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Chinese Claim TERUEL BATTLE
Hangchow's Recapture Near
Japanese Suffer Heavy Losses In Fighting
CONTINUES
Soviet Plan To Build New Line||
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Fighting Proceeds Across Siberia
In Bitter Cold Weather
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Moscow, Jan. 4: The Soviet War Office. Buys the "Welchernaia Moskwa," is at present engaged on"
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Barcelona. Jan. 3. tion of a new railway lie to run
drawing up plans for the construc-E Undersigned have reodved Both sides are fighting fiercely from the Baltic Sea to the Préfe for Teruel in spite of the very Ocean. It will nk up the North bitter cold and deep snow, and the Baikal Railway with Tabalsk and situation has bech almost un-Yukutak, and so constitute a new Shanghai, Jan. 4.
changed during the past 24 hours. trans-Siberia connection primarily The Chinese re-occupation
The Government claims that the for the purpose of facilitating the Hangehow is only a matter of time. Republican flag is now flying ever supply to the Soviet Pacific Fleet according to the Chinese "Iron-
the civic government building of fuel and other war materials.- side" General. Chang Fah-kwel, which Government forces captur Transocean News Sta
15 directing the Chinese ed in the morning, but the In counter-offensive.
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"It is claimed that the Japanese surgents deny it has fallen. forces in the city have withdrawn the building, it is alleged, including Many corpses were found inalde and the Japanese are suffering those of several children who heavy casualties in severe fighting died from starvation and a num- in the region of the West Lake ber of women and civilians who and on the shores of Hangchow had been killed.--
Bay
The latest developments have aroused concern for the welfare of Bishop Curtle, an Englishman, and 30 other foreigners, In" Hang- chow.- Reuter.
RELENTLESS ASSAULT
Shanghal, JanA 4. The Chinese forces in Cheklang. alded by the extensive, operations" of flying columns, continue to `ün- leash a relentless assault upon the Japanese garrisoning the Hang-{ chow area.
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Reuter
BRITISH AGENT
London, Jan," 3. Sir Robert Hodgson, chief British Agent attached to the insurgent authorities in Spain, has arrived at Salamanca to take up his
duties.--- Kritish Weless.
COAL - PIRATES" IN TSINGTAO CAUGHT
Foreign Volunteers Engage Robbers
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According to Chinese "reports. detachments claim to have oc- cupied two strategic approaches to Hangchow city. They have now reached Lluhota, located ·
Tsingtao, Jan. 4. Hangchów, Christian College.
Twenty-two Chinese pirates, The two key points said to have stealing coal from á naval wharf been taken by the Chinese in their here, were captured by foreign drive agulast Hangchow are volunteers last night. Fuyang. 20 miles south-east of The volunteers approached the Hangchow, and Yuhang only ten wharf from the sea in junks while miles to the west of the port.... the freebooters were busy loading
Chinese militiamen. plain their own "craft" with coal. clothes, are said to be active in Hangchow itself, and the main body of Japanese troops is said to be slowly retreating
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Heavy fighting is said to be in progress in the vicinity of Hupao
shan...........
Reuter.
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In running battle the majority of the robbers escaped to sea in their junks but 22 were cut off and captured.
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PALESTINE AS PART OF EMPIRE.
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Jews, Express Desire For Inclusion
London, Jan. 4.
The British Zionist Federation meeting under the presidency of
Lady Reading to-night passed a resolution affirming the rights of Jews to create their own state and and recording. Its opposition to any solution of the Palestine pro- blem making the Jews a permanent minority.
The resolution" requests" that the proposed Zlonist state should be brought within the British Empire.
"The Rev. Perlzweig, Secretary of the British Zlonist Association, in an interview with Reuter, explain- ed that this changed view meant that Jews did not like mandates less but the British Empire more,
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The Secretary added: "Recently Black Wood Joss Tables, Arm- we decided to reformulate our ideas chairs, Tempoys, Jardinieres, Oblong stressing our urgent desire to come and Round Table, Standard Lamps, within the Empire. We have held | Duk, Opium Stool, Curved Black back hitherto because of a desire | Wood and Marble Top Round Table, not th embarrass British policy, etc., etc. Bub anti-British propaganda in the Near East has attained such a
pitch that silence is now impos- alble."
The Rev. Perizwelg emphasised that he spoke only for the British Police junks. have now been Zlonista, but claimed 95 per cent of stationed at the entrance of the the Palestine Jews would welcome. harbour to guard against further such a decision with enthusiasm. depredations,
Later, the Executive Council of CHINESÈ MAKE PROGRESS
Zionist The city's Chinese volunteer the British
Federation Kienteh, Jan. 4: Operating from | administrators fre
laying adopted the resolution.— their base ot Hanancheng in plans to take over all administra- | Reuter South Eastern Anhwel, the Chinese tive duties from the foreign volun- | left wing are rapidly advancing_to- | teera. Volunteer police' stations wards Slaochi and Maichi on the have been established within the Anhwel-Chektang border, accord- destroyed Japanese mills as a pre- to military advices received here caution against further looting of to-day.
Japanese-owned property.
sloop
At the same time, the Chinese
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Moscow, Jan. 3. British Meanwhile, the
Eight prominent Soviet leaders, right wing are making rapid pro Grimsby afrived late yesterday including M. Karakhan, a former gress in their advance towards from Hong Kong, will make Ambassador, who was recently Yuhang. Facing the prospect of short stay here and then proceed arrested and brought to triál.on being surrounded, Japanese troops to Weihaiwei operating in the vicinity of Fuyang A Japanese warship, believed to charges of being complicated in "a and Hangchow have now with be a minesweeper, came to Tsing-plot to overthrow the Government, were sentenced to death to-day - drawn toward Kiankião and Kung-tao yesterday, appearing Just
Reuter.
shenkiao.
opposite the Grand Hotel. The Both Lahping on the Shanghai-warship later steamed away!. Hangchow Railway and Wukang. Reuter. afty kilometres northwest of
Hungchow are
hands...
