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In Kwangtung Operations

Railways Again

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Soviet Navy Plans Keep Japan Alert

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Tokyo, Feb. 17. An Admiralty spokesman menting on reports that Rusata war expanding naval armaments After a day of intensive serial Vladivostok, sold the Japanese view netivilles, the all-clear sighat wased the situation with apprehension.

In Horlicks doctors have found a sounded at 3.50 p.m. for the second information, but If Russia expands easily digested, but also stimulates "At present there is no authentic liquid food that not only can ba time. Some Chinese sources allege its navy at Vladivostok, that 40 planes, operating in groups, consider

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that very seriously," he exhausted body all the nourishment points along the when

on weight, re-establish your strength it needs. Horlicks helps you to put Hankow Railway and highways were Bubjected to severa bombing. Other of the Navy's readiness

to change and regain your full vitality. Gel sources state the number of planes laher programme, whenever Jupan was Horlicks to-day.

menaced, oxaggerated.

However he avoided a An unused arsenal north-west of direct answer as to whether Japan Canton was also bombed, three had already started that change.

and worry, the task of carrying on Asked whether the United States and doing work which must be done missiles actually landing in the com-

to a fleet twice the is a doubly dificult one which must pound and four close by. Five per- were entitled Gons were killed and three wounded. sizo of Japan's, since the United tend to exhaust one's nervous energy.

In the afternoon, 18 planes flew Stutes must defend in two oceans, over the province.

Horlicks builds up strength, vitality Eight bombs the spokesman said that on that basis were dropped, several on the Tienho Britain would be entled to seven and prevents that listlessness and aerodrome, north-east of Tungahan, times as much na Japan, because of tiredness caused by constant nervous and several landed in a field. The the extent of Her Dominions.etrain. X. M. Hodges. Kayumally damage was slight.

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Japanese planes were ́sighted from time to time during the afternoon, with anti-aircraft shells bursting around them—Reuter.

Delbos to Speak

Paris, Feb. 17. The Foreign Office has Instructed the French Ambassador in Berlin to request clarißcation of German plans and ambitions in Austriu. that on Tuesday he would speak to

M. Delbos, Foreign Minister, said the Deputies explaining French policy in the light of Central Euro- pear developments.

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RAILWAYS AGAIN BOMBED

Canton, Feb. 17. With the skies cleared, 34 Japanese pinnes, flying in nine groups, con- tinued their mass bombing along the Conton-Kowloon and Cunton-Hankow railways this morning. They skirted the suburbs of the ellý twice but were repulsed by anti-aircraft guns.

The Invaders dropped a number of bombs at Cheungmuktou station on the Canton-Kowloon railway, causing slight damage to the tracks.

Shortly after 0 o'clock, seven of the invading machlace were sighted above the White Cloud Mountain In the northern suburb but were soon M. Flandin, War Minister, oppoз- States," driven away by brisk Chinese antling the Communist demands for in- The 5-5-3 ratio was the best aircraft gunfire. They then turned tervention in Central Europe and means of preserving peace, he as- to the Canton-Hankow rallway and Spain, said there would be war and serted. released bombs at Sunkai station, 31 France would have to be ready kilometres north of here.

moernt of Chlo, Introduced a posal to amend the Navy Bill to de- fine the frontier," in order to pre- vent the Navy from conducting hos- the 180th meridian and in the Alan- tile operations in the Pacife beyond te beyond the 60th. meridinn.

Senator David Walsh, Democrat of Mussachusetts, denounced the

pra- A Foreign Office spokesman said paganda intended to "create an atti- that although France regarded the tude of suspicion and distrust be- Austrian situation seriously, shetween Japan and the United States," would act with caution and without "American people sincerely desire excitement. She did not consider peace among all nations," he the Anchsluss an accomplished fact clared. and believed that Schuschnigg might and support yet seek collaboration from the democracles.

to

have an army and air force able to At the same time, six other planes support her foreign policy-United

flew over Salchuen, where they ro-Press. leased nine bambs. Five persons are reported to have been killed, over 10: wounded and a number of trouses demolished.

Bocca Tigris. Sunwul and other cilles were also visited by the Japanese planes this morning, but no bombs were, dropped,

** AMERICAN DEFENCES

co-Fascist Alliance Must

Be Considered

Washington, Feb, 10. Representative Byron Scott to-day It is reported that one of the warned the Committee for Naval Japanese machines was hit by a Affairs, that the United States in Chinese anti-aircraft shell, but so far planning naval expansion must con- this has not yet been confirmed-gider the possible dangers of a pro- Fascist alliance Between Germany,

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LEPER ASYLUM BOMBED

Canton, Feb. 10. News has been received that on February 3 the newly erected asylum for lepers at Koylu was raided by the Japanese planes. As yet the Provincial Government, which had constructed it, had not moved in any of the lepers, but 14 attendants were killed by the 20 bombs that came down in the grounds-Our Own Correspondent.

RAID ON CHANGSHA

Changsha, Feb. 17, Changsha, capital of Hunus, was ralded by eight planes to-day.

As soon as the raiders reached the city, Chinese anti-aircraft guns con- centrated on them and a squadron of Chinese pursuit planes, which had climbed above the clouds prior to their arrival, swooped down to eng-

them.

und Japan. if we are going to police the world, we must prepare

defences against a pro-Fascist allance on the part of those three nations,” he said. Japanese espionage is well known. Germany is spreading propaganda in South America.

Another member of the Committee cald, "I think you exaggerate the possibility of such action on the part of those nations which have their hands full."

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Representative Scolt replied, "I do not think we can fear too much the Illogical and unreasonable actions of Hitler, Mussolini and the Mikado." United Press.

Alliance With Britain

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way after having dropped over 30 thought the United States was head- bombs in the northern suburbaing towards an alliance with Great The explosives, killed four prople Britain, Representative Hamilton seriously Injured alx and demolished Fish replied: "If it is put on scores of houses-Central News. basis of a definie written agreement, The answer is 'no, but if it is on the basis that we are now holding daily Intercourse with the highest authorl- ties in Britain for parallel action, | Changsha and Ichang aerodrome to-which means concerted action, the day. There were no planes aground answer is yes. That is why I am at Changsha, but four in the air fled fearful that Navy expansion means at the approach of the raiders and parallel action in policing the world." circled around some distance away, Meanwhile Congressional critics leaving the Japanese to bomb the have charged the Navy Department aerodrome at will.

with having created a war scare, and *This shows the low morale of the have demanded that Prezident Chinese air force, he declared.Roosevelt clarify his foreign policy. Representative Frank Kiln, De-

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He said that the Naval programme bears "no relationship to any aggrea- sive plans on the part of the United

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in the event. of war, the Ameri- can Government must be able to pro- teel the shipping of strategic materials. It is found that only in the Orient this trade route must be kept open if we are to maintain our

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civilisation." United Press.

Fught of Bombers

Miami, Feb. 17. At 12.55 a.my to-day the Army bombers started for Lima and at 2.00 am, the War Department stated that one of the bombers was flying over Santo Domingo on the north coast of Cuba, and was averaging 180 miles an hour.-United Press.

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