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TUESDAY, OCTOBER

1938.

|HUNGARIAN SHELLS NOW FALLING HUNGARY'S

RAIDS ON CARPATHIA

Latest Disturbancos Cause Big Loss Of Life

Prague, Oct 24, official Czecho-Slovak (un- nouncement issued to-night complains of repented Hungarian raids

on Carpathian-Ruthenian territory.

Armed Hungarian

bands, the announcement says, succeeded to day in invading Ruthenian territory near Berchevo and setting fire to a tobacco factory before the Crecho- Slovak police arrived and arrested the perpetratora.

The announcement discredits the

one

INSIDE CITY AREA

(Continued from Page 1.) whose duty it will be to protect for- eign subjects in the former British and Hussion Concessions.

NON-COMBATANT AREAS

NEW PROPOSALS

Slovakia And Ruthenia Plebiscitos

These two Concessions, known as Special Administrative Districts No.) 9, have become non-com-balant areas, and both Chinese and Japanese have

Budapest, Oct. 24. The Hungarian nuthorities to-day promised to respect their neutrality, Their boundaries are marked by handed to the Czecha a note which is barbed wire and a series of fingidesigned to end the dispute over poles, from which fly British, Ameri- frontiers between Hungary and can and other flags.

Czecho-Slovakia.

Many people believe that the fate suffered by Canton at the hands of The note proposes a plebiscite in Incendiarists is almost certals to Stovalda to determine where it shall be shared by Hankow. One. firing be annexed by Hungary, and o is already raging in the clly south plebiscite in Ruthenia to determine of the former-British concession. whether to make the south-eastern Its origin is unknown

tip of the country a common border 'A

Domel message claims that, with Poland and Rumania. U nasertion that local in- |

were responsible for these Kotlen, 25 miles by water from actions and says that local residents Hunkow, has already fallen to Japan-It is suggested that Hungarian оссиру the districts im- would

certainly not set fire to theirere warships, but the Garrison Com- troops

that Czech troops own buildings and destroy the fruits mander of the Wuhan Defence Aren, mediately, and of year's work.

General Kuo Chien, told the Press withdraw from the areas before the As far as is known in Prague 30 yesterday morning that the city was middle of November, co as to com

hands.

plete the plebiscites before December. Hungarians and four Czecho-Slovak still in Chinese

cialms soldiers have been killed in the recent The Wuhan Commander

Hungarian

Meanwhile an official communique fighting between the

that in a duel between the Kotlen

recent insurgents and Czecho-Slovak troops, shore batteries and Japanese war-from Prague states that in

A group of 23 Hungarians suc-ships one Japanese vessel was sunkestirmishes in Ruthenin, more than 70 Hungarian and nearly 30 Czechi gerded in breaking through to the yesterday morning.

soldiers and gendarmes were killed.

north and fleeing to Poland. Numer- The Chinese report claims that the ous Hungarian prisoners are, accord-defenders are still holding Chinnlu, ing to Czech reports, interned at and dispute the Japanese claim that Munkacs Castle. Ther lender is said the Cunton-Hanitow line has been to be Hungarian army officer, severed.

A First-lieutenant Prem.--Trana-Ocean,

GERMANY'S ATTITUDE VITAL.

The

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strictly Martial law is now forced throughout the three Wuhan cities. One of the provisions is that

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Yanto River Escape By

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Bucharest, Oct. 24. semi-ofclai paper, the Vittorul, dealing to-day with the any person endangering foreign fe question of Hungarian claims in will be shot.

that the Czrclio-Slovakia, writes

It was officially announced must unpre-morning that the attitude of

of Germany servedly be approved, since it con- above Hankow has been closed to forms to the permanent interests of all trafle by new booms. This central and south-eastern Europe.

prevents warships or other vessels from proceeding either downstream or upriver fram Hankow.

