33,000 Witness Ceremony: Latest Addition to Japan's Navy Kobe, Oct, 15.
Thirty-thousand spectators, including Fleet Admiral Prince Hlroyasu Fushimi, Chief of the Naval General Staff, representing the Emperor, this morning witnessed the launching of the "B" Close cruiser Kumano at the Kawasaki Dockyards here.
The new cruiser displaces 8,500 fons. Its length is 1905 metres, beam, 182 metres; draught, 45 metres. Thr vessel, the speed of which will reach [33 knots, will carry an armament of fifteen é-in. guns, eight S-in. anti-Jaireraft guns, and 12 torpedo tubes, addition to three powerful search lights, The Kumano is the sister-ship lof the Noguml, the keel of which was laid on April 5, 1934—Domel, Several skirmishes between mounted patrols of the. irregular-bandit army under Wang Ying and Suiyuan troops on the East Suiyuan border were reported in dispatches received here to-day to have occurred during the last two days So far, however, these messages state, no major clash has yet broken out. With the weather turning extremely cold, snowfall having already been reported, the irreqh stated to be wearing wint These skirmishes, according to wel informed circles, were tactics of the altackers.to test the strength of the Suiyuan defence forces.
Fears are entertained here in well-informed circles that the situation in east Suiyuan will shortly enter its serious stage, Concrete measure for the defence of east Suiyuan territory, have been decided upon during a recent conter-fence between Gen. Fu Teo-yi, Governor of Suiyuan, and Prine Sha, chairman of the Suiyuan Mon-olm Local Autonomy Political This means that Shans, Suiyuan and Mongol troops have reached a, comprehensive programme for the defence of East Suiyuan against invade sion by irregular and bandit troops, Meanwhile reconnoitering fights of unidentified planes over "East Sule yuan, Paoting, and Taiyuan during ihe past two days have been reported dispatches received here—Central News.
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