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Big Battles Rage On China's War Fronts As-

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

November 7, 1939.

As They See It Abroad

CHARIYOU DO ME GRAVE INJUSTKTE THIS IS WHAT 1 VZAS. LOOKING FOR ALL THE TIME!

OPPOSING FORCES COME TO GRIPS

SOYA BEANS FOR

THE NAZIS

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH HARBIN, Nov. 7, (Domei).—Three hundred and fifty thousand tons of soya beans and 12,000 tons of soya bean oil are piled up in Manchukuo, awaiting shipment to Germany.

In an effort to break the British blockade, which has completely ended German trade with Far Eastern countries, efforts are being made to obtain transporta- tion facilities on the Siberian Rallway,

Application hay been made to the Soviet authori ties by Manchukuo to open this route to European mar- kets,

Germany Imports seventy per cent. of Manchukuo's surplus of soya beans and Hoya bean oil,

CHRISTMAS MAILS

War Disorganises Usual

Schedules

SHARP battles between Chinese and Japanese forces on the various fronts during the fast fow days have just been reported by "Central News."

Early on Saturday, a Japanese plane bombed Yeekai, north of Chaochow, after which 200 Japanese infantry- men started an attack while over 100 Japanese marines in 20 steam-boats attempted to cross the Han River.

Under the heavy Japanese and warehouses, states อ "Dome!"* assault, the Chinese evacuata mesange from Shanghai this morn- the town.

-Ing.

The Japanese then entered the city and are alleged to have looted and set fire to many shaps and houses.

Towards evening, it is claimed, Chinese reinforcements arrived and Inunched a counter-attack, driving the Japanese back to Chuochow.

Big Chinero Victory An important Chinese victory is reported in Shantung.

A Japanese garrison of about 100 men was wiped out on October 28 when Chinese troops forced their way into Litsing on the Yellow River in north-east Shantung. The town has been under Chinese occupation cince then.

During fighting at Pohsing and Hunnlai In north Shantung from

October 27 to 28, the Chinese killed

230 Japanese and destroyed three army lorries.

Thing Recaptured

|

"Central News” meimges received to-day also report Japanese aerial netivity.

A report from Kwellin states that bombing attacks were again made on several towns in Kwangst yesterday, Kwellin itself was nitacked by 16 machines, but anly one life was lost.

Eight-planes bombed Lungen and Kuatch, both on the Yu River, north- west of Nanning, while six others Kwelhsien, southwest of raided Kweiping..

Defrauded H.K. Firm

Two Months Prison For Salesman

Charged with having embezzl-

From Antwel 1 is reported that ed $176 and a bearer cheque

OH, YEAH!

New York Herald Tribune.

Thing, a south Kiangsu town on the drawn on the Chartored Bank EUROPEAN WAR TO FAVOUR AMERICA west bank of the Taihu Lakte, hus) once again been recaptured by the for $300, which he received on behalf of Andersen Meyer and

Chinese,

counter-

The Japanese have called in 2,000 Co., on July 29, Hall Bing, 27, reinforcements from various points Salesman of Parkes Street, was on the Shanghal-Hangchow Railway sentenced at the Central Magis- and are engaged in a Although Christmas is still offensive.

tracy this morning to two -over six weeks away, Christmas Reinforced by some 1,000 men, the months' hard labour on cach parcela, postcards and letters for Japanese at Wulang and Yuhang, charge, to be served concurrent- Europe have already left Hong-northwest of Hangchaw, launched a ly.

"mopping up" compaign against kong in order to reach their de-Chinese units at Tangfow, Newtownth's hard labour when he failed

Bling was sentenced stinations by December 25. shan and other places nearby under to pay SIDD compensation

an artillery barrage last Friday,

Fierce fighting followed, featured by hand-to-hand combats.

The postal authorities, however, any that late 'Christmas parcels and mills posted now my perhaps leave on a ship for Europe next week, but they are not hopeful of them arriving Horne In Ume for Christmas,

Air Mail correspondence must be given over two weeks for tranmis

Alon.

As for a surface mails are con-

cerned, the time of delivery depends

It is claimed by the Chinese that:

defeated und the Japanese were withdrew.

Fighting also raged at Chakang.j sinali harbour on Pootung Paint, Shanghai, last Saturday when some 100 Japanese marines In several Pics bruke in.

Greeted with Chinese

fre from

largely on whether shilps take the three sides, the invaders were beaten Mediterranean route or travel to back. Europe via the Cape.

War

plainants.

to a further

to com-

U.S. COMMODITY

PRICES

LATEST CABLED

QUOTATIONS

New York, Nov. 6. New York Collon

Opening

9.17/17

Closing

9.08/03

9.12b/13a 0.03N

0.04/04 1.92/93 8.95/95 1.34/84 0.00/80 8.00/69

December March

_Contract)__unquuted......_0.38N.

