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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 9, 1937.
THE SHANGHAI
FRONT
THE BATTLE FOR TAIYUANFU
CHIANG STATES
CHINA'S PLAN
Stubborn Resistance Reported Capture Of
Checks Japanese
Advance
CHINESE RESIST
STUBBORNLY"
City Said To Be Premature
CHINESE CHASED FRÜM
TAIYUANFU.
Peiping, Nov. 8. Latest reports state that Oght=" ing is but no details are available.
Yesterday's reported capture of the city was apparently based on aerial reconnaisance.
continuing at Taiyuantu,
The Japanese force is pursuing the Chinese trom the vicinity of Taiyuantu and claims that it has reached Taiku, thirty miles to the south..
Shanghat, Nov. 8. Although the Japanese are pressing from the north and south, the Chinese forces on the western- front are giving a spirited battle to their adversaries. The Japan- ese on the south side of Soochow Creek claim to have extended the sallent at a point about five miles from the western perimetre in the face.of bitter opposition and they Another Japanese force reports also claim that the Japanese the capture of Taiyuanhalen, a vanguards have cut the Shanghal-town ten miles to the south-west Hungchow Railway at a. point of Taiyuanfu. after sharp night- west of Sungklang.
Inguter
The position in Pootang is ob- scure. Refugees flocking across the river assert that Central Govern- ment troops moved in during the night to replace the forces which evacuated the night before. Up till the present there has been no confirmation of this report but it is clear that when the original withdrawal occurred a number of Chinese troops remained behind to challenge the Japanese attempts to land.-
Reiter
EXPERTS TO REMOVE BOOMS!
Japanese naval launches which
approached Pootung Point last evening were greeted with bursts
·
WILL HOLD TAIYUANFU
"UNTO DEATH"
Nanking. Nov. 8. After evacuating from Chang- tentu. Chinese forces are holding a line at Paollenssu, ten miles to the south of Changtehru.
General Fu Tso-yi Chairman of the Sulyuan Provincial Govern- the is commanding ment, who garrison now defending Taiyuanfu, has expressed his determination to hold the city "unto death."- Reuter.
CHINESE POSITIONS CAPTURED AT CHANGTEH
A Chinese Hanhslang. Nov. B miltary report confirms the cap-
positions at' of Chinese
ture
of machine-gun fire and were Changteh. chief city in north forced to move away. When ask-Honan, by Japanese troops on the ed.. for a review of the situation a night of November 4. Chinese spokesman told Reuter The report states that the Chi- to have retreated this morning that communications nese troops
1 point south of with the Chinese Headquarters Paolfenssu, had been interrupted and conse- Changteh, quently he could not say anything. According to Chinese reports Japanese experts had come from Japan to consider ways and means of removing booms on the Whang- poo and Yangtsze but the Chinese were prepared to resist any such attempts. Reuter.
the
Stiff resistance is said to have been put up by the Chinese troops
withdrawal. before their
Reserve Fighting Power; Exhaust Enemy
NO DIRECT TALKS
Nanking. Nov. 8. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek," at a
press conference, expressed opti- misin concerning the military sit- China's uation, and fe-affirmed determination to -continue
was re justice struggle until established in the Far East.
the
With regard to the present mill- tary outlook, the Generalissimo said that the plan of Chinese re- sistance was to reserve fighting power and at the same time to ex- haust the enemy. He said that temporary gains and reverses will not affect the anal outcome as China's capability for resistance was intact.
"As far as Shanghai and Woo- sung is concerned," he said. "there. were no geographical advantages nor strong fortifications to facili- tate our defence yet we were able to hold up the enemy for a long time despite their modern sma- ments on land in the air-and-on- the sea.
JAPANESE LOSSES "Japanese losses are probably the
CHINA HELPED BY BRITAIN
Japanese Officer Makes Strange Charge
Warsaw, Nov. 7.
