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NORTH HUPEH FIGHTING Japanese Fail To Dislodge Defenders. Stubborn Battle

At Kingshan

Chungsiang, Hupeh, To-day.

Japanese troops in north Hupeh continue to meet

with stubborn resistance from the Chinese. Failing to dislodge the Chinese forces at Kingshan on the Hankow-Ichang highway, 100 miles northwest of Hankow, a thousand Japanese troops are massing at a point about 10 miles south of Kingshan with the intention of out- flanking the Chinese wing at Kwanchiao to the west of Kingshan.

Meanwhile, about 300 Japanese EGYPT

troops are attempting to storm Sunghochen, to the northeast of Kingshan. The Chinese troops de-

CELEBRATES

fending Kwanchiao and Sunghothen INDEPENDENCE

are ready to engage them.

Cairo, To-day.

The 20th anniversary of the day The Japanese column advancing when late Zaglul Pasha had the westward from Yingshan, about 70memorable interview with the Bri- miles north of Hankow and 12 miles tish High Commissioner, Sir Fran- to the west of the Peiping-Hankow | cis. Reginald Wingate, in which the Railway in north Hupeh, is reported to be still held in check by the Chinese at Sihochen, a small village 71⁄2 miles east of Suilisien.

GAS ALLEGATION

The Japanese are alleged to have used poison gas in their attack on the Chinese entrenched to the west of Sihochen and forced them back for some distance.

former presented the formal demand for the independence of Egypt, was celebrated here and throughout the country yesterday.

November 13th is celebrated 86 the "day of national liberation" and meetings were organised by the Government and the Wafd parties alike.

The Cairo police were kept in a state of emergency during the day fearing disturbances but no serious incidents are reported.

However, launching a series of Political circles believe that diver- counter-assaults, the Chinese have gencies of opinion exist within the recovered Hulungssu, and Wang- Cabinet concerning the extent to shankang, hills lying between Siho-[which Egypt should rearm. chen and Suihsien..

Opponents of a full rearmament scheme are said to fear inevitable Fighting is now proceeding at budgetary repercussions. It is Liuchiawan, a point in the vicinity, rumoured that under these circum- where the Japanese are said to belstances a Cabinet crisis at an early subjected to an enveloping attack date should not be considered by the Chinese.-Central News, possible.-Trans-Ocean.

MAN OF DIAMONDS IS TIRED OF THEM:

SELLS TO RICH AND POOR

·MILLIONS INVESTED

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In a little workshop in Balham, a young amateur astronomer, Reginald Roy Brooks, has just completed, after 2 years' work, the It has a biggest telescope ever constructed by a South Londoner. magnification of 500-and one magnifying 100 times is considered quite large. Photo shows Mr. Brooks sighting through his remark- able telescope.

EXPERT DEMANDS BOMBERS INSTEAD

OF PURSUIT PLANES

LONDON, TO-DAY. BOMBERS INSTEAD OF PURSUIT PLANES IS THE DEMAND PUT FORWARD BY CAPTAIN PAINE, THE POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE "DAILY TELEGRAPH," IN AN ARTICLE SHARPLY ATTACKING THE NEW PLANS OF BRITISH AERIAL REARMAMENT DRAWN UP BY SIR KINGSLEY WOOD, THE AIR MINISTER,

Captain Paime also puts forward weapon will play in the future, will the demand that the British air be in main restricted to defence. force should not only be as strong Certain weather conditions make as that of any single other nation it difficult for anti-aircraft guns but should have a wider range of to take bombing machines under action..

affective fire quite apart from the fact that the latest types of bombers are able to elude fighting machines.

Diamonds are a delight to most) people, but Mr. B. Jasani, sleek, "Burma is the only place where dia-

It is entirely wrong. to suppose, black-haired young visitor to Lon-monds are mounted and worn with he says, that the role which the air don, is fed up with them. He has the point outwards, In all other

had so many and is tired of them. countries, including England, they gon, in Rangoon, I should thirak He owns a diamond merchant's like to have the flat, brilliant face pounds worth of diamonds locked in business with ten offices in Burma of the stone outwards in Burma the golden egg on the topmost and another in Antwerp; his annual they wear them the other way be- turnover in diamonds is about £300,-cause

000.

MASS RAIDS Drawing attention to the danger of massed air raids on English sea- ports which are particularly diffi- point. side, is shaped like the "But business is not very good incult to defend by anti-aircraft guns pagodas.

Burma now. The people depend for and fighting machines, Captain Paine demands an air force power- He buys stones in Europe

"When the flower girls are hard up their wealth upon the rice cropsful enough to enable Britain to sells them to the rich and poor of they sell their diamonds for nearly The rice buys their diamonds Burma,

as much as they paid for them. white for white and when the rice cripple the enemy's capacity for an attack, that is to say to make For Malissajahs and Fremiere he There must be millions of pounds trade is poor you don't sell so many it possible to bomb his factories sometimes. buys single collections worth of diamonds in Burma.

and ammunition depots... worth: 50,000,

When a pagoda, is built, people, "Really, though, I shouldn't be “In Burma,” he said, everybody rich and poor give diamonds and talking diamonds.

here In this connection he points out wears diamonds-they don't care for golden soverigns," which are placed to forget them, and have a holiday, that Britain has the great advantage rubies, although Burma produces the in a pure gold dome or egg which but I couldn't resist going to the over Germany in having Canada as finest in the world.

is built on top of the pagoda.

Tower of London to see the Crown a basis for production. Jewels. My word the Star of Air supremacy, either alone or if alised quickly or sixpence a day save up for years "No one can ever, see them, and Africa is a

the Koh-I-hour which enough together

"Flower girls who earn fivepence

GOLDEN EGG

diamond.

I'm over

to buy real diamonds, which they you couldn't get at them to steal diamond, but uerful stone; what a that cannot be

wear in their hair. They will only unless you came down In"a" para- I saw there is fusta copy. It buy real stones.

At the Pagoda of Shweda-doesn't sparkle."

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