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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER
1937
YEAMOUS COMMUNIST CHIEF
TO LEAD NEW 8TH ARMYER Events Moving Towards Major N.
NANKING ENTHUSIASTIC
OVER LATEST TURN OF EVENTS
Peiping, To-day.
Events in North China are moving rapidly to- wards a major clash between 180,000 Japanese and Chinese forces estimated at least 400,000.
The Japanese have penetrated fifty miles from Chahar into Shansi Province, hitherto meeting with little resistance, but the Chinese are massing south of Tatung, and a large-scale clash is probable
very soon.
It is also believed that the Communist forces in the neighbouring Province of Shensi are preparing to fight the Japanese. Reuter.
SHANSI EVACUATION WARNING
Shanghai, To-day.
Radio stations in Shanghai last might broadcast a message from the British Consulate-General in Tientsin warning British mission- aries in Shansi to evacuate the province in view of the possibility of fighting breaking out on the Peiping-Suiynan Railway.
"Missionaries are advised. move,south towards Hankow Reuter
SLOW ADVANCE
to
Peiping, To-day.
China Clash
JAPAN AND WRECKAGE IN SHANGHAI
Tokyo,
Japan will reject, on principle, claims for compensation with spect to damage done to owned property in Shanghai, ed a spokesman of the Japanese Fo eign Office yesterday.
The spokesman declared that the fighting in the Shanghai area the outcome of a breach of treaty by the Chinese.”
of
The Japanese troops, although He added that "after the Chin- meeting with little resistance from ese army has been driven out the Chinese, who are waiting the the Shanghai zone, Japan' would not moment to strike, are only slowly be disinclined to examine claims advancing into Shaner Province. for compensation by foreign Powers
They are now about 50 kilo insofar as they concern specific metres from Tatung.
jects."-Trans-Ocean.
Nanking, To-day. their fighting abilities being un
as the most The population went wild with re-versally reputed
South of Peiping, the Chinese are China joicing this morning when the Gov-efficient soldiers in
somewhat handicapped by weather. It will be recalled that they suc-conditions, their reserves being un- ernment issued a communique stat-
ing that General Chu Teh, famous cessfully resisted the
mander of the Chinese Red provinces a few mies of four able to cross the Yellow River.
Army, had formally accepted and Generalissimo Chiang
ed the post of Commander of personally conducted an he newly created 8th Route Army to wipe them out. at Sian yesterday.
Chu Teh will have his colleague, General Peng Teh huei, as Vice- Commander. He also took the oath! yesterday, swearing allegiance the Central Government.
"NEW ARMY
to
when which has been considerably swot DR, WU LIEN-TEH
Kai-shek.len by continuous heavy expedition Trans-Ocean.
GERMAN TRAINED
Official Appointments
General Chu Teh is also -well known in military circles in Ger-
The following official appoint- many, where he received the best ments are announcement:— part of his military education.
Dr. P. B. Wilkinson to be a Medical Officer.
It is understood that
8th Route Army will leave Sian in a Mr. P. C. M. Sedgwick to be The majority of the men com-few days and proceed to Shansi Administrative Assistant, Sanitary prising the newly created 8th Route to join the forces of the Nanking Department. Army are units from the original Government-Our Own Correspon- Red Army and are well known for dent
Mr. E. W. Williams to act as Secretary for Chinese Affairs.
RECALLED
London,
Dr. Wu Lien-teh, who hol position in the Nanking Governe ment equivalent to Health, has been recalled to Shang- hai
Dr. Wu was en route to London from Bandoeng, where he had been representing China at the Health Conference-Beuter
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