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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 26, 1937.

GENERAL FLARE UP ON ALLW FRONTS IN NORTH CHINA0210 Heavy Fighting Fifteen Miles From Peiping

JAPANESE CLAIM FURTHER NANKOW

SUCCESSES

Peiping, To-day.

After two days of bombardment, which was

NEUTRALITY BILL A JOKE

Boston. To-day.

"The Neutrality Bill will un- doubtedly have to be revised and amended in the next session of Congress declared Senator

audible here, the Japanese claim to have captured Burke in an interview. yesterday.

two hills within fifteen miles of Peiping.

Further south, the Japanese are attacking two Chinese divisions who are threatening their right flank.

Senator Burke asserted that the present legislation “amounts to a joke because of modern, m-

declared warfare.” Renter. ·

Severe fighting has also broken out at Ching-JAPANESE CLAIM

RAPID ADVANCE IN N. CHINA

hai, south of Tientsin.

The Japanese claim to have nine divisions, or 130,000 men, in the Peiping-Tientsin area, and have not yet completed their concentration. Their troops are still pouring in by land and sea.

The Chinese forces total nineteen divisions, or 190,000 men, of which eight divisions are considered to be

Central Government troops.

The country round Peiping is infested with "marauders,” against whom the Japanese are conducting mopping up operations. Firing is heard in all directions outside the city walls at night.

PEIPING PROTEST

NANKOW BATTLE

LONDON FEARS FOR TSINGTAO SAFETY

London, To-day.

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The danger to the large number of foreign nationals and other na- tionals and their property at Tsing- tao, which would result from spread of Sino-Japanese hostilities to that area, is a matter which has engaged the e affention of the Bri- tish Government and on which they have been in touch with the Unit- led States. Government.

Danger Of Attacks Intives at Nanking and Tokyo have

Rear Eliminated

British diplomatic representa-

been instructed to express to the Chinese and Japanese authorities, Tokyo, To-day.

the anxiety of His Majesty's Gov- The Japanese advance in Northernment lest Tsingtao should be China is now proceeding more come involved in the hostilities and rapidly, according to Japanese re-to support the representations to ports, which state that the Chinese the same effect which the United troops defending Nankow Pass are States Ambassadors are under- now retreating in a south-westerly stood to be making. British Wire- direction towards Shansi Province. less.

It is added that this retreat The Japanese forces are making eliminates the danger of possible progress in their offensive against surprise attacks in the rear Nankow Pass, according to Japan-which the Japanese forces were ese reports, which state that the exposed.

Chuyungkwan Reported

Taken

Peiping, To-day.

to

town of Chuyungkwan, located in As a result of the severe fighting Nankow Pass, has been captured to the north of Peiping, railway Detachments of the Japanese communications west and east of Manchukuo Army have advanced Kalgan have been interrupted.

ANOTHER MINOR

INCIDENT

Japanese Slightly Injured

Shanghai, To-day. Despite the efforts made to main- The British and American Em-south-eastwards on the railway line It is further reported that south tain peace in Tsingtao, a turn for bassies have again drawn the at-to Pingsui and are threatening to of Peiping the Japanese troops are the worse in the situation is antici- tention of the Japanese Govern-cut off the retreat of five Chinese advancing on the Chinese main pated by observers upon reports to

position at Paotingfu, and that the the effect that the Japanese ment to the tendency of their divisions.

Other Japanese detachments are fighting around Lianghsiang, where thorities are taking a serious view troops to use the diplomatic quar- ter of Peiping as a base of opera-advancing along the Great Wall the Chinese are stubbornly defend-of an incident last night when a ing their strongly-fortified. posi-Japanese was slightly injured in a tions, continues.

tions.

Trans-Ocean.

HUAİLAI FALL CLAIMED.

The Japanese military authori ties are still impressing labour, commandeering transport and re- quisitioning supplies, while the searches of premises and the ar- The Japanese claim the capture of rests of Chinese as suspects con- Kalgan and Huailai, north-west of

tinue-Rerter.

Tientsin, To-day-

Nankwo Pass-Reuter.

ALHAMBRA

TO DAY & TO-MORROW

A DARING CONDEMNATION OF THE PRESENT DAY PAROLE SYSTEM THAT TURNS GANGSTERS TO COMMIT NEWER & BOLDER CRIMES!

WRECKING THE RACKET THAT SETS THEM FREEL

Thrills!

Action!

Suspense !

PAROLE RACKET

BUNALIND

PAUL

KEITH - KELLY

TIENTSIN BATTLE

20-

street fight with one or two per- sons, alleged to be Chinese.

A protest was at once lodged South of Tientsin, the. Japanese with the Chinese authorities, but are said to be continuing their ad- vance beyond Chinghai, on the rail-as the Japanese could not produce way line from Tientsin to Nanking any evidence that the assailants were Chinese the reply was that the in the direction of Machang,

Chinese authorities would investi- gate the matter.

*

The Japanese Kwantung Army reports further successes on the frontier of Chahar-and-

Three Chinese claimed have

of Changpel

N. CHINA CLAIMS

Tientsin, To-day. The Japanese claim the oc- cupation of Kalgan, Huaillai and Pataling, following the dramatic appearance of units of the Kwantung Army in the rear of the Chinese troops. Nankow, who are now alleged to be bottled up.

The Japanese clai scattered Chinese

ing from Li west of Peiping, the defenders Reuter

Meanwhile, the sexodus of the

ulace

revived.

English Mayors Back From Berlin

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London, To-day.

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