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CHINESE TROOPS CAUGHT IN DRAG-NET

Chiang Will Personally Direct Opermions

Early Morning Outrage At Jessfield

Shanghai, Oct. 27, A Japanese plane machine-gun- ned a British outpost near Jess- feld Park at 6 am, to-day.

Shanghal, Oct. 27... The Japanese claim to have cap-

The British troops returned the tured several key positions and

are with Lewis 'guns and the declare that a full retreat of the Japanese plane, new off. It is Chinese troops, to the south. cop-bellayed the place was hit. tinued throughout yesterday.

However, many Chinese troops were caught in a "drag net" spread around an area of ten kilometres square to the north-west of the International Settlement by the Japanese forces, and they will be elther wiped out or forced to en ter the International Settlement or French Concession, after dis- arming. it is said.

While Japanese residents in Shanghai are celebrating the Ja- panese capture of Tazang, neutral observera confirm the report that the Chinese have not withdrawn from Klangwan or Chapel.

It is reliably reported that Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek has left Nanking to go to Soochow to direct operations in view of the critical nature of the present situation.- Reuter

TACHANG TAKEN?

Tokyo. Oct. 26. News of the capture of Tachang. Indicating

of the 11 advance Japanese troops on the Shanghai Front, roused great enthusiasm in Japan. Most houses in Tokyo were beflagged.

and Demonstrations torchlight parades by schools and military organisations will take place to-day, and 800,000 Jap anese will march past the Imperial Palace in Tokyo- Transocean News Service.

|HALF MILLION TROOPS IN SHANGHAI

Shanghai, Oct. 27. It is estimated, that between 500,000 and 600,000- Chinese troops form a triangle between Luho, Shanghai and Soochow -

A Japanese spokesman estimates the Chinese casualties up to Octo- ber 23 to be 250,000, of which 67-, 000 have been 'killed on the field of battle. Reuter.

NEW CHINESE LINES AROUND, TAZANG Shanghal, Oct. 27, (8:10 a.m.): Following their withdrawal from Tazang yesterday, the Chinese forces are rapidly building new défence lines ΟΣ the south. east and west of the strategic town, it was learned late last night.

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One line forms semi-circle from the East Market, east of Tazang. passing north of Klang- Wan to the Shanghai-Woosung Railway.

Another Chinese line runs about 1 kilometres south of Tazing at Yaochlapang and about four kilometres north of Chenju, the" important railway town.

The line on the west is situated ilometres - west of Tazang

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The attack occurred as panic-. stricken Chinese from the country- side tried to cross into the West- ern defence sector. There were. no British casualties.—

Reuter.

NORTH STATION

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Shanghai, Oct. 27.

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London, Oct. 27...

Mr. Attice, leader of the Opposition, at the Commons" debate on the King's address, requested some indieftion of the Gevera- inent's polley with regard to the Far East. "It is all very well to say, that the Government will persist in attempting, in co-opera- tion with other Governments, to mitigate the suffering caused by the conflict and bring it to a conclusion, he said. "The important point is, what kind of conclusion!"-Reuter,

In the House of Lords. Lord the House of Commons yesterday Halifax, referring to the Nine-afternoon said that nothing could Power Conference, said that it had give greater satisfaction in Bri- been stated in Parliament that the tain than that one of the govern country was entitled to know the ments co-operating in action and policy upon which the Government in council at the Nine-Power Con- would proceed at Brussels and en- ference should be the Government deavour to secure at the con- of the United States.

Reuter,

ference.

He said: "I cannot at this mo- Japanese bulejackets started a ment say more than that the so- steam-roller attack from Chapei tolicy we intend to pursue is such

They Hongkew Park, at dawnL

a policy as may lead, if it can. to the termination of the Siau- made a general advance and cap- tured the North Station where Japanese conflict on the basis that were holsted at the moral opinion of the world Japanese fags 6.50 a.m. the Chinese having with- would accept a basis which would durable drawn at 6.65. Bugles were blown offer the hope of being as the flag went up marking the and a basis for the development of capture of not only the station, China wherein all parties could but the adjoining Administration play their part."

Reuter. Building.

WHAT PEACE

GERMANY. AND SOVIET?

Brussels, Oct. 27.

