U.S.S. HOUSTON 
Evening Press News 
-5- 
3 August, 1938 
FOREIGN NEWS 
Tbkio : 
Ihe Japanese War Office reported that heavy fighting was 
still in progress at a late hour today on the Changkufeng 
Hili near the Kane hukuo- Siberia Border. The Japanese spokesman 
said that the attacks were being made by Russian border patrol 
units reinforced by a few -regular troops of the Red army, 
.according to the Japanese, the regular -Soviet army units taking 
part in the fighting have not exceeded four battalions at any 
on ®_ • ^ ie Tokio office listed- nine separate bombing raids 
whiil it charged^ the Soviet air force had made since Monday in 
Manchukuo and Korea. Die war office spokesman asserted that the 
Russians had been repulsed each time they attacked. 
Edmonton : 
500 citizens of Indian extraction made plans today for a 
protest meeting next Monday night against an offer of the 
Alberta government of a so-called "new deal" land grant. 
Group spokesman Allan Hamilton culled the government’s proposal 
’‘cntirclj' - unfair". Ho is a great grandson of the Rebel Indian 
leader, Louis Reil. 
Montreal : 
A mile long convoy of troops approached Montreal tonight on 
the way from Quebec and the eastern provinces to Camp Borden, 
Ontario. Dio convoy is the greatest single concentration of 
fighting forces in Canada since the world war. It will include 
a thousand men of all ranks when it reaches Montreal. All 
branches of the service are represented. The men in the convoy 
rill go through a period of collective training in war maneuvers 
at Camp Borden. 
Montreal : 
Dio British mil 
was termed "an int 
air- lane manufactu 
Montreal until the 
England early next 
to begin on August 
country and examin 
basic conferences 
itary air mission marked time today after what 
ere sting discussion" yesterday with Canadian 
rers. Members of the mission will remain in 
ir leader, Sir Harman Lever, arrives from 
week. Present plans call for the meetings 
10th. The mission will move around the 
e Canadian manufacturing facilities after the 
take place at Montreal. 
The purpose^ of the trip is to check up on reserve manufac 
turing facilities available in C an ada if suddenly needed by 
Great Britain. 
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Toronto: 
Sunday bathing is okay with the Lord’s Bay Alliance of Canada 
a deputy from the Alliance told Toronto’s board of control today 
Diey said that the Alliance had no wish to interfere with any 
voluntary personal recreation that was not commercialized. 
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