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BRILLIANT CHINESE CHANGSHA VICTORY

HAILS CHANgsha victorY

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General L4 Chung-jen, famed Kwangsi teader, photographed na addressed a meeting recently held to celebrate the first Chinese victory at Changsha, a victory which has since been consolidated and turned into a Japanese rout.

JAPANESE HARASSED IN NORTH HUNAN

CHINESE troops continue to exert pressure on the Japanese at and around Yoyang, last important Japanese base of operations in north Hunan, according to a "Central News" message received this morning.

On the north bank of the; Sintsiang River, the Chinese are making steady progress on Sin- kailang and Chingkongyi. In an' attempt to safeguard these two strategic points, Japanese re- inforcements have been sent to resist the Chinese, while a column have been dispatched to launch a flanking attack on the Chinese at Tuaosheling.

Shangkangchen Retaken

Shanghai Tension Still High

Italian

troops

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

CHANGSHA, Oct, 23 (UP).— Hundreds of burned dwellings, scoreH of virtually destroyed villages and a sadder but wiser civilian, population characterise the entire area north of this {ow day's city, where for á Japanese held a slender grip bc- fore the drive on Changsha collapsed under the weight of a full-fledged Chinese counter- Joffensive.

During the past four days, this orrespondent covered a zone 40 miles) long and ten mile wide, paralleling

highway, i thes Wuchang-Changsho

where the Japanese spearhead on September 30 was blunted by the sweeping Chinese developing mave- ment Just 20 miles north of Changsha,

Full Force Used

An observable fact was that the Japanese were forced to swallow one of the most bliter pills served up by the Chinese since the beginning of War for the Japanese threw. 180,000 troops into the action in an

Tort to capture Changsha.

CHINESE CUT COMMUNICATIONS

SIUSHU), Klangsi, Oct. 24, (Central). - Japanese contact between Fenghsin and Tringan, respectively 23 miles west and 30 miles north-west of Nanchang, has been cut by the Chinese.

Two more vantage points south of Fenghsin, namely Mahsingshan and Pamao- kang, have been recaptured by the Chinese.

From morning till even- ing on Sunday Japanese artillery at Isienkutsien, west of Wuning, directed concentrated fire on Pulien- chlao, south-west of Wu- ning.

Nazi Envoy At Briton's Party

Strange Contretemps In Chungking

RADIO

ZBW, 355 metres (845 k..) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) Recital by Liya Gurevitch

From the Studio

Rudio Programme Broadcast by ZBW on a Frequency of 845 k.c's. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. and 2-11 pm. on 9.52 m.c's. per second.

ILK.T.

12.15 pm. Short Service of later- ccasion.

12.30 Braliams-Variations On A Theme By F'nganlul, Op. 35; Egon Petri (Plano).

12.47 Bratiams-Hungarian Dances. 1:0 Loral Time Signal and Weather Report.

1.03 Tino Rossi (Tenor) and the Orchestra Riascotte.

1.39 euter & Hugby Press, Wen- ther Forecast and Announcements.

1.45 Light Variety. 2.35 Close down. 6.0 Dance Music.

7.0 Landon Relay-"On the Dot," A Variety Programme.

7.30 Closing local Stock Quotations. 7.32 Reginald Dixon at the Organ. 7.43 Variety with Ruth Etting, Billy Mayer and Turner Layton.

8.0 Local Time Signal, Weather Re- port and Announcements.

8.03 Hayden-Symphony No. 96 In i D Majer; Vienna Phurmonic Or

8.30 Studio-Piano Reeltat by Liyu

CHUNGKING, Oct. 23 (Reu-chestra conducted by Bruns Walter.

entire diplomatic

With the 5th and the 13th Japanese ter).-The divisions operating along the Chung- corps in Chungking turned out Gurevitch; 1. Prelude and Fugue in sha-Hankow Railway, the 33rd fol in force this afternoon lowing the highway and the 100th

at n

C Minor (Bach); 2. Sonata in D Major, Op. 10 (Beethoven).

9.0 Orchestral; Egmont Overture Op. 84 (Beethoven)......The B.B.C. Symphony Orchestra cond, by Adrian Boult.

0.05 Studlo-Comments on Recent

and 101st protecting the left flank garden party given by Dr. H. H. while at the same time attempting, Kung in honour of the British Sir Archibald to sweep southwestward from Feng-; Ambassador, hsin and Nanchang in order to cut Clark Kerr, the Chinese rear, the cream of the

Although the German Ambassador Events entire Japanese Army south of the

0.15 London Relay-The News. Yangize was thrown into the conflict, was present at the party, German

went without 9.30 Moussorgsky-Fietures At An But mountains-through which clreles claim that he the "United Press" correspondent knowing that it was being given in Exhibition: Beston Symphony Or-1 Blorged during three days of rain-honour of the British Ambassador.chestra cond. by Serge Koussevitsky.

