Show CHINA AUGMENTS BORDER FORCES Province China Nov 23 UP UP A defenders defenders defenders de de- de- de fenders drawn up in border positions positions positions against a threatened Invasion from p province were re reported reported reported re- re ported strengthened today by national national na na- na government troops from Shansi assistance when completed completed completed com com- was to consist of 10 divisions of infantry try and 50 M airplanes Chinese Chi Chinese Chi Chi- nese sources reported Chi I The aid was confirmed by an official spokesman at the capital who said The Th present policy is isone isone isone one of defense In which the Sul Sul- will hold the front lines with the moral and material support support support sup sup- port of But in the event of an emergency the central governments government's governments government's governments government's gov gov- forces will enter into action action ac ac- ac- ac tion without hesitation Advices from declared declared declared de de- I Japanese fighting planes planes' were circling over the northern Sui- Sui yuan frontier Chin Chinese se authorities led leed by General General General Gen Gen- eral Fu Tso Yi governor declared the threatened invasion was an attempt to extend Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- Japanese nese influence westward from Man- Man The campaign was declared tobe to tobe tobe be an attempt to consolidate Japanese Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- nese interests in Inner Mongolia Seventeen hostile fighting planes from were reported to have raided 40 miles west of Kalgan attacking surrounding villages villages vil vii lages and killing an undetermined number of persons Irregular Mongol Mongol Mongol Mon Mon- gol cavalry also pushed toward tow advices advises from re re- re related |