9.33N New York Rubber

20.25/23 20.48b/52a 18.75/74 18.90 290 18.50A 18,58b

Another factor which must be

On Hunan Front taken into consideration is that all

December On the correspondence has to pass the cen-

Hunan front.

Chinese January

March sorship, thereby causing some slight forces have been on the offensive. delay in the dispatch of mail.

Repeated attucks have been launched May July The small packet post has been on Hilang and Hsinkallang on the

July (New suspended for the duration of the north bank of the Sintalang River.

-IL-istuled-that-in-these-attacks hundreds of Japanse lost their lives. Spot

Fighting in south-west Shans! has assumed renter intensity as the Japanese at Fengiinglu and Chaolsun May are again pushing Yunglechen as their objective.

with July

September

unquoted The centre of the fighting is now!

Total sales for the day.-700 tons. Kujenchen.

Chicago Wheat

Censorship Delays

Castward

To avoid delay in the passage of parcels and correspondence through the censor's department, the Follow ing points should be remembered: All letters and Christmas cards overseas must bear the name and hd- Japanese arthitery at Chaotsun has secember dress of the sender on the outside been shelling the Chinese poalilons at ay of the envelope-preferably in front. Tungkwan across the Yellow River, July

Plain paper should be used for ince Friday fast. Some 400 shells wrapping parcels, and unless it is to be insured, it should not be sealed, were fired on the first day and 840 The name and weldress of the sender must be written on the outer wrap

per.

The contents of the parcel must be fully described on the outer wrap- per and on the declaration form.

A WARNING TO YOU Don't Jump Off Moving Buses

Attempting to board a moving motor bus in Shanghai Street, Kowloon, yesterday, Yung Kau, 29, missed his step and fell, heavily.

He suffered severe injuries to his head, and was taken to the Kowloon Hospital by Leung Sal, driver of the) bus.

The man later died from his in- Juries.

Children Knocked Down An eight-year-old boy, Hui Pun, was knocked down by a milltary lorry driven by Pie. McBain, of the Royal Scots, in Island, Rond yester- day. He was admitted to the Queen Mary Hospital with injuries to his face.

A girl, Chan Tong, 12, was knock- ed down by a car driven by Mr. Lau Kwok-shing in Nathan Road yesterday. Sho suffered injuries which necessitated her removal to the Kowloon Hospital.

THE predx "Special to the Tele graph" is used by the "Hongkong Telegraph" to Indlezte news which is strictly copyright under the pro- visions of the Telecommunications Ordinance, 1830. Such news as bears the Indication "UP" is received in Hongkong on the date of publication, by the United Prem Associations, who reserve all rights;" and "forbid re publication, either wholly or in pari, "without, prévious arrangement.

on the

second,

U.S. TO DOMINATE WORLD'S COTTON

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

economist and planter, predicted that the United States will become MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. Ġ (UP)-Mr. Oscar Johnson, cotton

the dominant cotton producing and manufacturing nation of the world, if the European war lasts several years.

Mr. Johnson suid that the re- Justment of international trade undoubtedly will be favourable to the United States, but he was afraid to forecast the price trend.

"Neutral observers in London are of the opinion," Mr. Johnson said,

that the war will last three years more. On the basis of this there will have to be a readjustment of inter- national trade with respect to cotton und textiles.

Staggering Blow

Gambling Den Raided

Twenty-Six Men Arrested

A rald by a party of Police under Det.-Sgt. McPherson on No. 75 Well- "At present, cotton has been dealt ington Street, second floor, last night. a staggering blow by the European led to the discovery of gambling in condict. Where we expected exports the premises. As a result, 20 men jof 6,000,000 bales of cotton this year, were arrested.

now-we-can-anticipate-not-more than ---Two-of-them.-Leung Lim,-30,-and- 4,000,000 bales,"

Leung Shek, 21, bathi- unemployed, were charged before Mr. Forrest at The President of the National the Central Magistracy this morning Cotton Council of America pointed with keeping the flat as a common out that all the countries outside the gaming house. They pleaded guilty 18.19/10 18.25b/28a | Unlted States that manufactured and were fined $25 each.

colton goods were #t war, thus Thirteen of the gamblers failed to placing Amerien in 0 favourable

answer the charges and forfelted bail position to Increase Its textile produco ss each. The other eleven were tlon in the next few years if the confench faed $2. A sum of $3.20 seized

liet Is drawn-out,

.. 07/873 67/88 80%/0014 80%/87 8514/85% 8514/854

Mr. Johnson disliked to belleve that on the gaming tables was ordered a war of long duration would be to be confiscated and donated to the 13,196,000 bushels. | favourable to "American cotton and Poor Box.

textiles, but said that on the basis of were apparently used as a club and Sgt. McPherson said the premises 50/500;cold, and perhaps heartless, facts. 53%/53% this country logically is in a position was frequented mainly by house- 54 754 to gain."

boys and cook-boys.

