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CHINESE CLAIM MIAOHONGCHEN CAPTURE.

An interesting picture showing Chinese preparation of strong defen- sire ersteme behind the frant lines. On the extreme right of the pictura in General Teal Ting-kai, watching his men training for the efficient manning of the trenches. (Photo: Yim Fong).

U.S. NAVAL THREAT IN FAR EAST.

USE AS LEVER TO INDUCE BRITISH SUPPORT.

Washington, Feb. 25. Suggestions are being made in administrative circles that Mr. H. L. Stimson's striking letter to Senator Borah, containing a threat of a vital change of naval policy vis-a-vis Japan, might be used as a lever to induce Britain to co-operate more closely with the United States in the Far East.

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COUNTER-ATTACK DURING

THE NIGHT.

ALL GROUND CONCEDED NOW RECOVERED.

FIERCE FIGHTING.

Shanghai, Feb. 26, 8.34 a.m.

HOSPITALS FULL OF WOUNDED.

VICTIMS STILL POURING IN.

MEN IN TRAGIC CONDITION.

(Special to "Telegraph") Shanghal, Fri, 20, 10,51 #Ji Chinese wounded continue to pour into the International Settle-

tragte condition.

jh group of man of the cavalry anction of of the Nineteenth, Route Army. (Photo: Yim Fong).

FABLES: HEMP

AESOP'S

NEW VERSION.

THE CHINESE CLAIM THAT AFTER VERY SEVERE FIGHTING, THE WORST EVER EXPERIENCED ON THE KIANGWAN out, reaching the hospitals in Soviet's Readiness FRONT, THE CHINESE HAVING BEEN

Wherens the Japanese have? FORCED TO GIVE GROUND BEYOND THE y madern desier for beeping

an up-to-date army in the fold. | VILLAGE, ATTACKED AND CAPTURED | The Chinese arrangements for re- MIAOHONGCHEN EARLY THIS MORNING.xing their wounded are

primitive. The Japanese suffered heavy casualties both in their original and briefly successful attack and in the counter- attack during the night.

a recovery of most of the lost ground.

NIGHT ÁTTACK.

Another attack launched during the night forced the Japanese into farther abandonment of positions wan during the day.

nius!

IN CORRIDORS. Reuter, visiting some of the hospitala .found conditions Ap-

At

to Disarm.

LITVINOFF JOINS IN LAUGH.

the

He related how the lion, eagle, the tiger, the bull and bear met to discuss disarmament.

ISSUE SETTLED.

HOUSE OF COMMONS DECIDES UPON A COMPROMISE.

London, Fab, 25. Britain was Anally committed to tariffs by the House of Com- mona to-day when the third read- ing of Mr. Neville Chamberlain's Import Duties Bill was passed by

There was further discussion

the free lat.

After all stages of the BIII has the been completed in the Commona, It Wha announced that the House of Lords will formally give It a first reading to-morrow and pass it on Monday. The duties will operate as from March 1--

(Runter's Spacial Sorviem).

Genova, Feb. 25 The Chinese troops on the line from Chapei to Pulling. They are so overcrowd-

ed that the wounded men are bo- A Spanish Aesop delighted the Kiangwan have been very busy strengthening their deing accommodated in the corridors. Disarmament Conference to-day 422 votes to 62. fences this morning.

one hospital, where the with an up-to-date version of à The Japanese deny the loss of Miaohongchen. They wounded men were mainly from fable.

Chinng Kai-shek's 88th Division of Senor Madariaga set out to ex-regarding the inclusion in tariff claim that during their operations yesterday they ad-the National Guards, there was a plain why Soviet Russia favoured of hemp, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer accepted an amend- vanced on a two-miles front near Houkouchia, which boy of seventeen badly wounded, general disarmament and left the ment restoring to the free list

while twenty-five young Chinese whole meeting, including M. Litsoft fibre hemp and hemp tow! they state they captured.-Reuter.

American gle}] vinoff, convulsed with laughter and two

He also accepted a further volunteere were nursing two with his reference to Russia as a amendment, placing soya beans on CONFIDENCE UNSHAKEN.

hundred and forty wounded men. bear. (Our Own Correspondent).

WOMEN VICTIMS.

terrible Shanghai, Feb. 20, 10.10 a.m.

