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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

OVERNIGHT JAPANESE

WARSHIPS

November 16, 1939.

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NEWS PAGE PAKHOI DEFENCE DIFFICULT

Honour For Young Scout

LONDON, Nov. 15 (Router). -The Boy Scouts Asociation annonhocs that the gift cross for ralleatry WEE awarded to Anthony Richard Lambert, 12. of the Second Tientsin and North China Group, for his part in rescuing an unknown Japan- to from the sea at Peitalho on July 25,

AMERICAN POSITION

Not Altered By British.

Withdrawal Plans

CHINESE TROOPS NOW TRYING TO BLOCK INVADERS' ADVANCE Hsumen, Nov. 15..

The defence of Pakhoi was difficult owing to its exposure to Japanese naval bombardment but Chinese units have taken up positions in the hinterland to block penetration.

It is believed that the Japanese want to com- plete the blockade of the Kwangtung coast, and to uso Pakhoi as a base on the advance to Nanning.

Further advance into the interior is difficult owing to the demolition of highways and all means

of communications.—International,

Third Power interests

Tokyo, Nov. 15.

to

Flying Down At Rio

Two Giant Machines Meet With Trouble SPECIAL TO THE ""TELEGRAPH"

· RIO DE JANIERO, Nov. 15

(UP)-Five US Army "flying fortresses" arrived here today. Porto Alegre during the flight, due to

The sixth changed a course toward

the fact that it lost the radio beam. It flew over Florianopolis at 2 pm,

and is expected soon

The seventh is stranded at Asuncion

feld during the také 8-at 3.80 a.m. It will follow, later..!..

where it nosed into the mud of a wet

Attlee Still Leads Labour

LONDON, Nov. 15 (Reuter). -A moeting of the Parliament-

Labour Bry

Varly Lo-day unanimously re-elected Mr. C. Attlee, Chairman of the Party and consequently Leader of the Opposlillos.

Mr. Arthur Greenwood was unanimously re-elected Deputy Leader,'

It is understood that Messrs. Greenwood, Herbert Morrison and Hugh Dalton were nominai- od for the Chairmanship In addition to Mr. Allee, but Mr. Greenwood Immediately will- drew the nominalion, declaring that he deprecated any solion likely to suggest disunity in the

son and Mr. Dalton also wlih- drew their nominations.

£20,000 Cheque For ranks of the Farty. Mr. Morri-

Red Cross Fund Washington, Nov. 15.

Furthermore, it is pointed out, Officials maintain that the position

Kwangel, famous for its organisation JOHANNESBURO, Nov. 15 (Reu is not changed in the Far East despite Japan's policy of according respect troops, will put up a very stiff remissioner for South Afrien, has pre- of the masses as well as its fighting ter)-Mr. A. F. Waterson, High Com-

VICTIMS OF withdrawal of troops from North and protection to the legitimate i China, Mr. Sumner Welles, Under-rights and interests of third Powers sistance to any Japanese attempt

THE TERROR Secretary of State, denied reports has been reaffirmed in connection invade the province, which is the sented the Lord Mayor of London with a cheque for £20,000 for his

(Continued from Pago 4.) - by requests for the United States to communique Issued by the Foreign the Chinese forces on the north bank gave the money, desires it to be used made upon that the British action was followed with the operations near Pakhol, home of such famous commanders as Red Cross Fund.

Generals Li Tsung-Jen, Commanding

The South African Red Cross, which

by the them

Nazi protect British interests.

of the Yangiso River, and Pai Chung-|

and their leaders, hs, Chief of General Staff of the for the purchase of four motor ambu-Government,

Hances to be named after the provinces constrained to protest, Buffered Chinese army---Reuter.

of Transvaal, Cape of Good Hope, accordingly. Cardinal Faulhaber, Fall Of Pakhoi Denied Natal and the Orange Free State

Archbishop of Munich, declared from Burma Gift

his pulpll that "not blood but faith is Chunghing, Nov. lũ. LONDON, Nov. 15 (Router),It the foundation of religion," and High military quarters in Chung-was announced here to-day that one denounced the "demoniacal blog- hood of the population of the district. king say that the Japanese landing of the northern Shan states of Burma phemies of the Nazi Fresa." Fishing is an important industry, parties on the Kwangtung coast west has given £10,000 to the Lord Coal and iron mines have been of Pakhoi are meeting serious Chinese Mayor's Red Cross Fund, established in the neighbourhood of resistance. It was untrue and mislead-

The Washington Post in An editorial states that the withdrawal cannot be accepted as a matter of routine development, but it would be rash to conclude that any far- reaching change Impendis,

The paper said that the withdrawal created problems for Britain, but also for Japan, since the latter must with Russian potential reckon hostility in the Chinese war.

