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To Linhsien

Changsha, October 9:

General Wu Te-chen, Chairman of the Kwangtung Provincial Government, has arrived at Yeungshan, seventy kilometres west of Yingtak in north Kwangtung, on an inspection trip..

Before General Wu's arrival at Yeungshan to-day, he inspected Yungyuen on October 22, Shlukwan on October 23, Yuyuan on Octo- ber 24 and Linhsien on October 26.

All these cities ore in north where General Wu Kwangtung

important

an conducting tour to supervise the political mo- blization of the peeple

JAPANESE

NO AMERICAN MEDIATION

Papers Criticise Anibassador

Chungking, Oct. 29. With the stiffening of 'the' American opinion against Ja- - pan, reports that the Roosevelt administration might mediate in the Far Eastern hostilities are scouted here as without foundation.

Secretary of State Cordell Hull has made clear, according to a Washington report. that the Unit- ed States would not join with Bri- tain, and other Powers for media- on in order to forestall opposition the isolationists and peace

REPULSED Anhwel, Oct. 29. After a brief stay at Yeungshan,

Japanese troops in the outskirts General Wu will continue his In- spection of other cities in Kwang-jof Kwelchih, on the south bank ofi tung including Yingtak, Szewul the Yangtze River in Anhwel, twice groups. Kwongning and Tsingyuen.

of

attacked the north and-west gates American newspapers criticized

To facilitate the control of im- of the city yesterday morning but the speech in London of the Mr. affairs, the were repulsed by the Chinese on Joseph P. Kennedy, the American portant provincial

Ambassador, advocating an under- Kwangtung Provincial Government both occasions.

Whilst these Japanese troops at-standing between the democracles has been removed to Linhsten in/ north Kwangtung near the Hunan tacked the city. other Japanese and dictatorships: Mr. Hull's re- burder. At the same time, a num-units made an assault on Nikushan fusal to mediate is belleved to be of the Nun's Hill to the northeast of a polite rejection of Ambassador ber of provisional oces

After ten hours' con- Kennedy's plea provincial government at impor Kweichih.

However, it is learned here that tant centres have also been estab- tinuous fighting, the Chinese with- drew for a little distance to avoid ished

this does not mean that the Unit Vigorous steps, at the same time, the intense Japanese fire.

Chinese reinforcements. have ed States will keep aloof from have been taken to strengthen the prople's self defence crganizations. been rushed up and a counter-at- the situation in the Orient and In Linhsten alone, more than 100, tack is stated to be imminent. the contrary seems to be the latest Japanese marines who attempted indication as judged by the strong youths have been despatched to the adjoining villages to arouse the to land on the Yangtze bank at American note to Japan on October

Kwelchih in motor boats yesterday 27-International News Agency, common masses.-Central News

and the day before were repelled by effective Chinese artillery fre.

On Thursday a Japanese warship and three transports were hit by Chinese shells. The extent of damage is unknown.

STREET BATTLE RAGING IN TEHAN

F

On the same day a Japanese plane reconnoitring over Kweichth was hit in the wing by Chinese guit fire. Central

Tunahan, Hupeh, Oct. 29. Bitter street fighting is report, anti-aircraft

ed still raging in Tehan, south of News. "Kinklang on the Krukiang-Nan-

chang Railway." which the Jap-

"

anese succeeded in penetrating CHINESE OFFENSIVE

under # terrific artillery and

aerial barrage yesterday.

IN CHAHAR

Hoku. Shansi, Oct. 29.

Street fighting raged in Cholu in

Resolved to die at their post, the Chinese defenders tenaciously held their ground despite the south Chahar for the whole night fierce Japanese, onslaught. They ou October 21 when Chinese troops. engaged the invaders in hand-to-broke into the city, according to belated reports. The Japanese hand combats more than 10 times, slaying more than 1,000 of them suffered over 200 casualties.

On October 29 Chinese reinforce-

Meanwhile, a lull prevails on ments from Yuhslen, a neighbour, both sides of the Fushui Rivering town, were intercepted by the south of Yangsin in south Hupeh. Chinese" at Shihmentze. To avoid The main body of the Japanese being attacked by Japanese rein- force there is concentrated at forcements from other direction Kingchen, near Yangst. A drive the Chinese at Cholu withdrew of Chinese attacks have also been by two Japanese columns towards the southwest on Thursday was reported from Kalgan, Suanhua repulsed by the Chinese-Central and Taolin Important towns in

Chahar Central News. News.

Heavy Fighting At Tehan

Chungking, October 29.

What is described as the most violent fighting on the Nanchang- Kiukiang Railway took place at Teban yesterday, according to a wireless message received late last night from the Central News cor- respondent with the Chinese forces on the Tehan front.

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Up to the time of wiring, the message states, the Chinese had completely repelled the Japanese troops seeking to break into the city. through the east, west and north city gates, but there were small batches of them in the northeast corner of the city.."

Under a heavy artillery and

aerial barrage the Japanese troops JAPANESE AMBUSHED delivered attacks on the east, west

and north city gates: Despite NEAR WUSHENGKWAN

many breaches in the city walls. blasted by Japanese shells in the

Chengchow, Oct. 29.

Heavy casualties are reported to last few days, the Chinese tenaci- have been inflicted upon the Ja- ously clung to their positions.panese offering stiff resistance.

column

on

advancing Washengkwan, strategic pass on the Pelping-Hankow Railway on HEAVY JAPANESE LOSSES

the Hupeh-Honan border when it "At nightfall the main body of the was ambushed at Chhuttlen, lying Japanese troops were repulsed with between Liulin and Wushengkwan. heavy losses, and the tension at

Truckloads of Japanese dead and the east, west and north city gates wounded were seen to have beeZI

But small batches of sent back to the rear.. was eased. Japanese troops were still fighting The Chinese troops are deliver- with the Chinese in the northeasting further counter-attacks on the corner of the city.

enemy from the direction of EL

1

Of

It la revealed that the Japanese kangshan, famous mimmer resort also broke into the city through situated, to the northeast the south city gate and engaged in Weshengkwan bloody street fighting with the It is learned that the Japanese Chinese on Thursday. A company troops from Sanyang comprising the cf Chinese troops who, stubbornly entire 13th Division and half of the resisted and refused to yield ch and 11th Divisions are ad- three different ground in the face of intense vancing along Japanese are all died at their post. routes:

Chinese reinforcements rushed One column is driving northward. up guarded all the vantage points along the Pelping-Hankow Rail- and checked the advancing Japan way. Ita vanguards are meeting ese. After hours of extremely stubborn Chinese resistance at heavy fighting, they steadily drove Sankwanmlad, 31 kilometres north the enemy out of the city.

of Sinyang

A

The successful repulsion of the second column is driving Japanese is said to be due especi- southward to Wushengkwan It ally to the bravery and able lead-nas suffered considerably in an ership of Colonel Tai, à regiment ambush by the Chinese..

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al commander. He was wounded A third column is attempting to by a bullet in the stomach whilst bush from thyang westward to directing, the operations on the Tungpa in south. Honan near the foremost line. But he refused to Hupeh border, which is connected be carried away.

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