THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 11, 1938.
ATTACKS ON
COUNTER
HWAI RIVER
RIVER FRONT
Hwaiyuan Invested By Chinese On Three Sides
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN GERMANY?
SUDDEN CLOSURE OF FRONTIERS
Vienna, To-day.
Chinese Also Adopt EX-FAR EAST
Offensive At Pengpu
Hankow, To-day.
PILOT IN
HURRICANE
PLANE
London, To-day. Britain's record-break-
The Chinese are launching a series of counter- attacks on the Hwai River, south of the Tien- tsin-Pukow Railway, and violent fighting was reported to be still in progress last night. Military H.Q. in Hankow declare that a fresh Jap-ing fighting plane was
anese attempt to cross the river near the T.P.R.piloted by Squadron was repulsed.
Leader J. W. Gillan, who Chinese also claimed that Hwaiyuan, captur- thus becomes the world's ed by the Japanese about a week ago, is now en- fastest pilot over land in circled by Chinese troops on three sides. la land plane.
The Austro - German frontier has been virtual- The ly closed by the German authorities since Wed- nesday afternoon.
Austria has
and
Japanese troops who had ad-
It is learned that the border vanced beyond Hwaiyuan are between Germany a Upper said to be in difficulties, and may been completely be forced to retire in the face of closed, and on the Tyrol frontier overwhelming Chinese odds. normal traffic has been stopped, but a few persons have passed under strict observation.
Heavy fighting is in progress in the Pengpu region, where the
It is reported from Verviers, Chinese are also taking the of- in Belgium, that the Belgian fensive. frontier posts gendarmes have On the Yangtse, Wuhu is still been doubled after reinforcement in Japanese hands, and the Chin- of German police on the German side of the frontier.
It is understood that the object of the step was to pre- vent the departure from Germany of any persons whose papers were not in order.
A certain amount of ""efferves-
ese attack on the town does not seem to have made any further appreciable progress. The Jap anese here are remaining com- pletely on the defensive. Trans- Ocean.
cence" prevails in some German HIGH RECORD IN
cities, according to reports re- ceived in Verviers.-Reuter.
ARMY CHANGES
London, To-day.
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
BRITAIN'S 400 M.P.H. FIGHTING PLANE
:
London, To-day.
An R.A.F. Hawker Hurricane fighting plane few from Edin- burgh to Northolt aerodrome, a distance of 325 miles, in 48 min- utes yesterday, at a speed of ap- proximately 405 miles an hour.
The flight was made under or- dinary conditions. Reuter.
He accomplished this feat "flying blind," as he could not see anything of the course or his surroundings — only his in- [struments.
The record, over a distance of |more than 300 miles, means speed of nearly seven miles. minute, which was achieved in a machine designed for the defence of Britain' and not for record breaking.
Squadron-Leader Gillan is of Scottish descent. Born in Nani- tal, India, he has served in the Far East and the Mediterranean.
Reuter.
JAPANESE SURVEY OF SHANGHAI
Tokyo, To-day. bureau of the Bank of Japan.
The results of his preliminary Mr. Munekata recently returned Survey of economic conditions into Tokyo from Shanghai with data Shanghai have been conveyed to the of his investigations in Shanghai, In the Colony of Hong Kong includ-Premier by Mr. Hisataka Mune-whither he is expected to return in ing the Island, Kowloon and the New kata, director of the investigation la few days. Reuter.
Definite facts emerging at mid-Territories during the week ending at night from the welter of rumours and tension in Germany were
Strict control has been establish- of the Belgo-German and Austro-German frontiers,
ed
Berlin has announced that many further changes in lower ranks of the army are expected following the changes in the army command, and
Reuter's correspondents in Ber- lin, Munich, Cologne and Frank- furt
that everything is normal there.-Reuter.
report
CANTON GAINS
COMPLETE VICTORY
Canton To-day. It is now quite certain that the Chinese forces in South China, whose loyalty to General Chiang Kai-shek is as pronounced as is their determination to resist Ja- panese aggression, have gained a complete victory over the separat- ist aspirations inspired, it is gen- erally believed, by Japanese agents. and backed by Japanese funds.
Complete order has been restor ed everywhere in South China. Trans-Ocean.
8 a.m. on Saturday, the 5th. instant, there were altogether. 83 a new high record traffic accidents, as the result of which 6 persons were killed also a new in- high record and 35 persons were jured.
Of the persons killed, a Chines male, aged 40 years, was knocked down and fatally injured by a motor bus whilst walking across the road.
A Chinese male, aged 25 years, died from injuries received when he was knocked down by a motor lorry whilst walking in the roadway.
A Chinese male, aged 38 years. 'was knocked down and killed by a motor bus whilst running across the road.
A Chinese girl, aged 10 years, was knocked down and killed by a private motor car whilst running across the road.
A Chinese girl, aged 5 years, was knocked down and killed by a motor lorry whilst running across the road.
A Chinese,boy, aged 8 years, was knocked down and fatally injured by a private motor car whilst running across the road.
were
Of the persons injured, 19 were pe- destrians; who were either walking or running
across the road and struck by vehicles.
Three tramcar passengers and ∙10: bus
while passengers were injured alighting from motor, tramcars and motor buses respectively.
one
Two motor cycle drivers and pillion passenger were injured as the result of collisions between vehicles.
of the 83 accidents, 27 were collisions between vehicles; 37 were collisions be- tween vehicles and pedestrians; and 19. accidents were due to other causes.
The B. I. Steam Ship Tilawa leave for Singapore, Port Swetten- ham, Penang, Rangoon and Calcutta on Tuesday at 10.30 am.
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