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CHUNGKING,, April 18 (Central)-Chinese troops intensified operations along the Yanitze River below Hankow last week-end. » arcording to reports from east Hupeb.
On Sunday night a Chinese column recaptured- Lusheng- kang, south of Halshui, on a tributary of the Yangtze River, and. advanced on Lanki to mop up the Japanese there. Another column passed over the hilly regions at Kwangisi on the same" day and pushed toward Wusuch and Tenchlachen. resistance was put up by the Japanese. ·
A Milo message states severai Chinese units swooped down on Yanglowsze on the Canton- Hankow Railway in north Hunan,
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Saturday night. They broke through the Japanese barbed-wire barricades
and set fire to the
M
No active
FRANCE IS ACCUSED
railway station and Japanese sup- ANTI- ITALY, SAYS depols nearby. Some 300 SIG - GAYDA Japanese casualties were inflicted
ply
and
two Japanese were taken
prisoner.
JAPANESE ROUTED
፡፡
ROME Apr. 16 (Reuter)-Signor Gayda's article last night accuses France of pursuing an anti-Hallan policy since the Treaty of Versail- From Slushul It is learned that les, and adds that France, who is Japanese reinforcements counter-poorer in man-power than Italy. attacking in the Any! sector, about possessed liberty of action in both 20 miles northwest of Nanchang the Atlantic and the Meditar- were routed by the Chinese last ranean. whereas the centre ΟΙ Friday with Reavy casualties,
Italian life is In the Mediter-
..
Or Head H11, southwest of ranean. Nanchang, has been retaken by France's policy and positions in the Chinese.
the Mediterranean protect not In northwest Klangs the Chi- only national but imperial in- nese are pushing toward Julchang terests. Italy recognises these in- after defeating the Japanese sent terests but cannot agree to their against them. They have reach-constituting a system of hegemony ed Hochtapu, west of Julchang which super-imposes itself upon the elementary needs of lite of other nations.
HEAVY JAPANESE LOSSES
A Japanese drive, says a Loyang message, southwest of Pohsler, In northwest Anhwet near the Honap border. has been repulsed with serious losses. The Japanese re- treated toward Pohsien.
A Japanese offensive east of Kalleng, on the Lunghal Railway In east Honan, was alın 'crushed last Saturday...
FORAGE FARTY WIPED OUT PINYANG, April 18 (Central).......
Germans Have Successes
MILITARY CIRCLES ·
NOT PERTURBED
STOCKHOLM, Apr 16 (Reuter,
A Japanese rorage party of about-Latest reports indicate that the 100 men was wiped out at Nameng Germans are having a considerable
on the Kwangtung-Kwangsi bör-measure of local successes In der a few days age by armed Norway. Chinese peasants, and
Attention is focussed, in the troops.
front Only one Japanese soldier who was south-eastern
where the Germans are reported to have cut off several thousand Norwegians.
taken prisoner survives
BISMARCK FOR
ROME
The newspaper, Social Demo- krate, estimates that the Germans bave at least 18,000 men in this sector and the fall of the town is considered Imminent despite Nor- węglan resistance.
BERLIN, Apr: 18 Reuter-It is announced that Prince Bismarck, lat present head of the political
SHORTAGE OF SUPPLIES department of the Foreign Office, Military circles.. however, say has been appointed. First Counthut these swift successes. count sellor to the German Embassy in for lite unless there is a constant Second Counsellor at flow of reinforcements.
Rome, and
Held Up
THREAT
NORWEGIANS RESIST ENGLISH TOWNS TO
STUBBORNLY.
BE BOMBED
STOCKHOLM, Apr. 18 (Reuter) AMSTERDAM. Apr. 16 (Renter) -The Norwegian army is fighting-Dellberate. German air bombard. stubbornly to hold up the German ment of British, towns is being arive towards the Swedish Fron-hinted at by Nasi officials in tler, north-west 01 Oslo. The Berlin. Germanis are now believed to be
The excuse for it would be the six miles from Kongsvinger, and bombing of Bergen by the Royal many hundreds of Norwegians Air Force which is alleged. In a nave been killed in this sector. German communique that WAS states the Afton Bladet's Kongs issued yesterday." vinger correspondent.
The Handelsbalad correspondent in Berlin says that the answer has been promised so that reports of the bombing of some English towns are to be expected"
Large concentrations of German troops are also reported in the re- gion of Skarnes, twelve miles west or Kongsvinger and one of the key ports in the Norwegian front
“FRIGHTFULNESS" - This is the latest move in the LOFOTEN ISLANDS
for
the PARIS, Apr. 16 (Reuter)-Ac- campaign in build up cording to Le Temps the Lofoten Allies a reputation for "frightful- Last week there were Tell- Islands (opposite Narvik) are one
ed threats of reprisals, for
ness."
the
of the points where the British Expeditionary Force disembarked, alleged bombings of the railway station of 3chileswigholstein; and today the papers are working up further indignation about the alleged machine-gunning by the British Navy of German swimming helplessly Harbour.
