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CHINESE WRECK

COAL MINES

LOYANG, Sept. 28 (Central). -British coal mines at Telaotso

JAPANESE OFFENSIVE

September 28, 1939.

BIG CONTRABAND

SEIZURES

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter).---|

which were taken over by the Conflicting Claims From Over 70,000 tons of goods were inter-

Japanese recently have been completely wrecked by the miners.

Was

N. Hunan

CONFLICTING claima

cepted by the Britisli contraband con- tral, during the week ending Septem- ber 20, according to the Ministry are of Information.

in

Immediately after the transfer of made regarding the big Japanese The figures Include 23,000 tons of the mines from the British Interests to offensive now under way Iren-are, 14,000 tons of petroleum the Japanese, the Chinese miners northern Hunan,

products. 7,000 tons of manganese commenced aubotage operations.

Chinese reports claim that

jorg, 7,000 tons of oll iceds, 8,000 tons The Japanese guard

the of bauxite, und a number of consign- over Japanese who crossed the Mi River ments of foodstuffs, fibres, oll fats, powered and the mines and their on Monday have been thrown back cereals, rubber, chemicals, cotton surface workings were destroyed by na a result of heavy' Chinese counter-wool, timber, hides, and fertilisers. dynamite. The miners Have de-atincks. camped.

"Central News" alleges that the ground that there was evidence they The goods were detained on the Japanese are using polson gas in their were contraband consigned to Ger- Jeperations.

Severe Chinese

many. counter attacks have been launched on the new French

A Parla mesange says that the

Admiralty Japanese positions on the south bank war contraband seized by the French announces that of Tungting Lake, where the Japah-navy since the beginning of the 10- ese effected major landing last week.titles up to September 23 amounts BATAVIA, Sept. 27 (UP) the lake from the Yangtze River with tons of liquid fuel.

Ten Japanese transports have entered to over 100,000 tons, including 24,000 Dutch press photographer, employed by a local petroleum concern to take heavy reinforcements. aerial photographs in Dutch New Guinea, was not noticed when he

This Photographer Is In Dutch

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Base at Port Moresby, Papun.

alve. Hsinsinth, on the south bank He later tried, to sell the photo of the Mi River, has been heavily aplis to the Japanese Consul bombed, General at Batavin.

photographed the Australian Naval considerable part in the new offen- BRITAIN DOESN'T

NEED AIRSHIPS

A Japanese communique claims SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH The photographer has been ex-that a junction has been effected be- pelled from the East Indies and is tween the Japanese forces operating plying to a question on airships in LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter),---Re- returning to Holland, where the from Tungting Lako and the columns.

anti-submarine relation to matter will be further investigated, which pushed southwards across the thr

Mr. Winston Churchill Sintstang River.

The converging warfare, columns are now reported to be only stated in the House of Commons lo- nine miles form the Canton-lankow 200 airships during the last war, but day that the Admiralty built over The Japanese claim that their except for useful patrol work around Vanguard is now only twelve miles bours, they were otherwise of Krom Chungsho. the provincial ile military value Jcapital.

Germany Apologises a

To Netherlands

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

THE HAGUE, Sept. 27 (UP).—The | German Charge d'Affaires has ex-| pressed regret in the name of the German Government, and the German Military Attache did ikewise in the name of Herr Goering, in connection with yesterday's incident, when German seaplane machine-gunned a Dutch K.L.M., Douglas plane near Heligoland.

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The Germans say the incident was due to "unfortunate clrcumstances.”

TIENTSIN ISSUE AGAIN WORTHY OF FRONT PAGE

Dissolution Of French Reds

Balkan Countries Prey Of Peril

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHY

To-day the Admiralty passessed no atrships, but there was no need tof deplore this inck.

Stock Exchange Cheerful

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Sept. 28, (Reuter).—The London Stock exchange was cheerful to-day despite the imminence of the PARIS, Sept. 27 (Reuter) bilget, with leading industrials The Government's decision to marked up. dissolve the Communist Party is Glit-duedkokdings were also believed in both French and however, were the best section, the occasionally stronger. Home rallo, Foreign diplomatic circles to main line companies recording sub- have more than an internal(stantial gains on optimistic views (Continued from Page 1.)

significance.

regarding the Government's Inten- The step was taken when many tions. Major G. A. Herbert, the British countries in Europe and America Wall Street was firm. Consul General in Tientsin, made were showing uneasiness at the ad- another effort to resume negotiations) vance of the Soviet army to the Car-

on Wednesday, when he called on the pathluns, and the rapid Sovietisation

Japanese Consul General, Mr. S. of a large part of Poland. Tushiro,

These facts, coupled with pressure

BRITAIN-JAPAN

Major Herbert is understood to exerted by the Soviets on the Baltic No Sign Of Resumption have informed the Japanese Consul States have caused a feeling of General of Britain's readiness to pulsnxiety in countries of central and into effect the arrangements made south-eastern Europe.

Of Tokyo Parley

ut the Tokyo conversations if Japan German proguganda has represent-

Tokyo Sept. 27. would agree lo relax the blockudé ofed France as a prey of the Red perit. Asked by a foreign correspondent the British Concession and would To-day the situation is reversed. The as to the possibilty of resuming the guarantee the protection of lives and Balkan countries particularly are Anglo-Japanese negotiations for a property of Brilish nationals.

beginning to exchange views and tu settlement of the Tientsin issue, the Mr. Tashiro is understood to have forget their differences in order to spokesman of the Foreign Office de- promised to transmit the British and grounds for solidarity in the face clired linis momlug that there was communication to his successor, Mr.jot Soviet expansion.

stiff no sign of possible resumption. Muto, who will arrive from Tokyo

Questioned whether Japan has re- Red H.Q. Raided shorty.

quested the British and other foreign PARIS. Sept. 27 (UP)-Execul troops to withdraw from 'Chins, the ing the deerce, dissolving the Com- spokesman salt that no suggestion munist Party, the Surete raided the nor any request has yet been made headquarters of the Communist by the Japanese Government.- Party and umilated organizations In¦ Domci, Paris, placed a padlock on headquar

Shanghai Conference tera and seized large quantities oli

Shanghai, Sept. 27, documents which they turned over to Japanese naval.spokesman stated the authorities.

lo-day that another meeting will be held over the week-end among the

SOVIET FREIGHTER

TORPEDOED

(Continued from Page 1) Director of the Commercial Treaties, Department,

Estonian Denial

An 18-year old Chinese woman, commanders of foreign garrisons here TALLINN, Sept. 28 (Reuter) attempted

Si Pui Yiu, of 370 Portland Street, when new Japanese demands in con- The

Estonian Government

commit suicide by eetion with the manning of the de- Issued a categorical denial that the sumping from one of the Mongkok fence sectora will be made. Polish submarine

ferry boats. She was rescued by: which escaped

French commanding officers from Tallinn was refuelled by the Mr. Turpin of No. 1 Prati Buildings also be invited to attend.-Inter- Estonian authorities.

who was aboard military launch No.national,

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CANBERRA, Sept. 27 (Reuter)-Mr. R. G. Menzies, the Australian Prime Minister, said in a radio broadcast to-day that' it would be unwise to send a large expeditionary force overseas at présent.

The Air Expeditionary Force (tralia.. promised Britain would be moro. I believe that there is a serious useful.

mansce to the British Empire," he said.

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"The war will be won, but not quickly and we must preserve our resources," he stated.

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