1938-08-27 — Page 1

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JAPANESE AMBUSHED IN ANHWEI ADVANCE Chinese Counter-Attacking In Juichang Sector

Sharp Fighting At AMERICA'S

Many Points

TWENTY

THREE

KILLED

Jerusalem, To-day.

The death-roll of yesterday's bombing outrage in Jaffa has been set at 23 persons.-Reuter.

SUDETEN GERMAN MANIFESTO

CAUSES ALARM

PRAGUE, TO-DAY

THE SUDETEN GERMAN HEADQUARTERS HAVE IS-

Hankow, To-day.

CNAC INCIDENT PROTEST TO TOKYO

The vanguard of Japanese forces advancing west- ward from Hofei in the direction of Luan and Hoshan are now reported to have reached a point about 20 miles east of Luan, according UPON INSTRUCTIONS FROM

WASHINGTON, TO-DAY.

MR. CORDELL HULL, SECRE-

to a Chinese military communique. A Japanese detachment, after reaching Taohsi-TARY OF STATE, THE UNIT- cheng, a village southwest of Hofei, advanced ED STATES AMBASSADOR TO TOKYO HAS PRESENTED along the highway to the northwest and in the THE JAPANESE GOVERN- direction of Luan and was ambushed by a MENT WITH A NOTE OF Chinese mobile column.

sulties. Reuter.

PROTEST WITH REGARD TO THE ATTACK ON A CHINESE COMMERCIAL AIRLINER.

de The Chinese column is said to ese forces have taken up new

The note states that the Unit- have repulsed the Japanese de fence positions in the hills south- tachment, inflicting heavy ca- west and northwest of the city ed States Government desires to from where they are counter-express an emphatic objection to jeopardising in this way the attacking.

lives of Americans, as well as CHINESE COUNTER-ATTACK

Severe fighting is in progress other non-combatant occupants Hankow, To-day. at Lachuchien (Candle Hill), of unarmed civilian planes en- After abandoning Juichang, 22 Wukweishan (Turtle Hill), Wu-gaged in clearly recognised and SUED A MANIFESTO TO miles west of Kiukiang, the Chin-shan, Chihshanshan and Hsuchia- established commercial services lou. Chinese reinforcements are over a regularly scheduled air- rushing up.

The note added, that this at- More than 10 Japanese war ehips are reported to have steam-tack had aroused strong public

opinion in the United States. (Continued on Page 24) Reuter,

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THEIR PARTY DECLARING THE ORDERS NOT TO RES POND TO ATTACKS OF "MARXIST TERRORISM” HAVE BEEN RESCINDED AND, IN FUTURE, SUDETEN GERMANS WHO ARE AT TACKED ARE FREE TO. DE- FEND THEMSELVES WITHIN THE LAW.

Official circles here take a serious view of this manifesto as it is regarded as an encourage- ment to Sudeten Germans to pro- voke incidents with the object of increasing the pressure upon the Czech Government.

The Minister of the Inter- ior declares there is not the slightest justification for such a manifesto, which is not legal, and anyone acting thereon will come into seri ous conflict with the police.

A FORGERY

CNAC SALVAGE

EXPECTED

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Macao, To-day.

It is anticipated that the bullet- riddled wreck of the C.N.A.C, liner, "weilin," will be raised in the

course of the day.

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Two Sudeten German organs were confiscated for publishing ing raised and had nearly broken mitted only if it is a watch an alleged circular to the Com- the surface early this morning. the finest quality and 80 pre-

It is now evident that there are munist Party, purporting to have

been signed by the Leader of the two or three bodies of victims incisely adjusted in all positions Party, saying that Lord Runci- the pilot's compartment of the man's Mission was obviously to machine.

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