Italy's Naval Exercises
HINT TO ALLIES
IS SUGGESTED
53iors
Narvik
Mrs.
MRS. ALEC - TWEEDIE PASSES AWAY ROME, Apr. 16 (Reuter)-Re- ports are current. that the First
LONDON, Apr 16 (Reuter)- and Second Italian Naval Squad- The death is announced or
that indefatigable rons started their spring exercises Alec-Tweedie. yesterday.
"traveller, explorer, artist, writer, Officia! quarters stated last hostess and worker at many jobs night that no information was and crafts," as The Times sums available about the ships' move-up her amazing industry and en- ments. "Actually both Squadrons | thusiasms. had been en partial manoeuvres since the middle of. March.
.
Mrs. Alec-Tweedle visited Hong- kong in 1926 and again in 1934. she arrived
It is apparent that the extent On the last occasion
of the present manoeuvres is a on the Empress of Britain round- cruise to Durazzo by the First the-world cruise. Squadron and from Spezia to Gasta and round Sicily by the Second:
After her first visit to the Far East. Mrs. Alec-Tweedie establish- ed herself in a flat in She published four books and
two exhibits
WARNING TO ALLIES In diplomatic circies it is felt arranged the movements should be regard-pictures, ed as a measure to assist Ger-
many by warning the Allies that
the Mediteranean cannot be „de- pleted of units to reinforce those In the North Sea.
BAD WEATHER INTERFERES
PARIS. Api, 10 Reuter-Bad weather has held up sit activity on the Western Front but patrols have been active. One French scouting party eut its way through
German barbed wire in the Alsace
sector and penetrated deep into Germany before being engaged by the Germans,
There was a sharp encounter but the French fought their way back to their own lines after in- ficting considerable losses. West or the Voages the Germans at tempted a rald but were repulsed by machine-gun fire,
the Embassy. Herr von "Plessen, Furthermore it is pointed out has been given the rank of Minis- that the Germans need heavy ter.
artillery and other supplies which The official German news agency cantiot all be transported by air. comments: The strengthening, of Evidence that the Germans are our diplomatic representation in already facing a fuel shortage is Rome is a new sign of the active provided by the fact that two co-operation 01 the two Axisplanes made forced landings in powers and
Sweden yesterday owing to lack official Germany demonstrates the
of petrol.....
particular Importance which Fas- cist Italy has in the foreign rela- lons of the Reich."
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ITALIAN EFFORTS
TO BOOST NAZI .. ROME, Apr. 16 (Reuter)-Tou Italian press is adupting an equl- vocal attitude towards the war in the north. Most of the papers are showing considerable ingenuity in trying to present a
favourable to Germany
ravourable to the Allies.
pleture
anu un-
At the same time there is the" reminder that the great German victory is not yet decisive.
SPIRIT OF THE EMPIRE
LONDON, April 10 (Reuter)-- The loneliest island of the British Empire, Tristan da Cunha, has sent a parcel of comforts for the troops. The parcel took six months to get to England. -
It contained 50 articles. mostly socks, pullovers and scarves knit ed by the women of the island.
SWEDES SHOOT DOWN PLANE·
STOCKHOLM, Apr. 19 (Reuter) -The Swedish air zald precaution measures are being extended to cover most of the country.
On Bunday Swedish anti-air- craft batteries, arter firing warn- ing shots, brought down 4 German plane which flev over the west
coust.
Another Nazi plane landed owing Lo petrol shortage and its crew is now interned.
Mayfair,
of her
WANG'S AGENTS
WANTED
CHUNGKING, Apr, 16 (Central) -The National "Government has. erdered the National Military Counell to arrest
all agents Wanz Ching-wei secretly active. in various parts of the country.
of
WANG'S DELEGATE. KILI ED SOMEWHERE IN WEST AN- HWEI, April 16, (Central-Lis chun-lin. Wang Ching-wel's agent, was assassinated in Wuhu April 4 by a Chinese youth
FOREIGN OFFICE TALKS END
an
LONDON, Apr. 18 (Reuter)-Ine conversations between the British Ministers in the Balkans
and
Foreign Office officials ended last evening and the Ministers are ex- pected to return to their posts within a few days.
The conversations have given
ANOTHER BIG GERMAN CLAIM satisfaction in the various De- BERLIN, April 16 (Reuter)The partments concerned and the way News Agency is now open for the British drive Norwegian force to strengthen the existing links numbering over 2,000 surrendered between the peoples of the to German troops in the Chris- Balkans and the Western demo- tiansand region,
claims that
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