Tokyo, Oct. 4.
"Japanese forces have dealt a crushing blow to 14 of the 42 divisions of Chinese troops which they have engaged in northern Hunan,". says a communique issued in Hankow today by the headquarters of the Japanese Expedi-
No U-Boats Believed In Far East Hongkong, Oct. 4. The British Naval Office here issued a statement today in which it was declared that they had no confirmation of rumours regarding the presence of several German submarines off the coast of Japan. Rumours had been circulated in London recently to the effect that several German U-boats were lying off the Japanese coast.—Reuter.
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