"Matiers are not going too smooth isays the paper.

It is pointed out that for these reasons will probably be mutually desirable for Britain and Japan to maintain pleasant relations.

Mr. William Simms, foreign editor of the Scripps-Howard newspapers, viewed the situation developing swiftly in so far as it may effect the United States' Interests in the Far East

"There is no reason to believe," he said, "that the United States could and would undertake such a task."

He pointed out that it was contrary to the United States policy, while it was improbable that the United States would be able to keep the

Office says.Domel.

Trado Port Since 1877

Fakhoi, a port opened to foreign 1877, is in south-west trade in Kwanglung on the Gulf of Tongking." Agriculture forms the main livali-

MEXICAN OIL

the port Road improvements were ing when the first Japanese announce carried out in the vicinity of the port ments stated there was no resistance. in recent years.

The Chinese troops behind the Pak- Japanese occupation of Pakhoi ishal coast were not only doing expected to affect export to utmost to defend the turritory, bEXPROPRIATION Hongkong of pigs and other food-the farther the Japanese landing par- stuffs.

be the Chinese resistance,

the

Tokyo, Nov. 15.

On November 6, 1038, he preached la sermon on the contrast between the Christian and Totalitarian con- ceptions of the duties of the in- dividual towards the State, in the course of which he remarked: "The

tizens of a State must not have

mist

also be

The

obligations only. If they perform their duties towards the State, rights

given them. Church is definitely opposed to the proposition that the Individual counts for nothing."

les go inland the more stubborn will MEXICO CITY, Nov, 16 (Reuter)

It is virtually certain that th Tightening Blockade

According to the latest Information Supreme Court will rule the expro from the Chinese commanders close to priation of foreign petroleum in Commenting on the fresh Japanese e Pakhol front, 40 Japanese war-terests, dating from March, 1930 ships, including the aircraft carrier

constitutional,

For this he hud Lo endure the military operations near Pakhol, the Kaga, anchored near the mouth of

the Navy Omee

The judgment is expected to proofcially inspired attacks of Nazi spokesman

Chinchow Bay, west of Pakhoi, start- clared that they have been carried ed bombarding the Chinese coast de-vide indemnification covering every hooligans, as did also, for the same out with a'view to tightening the fences at Chihsa on the end of the thing installed by the development of reason, Cardinal innitzer in Vienna.

industry, but no compensation for blockade of the South China coast.

peninsula forming Chinchow, Bay and; Pointing out that Pakhol, together the villages behind Chihsa and the the loss of the concessions, with Holbow an Hainan Island, are northern side of Chinchow Bay. Only

de

PERHAPS the most stubborn of all those who, challenged the Nazis' conduct, was Pastor Niemoller.

Philippines, let alone the Far East, trenty ports, the spokesman asserted 20 steam, inuinches were employed inCEN. SMIIN NEWcluim to dictate bellef as well as

in the event of Japanese attempt to inke the islands.—United Press.

Stocks Of Flour

Tokyo, Nov. 15.

The Archi Shimbun reports that the British and French Concession authorities in Tientsin have agreed to the shipment of flour stored in the Coneczalons for the benellt of stric- icen Chinese in the interior.

Third Party Rights

The Foreign

Tokyo, Nov. 15. Office Information

suc-

APPOINTMENT -

1

that with the fall of Pakhol, all sea- the landing operations. ports in China would be placed The Chinese coast defences under Japanese military control-ceeded in annihilating several small

That he had been a National So- Domei.

landing units, but under the over-

cialist himself, made it impossible to whelming naval and artillery bom-

diamiss him as a sub-human product bardment some of the Japanese units ter)General Jan Smuts, Premier of served in the War as a U-boat com- JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 15 (Reu of the Weimar Republic; that he had succeeded in londing.

The Japanese naval forces recently South Africa, has accepted in a primander, invalidated the accusation Bureau, commenting on the launching concentrated off Walchow Taland inte capacity the appointment by the most often levelled against opponents of military operations ugainst Pak-preparation for a new major offensive United States and Belgium os one of of the regime of having basely pro- hol, Bays that the attitude of the against Kwangsi.

three joint International Commis-moted Germany's defent." "We must,” Japanese Government towards third So far as Chinese reports showed sloners under the Belgium United he insisted, as. St. Peter had in a

situation, "ober comparable

God Powers has not changed from the the town of Pakhol itself was quiet. States peace treaty of 1929.

