THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 8, 1938.
KINHAN LINE DISRUPTED BY GUERILLAS
Peiping, To-day.
The capture of Puchow, in the south-west corner of Shansi and terminus of the Taiyuan-Puchow Railway, is claimed in official Japanese despat- ches stating that their troops entered the town yesterday afternoon...
This gives the Japanese possession of the entire railway but large areas on either side are still in Chinese hands and it is expected it will take the Japanese a considerable time and many men to clean up the area.
Hochu, on the Yellow River, in north-west Shansi, was claimed to have been captured yesterday by the Kwantung Army in an operation from Taitung.
Japanese artillery continues to pound the Chinese positions on the Lunghai Railway from, posi- tions north of the Yellow River. Kungpien and Fzeshui stations have suffered heavily.
No Japanese attempt to cross the river in Honan has yet been made. Their artillery is also bombarding all Chinese concentrations and boats on the river to prevent "at- tempts to recross and attack while the majority of the Japanese forces are engaged in Shansi.
KINHAN DISRUPTED
The train'service from Peiping on the Kinhan Line has again been disrupted by guerillas, who are new fighting the Japanese forces north of Chochow.
The last down train two days ago was attacked north of Paoting- fu, and two Japanese passengers were killed.
·Travellers returning by road de- clare that large sections of the railway south of Shihchiachwang have been destroyed by guerillas.— Reuter.
NORWEGIAN FIRE DISASTER
Oslo, March 7. Fifty houses were completely destroyed and 200, people render- ed homeless by a devastating fire in the little town of Surnadel- soera in the province of Moere.
Fanned by a strong wind, the conflagration spread rapidly, and it is estimated that property valu- ed at 1,000,000 crowns was des- troyed by the flames before they were extinguished by the local fire brigade which had been rein- forced by fire squads from neigh- bouring towns and villages.- Trans-Ocezti
SHANSI RAILWAY WRECKED
RUBBER CONTROL Ocean
London, To-day.
Hankow, To-day. High Chinese Army officials who have just returned to Hankow from the front declared to a Trans- the representative that fighting in Shansi province would The Council of the Rubber Grow-develop to the advantage of China
in the very future: ers Association yesterday unani- mously approved the provisional re- vised text recommended by the In- ternational Rubber Regulation Com mittee of the inter-governmental
agreement to regulate production of export rubber.-Reuter.
DRUG RAIDS INWANCHAI
The officers' conviction seems to be confirmed by reports from the front stating that the Chinese are determined not to retreat south- ward to the Yellow River..
Whereas the Japanese claim to have taken complete. possession of [Tatung Puchow Railway and to use it shortly for the transport of troops, the Chinese-report · that Chinese troops destroyed all the material, tracks and
Nine raids were carried out by railway the Wanchai Police last night short-bridges so that the Japanese will ly after 8 p.m. on different premises be unable to use the railway.
suspected of being used as heroin and opium divanam
The situation on the northern bank of the Yellow River is still
But, not a single person was de completely undecided.
tained or arrested.-
Ocean.
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