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CHUNGKING, Mar. 20 (Central) -Much importance is attached to the special
commission being
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STLESS
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Japanese Driven Back In Shansi
SIAN. MAR. 20 (CENTRAL)—IN
RELENTLESS COUNTER- OFFENSIVE ON TSINGLO, IN NORTH SHANSI, WHICH FELL TO THE JAPANESE SOME TIME AGO, A CHINESE COLUMN HAS RECAPTURED" AN IMPORTANT POINT ABOUT 13 MILES SOUTH OF THE TOWN, AND IS RAPID- LY ADVANCING NORTHWARD.
Another Chinese detachment, in the meantime. has defeated" the Japanese along the Tsinglo-Koluan highway to the north-west of Tsinglo. During their retreat, the Japanese resorted to the use of gas to impede the Chinese pursuit.
though a large number of their comrades were killed, the Chinese continued their pursuit, forcing the Japanese to retreat within the town of Tsinglo.
After their reverses 'In their re- cent northward drive, the Japanese at Yuhsien, south of Wutal, are now pushing southward. They are being engaged by Chinese units at Slyen.
In south Shansi, a Chinese unit a few days ago staged, a night raid on the Japanese at Changli station about 10 miles south of Linfen on the Tatung-Fuchow Railway, and tore up a long section of rails.
HOPEI TOWNS RECAPTURED
LUNDON; Mar. 20 (Reuter)- Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Bri- tain's "Prime Minister, had a formed by the National Govern- busy day yesterday. ment to supervise all political Lord Halifax, the Foreign Secre affairs in the so-called "occupied tary, Sir Kingsley Wood, Secretary of State for Alr. and Mr. Oliver The creation of the new organ Stanley, President of the Board of marks the beginning of increasing Trade, called on him in the morn.
HOKU, SHANSI, Mar. 20 (Cen- dimculties for the Japanese, being, while Lord Chatfield, Minister trail-Two strategic towns in west cause it is to co-operate closely for Co-ordination of Defence, and Hopel. Palpao and Tanghu, north with the "Guerilla Section of the Sir Thomas Inskip. Secretary of of Mancheng, have been recaptured National Military Council which State for the Dominions, called on by Chinese forces, according to directs the operations of guerilla the Premier in the afternoo
milltary despatches reaching here. La Halifax and Mr. Oliver units behind the Japanese lines.
Stanley paid a second visit to the Premier in the afternoon,
It is estimated that one million. regular troops are fighting the Japanese with mobile tactics. At the same time in the political field, the men are frustrating Japanese attempts to set up puppet regimes and cutting off their food sup- plies.
"
They seek to create such dis- turbances now and then as to
AUDIENCE OF THE KING At 5.60 p.m., Mr. Chamberlain left Downing Street and drove to Buckingham Palace, where he had an audience of the King at 6 pm to report on the latest develop ments in the European situation to His Majesty.
Two to three hundred people in make it practically impossible for Downing Street cheered the Pre the Japanese to exploit China's mier as he drove away. underground wealth or agricultural
Mr. Chamberlain remained just possibilities, adjoining cities or
over an hour with the King and communication lines which they then drove back to Downing Street. have captured.
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KINHWA, Mar. 20 (Central)~~~ Gen. Chow En-lai, Deputy of Chief of the Political Department of the Milltary Affairs Commission, left here yesterday moming for an un- disclosed destination to meet Gen. Huang Bhao-hslung, Chairman of the Cheklang Provincial Govern- ment...
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KINHWA. Mar. 20. (Central)— Taking advantage of the depletion of the Japanese forces, Chinese- guerilla units launched an envelop- ing attack on Pinghu, north-west of Chapoo, in northern Cheklang, on Mar. 17.
Manila, Macasser, and Sourabaya. Important points in the vicinity Bwatow. PARIS, Mar. 20 (Reuter)-The of the town are reported to have
Japan French Ambassador to Germany been captured by the Chinese. Parcels only for Germany has arrived here and is seeing the Communication between Pinghu Foreign Minister, M. Bonnet, this and Shanghai has been cut. morning.
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cert of the Hongkong Chamber "Amoy refusal to Russia's
recognize | Music Club held at the Fing Ping Germany's annexation of Czecho- Shan Library last evening. BERLIN, Mar. 20 (T/Ocean)-A slovakia is noted with satisfaction. M. Sitaon Ma, Mr. Bhon Ma new world speed record established on Sunday by a new German bombing plane commis- aloned with the German air force
A 12-year-old boy was sent to artists who contributed to the covering a distance of 1,000 kiló- metres from Dessan to "Zugspitze" the Queen Mary Hospital suffer-success of the evening,
an injured right leg. An enjoyable programine was ér- ing from mountain and back, with 2,000 kilogrammes ballast, making an According to a report made by Hoanged by Mr. Biton Ma and Mr. average speed of 517 kilometres Wing, bus driver, the boy was rid-O'Nell Shaw,
The sixth concert will be held per hour which is 43 kilometres ing a bicycle and collided into the more than the previous world rebus while crossing Lockhart Road jat Government House, by Invita about 6.40 p.m. yesterday. The tion of His Excellency, the Gover- cord held by a foreign machine.
police found that the bicycle had nor on Tuesday, Apul 18, at 9.30
p.in. no front brake.
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legal validity for the German section fn Czechoslovakia, M. Litvinoff, the Soviet Commissarı bu for Foreign Affairs, declares that. the Czechoslovak Republie had been one of the few European states where internal tranquillity and a peaceable foreign policy. were really secured.
The note declines to believe that nny people, who for hundreds of years fought for independence," would "voluntarily agree to ite destruction after obtaining it
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