With the Japanese threat to bomb the residential and business districts of Hankow still fresh in their minds, the entire populace here rushed for bomb-proof shelters when the air-raid alarm was sounded at 8.30 thus morning. Simultaneously, nine 1551 Chinese pursuit "planes took to the air in order to engage the invaders.
Although four Japanese machines were sighted in the vicinity of Hankow, none came within city limits, and the all-clear was given at 10 o'clock. Four Japanese planes were also seen yesterday flying in the direction of Hankow, but they turned beck after crossing the Hupeh border.—Reuter. swept the United States, students girl students removed their i Poughkeepsie, ekings made of students taking off their stockings ow German Mediation Indicated Berlin, Feb. 1.
An agreement fòr additional German efforts to mediate in the Sino-Japanese war was reported to have been reached here to-day following a conference between Herr Adolf Hitler and a group of Japanese Diet members now visiting here. Previous German efforts to mediate in the Far Eastern conflict ended in failure last month when China rejected Japanese peace proposals.—United Press.
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