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SENTRIES INCIDENTS

THREE CLASHES One Shot Dead

ON THE SOVIET FRONTIER

Tokyo, To-day.

Three sanguinary clashes be- tween Manchukuo and Soviet border guards occurred on the eastern frontier of Manchukuo, north of Suifenho, on Saturday and yesterday.

According to Japanese reports, Soviet troops violated the fron- tier and attacked - the Man- churians.

Fifteen Soviet soldiers are re- ported killed and wounded and five Manchurians wounded.

By Chinese With Own Rifle

(From Our Own Correspondent)

Canton, To-day.

CAPTURE OF ANLU CLAIMED

Shanghai, To-day.

The fall of Anlu, a Chinese de- fence position on the Eastern Han River, in Hupeh, is claimed by the Japanese.

Air observers stated that vari-.

Suggestions that conditions in Canton are rapidly

returning to pre-occupation normal are a fan-ous villages on the west bank of tastic distortion of the facts. It is true that the river were aflame following the Japanese are making no attempt to keep heavy artillery bombardment.. up the pretence that supplies brought to Can-

According to Japanese field dis- ton are for military purposes.

patches, one Japanese column was Normal conditions in Canton to-day are more ac-compelled to march 40 kilometres curately indicated by the two latest incidents through a sea of mud before reach- to occur on the Shakee Bund, opposite Sha-ing Anlu. Ak meen, in full view of horrified Shameen resi- The Japanese report that their dents.

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one instance, a Chinese ITALIAN PAPERS

Soviet reinforcements, the Japanese reports stated, were rushed to the area, but were re- pulsed.

The Manchukuo. Government apparently had refused to kow has lodged a protest with the So-tow to a Japanese sentry prompt- viet Consul-General at Hsin- king.. Trans-Ocean.

ly enough, was caught, tied to a lamp-post and deliberately and cruelly tortured for more than two hours.

SERIOUS CLASH AT BENARES

Bombay, To-day. Mahatma Ghandi's decision to continue his hunger strike until death unless the ruler of the small native State of Rajkot accepts the Mahatma's proposal to appoint a reform commission has aroused all India to an extreme pitch of ex citement and has given rise to numerous disorders.

BANNED

Tunis, To-day.

troops are now preparing to cross the swollen river Trans-Ocean.

FLEETS AT SEA

Burgos, To-day,” The Tunisian-Government, act-1

Upon the announcement that the ing upon a suggestion from the Republican fleet had left the har French authorities, has banned se-bour of Cartagena and taken to The second incident gave more veral Italian newspapers and books the high seas, the Nationalist fleet reason for quiet satisfaction. A and also one Arab newspaper, print- at Cadiz was ordered on Sunday to

sail for Cartagena. -Trans-Ocean. Chinese was assaulted by a Jap-ed in Damascus. Trans-Ocean.

anese sentry opposite the French Bridge for some unexplained rea-

son:

The Chinese suddenly took his courage in both hands, snatched the rifle from the sentry and shot him dead. The Chinese was him- self shot dead by a Japanese sentry a minute or two later.

JAPANESE SUPPLIES Serious clashes occurred in the

Huge stocks of Japanese holy town of Benares in the course of which 80 Hindus were killed: goods, flour, piece-goods, etc., are Protest demonstrations are taking being brought to Canton, and place in different towns and a flood the M.B.K. godowns in Shameen of telegrams” has reached the have been filled with flour. Viceroy urging him to intervene.- Trans-Ocean.

ITALIAN AIR SQUADRON FLIES TO TRIPOLIS

It is understood that the au thorities are taking steps in this matter. The Japanese were ask- ed whether these goods were "military supplies," and on the reply that they were, had it point- ed out to them that Shameen | could not be used for the storage

of military supplies,

Milan, To-day, ¦ day together with the aeroplane- An air squadron of the Italian carrier "Giuseppe Miraglia." The -airforco: In the Mediterranean, ship and the planes will romain" at

stationed at Sicily, having been or- Tripolis for, the time being. dered to Tripolia, arrived, Sun-Trans-Ocean.

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