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Japanese Rush Reinforcements To Puchow

ASAMA MARU MAY BE TOWED TO JAPAN

("CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL)

Several Towns

Recaptured

Hankow, To-day.

Fighting on all sectors of the North China front continued yesterday, although nothing more than numerous isolated actions, not connected with each other, were reported.

In consequence of the refusal of the Chinese employees of Taikoo Dock to work on the repairs neces- sary to the N.Y.K. liner, Asama The Maru, there is now a possibility that the ship will be towed to Japan and repaired there.

The "China Mail" learns from authoritative quarters that sur- veyors are now engaged aboard] the ship examining the damage.

If it is found that the Asama Maru is sufficiently seaworthy or can be made so with a mini-

of work -

mauna

Japanese apparently are striving to consolid- ate the positions gained during the last few weeks in Shansi and north Honan before at tempting a decisive battle on the Yellow River While the artillery duel was continuing between Tungkwan and Chengchow yesterday, the Chinese seem to have scored some minor vic- tories in south-east and west Shansi

SAVAGE BOMBING OF BARCELONA

BARCELONA, TO-DAY. SPANISH INSURGENT WAR- PLANES HAVE NOW BEEN CONTINUOUSLY BOMBING

THE CITY FOR OVER TWO

HOURS, AND IT IS BELIEVED

THE LOSS OF LIFE IS HEAVY.

Many buildings in the centre of the city have been struck, and huge columns of smoke are rising. The population, carrying bedding, has taken refuge in-

anderground. shelters

The noise of exploding bombs is mingled with anti-aircraft fire and clanging ambulance bells.

Two explosions shook the Bri- oftish Club building

The Japanese, who recently also continuing to attack.. to make the had made fast headway along Irregulars attacked the Ja- trip to Japan under tow, this the railway lines in Shansi, seem panese near Fangchin, north solution of the trouble which has unable to hold their own at any the Yellow River, and both sides developed may be adopted, al-distance from the railway lines. suffered heavy losses.

According to Chinese, reports though the company are still en- the Chinese have recaptured

deavouring to persuade their

and villages and Chinese staff to withdraw their several towns

drove the Japanese out of their objections.

positions between Linfeng and Taiyuanfu.

EUROPEANS WORKING At present, any work which is being done aboard the Asama

JAPANESE SURROUNDED Maru is being done by European Several hundred Japanese who members of the dock staff, and further north had crossed the the Chinese show no inclination Yellow River near Hocha, have. to change their mind, though been partly surrounded. they are carrying on other duties In south-west Shansi, the quite normally.

Chinese took several towns and

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The Asama Maru's bottom was are now exercising considerable temporarily patched up while she pressure on the Japanese who was still ashore in Saiwan Bay, are concentrating reinforcements and it may be possible for the at Puchow.

surveyors to pass her fit for a Along the Tauching Railway tow to Japan.

in north Honan the Chinese are

POLISH ARMY

DRASTIC

Warsaw, To-day.

According to reports received in

DEMANDING STEPS

the present moment

It is stated that Poland's fu- ture course depends largely on

Warsaw last evening, troop con- the attitude of the Foreign Mini >centrations are now in progress in ister, Col Beck Trans-Ocean.

the Vilna region Extent of the concentration, however, is not re- vealed

Rumours persist that the Po- Fish Army is advocating military] intervention.

Poush military

POLISH RAID

The latest P cident, when napped has created

To-day

arme,

ntervene milita

The Po penetrated depth of Late said that the released.

Early

tated,

mile..

SHANTUNG OPERATIONS

This is the worst air raid Bar- celona has hitherto experienced.

Reuter.

The Japanese are most active now threaten Tenhsien, on the in South Shantung along the T. P. R. Tientsin-Pukow Railway More They are now only 110 kilome- than 10,000 Japanese, including tres from the important railway heavy artillery, have advanced junction of Hsuchow. Trans- 20 kilometres southward and Ocean.

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