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JAPANESE
TROOPS
TRYING TO LAND ABOVE KIUKIANG
All Ventures Repulsed By The Chinese
Badly Harassed In
Night Raids
Hankow, To-day.
Fighting is still in progress on the north and south banks of the Yangtse, with the Japanese con- tinuing in their attempts to land troops above Kiukiang for a drive on Juichang, according to a Chinese military communique.
Six Japanese warships off Kingkuo steamed up- river in the morning and heavily shelled the Chinese positions guarding the south bank of the river in the vicinity of Chihu. Attempts
to land troops were, however, repulsed by the Chinese.
The Japanese at Huangmei, on
the north bank, it is asserted, FRANCO NOTE NOT
launched a counter-attack on Chinese positions, but were re- pulsed.
After repairing the bridges and highway between Chienshan and Taihu, the Japanese at Chienshan, it is stated, sent several truckloads of re
YET IN LONDON
London, To-day.
FOUR HORSES STUNG TO DEATH
Berlin, To-day. Four horses drawing a thresh- ing machine were stung to death by infuriated bees near the. West- phalian town of Borken. Two peasants who tried to help the plunging horses were also badly stung.
The bees were swarming and it is supposed that one of the horses tormented by the flies snapped at a passing bee and thereby aroused the wrath of the whole swarm. Trans-Ocean.
FOREIGNERS WATCH WIPING OUT OF WHOLE JAP GARRISON
Nanchang, To-day.
The inability of the Japanese to make any headway on the south Yangtse front was further confirm- ed by foreign refugees arriving in Nanchang yesterday from Kuling.
One foreigner said to Reuter's representative: "The Japanese are at present assaulting the Kit-
SHANGHAI ARREST ling mountains several times a
Hankow,. To-day.
day, but are being driven back with heavy losses.
A Japanese and four Chinese
"From a vantage point on top policemen of the bogus govern- of a mountain, we foreigners ment, in mufti, were arrested witnessed a remarkable engage- while searching the Hua Hsin ment a week ago to-day when Printing Press in Haining Road the Japanese garrison in a small in the International Settlement village some miles away was yesterday morning, according to a surrounded by the Chinese and
entirely wiped out. Shanghai message.
The Japanese was later handed "It was impossible to ascer- over to the Japanese gendarme tain the exact numbers killed, the headquarters and the four Chin- but there must have been at
ese to the First Special District least several hundreds." Court. Central News.
ter.
"As already reported, the reply of General Franco's. Administration to the proposals of the Non-Inter- inforcements in the direction of Taihu.
vention Committee for withdrawal from Spain of non-Spanish com- Chinese artillery in the hills, batants, whish has already however, subjected the Japanese accepted in
been trucks to a heavy bombardment, Spanish Government,
principle by
has been inflicting heavy damage:
handed to the British Agent at Burgos.
NIGHT RAIDS
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The note has not yet, however, At the same time it is report-heen received in London and the ed that small units of Chinese substance of its contents has not troops constantly harassed the so far been disclosed. — British Japanese forces with night raids. Wireless.
Japanese forces in the south- west of Shansi, which are at- tempting to reach the Yellow River crossing at Yungchi, are at present. said to be engaged by Chinese between Lingcheng and Yungchi, where fighting is still in progress. Reuter.
CLOSING IN AT HWANGMEI
Shanghai, To-day. Positions of both Chinese and, Japanese forces along the north bank of the Yangtse are unchang- ed with the exception of the Hwangmei area, where the Chin- ese are reported to be closing in on the city, according to mes- sages received here early this morning.
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The Japanese are making no progress at Tashuhsia north of Chihu Lake, where they have been halted by the Chinese. Fighting is continuing fiercely in that region, but all attempts by the Japanese to dislodge the Chinese from their positions have failed.
Chinese artillery batteries have begun shelling the Japanese gun- boats on the Yangtze since yes- terday morning, while · Chinese planes are carrying out raids on Our Own Corres- the vessels. pondent.
OBITUARY
New York, To-day.
The death has occurred of Adolph
•Lewisohn, the milliongire invest- ment, broker and philanthropiat- Reuter,
COAST SHELLED
Chungshan, To-day.
TSINPU LINE OUT
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NEGRIN LEAVES BARCELONA
Reu-
OF ACTION
Paris, To-day.
Hankow, To-day.
It is reported from Owing to heavy damage to the that the Prime Minister, Senor
Barcelona track and bridges caused by Chin- | Negrin, has left
for
attend
the
Barcelona
A. Japanese warship and two fese guerillas, the train service be-Zurich where he will pinnaces shelled and machine-tween Tientsin and Tsangchow on International Physiological Con- gunned
has gress. Heungchow in the the Tientsin-Pukow Railway
'a Cheungshan district yesterday. been suspended, according to During his absence senor Alvarez
from No damage was caused. Cen-message
Tientsin-Central del Vayo, the Foreign Minister will tral-News.
News.
represent him-Trans-Ocean.
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