Despite the

havoc Japanese reports that Chinng

created by the Japanese gunfire and Kai-shek has issued orders to his

aerial bombardments, the morale of these boy soldiers is remark- National Guards, who have been

The weight of the Japaneseable, although one said: "We don't fighting so magnificently and suf-blows may cause such retreats on fear layonets or shells or bullets, fering heavy losses on the Kinng several occasions, he declared, but we cannot stand this

con- According to the leading Ameri-;

wau front, to withdraw, were ri- but the Chinese will always come tinuous hombing from the air" can wspapers, the belief is held

One of the wards is full of 'The News-Chronirle remarks dieufed at Chinese military head-back for more. A temporary re- That Britain would prefer to sup

treat does not mean defent to the women suffering from shell and effort that the United States feels that quarters to-day. port Washington

Chinese. Large reinforcements bayonet wounds.-Reuter vigorously to prevent Japan from American action in the Far Enst

are expected in the next few days, warking upon o policy of Im has been hampered, with most officer admitted that the fury of his added, and he did not think further perialism, an which many United fortunate results, States Meinis believe the Japanese bakewarmness and avers that the the Japanese assault yesterday that they would be any

the letter caused a retreat on the Klangwan retreats when they arrived, military party to be determined, British reception of

Mirochongchen the

Chinese headquarters also claim years the front rather than see an increase in the may determine for Anerican fleet and the fortification warmth of Anglo-Amerless rela-vicinity yesterday morning, but that the progress made by the. stated that the withdrawal was Japanese infantry after the of the and a flerce intensive of further naval buses in the Paci- tions.

bombardment slow and orderly counter-attack when the Japanese Chinese positions was only pos- advance began to falter enabled sible at a heavy cost in lives.

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LUKEWARMNESS.

by European

The American impression

or

The newspapers declare that Mr. British lukewarmness in the mat Stimson's disappointment at theter of the Far Eastern develop! failure of Britain and France to ments may not be fair, but it is support vigorously his defence of desirable that it should be re- the Nine-Power Treaty is an "open moved at the earliest possible mo- secret."-Reuter's Americnu Serment and not allowed to develop

Into a conviction-Reuter.

vine.

BRITISH ANXIETY.

General Trai Ting-kai's

stuff

STOP PRESS.

London, Feb. 26

A letter offering the services of

Woman

His Loving Arme. The lion, eyeing the engle, sug gested the abolition of wings. The eagle, looking at the bull, favoured Renter the abolition of born, and the bull, fearing the tiger, suggested the abolition of elaws.

Then, said Senor Madariaga, the bear welcomed the abolition of all these weapons so that he could embrace all the others la his loy- ing arms.

London, Feb. 26. The Disarmament Conference this afternoon unanimously adopt- the ed a resolution proposed by British Foreign Secretary Sir John Simon, as follows:That the General Commission resolves

EDGAR WALLACE

LAID TO REST,

IMPRESSIVE SCENES

AT LITTLE MARLOW.

(Reuter's Special Service).

London, Feb. 25. The Press, the Stage and tho

For a mile the road from the

A SLEEPLESS SETTLEMENT. a "Peace Army" of British men to carry on its discussions within

and women, eager to place them- the framework of the draft Die Turf were represented to-day at armament Convention, full liberty the funeral of the late Mr. Edgar TERRIFIC BOMBARDMENT ON THE selves, unarmed, between the Chl-being reserved, to all delegations Wallace at Little Marlow, Bucks, nese and Japanese armies, with to develop their own proposals in where the novelist had his coun- CHAPEI FRONT.

the hope of stopping the fighting subsequent debate and move their try home. EUROPEAN ACTION.

amendments in the form of mods-

was lined Loudon, Feb. 26.

so intense was the shell-fire that has been sent to the League of heations, additions or omissions house to the church Washington, Feb. 28. Shanghai, Feb. 26, 8.34 nan. Anxiety

with people. for Anglo-American!

hours, the it was generally assumed to be the Nations. It is signed by Masat any appropriate point", The European Powers' line of

For eight solid

After three hours' discussion The wreaths Included one from co-operation In the Far Eastern

the tons of shells into the Japanese on the Chapel front, along which preacher, Dean H.R.L. Sheppard, nominate sub-committees to deal of Honolulu," bearing the legend: crisis is evident in the Liberal action regarding the Far East is Chinese artillery have been pour- prelude to a Chinese night attack Maude, Royden, the noted

Conference decided to popular tipster, "Rass, Prince 13 cu-operation News Chronicle's leading article regarded here

the Japanese defences have been this morning, which expresses the with the League rather than the lines in the Chapei sector.

any individual! The thunder of their artillery, considerably weakened owing to the the most popular London padre, with land, sea and air armaments, "All are equal on the Turf and opinion that the extreme fm-nunciation of portance of Mr. Stimson's letter! policy such as Mr. Sinison's Sele, to which the Japanese are reply concentration of troops at Kinng and Rev. Herbert Gray, the Pres- war budgets and political ques-under the turf."

