THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 4, 1988,
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CHINESE SCORE IMPORTANT SUCCESSES ON YANGTSZE Valuable Ground Recovered In Counter-Attack
Advance Proceeds Close To Town
Of Tienshan
Hankow, To-day.
JAPANESE DENY CLAIMS
Shanghai, To-day.
A Japanese spokesman at a press conference this morning denied the Chinese report that a Japanese air- craft carrier and two destroyers
Chinese.
adding that 4 were downed in the
The Chinese authorities announced that the Chin-had been sunk at Anking by the ese troops have scored noteworthy successes on He stated that while there wore both banks of the river of Yangtse which is two aerial combats in the vicinity the only front where operations of any import-nking yesterday, the Japanese had brought down 8 Chinese planes, ance are now in progress. According to the Chinese authorities the town of Niangniangmiao has been recaptured by the Chinese after several hours of hand to hand fighting. Of 800 Japanese soldiers who had landed at the town 200 were killed in the fight-baseReuter. ing while the others retired in the direction of Matang.
first raid, while the second dogfight down by Japanese pilots, with the assistance of 2 anti-aircraft guns.
It is further claimed that all Japanese returned safely to their
resulted in 2 planes being shot
Lung Ko, 45, unemployed, was this morning fined $150 or three months' hard labour by Mr. W. J. Lockhart- Tsien-Smith, at the Central Magistracy, on a charge of possessing three taels of prepared opium, at the Western Mar ket Pier, on board s.8. Tai Ming.
Defendant was searched by a Re- who found the opium
On the other side of the Yangtse, the commanding heights of north of the river, the Chinese ad-shan and Shwangfengshan. vanced to the close vicinity of the The Chinese counter-attack, the town of Tienshan. Another Chin- despatch states, began in the early ese column which occupied Shuchen morning of July 2, when a deter-venue officer, on Friday is now pushing forward mined bid was made by order of hidden in a basket of vegetables. "in a southerly direction towards the high command.
Shum Cheong, 40, unemployed, was The Chinese charged the Japan- fined $250 or four months' hard la- Tungcheng
The Chinese stress that they have ese positions in armoured cars ac-bour, for the possession of five taels greatly improved their positions companied by troops using hand-of prepared opium, at the Tung On north of the Yangtse, consolidating grenades. at the same time-after the arrival of reinforcements-their positions south of the Yangtse. River..
MANY KILLED
More than 400 Japanese soldiers and a battalion commander, Major The Chinese air force was like Inoue, were killed and large quan- wise extremely active. The Chinese tities of ammunition seized, while planes continued to bombard the Ja-the Chinese casualties reached 200, panese war and transport-ships on with Major Chiang Li-fu, a bat- the Yangtse. The Japanese ships at talion commander, seriously wound Tungliu-were attacked twice.
ed.
JAPANESE BOMBING
As a result of the encounter, the Japanese retreated into the city and-the-four-gates-are-closed.. The Japanese air force was equal- Forty Japanese vessels at Siang- ly active. Japanese "planes bombed kow have steamed upriver to the order to the towns of Wusueh and Tienchia- vicinity of Pengtseh in cheng, halfway between Kiukiang render support to the landing and Hankow.
forces. Central News.
According to the Chinese, the towns as well as the boom across the Yangtse River prepared near the towns, suffered only insignificant damage. Trans-Ocean.
PENGTSEH CLASH-
Tunglíu, To-day: Japanese troops at Pengtseh who tried to break through the Chinese cordon around the city, were mow- ed down by machine-guns yesterday afternoon.
A Japanese battalion commander was killed in action.
Pengtseh, according to an official communique, is now
rounded and contact befly sur-
the
and
beleaguered Japanese troops their comrades at Matang has been 'cut.
Shwangchichtsien, important height on the southern outskirts of Peng- tseh, and Tsienshan, another strate- gic height, were occupied by the Chinese as a result of yesterday's fighting --Central News.
GRIP TIGHTENED
Kiukiang, To-day. The latest despatch. from the front reports that the Chinese grip on Pengtsch has been tightened as result of an all-night attack from
SHANSI FIGHTING
Chengchow, To-day, After a long siege, Anyi and Yuncheng on the Tatung-Pu- chow Railway in south Shansi, were finally recaptured yester- day.
The Japanese retreated in a northerly direction, leaving a large quantity of munitions be- hind. Meanwhile, a report from Sian states that fighting is in progress in the outskirts of Lingfen where the Chinese are attempting to retake the city.
-Central News.
JAPANESE CHECKED
Hankow, To-day. Chinese military authorities claim the Japanese advance westwards along the Yangtse has been checked and as a consequence, it is reported
that a counter attack by Chin- ese is being made on Pengtseh.
The attack began yesterday following the alleged recapture Liang-
by Chinese troops of milés
liangmino,、 about 10 south-west of Pengtseh on Saturday.
It is added that the forces attacking Pengtseh are making considerable progress.
ter.
Rou-
Wharf, in Connaught Road Central. Revenue Officer R. Stevens prosecuted.
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exportation of animal hides ow ing to the increase of import duties on the same in the United States, whither ninety per cent of Chinese animal hides, estim- ated to be worth G$10,000,000; found their way every year. Trans-Ocean.
JAPANESE
PUPPETS DEBATE FUTURE
Peiping, Yesterday.
A mixed economic committee consisting of Japanese and Chinese members which had been appoint-
ed to deal with questions of trade in those parts of Northern China occupied by the Japanese held meetings on Thursday and Friday ́ ́ at which measures for the future economic development of North- ern China were discussed.
A report subsequently issued states that the aim of the Com- mittee is to assure equilibrium between the value of exports of raw materials from Northern China to Japan and the value of Japanese finished goods export--- ed to that region. It is further stated that Japanese capital to the amount of 350 million yen will be invested in coal. iron and electrical industries of Northern China and the committee presses the hope that this sum will be increased by Chinese in- vestments. This Committee also expresses the wish that foreign capital will be attracted by pros- pects in Northern China. With this aim in view, the committee proposes that
ex-
measures be taken to promote exportations from Northern China to foreign countries. In contradiction to this proposal; the Provisional Government has just prohibited Continued at foot of preceding Col.
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