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By Britain

London, May 23.

SAYS ECONOMIC

COLLAPSE WILL

DEFEAT JAPAN

(Continued from Page 1.)

Arrangements are now under (yesterday morning cleared up all the discussion for handing over the remnant Japenese on the way.

and

harbours

of

defences

However, it is reported that an- southern Ireland to the Eire other Japanese unit of 2,000 men Government, in accordance with has arrived at a point about 12 miles The recently concluded Agree-north of Llutichuan from Penghsten, la north Kiangsu, Chinese troopa jhave been dispatched to check the nth-

ment.

The British Offleer command- įvaner ing the defenres has left for England for a conferenes with The British military authorities, on the subject. – Reuter.

MYSTERIOUS QUAKE JARS HONGKONG

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serpes of bitter day

15

Chinese Regain Station

Louwing station 31 kilometres east of Kaifing, and Tshogliamonds, Even th-mas! of Hsinchung station, pkilometres east of Kaifeng, were the of bitter engagements yester- Lowong station was oveupled by the Japanese on May 22

In counter-atínek launched at night the Chinese pressed on relentlessly from several directions. When they were close to the enemy they charged with bayonets and handgrenades. The were disperseri The la-

ed, mid plaster fell fiom some banide Japanese

Piated Press,

JIAN

Luder

¦tion returned to Chinese hunda.

Two thousand Japanese troops E A cursory ofletal survey shows that there have been no deaths However,Tsingliangssu. south-east of Hang- were enveloped and matty power finest north of Tokyo Jung station, have been damaged and smalt land-attucked by a numerically

superkov slides have buried sections of the Chinese force, but they are reported

to be still holding out, railways.

The earthquake vigorously shook ↑ Utsunomiye,

sunse property north damage was expertenerd

The

and

Both Fenghsten and

Pethalom iz Kingst havn fallen into

| Japanese bands.

Observatory instrumenta į The hult in west Shantung vibrated for 28 minutes in Tokyo, | Uinties. Tungying, Kaocheng, Yun- and lefephones are reported to beleheng. Tscolision fund Shanksien are temporarily out of commission in 30 still held by the Chinese as also central and northern elties, Batted Chupel, winch the Japanese have Ass,

beteged for about two weeks.

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CZECHS AGAIN CROSS Eucharistic

GERMAN BORDER

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Government's decision to negotiate direct with Herr Henteln-Kruter,

Decreased Tension

Welcome

London; May 23. The decrease fr tension over Czecha-Slovakia is welcomed in European cupitals.

A Rome message states thal a more optimistic view of the situation is being taken by the Italian press, which reports an all-round relocation: of tension.

Congress In Budapest

PAPAL LEGATE

ARRIVES

Budapest, May 23, Cardinal I'ncelli who, in hlu capacity as Papal Legate will open the world Eucharistic Congress on Wednesday, arrived here on Tuesday morning.

He was greeted at the station by the regent Admiral Horthy, by the

Cabinet, headed by Authoritative quarters state that entire

the the Italian altitude is one of watch- premier Dr. Imredy, by the Primate fulness, but it is believed that Signor of Hungary, Cardinst Szeredyl, and Benito Mussolini is working for a by numerous leading personalities, peaceful settlement.

representing all domains of pubile: Mr. Neville Chamberlain's state-life.

drove directly Cardinal Pacelli ment in the House of Commons, followed by a brief comment by the from the station to the Coronation Lender

of the Opposition. Mr. Church of St. Matthias, where mem- Clement Attlee, la regarded in Paris bers of the Hungarian Episcopate ny having set the seal on a Joint were presented to him. The Car- polley by Britain and France regard-dinal legate was subsequently the ing Czecho-Slovakia. Both press and guest of the regent at a luncheon at politicat circles recognise

the Royal Palace, where he will gralitude that a practical policy

during his

the of reside

stay in determination mixed with sweet Hungarian capita)-Trans-Ocean. reasonableness has been adopted by Great Britain,

with

Anglo-French Co-operation

it is regarded as inevitable by all, circles that the Initiative in mediailon should have fallen to Great Britain

the least committed nations but Mr. Chamberlain's statement that the British Government enjoyed the full co-operation of the French Govern- ment has evoked much pleasure,

According to a message from Berlin there is a lessening straia in Ger-i many, despite several border in- cidents. Mr. Chamberinity's statenent In viewed with a certain amount of rcepticism.

t

While every British admonition Prague is welcomed, It Is felt Berlin that

to British admonitions Czecho-Slovakia have so far not been visible.

