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Critical Situation At Tlenchiachen Admitted
Hankow, To-day.
The situation at Tienchiachen is stated to be ob- scure owing to lack of official reports, accord- ing to military messages from the front last night.
It is, however, confirmed that the Chinese have va- cated Tienchiachen, being forced to do so ow- ing to the severe Japanese aerial and artillery bombardments which have practically razed the town to the ground,
GERMANS TOLD TO APPLAUD FUEHRER
Berlin, To-day. First meeting of the Interna- tional Commission on Czecho-Sla- vakia yesterday. concerned itself, according to German circles, with proposals for frictionless-occupa- tion of zones one and two laid down in the agreement.
The Propaganda Minister, De Joseph Goebbels, has issued a pro- clamation telling the population to publicly demonstrate gratitude to the Fuchrer! Reuter.
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Hundreds fell on the battlefield while fighting rearguard actions to allow their comrades to retire safely to defence positions west of the town. The Chinese troops in this sector are outnumbered by the continuous influx of Japanese re- inforcements, but are holding out against the odds.
The Japanese artillery batteries have moved up and are at present shelling the Chinese positions, ac- cording to the last message from the front last night. A vernaculur message. states that the Chinese counter-attacked after sunget. yes- · terday and reentered the town," but this cannot be confirmed here.
́Meanwhile,' messages from Nan- chang report further Chinese suc- cesses between Juichang and Wun- ing. The Chinese have smashed through the Japanese lines along the Highway between the two towns, and the Japanese are ⚫re- ported to be 'retreating eastwards. The situation at Tehan remains mili- unchanged, but according to
tary messages, Japanese military |movements during the past few days indicate that, a general offensive is being prepared.-Our Own Corres- pondent..
ROAD TO SPAIN?
London, Sept. 3. "Great Britain and the East” publishes this week a reproduction of the Emergency medal which the Council has issued to members of the Defence units in recognition of their three months' mobilization,
The Munich agreement came too. during the fighting round Shanghai. late for general comment by the
Yesterday a friend, who is one French press.
Paris, To-day..
of those to receive it, rang me up to Many French commentators be- say that he can't get permission to lieve that the four-power: talks may wear it in England. The official an- lead also to settlement of the ques- swer to an application to the F.Otion of non-intervention in Spain. is that "as this distinction is not-Reuter.
one conferred by the Head or Gov- ernment of a foreign State, Lord
Halifax is not at liberty to submit confer an honour upon him, but your name to The King for the per-could not-do so until he had been mission which you seek."
decorated by his own Government.
This question of the emergency Older readers will well recollect medal is of course a piece of pure the difficulty made by the Govern- red tape, typical of the depart- ment over bestowing a knighthood mental mollusc, "which exerts enor- on the late Sir Edward Pearce for mous force in order to do nothing." his long service as chairman of the One would bet fairly long odds that Council particularly during the Lord Halifax never heard of the War. The same sort of trumpery medal.
excuse was made as in the letter One's advice to the Defence units I have quoted. If I recollect, the would be to wear the medal where- scale was turned in Sir Edward ever they please and take the con-- Pearce's favour by the fact that the sequences. There won't be any. Japanese Government wished to N. C. D. N. Correspondent.
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