1938-10-04 — Page 12

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Fighting Shifts To South Bank Of Yangtse

Hankow, To-day.

THE CHINA MAIL

COUNCI

LABOUR

APPEAL

The National

With both sides around Tienchiachen still consolid- met ́in Londoni: ating their positions, the theatre of fighting has session yesterd been temporarily shifted to the south bank of statement on the the Yangtse River.

The Japanese are making a bid for Yangsin from

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several directions. One column driving west-now the inesca Governments: ward from Mushihkang, about six miles south-the cession of east of Yangsin, is being engaged by the Chin-protect ese at Paishihtang.

DOUBTERS IN TORY RANKS IN PARLIAMENT

London, To-day.

the against acts o tion and injust

Under a heavy artillerý barrage, Fuchihkow Japanese troops from

It appeals to and Matow attacked Liuchiatun fur-all classes and ther upriver. A squadron of Jaan internation panese planes assisted by subjecting to help relieve

heavy the Chinese positions to a bombing. Hundreds of shells - and bombs were hurled on the small citizens of Cz town and poison gas was allegedly as hostages in used by the Japanese. The Chinese be at once relea repulsed the attack when a number

of Chinese planes arrived to assist in the defence.

There was nothing of the con- quering hero atmosphere around

A Japanese detachment of 4,000 Mr. Chamberlain when he rose to men is isolated at Hoyenngau, on the Julchang-Wuning highway, speak in the House yesterday.

Mr. Duff-Cooper, striking not as a result of the destruction of the merely a discordant note but ac-highway and bridges nearby by cusing Mr. Chamberlain of an un-Chinese troops yesterday morning. After, shelling the Chinese posi- realistic policy, heartened the Opposition and stirred up doubt-tions at Chinlungtien and Chin- lungfeng on the Singtze-Tehan high- ers on the Ministerial side,

Mr. Chamberlain therefore way, Japanese infantry-men launch- ed. an attack in three columns yes- faced from the first an opposition terday. They were beaten back. already aroused.

intangible

Central News.

DOUBTERS IN RANKS He had behind him that almost

chilliness which of afflicts a Government majority when there are doubters in the ranks.

The speech was delivered most- silence or to the accompani-

ly in s

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Ministerial cheers.

Only when the Opposition attempted to taunt Mr. Chamberlain did his follow- ers rise to a man.

The speech had on the whole a ment of ironical cheers or to sub- good but not a triumphant recep-

Reuter stantial but not universal bursts, tion.

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