Had Britain not supported Gen- eral Chiang Kai-shek, the Sno- Japanese conflict would have ended long ago, declared Cel. Takahashi,
chlet of the Chinese section of the
Japanese General St. in an in-
terview here.
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He was of the opinion that inter- vention by the United States was not to be feared owing to her eco-meal, the relief will be a revelation. nomic interests in Japan.
He said Japan, did not want con- alet with the Soviet, but she was ready to oppose every attempt for the expansion of communism in the Far East.
The Soviet must recognise the present status of Japan on the con- tinent of Asia, and refrain from communist activities. or intervene openly which would mean a So- vlet-Japanese war-liter,
THE FASCIST COMBINE
heaviest since the Russo-Japanese Anti-Red Agreement
War.
for
The Japanese paid dear-
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stretch of terri- Y tory in the Shanghai area that is restricted to the neighbourhood at the rallway lines."
Regarding the Brussels Confer- ence, the Generalissimo said. “I am tints convince that the forces of righteousness and justice, once set
motion, will not fall to achieve the desired goals. 1 belleve the Conference will accomplish worthy resuits."
DIRECT NEGOTIATIONS Asked what he thought of direct negotiations. Marshal Chiang "re- One
plied. "China does not favour direct battalion, including the comman-negotiations with Japan in settling
the annihilated by der, Japanese, who used tanks. aero- the on- planes and artillery in slaught.entral NewN,
were
the Far Easter conflict. Such a proposal, if actually made, would serve no other purpose than to in- crease Chino's difficulty and would entirely be contrary to the spirit of the Brussels Conference and would gov-merely be another opportunity for
SHANSI GOVERNMENT OFFICES MOVE WILANGPOO NOW SAFE
Linien, Shansi, Nov. 8: All FOR SHIPPING
Shanghai, Nov. 8. ernment and miltary cffices, in- The Japanese forces in the west eluding schools and 80 other public at Shanghai bombarded the Chi-organisations, have been moved to 100 miles south of" nese positions all day long, whilst Linfen, abut
Taiyuan Chinese replied with -14-
Chinese official quarters declare chine-guns, trench mortars and
that the removal does not signify howitzers! but took far more
that the Chinese authorities have punishment than they inflicted.
abandoned the provincial capital The buildings of Tungwen Col-
in spite of the serious Japanese lege, the only Japanese university in China, have been destroyed by threat to bomb the city. fire. alleged to be of incendiary origin.
The Chinese troops prevented the Settlement fire-engines from proceeding to the scene.
With the withdrawal of Chinese "forces from Pootung, the harbour here is again safe for shipping. and and the principal British American shipping lines will soon be expected to call at Shanghai agalu, Heater.
POOTUNG LANDING REPULSED Shanghai, Nov. B: Three Jap apanese motor launches fully load- ed with bluejackets attempted to land at Chichang and Chunklang wharves on the Pootung side late yesterday afternoon and evening. but were repulsed by Chinese machine-gunners, it was announ- ced by Chinese military circles." Central News.
BATTLE RAGING NORTH OF
SBANGHAI-HANGCHOW ROAD Shánghal, Nov. 3: Flerce fight ing is reported to be in progress
It is learned to-day that General Fu 780-1, Chairman of Sulyuan. is directing military operations at Taiyuan.
More than 20,000 persons have come to Linfen during the last few days.
•
Mr. Wu Hai-yu, special commis- sioner sent by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek to Shansi, arrived
Japan to press such terms that are not only unacceptable to China but also unacceptable to the signatories to the Nine-Power Treaty."— Reuter.
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pletely covers nail imperfections and anti-Comintern Pact between Ger-will last for days and days. many, Italy and Japan.
Competent observes are inclinea to accept Italian Foreign Minister Count Clano's assurance on this
point.
It is believed in some quarters that although it might, at one time, have been intended to insert more in the original German- Japanese pact, this intention was never fulfilled. It is suggested that the original German-Japan- ese agreement has produced little in the way of concrete results. German trade interests in China. are recalled, and it is pointed out that Germany still has a number of military advisers with the Chin- ese Government.
