THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 23, 1938.
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FAILURE OF JAPAN'S NEW
OFFENSIVE
CONFIRMED
Drive Brought To Halt On The Grand Canal
Hanchwang Capture Claim Described As Premature
Hankow, To-day.
Reports from all sides confirm that the Japanese offensive along the Tientsin-Pukow Railway in south Shantung has been brought to a stand- still on the northern bank of the Grand Canal. The claim to the capture of Hanchwang by the Japanese is described as distinctly premature in Hankow.
Chinese reinforcements have been sent from Weishan Lake in the
direction of Yenchowfu to streng-. then the troops engaged in bitter fighting in the mountainous region north of the Grand Canal.
Concentration of strong Japan- ese forces on the northern bank of the Yellow River on the Peiping- Hankow Railway, is taken by Chin- ese military experts as indication that the Japanese, now that their offensive on Hsuchowfa had been brought to a standstill, are now attempting divert the point of attack and to threaten the town by another attack in north Honan on the Lung- hai Railway.
TENGHSIEN FIGHTING
Hsuchow, To-day.
INSURGENT
OFFENSIVE
Saragossa, To-day.
A new insurgent offensive has begun near Huesca, which for many months has been almost sur- rounded by Government troops. Renter.
BARCELONA BOMBINGS
Burgos, To-day.
Sir Robert Hodgson, Chief British Agent, had a long conversa- tion with the Secretary of State of The gravity of fighting centres the Foreign Ministry, General around Tenghsien, according to the Espinosa de los monteros, yester latest military report from the day.
An air raids precautions exhibit is now being Mitcham Town Hall where all up-to-date apparatus is being strated. Here are Mitcham youngsters, trying out gas-mas ing the road from the Town Hall (Copyright),
EXTRAORDINARY RUMOURS
against the possible consequences of such
The Natio
the hope that timely revelation of the suggestion will subice ta prever realisation of the scheme which would signify a Em
Tsinpn Railway front. Some 3,000 The subject of the conversati. Japanese troops are being besieged was not revealed, but is presumed by the Chinese at a point to the to have been the Barcelona bomb- south-east of the city of Tenghsien.ings.
Brussels, To-day. With the arrival of large rein-1
The union of Catalonia with war. The British diplomatic represen-France is, according to press re- forcements, the Chinese opened atative to the Nationalist Spanish ports here, advocated in circles of ful wheth fierce counter-offensive yesterday Government has now made Burgos the Socialist Second International have given my morning and major fighting deve his headquarters, it is officially loped at several points.
Catholic and liberal papers warn the plan. Trans-Oc
The Japanese are desperately
holding the walled city.
Street
fighting took place yesterday after-
announced-Trans-Ocean!
noon for some hours with both sides ed in vain to dislodge the Chinese suffering heavy casualties. Mean-from a hill position.
while, a severe struggle is develop- The Linyi front has been quiet ing at a point to the south of Teng-since the failure of a Japanese hsien, where the Japanese attempt counter-offensive-Hus Nan.
British Representations To France On Lloyd George Talks
London, To-day.
The British Ambassador in Paris, Sir Eric Phipps, has made representations to the French Gov- ernment against the negotiations now taking place in France between members of the Bri- tish parliamentary opposition and members of the French Cabinet, according to London news- paper reports.
At the end of last week, the form-chill, who stands in opposition to er Premier, Mr. David Lloyd the Chamberlain Government, George, conferred with the French already announced that immedia Premier, M. Leon Blum, and ly after the British Gove afterwards various members of declarat
the British Labour Party were re-situation ceived by M. Blum
Ito
Moreover, Mr. Winston Churcians in
on the
intends
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