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launched repeated öffensives the Chinese positions" in
range Chungtao Mountain South Shansi, in the past week.
The severest fighting took place south-east of Hsiansien last Wed-
Any Endeavour To Initiate Negotiations For Permanent
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1940.
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COPENHAGEN, Feb. 26 (Reuter)--The Conference of Foreign Minister of Degmark, Norway and Sweden opened, yester- day afternoon. After luncheon together. the Ministers were re- ceived by King Christian, after which a full conference of the Ministers and their advisers beran in Christianborg Palace.
Dr. P. R. Munch, the Danish Foreign Minister, before going into the conference, said that no hard and fast agenda had been prepared, but only a very general one. Both M. Gunther, of Sweden, and M. Koht, of Norway, planned to return to their capitals last night.
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A communique issued at the, objections and to endeavour to close of the Three-Power Confer- avert any viclation of the principles ence states that the position in of International law in the conduct connection with the Finnish-of naval warfare, which inflicts
Air Mali by "Imperial Alcways Russian conflict was discussed. considerable losses of human life London date, 21st February.
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The Ministers emphasised the when they maintain their shipping Canton most serious and profound desire order to keep up their legitimate Manils.
agreed to Shangha of all northern peoples that the necessary trade, they conflict may, at an early date, be support each other in that connec- brought to a peaceful solution that
"GREATER DISASTERS preserves the full independence of
The Ministers were united in the Finland. They ascertained unanimity in respect of neutrality. Conviction that unless the war ends
before violent long-drawn fighting Falphong and Holhow thr They reject all assertions that it has brought greater disasters than Japan and Shanghal... is exercised ander pressure by one the present, it will create such Canton nesday when 4.000 Japanese en-side or the other and they intend profound embitterment that the Bangkok countered staunch Chinese resisto continue this policy, impartially opening of a road to an enduring Shanghai
and independently. In their rela solution will be rendered still more The Chinese have recaptured tions to all states. strategic suburban points Klanghsien, northeast of Hsian- sten, and are now subjecting the town to an enveloping attack.
On the Fenglingt sector In Chinese South-West Shans, the
pressure
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are exerting increasing on the Japanese.
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Fighting in South-East Shansi is centred around Hukwan. south- east of Changchiḥ.
TSLAOTSO PENETRATED CHENGCHOW, Feb, 26 (Central) -Chinese units penetrated into Tsiaotso, important mining town on the Taokow-Chinghwa. east of Po Ai in north Honan, last Wed- nesday.
Covering the foot soldiers, Chi- nese artillery heavily pounded the the town, scoring direct hits on Japanese 'ammunition" dumpa and setting them afire.
Severe combats were still raging the following inside the town
morning.
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CHINESE REACH ANLU' FANCHENG, HUPEH Feb. 26 (Central)In their sweeping ad-
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difficult.
They will. therefore, gladly wel- NEUTRALITY · AGREEMENT
any endeavour to initiate The communique says that the come Ministers agreed to maintain the negotiations between the belliger- inviolability of neutral territoryents with a view to a just and per- and also agreed to raise serious manent peace.
THRILLING AIR BATTLE
OVER N.W. GERMANY
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R.A.F. Bomber Beats Off Attack By Nazi Fighters
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LONDON, Feb. 26 (Reuter)—The Royal Air Force car-Straits and Manils .............................. ried out another extensive flight over Heligoland Bight, in Java and Manila, North-west Germany on Saturday. This time they met with some opposition, but six separate attacks" were beaten off and all the British planes got home safely after completing their task.
After this attack they gained One Bristol Blenheim Bom- ber was attacked by five height again and dived down again Messer-Schmidt 109 fighters. from both sides.
COVER IN CLOUDS while it was returning from
The RAF. plane, wheeling to the
vance Chinese forces have reach-Heligoland Bight and the Ger- left and right, fought them off by ed the outskirts of Anlu, 65 miles man Friesian Islands with turning its nose towards each at- north-west of Hankow, in North some of the most valuable tacking plane as it came down
Three minutes after the battle Hupeh, and started
started, the British pilot sawa the town.
bank of clouds 3,000 feet above. He
taken over of photographs stege
enemy territory.
BEATEN OFF
Over 300 casualties were inflict- ed un the enemy in an engage- Despite the superior speed of the decided to take cover in them and ment in the suburbs last Frider enemy fighters and the fact that roared up towards them in a series
Spirited #ghting is also pro-one machine-gun was practically of steep right-handed turns.
