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HOSTILITIES THREAT TO S. CHINA
London, To-day. sudden departure of H. M. S. Delight from Hong Kong for Foochow, while connected with the blockade situation, is be lieved to presage the imminent ortbreak of hostilities along the south coast.
There has already been some marest in Foochow
In Amoy, the Japanese author- ities have ordered their nationals to leave the town. The Japanese Censular staff there has already been recalled. Trans-Ocean.
POSTPONEMENT OF BRITISH TALKS IN ROME
London, To-day.
The Anglo-Italian negotiations, originally planned to begin
in
September after the return to
THE CHINA
JAPANESE TRANSPORT
HIT BY BOMB
CHANG HUA CREEK NO ROOM NOW FOR
ROUT
Shanghai C.-In C.'s Statement
Shanghai, To-day.
In a statement to the Central
DIPLOMACY
Japanese Comment On
Soviet Pact
Tokyo, To-day.
The former Prime Minister, Mr. News Agency last night, General Arita, left Moji this morning and Chang Chih-chung, Commander-in-is proceeding to the Manchu-Soviet chief of the Central Forces in Shang-frontier on an inspection tour, and hai, declared that the Japanese land-will then proceed to North China ing party around Chang Hua Creek i
In an interview before his de in the Woosung area, has been en- tirely routed. He added that other parture he stated, “There is no room now for diplomatic negotiations- landing parties in the vicinity of
We must fight to the last Lotienchen. have been surrounded by Chinese troops-Central News
TRANSPORT HIT OFF WOOSUNG
Seriously Damaged By Bombs
Nanking, To-day,
A Japanese transport in the vicin- off Woosung
Rome of the British Ambassador, ity of Ssuchiaoshan
Lord Perth, will probably have was seriously damaged and disabled by bombs dropped from Chinese to be postponed.
"
Commenting on the Sino-Soviet Pact, a Foreign Office spokesman to day said that the agreement means the poisoning of the whole of the Fast, jeopardising and endangering the peace of the world-Our Own Correspondent.
JAPANESE CLAIM
Peiping Suiyuan Fighting
Tientsin, To-day-
It is claimed that the railway be-
Lord Perth, formerly Sir Eric planes yesterday, according to mili- Drummond, who has just succeeded tary information received here to-tween Changkakou and Peiping has
day.
now been entirely occupied by Ja- to the title, will probably be de- tained in England by important! It is also reported that the Japan-panese troops and that the Chinese family affairs and is not expected lese landing parties north-west of are attacking from Shansi. - to return to the Italian capital Lotienchen have suffered
The Japanese consider occupation until the end of September."
casualties following an air raid by of the line as vital because it severs As his collaboration is felt to be the same squadron of Chinese bom-jan important link of Soviet Russia with China-Our Own Correspon~ indispensable, it is believed that bers yesterday-Central News.
dent. the Anglo-Italian discussions will
heavy
not begin till the end of September. JAPANESE RETREAT
Trans-Ocean.
IN NORTH
Rebel Drive Attack Repulsed With In Asturias
Heavy Loss
Pacting, To-day.
A large force of Japanese troops
WARSHIPS BOMBED
AGAIN
Night Raids By Chinese Airmen
Shanghai, To-day.
Salamanca, To-day. which attempted to penetrate the Repeated night raids by Chinese The latest war communique Chinese lines at Pantitien, west of planes off Woosung, Hongkew and "issued by Nationalist headquar- the Peiping-Hankow Railway yes-Yangtsepoo are considerably har- ters here speaks of the steady terday, was thrown back with heavy rassing Japanese land, sea and air advance of the Nationalist forces losses, according to military intel-forces in and around Shanghai.
ligence received here to-day.
Shortly before 1 am this morn- west of Santander.
The Japanese are now gathering ing, Chinese bombers flying at a Several important towns were captured yesterday afternoon, in- the remnants of their forces at high altitude bombed the Japanese cluding positions in the Escudo Paikoukow, Central News. Mountains.
The Nationalists are encounter- ing no serious resistance in their advance, objective of which is Asturias, the border of which they
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SWATOW FOOD COMMITTEE
reached yesterday afternoon. To Organise Against
Altogether, more than 70,000 Basque prisoners have been taken and interned in camps since the fall of Santander a few days ago.
Profiteering
Swatow, To-day.
A committee for the supervision
Fighting on a large scale has of the import and distribution of developed on the Aragon front, foodstuffs in the city has been or- where the Republicans, with 30,000 ganised here, and will operate in men as well as tanks and planes, Swatow and its vicinity. took the offensive Trans-Ocean.
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warships along the coast. Return- ing north, they attacked the Japan- ese lines in the Hongkew and Yangtsepoo sectors.
Despite the heavy firing from the Japanese anti-aircraft guns the Chinese planes escaped unscathed.
Central News.
LAST EVACUATING TO-DAY'
Tsingtao, To-day.
A total of 1,330 Japanese, in- cluding 50 women and 30 children, have left here on Japanese vessels for Moji
The committee will also attempt Evacuation of the remaining few to prevent profiteering
Japanese men here will be complet- A telegram has been sent by the ed to-day when the business of these mmittee to rice merchantsin individuals is concluded. Central South China to ship rice to Swatow News.
to meet the demands in
the city and its surrounding area:
Central News
10 BOMBS DROPPED
Japanese Planes At Tatung
the most
portant railway junction and coal centre in Shansi on the Perping- Suiyuan Bailway, to one o severe bombings to date. According to eports
more than 70 bombs were rained on the town and Tsaikoupa another village.
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