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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 2, 1908.”

Lee's, Suprezce Court

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LULL ON WAR FRONT

Chinese Re-Occupy Villages In Yochow Sector

ALL QUIET ON THE BORDER FRONT

(Bý N. A. E. MACKAY)

There seems hood of any further excitement in the frontier zone. All was

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Japanese Still Increasing Force In South

Chungking, To-day.

to be little likel-The calm prevailing on the various fronts for some days continued, according to reports received. According to Chinese reports the Chinese seem to have taken advantage yesterday of the pre- sent exhaustion of the Japanese to recapture Thus the Chinese re-occupied some villages near

some slices of territory.

pletely quiet this morning.

The only activity is inside Bri- tish territory where the problem of housing and feedisig refugees

mains,*

Refugees are returning to Chin- ése territory, but ötily in very small numbers.

They have been told that danger

is past, and a proclamation urging

the commander of the 153rd Divi- sion remnants, but a talk with thêm reveals that their confidence has not been restored; and, while they are being looked after on the British side, there is nothing to induce them to hurry honde:

GERMANY'S FIRST

AIRCRAFT CARRIER

Berlin, Nov. 26. The first German aircraft-car- rier is to be launched at Kiel on December 8. It will displace 19,- 250 tons, will be 250 metres long, have a beam of 22 metres and a draught of 5.6 metres.

It is recalled that two aircraft- carriers were. laid down as soon as the Reich recovered her “milli- tary sovereignty.”—Havas."-

Yochow, checked and partly repulsed Japanese STUDENT ARMY

columns advancing on the Hankow-Ichang road and gained some minor successes on the Peiping-Hankow Railway north of Hankow.

FOR CHINA

Shanghai, To-day.

them to return has been issued by A similar situation prevails in the Canton region,

where the Japanese, after having received re- A student Army of one and a inforcements, managed to drive the Chinese half divisions of men is being form- from the immediate vicinity of Canton but ed by the Chinese high command, where the Chinese are nevertheless in a posi- it is reported. tion to offer stubborn resistance, so that Jan- Instructions have already been anese successes hitherto have been insignifi-sent to all Chinese universities cant.

and schools, and the headquarters of the army are said to be in Chengtu, in the Szechuen pro- The Chinese military spokesman vince. here announced that 80,000 Ja-

Marshal Chiang Kai-shek has panese are at present concentrated assumed the title of Commander- around Ganton and another 50,000 in Chief of the new army, and the in Formosa, while at the same time Minister of Education and an- two new divisions are being as other high educational officials sembled in Tokyo which will be will act as officers under his.com- transported to South China

mand. Trans-Ocean.

LOOTERS ARRESTED Two or three looters have been arrested by the Hong Kong police, Their activities were watched and when they were foolish enough to cross the river into British terri- tory, they were seized. It is the in- tention to hand them over to the Chinese authority when the Chinese administration in Shumchun been restored.

has

ITALY TO SIGN NAVAL TREATY ACCORD TO-DAY

SERIOUS STRIKE

INCIDENTS IN ONE TOWN

Paris, To-day. The only French town where serious strike disturbances occur- red was the central French in dustrial city of Clermont-Ferrand.

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The decision of the management of the Michelin Tyre factory to close the works for the day and give, housands of workers the oppor- tunity to demonstrate proved a big mistake.

London, To-day. The "Instrument of accession by which Italy signifies her adhe sion to the London Naval Treaty of 1936, will be signed at the Foreign Office to-day by Mr. David Montagu Scott, Assistant Secretary for For-

Demonstrators, stormed the Post eign Affairs, and the Italian Am Office, breaking through a cordon of bassador, Count Grandi, conform-police. ably with the Anglo-Italian Agree- ment which came into force on The crowds then marched through November 16.

the streets, forcing shopkeepers to It will be recalled that although close down. Later in the evening, Italy sent an "observer" to the ne- the demonstrators occupied the gotiations in view of the naval head office and main garage of the agreement of 1936, she subsequent Overland Motorbus Company. Or- ly declined to participate in it ow-der was restored when the Mobile ing to Sanctions taken by the Guards were reinforced and occupt- League of Nations in connection ed the Michelin factory. with the Abyssinian war.

Minor clashes between strikers

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It is further stated that the ne-and Mobile Guards were feported .gotiations Between England and from Nantes, Toulouse and Muehl- the Scandinavian States for a na-hausen but there were no casualties. val xgredment are about to bẹ con- Shortly cluded. Trans-Ocean.

before midnight, the French Home Minister, M. Sarraut, announced 'over the Paris wireless

MANY CASUALTIES

CASUALTIES that everything was quiet through-

IN AIR RAID ON KWEILIN

Kwellin, To-day.

out. France.—Trans-Ocean.

outside the city, were reduced to

ruins as a result of huge fires Started by incendiary bombs.

Bombs were also dropped the Human af waugai Railway,

It has now been ascertained that Peicheng and the Kwelpe

27 civilians, nine of whom were wo-Several hugó tres men and children, were killed, and the most prospero

101 wounded during the mass bomb.vity. Spreading over a wide ar ing by 36 - Japanese: · planes on in a short time, they Wednesday,

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rought under control until late in

At least 200 houses, insido and the evening.--Central

The spokesman, however, does not expect à Japanese offensive in South China In the near future but belleves that the Japanese, will develop new activity in North China, especially In Shenst and Shansi provinces, where according to his Information, Japanese forcements have arrived.

M. DALADIER

CONGRATULATED

London, To-day.

The morning papers comment. upon M. Daladier's victory over the Trade Unions in lengthy arti- The imminent kard winter lš, cles, congratulating the French however, likely to Impede Japanese Premier warmly on his success. operations, the spokesman declar-. "The Times" concludes its com- e

adding that the Japanese atment with an appeal to M. Daladier tempt to cut off communication to exploit, his victory wisely and with Soviet Russia via Sian would not to submit to pressure on the be frustrated by the Chinese.

other side.

The spokesman characterized the The "Daily Telegraph” says that general situation as satisfactory M. Daladier's courage and deter- especially due to the new tactics of |mination have increased not only avoiding big battles but contin- the French Premier's authority but uously harassing the Japanese com- also France's prestige. Trans- munication. Trans-Ocean.

Ocean.

The German dirigible LZ180, re- cently completed, has been chris- tened "Graf Zeppelin? in commem- oration not only of the great in- ventor, but also of the old. “Graf Zeppelin, the most successful dirigible in history. The new ship will begin

next year.