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THE CHINA MAIL, "OCTOBER 81, 1938.**

Chinese Announce

Withdrawal From Tehan

Nanchang, To-day. The Chinese military authorities announce the

abandonment of Tehan. The terse military communique, released late last night, states that during the seventy-two hours' defence of Tehan, Chinese forces have accounted for at least two full Japanese regi- ments, and they were ordered to withdraw, ac- cording to plan, after the original objective of the high command had been attained.

Details of the heroic defence of 1 Tehan by Chinese troops have be- gun filtering through from the front. For three sleepless days and nights, the gallant defenders were holding a city, literally an in- ferno of fire and smoke, of blast- ing powers and choking gas.

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The Tennant · ́ ́ ́Chinese ́ ́ troops, after having written another flam- ing chapter in the bravery of Chinese soldiery, left the burning and smouldering city without -- single house standing and a ma- chine-gun post intact.

The streets, as the Chinese sold- iers left them, were littered with.

CZECHOSLOVAKIA PROBLEMS

Pressburg, Yesterday. The new Premier of Carpathian Ukraine, M. Woloschin, and the Premier of Slovakia, Dr. Tiso, had a conference in Pressburg where the question of demarcation of the frontier and other important mat- ters were discussed.

M. Woloschin is understood to have assured the Slovak Govern-

Carpathian Ukrainians, and to have promised their support in settling of pending problems.

the bodies of slain Japanese, testiment of the friendship of the fying to the ferocity of the street fighting which preceded the Chinese withdrawal. Hundreds of corpses were cremated in the fires. which licked up to the sky.-Central News...

RIBBENTROP ROME VISIT COMMUNIQUE

Rome, To-day.

The following official communi- que has been issued here:

......

"The Reich-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Herr von Ribbentrop, call- ed

on the chief of the Italian Government,. Mussolini, at Palazzo Venezia on Saturday after- noon at 3 o'clock. The conversation lasted 1-1/4 hours, the Italian For- eign Minister, Gount Ciano, - being present

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The conversation with Mussolini was followed by a short discussion between the Reich Foreign Minis-, ter and Count Ciano.

Before his departure from Rome; Herr von Ribbentrop stated to Ger- man, press representatives in Rome that the conversations with Musso- lini and Count Ciano, which had covered d all current problems of European-polities; had been mark- ed by most cordial agreement. The conversations had showed anot that political probleme now, under consideration were viewed in every way both by Italy and by Germany in the spirit of friendship and closest co-operation characteristic of the l “Berlin Rome, Axis,'ha

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He also advocated an amicable solution of all differences hitherto exiting between the Slovaks and the Carpathian Ukrainians.-

Trans-Océan.

OILFIELD DISPUTE IN TRINIDAD

London, Yesterday. The Colonial Office has announc ed that the Governor of Trinidad' has appointed an arbitration "tri- bunal to consider certain matters in the dispute between the Oil- fields Employers Association and the Oilfield Workers Trade Union.

Sir James Baillie will be chair- man of the tribunal, and other members include two employers*- nominees and two-workers' nominees 20

They will sail for. Trinidad on November 12, British Wireless.

INTERNATIONAL BRIGADE LEAVING

Cerbere, Yesterday.

Six thousand foreign volunteers of the International Brigades - marched past members of the Re publican Government in Barcelona before leaving Spain, according to dispatches received here, ve

The reports state: the popu Jation gave an enthusiastic ovation ...to the volunteers.

Forts Republican pursuit planes | circled over the city during the parade to prevent ene raide

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