NEW JAPANESE DRIVE COPENS ON YANGTSE
Singtze In Flames After Terrific Battering
Landing In Force ARMS'
-CHINESE-
RETAKE
TINGSHIA
-Hankow, Ta-day. Launching & counter-attack, Chinese forces to the west of Kiu- kiang, re-captured Tingshiaghan, northeast of Juichang, a Chinese military communique declares.
The communique adds that the Chinese are at the present attack- ing Wanfushan.-Reuter.
NAZI ACTIVITY IN BUDAPEST: OVER 100 ARRESTS
On West Shore
Of Poyang Lake
Hankow, To-day,
POSSESSORS PLEAD GUILTY
At the Criminal Sessions this morning, Li Hon-sang and ́~ ́Au
As predicted in Chinese circles, the Japanese Kam were sentenced, respective
launched a drive along the west shore of Poly, to two and a half, and one and a half years' hard labour by yang Lake yesterday.
the Acting Puisne Judge, Mr. E. A Chinese military dispatch from the front states H. Williams, for the unlawful that Japanese troops have landed in the possession of one revolver and vicinity of Singtze and severe fighting is in one revolver and six rounds of progress.
Twenty Japanese warships, laying off Shoe Hill
near the neck of the lake, are at present heavi ly shelling Singtze, according to the dispatch.
CLOSE RANGE SHELLING,
The object of the bombardment is to support the infantry assault
Hankow, To-day. on the town where the Japanese are
Message from the front this apparently attempting to outflank
morning state that several Japanese Chinese defenders of the Kiukiang-gunboats have steamed south-east Nanchang Railway-Reuter.
ten rounds of ammunition and
ammunition.
Both accused pleaded guilty.
BANISHEES SENTENCED
re-
turned to the Colony, pleaded guilty
Four banishees, unlawfully of Singtze and are now at close before the Acting Puisne Judge, range heavily shelling the Chinese Mr. E. H. Williams, at the Criminal positions.
Sessions this morning.
Budapest, To-day. Police here arrested 106 Hun- garian Nazis accused of mingl- SEVERE FIGHTING
Hankow, To-day. ing in the crowds during yes-
Severe fighting, on the north- terday's celebrations of St. Ste-western shores of Poyang Lake It is feared that under the com- Wong Loi, alias Wong Yau, and phen's Day and attempting to is reported here, while, that the bined aerial and naval bombard-Wong Hop, alias Wong Chuen, were situation in the Tashuhsia region ment, the Chinese will be forced to gentenced to two and half years cause disorders.
abandon their positions.
imprisonment; Shum Wing,” alias and Singtze is reported to be in ruins Sam Wing, to three years' and burning furiously-Our Own Wong Man-yiu, to three and a half Correspondent.
years' hard labour.
Ninety-six of those arrested is unchanged.
Vernacular messages 'received were placed under police super- vision, which means stringent res- here state that the Japanese are trictions on their liberty, for ex-striking at Singtze; which is still ample, exclusion from the use of in the hands of the Chinese troops. public services such as telephones One Japanese' detachment is re- and transport.
ported to be pressing southwards During the afternoon several on the town from Kutang, where hundred Nazis with emblems de-the Japanese have established monstrated-in-the-city-streets. new base for operations and where have thousands of reinforcements
OFFICIALS DISTURBED
HEAVY AIR ATTACKS
Official circles are very disturb-recently arrived. ed over this Nazi activity which coincides with the absence of the Regent, Admiral Horthy, and other political leaders to Germany.
It is further learned that Nazis are planning large scale demon- strations on August 24, when their leader, Major Szalsy, makes his final appeal to the Supreme Court against the sentence imposed upon him for subversive activities. Reuter.
PRINCESS MARGARET'S 8TH BIRTHDAY
London, To-day.
The other column is advancing from a point on the western bank of the Poyang Lake, north-east of Singtze, where they landed troops yesterday morning under the cover of several warships.
are
Meanwhile, Japanese planes carrying out severe raids on. Sing- tze, supported by the gunboats, which are ceaselessly shelling.
The Chinese defenders are now engaged in a fierce encounter a few miles north of Singtze. Our Own Correspondent.
GRANTS FOR MAKING ENGLAND P.T.-CONSCIOUS
London, To-day.
The King and Queen and Prin- cess Elizabeth and Princess Mar- great attended divine service in the Crathie Church yesterday, driving from Balmoral in a car- The National Fitness Council riage drawn by grey horses with has made terms on which grants an outrider. E
will be made available under the Professor Main of Glasgow Physical Training and Recreation preached the sermon.
Act for village halls, or their
It is pointed out that 400 new halls has been provided over the
Next Sunday the King will un-adaptation to physical training veil a bust of King George V. purposes.
The bust, which is by Sir Wil- liam Reid Dick, will be dedicated by Doctor James Black, Modera- past few years, through the Na- tor of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
Princess Margaret celebrated her 8th birthday yesterday British Wireless.
tional Council of Social Service and Rural Community Councils, but many of these halls" require adaptation before - use BB gymnasia.—British Wireless.
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