The Archive · 1940

Quake Victims Of Contraband

Fighting

Russia Will Contribute Over Twenty Thousand Tons (Continued. from page 7) $10,000 for Relief Taken in Week by British The Japanese troops were advancseectat, 10 mie "NCD." ing along a line linking Yungyun, Moscow, Jan, 4.

Sunfeng, Lungmoon, Fatkong and The Soviet Union has donated London, Jan, 4. Yangtak. $10,000 for the relief of victims of the During the week ended December Main forces of Gen. Vu Han-mou's Turkish earthquake, it was announced 30 the British Contraband Control Twelfth Group Army were claimed here last night.—United Press. authorities seized 20,800 tons of conto have suffered smashing defeats in traband goods destined for Germany. Britain Offers Ship furious attacks by Japanese columns The Contraband Control seized 537,-

SPECIAL TO THE "NCDN."

at various places.

000 tons of contraband during the London, Jan. 4. first 17 weeks of the war.

Among them the 157th Division The Government has offered to put In the same period French authori-was said to have been almost wiped a hospital ship at the disposal of ties detained 429,000 tons. out. Divisional Commander Huang! the Turkish Government, to help in On January 2 there were 47 neu. Tao, accompanied by a small number ihe relief work necessary after the tral ships in three British Contrabai of survivors, barely escaped through recent earthquakes and floods.

Control bases, of which 29 had hi a gap in the Japanese encircling lines Turkey has replied expressing gra-there five days or less.—Reuter, toward Shaokwan, according to the titude and stating it will accept the reports.—Domel, offer should the need arise.—Reuter, French Forces Aid Yungyun Mopped Up Armaments Inventor i Paris, Jan. 4.

Canton, Jan. 4.

French armed forces in Syria have U.S.S.R. Rewarded Three Japanese detachments com-donated 300 tents and 5000 blankets pleted mopping-up operations in the Moscow, Jan. 4. to victims of the recent Turkish "Four outstanding services in in-areas around Yungyun in north-earthquake, the High Command an-venting and designing new highly eastern Kwangtung, according to innounced last night. important models of Red Army arma-formation received here today.

The Syrian civil Administration has ment" Vassili Degtyarev has been "he walled town was an important donated 200000 francs and material awarded the title of Hero of the Chinese base before Japanese forces, for tents and blankets, the announce-

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