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FLOODS BECOME

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JAPANESE MAY HAVE TO RELAX WESTWARD DRIVE

Defenders Successful

On All Fronts

The Chinese

Kishal, Hupeh, August 17. continue to press on "uangmei. Two Chinese columns engaged in fierce fighting with the Japanese in the outskirts yesterday." capturing many Japanese alive.

The invaders are reported to have called in 4,000 reinforcements from Susung, on the Anhwel-Hupeh border.

The flood area on the north bank of the Yangtse has widened. A wide area between Huangmel. Kwangtal and Wusueh, respective- ly 30 kilometres southwest and west of Huangmel, which Bes on the route of the Japanese advance, is now inundated. The water inside and outside Kwangisi city is knee-deep.

Competent military observers believe that the Japanese will have to abandon their westward drive on the north bank of the river(Central News).

FIGHTING IN THE HILLS

Juichang, August 17. Blocked in their advance on Juichang, 22 miles west of Kiukiang. in the range of hills on the east bank of Chihu Lake, the Japanese troops are "attempting to drive through the narrow strip of land lying between the Yangise And

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Chihu Lake. Their objective is believed to be Matou. point about 25 kilometres west of KangkoW.

Under the escort of six planes, 400 Japanese from Kangkow have forced their way to Tashuhsia: lying between Kangkow and Matou, whilst several Japanese warships have steamed upriver to that point and have been heavl shelling the Chinese positions since yesterday.

The Chinese are offering stit! resistance, and reinforcements are being rushed up.

Additional Japanese troops are reported to have landed at Kang kow. The troops there at present are estimated at about 3.000.

Fighting continues in the range

Hangchow highway areas.-Cen tral News).

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 18," 1938

TO PRESS ON HUANGMEI

OFFICER KILLED

WHEN LAND MINE

EXPLODES

Jerusalem, August 17.

A British officer, travelling by lorry, was fatally wounded when a land mine exploded on the road to Acre.

Two other ranks wounded.(Reuter).

were

Cabinet Of Juan Negrin Resigns

Paris. August 17.

The Cabinet of Juan Negrin, which had been in office since March, 1937, resigned yester- day, it is reported from Bar- celona.

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Mr. Cordell Hull Sums Up

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International Situation

Washington, August 17.

Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, dealt extensively with the foreign situation in a nation-wide broadcast last night.

A clear issue was facing the world today as a result of recent menacing developments. said the Secretary of State. The future of the world is either to be determined by universal rellance on armed

anarchy. force and frequent axgression and international peace, morallty and justiče dased on economic well-being, security and progress.

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or on

Referring to developments of

U. S. RESOLUTION sclence. Mr. Huli said it would be

"Hence, It is necessary for the soon impossible for some nations

United States to become increas- to choose the way of force and

ingly resolute in taking effective- others the way of reason." Various rumours are in circula-

measures to co-operate with other

tion as to the reasons behind the

"All will have to go in the same peoples-within the range of our resignation. "It is asserted

direction," he declared ominously. traditional policies of non-entang-"

lement--and support only

the usually well-informed

Either trade barriers between programme which will turn the that a split occurred within the nations must be removed, or the tide of lawlessness and place the Government when. Senor Negrin pressure of nations to gain access world firmly on the only road stood firm in his refusal to permit to needed raw materials by con- leading to enduring peace and any restriction, as proposed. of guest of additional territory and security." he said.-(Reuter). the autonomous rights hitherto the mailed flat would become in- enjoyed by Catalonia-Transo-tensified.

SHANSI VICTORIES

Chengehow. August 17. Kianghslen. In south Shansi. was recaptured by Chinese " troops on August 12 according to

cean). a belated report just re- ceived.

The Japanese there are re-"

· treating towards Howma en the Tatung-Puchoй Railway, with the Chinese in hot pur- suit (Central News).

JAPANESE BEATEN

Tungkwan, August 17. A Japanese column attempting

drive

towards Yungts (Pu chow), southern terminus of the Tatung-Puchow Railway, was driven back by Chinese forces on August 15,

The invaders. numbering about 1,000, with several artillery pieces. are now retreating north towards Changyingchen.

A report from Yuanku

states

that Chinese guerillas are again actively damaging the highways

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FRANCO'S REPLY TO BRITISH PLAN"

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Burgos, August 17. The Spanish Nationalists' reply to the British proposal for with- drawal of foreign volunteers from ¡Spain was handed yesterday to Sir Robert Hodgson, the British Agent. (Reuter).

