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DAILY EXPRESS CHIANG'S NEW REPORT DENIED MOVE ALONG

Prague, To-day.

The official Czechoslovak Press Bureau denies, a report, published

by the London

"Daily Express,"

LUNGHAI LINE

Tokyo, To-day: Great troop movements, on the which asserted that the Czech Pre- mier, Dr. Hodza is prepared to con-Chinese side, are now going on, clude a Ten Year Non-Aggression according to Japanese reports re- Pact with Germany, in which Cze-ceived here. choslovakia would pledge herself not to allow the passage of Russian troops through, her tory.

Kai-

Generalissimo. Chiang Soviet shek is said to have assembled terri- about 200,000 men on the West- ern part of the Lunghai Rail- in the sector between way, Chengchow and Tungkuan.

organ, According to the official Dr. Hodza has not had any conver- sation with anyone, which he made such or a similar statement.

-Trans-Ocean.

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Paris, To-day.

It is assumed that the Chinese plan of operations aims first and foremost at securing the Lung- hai Railway and at re-conquering Southern Shansi.

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 26, 1998.

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TWO DIVISIONS

REPORTED SURRENDERED

Burgos, To-day.

Two Government divisions of an aggregate strength of 14,000 men, surrendered to the Insurgents on the Estremadura front, yesterday Japanese troops in this part of according to reports here, which country have come into contact add that the two divisions had been with strong masses of the Chin- completely isolated through the ese troops, above all at Tungkuan, unexpectedly rapid advance of the Loyang and other points on the Insurgent troops.

During the mopping up opera- tions, the Insurgent troops captur- Yellow River.

Anti-tankgun battery, two Further reports state that ed an Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek other batteries and a number of Messages from the Teruel front The material damage caused by has brought a considerable num-armoured cars.

At ber of troops from the provinces the bombardment is serious. least 25 houses were completely into movement in the direction of report another important success, Hankow, while a large part of claiming that the salient, North of demolished.

According to other reports here the Central Army, in the event of Segorbe, which protruded far into persons were killed and 67 in-the fall of Hankow, is to protect Insurgent front, has been jured during a heavy bombardment the Southwest Provinces, name-pletely cut off and it is regarded to which Madrid was subjectedly, Szechuen, Hunan, Kwangsias practically certain that the

and Yunnan.-Trans-Ocean. Trans-Ocean.

Five bombers attacked Alicante yesterday, dropping about 40 large bombs. Five persons were killed and forty injured.

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strong enemy forces in the isolat- ed salient will be compelled to surrender to the Insurgents. Trans-Ocean.

DANGEROUS SALIENT

Salamanca, To-day. Following yesterday's victory on the Estremadura front, where fight- ing has broken out after almost 12 months of inaction, Insurgent troops are cleaning up the dangerous sali- ent wherein it is reported that 5,000 Republican troops are trapped.

At the Republican Headquarters, Donbenito is claimed to have been captured. Reuter,

VALENCIA'S REPLY

Valencia, To-day. It is officially admitted that the Insurgents have advanced on the Donbenito region, but the Republi- cans claim successful counter-at- tacks near Amposta (Eastern front) where the River Ebro has been crossed in two places and many prisoners taken.-Reuter.

JUNK ATROCITY

Waiyeung, To-day. Another Japanese atrocity against Chinese fishermen occur- red yesterday at Siumokong, near Pinghai.

A Japanese warship pursued and machine-gunned several Chinese fishing junks. More than 30 Chin- ese fishermen were killed, Central News.

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