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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 26, 1937.
GENERAL FLARE UP ON ALLW FRONTS IN NORTH CHINA0210 Heavy Fighting Fifteen Miles From Peiping
JAPANESE CLAIM FURTHER NANKOW
SUCCESSES
Peiping, To-day.
After two days of bombardment, which was
NEUTRALITY BILL A JOKE
Boston. To-day.
"The Neutrality Bill will un- doubtedly have to be revised and amended in the next session of Congress declared Senator
audible here, the Japanese claim to have captured Burke in an interview. yesterday.
two hills within fifteen miles of Peiping.
Further south, the Japanese are attacking two Chinese divisions who are threatening their right flank.
Senator Burke asserted that the present legislation “amounts to a joke because of modern, m-
declared warfare.” Renter. ·
Severe fighting has also broken out at Ching-JAPANESE CLAIM
RAPID ADVANCE IN N. CHINA
hai, south of Tientsin.
The Japanese claim to have nine divisions, or 130,000 men, in the Peiping-Tientsin area, and have not yet completed their concentration. Their troops are still pouring in by land and sea.
The Chinese forces total nineteen divisions, or 190,000 men, of which eight divisions are considered to be
Central Government troops.
The country round Peiping is infested with "marauders,” against whom the Japanese are conducting mopping up operations. Firing is heard in all directions outside the city walls at night.
PEIPING PROTEST
NANKOW BATTLE
LONDON FEARS FOR TSINGTAO SAFETY
London, To-day.
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The danger to the large number of foreign nationals and other na- tionals and their property at Tsing- tao, which would result from spread of Sino-Japanese hostilities to that area, is a matter which has engaged the e affention of the Bri- tish Government and on which they have been in touch with the Unit- led States. Government.
Danger Of Attacks Intives at Nanking and Tokyo have
Rear Eliminated
British diplomatic representa-
been instructed to express to the Chinese and Japanese authorities, Tokyo, To-day.
the anxiety of His Majesty's Gov- The Japanese advance in Northernment lest Tsingtao should be China is now proceeding more come involved in the hostilities and rapidly, according to Japanese re-to support the representations to ports, which state that the Chinese the same effect which the United troops defending Nankow Pass are States Ambassadors are under- now retreating in a south-westerly stood to be making. British Wire- direction towards Shansi Province. less.
It is added that this retreat The Japanese forces are making eliminates the danger of possible progress in their offensive against surprise attacks in the rear Nankow Pass, according to Japan-which the Japanese forces were ese reports, which state that the exposed.
Chuyungkwan Reported
Taken
Peiping, To-day.
to
town of Chuyungkwan, located in As a result of the severe fighting Nankow Pass, has been captured to the north of Peiping, railway Detachments of the Japanese communications west and east of Manchukuo Army have advanced Kalgan have been interrupted.
ANOTHER MINOR
INCIDENT
Japanese Slightly Injured
Shanghai, To-day. Despite the efforts made to main- The British and American Em-south-eastwards on the railway line It is further reported that south tain peace in Tsingtao, a turn for bassies have again drawn the at-to Pingsui and are threatening to of Peiping the Japanese troops are the worse in the situation is antici- tention of the Japanese Govern-cut off the retreat of five Chinese advancing on the Chinese main pated by observers upon reports to
position at Paotingfu, and that the the effect that the Japanese ment to the tendency of their divisions.
Other Japanese detachments are fighting around Lianghsiang, where thorities are taking a serious view troops to use the diplomatic quar- ter of Peiping as a base of opera-advancing along the Great Wall the Chinese are stubbornly defend-of an incident last night when a ing their strongly-fortified. posi-Japanese was slightly injured in a tions, continues.
tions.
Trans-Ocean.
HUAİLAI FALL CLAIMED.
The Japanese military authori ties are still impressing labour, commandeering transport and re- quisitioning supplies, while the searches of premises and the ar- The Japanese claim the capture of rests of Chinese as suspects con- Kalgan and Huailai, north-west of
tinue-Rerter.
Tientsin, To-day-
Nankwo Pass-Reuter.
ALHAMBRA
TO DAY & TO-MORROW
A DARING CONDEMNATION OF THE PRESENT DAY PAROLE SYSTEM THAT TURNS GANGSTERS TO COMMIT NEWER & BOLDER CRIMES!
WRECKING THE RACKET THAT SETS THEM FREEL
Thrills!
Action!
Suspense !
PAROLE RACKET
BUNALIND
PAUL
KEITH - KELLY
TIENTSIN BATTLE
20-
street fight with one or two per- sons, alleged to be Chinese.
A protest was at once lodged South of Tientsin, the. Japanese with the Chinese authorities, but are said to be continuing their ad- vance beyond Chinghai, on the rail-as the Japanese could not produce way line from Tientsin to Nanking any evidence that the assailants were Chinese the reply was that the in the direction of Machang,
Chinese authorities would investi- gate the matter.
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The Japanese Kwantung Army reports further successes on the frontier of Chahar-and-
Three Chinese claimed have
of Changpel
N. CHINA CLAIMS
Tientsin, To-day. The Japanese claim the oc- cupation of Kalgan, Huaillai and Pataling, following the dramatic appearance of units of the Kwantung Army in the rear of the Chinese troops. Nankow, who are now alleged to be bottled up.
The Japanese clai scattered Chinese
ing from Li west of Peiping, the defenders Reuter
Meanwhile, the sexodus of the
ulace
revived.
English Mayors Back From Berlin
Seven Mayors
who day.
an
London, To-day.
English towns, from a ten- declared in “Manchester they had the recep Germany.
excellent
and said
the
by t had visit
the fact inch of
was
ar- under
LAST TRAIN FROM 1
Yeng Tin. day admitted
Hospital suffering
the lung alleged to ficted by Lai Ming
Yeung attempted to arrest Lai was accused of stealing No. 137 Des Voeux Road West..
suffering from “a
Chan
loom
spital actured right