Central Newz.
still in Japanese
JAPANESE ARE ATTACKED
NINGPO BOOM NOT YET CLOSED
Source Of Food Supply For Shanghai
Linfen, Jan. 4: A small batch of
The Chinhai Shanghai, Jan, 4: Chinese plain clothes men filtered boom at the mouth of the Yung into Talyuan city now under River leading... to Ningpo has Japanese forcible occupation and not yet been closed, contrary attacked a`Japanese military organ to previous reports. The boom a. 'few' days ago, a report received remains open as the result of re- here discloses.
presentations made to the Chinese authorities by a group of Ninguo merchants
Great disturbances, the report states, was created in the city at theexplosions "of the hand- Ningpo has been an important grenades thrown by the plain source of food, supply for Shanghai clothes-men, and the wild gun-since the beginning of hosllities, shots fired by the Japanese troops especially in meht, fish and fruits. who had no idea of the exact Meanwhile, local shipping com- number of the Chinese soldiers. panies are formülating plans
It was estimated that no fewer place Ningpo 'vessels on other runs than 80 Japanese soldiers were temporarily if the boom should be killed during the scuffle.
closed completely.— Central News.
Reuter
JAPANESE WARSHIPS OFF HANG CHOW BAY Ningpo, Jan. 4: Seven Japanese warships have been sighted cruis- ing Hangchow Bay and around the Chusan lands off the Cheklang coast.
JAPANESĖ BAID CANTON- ́HAMSHUI RAILWAY
to
Canton, Jan. 4: Despite overcast Akles, three Japanese seaplanes
The situation at Ningpo, how raided the Canton-Sanshut and the Canton-Hankow railways to-
ever, is quiet.- Central New
SNOW IN LONDON
Fog Holds Up Shipping On The Clyde
London, Jan. 3. For the second day in succesiion, fog. interfered with movement of shipping, on the Clyde to-day. The Clydeside was the coldest spot in the country, 13 degrees of trost being registered, Snow fell in and around London this afternoon. British Wirtless.
day,
The Invaders were fint alghted reconnoitring over Fatahan and later headed towards Shihshan station where the airmen opened their machine-guns on a passen- ger train from Bamshul Bullets penetrated several coaches and although the passengers fed into the fields for safety, several are reported to have been wounded
The planes then few northward and scouted around Wongshek and Laitung where the passenger tra'n was derailed on January Beveral bombs were released buz no damage was done:- Central News.
SOUTH CHINA IS PREPARED
Canton, Jan, 3, The Governor of the Province of
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JAPANESE BOMBERS FAIL
Canton, Jan. 4: It is now reveal÷
ed that during the air raid along the Canton-Kowloon Railway yes- Kwangtung, General Wu Te-chen, terday six Japanese bombers circled declared in an interview here that high over the sheklung area and the Japanese would encounter ex-released scores of explosives but tremely stiff resistance if they failed to destroy the bridge span- should launch an offensive in South China
ning the East River."
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The Japanese, It will be recalled, For the past three months the have already made several isolated. Japanese invaders have time and. attempts to advance on the coast again tried to blow up the bridge to the south of Canton but these but Chinese anti-aircraft" guna failed to produce, any resulta. - have succeeded in keeping the General Wu pointed out that the Japanese planes at a safe dis-- Chinese authorities in the Province tance.-- of Kwangtung have made thorough Gentral News. preparations to meet any attack. Large numbers of recruits have POKLO AND TUNGKUN BOMBED been enlisted arid some 800,000 Ades, have been dalributed amongst the population. Transocean News Service
JAPANESE,
PRONOUNCE
Canton, Jan. 4: Blx Japanese planes raided Poklo; about 90. kilometres east of Canton and Tungkun off the Canton-Kowloon Railway yesterday.
One cargo junk was sunk in Pel- llenhu, a small lake in Foklo when
TSINGTAO'S DOOM❘ the planes bombed and strafed the vessels there. Three of the crew on two other junks were killed and the rest are reported missing.
Tsinan, Jan. 4. Japanese claim the capture of Tsingtao is only a matter of time. Japanese troops are said to be driving along the Taimon-Taing ao Railway and making rapid pro
Several craters were made on the main highway at Tungkun by bombs dropped by the plans
Central News
gress, A Peace Maintenance Com- mission is functioning at Tainan,
JAPANESE AVENGE where & Mohammedan, General Ma
COMRADES DEATH Liang, is reported to be in control.
It is stated "he has issued a Linfen, Jan, 4; About 10 Japan- manifesto denouncing the Nationalese soldiers were allegedly beaten Government and the Kuomintang to death by Chinese villagers at and pledging co-operation with the Tungtachen in Kaoy! district on. the Pelping-Hankow Railway south; of Bhihchiachwang on December
Japanese Reuter
reveals.
JAPANESE TROOPS WITHDRAWN 2, a report Just received here
Hauchow, Jan. 4: Quiet, prevails on all fronts on the north bank of the Yangtze River,
The next day over 100 Japanese troops caine for vengeance, They Part of the Japanese troops at arrested a large number of villagers. Hohsien and Wuwel in Anhwei are and subjected them to extreme tor- reported to have been withdrawn.ture. About 100 were thus killed- Central News
Central New
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