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Severe Fighting On Several Battle Fronts JAPANESE CROSS HWAI

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ATTACK JUNKS IN H.K. WATERS

Another authenticated

Shanghai, To-day.

Following an intensive artillery barrage, the Jap- anese forces based on Changteh, the Honan city on the Peiping-Hankow Railway, yester-

day launched an offensive on Tangyin, 10 kilo-

-BOMBS WRECK- YELLOW RIVER BRIDGE

Hankow, To-day.

.

It is learned from reliable source that due to severe Japanese bom- bing yesterday, and also on Thursday, the Yellow River bridge on the Peiping-Hankow Railway north-west of Chengchow Was very badly damaged, necessitat- ing_temporary suspension of all traffic.—Reuter.

NEW TAXATION to semi-IN JAPAN

metres south of Changteh, according to semi- official Japanese reports.

Tokyo, To-day. al 65,000,000 yen into the Nation- Designed to bring an addition-

special commodity taxes is being submitted to the Diet about Feb. 15.

instance of an attack by It is claimed that 2,000 former Manchurian troops Japanese naval craft under General Wan Fu-lin were routed north upon vessels inside Hong of Tangyin as the Japanese thrust to the south Kong waters has been got under way. Fifteen thousand Chinese al Treasury, a bill increasing made the subject of a troops are stated to be defending Tangyin. special report by the

According to Japanese obser- of the Hwai River at two points vers, the southward movement of ¡by Japanese units advancing The Ministry of Finance, at a A.S.P. New Territories.

Japanese troops foreshadows a northward from Pengpu and meeting last night, took final ac- The report states that at 1 p.m.general push in the direction of Linhwaikuan. Reuter.

tion on the measure, which was yesterday, a Japanese armed the Lunghai Railway.

drafted together with other legis- trawler fired with a machine gun The advance is being carried

Hankow, To-day.lation, for the purpose of increas- on six trading junks between out parallel to

another Japanese The Chinese claim to have ring national revenues and help to Tung Ku Island and Lung Kiu column which has moved from checked the Japanese push in the meet the present emergency. Tan, both of which points are Taming to Chihfeng during the southern section of the Tientsin-Reuter. within British territory.

last few days.

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The region is close to the spot where the Customs launch was at- tacked by a destroyer some weeks ago.

PINCER OPERATIONS When this single movement was reported, Japanese observers tend- ed to credit the Japanese command POLICE RESCUES

with the intention of carrying out Four of the junks were set on pincer operations by advancing fire but three were reached by No. their troops south-east so as to cut B-Police-launch which extinguished off the Chinese troops on the the fire and conducted them to sa-eastern section of the fety. The fourth junk was burned

front.

out and settled down, the crew be Following the latest ing rescued by No. 3 launch.

One man was wounded.

Lunghai

develop

ments, the Japanese troops are believed to be heading directly for of the The other two junks escaped un-Chengchow, junction scathed.

Peiping-Hankow and Lunghai rail--

It is believed that another junk was attacked in Chinese waters and -sunk.

FOURTH DECAPITATED HEAD FOUND IN SHANGHAI

Shanghai, To-day.

ways.

HSUCHOW THREAT Meanwhile the Japanese claim that their threat to Hsuchow has been increased following crossing

the French police, who are deter- mined to stamp out terrorism even if this entails sealing the entire Concession.

up

French police patrols have al- ready been doubled, and if this does not result in improving the situation, more drastic measures will be taken.

As a result of the wave of ter- rorism, the French police since Discovery of a fourth decapi. the New Year have arrested 6,000 tated head, which is the third persons for questioning, and have within 24 hours, is exercising seized 182 pistols. Reuter.

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