German plus the deccpilve Chinese with-

press correspondents were 10.0 Violin Solos by Yehudi Menu- hin; Minstrels (Debussy); Flight Of drawal, followed by lightning four-also present.

(imsky-Kursa- alded thrusts on every Japanese

What would have been the Best The Bumble-Ber column turned an apparent Japan meeting between Sir Archibald Clark kov); Danse Espagnole (La Vida ese success into a first-class Chin Kerr and the Soviet Ambassador, M. Breve De Falla-Kreisler); Nolturno, eze victory.

Puniushkin failed to take place when Op. 28, No. 1 (Szymanowski); Taran- they missed each other by a matter tella, Op. 20, No. 2 (Szymanowski); Caprice in G Minor, Op. 1, No. 6 The Soviet Ambassador arrived (Paganini-Enesco).

10.20 A Light Orchestral Concert late, just a few minutes after the der with Mavis Bennett (Soprano) and parture of the British Ambassador, Derek Oldham (Tenor). who hud another appointment for the afternoon.

Puzzling--Terrain...

of-

-minutea,

The North Hunan mountains are puzzling

even to the experienced Chinese soldiers. Twice in one day our party was lost following the line of the Japanese advance towards Fullngpu, despite the fact that wa The American Ambassador, Mr. employed experienced guides.

Nelson Johnson was present at the Hundreds of small valleys, each party.

entire capable of congeniing an division and the Chinese success- very much to himself since his ar

has fully employed these tactics in several rival in Chungking. route. High hills command

each here. village where the Japanese troops Immediately upon arrival at the quartered.

11,0 Close down..

11. Paniushkin has been keeping Chinese Girl

eases--branched off from the main culled on htt. Johnson since only Artist In N. Y.

Even two weeks after the Japanese

retreat, the villages were compara- ively deserted and food was virtually unobtainable.

Unable to uso heavy artillery. tanks and mechanised equipment because all highway communications I were destroyed, and completely unable to obtain. food, guities, or maintain contact with other Japanese columns, the Japanese had no alterna❤ live but retreat in the face of wither ing Chinese attacks.

party, the Soviel Ambassador had a lengthy private conversation with) Mr. Wang Chung-hui the Foreign Minister.

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NEW YORK, Oct. 23, (UP). | ...........................................................................* -Miss Anne Hsi, the elder

From Chungking daughter of Mr. Hsi Teh-mou of

CHUNGKING, Oct. 24 (Central).—

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Harry Roy's Tiger Ragamuffins. Ivor Marelon & Dave Kaye. Bass & Drums.)

LATEST PARLOPHONE & REX RECORDS. the Central Bank of China who is giving an exhibition of her F1477. One Foot In The Gutter.

Puppet On A String..... the paintings in New York under With patriotism of the Chinese nt home the auspices of the Hongkong F1487. Tin Pan Alley Medley. No. 10,

(Two Plenos with String and abroad the Ministry of Education Branch of the National Women's F1988. Begin The Beguine. Rumba. has made arrangements with the Relief Association to-day told General Kwan Llag-cheng, Com-Central Broadcasting Station for the the United Press" that the F1495.

ut broadcast of the National Anthem mander of the 52nd Army Taitrehwang, to-dar 33 years of, and patriotic songs from 7.30 p.m. to date of the exhibition has not age, commanding the Chinese army 7.45 p.m. every Wednesday and Sun-yet been settled. in this sector, is the youngest Army{day regularly. Commander in China

Complete Rout

To-day be told to "United: Press":

her

F1403.

Corn Pickin'. Q.S. Stardust, FT. Stormy Weather.

Joe Daniels & His Hot Shota .Eddy Duchin & His Orch. Philip Green & His Orch,

F.T. Savoy Community Medley. Savoy Sea Song Medley. Waltz Of My Heart. Waltz. I'm Building A Sailboat of Dreams. Q.S. ·

Maxwell Stewart's Ballroom Orch. Wishing. ("Love Affair".) F.T. My Prayer. S.F.The New Old-Fashioned Party Dance.)

Blity Cotton & His Orch. Boomps-A-Dalsy. (The New

Bram Martin & illa Oreh."

Heaven Con Wall. FT. Wishing. ("Love Affair") Itoy Smeck & IIi Hawalian Serenaders, Ain't Cha Comin' Out? Bumba. Begin The Beguine.

Nothing But Lica.

Red Popples. Tango.