About one-third of the entire

and warned his The primary aim of the tresty is ruther than Man," past,

The naval section settlement since the enforcement of

of Imperial Japanese naval forces in China, the advancement of peace.

congregation against falling in with General Headquarters states in a waters

The appointment will not require the tendency to "honour Hiller in a W05 concentrated the Japanese military blockade.

coast with General Smuts to go abroad.

way that is due to God only" when Meanwhile,It is understood-that-communique that the warships are western Kwangtung

under the command of Vice-Admiral Walchow Island ns the base for this

the "young argued, "To-serve-Hitler Shiro Takasu, Commander-in-Chief] purpose.

is to serve Germany, to serve Ger

they were of the Japanese South China Seas

guilty of blasphemy. Naval Forces.

He was warned, and asked to re- cant, but would not, continuing to to write in the speak publicly and

Ose million bags of flour will be carried out of the Concessions thin winter. The large stocks of flour have been bottled up on the foreign

arrangements are being made to im port some 200,000 tons of wheat from Australia as an additional means of reileving the four shortage, Domei, Shanghai Unaffected

London, Nov. 15. Reuter learns that there is no truth in the report that nay Brlush troops are being withdrawn from Shanghai. No confirmation has been received from official quarters in London that the blockade of Tientsin has been inlenged.--Reuter,

GERMANY. REJECTS MOVE FOR PEACE

(Continued from Page 1.)

development serves to cast a deeper shadow over the final disappointment.

Nazi Reply .. BRUSSELS, Nov. 15 (Reuter) ;-- The German reply to the mediation offer of King Leopold andl - Queen

Wilhelmina now not expected for

two or three days..

It was originally expected to-day.

An army communique says that the landing was effected despite rain, high Waves and strong winds United Presa,

Rapid Advance Inland

Tokyo, Nov. 15. Japanese losses in the Pakhoi land- ing up to 1 pm. to-day consisted of one wounded, the Army Department of the Imperial Headquarters an- nounced this evening.

The communique says that Japan ese forces are advancing on land "sweeping aside slight enemy op- position,"

Headed For Nanning

VISITOR ROBBED many is to serve God,"

IN STREET

These quarters say that the recent forcing down of the Imperial Airways passenger plane near Walchow Island was directly connected with the pre- Mr. C. P. Goandgirard, a visitor to some strain. sent Japanese move. The seizure of Hongitong, was robbed of his gold

Only July 1, 1937, he was arrested, the Dardanus was similar in nature ring valued at $20, a gold chain with and left without trint for seven ns the arrest of the British military knife atinched, worth $300, and $55 months, during which pressure was attache, L-Col. C. R. Spear, both in cash early yesterday morning, constantly brought to bear on him to being done for fear of milltary in- outside the European Y.M.C.A., in submit, but without any effect. formation leaking out. The British Kowloon,

When he was at last tried, he was

On leaving the Court, he was re-

arrested, and la, confined still, an example, ilkely ever to be remem- bered, at the capacity of one resolute man armed with faith, to withstand any tyranny, however strong and however ruthless.

and Americans can now understand The victim has reported the theft sentenced in seven months' imprison. why the Dardanus was forced down to the police, stating that it occurred ment, which was taken as huving

half past between

two and

six been served. on Walchow Island.

Well-informed Chinese sources sayo'clock yesterday morning. that highways exist to Nanning both from Pakhoi and Chihsa, about 140 Another successful landing was kilometres from Pokhol effected at 3 p.m. by troops which kilometres from Chihsa.

Judging from the movements of proceeded to an unnamed objective from the landing base by boats, des- the Japanese forces, their object ap- pite the increasing fury of elements. Parently is Nonning, but the Chinese A 20-metre per second wind was military authorities believe this is whipping up large waves but Jopan- impossible because there is certain Admiral Nomura, the Foreign. Minis- ase reinforcements were landing to be desperate resistance-Unitedier, this afternoon invited M, Sme- rapidly in an unceasing flow, accordPress.

∙ing to the communique.

A Japanese

naval seaplane base)

Russo-Japanese and 120:

Conversations

It is believed that the offer will he was established by the Navy near RAIDS ON SHETLAND rejceted on the grounds that Britaine Army landing place, the Navy

and France have sat impossible con- Department of the Imperial Head- ditions.

It is reported that the German quatters, announced.-Domei. elvilian population of Aschen - (Aix- la-Chappelle), which was recently evacuated, are now being permitted to return,

Hospitals prepared for soldiers are again available for civilians.

.

