China Rejects Terms. Chiang Kai-shek Backs Counteroffensive
Reports from Hankow and Shanghai describe Chiang Kai-shek's rejection of recent Japanese peace terms and a Chinese counterattack aimed at recapturing Hangchow. Heavy fighting with artillery on multiple fronts continues near Pukow and Taian. Japanese air raids hit Canton damaging the Kowloon Canton railway and landings near Macao are repulsed.
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Shanghai
Ie Ie
Chiang Kaiahek
Hangchow
Chang
Fah Wei
North Pukow
Hankow
Weishien
Taian
Hankowshi
Hue
Canton
Kowloon-Canton
Chi
Tongkawah
Macao
Chiang Kai-shek Iu
H. H. King
War Time Boom Exalts Nation in Tokyo Amid Costs
A Tokyo dispatch to The Times reports a wartime boom boosting morale as Japan questions the cost of war. It notes heavy debt built before Manchurian campaigns, partial August spending, and gains in exports while domestic hardship grows with casualties and rising prices.
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Bhanghal
Han
Tia Foundationa
Oana
Marty
Japan
de Prowion
Shanghai Police Use Emergency Powers After Grenade Attack
Sunday in Shanghai reports say hand grenades were thrown from a Chinese building near a sightseeing area injuring four pedestrians. Police called emergency powers, offered a reward of 225 pounds for information on terrorists, as authorities search for the perpetrator.
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Shanghat
Toldiere
Bocohow Creek
Haute
Nourearch
Oureres
Lisble
Reopa
Food Economy Measure in Germany Reported by Berlin Desk
Frankfurter Zeitung reports a new economy rule in Germany affecting meals served in restaurants. Food untouched and returned, or not eaten with hands, will be reused, signaling a shift toward reducing waste. The notice notes enforcement through Berlin authorities and implications for eateries nationwide.
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Berlin
Sini
Frankfurter Zeitung
Teruel Fierce Fighting in Blizzard Reported
In a blizzard and subzero cold insurgents push their advance around Teruel. A San Sebastian communique claims 38 guns and 150 tanks captured on December 31, while insurgents say they seized 40 more guns and 80 tanks. The loyalists say 60,000 relief troops are nearby with German weapons, and 3,000 troops including Russian commissars are involved.
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London
San Sebastian
W Bliscard
Teruel
Antinazis Congress in Berlin We Will Wake up Germany
Report from Berlin notes a two day gathering of opponents of Nazism with thirtyseven delegates discussing freedom. The meeting acknowledged future hurdles but said the dictatorship faced unified opposition. Tens of thousands of pamphlets criticizing Nazi leaders’ so called achievements circulated in the tyrannized land.
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Berlin
Germany
Post
Thirtyteveri
Unemployment Near Eight Million in U S
A Census Department partial report to Mr Rover indicates unemployment nationwide around mid November ranged between 7.8 million and 10 million persons.
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Washington
Rover Vatt
Unites States
Belgian widow faces twelve murder charges in Liege case
A 67 year old widowed Belgian woman Marie Alexandrine Pieljean is charged with twelve murders by poisoning over two years and three attempted poisonings. Prosecutors allege she befriended elderly wealthy women, gained their favor and bequeathed sums before they died.
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London
Marie Alexandrine Pieljean
Liege
Teo
Swau
Marie
Madagascar Polish Migration Sparks Controversy
Warsaw reports a tentative understanding between France and Poland on Madagascars Polish migration including preparations and sanitation aims to resettle 10,000 immigrants yearly. Jewish leaders question suitability of the island and warn funding may exceed Polish Jewish capacity.
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London
Warsaw
Telegraph
Madagascar
Jewish Commission
Polissh
Age Tribunal for Paris Strikers
Paris City Council and Seine Council form joint commission to consider pay increases for strikers. The panel will assess demands and potential settlement terms for Paris workers.
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AGE Tribunal For
Paris
Seine
Comminsionere
Alrikers
Romania King Carol Breaks with Madame Lupescu
Vienne dispatch says King Carol ends relation with Madame Lupescu and she will not return to Bucharest. Premier Goga promises prudent yet prompt action to root out corruption as Parliament may be dissolved. World Jewish Congress protests anti semitic measures in Romania and warns treaty breaches. Frontier guards tighten to curb Jewish asylum flows from Romania.
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London
Vienne
Daily Mail
Carol
Madame Lupescu
Rumania
Bucharest
Goga
Geneve
World Jewish Congress
Geneva
United States
League
Ruiania
Daily Telegraph
Warsaw
Cinema Disaster In Tokyo Leaves 80 Dead
Eighty people were killed and many injured when a cinema roof collapsed under heavy snow. An audience of about 700 was inside, with some pinned beneath wreckage and emergency crews rushing to the scene.
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Tokyo
Nahas Pasha vows continued struggle after change in Egypt
Cairo reports Nahas Pasha, once premier and Wafd leader, declares he will keep fighting for national will under God and cites restored health. La Stampa notes King Farouk restoring Muslim prestige amid attacks by Jews as Egyptian leaders push for a policy of independence from Britain.
