

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CLOTHING STOLEN

Thieves Busy Towards

Social Items

The annual meeting of the Hong- kong Group Peace Pledge Union will be held in the Challenge Boolt Rooms,, Ice House Street, m Wednesday, January 1, when after the routine business, Mr. R. A. D. Forrest will give an address. The meeting opens at 5.30 p.m.

WALT

RAID ON A DIVAN Nearly Fifty People Smoking Opium

A record number of oplum smokers, 40 in all, were discovered by a ralding party under Revenue Oficer Warden on the first floor of a house in Reclamation Street on January 4. Nine opium pipes, four mace of opium, and eleven lamps. were also discovered.

The Week-End Clothing valued at $70, and belong ing to various milltary officers, was stolen from Gun Club Hill, Kowloon, between midnight and Ở a.m. un Friday, according to a report made to the police by Captain Martin, of the R.A.M.C.

Chau Sam, a woman residing at 47 St. John's Cathedral Women's Cooke Street, Hung Hom, has re-Fellowship are holding a small Sale

The keeper of the divan, Chu Hoi, ported that a box containing money of Work, together with a Bridge and appeared before Mr. E. Himsworth at and jewellery to the value of $226 Mahjong Drive in the Cathedral Hall the Kowloon Magistracy on Saturday, was stolen from her home on Friday. on January 12, at 3 pun. Players and was fined $200, or four months' The residence of another woman, will be charged $1 including ten hard labour, on the charge of keep- Kwok Pik-tim, was entered between There is no admission fee,

anding the divan, and a further $10 or 3

a.m. and

7 nm, on Saturday, and visitors to the Sale of work may another month for possession of the. jewellery. money and clothing valued obtain ten at a cost of 50 cents, at $30 were stolen,

Mr. M. N. Rukusen, residing at No. 4, Village Road, has reported the luss of clothing valued at $570 from his residence on Saturday night.

Office Stamps Lost

Mr. W. Sharpe, Secretary of the Manufacturers Life Insurance Com- pany, reports that some person stole $10 worth of postage stamps from the

office between 6 p.m. on Friday and

a.m. on Saturday,

A water meter, valued at $50, was

Inspector A. C. Sinion. Market On Friday, by Sanitary The meter is the property of the Government,

Shuwan Chamuel south of Cantonese have been gathering there, in-reported stolen from the Hung Hom were rounded up as the result of joint drive by Japanese military and naval forces on Wednesday last says Domet. Units of the Japanese Pearl River Cotilla destroyed the Chinese garrison at the mouth of the Channel and several Chinese military boats. Japanese Withdrawn from Kowkong

Kweilin, Jan. 8.

at Yukong a few days ago, when

News.

Chentsun Atlacked

A detachment

Kiu Yat Po.

near

The Japanese

the

Notifications in The Government Gazette

The nonthly meeting of the

oplum,

Haul of Icroin

Arrested in possession of 29,091 Women's Auxiliary of the Society for heroin pills in a fiat at Aberdeen the Protection of Children will be Street on December 30, Kwok Kal, held in the old City Hall to-morrow 50, unemployed, was sentenced to 12 montis hard labour, and fined $2,000 or another six months' hard labour, by Mr. T. J. Houston at the Central Magistrocy on Saturday.

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PHOTO EXHIBITION Under Auspices of The

S. and S. Club

Entries are being received for the fourth

cxhibition unnual

of the Sailors and Soldiers Camera Club, which is to be held at the Sailors and

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Don't Forget

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Hands Across the Sea' And Texans) --Fox-Trot; There's

Other London Relays

Brand New Picture in. My Picture Frame (Fox-Trot)...Tommy Tucker and His Orchestra; There's Rain In “THAT MUSIC REMINDS ME” My Eyes-Slow Fox-Trot....Man

tovini and His Orchestra: Hush, Radio Programme broadcast by Here Comes the Dream Man-Slow ZBW on a Frequency of 815 k.e's. Fox-Trot; Teddy Tall In Town To- and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. day—0/8 One Step Henry Hall and 8-11 pm, on 9.52 m.c's. per and His Orchestra: Algernon, Whit- second,

nesnoop, Joh

John--Comedy Fox-Trot; HKT.

When It's Thursday Night In Egypt 6.00 For The Children.

