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BUT CANTON. IS NOT IMPRESSED

Canton, August 7.

The propaganda, contained in the leaflets dropped by the Japanese bombers over the City on Saturday, falled to reach the populace in that the pamphlets were picked up by the police and gendarmes, and destroyed.

In order to be out of range of the anti-aircraft batteries. the Japanese planes flew at an altitude of over 12.000 feet. It was learned from a reliable source, however, that the pam- phlets were intended to impress the people of Canton of the suc- cesses scored by the Japanese and also to make an excuse for the forced landing, by a Japanese plane. In Nanchang recently. It was stated that Lieut. Ogawa, the pilot concerned, made the landing of his own free will in an attempt to set one of the Chinese hanga on Arei

GENERALISSIMO DENOUNCED

Generalissimo Chiang Kal- shek. Chairman of the Military Affairs Commission, is severely denounced by the Japanese, but Chinese sentiments are that any person praised by the Japanese is a traitor and only patrists are denounced by the

enemy.

After a lull of over ten days. owing to bad weather. further severe bombing of Canton is ex- pected.

The Japanese aircraft carrier is lurking between San Cho Island near Tonkawan Mah Shan Island.

VISITS CANTON

As Soviet Bombers Are

Reported Across Frontier

Tokyo, August 7.

Japanese naval äircraft appeared over Canton on Saturday mor- ning and after dropping leaflets over the city they proceeded to bomb the railway line which connects Canton with Kowloon.

It is claimed here that the line was badly damaged in several places.

Japanese bombers are also stated} to have raided the province of Shension Saturday and to have dropped bombs on the Stan pro- vincial capital They claim to | have destroyed eigh; planes in the Stan airport and to have shot down a Chinese machine.

According to a bulletin issued by the Japanese War Ministry some twenty Soviet planes were engaged in a bombing raid .on Changkuleng and Shatsaopink.

The same Soviet squadron, the report goes on to say, then flew across the Korean frontier on Saturday afternoon and dropped bombs on the towns of Sozan, Kogishaku and Shikal in Northe Korea,

JAPANESE

REPULSED

Over 100 Killed

Chengchow. August 6, Numerous attempts by Jap- anese troops gathered. at Hslayang and Po-al in north Honan to thrust eastward dur- ing the last few days have been frustrated by Chinese surrounding the two towns.

Early in the morning of August 4,200 Japanese broke through thej Chinese Ene and thrusted east- ward as far as Ershihlipu where they were halted by Chinese forces. In the severe, fighting which fel- lowed, about half of the Japanese Later in the afternoon forty were killed, and the rest retreated Soviet planes carried out a renewed to Po-al

One of the Soviet machines is reported to have been brought down.

ed bombardment of Changkufeng and Shatsacping while a further seventeen Soviet bombers raided Hslajuping In Manchukuo.-

Transocean).

TROOPS AND SUPPLIES MOVED NORTHWARD

Yuanku, August 6. Large numbers of Japanese

In the same afternoon, an- other detachment of 500 Jap anese at Hsinyang attempted to force" a way out eastward along the Hsin River but were driven back by Chinese vigil- ance.

To cope with the tightening Chi nese slege of Hsinyang, gun em- placements have been erected on both the north and east gates of the city walls by the Japanese

At Po-al. a cholera epidemic is

50 miles southwest of Hong Kontroops at Tsinyang in north Bonan garrison there. At nights she steams far out intrare reported to have been with- the sea for fear of Chinese aerial drawn to Sinslang, important raging and about a score of Jap-

attacks

COMPLETE ACCORD

Junction of the Felping-Hankowanese deaths are reported dally. Railway and the Taokou-Chinghua All the hospitals there are crowd- Railway. whence they will move ed to capacity (Central News).. northward.

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Japanese military supplies In Po The Kwangtung National De- Ai and Tainyang are also being fence Bonds Bureau reveals that transported northward by way of up to date the total collection. Sinstang. (Central-News).

made by the office is over 50 000 000.

The Generalissimo CLASH AT CHIEHSIEN

And Wang

Kunming, August "6.

There is complete accord be- tween Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and Mr. Wang Ching- wei, General Executive and De- puty General Executive of the Kuomintang, in their opinion regarding the present situa- tion, declared General Lang Yun, Chairman of the Yunnan Provincial Government, in an Interview with the Central News yesterday...

Shangcheng( Aug. 6. Chinese "dare-to-die" corps in- flicted a heavy defeat on a unit of 200 Japanese at Chepengtsun, a village north of Chiehsten in south Shansi on July 4. After a half day's battle, the Japanese Red Into the walled city of Chiehsien.

The Chinese captured several Japanese, four sub-machine guns and more than 20 rifles.--(Central News).

good enough for a base for opera In spite of the loss of a number tions, General Lung opined. of cities and towns China's deter-

PROTRACTED WARFARE,

The Provincial Chairman sald mination to fight Japan to the that Japan should be respon- bitter end has been strengthened sibie for the outbreak and pro- and no effort will be spared to longation of the hostilities. If she defend the Wuhan area. General had negotiated with China in a Lung observed.

sincere spirit and on an equal basis" the outstanding issues between the two countries might have been set- Even if the Wuhan area were tled. But in almost every negotia occupied by the Japanese it would, tion in the past her militarists, he not affect China's scheme of pro-pointed out with regret, brought tracted warfare as she can still up unreasonable demands and even' "continue her resistance to wear out concentrated troops whilst the ne- the enemy in the southwest pro-gotiation was in progress.—¡Cen- vinces. Yunnan province alone is tral News).

Terrific Fighting On Both Banks Of Yangtse

Nanchang, August 6..

Terrific fighting is raging on both the north and south banks

of the Yangtze River.

The Japanese on the south bank are attempting to blast their way to Nanchang before the flood spreads to the Poyang Lake area but are unable to make any headway because of stin Chinese resis tance and the difficult terrain.

For the past two days the Japanese have hurled a deluge of shells on the Chinese positions at Shaho, 17 kilometres south of Kioklang. Under the heavy barrace, their infantry have launched

·repealed onslaughts in an effort to break through the Chinese line but without success.

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Chinese machine-guns and rifles Tslenskan Taihu sector are coun- apit death on the enemy, inflicting ter-attacking with great success. no fewer than 2,000 casualties. Japanese communication of the The Japanese 106th Division Talenshan-Talbu highway has which has been rushed to the been cut at several points, and Kiuklang sector has, now been several points to the northwest of thrown into the field, E both eltles have been re-occupied

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BlRochihy, a strategic town With Huangmes on the Hupeh- midway between Talenahan and Anhwel border submerged in water Taihu, was the scene of bloody the Japanese drive on the north fighting yesterday. Japanese ar bank has been halted, thoughtillery heavily: bombarded the fighting is still going on in the Chinese positions from dawn to surrounding high level-grounds. noon to cover the advance of some ¦ Japanelt mechanised units have 3,000 Infantrymen. - Over 1,000 been rendered ineffective by the shells were fired but the Chinese 'Flood.

firmly held their ground

(Dep The Chinese troops on the tral News),

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