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JAPANESE ADMIT THREAT TO CANTON FROM CHINESE REINFORCEMENTS

Shiukwan, To-day.

A telephone message from the front late last night states that the Japanese troops at Tsungfa, 35 miles northeast of Canton, have retreated southward.

Another, unconfirmed, report claims that Fatshan has been recaptured by the Chinese. The Chin- ese recapture of Kongtsun and Kaotong, on the Canton-Hankow Railway to the north of Can- ton, has been confirmed.

HUNGARIAN PREMIER'S

NEW CABINET

Heavy Japanese reinforcements are now massed round Canton for the defence of the city. More than 30 Japanese warships are concen- trated in the Pearl River.

Another division of troops is be- ing rushed to Kwangtung.

Constantly menaced by Chinese guerilla activities, the Japanese is field headquarters at Waichow, understood to have been removed to Pingshan, south of the East River. Samshui, on the West River, is The Hungarian Premier, Dr. still held by Japanese troops, Imredy, has tendered the resign- who are strengthening the defence ation of the Cabinet to the Re-works around the town.

Budapest, To-day.

gent, Admiral Horthy, and has been entrusted with formation of a new Ministry.

The decision to resign was taken Cabinet at at a meeting of the

that which Premier Imredy said return to Hungary of the territories ceded by Czecho-Slovakia marked the opening of a new chapter Hungary's. national life.

He therefore felt called upon ask for a renewed expression confidence.

JAPANESE ADMISSION

Shanghai, To-day. For the first time, the Japanese admit that the Chinese are massing troops for a counter-attack on Can- ton. A Japanese News Agency was reported from Hong Kong that the Japanese troops are preparing for a possible Chinese counterattack and are strengthening their posi- totions north-west of Canton. Heavy of Chinese troop concentrations are

in

It has been forecast that after forming a new Cabinet, Dr. Imredy will work on a programme of far- reaching reforms.-Reuter.

NEW CABINET CHOSEN

Budapest, To-day. The Premier, Dr. von Imredy, has presented his reconstructed Ca- binet to a meeting of the Govern- ment Party of National Unity held here on Tuesday evening. The Ca- binet is composed as follows:

Premier-Adalbert von Imredy. Foreign Affairs-Koloman von Kanya.

Interior Franz Keresztes-Fis-

cher.

Defence

Bartha.

reported from the north of Canton and east of the Canton-Hankow Railway. Japanese reports say that engagements have

not yet taken place but are expected. Trans-Ocean.

NECESSITY FOR BRITISH REARMAMENT

London, To-day.

Speaking at the Constitutional

Finance Ludwig Remenyi-Sch- was reason to neller.

SB.

re-

Fieldmarshal Karl Club lunch, the Chancellor of the Exchequer said he thought there be satisfied that the necessity of British Justice-Andreas Tasnady-Nagy, armament was recognised pracți- cally universally throughout the Education-Count Paul Teleki. Trade, Industry-Anton Kunder. [country; and was shared not only Without Portfolio-Andor Jaros-by Government supporters but by those who consistently and

The new Defence Minister was persistently criticised the Gov- formerly the Deputy Minister for ernment. National Defence and the new Min-

In this matter, Britain stood ister of Justice was hitherto chair-a united nation. man of the Government Party

as

be

First and most urgent necessity Count Teleki was Se retary of was that the country should State in the Ministry of Agricul- adequately provided with defences ture, and the Minister without port-to ward off the possibility of an folio is leader of the Hungarians initial blow. of the Oberland Trans-Ocean,

REPORT DENIED

¿Paris, To-day.

Sir John Simon added that not the least difficult of the duties which would fall on Ministers, in the test- ing times ahead would doubtless be those of Chancellor of the Exche- quer.British Wireless.

After newspapers here had re- the Foreign Minister as having out ported that a discussion on Colonics limed the outcome of these discus had taken place between the Prime sions, it was announced officially on Minister and the Foreign Minister, Tuesday evening that no discussion and after the provincial edition of on the colonies question had taken "the "Petit Parisien" had quoted place at all-Trans-Ocean,

THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 16, 1988.

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