Three alleged violations of the Germun frontier by the Czech military art held

that proof British admonitions have su far been Ineffective.

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CHINESE ARMIES

ESCAPE

(Continued from Pape 1.)

Yunho and thence south-west from Shunngkow to 20 miles south of Isu- chow, and so to Hsuchow, Peilisien, Lake Tsining and Yenchow.

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BIRD'S EYE VIEW motorised Japanese

units nfici concentrated

and cavalry are around Shaungkow, 30 miles south- cast of sucbow, but no Chinese civilians are visible from the air.

Approaching Hsuchow from the south nlong the Tientsin-Pukow Railway, the plane circled the city twice, and saw the railway station areas in ruin, with a dozen or so long

veenome of which apparently hi

bombed, clogging the lines. A few locomotives were puting about under Japanese direction, ap- parently trying to unscramble the

mesa

The elty itself showed surprisingly little evidence of dumnge from 4,000

or more feet above,

A political spoluesman said: "Great Britain gives platonic advice Czecho-Slovakia, but the Czechs feel that they are backed by her It would have been an easy matter to usk the Czecla to withdraw their

SAW TOWN BURNING troops from the frontler, and If the Czechs had been earnest they could The first sign of warfare in a forge have done so immediately with the town was gained three miles west of nid of a few motor lorries."—Reuter, | Tsnachuang, which was burning in

Plane Over Germany?

Berlin, May 23. Another alleged Czech infringement of the German fruntler Is reported from Bacrenstein, where. it declared, a Czech military airplane circled over the town.

Prague Denial

five or six places, apparently follow- ing, a skirmish with a mobile column, Tsaochuang and Yihsten appeared badly damaged. Tuierehwang, scene

great battle, of last month's deserted and desolate, although a surprisingly large number of build- ings were still standing.

Was

The plane later re-enlered Czech

Villages along the Grand Canal territory, where it crashed into a were badly damaged, and three spans house and burst into fames-Reuter, of the Lunghal Rollway bridge across

the

Canal

at Yungho were destroyed, South-west of Yunla we began to see new Japanese troop concentra- Prague, May 23

tions, resting In villages many

ut The Czech Government has denied which were gutted and half a dozen that

the neroplane Incident t

of which were still deserted, Baerenstein constituted an Infringe-

The roads ment of the German frontierbare of Chinese--both civilians and and landscape were

Reuter.

British Policy Wins Approval

troops-United Press.

Evidence Of Heavy Bombardment

western

Washington, May 23

Missions On the President F. D. Roosevelt is con-

southern side of Itsuchow were Cerring this afternoon with Mr.

prominently marked with. buge Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, on

crosses on their roofs, and appeared the European situation,

undumoged. Scores of Japanese Meanwhile, Mr. Neville Chamber- army trucks, tanks and staff cars loln's assurance that the Czecho constituted the only traffic in the once Slovakion situation seemed to have busy streets of the city. I saw 400 ensed somewhat is wrlcomed here, yards of section of the North Wall where officials have been following and confirmed that the rest of the developments anxiously throughout wall had been converted into a high- the week-end.

way. The low hills half a mile cast The predominant part which of the Lunghat Railway Station London is playing in restraining both | showed evidences of the terrife parties to the German-Czech dispute artillery and aerial bombardments has made a most favourable impres that preceded the Japanese entry sion, particularly in those circles into the city. where Mr. Chamberlain's policy has The hillsides were scurred and hitherto not been

very warmly shell-torn and were strewn with received, The firm linc

which white debris, brick plaster and house Britain is now. tuking has evoked walls.

wils. Everywhere they were general respect.—Reuter,

gouged a vivid red by the huge shell craters, showing where the principal Chinese defence was made. Every- where between Hsuchow And Pellisten we saw nothing but deserted but unscarred farmlands and villages.. -United Press.

Returning To Berlin

Munich, May 23. Herr Hitler, who has been here for the past few days, is returning to Berlin to-morrow.---Reuter,

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