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CHINESE MAKE

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OF TEHAN

Retreating Armies Successfully Re-Organised

M. LITVINOFF'S

PARIS MISSION

SPECULATION

GENEVA, TO-DAY.'

Strong Positions

Taken Up In

Ideal Terrain

(From Reuter's Special Correspondent with the Chinese Forces on

IT IS STATED IN DIPLOMATI- the South Yangtse Front.)

CAL CIRCLES HERE THAT THE

FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER,

Nanchang, To-day.

PROBLEM FOR

THE CABINET MEETING

London, To-day.

The chief, problem now being discussed by the Government is, according to political quarters here,

M. GEORGES BONNET, AND The Chinese forces, which only two days ago I saw the question of whether the British

THE BRITISH FOREIGN SECRE- TARY, LORD HALIFAX, WILL ARRIVE HERE ON TUESDAY,

This is the third postponement of the time of arrival of the two Ministers. The German Chancellor

day, when it is believed, the Cze choslovakian question will be dealt with at length.

retreating in considerable disorder following Government should at the present their abandonment of Mahweiling, have been moment, define its attitude towards successfully re-organised with the support of the Czech Government's new pro- reinforcements rushed up from Nanchang. posals by issuing a public state-

ment.

will speak in Nuremberg on Mon-According to foreign observers, the Chinese armies have now reformed about 10 miles north of Te- han where the railway and highway run through a narrow path flanked with hills on either side.

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DETAILS OF SOVIET AID?

It is here that in 1927, the

ADVANCE CHECKED-

It is stated that one reason for! the postponement of M. Bonnet's trip is the presence in Paris of M. Kuomintang's anti-Northern ex- Heavy fighting is still in progress Litvinov, Soviet Foreign Commis-

peditionary forces, advancing on the northern slopes of Tapieh In this connection rumours from Hankow to Nanking, deli- Mountains. Strong Chinese forces are current in Paris to the effect vered a crushing defeat on troops successfully repulsed numerous at that Litvinov brought with him de- under the command of General tacks launched by Japanese in this tailed plans of possible Soviet aid

Sun Chuan-fang.

sector and have thus held up the to Czechoslovakia "in certain even-

The hero of that battle, Gen-Japanese advance in this region tualities."Trans-Ocean,

eral Chang Fat-kwei, the famous for more than four days. Ironsides commander, is again As previously reported, no fewer

nine Chinese divisions,

FURTHER CZECH personally directing operations than

INCIDENTS

Prague, To-day.

Reports received late last night

for

the Chinese, this time Reuter. against the Japanese.

PEIPING RAILWAY ISSUE

Shanghai, To-day. Battle for possession of the that serious incidents, in southern state

section of the Peiping clashes between Sudeten Germans Hankow Railway in the province of and the Czech populations occurred Honan which was interrupted by In the districts of Boehmisch-Krum- the floods of the Yellow River a mau, Jaegerndorf and Freiwaldau.month ago, has now again entered

Further details are not available, a decisive phase.

but it is stated that the Czech It is obvious that the Japanese Minister of the Interior, Dr. Czerny, are anxious to support their offen- has approached the Sudeten Deputy sive on the Yangtse, with the ultim- Dr. Karl Hermann Frank-the re-ate objective of occupying Hankow, presentative of, Herr. Henlein-to by the capture of the Peiping- use his Influence in an endeavour to Hankow Railway. tranquilise the population.—Trans- Ocean.

LAST NIGHT'S BLACKOUT

Chinese troops have, according to Japanese reports, retired in a westerly direction towards Kwang- chow which is one of the most important points of the Chinese de- fence positions in the south eastern part of the province of Honap.

..

} Japanese airmen have reported that the Chinese are now prepar Colonel N. S. Irwin, G.S.O.I., ing new, strong defence positions and Wing Commander, Steele in the south eastern part of the Perkins, Air Raide Precautions province of Honan, 10 kilometres Officer, are to give their first im- east of Kwangchow in the vicinity pressions of last night's emer of Pailuho, in order to bring to

k-out in a ZBW broad- halt-

8.15 pm and 9.80 troo

gancy

nce of Japanése pushing forward vince of Anhwel,

The Premier, Mr. Chamberlain, it is asserted, believes that a public statement would be inopportune at the present moment

It is therefore regarded as pro- bable that the Government will re- frain from making such a state- ment and will merely instruct the British Ambassador to Germany, explain Sir Nevile Henderson, to the British Government's viewpoint to Chancellor Hitler at Nuremberg.

Trans-Ocean.

cluding the famous 88th. Division, are engaged in the fighting in this

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