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RADICAL SOCIALISTS HOLD MAJORITY
Paris, To-day.
SHIHCHIACHUANG
THE CHINA MATE, OCTOBER
BATTLE MYSTERY STOP PRESS
(Continued from Page 1) Shansi, also aimed at the cap- ture of the Shansi capital.
In the meantime, Central Govern- the ment troops are pouring up
Railway ⚫ from The French cantonal elections Peiping-Hankow have resulted in gains for the Hankow, and a determined effort, is Socialists and the parties of the being made to hold the Japanese at- moderate Right Wing, especially tack against Shihchiachuang, while the Democratic Republicans of if that fails a further stand will be M. Marin, while the Radical So-made at Shunteh. cialists will continue to be the de-i cisive factor in French politics. Both Japanese and Chinese reports The Socialists have retained 80 refer to the preparation of strong seats, winning 19 and losing 9. defence lines along a wide front în
They will contest the final Ballot the Shunteh area.
in 77 constituencies.
The Marin group has retained 164 seats, gaining 42 and losing 18, and..will contest 47 stitutencies in the final ballot.
LEFTIST LOSSES
SHUNTEH DEFENCE
Nanking has announced-reorgani- (sation of the military forces. Mar- shal-Yen Hsi-shan is appointed com- con-mander-in-chief of all forces north of the Yangtsze, with Feng Yu- hsiang as his second-in-command and Chief of Staff, and Marshal Li Chai- sum as field commander.
The Left Wing Republicans have retained 163 seats, with 19 gains and 27 losses, and will contest 47 constitatencies in the final ballot.
The Radical Socialists have re- tained 314 seats, having won 33 and lost 56, and have earned the right to contest 195 seats in the final ballot.
It is certain that the votes of the Fascists and the People's Party will play a prominent part in the final ballot-Trans-Ocean.
HO YING-CHING
Ho Ying-ching takes over supreme of command of the forces south the Yangisze, and Shanghai, with Marshal Li Chung-yen as his second- in-command and Chief of Staff.
The Generalissimo is himself com- mander-in-chief of the Yangtsze Valley defence forces, with. Pei Chung-hsi and Chang Hsueh-liang as his principal aides-Our Own Correspondent.
Interesting London German Sudeten Party in Czecho-
Visitor
Slovakia.
Herr Henlein, who left Prague Prague, To-day. for the British capital vesterday. A visitor to London to-day is will lecture at the invitation of an Herr Konrad Henlein, leader of the English society. Trans-Ocean.
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