Tokyo, Feb. 3, 'Summoned by the War' Minister; Lieut-Gen, Hidek! Tejo, high officers of the Japanese Army, from both at home and in the feld, assembled at the War OMice at 930" am, today to open a two day series of extra: ordinary "conferences.
Chiets of staff of Japanese armies in the Meld were headed by Lieut Gen. Seishiro Itagaki, Chief of Stait of the Japanese Expeditionary Forces: 40 China. Chiets "of Staff of "the 'Kwantung Army, the Formosan Army and the Korean' Army were present as were high officers at home. in-eluding Lieut.-Gen, Osamu Tsulad Assistant Chief of the Army General Staff, "and Lieut-Gen. Korechika Anathl, Vice-Minister of War, The conference, it was revealed, was called to discuss improvement to be made in Army effelency, proving the quality of effectives, Ughtening discipline and improving the Army's moral—Domel, One formation of infantry, mean: while, crossed the Li River. and making a rapid detour north of Kiu-vision, subjected the Chungking troops to harrying attacks.
Northwest of Junan, which has ready been captured, five Japanese detachments now threaten Chinese troops that fled from the town, in the narrow passes of Yangchow and Cooperating with the Japanese me fantry, a mechanized unit rumbled through Yingwan, northeast of Jun fan, causing severe losses to the flee Ing Chinese, Chinese troops which abandoned positions at Siping after repeated Japanese attacks, encountered. three other Japanese unite which promptly. engaged them, A sanguinary battle then ensued, with the Chinese unable to keep up under the Japanese Mason Kunio Akiyama, who has been' ordered to a post with the general staff of the "Japanese Expeditionary Forces to China, arrived hhere from Tokyo by air on Sunday, afternoon, the "Shanghai Mainich!" reports, Unven the present anti-literacy scheme, the Kwangtung Provincial Government has planned the con struction. of another 10,500 public schools in various districts during the current year so as to teach the rudiments of education to adults and children, says a Shiukwan. message to the "Cheng Yien Pao."
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