THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 17, 1940
EMPIRE
CHINA WAR
AIR MAIL SITUATION
Imperial Airways announce that they are recommencing their twice-weekly Hong Kong/Bangkok service as from 23rd June.
Services will leave Hong Kong on Wednesday's inward service will be in
direct connection with the flying-boat route to and from Malaya, Netherlands Indies and Australia.
Sunday's outward and Thursday's inward services will be in direct con- nection with the flying-boat route to and from India, Egypt, Central and South China.
For the present the flying-boat ser- vice will only operate once-weekly between Durban and. Sydney via
Cairo.
It is understood that the Postmas-
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Library, Supreme Court
Chungking, To-day. Reviewing the military situation, a spokesman of the Military Affairs Commission declared that the Chinese High Command are begin- ning sweeping operations against the attenuated lines of the Japanese between Tangyang and Ichang.
The Chinese forces had drawn the invaders into the bulge west of the Siang River, extending and weaken- ing their line, and at the same time despatching strong units to watch the river crossings, ready to close the "bag" at a strategic moment.
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ter General intends to despatch Post the highway was effectively clipped The Japanese right wing north of
Office' mails for the United Kingdom
and of Yuanan, by the recapture via our service to Durban and thence
operations north of Kingmen and by sea.
Tangyang, reducing a multi-pronged drive into a single line thrust.
The spokesman said that in retak- ing Yuanan, the Chinese forces killed more than 1,000 Japanese troops, and seized a huge quantity of ammunition. Siang River are Crossings of the
THEFT OF LEAD Seen leaving Whitfield Barracks on Saturday with a quantity of lead in his possession, Hong Chip, 41, night-effectively controlled by strong Chin- soil coolie, was charged with stealing ese units, and flying colurans are ap- the lead and with trepassing before proaching Klangling and Shasi, im- threaten Mr. E. Himsworth at Kowloon this portant: Yangtze ports, to morning.
Hanyang opposite. Hankow.
Accused was fined $15 or five week's hard labour.
In south. Honan, Japanese forces in the vicinity of Sinyang were further weakened by more defection of bogus troops, under the command of Wang Hsiang-fah, Chang Yao-chieh, and Sun Ta-ching.
CHINA TYPEWRITERS & CO. Dealers in new and rebuilt Typewrit- Successes in Kwangtung and ers of leading makes, Carbon Paper, Kwangsi have also been scored. Ribbons, Adding Machines, &c, Type- Kaihow and Tsungfa were recaptured, writers sold, exchanged, rented or and
advance Chinese forces have repaired at moderate prices. UNDER- once more appeared in the vicinity of TAKE TO OIL-CLEAN TYPEWRIT-Taipingchong and Shenkong. ERS FOR $4.00 PER ANNUM. A 'number of senior Japanese staff Satisfaction guaranteed. CHINA officers were known to have been BUILDING, 7TH FL, QUEEN'S
killed in the Kwangtung fighting. ROAD, C. Tel. 32752.
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The Chinese siege of Tsincheng in south Shansi has been further tightened, and attacks have launched to carry the east and south gates.--Central News.
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