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FIGHTING

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BUTTER

CONTINUES

ROUND HSUCHOW

Japanese Yesterday Were Only In Suburbs

DENIAL OF

ANGLO-DUTCH

MILITARY PACT IN FAR EAST

The Hague, To-day.

Chinese Command JAPANESE

Not Alarmed By

Situation

Hankow, To-day.

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LAPPA ISLAND

MACAO, TO-DAY. MACAO WAS STIRRED SOUND OF HEAVY GUNFIRE WHICH LASTED FROM 2.30

A small Japanese detachment is approaching Hsu- AGAIN YESTERDAY BY THE

chowfu from the north-west and south-west, and is using 8-inch guns to shell the city, ac- cording to Chinese reports.

A denial that a military pact exists between the Netherlands and Britain regarding the Netherlands The East Indies, was given in the Senate yesterday by the Minister for Colonies.

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P.M. TO 3 P.M.

It was revealed that a Japan- ese warship had suddenly ap

and shelled the village of Ki Yan

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Japanese troops attacking Hungkou and Lich- wang, stations west of Hsuchowfu, have reach-peared on the broadway ed the city's northwestern suburbs. Japanese detachment reaching Pawanshan is attacking Hsuchow's south-western suburbs. The Minister said that contact

The Chinese military spokes-ter-attack on the Japanese who and co-operation with the authori- ties in Malaya in civil and policeman emphasises that the situa-were holding positions northeast affairs was quite natural, but had tion round Hsuchowfu need not of Lanfeng. A hand-to-hand com- cause undue alarm, stating that bat ensued, during which some 500 nothing to do with defence.

the Chinese Command is execut-Japanese soldiers were killed or ing new plans, but refusing to wounded. divulge details.

He added that the Netherlands was considering strengthening the navy and would put a third group of 39 Glen Martin bombers at the disposal of the army in Java. Reuter.

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A.A. GUNS AND TANKS

The Hague, To-day. The Netherlands-Indies fleet is to be considerably strengthened, stated the Defence Minister, addressing the Chamber yesterday.

At the same time the air arm will be reinforced with a third group of 39 Glenn Martin airplanes.

Finally the purchase of anti-air- craft guns and tanks is envisaged, as well as a further modernisation of the land defence forces,

Travellers leaving Hsuchowfu on Sunday last on board the last-west bound train, described a terrible experience encountered on the journey between Hsuchowfu and Lanfeng, when the train was bomb- ed several times.

NOT WITHDRAWING

The travellers told Reuter that at Lihuang, fighting took place only 400 metres north of the rail- way with rifle and machine-gun bullets flying about in all directions.

One traveller confirmed the Chin- ese statement that Chinese troops. were not withdrawing from the Hsuchowfu area, declaring he The defence expenditure now noticed heavy troop movements to amounts to one third of the total the east, while only wounded and Netherland Indian Budget.--Trans-refugees were leaving the Hau-

Ocean.

LORD NUFFIELD'S OFFER TO AIR MINISTRY

London, To-day. Lord Nuffield saw Sir Kingsley Wood, the new Air Minister, yes terday afternoon.

chowfu area-Reuter.

WITHDRAWAL LATER ADMITTED

Chengchow, To-day.

It has now been ascertained that the Chinese troops have evacuated Hsuchow,

Fierce fighting is now proceed- ing at Huangkowtsi, Lichwang, Niehuang and Ifeng, points west of Hsuchow on the Lunghai Rail- way.

According to a telephone mes- They discussed the rapid pro-sage from the front, the situation duction of aircraft and Lord at Lanfeng was tense in the after- Nuffield placed his services at the noon of May 19, but was eased disposal of the Air Ministry, ac after the arrival of a Chinese me- cording to a statement issued chanised unit. Yesterday morning later by the Air Minister-Reu- the Chinees troops, preceded by a ter.

'number of tanks, launched a coun-

Siac, in Lappa Island, opposite Altogether twenty shells were reported to have fired at Ki Yan Siac.

It was at Ki Yan Siac that the Japanese tried unsuccessfully to and troops under cover of naval bombardment a fortnight ago. Our Own. Correspondent. Later in the day, the Japanese bent on retaliation, made a fierce vailed yesterday, assault on the Chinese positions. Mengcheng, on the north bank of The Chinese drove them back for the Ko River, 45 miles north-west of Pengpu, has. again fallen into about one mile,

Chinese Yungcheng, 40 kilometres south Japanese hands, but the of the Lunghai Railway, is still be troops have a cordon round the sieged by the Chinese. A lull pre-city-Central News.

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