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CHINESE CLAIM TO BE CLOSING ON WUHU

Hankow, To-day. Chinese sources claimed to-day that Chinese troops are closing in on Wuhu from the south and east and that a large number of boats are in the river ready to evacuate the Nippon defenders.

Having recaptured Wanchih on the Kiangnan Railway for these- cond time, the Chinese troops are advancing on Wuhu along this line to join in the siege. Another col- umn is moving southward to attack Hsuanchen, which is enveloped. Chinese forces expect to enter the town at any moment..

FRANCO SEEKS TO EVADE HUNTER COST

London, To-day.

At question time in the Com- mons yesterday, the Foreign Se- cretary said that the Spanish in- surgent government had shown itself indisposed to pay compen- sation for the loss of the British destroyer H.M.S. Hunter, which ran on a mine in Spanish waters last year.

The insurgent government had declared that it was not responsible for laying of the mine but the Bri- tish Government could not. be At the same time Chinese forces at Fangchang, Ningkuò and Nan-satisfied with this answer, and was ning south-west of the Kiangnan making further representations at

Salamanca. railway and those in Lishui, Liang- chi and Kaoch'un north-east of the combined railway, are making a drive.

POLICE AND NAZIS

CLASH HAS

Vienna, To-day. Clashes have occurred in the

The British claim amounts to £134,000-Trans-Ocean:

past two days between police and Austrian Nazis.

A Nazi demonstration occurred at a winter sports meeting ́· near Vienna, when 22 were arrested.- Trans-Ocean.

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Moscow, To-day. crew of the dirigible had petitioned the Government to allow them to go to the res- cue of the North Pole scien- tists.

The disaster occured during a trial flight held to decide whether the dirigible should go to the Arctic.

The dirigible hit the top of a mountain in poor visibility. -Reuter.

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