In the

effort to amash the byterian minister. This step was be composed of one delegate from tions. Each subcommittee will ing, echoes and re-echoes through- wan to Senater Borah is underlined by to Japan of February 7,

though the Chinese left wing. Japanese angry

Foreign Charges and counter-charges of out the Settlement,

The Japanese Consulate and the revented in a letter in this mor- each country, assisted by experts Oilce apologeties, which the letteri atrocities such as the use of dam- noise is not so bad this morning han elletted.

dum bullets and the slaughter of as it was found about midnight Japanese flagship were not fived on ning's press, in which the signa-and secretaries-British Wireless,

the terrific hombardment during the night, the Chinese gun- torfes state their conclusion that! The letter has had the warmest civilians are being bandied be when

ners concentrating their fire upon this is the only effective way to of tween the Japanese and Chinese commented,

the Japanese defences. representatives.-fienter,

anve the world. They invite the co-operation of those who think likewise, Reuter,

The

reception from all sections

American opinion..

MANCHURIA INDEPENDENCE.

The Final Details Arranged.

RIGHT DOWN TO THE FLAG.

The

Mukden, Feb. 25,

mittes" has issued a statement

HUGE FIRE. The shelling has caused yet on

BRITISH SUPPLY OF other huge fire which is rapidly ex-

MUNITIONS.

¿

£40,000 WORTH IN TWO MONTHS.

London, Feb. 25,

In the House of Commons to- night, questioned regarding the ex- tent of British supplies of muñl-į tions to the belligerents in the Far East, Mr. Walter Runciman, Prest-

"Administrative Com-dent of the Board of Trade, ar- nounced that in December, 1931, to Britain exported munitions four

In the name of the new independ ant State formed by the

North-Eastern Provinces of China, Japan the value of £29,648, of

to the effect that the name of the which three-fifths represented

new State will be Manchowkeun, automatic machine and quickfring with Changchun as capital.

it ruler will be called Chin.

chess, meaning Dictator, and he

Kina.

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In January, 1932, the munitions

shall be provisionally installed as exported from Britain to Japan

auch until formally initiated

by were valued at only £12,285, con- the aisting almost wholly of quick-fir

the people according to Constitution to be promulgated in

the future."

The name of the now crawl.

guns-Reuter,

bo Tatung, meaning Great Union, with red, blue, white and black This now flag will be yellow, bars in the upper corner-Reuter,

teading,

At one o'clock in the morning,

i

Chinese fold artillery.

NO STORMING TRIED. This fact lent strength to the be- lief that an Infantry macault was! (Continued on Page 7.)

PATRIOTS HELP NATION.

OVER £100,000 TO RELIEVE DEBT.

London, Feb. 26. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, stated in the House of Commons to-day that sinco August 23rd, cash and Government certificates to the value of over £100,000 had been voluntarily given to relieve the National Debt.

In addition, many people had surrendered claims to penalona or other sums due to them from public funda.British Wireless.

GALLANT MINERS.

DECORATED BY THE KING.

London, Fob. 25.

A party of 10 miners who work

ed for nine hours in great danger:

COLMORE CUP THRILLS.

HEATH WINS ON AN ARIEL MACHINE.

London, Feb. 24. Riding an Ariel Red Hunter Motorcycle, Mr. Heath won the Colmora Cup, England's premier reliability trial trophy, to-day.

The course was one of 87 miles and provided a thrilling and gruell ing test over ice-covered tracks with innumberable and deep snow- drifta,

HOME FOOTBALL.

PRESTON DEFEAT.

STOKE.

London, Feb. 25, In the Socond Division / of the English League to-day, Preston North End playing at home defonted Stoke City by two goalak to nil-Reulor.

NEW US AMBASSADOÍLE

to rescue a fellow-minar, were de- corated with the Edward Medal States [By that King at to-day's private

London,