THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 24, 1938
SEVERE FIGHTING IN SHANSI Peiping-Hankow Railway Offensive Standstilled
JAPANESE SUFFER HEAVILY IN BATTLE ROUND TSINING
Hankow, To-day.
Chief centre of military operations continues to be
south-eastern and western Shansi.
Japanese detachments have succeeded in capturing the small town of Kuanchengchen, in east Shansi, north of Changtze.
Meanwhile the Japanese column which is advanc- ing from Taiyuanfu in a south-westerly direc- tion, has got within 60 miles of Linfeng, the new capital of Shansi.
CHINA'S SENSATIONAL RAID ON FORMOSA
Hankow, To-day.
In contrast to the Japanëse re- ports on yesterday's sensational
on
Along
BARI NOT YET SILENT
Rome, To-day. Broadcasts in Arabic from Ita- lian radio stations, which have frequently contained attacks against Britain, have not yet been suspended, although the charac- ter of the programmes is likely to be changed.
No anti-British matter has been broadcast during the past three or four days.-Reuter.
KING ATTENDS B.I.F.
London, To-day.
The King paid a second visit to
JAPAN DENIES
SECRET PACT IN ANTI-COMINTERN AGREEMENT
Tokyo, To-day. Questioned by a foreign cor- respondent whether there is any- thing behind the Anti-Comintern Pact between Japan, Germany and Italy, a Foreign Office spokes- man yesterday declared that there is no secret agreement be- hind the Pact, text of which had already been published.
The spokesman said the Pact only stipulates co-operation by the three powers in suppressing Comintern activities.
the British Industries Fair yester- there was no
The spokesman added that day, touring the Earls Court sec- nor was there any provision for other stipulation, tion with Lord Derby and the Se- Italian and German support for cretary of Overseas Trade.
Japan's action in China-Reuter.
His Majesty was most interested in the heavy industries exhibits.
the Peiping-Hankow Railway, the Japanese advance on Reuter. the Yellow River has apparently come to a standstill.
On the other hand, the Japan- ese are busily engaged in com- pleting their preparations to at- tempt a crossing of the Yellow River at several places along the Shantung-Honan border.
MINOR RAIDS
raid
Formosa by Chinese
No substantial change has taken planes, it is claimed in Hankow place in the military situation in that at least 40 Japanese planes the area north of the Tientsin- were destroyed at Taihoku aero- Pukow Railway, where both sides drome, at the north end of the island.
are conducting a series of minor raids.
A Chinese air force official toid pressmen last night that the Japanese planes were lined up on the landing field and the attack came so suddenly that the Japan- ese were not able to bring the craft to safety.
Only place where skirmishes deve- loped into a major engagement was where the Chinese, it is admitted in the neighbourhood of Tsining,
in Hańkow, were thrown back over to-hand fighting in the course the Imperial Canal after fierce hand- which heavy losses
of were inflicted
The Chinese report also claims the destruction of three hangars and a stock of gasolene.
The Chinese claim mentions on the Japanese, who also lost ten
neither
the number of planes participating in the raid nor the place from which they took off.- Trans-Ocean.
FINE GENERALLY
tanks.
SOUTH RETREAT
Reports from the southern front of the T.P.R. say that the Japan- ese have now completed evacuation of the northern bank of the Hwai River.
The Royal Observatory reports Only a few hundred Japanese are that the anti-cyclone remains over still holding out in Hwaiyuan. China, Japan, and the neighbouring Trans-Ocean. geas, with little change in intensity.
Local
forecast:-N. E. winds,
fresh; fine generally.
SMALLPOX
The smallpox rate rose again in
MAYO PLANE'S
SUCCESS
London, To-day.
the past 24 hours, a total of 34 The Mayo composite aircraft cases being reported to the local made a successful official demon- Health Authorities."
stration flight yesterday at Roches- Twenty-three cases occurred inter when the upper component Victoria, 9 in Kowloon, one in Ab-separated and climbed easily away erdeen and one in the New Terri- from the carrier flyingboat at 700. tories.
feet. British. Wireless.
DEMAND FOR HITLER'S BOOK
PREMIER'S MIND NOT MADE UP
London, To-day. The Premier told the Opposition Leader in the Commons that he could not make any announcement regarding the new Foreign Secre- Paris, To-day. tary but he hoped to do so shortly.. says "Le Paris
He undertook to bear in mind "Midi," 8,000 copies of Herr the objections to Foreign Secre- Hitler's book "My Struggle" were taries not being a member of the purchased by the public in Paris.Commons, to which Mr. Attlee call- Trans-Ocean.
ed his attention.--British Wireless.
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