Britian quarters have no evidence" to confirm the suggestions of an here yesterday with a large quan-pending mediation by Germany tity of "comfort" gifts for the in the Far East conflict, and cer- front lines to visit the troops and tainly no request to take such a to distribute the goods.- Central News.
JAPANESE PLANE OVER
LOYANG CITY..
Loyang, Nov. 8: Flying at a high altitude, a Japanese scouting plane reconnoftred over the city yesterday but dropped no bombs- Central News.
Nov. 8:
step has been addressed to Ger many from London or from the Brussels Conference-Reuter. GERMAN MEDIATION IN CHINA
Berlin, Nov, 7.· ́
No further advance is expected at the present in the negotiations with a view to securing German mediation in the Far East war un- less China decides definitely to reject Japan's terms.
are
COUNTER-OFFENSIVE PLANNED Hsinhslang, Honan,
German political quarters With fresh reinforcements arriving optimistic. but on the contrary the onslaught by Chinese Infantry at their designated positions, the Japanese terms are understood to men who broke through the Jap-Chinese forces are shortly launch- | be ́drástic. and the Chinese are anese lines.
ing & general counter-offensive doubtful of Germany's impartiall- ty, especially in view of the. Italo- German-Japan pact.
• Grim fighting continued for five along the Pelping-Hankow rallway hours at Pelkungchlachai yester- zone. day but the Chinese continued to
Their first objective will be the hold firmly. to their positions.recapture of Changich and Fenglo- Over 300 Japanese are reported to have been killed and injured dur- Ing the fighting in this area.- Pentral Sema.
LANDING PARTY CUT 'UP Hanchow, Nov. 8: Crack Chi- nese forces rushed to the coast from Tollh and Chapoo are re- ported to have cut up the Japan- ese landing party advancing
despatch received here.
at points north of the Shanghai-northwest, according to a military Hangchow Road at Hangchow Bay. where Chinese reinforcements are attempting to halt the advance of the Japanese who succeeded landing.
The Japanese marines are now broken up into several isolated parties and being surrounded by Chinese troops who are closing in on the invaders. Chinese officials belleve that the Japanese 'Invaders will be dispersed shortly.— Central News,
Chinese military quarters claim that they are having the situation well in hand with reinforcements closing in upon the Japanese from two directions, Chapoo, and Tolin CHINESE MASSING TROOPS
These quarters estimate that the
Shanghai, Nov. 8. Japanese who landed at Traochin-According to a Chinese report, chen number about 300 men and the Chinese are massing an those who landed at Chinshantsu! enormous body of troops at Sung- and Chuankungting about 1.000 klang in order to meet the Jap- men each:
anese troops coming up from the Bouth,It-is-indicated that the region will very soon be the scene of a battle- Rruter.
-Central Neur.“
JAPANESE REPORTED
SURROUNDED
Quinsan, Nov. 8: It is claimed
by Chinese military circles" here
capture
of
BOMBER SHOT DOWN NEAR- SOOCHOW
that following the
Boochaw, Nov. 8: One' of 'the' strategic points northwest of six Japanese bombers which took Wuchlaku and Tientoll yesterday, part in the air raid over Sank- the Chinese troops have thrown a wantien yesterday morning, was strong cordon around the Japanese shot down by Chinese anti-aircraft forces on the south alde, of Boo-shells near Hainchingchiao, chow Creek.
The three airmen balled out but were shot, dead by Chinese troops when they attempted to escape. The machine has been located -
Chinese artillery subjected the Japanese positions between the two places to heavy shelling yesterday which was followed by a ferce Central News
chen, two important cities in northern Honan which fell to the Japanese last week- Central NewA.
Chinese circles point out that Germany has no such pact with China, >Ithough Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek has been fighting communism in China, successfully for years. Reuter.
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