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THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 7, 1988.

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JAPANESE HALTED AT KICHUN Severe Fighting Proceeding Along Yangtse

Japanese Within

Miles Of 25 Miles

Wuning

Hankow, To-day.

PRAGUE DECIDES TO DEMOBILISE

Prague, To-day!, Immediate demobilisation' of two classes of Army Reservists is

The other classes will be demo-

The Japanese forces on the north bank of the Yang-announced.

tse have now been halted at Kichun, while bilised progressively,—Reuter, those pushing westward towards Wuning are now 25 miles east of the town, said the Chinese military spokesman yesterday.

After occupying the strategic fort of Tienchiachen, BREAD INSTEAD

90 miles below Hankow, the Japanese drove up-river to Kichun.

The spokesman said that a small cavalry detach- ment occupied the city, part of which has been flooded by the river.

The Chinese troops, he asserted, are holding positions in the hills north-west and north-east of Ki-

chun.

Japanese forces in the hills about four miles north-east of Lungkang were driving towards Wuning.

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On the Juicheng-Wuning highway sector, the Chinese and Japanese

PREMIER TAUNTS LABOUR OPPOSITION

(Continued from Page 7)

OF BOMBS

Madrid, To-day.

The port of Alicante, is the latest Government town to receive bread instead of bombs from Gen. Franco.

Yesterday several small bags containing bread were dropped by aeroplanes, which were sub- jected to heavy anti-aircraft fire.

The Alicante authorities stat ed that the public “did not trou ble to pick up the bread, coming as it did from those responsible collective security in the sense of for the deaths of hundreds of

Reuter.

are opposing each other in the a scheme of defence against aggres-the inhabitants."

mountains, each side making occasion in which all nations

sional raids behind the other's take their part. lines.

FALL OF PANPISHAN

nct

were to

To his mind, Mr. Chamberlain one of declared, this policy was utter despair, and left no hope for or of the future of civilisation

living.

The spokesman emphasised that those things which made life worth the fall of Panpishan would affect the defences of Yanghsin,] : pointing out that the Chinese

are

WORLD CONFERENCE Coming to the second view that war might and should be avoided holding a line in the mountains by an effort at cooperation and

running west of. Paupishan.

COMPRADORE FINED

Summoned before Mr. K. M. A. Barnett this morning at the Kow- loon Magistracy, George Wong, of the Tai Wo Compradore, Hankow Road, was fined $50 for an offence under the Adulterated Food Drugs Ordinance.

:

and

understanding Mr. Chamberlain im-

Inspector H. F. Old, of the Sani- plied that he would have expected

tary Department, prosecuting, said No information, he said, had been in the light of their former pro- that on September 7 he bought a received from the 8th Route Army, fessions to find support for such an

effort among the opposition, and in quantity of cheese from defendant's operating in northern Shansi, re-

this connexion he referred specifical-shop, and the quality was not up

to standard. garding the fate of Wutaishan. Lo-

ly to the advocacy in the Labour cal headquarters of this army, amendment of a world conference.

Was not this much the same idea which excels in mobile warfare,

different said they probably withdrew into as his own but put in a the Wutai mountains when the Ja- panese launched their drive from four directions.-Reuter.

NEW TACTICS

Shanghai, To-day.

stubborn resistance.

According to the

to speakers opposition way? His experience showed, the

insistence on the however, the unwisdom of calling reconcile his

for pushing on with large conferences, with insufficient need preparation. There is no use call-rearmament with his claim which he the recalled was made in an impromptu ing a conference including totalitarian powers unless you were speech at a moment of great emo- sure they were going to attend and tion and excitement on top of fati- that the Munich -agreement- attend with the intention of aiding gue

HITLER DRIVES INTO ZONE 2

Berlin, To-day.

While Hitler's fourth army of occupation was marching into Zone Four yesterday, the Fuehrer himself paid a third visit to Su detenland, making a triumphant drive through that part of North- ern Bohemia know as Zone Two.

At Rumburg, where he was wel- comed by the ringing of church bells and the cheers of the popula- tion, the Chancellor's car halted in the flower-strewn market square.

Addressing the crowds from a hastily erected platform, Hitler de- clared it had been a long road to

de. liberty, and the miraculous velopment experienced what an unyielding will could per- forin Reuter.

showed

KING'S

OPENING

TO-MORROW

''It's WONDERFUL ...

simply MARVELOUSI“

GOLDWYN FOLLIES

IN TECHNICOLOR

・with

ADOLPHE MENJOU RITZ BROTHERS ZORINA KENNY BAKER ANDREA LEEDS

in British armed

in diplo

HELEN JEPSON

PHIL BAKER

The spokesman of the Japanese you in bringing the conference to meant "peace for our time."

BRITISH ARMAMENT Headquarters in Shanghai admitted a successful issue.

Weakness APPEASEMENT. to press representatives that the

But a policy of appeasement strength meant weakness drive on Wuhan is meeting very which did not mean seeking new macy. The emergency, he continu friends at the expense of ed, had thrown a vivid light on the .there has never country's defence preparations, re- weak- Japanese, the old

a more complete iden-vealing both strength and Chinese H. Q. are adopting new been tactics. Hitherto provincial troops tity of view between the Bri-ness.

He indicated that the Govern- have occupied the front lines with tish and French Governments thán the picked regiments of Chiang now-but seeking the collaboration ment had initiated a prompt - and Kai-shek held in reserve, thrown of all, was a policy which should thorough enquiry covering the in when gaps appear in the Chinese command the spirit of all who be-whole of preparations, military and lieved human will to control human civil, to see what was necessary to defence.

destiny.

make good the deficiencies which Now the reverse is the Japanese progress is not achieved Before finishing his speech he had been disclosed, in the shortest |

considered the relation of a policy possible time.

measures, "I would ❝ except at heavy cost. vers do not. now expect that Han- spoke of the further consideration not like to kow will be reached before early it would be necessary to give to the til I have had a little time

the country's defences reflection as to what further it may November and then only if they ob-state of

Ho refused to accept the seem good to ask the nation to do.” tain substantial reinforcements.

validity of the challenge from-British Wireless. ** Trans-Ocean.

and

'Most optimistic Japanese obser of appeasement to armaments, and As for commit myself now un-

for

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