60%/60% 744 A 70A

Saturday's sales.--

Chicago Corn

50/50% 53 154

Winnipeg Wheat

70/70

It is clalmed, however, that little' December damage was done as most shells innded on open ground.

of

the May July

Mienynng, south of the flan River, December

Another sharp fight is raging at

approximately 100 kilometres south May west of Honkow.

July

Fengkow and Changchiakou, res- pectively south-east and enst of Mienyang, have been occupied by the Chinese, From these points they are sallying forth to .attack the Japanese,

Japanese Claims

U. S.-VENEZUELA TRADE PACT

U.S. To Stay Out Of War "I say this in the belief that the United States will stay out

IMPERSONATED POLICE ALLEGED

517 Cunton Road,

war," Mr. Johnson explained. "For it we remain out of the war whoever

Chan Chong-lin, 32, unemployed, wins will need cotton and

textiles

was charged before Mr. Macfadyen and plenty of them."

The general effect of the war oh with having demanded $5 from Lee at Kowloon Magistracy this morning cotton at present, Mr. Johnson sald, Cheung, 32, SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" is that the United States has to remenaces, and impersonating a police:

divan keeper, with WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (UP).—It | duce its exports to belligerentsoffeer at No. Continuing their relentless opera- has been officially announced that contrary tions against Chinese military bases the United States has signed a re-adjustment of international trade in the interior, Japanese naval air ciprocal trade agreement units on Sunday attacked Kinghslen Venezuela. This and Kwangchang, inflicting heavy second such agreement to

with ing ammunition. 13 the twenty- "A quantity of cotton is shot up in damage on stores of ammunitions eluded between the two countries.

be con- ammunition and used for uniforms," the economist mid, "but this does not equal the quantity that is not used) by the economizing of non-com-

Japanese C.-in-C. On Soviet-

U.S. Influence in

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH

SHANGHAI, Nov. 7, (Domei).-Negotiations be tween Soviet Russia and Japan for a readjustment of their relations will not result in any treaty of non-aggres- sion.

This prophesy was made by Vice Admiral Oikawn, Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Fleet in China Waters, who received press- men aboard

his flagship Idzumo to-day.

Vico-Admiral Oikawa re- fused to reply to a questiener who asked: "How far docs the Soviet naval force in the Pacific constitute a threat to Japan7"

"The question is based upon a premise of war," he said."

Far East

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHTM*

SHANGHAI, Nov. 7, (Domel)-Japan "does not wish" to regard the streng- thening of the U.S. Fleet In Far Eastern waters as xt threat to Japan.

This statement was made to-day by Vice Admiral Olkawa, Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Fleet In China waters, who gave his first press interview aboard his flagship Idzumo.......

Vice-Admiral Olkawn ex- pressed the bellef that America had Increased its naval strength in the Philip- pines "because of the need for patrolling American ter- ritory in the Far East and

́ of protecting American Ives

and property."

10 the

conception

ground floor.

He was remanded until November 15 when the case will be heard.

Mr. Russ will be representing Chon.

SOVIET INSISTS

batants in sheets, shirts, suits and ON NEUTRALITY

various other domestic

usus, The

economizing in these uses more than SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" offsets the quanilty of low grades of cotton and fibres used in ammuni- effort, to draw the Soviet into war Nov. 6 (UP)-"No

tion."

1

MOSCOW,

can succeed."

Egyptian Cotton For G.B. Thus declared the Soviet Foreign Minister, M. Molotoff, in a speech to CAIRO. Nov, 0 (UP)-It is the Communist Party rally in the ofcially announced that Egypt is Moscow Opera House to-day. selling to Great Britain, 1,700,000 contars of

cotton, equivalent tol

which will be signed prior to the week end,

242,000 bales, under on agreement; ATHLETE'S FOOT INFECTION

STOPPED BY NEW DISCOVERY!

Have you noticed an annoying itch be tween your toon? Has the skin become

CANING ORDERED thick, white and moist, or red and In-

FOR LARCENY

Charged with larceny of a hand- bag from Pang Yin-fan, spinster, Leung Chun, 17, unemployed, was sentenced to 14 days hard labour with 12 strokes of the cane when he ap-. peared before Mr. Houston at the Central Magistracy this morning.

Leung was alleged to have como from, behind and snatched the hand- bag. Great force must have been:

cilnet to prol? If so, look out These symptoms may indicate the Infection known as Athlete's Foot. After exhaus. tive jezik, a famous Now York Laborn- tory finds that Absorbing Jr., the mild yet powerful antiseptic, kille the germa that cause this nealy Infection.

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