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ROME PROTOCOL POWERS
COMMUNIQUE
Budapest, To-day.
THE CHINA MAIL, JANU
Tsilin Falls To New Japanese Attack: Fresh Troops Arrive
Hankow, To-day:
After having gained a foothold on the outskirts of the town on Monday the Japanese launched a new attack from Kunchow yesterday, advancing on Tsilin from three sides.
Before launching the new On the other hand, on the Tien- railway ⚫ line, the offensive Japanese forces in the csin-Pukow northern sector of the Tientsin-Chinese were "able not only to hold Pukow front had been greatly their positions but actually gain in the direction | of strengthened by fresh reinforce some ground ments.
Chowhsien.
CHINESE REACH CHOWHSIEN
According to latest reports here, which however lack official con- firmation, Chinese troops already reached Chowhsien and are
According to reports by Chinese officers, Japanese troops engaged in the new offensive include units from Manchukuo and military au- thorities regard the presence of troops from Manchukuo as that the Japanese army in China is suffering from an shortage of men.
now
proof advancing on Kungchow. On other sectors of the front operations have North
acute come to a temporary standstill. The task of the troops now being assem- bled in this sector is to establish JAPANESE MOWED DOWN
contact with the army of Han Fu- According to the Chinese the chu, which has taken up positions first waves of the advancing Ja-west of the Imperial Canal along- panese infantry were mowed down side of the lakes situated in this re- machine-guns. After heroically re- this line it will be impossible for of Japanese the Japanese to advance along the sisting the onslaught troops for several hours the Lunghai- railway. Marshal Chiang Chinese were finally compelled to Kai-shek is said to have given the retire to new positions ten kilome-order that this line must be held at
all costs. Trans-Ocean. tres to the west of Tsilin.
After three days of negotiations, the Confer-by the concentrated fire of Chinese gion. If they succeed in holding ence of the Rome Protocol Powers (Italy, Austria and Hungary) came to an end last night.
The Protocol proceedings were signed by the delegates late last night. Count Ciano (Italian Foreign Minister) signed for Italy, Dr. Kurt von Schuschnigg (Austrian Chancellor) for Austria, and M. Daranyi (Hungarian Premier) for Hungary.
A communique, midnight, stated:
the
issued åt The three Powers recognise
their governments recognise the firm their decision to fight Commun~| "great significance" of the Berlin-complete equality of Hungary as ist propaganda in their respective
regards the question of military re- countries with all their power, armament.Trans-Ocean,
The Rome Protocol powers re-Rome axis. cognise the government of General Franco as the Government of Spain,
ence.
أسلمة
MINORITY QUESTIONS
LEAGUE'S FUTURE Austria and Hungary, noting the They express, though with great The three Powers make certain reserve, the hope that rapprochement
GUARANTEE OF PEACE grave and just reasons for Italy's reservations in regard to the League may be reached between Hungary
Budapest, To-day. withdrawal from the League, and of Nations, although withdrawal of and Rumania, not only with regard
The communique issued after the having considered the profound Austria and Hungary from Geneva to minority questions but to all other Italo-Austro-Hungarian talks says consequences the decision has had composition, aims and was not considered at the confer- matters concerning the two states, that the representatives of Austria upon the
Austria and Hungary repeat their and Hungary expressed sympathy possibilities of the League, declare The statesmen of the three Powers unqualified rejection of Communism with Italo-German collaboration that the League cannot and should
assume the character of reached complete agreement in all and "greet the Anti-Comintern Pact which is a new and important guar- not questions discussed, and designate as with sympathy." They are resolved antee of peace and reconstruction. idealogical grouping,
reaffirm Austria and Hungary
In this eventuality, Austria and the aim of the three Powers pro- to combat with all their forces Com- motion of peace in Europe and munist propaganda in their coun- their opposition to Communism, Hungary reserve the right to sub- greet the Italo-German Anti-Comîn-'ject their relations with the League economic rapprochement of all Cen-tries. tral European states.
Austria and Italy reaffirm that tern Pact with sympathy, and con- to further examination.-Reuter.
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