Oscar Rabin & His Romany Band,

Emil Koon & His Orch. Charlie Kunz Plano Medley. No. D28. Plano Solos, Charlile Kuns,

etc.. etc.,

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"It will be held some time before 0573. Christmas," ale sald. CHUNGKING, Oct. 24, (Cen-

only 500 are there at present, al- Meanwhile she is very busy mak- 0373. though more are fliering in gradu-ng arrangements, and seeing New From Szewul, Kwangtung, comes #tral). The tension in western "It was a complete rout,"

Near Fulingos, Tho "United

0580. He said the Japanese began to ally.

York. report that Chinese troops in the Shanghal arising from the gun

but it was not Press" correspondent saw bullet-

To-day she la accompanying Sunwai-Koogoon scelor have Inun-

battle between the Shanghai retreat on October

Japanese holes In trees and chipped rocks the

slater Maying to Boston where they 502. ched a series of assaults against the

and armed until October 5 that Japanese, inflicting over 200 casual- Municipal Police

thugs believed to be employed Commander-in-Chief, who reached along the path where Chinese troops will stop for three days and where

to direct ambushed 'n Japanese column. Milo River at Shinshich

Maying will resume her studies in 0587. tles,

the New England Conservatory. The Disguised As Chinese by Wang Ching-wei on Sunday operations returned to Yochow, gave

girls will also visit their brothers in 05-43. Chinese civilluns told "United Harvard, who Anne has not seen for General Kwan said the time taken In the Sumshul sector, the Chinese has not been relaxed, according the order to retire.

withdraw had Press" that the Japanese fight was five years. raided Pashn under cover of darkness to a Shanghai despatch.

The Settlement police are still by the Japanese to

At World's Fair last Friday. The Japanese were

in Chinese Laken by surprise and suffered taking elaborate precautionary mea-Even the Chinese a chance to recover so hurried that "they threw thou-

Both sisters, attired are their original defensive positions sands of boxes of food into the river

nll sures

of While

eyes henvlly.

elong sinchlung River and they and stole Chinese clothing in order patrolling the area.

north of the to disguise themselves during the costumes, drew the

Americans when they visited various! According to a military report, The curfew way enforced by the penetrated six miles

points at interest in New York, in-! Chinese forces have recovered Shang-Italian troops in their defence sector river into the original Japanese lince, retreat."

At Chingthanshich, which was one cluding the World Fair. kungchen. They pursued a retiring at @ o'clock on Sunday night until He said the Japanese had removed all munitions and stores at Yochow

What Impressed her most, said Japanese column from Yencheng, and 8 o'clock yesterday morning. took Shangkangehen in their stride. It is learned that 11 of the sus- und had prepared a plane base at of the most advanced points the

Press"

correspondent talked to at San Francisco, the trylon Another Chinese force in the mean-pects arrested by the Japantat gen-Pellochi, east of Yochaw, for im- ponese had reached, the "United Anne, were the Golden Gate Bridge revoral civilians. One bedraggled perisphere theme in the centre of fair, and time mashed into Paoying, on the darmes following the shooting have mediate destruction in the event that

the Chinese continued to attack.

looking 10-year-old civilian sald the the New York World's Grand Canol, south-east of Hwalyin. been relcased.

Tep Sprung Street fighting took place, during

Japanese captured him and asked Fadio City's music hall, and huge AERMOTOR HAND PUMPS, The "United Press" correspondent for food and information regarding cinema where she saw James Stewart AERMOTOR ELECTRIC PUMPS. which many Japanese were killed

visited Kingteng, where Chinese, Chinese troops.

in the film "Mr. Smith and two Japanese tanks destroyed,

Resumption of fighting in Chung-

troops had evacuated their base and

Yashington." While the Japanese were examin- had withdrawn castward in order to slang and Yangchi on the Hen River is indicated from reports reaching Corinne Grimths, famous film star lura Japanese southward along the ing the others, he said he escaped to

OIT. Fancheng Chinese vanguards are of the silent ero, has unsuccessfully change lagt way. Thus the temp the hills although his shoe was shot said to have penetrated into Japan appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court was opened for Chinese encirclement. Another told the story of a Chinese ese-occupied oreas, attacking isolated; for, the recovery of income tax alleg- Along the hill-sides were the graves

elty, doctor named Living at Maling- Japanese units and wrecking high-edly overpaid by her in 1030, says of 500 Jepantse troops. The ways and bridges. –

Unlted Press" message.

was desolate with most buildings chino. The Japanese raped. destroyed by the Japanese, according women of the family.

The son-in-law of Dr. Li attempted to the Chineso.

Of the total population of 0,000 in to interfere and was killed. His this and the surrounding villages, body was thrown into a pond.

Film Star's Tax

In West Shansi, Chinese forces pre elearing up remnant Japanese troops They have recaptured Foshanu and east of Slangming following a success-are pushing northward in pursult of ful counter-offensive last Thursday, the flosing JapanESO,

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