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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1937.
KUAN
NORTH CHINA WAR NEWS
ABANDONED
Following Terrific Artillery Attack
Nanking, Sept. 16.
It is officially announced to-day that the Chinese have given up Kuan, strategic town in southern Hopel province, following a terrific attack by the Japanese artillery last night.
TO BE REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
Geneva, Sept. 15. The speech by Dr. Wellington Koo at the Lengue Assembly was delivered with restraint but deep emotion and made the deepest im- pression. In the concluding pass- ages of the speech, Dr. Koo out- lined the three possibilities of League action. Firstly, considera- tion and action by the Council The Japanese succeeded in push-Itself, secondly, formal reference of ing the Chinese out of the area when a flying column crossed Yungting River from shihiipu and attacked the town.- Central News.
EARTHQUAKE AT TAIYUAN
Taiyuan, Sept. 16. Three earthquake tremors were felt here between 5.20 and 8.30 o'clock yesterday morning. Al- though the buildings "swayed to and fro" no serious damage was done.-
Central News.
WARSHIPS OFF CHEKIANG
Hangchow, Sept. 16:
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A number of Japanese warships are patrolling off the Cheklang
coast and have selzed several Chi- nese junks- Centrál New
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· TATUNG FALL Confirmed By Chinese Authorities
Taiyuan, Sept. 16. The fall of Tatung. strategic railway town in Shansi. to the Japanese is confirmed by Chinese miitary headquarters here. The Chinese positions were broken up following a severe bombardment from Japanese artillery and the troops were forced to give up the town on Sept. 13.
Before evacuating, however, the Chinese blew up the steel bridge eastern section of the
In the
town.- Central News.
1,000 JAPANESE KILLED
Footing, Sept. 18. Driving southward from Kuan. 2,000 Japanese launched a fierce attack on the Chinese lines at Yungching, Puchiawu and Esleh. chiawu, but were routed with heavy casualties.
It is estimated that more than 1,000 Japanese men were killed during the encounter.
The Chinese flanking movement surrounded the Japanese as they moved into the Yungching. sector and the Chinese machine-gunned the attackers from four sides. The remaining Japanese fled north- ward in great confusion. Central News.
JAPANESE ADVANCE
Mechanised Units Across Han River
Pelping Sept. 18. The Japanese centre claims that, after routing four Chinese Divi- sions, it has attained a line to the
the question to the Assembly; and thirdly, reference of. the matter to the Advisory Committee on the Sino-Japanese Dispute, established In 1933.
It is probable the last course will be adopted and this appears to be the action desired by the Chinese
Government itself.
LOTIENCHEN
CAPTURED
Shanghai, Sept. 18: Lotienchen, last of the impor- tant towns in the Woosung, sector held by the Chinese for more than a month, has been captured by the Japanese following a three- day battle, it was announced to- day.
Despite the shelling of the town from warships and land batterles the Chinese held bravely against the
Japanese onslaught which commenced од Sept. 13. The Japanese attempted to rush the Chinese outposts but were driven back each time with heavy losses.
Late yesterday afternoon a small party of Japanese succeeded in crossing the creek and after scal- It is expected the Counch was the walls they set fire to the
town. také this course at an early meet-
As the flames swept closer to Ing. The Advisory Committee, ni
the barricades behind towers, the twenty three states, established in 1933. IS
still in existence. The Chinese were forced to give up their positions and withdrew to United States though not a mem ber of the League has a seat but
the west.- not a vote on the Advisory Com-Central News. mittes, but Soviet Russia, as o member of the League Council will automatically have a seat on the Committee.
VILLAGERS MASSACRED
Nanking Sept. 16. According to military despatches
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It seems certain that the Advi-received here, the Japanese have sory Committee will ask Japan to massacred over 400 Chinese vil- state her case without making it lagers at Huangshati near Chuan- incumbent upon her to accept any
sha and Pailungkang along the League obligations, and it is under- Cheklang coast. stood the Chinese Government is unlikely to press the appeal to the League any further until she has seen the result of the reference of the dispute to the Advisory Com- mittee-Reuter.
JAPANESE REPORTS ON NORTH CHINA
Peiping, Sept. 15.
Japanese warships recently land- ed marine near Huangshati where they have constructed an aero- drome.
Scores of bodies found at this village were badly mutilated.— Central News.
AIR BATTLE OVER LOYANG
Tientsin, Sept. 15.
A Japanese report from North China. regarding the Japanese offensive launched this morningTM It is reported here that the first against the Chinese troops along air battle.in the. North took place the Pelping-Hankow Railway, to-day over Loyang. where Japa- states that the Chinese troops on nese bombers attempted to bomb the Tafangshang Kuan-Yung-the miltary aerodrome, but were shing line were retreating to Pao repulsed by Chinese pursuit planes, ting, The Japanese headquarters and retreated after half an hour's add that an encircling movement | Aght.-- similar to the Tannenberg "battle Transocean News Service, rendered further Chinese resis- tence useless.
According to this report the Japanese troops are now advancing on the line running from Pachow. about 75 kilometres south of Pel- ping. to Slucheng, about 50 kilo- metres south-west of Pelping, and Tinghsing on the Pelping-Hankow
line.--
Transocean Neue Service.
UNIVERSITY TRANSFERRED
Shanghai, Sept. 15.
At a meeting of the professors of the German-sponsored Tung Chi. University at Woosung, it was decided to transfer the University from the Aghting zone to Kinhwa on the Handchow-Nanchang rall- way in the Province of Cheklang. has Although the University again, as in 1932, been subject to west of the walled town of Kuan.heavy bombardments, it was pos
sible to Success is also claimed by Japa-.
bring most of the educational stock nese troops in the Langhslang
to Shanghai before the sector where the Chinese are re-
buildings were de- molished.-- ported to have yielded strategic
Pranamenn News Service. points over a wide area.
The Japanese crossing of the Han River was preceded by 3
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blasted the Chinese troops out of their trenches on the far side of the river. Japanese cavalry then' forded the river, while mechanised units rumbled across pontoon bridges followed by infantry, while scouts who had swum the river took up positions on the far side in order to protect the crossing of the main body.
Once across the river the Japa- nese pushed on without pause making the most effective use of their tanks across the flat Hopel plain..... -Router.
PREPARATION FOR. BIG OFFENSIVE
Shanghai, Sept. 15.
THE SEVERN LEIGH
Tribute To Hong Kong "Sit Down" Strikers
Shanghal, Sept. 16. The Chinese Seamen's Union, in
u message to the British members of
the crew of the sa. Severn Legh, chartered by Mitsu "Bishi Interests, paying tribute to their "sit, down" strike at Hong Kong against the carriage of material to Japan, and praising them for "upholding international Justice and opposing the Japanese uggressive war against China."-- Reuter.
ITALY AND THE
PATROL SCHEME
The day passed in comparative
London, Sept. 15. calm in Shanghal. It is under- The reports that the Britiso Etood that the Japanese have now Government consider it impractié- re-grouped their front line accordable for Italy to take over an im- ing to the new Chinese defence portant part of the Anti-Piracy lines and heavy landings on the Patrol system are denied in London. Yangtze indicate the Japanese in-. It is pointed out that Britain and tention to strengthen their right France intend to proceed imme- "Wing."
"diately to put into force the "pre- sent arrangements, but should Italy later want participation It
Bitter fighting occurred on the Lotlen sector in the night, and it
is stated that the Japanese have may be found possible to modify succeeded in pushing their front a few hundred metres ahead.- Transocean aus Service.
the scheme so as to give her 'a' reasonable share.- Reuter's Bulletin Service.
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