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THE CHINA MAIL, - FEBRUARY 4, 1989

ISURVEY OF

JAPANESE

BRITISH GUIANA UNDER PRESSURE

FOR REFUGEES

London, To-day.

An offer by a committee ap-| pointed by President Roosevelt

IN KWANGTUNG

Chungking, To-day.

Japan's gradual exhaustion is

more appar-

to assist in the survey of British becoming more and Guiana for, the purpose of re-ent, declares the Chinese military fugee settlement has been spokesman. cepted by the co-ordinating com- mittee for refugees," according to

a Colonial Office communique.

ac-

Despite the Japanese threat to invade Shensi and Pakhoi, to cut

The communique says the Ameri- China's international routes in can advisory committee is sending the northwest and the southwest, is the much publicised drives have an expert commission, which due at Georgetown on February 10. not yet been launched owing to Terms of reference of the com-insufficiency of military forces.

'Meanwhile, the war situation mission are to study and report on the suitability and practicability of has been developing favourably British for the last few days. Fahsien, large-scale colonisation in Guiana of emigrants of European [25 miles north of Canton on the origin from the physical, climatic Canton-Hankow Railway; and and economic viewpoints: to esti-Old Samshui City on the West mate the numbers that might settle River in Kwangtung have both

been recaptured by the Chinese. of a term immediately and over

The Japanese driven from Old years: and to calculate the probable

Samshui City have retreated to cost of settlement.-Reuter.

Kokmei.

NEW PRESIDENT OF FRANCE

TSUNGFA CLASH

Bitter fighting took place south of Tsungfa, on February 1st and 2nd. The Japanese launched a fierce attack on the Chinese posi- tions around Chunwo and Shen- The kong, south of Tsungfa. Chinese were forced to fall back to a second line of defence. How- The election of the new Presi-ever, a Chinese counter-offensive dent of the French Republic will the following day resulted in the take place on April 6.

Paris, To-day.

The term of office of the Presi dent is seven years and President Lebrun's term will terminate on May 10, 1939.

recovery of the ground.

The Japanese attacking Fuk- have near Tsengshing, wohu, also been repulsed.

Guerilla bands are menacing The President is elected by the the Japanese at Fatshan. National Assembly, composed of According to a telephone mes- members of the Chamber and Sen-sage from Shasi, the Chinese are ate, and takes place at Versailles.

Trans-Ocean.

MASSACRE OF CHRISTIANS IN SUIYUAN

The Rev. Dangreau, of "the Bel- gian Catholic Mission of Scheut, was murdered with all his Chinese Christian converts at Hsincheng, Suiyuan, on January 14, "The China Press" of Shanghai learns from au- thoritative sources.

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The territory where the mass murder occurred is said to be un- TUESDAY ! der Japanese occupation and lies in the district of Palakai, between Kweisui and Paoton.

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gaining the upper hand in eentrat Hupeh. Tienmen, 15 miles south- west of Tsaoshih, has returned to Chinese control. The Japan- ese around Kingshan have been repulsed after severe fighting.— Central News,'

JAPANESE PLANE FORCED DOWN

Chungsiang, Hupeh, To-day. A Japanese heavy bomber made a forced landing at Tung- shayangchi, near Chungsiang, owing to engine trouble.

Six Japanese airmen, who at- tempted to escape with two ma- chine-guns have been captured alive.-Central News.

Anti-Red Pact Members Planning Military Alliance

'Paris, Jan. 29. Itc negotiate the anti-Russian "Rumours persist here that im- pact," the correspondent added. portant parleys have been taking "It was reported that they sub- place for some time between Ja-mitted an account of the meeting panese envoys and high German to the general session of the Ja- and Italian officials with a view to panese envoys which took place strengthening their 'anti-Comin-in Paris, and that they will soon tern pact; ostensibly aimed only confer again in Berlin or Rome at the spread of Communism, and with the Japanese Ambassadors transforming it into a formal in Poland and Russia."

the military alliance between

The writer mentioned that the three countries," the Tokyo cór-

Kokumin respondent of the New York Japanese newspaper, Herald-Tribune reported to-day in Shimbun, revealed that "impor- an article published in the Constant negotiations which will be- tinental edition of the paper here. come the corner-stone for the construction of a new world or- "Interest is aroused here by der in Europe and Asia" will be the meeting in San Remo, Italy, held in a few days between the of the Japanese Ambassador to Japanese Ambassador in Berlin Rome and the Japanese Ambas- and the German and Italian For- Isador to Berlin, who both helped eign Ministers.--Havas.