THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 30, 1988.
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URGENT APPEAL FOR AID Lord Mayor's Fund Practically Exhausted
Large Sum Needed
For Safety Zone At Hankow
London, To-day.
The British Ambassador's Committee administer- ing the Lord Mayor's Fund in Shanghai has cabled to the Mansion House, London, stating that Hankow is urgently asking for £20,000 with a view to the projected formation of a large refugee safety zone.
INTENSE FIGHTING ROUND KIUKIANG
Nanchang, To-day.
Intense fighting is raging on the Yangtze River front extend- ing from Kiukiang to Pengtseh with heavy casualties on sides.
both
The Chinese counter-offensive is greatly menacing the Japanese rear at Hukow and Pengtseh. In a series of fierce assaults they have decimated the Japanese units at Shihpocheng, Fachungtsan, Lung-
The cable adds: "The money is urgently needed."
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It is learned that the Committee immédiately sent £5,000 to Hankow and the Treasurer of the Lord Mayor's Fund in London, Dr. Gor- don Thompson, is sending a fur- ther £5,000, which including the amount spent on medical supplies brings the amount sent to "£120,000.
Thus, says a statement issued
-TRIPARTITE
AGREEMENT CONFIRMED
Paris, To-day.
Mr. Henry Morgenthau, United States Secretary of the, Treasury, who is at present visiting France, has had conversations recently with the French Minister of Fin- ance, on the Tripartite Monetary Agreement.
It has been officially stated that the conversations showed a per- fect agreement with regards; to the application of the Agreement in the spirit of trusting collabor- tion-Reuter.
DIRECT HITS ON JAPANESE WARSHIPS
Shanghai, To-day.
SUSUNG SCENE
ON IMPENDING CLASH
Hankow To-day.
The town of Susung near the frontier between Anhwei and Hupeh, is now the centre of oper- ations in the sector between the Yangtse and Taihu **!
Chinese military circles expect fierce fighting to take place around Susung which they point out is situated in a very moun- tainous region. It is thought
that the natural advantages for
defence should enable the Chinese
to hold up the Japanese troops
for a considerable time.
The Japanese are reported to be advancing against the town both` from Taihu
and Wangkiang. This
last mentioned town is situated to
Successful air-raids on the the east of Susung.
by the organisers of the Lord Japanese fleet along the Yangtse Mayor's Fund, practically ex-are again reported by the Chinese hausts all available'. money and
further help is greatly needed to Air Force. save terror-stricken people.
The statement adds that only in
A concentration of over 25
of Japanese landing troops on the The possibility is also envisaged
northern bank of the Yangtse to the west of Sugung,
Heavy fighting is reported to be continuing west and south of Klu-
the safety zones controlled by Bri-Japanese gunboats between Hu-
kou and Matang were caught kiang. tish and other foreigners .. can thousands upon thousands of un-“napping" yesterday afternoon, happy refugees, mostly women, and the Chinese pilots scored
fled to Hankow from all parts of |
tanshan, Meilankow and Laotashan children and old people, who have direct hits on five of the vessels, and re-occupied these points. Ja- China's war areas, find any mea- while a number were damaged.
panese -reinforcements : are being rushed from Kiukiang to Hukow and Pengtseh.
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Heavy casualties have been also inflicted on the Japanese in the en- gagements along the range of hills south of Kiukiang, including Losze- shan, Szetzeshan and Changchia- shan during the last two days. Szetzeshan was the scene of the severest fighting yesterday.-Cen- tral News.
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sure of security.Reuter.
Our Own Correspondent.
· East of the lake of Poyang be- tween Hukow and Pengtseh the Chinese troops have considerably improved their strategic position, Trans Ocean.
NON-COMBATANTS ORDERED OUT OF HANKOW
Hankow, To-day.
report
An Associated Press
states that Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek has ordered the evacua- tion of all non-combatants from Hankow
"Chinese refugees are
now,
adds the message, pouring out of the city by the hundreds hourly:
Our Own Correspondent.
ANTI-AIRCRAFT DEFENCE CHIEF
London, To-day,
Consequent on the expansion of the Anti-Aircraft Divisions of the Territorial Army, Major-General J Marshall-Cornwall has been
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appointed Deputy Chief of the Im
perial General Staff (Anti-Aircraft Defence) with the rank of Lieut- General Reuter.
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