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JAPANESE RUN INTO SERIOUS TROUBLE

HANKOW, TO-DAY.

IN A TOTALLY UNEXPECT-

CHINESE HAVE RECAPTUR- ED- PEILO, SOUTH OF YO- CHOW, INFLICTING HEAVY CASUALTIES.

DIFFICULTIES Shanghai, To-day. SIGN LANGUAGE

Regarding Chinese claims to victories in South

China, the Japanese spokesman here stated IN POLICE that these claims might be compared with the COURT

Chinese victory at Taierchwang, which after- wards resulted in the defeat at Hsuchow.

An unusual scene was enacted in the Central Magistracy this morn- ing when Miss Li Yuk-wah, teacher

ED COUNTER-ATTACK, THE This comparison is, according to foreign observers, very significant, since it is generally admitted that the Japanese forces suffered a decided de- of a deaf and dumb school in feat at Taierchwang, losing several thousand Kowloon City, appeared to inter-

pret for two mute defendants.

At two points, the Mi River has been crossed by the Japanese, and they are trying to recapture Feilo by a flank attack.

Chinese resistance in the region of Peilo, however, is unlikely to be easily broken and it is now predict- ed that the Japanese will encounter even stiffer resistance when they approach closer to Changsha.

North of the Yangtse, the Japan- ese temporarily occupied the town of Kingshan on the Hankow-Ichang road, 100 kilometres northwest of Hankow.

Capture was preceded by sanguin- ary fighting, in which the Japanese

lost several hundred dead.

The Chinese then launched counter-attack ejecting the Japanese forces from the city. The Chinese are now consolidating their posi tions in and around Kingshang and replacing tired troops by fresh units.

Japanese reinforcements are now marching on Kingshang to make a new attack on the city,Trans- Ocean.TM

LINKING UP THE PUPPETS

Tokyo, To-day. The "Toint Committed" which has been formed and has met al- ready twice, formed of the "Felping and the Nanking Provi-

men.

The "conversation" was in- structive as well as amusing, but that the Japanese troops in South China are defendants had no difficulty in hard pressed, and that the Chinese forces are counter attacking on a large scale and meet- ing with success.

This, therefore, appears to confirm reports current

understanding what was being conveyed to them.

Both pleaded guilty to a charge of receiving stolen property. They "said", they were given 20 cents to carry the articles, but admitted that they knew them to be stolen.

Regarding the widespread inf... Japanese goods are allowed to be, dignation in foreign circles con- transported and sold in the occu- cerning shipping on the Yangtse, pied areas, but foreign goods are where foreign vessels are still not debarred on various grounds, in Mr. R. A. D. Forrest, before allowed, the Japanese spokesman spite of the reiterated assertion of whom the case was "heard" de- admitted that large numbers of the so-called "Open Door" in cided to set the men free with a Japanese merchantmen were play- China.

Trans-Ocean. ing on the Yangtse, but asserted that only supplies for the army were carried.

Concerning reports that these ships were bringing back large quantities of beans, bristles, cot- ton and other export goods, the spokesman stated that the ships sometimes carried goods seized from Chinese, such as fron ore,

SHOPS IN NANKING

The spokesman admitted that several shops were open in Nanking, maintained that these were military| canteens, but at the same time ad-! mitted that they were catering to the general public. He then stated that non-military goods to Nanking were not shipped on the Yangtze, but transported by train

lorries.

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Theoretically, foreigners can also send goods to Nanking the way, but no applications for

sional Governments must be re- port permits, have been gr garded as the forerunner.

new Central Government of th

be formed the

under Japanese control, according Conference," declared that the two to the President of the Executive Governmente ara, agreed that the Tuan of the “New Nanking Gov-"Joint Committee shall deal with ernment,

chung chíh. questions of diplomatic charac- Llang

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