1938-08-17 — Page 5

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST. 17, 1938.

MOSCOW JOURNAL SOUNDS TRUMPET OF TRIUMPH OVER CHANGKUFENG

Moscow, To-day.

"Changkufeng Hill remains, and will remain, in the hands of the Soviet," declares the "Journal de Moscow," commenting upon the recent border fighting.

The paper continues by saying that the Japanese Militarists will have to face facts, no matter how unpleasant they may be.

It is a fact that all Japanese] attacks in the region of Lake Khassan repulsed and Jap-

anese militarists were compelled LORD RUNCIMAN

to consent to the truce to pre- serve the location of their

troops HAS LONG TALK

as stipulated in the agreement.

Events in the Far East have

revealed not only the power of WITH DR. BENES

the Soviet Union and the un- preparedness of Japan for war against the Soviet, but also that Japan's hopes for practical as- sistance from their German ally were nothing but an illusion. Reuter.

SEVEN KILLED IN AIR CRASHES

F

San Diego, To-day. United States Naval authori- ties disclosed here that

seven men were killed on Monday in naval aircraft accidents.

were

Three occupants of a huge bomber killed when the machine plunged into San Diego Bay.

Prague, To-day.

Lord Runciman was received by the President of the Czechoslovak Republic, Dr. Benes, yesterday afternoon according to an official communique.

The conference lasted the en- tire afternoon so that the sche- duled reception of the Sudeten German delegation by Lord Run- ciman had to be postponed until 8.30 p.m. yesterday evening.

President Benes and the Bri- tish adviser spent the afternoon discussing the situation in gener- al it is stated in a communique.

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yesterday as that of the Nation- al Council of Defence which met at 11 o'clock in the morning.

One died during a faulty bomber landing and three more were killed in a crash of a torpedo bomber-concerning these meeting consist Reuter.

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FIVE RAIDS ON generally assumed that the Na-

VALENCIA

London, To-day, According to information receiv- ed in official quarters in London, during five raids on the port of Valencia which were carried out in rapid succession by insurgent bombers on Monday, three British ships which were in the harbour were all undamaged but the wire- less operator of the Hillfern was killed while on the jetty.-British Wireless.

LORRY BLOWN UP

Jerusalem, To-day. A British officer was fatally wounded near Acre by a land-mine exploding on the road to Acre over which he was travelling in a lorry, Two other men in the ranks were wounded. Reuter.

N

tional Council of Defence, presid- ed over by the Premier, Dr. Hodza, pertained to budgetary questions in relation to the latest armaments plans.-Trans-Ocean.

AVRO TO BUILD HUGE NEW FACTORY

London, To-day.

Sir Kingsley Wood, the Air Min- ister, who paid a visit to Messrs. A. V. Roe's Aircraft Factory at Newton Heath, Manchester, yeater- day afternoon, announced that it had been decided to entrust the erection of a $1,000,000 aircraft factory to Messrs. Roe."

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where in tory will be

that the Manchest within a year 6,

wil

be employed less.

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Burgos, To-day.

The Insurgent reply to the Bri- tish proposal for withdrawal of volunteers from Spain has been handed to the British Agent,:- Router.

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