One of the Messer-Schmidts ceeding in the vicinity of Kiang-out of action, the British plane got i
promptly attacked from above and shan, 35 miles east of Chungstang away.
.. The enemy was first sighted another from below. Beating them off, the R.A.F. machine "continued the R.A.F. plane Was
up and entered the cloud bank, clear in a
patch
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It, but no one was injured and their photographs were intact.
trab-Chinese units are attack-pilot immediately dived his plane The RAF machine returned ing ing Linping station, on the towards sea-level to prevent an at-home with six bursts of bullets in Shanghal- Hangchow Railway, tack from below and to restrict the 15 miles north-east of Hangchow. movements of the Germans.
They commenced their offensive. On the way down, one plane at- last Friday. Taken completely by tacked it from above and others surprise, the Japanese aufered followed, three on the port side heavily. Communication on the and the other astern. . rallway has been disrupted in the
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OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION LONDON, Feb. 28 (Reuter)—An authoritative description of the air battle states that the British bom- ber was attacked from above, from the left and astern by Ave Messer- TUNKI, ANHWEI, Feb. 26 (Cen-ing to a Chinese field dispatch Schmidt fighters of the 109 type, Despite the enemy's superior trai)-The Japanese pushing from the west Bufyan front,
In an attempt to cut of-com-speed, the fact that it was hit six shanghai, Japan, Honolulu USA Central and G.P.O:& K.P.O.
times by machine-gun fire and that southward from Kintan, 17 miles south of Tangang, to Liyang, near munications between Wuyuan and
one of the British mischine-guns the South Kiangsu border, were Paotow, it is stated, Chinese troops as virtually out of action, the defeated by the Chinese on Satur- launched an attack on Patzepulung bomber succeeded in evading its
on the night of Feb, 20. i The enemy suffered serious
After bitter hand-to-hand fight-Pursuera and returned safely to the base with valuable photographs losses, and straggled units have ing, they captured the town the previously obtained over enemy
following morning, the dispatch territory. been cornered north of Layang,
FANCHANG RECAPTURED adds.
During the past week, the Jap injury. TUNKI, ANHWEI, Feb. 28 (Cen- tral)-Fanebang, on the south anese have launched attacks west bank of the Yangtze River, above and north-west of Nanning in the 1ST, AIR SQUADRON Wuhu, Anhwel, which was occupied nature of diversions, and are at by the Japanese after a vigorous present unlikely to result in major attack last Friday, has been re-operations, according to the latest captured by the Chinese in a Chinese field dispatches from the counterattack. Remnant Jap-Kwanga front received today
The Japanese forces west of anese around the town have been cleared.
Nanning, it is recalled, pushed Langki, in East Anhwet, near westward on Feb, 22, reaching as the South Kiangsu border; has far west as Chall, south-west of also been re-occupied by the Chi-Funan: nese. The town was lost to the Japanese last Thursday.
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All members of the crew escaped
ARRIVES
LONDON, Feb. 26 (Reuter)- The first squadron of the Canadian Air Force arrived in England and landed at a north-west · port and without leaving the harbour, left by special train for an B, A., E. station in South England. Captain Balfour, Under-Secretary for Air, welcomed them on behalf of the Air Minister.
He made a short speech at the after the men had landed, saying they were heirs of the great tradition of predecessors and "we know this high trust will be safe in your hands,”
COUNTER-ATTACK Following a Chinese counter On the following day, the Chi-attack, however, it is stated, the nese jaunched a counter-offensive Japanese column withdrew to the and succeeded in re-entering ft. south-east in the direction of Ta- quayside
The Japanese retreated in a fang, on the main highway, south repeatedly of Nanning. northerly direction, harassed by Chinese mobile units | Japanese troops at Santans, ten miles north-east of Nanning on ⠀ STRATEGIC CAPTURE.......... the morning of Feb. 24, launched CHUNGKING, Feb 28 (Reuter) an attack against the Chinese -Chinese forces have captured positions at Wutang, 17 miles Patzepulung, strategic point on the north-east of Nanning, the dis highway east of Wuyuan, accord- patches continue.
lying in ambush on the waY.
Lord Derby also spoke, wish- ing the men a happy toe and" "added: "I wish the' Boche something I know he will get and that is a hell of a time.””
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