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BOMBS KILL

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Valencia, June 7. Three British and two Las- car members of the crew of the British carru, steamer St. Winifred were killed when the vessel was bombed by five In- surgent planes at Alicante yes- terday.

The ship was hit by several bombs and caught fire.-(Reu- ter).

Unknown Planes Over French Soil

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-War Situation Reviewed

By Gen. Chen Cheng

Hankow, June 7.

Korlewing the war situation in the last few days in a press inter- view `yesterday, General Chen Cheng, Director of the Training Board of the National Military Council, revealed that the Chinese with- drew from Lanfeng on June 4 The Japanese column which took | Lanfeng after the Chinese withdrawal advanced from Kwêlteh west-

watd along the Lunghai Railway.

Meanwhile, another column from The Japanese at Hofei, in cen- Kweltch which took Ningling and trai Anhwei. are › strengthening Sulhsien. south of the Rallway, their defence works outside the reached the southeast of Kalteng city against Chinese attacks. on June 4:

TOWNS RECAPTURED

The Japanese column which In south Shansi, the Chinese | pushed from Pohslen, on the Kwo have recaptured Fengüingto. Pu- River in north Anhwel, westward | chow, Chichslen and Tsishan, and Lato east Honan, took Luvi. 15 are closely besleging Yuncheng. miles west of Pohslen, on June 1 The Japanese at Tsingshulho, and 19 engaged by the Chinese | Tohsien and Hohsien, in Routh around Hwaiyang, west of Luvi.

Sulyuan. are descending on Plen- kwan, Hoku and Foteh. In north CHINESE WITHDRAWAL

Shans on the Yellow River. The Owing to strategic reasons. the purpose of their southward drive Chinese troops besleging the troops is presumably to cut Chinese com- of the Dolhara Division nofthwest munications

across the Yellow

DALADIER ORDERS STRICT PRECAUTIONS

Paris, June 7, Excitement prevailing in France at the appearance on Sunday of Since the latter part of May, the There has been no major opera nine deroplanes of unknown na-Japanese have sent, about one tions on the Yangtse River in tionality that dropped bombs an division reinforcements to the Annwei during, the last few days.; French soil has been greatly, ac- Pelping Hankow Railway front. Though Japanese mariñes landed centuated by the news that On The Japanese troops on the west-at Hoyuehchow, near Tatung, ob Monday morning nine more uni-ern sector of the Tackou-Ching-June 2. they were later repulsed....... dentified planes again flew over hua Railway in north Honan havej (Central News). the south of France.

also been active

of Lanfeng have been withdrawn River on the Shansi-Bhensi bar General Chen said.

dex.

The planes came from the direc In west Ahwel, the Japanese

tion of Puymorens and flew over troops at Hsuchow and Suhsten TO INVESTIGATE

shots.

Perdagan In accordance with are massing at Penzpu and Linh- the order given by the Premier, M. walkwan. After taking Shouhsten Daladier, French anti-aircraft be- and Fengtal, about 70 kilomtres) came active and fired warning southwest of Pangpu, the Japan-

ese column from Mencheng hasi It was impossible to

reached recognise DOW

the vidimity uf the distinguishing marks on the Chengyangkwan, 20 kilometres machines. which few at an at-west of Shouhsler, where the Chi- Litude of 2000 metres.Trans nese are. stobornly resisting. Geçan). Y

DALADIER INSPECTS

Paris, June 7.

M. Daladier has arrived in Orgeix, where bombs were dropped. on Sunday. The Prime Ministe: personally questioned the local authorities and several inhabi tants of Orgelx who witnessed the bombardment. Transocean).

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Stockholm, (By. Mall); ̧ The Women's League of the Social-Democratic Party passed a resolution

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British Plan For Commission Well

Received

London, June 1,

It is understood that the Bri tish invitation to Norway, Sweden

ABANDONMENT and the United States to partici

OF ISOLATION ADVOCATED

America Must Be

Prepared

New York, June 1.

pate in the international commis- sion to investigate air bombard- Iments in Spain has generally been

favourably received.

Further consideration, however, Is necessary and the scheme may have to be modified before' It can gain complete acceptance.

"At present, it is proposed that the commission establish its base in France and be ready to respond to the invitation to visit either In a broadcast talk last night on territory in Spain or inspect, bom the foreign policy of the United barded towns to ascertain whether States, Mr. Francis Sayre. Assis-or not they contained military ob tant Secretary of State. stated jectives.

that the country could not afford, The Governments represented

recently condemning to be a cypher at this crucial me- in the commission will be in no Fascist outrages and making rement of the world's history. ference to the question of giving į

way responsible for its reports, the

assistance to Chins in her cam- "We must be resolute and pretention being rather to put world; paign of resistance against Jap pared, if necessary, to withstand opinion in possession of the facts

the aggression of the lawless." he (Reuter). said,

anese invaders,

The resolution stated that the Japanese undeclared war on China i

America's objectives in" uphold

19 a barbaric act and that anying and strengthening the rule of one supplyin Japan with arms and law in international relationships ammunition or buying Japanese could not be achieved through a goods is actually helping Japanese policy of Isolation. which Mr. aggression in China. (Central Sayre termed a pathway, to war.- News).

Reuter.

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SLOVAK DEMAND DRAWS VIGOROUS CHALLENGE

Dr. Hodza Defends Unity Of Czech Republic

Prague, June B.

A vigorous reply to the demand for Slovak autonomy made by Father Hinka, leader of the Slovak People's Party, was made by Dr. Milan Hodza, Czech Prime Minister and himself a Slovak, when he addressed a meeting of Slovak agrarians and delegates of the Slovak Social Democratic Party yesterday.

Dr. Hodza declared that Czecho- slovak unity formed the basis of their country and they could not allow anyone to endanger OF diminish it.

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The Premier stated that the Republic had fully carried out its obligations towards Blovakia, and the Slovak People's Party was not entitled to speak in the name of the, whole glovak people but only in the name of its constituents.

HERR HENLEIN'S RETURN flerr Henlein, leader of the.. Sudeten Germans, returned to

Dr. Milan Hodza"

Asch, h's home town, from Ger- as to whether his trip was for any many yesterday. Nothing is known political purpose---(Reuter).

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