GREAT FIRE GUERILLAS
DISASTER DISTURB JAPS. ROUND PEIPING
Tallin' (Esthonia),
To-day.
ACCORDING to reports
Peiping, To-day.
from Petseri, 200 The spokesman of the Japanese houses have been des- army admits that Japanese troops
THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 25, 1939.
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The Genuine Article at
troyed by a conflagra- are now engaged in an action with JAPS. BROUGHT Chaiting, at Mentoukou, TO STANDSTILL
west of
tion which raged there Chinese guerillas in the vicinity of for about four hours yes- terday.
Between 1,500 and 2,000 inhabi- tants have been rendered homeless. Two perished in the flames and eight others were gravely injured.
Troops and defence corps units assisted the local and other fire brigades in fighting the fire.
Property loss runs into millions. Provisions and other supplies have been rushed for relief of the strick- on population.
ENORMOUS DAMAGE
The conflagration started in a wooden shed and spread with amazing rapidity, so that in less than an hour the entire centre of
the town was ablaze.
The town hall, two banks, two hotels, a cinema and large store. houses were completely demolished by the flames.
A strong wind carried sparks to two villages near Petseri, setting fire to several houses. At 6 o'clock last evening the two villages were still in flames.
Peiping.
CHUNGKING, TO-DAY. Japanese reinforcements are now THE CHINESE FORCES AD- on their way to this mountainousVANCING FROM SIANGYANG, region.
IN NORTH-WEST HUPEH, AND The immediate cause of the pre- WHICH ARE RE- OCCUPYING sent action against the guerillas POSITIONS ABANDONED BY was an attack on Janpanese en- THE JAPANESE, HAVE NOW gineers who were surveying the re- REACHED SUISHIEN, 70 KILO- gion in question in order to ascer- METRES SOUTH-EAST OF TSAO- tain whether the construction of a YANG, ON THE HANKOW ROAD. the river of Hunho was feasible. railway line through. the valley
Latest reports state that the offensive launched by the Japanese Japanese troops who rushed to from Yochow, in north Hunan, on the assistance of the Japanese the shores of Tungting Lake, has engineers were machinegunned by been brought to a standstill. the Chinese guerillas in a narrow Very heavy fighting took place path between Chuwo and Fuchian-at Kongchow.
tai.
of
Withdrawal of the Japanese The Japanese troops are said to troops in north Hupeh, it will be recalled, was admitted several days have suffered considerable losses.
Reinforcements are now on the ago by the Japanese spokesman in
Trans-Ocean. way to this mountainous region and Shanghai.
the have been ordered to destroy
numerous machine gun-nests which JAP. TRAWLER'S
the guerillas have prepared on the mountain tops and other points and to make the region safe by exten- sive mopping up operations. The total number of Chinese irregulars operating in this region is estimated Trans-at about 2,000 by the Japanese mili-
'tary authorities.-Trans-Oceaň,
An historic monastery near Petseri, built in the 15th Century and containing priceless art trea- sures, escaped damage. Ocean.
SUN HELMETS
in
CORK AND PITH
from $375 to $1850
(Less 10% Cash Discount)
We have received a new
stock of
PANAMA HATS
in qualities ranging from $1275 to $2350
(Less 10% Cash Discount)
PIRACY
Robbery on the high seas by a Japanese armed trawler is re- ported by two Chinese who had their junks taken away from
them.
Chan Wing, master of boat No. 496, and Chan Yu-tan, master of boat No. 1720H, report that about. 4 p.m. on May 13, they were stop- ped off Ling Ting Island by a Japanese armed trawler.
The crew were forced
into a small boat. The Japanese towed the two junks away. The first is valued at $2,000 and the second, at $800.
The men arrived safely at Cheung Chau Island four hours after the incident.
KING OF SYRIA
Beirut, To-day.
that
The paper "Berut" asserts the establishment of a monarchical regime will be proclaimed in Syria before the end of this month.
Rumours of the impending estab- lishment of a monarchical regime have been circulating for some time. These rumours mention the names of certain members of the pro- British Hashamide dynasty as the most likely candidates for the throne of the Kingdom of Syria.-Trans- Ocean.
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