Rhineland Flooded LONDON, Nov. 15 (Reuter)It is reported that the waters of the Rhine are now well in flood, putting a brake on any German military plans for an invasion of the Low Countries.

POLISH POLICE

RESTORED

ISLANDS

(Continued from Pape 1.)

Advanco To Be Resisted

Chungding, Nov. 15, While the Chinese authorities. here are still awaiting official reports from Kwailin, the Generalissimo's south- west Headquarters, concerning the landing of Japanese troops.at Palchol, it is sinted here, that a landing at Pakhoi was expected, since reports on land were equally wasted. had renched Chungking during the past few days concerning concentra-

kept the pupils Indoors away from the windows.

Some observers report that 'elglit ' and not four bomba were dropped near a naval vessel.

TOKYO, Nov. 15 (Reuter).—

tanin, the Soviet Ambassador, to the Foreign Office.

MADAME

CARRIES ON

(Continued from Page 4.)

An exchatige of views took place, question and other issues pending a pair of shark-skin shoes. it is learned, regarding the fineries the deck of his cruiser and make her

between Japan and the Soviet Union. So what.with her

Wage Increase Ends Calcutta Strike

NEW DELHI, Nov. 16 (Reuter),- The Indian Jute Mills' Association has All those that fell in the sea did agreed to increase the wages of no damage and those which dropped workers by ten per cent.

On Thursday, 0,000 workers

CHINA BUYS PLANE PARTS

at

great increase

of trude and the prospect of a pair of new shoes, Mo. Pacatta has war. Mme Pacote would alle through anything... ¡-

me little compensation: from the

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Quick Relief for Upset Stomach

NEW YORK, Nov. 15 (Reuter) Stomach disturbances

much

as

One Rabbit Lost By Britain! Calcutlu resumed work and more ure LONDON, Nov, 15 (Reuter).expected to do so to-morrow. tions of Japanese army, naval and with regard to the German assertions

The strike started last week. air forces of the Kwangel coast. on the raids on the Shetland Islands, According to Information reaching the full reply of Mr. Winston the Chinese authorities, the Japanese Churchill shows that the main con- concentrated 50 aeroplanes on ainan tentions of Mr. Churchill were sup Island and 24 on Walchow Island. The main strength of the fourth pressed in Germany, states a special:

commentary. squadron of the Japanese Fient is

Churchill sak that the German Mr. WARSAW, Nov. 15 (Router), -The | said to be concentrated at present air force did not attack the British Polish Follee have been ordered to near Hainan Island, while Japanese Fleet waiting in the Firth of Fortis in China has ordered an attack bomber digestive pain, gastrills, wind, heart- watch over the interests of Poles," warships and transports concentrated

set of assembly rigs and duralumin- burn, and feeling of revolt, pre in- the past week. Henceforth, it is announced, theoff Pakhol totalled over 60. The The few German airmen who lum sumclent for 23 planes from the variably the result of "aeld forma- German Police will be avellable to Chinese military authorities, however, crossed the North Sen were careful to Vultee Aircraft Division of the Avia- tion" which, as a rule, to lead watch over the interests of Germans are not perturbed by the Japanese avoid the Firth of Forth and the Fleat tion Corporation at a total of $1,000, and worso and may ultimately lead to strious ulcers. By counteracting landing at Pakhol, since the Chinese defences, which had fanicted heavy only,

excess old and proventing its forma- had completed preparations there Josses before, but`mado for the vir

flon, BISMAG (Bleurated Magnesia) long ago for any eventualities.

tually uninhabited. islanda, With the support of naval and The German airmen failed to do

pain disappears instantly, fermenta- aerial bombardments, it is believed

Hon. and wind are banished and that the Japanese may be able to any damage save shattering windows

soothing relief supersedes uncomfort- occupy Pathol without much dimeul by bomb-blast and the only casualty

LAU WAI CHBUNG.. B-Flable disturbance. Thousands have ty, but it would be most difficult for was one rabbit, ne

PARIS, Nov. 15 (Router) ended stomach trouble with BISMAG Admiralty Danial WELLINGTON, Nov. 15. (Reuter). the Japancad to penetrate further

LONDON, Nov. 15 (Reuter) The communique issued to-day states that Biurated Magnesia)--you can do Certain promises were made to Inland from Pakħidl as all roads in

and the samel Ask for BISMAG", pow--| "Britain and these are going to be the vicinity of Pakhoi have been Admiralty deny Berlin reports that there were patrol encounters

carried out, sald Mr. M. Savage, the systematically and extensively des- two Gying-boats were destroyed in local artillery activity on the Western der or tablets to-day and always see

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