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Cairo
Egypt
Nahas Paabs
Persul
Ee Pasha
la Stampa
Sys
Farouk Haa
Bre Taperisham
Wafd
Britain
Nahas Pasha
London
Opposition criticizes Irish Free State trade balance
The Opposition leader Mr William Congrave denounces the new Constitution and warns that the adverse trade balance has reached £21,000,000. He says the Government must address dangers to the country's existence and abandon policies he deems economically defective for agriculture and industry.
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London
Inne Dail
William Congrave
Viscount Nuffield Sees Steady Motor Industry Progress
A garbled reading notes Viscount Nuffield expressing confidence in Britain's motor industry. He cites Britons pulling together, forecasts an unparalleled year in 1988, and claims Australia as a reference point for Western advance. He emphasizes continued steady progress and world leadership in automotive efforts.
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Ondon
Viscount NuMeld
Australia
Jewish Marriages Void in Warsaw After Investigation
In Warsaw on Sunday a local authority declared over four thousand Jewish marriages void retroactively, noting prior religious ceremonies were invalid. The marriages require reformation and legal recognition of children born within wedlock, with February dates cited for reissuing records and supplications for birth legitimacy.
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Warsaw
Pollal Authoritine
Russian Antarctic Expedition Plans Unveiled in Pravda
Pravda reports a 1938 plan for a Soviet Antarctic expedition led by chief pilot Michael Vedopinnov aboard the ice breaker Stalin. The base would be at Leopold Land with five two engine planes and three years of provisions to follow Byrd routes, establishing a weather station and 70 survey flights to map the south polar regions.
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Moscow
Michael Vedopinnov
Schmidt Palar
Pravda
Stalin
Ihis
Byrd
Leopold Land
South Pole
North Pole
Sydney
Capetown
South Polar
French Budget Passes by Narrow Margin in Paris
The French Chamber of Deputies approves the budget by 527 to 0 after Senate amendments. Expenditures total 64,780,000,776 francs with revenue listed as 94770,376,282 francs. The vote marks a key parliament decision amid fiscal adjustments.
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Paris
Deputies
Senate
France
NSW Loan Council Clash May Trigger Constitutional Crisis
A dispute between the Commonwealth and New South Wales over the borrowing of semi government bodies risks a constitutional clash. Premier Stevens plans to detach tramways and other bodies from the budget, potentially breaching the Financial Agreement and inviting a High Court appeal. The Loan Council would review whether such borrowings must still be approved by the state, amid fears for Commonwealth credit as laws totalling pounds 70,000,000 are debated.
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Commonwealth
New South Wales
High Court
Mr. Stevens
Tramways Department
Metropolitan Road, Transport Board
Stevens
Borby
Attack at theatre injures Marcus Show Girl Misa Foley
Audrey Foley a 30 year old artist with the Marcus Show was found unconscious atop Bourke Street after an alleged assault at the theatre. She suffered internal injuries and extensive bruises before wandering outside and collapsing again. Police inquiry continues.
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Melbourne
Misa
Audrey Foley
Marcus
Bourke Street
Misa Foley
Abs
Bourke Trust
Altitude Tests End Amid Mixed Conclusions
After six days the altitude experiment led by Professor Picard, an atmospheric expert, concluded. Two men proposed actions to pressure a week at 13,000 feet, but only one remained. Dr. E and Lieut. Stijns reemerged from the call looking fatigued and worn.
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Picard
Dr. Abrahams
Lieut. Stijns
Girl Killed in Cycle Spill in Sydney Suburbs
Dorothy Stache aged 17 of Surry Hills died after the motorcycle she rode slid on loose gravel. Driver Thomas Raymond Cuyer aged 20 of Paddington sustained severe injuries and was admitted to a hospital in critical condition. Police investigated the crash, with details emerging from Sydney care facilities.
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Sydney
Unday
Dorothy Stache
Surry Hille
Thomas Raymond Cuyer
Paddington
Saratta Hospital
Mass Poisoning At Picnic Ends With Hospitalization
About 100 residents gathered at Reators Creek near Bratdwood for a Sunday picnic when several people complained of abdominal pain around 4 p.m. Poisons suspected from tainted sandwiches led to initial hospital admissions at Braidwood with four doctors summoned from Goulburn. By nightfall all patients were recovering and expected to be discharged soon.
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Bratdwood
Reators Creek
Stout
Sraid
Sparta
Pania
Braidwood Hospital
Io Braidwold
Goulburn
Tia
Warships Extend Australian Voyage For Anniversary Tour
The itinerary of the four American cruiser force bound for Australia for the 60th anniversary celebrations has been extended to include a stop in Melbourne and is likely to visit additional eastern capitals. A title change was made to reflect the adjusted voyage.
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Australia
Melbourne
Cycling Record Records Set by Women Rider in Olympia
A historic cycling record is reported with details of a female rider achieving a stabilised new distance of 62 8384 miles, surpassing Walter Greaves who logged 45 408 miles in 1036. The report notes a race or challenge involving rivals named Dagilehmsn and Monzior, with ongoing competition and cautious celebrations.
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Dagilehmsn
Walter Greaves
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