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CHINA'S SCHEME OF NATIONAL DEFENCE

Concentration Of Forces In Five

JAPANESE ENCIRCLING MOVE MEETS CHECK

SHANGHAI

BELIEVES SOUTH STILL HAS

TIME TO WAIT

Shanghai, 2.15 p.m.,

WAR SERVICE CORPS TO ORGANISE GUERILLAS

Hankow, To-day.

on the

Districts

TRANSPORTS NOT FOR SOUTH CHINA?

Shanghai, 215 pm. To-day.

It is reliably reported here that the Japanese transports which left yesterday are proceeding to "Tsingtao and Haichow, not to

South China.

Foreign consuls in Tsingtao are reported to be making arrange- ments to evacuate their nationals: at a moment's notice.. Our Own Correspondent.

Observers in Hankow are speculating new Chinese measures to reorganise Chinese re-ticularly well ada sistance.

It is probable that the various war fronts will To-day. be divided into five districts, in each of which one man will be responsible alike for military and poli- tical administration, with the object of obtaining in each district the greatest possible measure of con- centration of forces.

Circles in close touch with Japanese military authorities still decline to believe in the imminence of a large-scale Japanese attack on South-China.

First district will be formed by ject of enveloping Shantun

Shantung and the northern part of Kiangsu, through which the Tien- tsin-Pukow Railway runs.-- The explanation for the re-

Second will comprise Honan and. ported arrival of two transports southern Hopei, the third. Shenst in the Bias Bay region is that the and Shansi, the fourth, Ankwer Japanese are endeavouring to at-and south Kiangsu and Chakiang, tract Chinese attention to the and the fifth, Hupeh and Kiangsi South China threat and perhaps MILITARY EDUCATION bring about reduction of troop In order to be able at the same in the north.

time to mobilise the population of It is still believed that no the more distant provinces both operations will be attempted in spiritually and materially, in view o weld, the south until the New Year, of resistance and thus to and perhaps not until the Shan-more effectively, the Chinese nation tung situation is settled. Even into a homogeneous whole, the De- then, it is thought that the oper- partment of National Education ations will be limited in scope.will be placed under the control of Our Own Correspondent.

CONCESSION IN HANKOW MAY BE SEIZED

Hankow, 230 p.m., To-day. The British and American thorities are reported to be proaching the Japanese Co

the Yangtaze with a view

establishment of a safety zone in the Hankow area..

probable that the Special ration Districts will b

pad of immin-

the Supreme Military Council

Students will be trained and will travel through China to explain to the people the true meaning of the war against Japan, and will also enlist recruits.

WAR SERVICE CORPS

A War Service" will also be formed, aim of which will be to train civilians behind the fronts for guerilla warfare.

The Corps will also guard ling columns perform

Red Cross Work

ed circles in Hankow say measures are only part

an for reorganisa-

e, aim of which is to

unity destined

hese aggression

SHANTUNG CHECK"

Hankow, To-day.

to

Chiese au- According to Chinese reports, the

aces-Japanese have

- Our Own their concer

north south and

uffered a check in from

of defence

purpose.

MORE TROOPS NEEDED

It is thought that more Japan troops will cross to the north bank of the Yangtse, where the Japanese 1000 strong.

forces are estimated to be only 25,-

The Japanese advance in south

to have been brought to a stand- still

The Chinese.c captured

to be a

to ha Chinfing and Lien-

west Shantung borde

roops are said on Kusachen, in near the Hopei

Detachments advancing north along the Pakow-Tientsin Railway are stated to have made no progress since Monday- mor- ning The Chinese at present are Hopei on Poyang is also reported holding a line running from Shaopo From this new base the Chinese to Chengpalin, north of Chuchow. Thope to carry out flank attacks on

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