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JAPANESE NOT TO BOMB HSIAOLIU

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Yesterday the Japanese announced that they intended to bombard the village, situated in the vicmity of the former German Concession, as Chinese militia were alleged to be firing on the Jap- anese cotton mills from the district

Meanwhile, Chinese constables, ITALY'S OUTLOOK

black winter uniforms, are

ON SITUATION functioning in the Chinese city, where conditions are gradually turning to normal

DUCHESS OF KENT IN POLAND

Count-Alfred

-day.

estate of

to which

the visitors proceeded yesterday

The Polish Foreign Minister, Colonel Joseph Beck, and his wife, will also be guests of the Count at the same time-Trans-Ocean.

re- Sympathy With Japan's COLONY NOT

A tour of the city revealed de pressing scenes of destruction.

duties.

Problem

Rome, To-day.”

"GAS-SHY"

The Central Post Office is still Practically the first authorita- occupied by the Japanese and the tive Italian press comment on the postal authorities are continuing recent developments in the Far negotiations for resumption of East is published in "Voce d'Italia The "China Mail' understands

by Signor Gayda

that the report published yester Signor Gayda says that Japan's day indicating lack of response advance from its islands to the to the Government invitation to terra firma of Asia is a fatal his- local firms to nominate individuals torical movement of a dense po-to form the nucleus of an anti-gas pulation of workers and warriors, organisation, was based upon a which cannot be contained in misunderstanding. adequate territory.

It is learned that the majority

A meeting of the Consular Body expressed the hope that the Ja- panese authorities would speedily ameliorate the plight of refugees who have fled from their homes as a result of the Japanese bombard- ment-Renter.

JAPANESE AIR ATTACKS

Alleged Bombing Of A Train

to

"We must therefore expect one of Hong Kong's firms have had of these days, after a series of bat-no opportunity to reply, as the ties and diplomatic disputes, that invitation has been in their hands the world will learn that Japan has only two or three days, with established control over a new por-taipans" in some cases away on tion of China. Reuter

holiday.

FRANCO-JAPANESE RIFT ALLEGED Bridge Barricade

Tientsin, To-day- Japanese troops continued carry out air raids and infantry at- tacks on Chinese positions in the

Tientsin, To-day. outlying districts of Tientsin yes-

A minor clash between Japanese terday.

Japanese planes systematically and French troops occurred at the bombed Chinese concentrations at International Bridge, when Japan- other ese troops, having sandbagged and Changhai, Tangkuentan and points along the northern sector of garrisoned the section to the north the Tientsin-Pukow Railway. Their of the Bridge, closed the way to activities were extended to as far as French military to their barracks.. Hopei Horan border. A southward It is believed that the cause of the bound passenger train on the Ping-trouble was that the French authori- Han Railway was bombed by a Ja-ties had prohibited Japanese bear- panese plane yesterday resulting in ing arms from entering the Con- more than forty passengers wound- cession and with a view to reprisal,

ed or killed-Hua Non.

MORE TROOPS ON WAY NORTH

Tientsin, To-day.

the Japanese erected the barricades there Da-Dao.22

The replies received thus far have all been favourable to the Government's proposal and it is anticipated that the general res ponse will show almost complete unanimity in support.

CHANGSINTIEN ENCOUNTER

Chinese Claim Defeat Of Japanese

Pasting, To-day Chinese artillery which arrived at Kappetien two days ago, proceeded to Changsintien yesterday and set

up position there.

A detachment of Japanese-in- fantry was entrapped near Chang- sintien by a combined force of Chin- ese cavalry and infantry about 4,000 strong.

As a result of this engagement,

RUTHLESS ATTACK

Nanking, To-day. Reports received here last night More Central Government troops state that the most ruthless attack the Chinese have recaptured Liang- were observed yesterday morning on Chinese troops by Japanese for- North along the Peiping-Hankow ces since the outbreak of hostilities the south-eastern section of Chang- wangpao, and Hsiaoyangchuan at and Tientsin-Pukow Railways. in North China occurred shorty sintien Da Dao.

Following the establishment of before midnight on Saturday out- the "Peiping Peace Maintenance As-side Tientsin, and that at dawn. sociation," with Kiang Chiao chung yesterday firing had not yet ceased. 28-Chairman, the Tientsin Peace It is believed that the

inese

Maintenance Association was in-troops who were outnumbered and augurated yesterday with Ko Liang-who had a very poor supply of am- wei as Chairman. It is stated that munition, lost heavily but are still these two pro-Japanese

ations fighting on

will negotiate with apanese an- Owing to the shortage of food- thorities for localizin the North stuffs, which have increased con- China dispute Our Own Corres-siderably in price, hun pondent

STEVEDORE STRIKE)

Stevedores in the Kongmmon dis-

Chinese refugees in Tientsin reported to be starving. Our Correspondent.

TSAI TING-KAI

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king.

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LANES OVER HANGCHOW.

der Lis

day

HAN FU-CHU'S AID ASSURED Large Scale War More Than Ever Certain

Nanking, Today. Inevitability of a large-scale Sino-Japanese clash is seen in the of

visit to Nanking over the week-end. are

of the Governor of Shantung, Gen- Own eral Han Fu-chu.

To-day

General Han consulted with Gen- eral Feng Yu-hsiang and later General Chiang Kai-shek, and it reported that following the Shan- tung war lord's declaration of solute loyalty to the Central ernment, plans were drawn up Shantun king's

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