Point on Token Withdrawal May Be Conceded Paris, Oct. 25.
Deadlock in the Non-Intervention Committee over token withdrawals is agitating France, It is now learned that if it is impossible to agree On Such withdrawals, the French Government will not insist.
Paris is. unwilling to believe obstacles in the way of non-intervention are insuperable, but believe it is dificult for the British and French. Governments to accept the Italian request that decisions of the Committee during discussions be token unanimously as such a rule might easily paralyze the working of the committee, It is thought possible the Soviet representative might be persuaded to abstain from voting to allow an effective solution.
Strong objections are raised to Italy's refusal to bind herself to accept the figures of the proposed International Commission on the number of volunteers fighting in Spain, It is felt that if the Italian claim is conceded, it would be more or less useless to send a commission.—Reuter, Taiyuan, Oct. 25.
Though they threw their last reserve unit of 1,500 men into action, harassed Japanese forces north of Hsinkou, who started their big counter-offensive yesterday, have again failed to dis* lodge the Chinese forces at Nanhuai= hua, Kuantsun and two other sectors in northern Shansi.
Despite the unprecedentedly heavy aerial and artillery pounding, the Chinese defenders are still holding on with their morale unimpaired by the "heavy sacrifices" they sustained.
Japanese aeroplanes in northern Shansi for days have resorted to mass bombing tactics on Chinese positions in the hills surrounding "Hsinkou. This probably explains the respite from air raids now enjoyed by Taj-yuan and other cities in the province, Chinese troops on the right wing are still in control of numerous villages, including East Yunhuatsun and West Yunhuatsun, north-east of Hsinkou which they captured on Oct, 21.
There was a lull yesterday on the eastern Shansi front where the two opposing forces are grimly facing each other at Chiukwan (old pass) and Hoitaoyuan. Much fighting for the highlands has been in progress but no essential changes in positions have been reported.
Japanese casualties in Shansi, according to Japanese soldiers taken prisoners, have exceeded 10,000.—Central News.
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