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GIGANTIC

BATTLESHIPS BUILDING

Britain Will Not Log "Behind

London, Feb. 7.

The Daily Telegraph's naval cor- respondent says the British Navy estimates, to be introduced at the end of the month, provide for ad-" ditional batteships and cruisers designed within treaty limits- thirty-five thousand tons for the former and eight thousand for the Jatter.

CHINESE PRESS STRONGLY

ON WUHU

Fresh Assault Being Made From Three Sides

Tsingyang, February 1.

Wuhu, bone of contention between Chinese and Japanese forces in their strugzie along the lower reaches of the Yangtse, will be the scene of another flerce battle when Chinese troops have completed their arrangement for a fresh assault on the invaders from three sides.

Taking advantage of the muddy terrain following torrential rain, a Chinese brigade stole a crossing of the Yangtse and flanked the left wing of the Japanese troops at Wuhu yesterday morning. Simultaneously, a counter-attack was launched by hwal, lighting up the dark sky for determined civilian houses at Pengpu and lan-

the Chinese Alternative plans for larger and

forces at Lukang, many miles. more powerful types have also been river. Taken mnawares, the Japan-

seven miles west of Wuhu on the CHINESE APPROACH FUYANG prepared, however, and these will

Kinhwa, Feb. 7. be adopted the Japanese reply main streets and retreated towards ese troops, advancing from Taing- esc at Lukang were routed from the Under cover of the night, Chin- Is in any way unsatisfactory. It is the hills behind the town. understood that it is proposed to

yunktao on Puyang, passed Tal- lay down from three to ve battle.

To the right of Wuhu, a detach-pingkiao at ten o'clock last night ships during the

ment of Chinese troops, having and were fast approaching the summer and obtained effective autumn. If it becomes known that from the main forces operating in engagement Inter was proceeding co-operation western gate of Fuyang. A brisk Japan is constructing vessels above the vicinity; opened an attack on between the opposing forces. treaty Itmlts. this year's British, the invaders from Kweitan At battleships will exceed forty thou-Chaoszekang, nine miles south of

LULL ON NORTHERN TSINPU sand tons and mount formidable Wuhu, Chinese troops are extreme-

Hauchow, Feb. 7. prmament of sixteen inch gunsly active, harassing Japanese post-southern section of the Tientsin- While herce fighting rages on the In the same eventuality the new tions pending the opening of Pukow Rallway, a general lall is cruisers may be, ships of ten thou-concerted attack from all sides. sand tons with eight inch guns.

The correspondent adds that in

AT GATES OF YUHANG British naval quarters it is believed

Kinhwa, Feb. 7 A fierce battle in a heavy ano, Japan has ready on the stocks in which Japanese artillery fire was two battleships of more than 40,000 tons and that two further blanket, brought Chinese troops robbed of their mark by the white units are about to be laid downright to the gates of the battered (Reuter)

city of Yuhang, ten miles west of

BRITISH MEMORIAL

AT BOULOGNE

King May Unveil It

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the last few days. of shots, all have been quiet during

Both the Chinese and Japanese positions remained unchanged.

at Lokow by Chinese troops is hold- The damaging of the iron bridge

Hangchow, at 9.25 o'clock yestering up Japanese troops from cross- day morning.

ing the Yellow River, according tu a Japanese soldier captured pri- soner(Central News),

The main forces of the Japanese were disgorged from the city and have retreated towards Hangchow.

POUNDING CHINESE LINES

Hruchow, Feb. 7 Along an extended line of over

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To defeat the maze of land mines and charged barbed wires inside, Chinese troops have not entered seventy-five miles from Hwaiyuan, the city, but are closely guarding on the west, and Wube, on the east. Japanese artillery in northern Anhwel, with Pengpu 19 their kept pounding

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Statue of Britannia in commemor city.

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CROSSING ATTEMPT

out yesterday.

holding each other in check along While the opposing forces were the Hwai River in the north, Chinese and Japanese were locked ia a ferce struggle to the west of Hsuchow. Feb. 7.

Tingyuen on the south. with the Several attempts by the Japanese command at Fengyang.

headquarters of the Japanese high troops at Pengpu to cross the Ewal River

FRUSTRATED

Fresh Japanese reinforcements were frustrated by alert Chinese defenders on the northern have been pouring during the last

bank on the night of February 6. few days into Hwaiyuan, the Im- The Japanese made the attemptportant city on the northern bank to cross in small launches, under Kuchen and 8uhsien to the north- of the Hwai River, which leads to artillery.fire from the

east and Fengtai and Chengyang to the southwest.

cover of southern bank.

of the Japanese, released a wither- Chinese forces, on the approach

recently upheld the clause in the ing hail of machine-gun fire on the the vicinity of the strategic city,

eccentric will of Mr. Charles Vance Millar, a Toronto lawyer, by which his estate now worth £150,000 is to go to the Toronto mother who has given birth to the largest number

about fifty men and capsizing three hapless Japanese launches, killing

or four of the boats.

The Japanese attempt to steal & erossing was repeated at several

A flerce battle is imminent in

in which the fate of Hwalyaan will be decided

According to military intelligence, the Japanese in erecting defence feverish preparations were made by

of children in the 10 years since different points along the river works at Hwalyuan, while gum em-

his death in October, 1920. The Court left to the Ontario Courts the task of "determining the mother entitled trom among

1: dozen or more claimants.

One of the leading contestants is Mrs. W. J. Kenny, who gave birth to her sixteenth child. The baby, a girl, was stillborn.

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but was repeatedly frustrated by Chinese vigilance.

Large fires were set by the Japan- èse troops

on row after row of

BRITISH PATIENCE,

EXHAUSTED

London, Feb. 7.

A strongly-worded note express- ing dissatisfaction with the repeat: ed attacks on British shipping has Chief Inspector Storrier. who been despatched tà General Franco was specially seconded from the by the British Government, follow- Metropolitan Police for duty with ing yesterday's ministerial meeting. the Duke of Windsor, has bee Although the text of the note promoted to the rank of superin-will not be disclosed until Mr. Eden tendent.

makes a statement in the Com-

Supt. Storrier accompanied the mons, it is belleved the note in- Duke when he left England and dicates clearly that British patience has remained in, attendance on has been thoroughly exhausted... hirm ever since.

(Renter).

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MONARCH

Alleged Royalist Plot Foiled In Germany

Paris, Feb. 7.

German generals and the Soviet

A remarkable story of a royalist General Staff which resulted in the

plot in Germany is told by the execution of Marshal Tukachevaky Basle correspondent, of Le Temps and other's last summer.

who states he received information There were rumours in Berlin from people who left Berlin yes- of the imminent arrest by police terday that the crisis was brought of "certain generals, whereupon it to a head by General Himmler is stated. Von Fritsch called for handing Hitler, on January 30, a secret meeting and on the morn.. a dossier purporting to show that ing of January 28, sent a company Von Fritsch and other Generals of regulars to occupy the house had formed a secret organisation in Wilhelmstrasse dear the Chan- for putting the second son of thecellery with a view to showing Crown Prince on the thronĘ. Z Himmler that he would meet force

The informants referred to with force. Himmler's animosity to the Reich- Various strategic measures were swehr and asserted that he gave also taken at different points tn. the Boylet Ambassador last sum: Berlin after which Keltal began mer information with regard to negotiations with Hitler on behalf secretcontacts between--certain-of-the-army-Reuter)

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The number of Japanese forces at Hwaiyuan, has been increased to over 1,000 (Central News).

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