It is understood that the ques- tion of inviting Germany and Soviet Russia to the Nine-Power will be decided to- Conference

to being able morrow. Before pronounce an opinion, it has been necessary to wait for the agree- ment of certain Powers which nas hitherto been lacking. Reuter.

NORMAN DAVIS AT PLYMOUTH

London, Oct. 37. Mr. Norman Davis, heading the American Delegation to the Nine- Power Conference, has landed in Plymouth..

The Japanese advance is con- tinuing over the whole of the

"In the House of Commons to- Chapel and Hongkew Park sector. day. Mr. Sinclair, referring to the Meanwhile. Japanese forces hope expressed that the Brussels, which struck southward from Conference would result in peace, Tazang. are also advancing towards sald that what was agitating their the Shanghai-Nanking Railway minds was the question: What

Reiter. Interviewed by At the peace! Would the country most position at Klangwan. moment it is not know, but it is vociferous in demanding peace be said: "I dare not prophesy the considered certain, that, the Chi-Japan, or some other country ask-outcome, but we hope Japan will join in the deliberations to see if nese must have withdrawn over-ing on her behalf for peace on 8

constructive we can work out a Fight

basis of possession of Chinese Pro- vinces now occupled by Japan- solution to the most dimcult Far

Eastern question."- Reuter. Reuter.

Reuter.

KIANGWAN VILLAGE

TAKEN

Shanghai, Oct. 27. The

have Japanese

captured Kiangwan village. Japanese planes are actively bombing the retreat- ing Chinese troops.-

Reuter.

OCCUPY RACECOURSE

Shanghai, Oct. 27. The Japanese have occupied the Klangwan Racecourses immediately east of Klangwan" village.— · -Reuter,

FLAG HOISTED

A large Japanese flag has been hoisted on the Nanking-Shangbai Railway Administration building adjoining the North Station. Router

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FIERCE FIGHTING

Shanghai, Oct. 25. Fighting in the Tachang sector continued with undiminished viol- ence til late on Tuesday night. Japanese troops met stubborn re- sistance by the Chinese. who on both sides of the breach, un- ceasingly stormed the Japanese danks. The breach in the Chinese front is about 2 kilometres wide, from where the Japanese could advance about 100 to 500 metres.- Transocean News Service.

REINFORCEMENTS POUR INTO

SHANGHAI

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Shanghai, Oct. 27. The fourth group of Japanese

3003 troops, numbering which represents part of thể sixth' batch of new reinforcements, ar rived here early this morning aboard five transports. The vessels 50 motor also brought around launches which were unloaded at the Yangtszepoo district.

at Wangchlachai, with a line run- ning to the north-west of the highway. Another line covers an area of about one kilometre from Hsiaonanzlang be. Alpangtou.

The Chinese positions at Klang- wan and Chapel remain intact.

Tarang is one of the most strategic villages in the war zone. 4 kilometres south of Wen Tao Creek, which has been the focal point of the fighting during the past week. From this point runs four Important" highways to other strategic areas on the south, east the new reinforcements were and west of the village. To the | landed.— east is the Civic Centre about nine | Central News. kilometres away and to the west

Nanalang, 10 kilometres on

the

Nanking-Shanghal Railway. Two

more highways run from Tazang

to the south, Chenju four kilo-

Two thousand wounded Japan- ese soldiers left in two of the transports for Japan shortly after

PLANES MACHINE-GUN TAIYUAN CITY

Taiyuan, Oct. 27: Three Japan- ese aircraft ruided Taiyuan yester-

suh bullets upon the city, Central News.

metres away and Chapel six kilo-day morning, spraying machine- metres.- Ventral News

CHAPEI ENCIRCLED Shortly before noon in Japanese completed the encirclement of Chapel when the pincers of blue- Jackets from the south and troops from the north closed in two senior officers bowed very low and shook hands and then shouts of

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SOUTH ATLANTIC CROSSING

Pernambuco. Oct. 27.

"banzal” rang out. Meanwhile, The flying-boat Dé Vaisseau desperate struggles

being passed over here at 6:02 pm GMT., waged by entrapped bodies of completing the Trans-Atlantic Chinese troops. In one case, 150 crossing. men with a few machine-guns oc- cupied a row of houses where they have chosen to die fighting rather than live by surrendering- British Wireleu

The flying-boat landed at Macelo Brazil at 5.25 GMT. having cover- ed approximately six thousand kilometres Reuter,

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