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JAPAN'S NEW ANOTHER BASE MONGOLIAN OFF AMOY?

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Peiping, To-day.

The "Autonomous Government

of Inner Mongolia has been for-

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anese naval land- ing party which occupied Chinmen Island, off the entrance to Amoy, is now preparing a base for planes and warships.

the island is about 20 miles long and eight miles across at its widest point

mally established at Kweihua, The eport states that prepa capital of the conquered province tions are being made on

of Suyuan, according to a semi-land, for an expedition to take official Japanese report.

The new State was voted into existence by the so-called National Assembly of 500 delegates.

Prince Teh Wan, leader of the Mongol Autonomous movement, de clared that the Mongolians, under the leadership of Japan, "must go ahead and build up a new nation, help Asia to cast off the white man's yoke and resist Communism.” Reuter.

GENGHIS KHAN Trans-Ocean adds that the 500 de legates represent 3,500,000 Mongols and 500,000-Chinese.

the island

JAPANESE SHANSI CLAIM

Tientsin, 2 p.m. To-day. Japanese military headquarters continue to preserve silence re garding events on the Peiping- Hankow Line, but claim that in Niangtzekwan Pass another im- portant success has been achieved, and that the capture of Pingting

The delegates, at their first meet-is imminent. ing yesterday, stood for one minute: Pingting is regarded as the most in silence in honour of the memory strategic defence point between of Genghis Khan.

Niangizekwan and Taiyuanfu in

One of the Chinese delegates pro-East Shansi posed that the "committee for main-Conflicting Chinese reports claim tenance of peace in Inner Mongolia" that Japan's success yesterday was should form part of the adminis but temporary and that the Chin- tration of the country, the proposal ese are again in control of the being unanimously approved. situation Our Own Correspon- Trans-Ocean.

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The troops, which had been fresh- ly landed at Hongkew, proceeded im- mediately after the parade to the battle zone and are, it is under stood, being sent to relieve tired battalions now battling for the pos session of Nanhsiang.

CHINESE HEROISM Competent foreign military ob- servers believe that the losses sus- tained by the Japanese in their for

ard progress on Wednesday were exceptionally high, which is explain- ed by the reports now coming in of Chinese machine-gunners who stood to their posts until dead were piled up in front of their guns and they were overwhelmed. It is not be lieved that the Japanese will be cap- able of another attack on such a scale until considerable reorganisa- tion has been possible, and fresh drafts from Japan are available. Our Own Correspondent.

Mrs. Ng Pui-lang has reported to the Police that an unknown person snatched her handbag in Caïne Road yesterday. The bag co $261 and a subscription the Hong Ko War Reber Asso

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