THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 18, 1938.
JAPANESE
IN
ADVANCE
PROGRESS
ON WUHAN
Japanese Column Nears Changsha Highway
Strong Chinese
Forces In
Line Of Attack
Hankow, To-day.
Referring to the Yangtse situation, the Chinese
KEMAL-
ATAKURK GRAVELY ILL
Istanbul, To-day.
A bulletin issued last evening regarding the condition of Kemal Ataturk, the Turkish Dictator, who is suffering from a liver
military spokesman yesterday pointed out that complaint, states that he showed Japanese warships in the river are about 72 miles from Hankow.
The Japanese column which is trying to cut high- way and railway communications south of
some improvement during the day. However, anxiety still remains over the President's health-Reu- ter.
Hankow is now 40 kilometres from the high- LARGE-SCALE
way between Hankow and Changsha and 80.
kilometres from the Canton-Hankow Railway EVACUATION
Strong Chinese forces, the spokes-
in
man asserted, are concentrated the hills east of Tungshan in an attempt to check the Japanese west- ward advance towards the highway to Changsha.
A JAPANESE COMMENT
OF HANKOW
Hankow, To-day.
H.K.'S SPLENDID RESPONSE TO APPEAL
Deep appreciation of the gener- nus response of the Chinese com- munity of Hong Kong to the appeal for Chinese goods for a Bazaar to be held in London in December to raise funds for the Red Cross Me- dical Relief Commission is express- ed through the local secretary of the China Defence League, ' Mrs. Hilda Selwyn-Clarke..
Mrs. Selwyn-Clarke, stated that the response was beyond anything that had been hoped for when the proposal was made by Mrs. Hal- dane, respresentative of the British Women's Committee against War, who visited Hong Kong recently.
Ten crates and camphor wood chests containing articles collected by various local Chinese organisa- tions, for the Bazaar were shipped by the Rajputana on Saturday. VALUABLE COLLECTION The Hong Kong Chinese Women's
Shanghai, October 18. Commenting on reports from The spokesman expressed the Hong Kong that 120,000
The Chinese spokesman confirms opinion that it would be difficult for troops consisting of the 1st., 7th.,
Chinese that large-scale evacuation of Han- the Japanese warships to steam up and 50th. Divisions of the Chinese kow is proceeding, and only organ-Club collected not only linens, por- river towards Hankow, as the Chin- Central Army, are stemming the isations with personnel vital to the ese shore batteries on both banks Japanese advance in Kwangtung of the Yangtse between Huang- near Taengshing, Japanese military Hankow defence are remaining. shihkang and Nochen would subject observers here point out that the the warships to intensive fire. three above-mentioned Chinese Army Reuter.
units are at present engaging Ja- panese troops on the Yangsin front, along the Yangtse..
JAPANESE CLAIMS
Shanghai, To-day.
Japanese army and navy forces occupied Shihhweiyao, on the south
bank of the Yangtse, late on Sun- MOTOR OFFENCES
celain and embroideries of great interest and value, but as the re- sult. of the efforts of one of their Other persons are leaving for members, Mrs. M. K. Lo and the Szechuen and Hunan Provinces.
Ho Tung family, a collection of The Chinese forces are said to mandarin coats, embroidered gowns be gathering in large numbers in and skirts and bridal wear of un- the hills east of Tungshan,75 told value were presented for the miles south of Hankow, to pro-Exhibition section of the Bazaar. tect the highway and railway to The Hong Kong Branch of the Yochow and Changsha.-Reuter. National Women's Relief Associa- tion collected two camphor wood SHIHWEIYAO RETAKEN
chests of lovely things created by Hankow, To-day. the Chinese people in Hong Kong. Mr. C. E. White. of Far East A Chinese communique issued The Hong Kong Chinese Women's Motora, and Mr. W. A. Jorge, of here claims that the Chinese Soldiers Relief Association sent Wallace Harper Co., were each forces have recaptured Shihwel-white jade and porcelain, linen, fined $5 by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfad-yao Fort, on the south bank of Nanking brocade cushions, embroi- yen at Kowloon this morning when the Yangtse 50 miles from Han-dered pictures of Chiang Kai-shek On Sunday, a Japanese naval summoned for allowing unlicenced kow, which the Japanese took and linens of all types in two large landing party occupied the coal chassis to be driven in streets yesterday. Reuter. mines near the town before its recently. capture.
day afternoon, the Japanese spokes- man claimed yesterday.
