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JAPANESE NORTH CHINA

PLAN CHANGE

Tientsin, 1.35 p.m., To-day. Considerable re disposi tion of the Japanese forces in North China is being com- pelled by General Han Fu- chu's announcement that he will defend Shantung

vince against the Japanese. The Japanese military headquar ters this forenoon declared that they were still

bable development

the Chinese

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kow Railway

the Shantung bo

event of

cross

They have, however, ordered large reinforcement of the Japanese troops o on this front in the belief that a clash between the Japanese! and Han Fu-chu's troops is inevit- able.

R. A. GUNNER IN COURT

Gunner G Macintosh, Royal Ar tillery, who is facing charge of the manslaughter of another Gun- Iner, again made his appearance be- fore Mr. W. Schofield at the Cen- tral Magistracy this morning-

Mr. J. T. Prior appeared for de- fendant and said that accused and several witnesses were due to leave the Colony on October 15. Arrange- ments had been made for the case: to be heard at the Sessions on Octo-

ber 13

The case was fixed for hearing on Thursday morning and Friday after noon and Saturday morning also reserved for the hearing.

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BRITISH TROOPS IN ORAN

Paris, To-day. Detachments of British troops were landed at Oran, in Algiers, vester- TROOPS STRENGTHENED It is not known here whether day from the transport Cyclops. Han Fu-chu's armies have been un- The troops have been sent to Oran der orders to move, but it is report-in connection with the Mediterranean ed by trustworthy sources that the anti-piracy scheme.

troops now fighting stubbornly This is the first time, since the round Tungkwang have been Great War that British armed forces heavily

in the past 24 have been stationed on French soil.

Trans-Ocean.

hours by forces which have travell-

ed north through Shantung Pro- vince.

The Japanese advance has been

slowed up considerably, and it is progress has been made in the past doubtful whether any important 24 hours.--Our Own Correspondent

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