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north General Wu

Important JAPANESE

3п conducting tour to supervise the political mo- bilization of the people

After a brief stay at Yeungsban, General Wu will continue his in- spection of other cities in Kwang- buns. including Yingtak, Szewu Kwongning ang Tsingyuen.

REPULSED

Anhwel, Oct. 29. Japanese troops in the outskirts of Kweichih, on the south bank of the Yangtze River in Annwel, twice altacked the north and west gates'

Papers Criticise Ambassador

Chungking, Oct. 29. With the stiffening of 'the American opinion against Ja- . pan, reports that the Roosevelt administration might medlate 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 cther. Powers for media- tion in order to forestali opposition

isolationists and

Deuce

of the ETOUDS.

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

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

Whilst these Japanese troops at-standing between the democracies has been removed to Linhsien in north Kwangtung near the Hunan tacked the city. other Japanese and dictatorships." Mr. Hull's re- border. At the same time, a num-units made an assault on Nikushan fusal to mediate is believed to be Fer of provisional offices of the (Nun's Hill) to the northeast of a polite rejection of Ambassador

After ten hours' con- Kennedy's plea provincial government at impor Kweichih. tant centres have also been estab- tinuous fighting, the Chinese with

However, it is learned here that drew for a little distance to avoid

this does not mean that the Unit vished

Vigorous steps, at the same time, the intense Japanese are.

Chinese reinforcements have ed States will keep aloof from have been taken to strengthen the people's self defence organizations. been rushed up and a counter-at-the situation in the Orient and the contrary seems to be the latest. In Linhsien alone, more than 100,tack is stated to be imminent.

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 metar boats yesterday 27-International News Agency. Common masses.--Central Newa

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

STREET BATTLE

RAGING IN TEHAN

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

On the same day a Japanese plane reconnoitring over Kwelchih Tungshan, Hupeh, Oct. 29..

was hit in the wing by Chinese fireCentral gun Bitter street fighting is report-, anti-aircraft

ed still raging in Tehan, south of News. Kaukang on the Kiktarg-Nan- chang Railway. which the Jap anese succeeded in penetrating under a terrific artillery" and aerial barrage yesterday.

CHINESE OFFENSIVE

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 on October 21 when Chinese troops engaged the invaders in hand-to-broke into the city, according to The Japanese belated reports, hand combats more than 10 times.

suffered over 200 casualties. alaying more than 1,000 of them.

On October 23,Chinese reinforce- Meanwhile, a Iull prevails on both sides of the Fushúi River, ments from Yuhsien, a neighbour- ing town, were intercepted by the south of Yangsin in south HupenChinese at Shihmentse. To avoid The main body of the Japanese being attacked by Japanese rein- force

concentrated at forcements from other directions Kingchen, near Yangsin. 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

Chahur-Central News. News.

there is

Heavy Fighting At Tehan.

Chungking, October 29.

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

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 WUSHENGKWÄN

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 column. offering stin resistance,

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HEAVY JAPANESE LOSSES

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advancing оп Wushengkwan, strategic pass on the Peiping-Hankow Railway on the Hupen-Honan border when it At nightfall the main body of the was ambushed' at Chialitien, 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 been But Email batches of sent back to the rear. was eased. Japanese troops were still nightmg 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 KL It is revealed that the Japanese jkungshan, famous summer resort northeast of also broke into the city through situated to the the south city gate and engaged in Weshengkwan.

It is learned that the Japanese bloody street fighting with the Chinese on Thursday. A company troops from Sinyang comprising the of Chinese troops who, stubbornly entire 13th Division and half of the resisted and refused to yield sth and 11th Divisions are ad ground in the face of intense vancing along three different Japanese are all died at their post. routes

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

of Binyang

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

al commander, Hens wounded A third column is attempting to by a bullet, in the stomach whilst push from Einyang westward to directing the opera

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