Shihhweiyao is the terminus of a light railway for shipping iron ore from the Tayeh mines. Before the war, twenty Japanese lived in the town.
crates.
PEKING RED LACQUER Dr. Katie Woo and, the staff of St. Paul's College for
posed on MR. MATSUOKA Peking modern alk, linens, dolls,
The Chinese launched several A similar fine was imposed counter-attacks, but the Japanese Capt. P. J., Green, of Butterfield claim they were repulsed, and the and Swire, for leaving his car un-
Japanese positions were later rein-attended on the wrong side of the TO HEAD
forced.
----The Japanese, the spokesman said, | are now about 75 nautical miles from Hankow or about 52 land miles.
MORE BOOMS
The Chinese are said to have con- structed booms, above and below Shihhweiyao, stopping all river traffic.
Saigon Street.
LOITERING CASE
Sentence of two
GAIMUSHO?
embroidered shoes, and the only example of real Peking red lac- quer.
Miss Irene Ho arranged for the gift of 55lbs, of tea and the tins in which the tea could be re-pack- ed when it reached England.
The China Defence League pre-
TOKIO, TO-DAY. THE EARLY RETIREMENT sented a camphor wood chest, the months' hard FROM HIS PRESENT POST OF gift of its Chairman, Madame Sun labour was passed on Wong Kam,, THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF Yat-sen, and filled it with Foochow 23, by Mr. R. Edwards this morn- THE SOUTH - MANCHURIAN lacquer, Peking embroidered coats ing, on, a charge of loitering. ·
RAILWAY, MR. MATSUOKA, IS
and linens. A crate of Canton pot- PREDICTED BY THE
tery also sent was of particular PAPER "ASAHI SHIMBUN."
value and beauty. The Soong fam- Political circles interpret this re-terest and value and in addition ily sent eight pictures of great in- port as meaning that the Premier. Madame H. R. Kung and Mrs. T. Prince Konoye, intends to appoint v. Soong preslated exquisite jade. Mr. Matsuoka to the post of For eign Minister for which he would be qualified by his previous career this in the diplomatic service.
that it was
Further south the Japanese for- ces are attacking, Yangtsinchen, a Defendant was seen by a Chinese small town three miles west of Sin-constable in the doorway of No. tanpu, on the road to Tungshan. 81 Bonham Strand East, at about The Chinese are defending with the 6 am. this nforning, acting in 1st, 7th and 50th Divisions, which suspicious manner. are equipped with artillery up to
ten centimetres.
(These three divisions are those announced by a contemporary yes-
Before Mr. H. R. Butters
a
In December, the Exhibition and Bazaar will be held under the di- rection of His Excellency and Ma- dame quo Tai chỉ the China Cam paign Committee and the British
terday as resisting the Japanese morning, Chan' Ying,was - charged・・ It will be reas principal Women's Committee against War.
advance on the East River in Kwangtung.]
with driving a car without a licence Mr. Matsucka
Inspector A. V. Baker said that withdrawal from the Genova In SNOW IN JAPAN
in-
in Wanchai Road and without the Japanese delegate to the League of The Japanese claim that in the owner's permission."
Nations, announced in 1983 Japan's Sinyang operations from October 7 to 18, the Chinese abandoned 2,700 at about 12.80 a.m. the owner of stitution. dead, while 160 were taken prisoner. the car found it missing from Ton- Mr. Matsuoka is generally be
During the naval aircraft opera-nichy Road. At about 2.30. a.m.lieved to be the advocate of tions yesterday, one Japanese plane defendant was seen driving, the car "energetic" foreign policy and was shot down at Yochow, the navy back. Fines of $75 or 8 weeks' entertain close relations with high spokesman admitted: Reuter. Imprisonment were imposed. military quarters.—Trans-Ocean.
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Tokyo, To-day. Snow fell yesterday in several parts of Japan, the first present winter. heaviest in North Dastarn
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