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Madrid. August 17.

A mine exploded by Repu- blicans underneath a building in University City. outside Madrid, shook the whole capital yesterday,

It is believed that the.. Nationalist troops occupying the building suffered many casualties.(Renter).

GONZALES PENA IN PARIS

Paris, August 17. of hills on the east bank of Chihu at Wens!, Hslahsien, Anyi. 'Yun-

Gonzales Pena who held the Lake. Saddle" Hill is still in Chicheng and Chiensten in south post of Minister of Justice in the nese hands-Central News).

Shansi. Japanese efforts to repair Spanish Republican Government the roads have been rendered which has just resigned, arrived in

Paris today.

TRANSPORT CORPS ATTACKED | futile-Central News).

TSINAN FIGHTING

Liyan. Anhwel, August 17. The Japanese lost over 100 men.

Hankow, August 17. 100 trucks and large quantities of military supplies is the result of shih Yu-shan, former warlord of In a circular telegram, General two attacks launched on Sunday North China, confirmed that Chin- on their transport corps by Chi- nese mobile bands on the Tsien shan-Tathu highway, on the north bank of the Yangtze River in Anhwel-Central News).

POOTUNG TOWN RETAKEN

Hankow. August 17. Following two fierce attacks, Chinese guerillas recently re- occupied Chowpuchen, in Nan- wei. .Pootung, according to a Shanghai message. The Jap- anese suffered heavy losses during the fighting-(Central News).

ADVANCE ON HANGCHOW Singteng. Cheklang. August 17.

Swinging to the east, a strong Chinese column is now rapidly advancing on Hangchow from Lihsiachen, to the west.

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etse troops under his .command broke into the walled city of Tsi- aan on August 11.-

Under cover of darkness, the wire stated, the Chinese scaled the walls and succeeded in penetrating nto the city. They engaged the Japanese in violent street fighting until the following murning. (Central News).

BREAK INTO TAIAN ...

Chengchow, August 17. Increasing Chinese guerilla ac- tivities in Shantung are reported in messages received here.

It is said that the Chinese guerillas reoccupied lalan ata- tlon on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway, 72 kilometres south of Tsinan, and broke into the Talan city by the southern gate. on the morning of -August 13. Throughout the day terce street fighting raged in the southern part of the city, Other guerila, units meanwhile

On the Puyang-Yuhang sector, the war situation remalas unchanged. Only a few skirmishes occurred

the yesterday in

vicinity of Chuentang. northeast. of Fuyang.

Large numbers of Japanese re brought navos to Japanese, com- inforcements are rushing to Hang-|munications. The raliway track chow from the Shanghai-Hang and bridges at Hungkoutten, about Nanking-10 kilometres south of Talan, were

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Railway

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Chungking Chamber Of Commerce

(From Our Chungking"

Correspondent)'

damaged and telegraph wires torn down

On August 14 a steel railway bridge-north of Tawenkow, 32 kilo- metres south of Talan, WEJ dynamited and several sections of rails and many telegraph

wires were destroyed.

Heavy damage was also done on the same day to the railway track between Yucheng and Lokow, on the north bank of the Yellow River, respectively 33 and 5 kilometres

Owing to heavy damage doné

Mr. Wen. Slu-hsok has been re-north of Tsinan. elected president of the Géneral A Japanese unit was attacked at Chamber of Commerce of Chung- a point north of Lokow. Some 200 king, one of the most important Japanese were killed and wounded civic, organisations in the south-and two armoured cars seized. west since the removal there, of the national capital

Practically all government ap- peals to the people. are made through the Chamber, the head- quarters of which are being used by all representative local bodies for meetings and social purposes.

to the track. traffic on the Dorth sector of the Tientsin- Fukow Railway has been dis- rupted.―(Central News).

MANCHURIANS DESERT

Shanghal. August 17.- Japanese prisoners taken near

At present the Chamber has Fuyang, 80 miles; southwest of sume 40. subscribing members: Hangchow turned out to be na- each trade guild paying $150 an- tives of Manchuria, who deserted nually for each seat it holds, at the first opportunity, a Chinese Some of the guilds have two report stated today. (Interna- seats.

tional).

He plans to embark on the Queen Mary for New York today to attend the trade Union Congress to be

held in Mexico.--(Transocean).

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CIVILISATION AT CROSSROADS

"Disintegration of the struc- ture of world order is proceed- ing with staggering rapidity and threatens the foundation of civilisation," de- clared Mr. Hall.

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