Fage 12
"Perhaps I'm hard to please
When I was younger
I didn't much care what I ate or drank or
THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER
Jap. Breakthrough On Juichang
Front Admitted
Hankow, To-day.
It is admitted here in official circles that the Jap- anese have managed to penetrate the Chinese lines between Juichang and Wuning. However, the report that the Japanese have occu- pied Joki has not been confirmed, although ac- cording to messages from Nanchang last night, furious fighting is in progress in that neighbourhood.
The position this morning was
obscure, reports from Wuning stat-
ing
that communications with Joki have been temporarily, cut.
According to military despatches
J
CAVALRY ATTACK REPULSED
it is admitted that the situation,
Hankow, To-day. south of the Yangtse, has become
small: detachment of Ja- critical during the past few days, panese cavalry appeared yester- but, supported by aircraft, the day at Kichun, on the north bank Chinese, north of the Yangtse, are of the Yangtse north-west of still being favoured with consider-Tienchiacheng, but were repulsed, able success between Sinyang and according to a Chinese military Loshan. Several important mili-communique.
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smoked. But nowadays I take my pleas- ures, not sadly but seriously. I suppose you would call me faddy. I hate to be put off with second- best, no matter what it is. I won't eat a peach unless
it is English. If I order caviare it must be Beluga.
You see what I mean about whisky, While I can obtain a whisky as soft
and smooth as a fine liqueur,
why on earth should I betary positions have been retaken. The Japanese forces which oc- Sinyang is; however, being bomb-lcupied Panpishan, on the south put off with anything lessed daily by Japanese planes and, bank opposite Tienchiacheng, are Chinese refugees are still pouring moving southward to join in the out of the city to Hankow, by the present Japanese drive on Yang-
ng hùndreds.-Our Own Correspondent. hain.
Chinese troops across the Fu
than White Horse? I admit that perhaps I am
hard to please-bút take. it from me, it pays."
WHITE HORSE
JOKI BATTLE River are holding up the Japanese
Hankow, To-day, According to vernacular reports
advance towards the `west.
In an effort to check the Ja- from Wuning, furious onslaughts panese advance towards the Pei- are occurring in the neighbourhood Ping-Hankow Railway along the highway between Loshan and Sin- yang, the Chinese attacked the Ja- panese left flank south-east of Lo- by shan.
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Bringing Up Father
WELL-MAGGIE DARUN
I BANDED THAT. JOB! ALL RIGHT- HOW- THAT FOR NEWS ?
I HEARD IT- AND DID YOU KNOW THAT MY FATHER STARTED TO9: WORK TODAY I'M SO HAPPY
im-
of Joki.
The little but strategically
evacuated the Chinese early yesterday, but later in a fierce counter-attack, the Chinese stormed the Japanese. lines and took the town.
KWANGSHAN REOCCUPIED
The communique claims that the Chinese occupied Kwangshan -city on October 2. Kwangshan is half way between Loshan and Shang- chen,
Later in the day the Japanese again attacked and forced ·· the defenders out once again.
Japanese advancing westward After that bitter skirmishes oc-along the highway towards Sin curred in which the Japanese lost
yang from Loshan are said to be a large number of troops.
continuing their attacks on Fighting is continuing accord- Chinese positions at Hsinlüngtien. ing to reports this morning. — Our
-Router. Own Correspondent.
CHINESE ENVOY ARRIVING
AIR RAID ALARM AT HANKOW
Hankow, To-day.
the
Dr. Chen Tien-fang, former Nine Japanese bombers were Chinese Ambassador to Germany, sighted at 3.80 yesterday afternoon is due to arrive in Hong Kong to-heading for points on the Canton morrow." Dr. Chen will be wel Hankow Railway south of Hankow. comed by prominent local Chinese Chinese pursuit planes imme- as well as many Chinese officials diately took off to engage the raid- who are here specially to meet him ers which, however, did not enter including Dr. Foo Peng-sheung, the Hankow area. Reuter. Mr. Liu Vei-tae, Dr. Andrew Lee,
Mr. To Yul-sen, Dr. Chu, Ming-yi |--
and Mr. Lee Tai-chao, representa- remain in the colony for a short tive of Governor Wu Teh-chen....... time before proceeding to Chung-
It is learned that Dr. Chen will king to report to the Government.
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