ADVANCE
ON WUHAN
Japanese Heavily Engaged East Of Loshan
Effort To Stop
Cutting Of
Pinghan Railway
Hankow, To-day.
GERMAN CONCENTRATION DENIAL
London, To-day.
An authoritative denial is issued
PALESTINE DISTURBANCES CONTINUE
London, To-day
A telegram from the High Com-
The Japanese forces which are advancing in the here of a report that the French
direction of Loshan, 30 miles east of Sinyang, Ambassador, M. Corbin, in the missioner of Palestine, received it on the Peiping-Hankow Railway, are now be-course of Tuesday night called the the Colonial Office yesterday, re- ing engaged by Chinese forces in the vicinity of British Government's attention to ports that a strike of Arab workers an alleged concentration of 22 in the municipality, port and rail- German divisions on the Czecho- Shihlitin, east of Loshan.
way and Arab shops began in Haifa On the north bank of the Yellow River the Japanese Slovak frontier, and requested that yesterday. Train: services are be
at Menghsien are shelling Mengtsin, on the the British Government lodge south bank of the river and north of Loyang.
The Japanese at
Taiyuan
are
moving westward and have passed
Fenmenkou.-Reuter.
TIENCHIACHEN SITUATION
Hankow, To-day.
After six days' severe
fighting,
On
the
CAR COLLISION SEQUEL
ALLEGATIONS
AND COUN-
Chinese forces have foiled the initial efforts of the Japanese to take Tien-TER-ALLEGATIONS OF NEGLI- GENCE WERE MADE BY PLAIN- chiachen, strategic town north bank of the Yangtze River TIFF AND DEFENDANT BEFORE THE ACTING PUISNE JUDGE, above Wusueh.
The Japanese driving southward MR. JUSTICE E. H. WILLIAMS, AT THE SUPREME COURT THIS from Kwangtsi received a setback
MR. A. H. MORNING, WHEN at Sungshan where they sustained
POTTS, WELL-KNOWN SHARE- about 700 casualties and the loss of
BROKER CLAIMED $1,000 FROM a large quantity of arms and am-TSANG PING-KONG, OWNER OF munition.
LORRY NO. 2788.
The situation at Tienchischen has
Plaintiff alleged that defendant's been stabilised. Chinese reinforce-lorry carried no lights, travelled at
two ments rushed up arrived by
an excessive speed and that no pro- different routes and have establish-
per look-out was kept by the driver ed close contact with troops in the
of the lorry. districts around.
The Chinese are effectively em- and ploying night raids tactics flanking movements to check the advance of the Japanese both from Wusueh and Kwangtsi.
NEGLIGENCE DENIED Defendant admitted the collision, but denied that it was the result of negligence on the part of the driver. He alleged that plaintiff drove at an excessive speed and that LOSHAN FIGHTING
he failed to exercise proper care Vanguards of the Japanese co and caution in turning into Con- lumn in southeastern Honan are naught Road West from Western reported to have reached the out- Street and failed to allow defedant's skirts of Loshan, which is about 50 lorry to pass in front of him; before kilometres to the east of Sinyang. turning into Connaught Road West. Bitter fighting is going on at Shihli- Outlining the case, Dr. D.. B, tang, east of Loshan, and also at Evans, plaintiff, stated that the ac- points southwest of the town. With cident occurred in Connaught Road the aid of reinforcements the Chin-West near the junction of Western ese defending forces are exerting Street. Plaintiff driving down Wes- head The tail and desperate efforts to halt the intern Street.
Plaintiff slowed lights were on. vaders.
Facing strong Chinese resistance down his car when about to turn and hampered by the difficult ter into Connaught Road West from rain in the Tapieh range, the Ja- Western Street. When turned about panese troops driving southward three-quarters of the way into Con- from Shangcheng are not making naught Road West and
# terrific niuch progress. They are said to straighten out, he felt have suffered a defeat at Shakotsi, push behind. His car spun round
-Central News.
once or twice and then skidded back- wards falling into the harbour.
... CAR SUBMERGED
JUICHANG DEFEAT
Hankow, To-day.
་་
protest in Berlin.
It is expressly declared that no such French request was made. Trans-Ocean.
RUSSO-JAPANESE INCIDENT
Tokyo, To-day. It is semi-officially report- ed that the Soviet authori- ties have refused to allow the unloading of a consignment
of rice addressed to the Jap. Vladivostok on the ground
anese Consul-General at
that no duty had been pald. A protest is expected to
be made, as it is claimed that
all kinds of goods sent to diplomatic envoys is exempt from duty. Reuter.
ing maintained.
services are
The Arab - agricultural station was burnt down on Monday night and three mules stolen, Seventeen police horses were also stolen near Gaza.
A Jew was wounded in Jaffa yes- terday and four Arabs were killed in minor encounters with the Gov- ernment forces.
and
Arson of Jewish property sniping at Jewish colonies con- tinued.-British Wireless.
MERCURY TO ATTACK WORLD
DISTANCE RECORD
London, To-day. After being delayed by adverse weather reports, Maia and Mer- cury, the two components of the naught Road West he suddenly saw Mayo composite aircraft, took off the hood of a car in front of him. separately from Medway, at Ro- The car entered Connaught Road chester, yesterday, and flew to Dun- West from Western Street. Wit- dee from whence the upper com→ nes applied his brakes, the lorry ponent, Mercury, is shortly to make skidded he heard a loud noise and an attempt on the world long dis- felt a shock.
tance. flight record.--British Wire- less Service.
The case was adjourned.
FAR EASTERN
MIRROR
Fortnightly
Some Very Interesting Articles in the Present Issue:
about to HANKOW, A SOLDIER'S TOWN
By K. J. Eskelund
A severe defeat was inflicted on Plaintiff, and his wife, who was
A KWANGTUNG VILLAGE LINKS UP By Robin Hyde
the Japanese forces on the Jui-also in the car, managed to extract THE JAPANESE ECONOMIC STRUCTURE
By YC..
chang-Wuning highway in a three-themselves from the submerged car hour encounter at Fengchiapu, 15 and were helped ashore. kilometres southwest of Juichang. It was only after the accident They retired, toward Juichang. that plaintiff came to know that it A CRITICISM OF THE GREAT POWERS
On the Nanchang-Kiukiang Rail-was a lorry which had collided with The lorry had why, the Chinese continue to exert the rear of his car. pressure on Mahwelling. At Kung- halted after the accident and had huayuan, southeast of Mahweiling, no lights. a Japanese unit, was practically an- nihilated on Tuesday, Ma
The lull continues in the Sing- tze-Tehan sector. Central News.
JEWEL BOX THEFT
Mr. J. Lode, of No. 192, Prince Edward Road, has reported the lose of a jewel box co
to the value of Sálh, from sidence between Sunday night
Monday morning.
lery
and
As a result of the accident, plain- tiff was unable to attend business for three days and had to dispose of his car for $50.-
ta gave - Mr. Potts and Mrs. Potts evi nce in the witness-box, corro- borating Mr. Evan's outline.
LORRY DRIVER'S STORY Chan Sul-hon, driver of the lorry, stated that his lights were on when left Kennedy Town at. about 7:10 that day. On reaching the junction of Western Street and Con--
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By Mme. Chiang Kai-shek A TRINITY OF SUFFERING
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