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JAPANESE

TROOPS

TRYING TO LAND ABOVE KIUKIANG

All Ventures Repulsed By The Chinese

Badly Harassed In

Night Raids

Hankow, To-day.

Fighting is still in progress on the north and south banks of the Yangtse, with the Japanese con- tinuing in their attempts to land troops above Kiukiang for a drive on Juichang, according to a Chinese military communique.

Six Japanese warships off Kingkuo steamed up- river in the morning and heavily shelled the Chinese positions guarding the south bank of the river in the vicinity of Chihu. Attempts

to land troops were, however, repulsed by the Chinese.

The Japanese at Huangmei, on

the north bank, it is asserted, FRANCO NOTE NOT

launched a counter-attack on Chinese positions, but were re- pulsed.

After repairing the bridges and highway between Chienshan and Taihu, the Japanese at Chienshan, it is stated, sent several truckloads of re

YET IN LONDON

London, To-day.

FOUR HORSES STUNG TO DEATH

Berlin, To-day. Four horses drawing a thresh- ing machine were stung to death by infuriated bees near the. West- phalian town of Borken. Two peasants who tried to help the plunging horses were also badly stung.

The bees were swarming and it is supposed that one of the horses tormented by the flies snapped at a passing bee and thereby aroused the wrath of the whole swarm. Trans-Ocean.

FOREIGNERS WATCH WIPING OUT OF WHOLE JAP GARRISON

Nanchang, To-day.

The inability of the Japanese to make any headway on the south Yangtse front was further confirm- ed by foreign refugees arriving in Nanchang yesterday from Kuling.

One foreigner said to Reuter's representative: "The Japanese are at present assaulting the Kit-

SHANGHAI ARREST ling mountains several times a

Hankow,. To-day.

day, but are being driven back with heavy losses.

A Japanese and four Chinese

"From a vantage point on top policemen of the bogus govern- of a mountain, we foreigners ment, in mufti, were arrested witnessed a remarkable engage- while searching the Hua Hsin ment a week ago to-day when Printing Press in Haining Road the Japanese garrison in a small in the International Settlement village some miles away was yesterday morning, according to a surrounded by the Chinese and

entirely wiped out. Shanghai message.

The Japanese was later handed "It was impossible to ascer- over to the Japanese gendarme tain the exact numbers killed, the headquarters and the four Chin- but there must have been at

ese to the First Special District least several hundreds." Court. Central News.

ter.

"As already reported, the reply of General Franco's. Administration to the proposals of the Non-Inter- inforcements in the direction of Taihu.

vention Committee for withdrawal from Spain of non-Spanish com- Chinese artillery in the hills, batants, whish has already however, subjected the Japanese accepted in

been trucks to a heavy bombardment, Spanish Government,

principle by

has been inflicting heavy damage:

handed to the British Agent at Burgos.

NIGHT RAIDS

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The note has not yet, however, At the same time it is report-heen received in London and the ed that small units of Chinese substance of its contents has not troops constantly harassed the so far been disclosed. — British Japanese forces with night raids. Wireless.

Japanese forces in the south- west of Shansi, which are at- tempting to reach the Yellow River crossing at Yungchi, are at present. said to be engaged by Chinese between Lingcheng and Yungchi, where fighting is still in progress. Reuter.

CLOSING IN AT HWANGMEI

Shanghai, To-day. Positions of both Chinese and, Japanese forces along the north bank of the Yangtse are unchang- ed with the exception of the Hwangmei area, where the Chin- ese are reported to be closing in on the city, according to mes- sages received here early this morning.

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The Japanese are making no progress at Tashuhsia north of Chihu Lake, where they have been halted by the Chinese. Fighting is continuing fiercely in that region, but all attempts by the Japanese to dislodge the Chinese from their positions have failed.

Chinese artillery batteries have begun shelling the Japanese gun- boats on the Yangtze since yes- terday morning, while · Chinese planes are carrying out raids on Our Own Corres- the vessels. pondent.

OBITUARY

New York, To-day.

The death has occurred of Adolph

•Lewisohn, the milliongire invest- ment, broker and philanthropiat- Reuter,

COAST SHELLED

Chungshan, To-day.

TSINPU LINE OUT

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NEGRIN LEAVES BARCELONA

Reu-

OF ACTION

Paris, To-day.

Hankow, To-day.

It is reported from Owing to heavy damage to the that the Prime Minister, Senor

Barcelona track and bridges caused by Chin- | Negrin, has left

for

attend

the

Barcelona

A. Japanese warship and two fese guerillas, the train service be-Zurich where he will pinnaces shelled and machine-tween Tientsin and Tsangchow on International Physiological Con- gunned

has gress. Heungchow in the the Tientsin-Pukow Railway

'a Cheungshan district yesterday. been suspended, according to During his absence senor Alvarez

from No damage was caused. Cen-message

Tientsin-Central del Vayo, the Foreign Minister will tral-News.

News.

represent him-Trans-Ocean.

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