-Comedy Fox-Trol....Harry Roy and His Orchestra; They Gave Him a Uncle Charlie's Nursery Rhymes; Gun To Play With-Fox-Trot; When Nursery Rhymes....Littic Mayfair the Circus Came to Town-Novelty

and Orchestra; The Nightingales Morn-Fox-Trot....Jay Wilbur Ing Greeting-Polka (Recktenwald): Band. Marck Weber

Squirrel Dance (Smith).

3.00 London Orchestra: The New Serial....Read by Aunt Across the Sea." by Noel Coward. Bee: At Mother's Knee:-Cradle Song

9.30 London Relay-The News. 9.50 A Chopin Programme, (Schubert): Ma Curly Hended Baby (Brahms).... Lullaby

Concerto No. 1 in E Minor Op. 11 Sung by Esale Ackland,

....Arthur Rubinstein (Piano) and 6.30 Closing Local Stock Quota Nocturne in C Sharp Minor.... the London Symphony Orchestra; Natan Milstein (Violin); Etude No. 7. Op. 25....Lener String Quartet; Polonaise in E Flat....Jose Echaniz Why Talk About Love-Quickstep; (Planoforise). Tears In My Heart-Slow Fox-Trot Henry Jacques and His Orches- tra: Fold Your Wings ("Glamourous Night")....Mary Ellis and Trefor Introducing Jones nec: by Drury Lane Theatre every walk of life in interviews with Orchestra; Bull It in

In C-Slow

(Clutsam):

and His

Kwok was also charged with possession of one tact of prepared opium, and keeping an opium divan, tions. and was fined $45 or two months' 6.32 Neve Dance Muslo hard labour, the sentences to be Variety. concurrent with those on the other charges.

THEFTS OF TREES

Wanchai Houses

and

Relay "Hands

10.30 London Relay--In Town To-night

personalities

Trot; Doctor Mathioner

The New Lyres: Fleur

Charles Trenet

29, Cheung Shek-kal, 31, and Cheung and glow, her

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from

CHILDREN'S PARTY

APPOINTMENTS Soldlers Home, 22 Hennessy Road,

and Tsengshing Re-captured

opens at 5 p.m. on February 1. Swalow, Jan. 8.

amateur, photographers are Wood Found Concealed In

the Open in entitled to complete

ow Fox-Lionel Gamlin, flashes from the news It officially reported that after

of the week, and 'Standing on the Section, while there, is a special Open fighting the Chinese

Section for members of H. M. Ser-

(Michael Standing inter- A military report states that the sanguinary bulk of the Japanese forces at Kow- troops succeeded to-day in recaptur-

It is notified in the Government vices and one for members of the

Three odd-Job-coolles, Ip Yun-mui, Trot Chante; Je Chante-One Step views the man in the street); Edited Club. kong and Hoising, 24 milea youth-ing Thengshing. The Japanese in Gazette that Mr. E. H. Williams re-

nee: by and Produced by C. F. Mechan Cave, Talwo, and west of Canton, has been shifted to Kwoonyum

and His Orchestra; What Six prizes are to be awarded in Wing-wah, 28, were each fined $5, or

11.00 Close Down. sumed duty as Crown Counsel on Kiutow all Yukong in the clemnity.

Section A (General Open) as follows: two weeks hard labour, when the Chocolate Canton December 30, 1938. Chinese guerillas, it is revealed, Tsengshing highway, have retreated His Excellency the Governor has1st. prize, engraved silver plaque; appeared before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest

Soldier's staged a surprise raid on the enemy is said to be concentrating at Chu-appointed Mesars. H. B. L. Dow. 2nd., value $25; 3rd., value $15; 4th,

westward. The main Japanese force

at the Central Magistracy on Satur-]

Just In Fun...

In Fun. Max Miller many Japanese were killed. Central chuen, u town on the highway-War I biggin, 0.5.E., J.P., and Cyril Champ-value $10; and 5th, and 6th., Bur-day, charged with the possession off eksten Roy Fox and His Or-

roughs Wellcome exposure calculators 400 catties of pine tree wood at No. (Comexitan); You're An Education- kin, P., to be members of the

Electric Street, Wanchal,

Quickstep: So Long, Sweetheart Russian Community Hold Licensing Board for a further period and diaries

Identical prizes will be awarded of three years.

Mr. I. P. Tamworth, Assistant Slow Fox-Trot.... Henry Jaques and Mr. If. A. Mills is to be Assistant in Section B (Services Open), and a Superintendent of Botanical and His Orchestra: The Yam Stop-Aa Christmas Festival

total O

of five prizes in Section C Forestry Department, said that he

Explained by Fred Postmaster General and Chief Ac-

Astire; The Yam (Members).

