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LONDON, Oct. 18 (Reuter).— Some 600 square miles of the Midlands are now affected by floods, while the Grand Union Canal and the Ouse River over- flowed.

Roads, railway lines and farmlands are inundated, some highways being under four or five feet of water.

At Astly three bridges were swept

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TOLL OF THE BLACKOUTS

Britain's Road Deaths Are Doubled LONDON, Oct. 18 (Reu-

the result of 1er.-As blackouts, road deaths in September totalled 1,130 double the figure for 1938.

Announcing this, the Minister for Transport ex- presses deep concern, but draws attention to the fact that relaxation of restric- tions might mean an in- crense of casualties in nir raids.

Thursday,

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Why India's Troops Wore Sent To Singapore

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LONDON, Oct. 18 (Reuter) defence troops were sent some w

TIENTSIN, Oct. 19 (Domei). Egypt and Aden was given by t -It is understood that the nu-House of Lords to-day. thorities of the British Municipal Council on Wednesday accepted

In a statement on. tho. New

the Japanese request to extradite India White Paper, Lord Zetland ten alleged anti-Japanese ter- referred to the Congress excep rorists who were recently round-tion to this measure, and ex- ed up in the Concession under plained that it was taken on the the joint auspices of the Japan-urgent advice of the highest Naval and Military authorities. ese and British police.

Still detained by the Municipal Council, the ten Chinese include Tsao Chick, leader at the Blue Shirts Yasukuni Maru

Society, and Chang Chi-i, head of the Tientsin branch of the C. C. Corps,

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Possible Throat To India

CHINESE

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Annihilation Of Japanese Troops

THIS morning's "Central The situation was such that the Nows" messages carried further possibility of a threat to the safety of claims of Chinese successes in India both from the west and the the fighting on various fronts. cast could not be excluded, and from including the rout of a Japan- the military point of view it

be cavalry and 3,000 infantry, on essential that the western and eastern ese column, comprising 1,000 approaches to Indin should adequately defended,

the Kiukung Mountains on the

Was

It would clearly have been the Hupeh-Klangal border. height of folly to have given to the Over 1,000 Japanese troops were ),An explanation why external slain in this action, the Chinese eeks ago from India to Singapore, claim. Furthermore,

1,000 were

con-

he Marquis of Zetland in the wounded and a number taken pri- soner, Chinese war booty included world, by discussion in legislature,! advance notice of our military dis-100 rifles, 10 machine-guns, 50 Army positions.

Nevertheless both the horses, six anti-tank guns and Viceroy and I are anxious to take siderable quantity of ammunition.

This Japanese column formed part the leaders of the political parties of the terce which was defeated early into our confidence and our plans, in the month at Changshoukal, 35 therefore, were communicated to miles north-cast of Pingkiang.

them." concluded Lord Zetland.

Appeal For Unity

north Klangsi Chinese units in pursued it to the Kiukung Mountains and surrounded It.

LONDON. Oct. 18 (Reuter)-—}}} Japanese Attack Repulsed the course of his speech in the House From Loyang comes a report that of Lord elucidating the White Paper, Japanese forces based at Fencheng. Lord Zetland appealed to the Indian Slangling, Linfen, Heilungkwan, people that in comradeship with us, Chlogslangchen and Shangchichen. they should strive after that agree-in South Shansi, launched a Ave- ment among themselves, without pronged drive on the Chinese strong- which they will surely fail to achieve hold at Luliangshan earlier this the unity which is essential to ma-month, but met with serious lusses tionhood.

as the result of determined Chinese Those with vision among her resistance. leaders inve long dreamed of such a Part of the Japanese forces were

be unity which must surely

the surrounded by the Chinese between and Linfen, and severe crowning achievement of the long Pushien

relationship fighting took place i which many and intimate political between-the-peoples of Britain and Japanese troops were killed.

In North Shabhi, ChineseTM units have re-occupied Yuanping, south of NEW DELHI, Oct 18 (Reuter).- Mahauna Gandhi said to-day he was Railway, The Japanese Command disappointed with the Viceroy's re-then sent bombers from Taiyuan and to Attack the Chinese port on the constitullonal future of Talung india, and expressed the view that It positions but failed to dislodge them. On the Pingklang front, Chinese would have been better if the British Government had made no declaration troops are reported to be swiftly closing in on Wuning, 70 miles north- at all.

of Nanchang, A Chinese west column, which crossed the Słu River!

cut the on Tuesday, has forced its way to the north-eastern suburbs and Japanese contact with the rear, while another column has recaptured Lili, west of Wuning.

India.

Gandhi's Disappointmont Kwohsten on the Talung-Puchow

As far as he can see, Congress will be no party to it.

He comments that another found Table Conference is proposed at the end of the war, and that this is bound to fall like its predecessorA.

Chinesa Pincer Movement

A Chinese pincer movement on Tuesday resulted in the recapture of Hallang, north-east of Bintsiang- chen in North Hunan. Though Japanese reinforcemen

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He concluded "1 don't blame the Viceroy or the leaders of Britain for this unfortunate resul Congress will have to go into the wilderness ugain before it becomes strong and pure enough to reach its objectives." Mixed Reception NEW DELHI, Oct. 19 (Reuter)- Indian comment on the Viceroy's de- the claration, which was issued in

The recent air raids made by the form of a White Paper, is mixed.

Chinese Air Force on Hankow Inve While Gandhi disapproves, some caused an exodus of Chinese from of the other Indian leaders welcomed that city. Foreign reports in Chung- It. Some sold it was a genuine spring state that many Chinese are al- preciation of Indian aspirations and ready fleeing in the fear that more gave the right lend. They must raids are in the offing. "grasp the band of friendship," they It is rumoured in Chungking that

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minds of those anxious to co-operate Stock Exchange Is

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Contraband Seizures

British Control Has Successful Wook

LONDON, Oct. 10 (British Wire Jess). During the week ending October 14, the British Contraband Control intercepted and detained 23,000 tons of goods to which there was evidence that they were con→ traband destined for Germany.

These included 5,000 tons of copra, 2.000 tons of phosphates, 1,800 fans of coffee, 1,800 tons of lead and lead concentrates, 1,150 tons of steel

Quieter, Hesitant

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Oct, 18 (Reuter).—The Stock Exchange was quieter to-day and hesitant towards, the close on "prod-takting, but the underlying confidence was very persistent, cs- pecially following the Turkish news which was most favourably received. Gilt-edged securities were again prominent, gaining substantially in most sections and were chleßy oc- cupled with consolidation of recent advances.

Japanese bonds were strong, Wall Street was firm,

Denmark Reduces War Risk Rate

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH** scrap, 1,000 tons of manganese ore, COPENHAGEN, Oct. 18 (Reuler). 1,200 tons of miscellaneous arcs and-A reduction is announced from 73% metals, 1,000 tons of rubber, 1,000 to 3 per cent. In Danish marine war tons of palm oll, 1,000 tons of soyrisic Insurance on goods destined for bean oil, 1,000 tons of other oils and Britain and France in Danish ships, fats, 1,000 tons cereals, 850 tons or those of 12 other neutrals.

of cotton and various quantities of Denmark has resumed the export wool, silk fibres, chemicals, tanning of agricultural produce to Great materials, hides and skins, foodstuffs, Britain which was interrupted owing Dllseeds, Timbar, guine and resins. to the hold-up of ships.

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