THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 8, 1938.
HUKOU BATTLE
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TAKES MORE
FAVOURABLE TURN FOR CHINA Japanese Driven Out After Gaining Ground
New Drive Aimed At Nanchang Expected
Hankow, To-day.
When Japanese troops landed near Hukou on Tues- day afternoon, Chinese reports state that an- other column advanced along the south bank of the Yangtse reaching a point about eight miles to the east of Hukou. The Japanese suc- ceeded in penetrating the Chinese positions, the report added.
After the arrival of reinforcements on Wednesday morning, the Chinese are reported to have counter-attack and occupied Lungtoushan, to the east of Hukou, and also Mayinchiao, to the south-east of Hukou.-Reuter.
Shanghai, To-day.
A fierce counter-attack has been launched by the Chinese at Hukou following the arrival in the area of re-inforcements from Hankow, comprising newly re- cruited troops.
It is not expected here that the Chinese will offer a serious resist- ance at Kiukiang.
Japanese air raids continued in Southern China on Thursday when the airport at Kienlow and the radio station at Foochow both in the Province of Fukien were bomb-
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The situation is progressing in favour of the Chinese, it is ed. claimed, and the Japanese, have The details of these raids are not been forced to retire some dis- yet known.-Trans-Ocean. tance from the outskirts of the town-Our Own Correspondent.
HUKOU REOCCUPIED
HUKOU. BATTLE
Nanchang, To-day.
Chinese troops are counter-attack- Hankow, To-day.ing in the Hukou area with favour- It is officially stated that the able results. It is now admitted town of Hukou on the Yangtse has that the Japanese broke through been reoccupied by Chinese troops.the Chinese artillery positions there
Military circles here believe that on the afternoon, of July 5. the Japanese will advance along Lungtanshan, a hill commanding the eastern bank of Lake Poyang a strategic position about ten kilo- on Nanchang and that if they suc-metres east of Hukow, was recap- ceed in capturing the latter town tured by the Chinese yesterday! they will endeavour to push for-
morning. Over 2,000 Japanese ward on Changsha in order to cut
casualties occurred in the bitter the railway communication be-
engagement.
1 tween Hankow and Canton.
Chinese military circles affixm that they fully appreciate this danger and that measures have been planned to hold up the enemy
advance.
Following the recapture of this height, the retreat of the Japanese in the Hukou area has been cut.
Several villages in the vicinity, including Changtsun, Taintsun and Totsun were also recaptured. Ja- panese troops from Matang to
beaten back.-Central News.
Neutral observers believe that the Chinese are little disposed face the risk of a decisive battle in the region of Wuhan and that, conformably with tactics hitherto
were
adopted by them, they will make a PEOPLE'S COUNCIL
fighting retreat in order to delay and weaken the enemy as much as possible...
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Reports from the front here Thursday are couched in the vaguest terms so that it is difficult to judge the situation.
It is stated that the Chinese at- tacked Pengtseh and Matang, but that both places are still in the hands of the Japanese. Ocean.
JAPANESE CLAIM
Trans-
Shanghai, To-day. Contrary to the Chinese reports, it is stated at the Japanese head- quarters here that Japanese troops
DISCUSSION
Hankow, To-day. Reports on interior, foreign, educational and financial affairs were made by General Ho Chien, Dr. Wang Chung-hui, Mr. Chen Li- fu, and Dr. H. H.. Kung at yester- day's session of the People's Poli- tical Council.
The Council appointed a commit- tee of nine to draft the manifesto of the Council to be issued upon its adjournment-Central News.
Mr. J. Rodger, of the Central are not only still in the possession Agency, was this morning fined $7 of Hykou, but that they have ad- by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at vanced beyond that town and that Kowloon when summoned for driv- they now are nearing Kiukiang, ing his car, No. 1615, through the whence the railway runs to Nan- Laichikok controlled area at chang, which is the Capital of the speed in excess of 20 m.p.h. on Province of Kiangsi,
June 5.
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Work is going ahead rapidly on the new Thames tunnel be- tween Dartford and Purfleet. Photo shows Glant steel pipe sec- tions on their way to the new tunnel at Dartford, passing through a railway cutting near Dartford.
SWASTIKA TRAIN
The Swastika train, bringing the German military advisers to Hong Kong, passed Shekpai at 8.30 a.m. to-day and is ex- pected to reach Kowloon at 12.30 p.m. The train was held up 24 hours by the Japanese bombing of the line..
FORTHCOMING WEDDING
Miss Lucile Margaret Partridge, of No 218, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, and Mr. William Noble, of the China Navigation, Company, have announced that their forth- coming wedding will take place in the Colony shortly.
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