Carefree)....Fred raided the flat on a warrant and] (Flim:

St. Voldemar's Day, set aside for Astaire Post Office, with countant, General cafest from January 1, 1939,

Catalogues are being prepared, one found the wood hidden beneath with Ray Noble and His Orchestra: children in Russia, was celebrated by of which, with prize-winning entries several beds. The wood was worth Small Fry-Slow Fox-Trot; A Little the Russian community in Hongkong Tol

Hon-hung, M., Co., marked, will be mailed to each ex- and Teng Pin-hui, M.D., D.S.hibitor prior to the opening of the

.Geraldo with a party at the St. Andrew's $0.32.

Toy Sail Boat-Fox-Trot. nre appointed Health Oicers, exhibition.

A woman who was charged with and His Orchestra; Lets All Have a Church Hall yesterday, when over

Tommy Ifandley 70 children were It is also notified that His Majesty

present. possession of 434 cattles of wild tree Chorus.... With

The party was arranged by a com- wood at another house in Electric and His Pals

7.30 Tito Schipa.

mittee from the Russian Orthodox Street, was fined $10. Several other

Church They werd Mrs. V. men and women similarly charged La Cumparslta-Tango; Confesion, were each and $0 or three weeks Tango; Princesita (Little Princess). Kreasi Mrs. A. Moors, Mrs. L

and Mrs, L. Veriga. hard labour.

7.40 The Milan Symphony Or- The hail was tastefully decorated, Inspector A. V. Baker prosecuted.

chestra.

while a Christmas tree laden with In La Muta di Portici Overture bon-bons and toys were placed

Fra

These (Auber);

Diavolo-Overture the centre.

inter dis-

speech was given in Russian by the Russian Orthodox Church, while Mra. A. Re-Shapiro was the leader of the chorus for the singing. Other Items In- cluded recitation of a number ok

Kongmoon, Jan. a.

of 400 Japanese from Kowkong attacked Chentsun, a commercial town in Shuntak District, on January 4 and were engaged by the Chinese Self-Defence Corps. The Japanese were later reinforced and the Chinese were compelled to re- treat to Shatow, a town in Namhoi District.

prem

the

It is definitely learned that parations have been made by

for a drive Japanese In Samshui along the West River the

in

near

Troop Train Attacked

Shluhing, Jun. 0.

various along sections of the Canton-Samshul Rail- way have been repeatedly harassed by Chinese guerillas. Late on New

Day. Year's

over 100

Chinese guerillas lay in wait for the Japanese who were expected to pass

point neur Sainam.

Entry forms, with full particulars, As a Japanese milit- the King has been pleased to approve may be obtained from the Sailors and ary train was passing, the Chinese the appointment of the Honourable Soldiers Home or from most photo rushed forward" and engaged the Mr. Andrew Luck Shields to be an graphle deniers. The last date for Japanese and after half hour's Unofficial Member of the Legislative | receiving entries is Wednesday, fighting, nearly forty Japanese were Council, vice Mr. Marcus Theodore January 25, at 5 p.m. killed, while the locomotive was des- Johnson, resigned, with effect

October 18, 1938. troyed.Wah Kiu Yat Po.

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PAPER CHASE IN HILLS

Event Arranged by The European Y.M.C.A.

A paper chase was organised by

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CARNIVAL DANCE (Auber); Manon Lescaut Intertributed to the children.

The Diocesan Girls' School was the mezzo (Puccini). scene of a gay function on Saturday 8.00 Time Signal, Weather Reihe Rev. Dimitre of night, when the Diocesan Old Girls' port and Announcements. Association held their annual 8.03 Studio""That Music Carnival Dance there. The hall was minds Me."

the European Y.M.C.A. yesterday thronged with merry makers and a 8.30 The Latest Dance Music.

morning. The course started from

the terminal of Waterloo Road, went on to Lion Rock and around the ndjoining slopes into the Kowloon Golf Club, ending at the Y.M.C.A. hockey ground, King's Park.

First home was Truscolt, of the Royal Signals, followed by Brown of II.M.S. Grampus, and J. S. Green- berg.

W. A.

A. A. Ferguson arted as

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Mrs. A. W. Ingram, wife of the secretary of the Y.M.C.A, presented prizes to the winners in the West Lounge of the European Y.M.C.A.

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