Paris, Oct. 24. that The Japanese claim

Seven Spanish prisoners in Insurg- Chinese lines both south and northent hands have escaped and reached

are completely

of the Yangise

the

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In order to ensure pence in that region it is indispensable that the balance of power be re-established. In this connection, Rumania is in entire agreement with Germany.

The paper stresses the fact that disintegrating and that organised Brest after an adventurous Journey, the German Government has re-resistance has practically ended

According to them they escaped in peatedly declared that it will under no cept on the banks of the river itself.a small boat, and made for the open circumstances, interfere with internal The Japanese planes appear to be sea. They came up with an Insurg- conditions in Rumania, and that hastening the Chinese retreat by one ent trawler and boarded It. Later there is no

the of the greatest scries of mass al: reason 10 doubt

they met another trawler and also genuineness of those declarations aids the world has ever known.

eaptured this bant. Hundreds of planes are constantly Dying over the Chintae troops, Then they sailed away for Brest machine-gunning and bombing them, and are now on their way back to the while neither civilians or towns are Government in Spain-Reuter. being spared in the mass murder,

Revolutionary Leaders Make Good Escape

Athens, Oct. 24. The ring-leaders of the Venizelist movement which broke out in the island of Crete last July, and who have since been hiding in the moun- inaccessible and almost tainous region of the island, have, it is an nounced, now succeeded in escaping from Crete.

The whole affair is very mysteri- ous. It not known how the persons in question made their escape, nor is there apparently any trace of their whereabouts-Trans-Ocean,

TANGANYIKA FACES BIG DEFICIT

Dares Salooms, Oct. 24. The Governor of Tanganyika. in opening the Legislative Council to- day, reported a serious and disquiet-

NEARING FINAL STAGE

Hankow, Oct. 25. Fighting for the possession of the Wuhan cities is nearing the final stage.

FIGHTING RE-OPENS

Madrid, Oct. 24. Intense fighting is reported south of Madrid since October 10, follow- ing a surprise Insurgent attack,

Field dispatches

In the first rush the Insurgents received here

stated admit the evacuation of Ocheng, op-rained some ground, but it proximately 70 nautical miles from that the Loyalista succeeded in re- Hankin, by Chinese troops yester-occupying it after counter-attack-

Reuter Special. day morning after severe fighting.

The Japanese mude a fresh thrust on the town with the aid of heavy artilery and bombing planes.

ta

The Chinese were forced withdraw after all thely defence had crumbled under the enemy's terrif sombardment.

new

The Chinese are now guarding a

line between

and Ocheng Kotien, about 20 miles from Hankow, where the defences are said to be strong.

The Japanese forces driving south- ward fram Shaw in southeastern Honan ure reported to have reached

START SHELLING CITY

London, Oct 24. The Loyalist press agency reports

Madrid at noon lo-day. Heavy that the Insurgents started shelling: damage was caused, but there were no casualties.-United Press.

FIRE BLOWS UP POWDER PLANT

Columbus, Kansas, Oct. 24. the outskirts of Macheng, important) A devastating prairie fire to-day town in northeast Hupeh near the spread to the Hercules powder plant Honon border. A sanguinary battle and detonated eight buildings. How is imminent.

ever, very fortunately, no one was A Japanese unit which forced Its killed.

| ing decline in revenue, foreshadow-way from Yangsin to Kinniuchen, a Hundreds of workers Zought to pre- ing a deficit during the financial year small town 18 miles west of Taych vent the fire reaching the dynamite of £150,000, instead of a surplus of and about 1214 miles east of the magazine.-United Press.

of £15,000 05

Crack Chine from the front, the Chinese position

Canton-Hankow Hallway south na budgetted for. The decline is

is partly owing to the Hankow, is encountering

there is firm. anxiety in the public mind regarding Chinese resistance,

The Japanese troops pushing west- the future of the Tanganyika man troops have been rushed up to pro-

the Peiping-Hankow date, and partly due to fall invent them from breaking through ward from commodity prices due to unfavour-ond cutting the vital communication Railway are checked at Hwangtuk- able weather

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