HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
300,000 GUERILLAS
NUMEROUS VICTORIES REPORTED IN SHANSI
8TH ROUTE ARMY ORGANISE
PEASANTS INTO SOLDIERS
Hankow, May 31. Three hundred thousand Chinese ruerillas, scattered throughout Shansi and along the Peiping-Hankow, Peiping-Suiyuan sad Tien- tsin-Pakow Railway lines, are constituting a serious bandicap to Japanese operation in those areas.
According to information from military sources. guertita warfare in Shansi and along the three main railway lines has led to the king and wounding of about 20,000 and the capture of 5,000 Jap- anese soldiers.
Numerous victories have been re- ported for the short period. from the latter part of April to early May. One band of guerli- las killed 60 Japanese soldiers. destroyed 40 trucks and captured 30 rides during a three-hour en- gagement near Lishih. in Shansi. In another engagement near Shan. yin, a huge quantity of salt was seized. At Changtlen, on April 27, more than 700 Japanese were kill- ed following an all-day fight.
BRITISH NEWS
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Government Seeks Better Methods
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CABLES
HARASSING
Second Chinese Air Visit To Japan
Tokyo, May 31. ' Chinese planes appeared for the second time over Japan early' this "morning. Several planes were sighted over the Island of Kyushu and were considered by Japanese official quarters to be Chinese.
No reports of bombing or any activities have been received. |(Transocean).
JAPANESE
LUNGHAI FIGHTING NOW AT CRITICAL STAGE
Further Developments May Prove Decisive
DOIHARA DIVISION NEAR ANNIHILATION
Hankow, May 31.
The struggle on the Lunghai Railway has now reached a critical stage as its further developments may prove decisive, according to
FIVE JAPANESE reports here which state that fighting is now concentrated around
RAIDERS OVER CANTON
Shrapnel Falls In Shameen Streets
GOOD POLICE WORK
Five Japanese raiders bombed Honam Island heavily.
between Kaifeng and Lanfeng and around the towns of Shanyichi, Kuchingchi and Chenlinkow.
In this sector, it is added, some 10,000 Japanese troops belonging to the Doihara Division are in danger of being enveloped by the Chinese forces, and it is expected here that the Japanese troops will soon be compelled to surrender.
STRIVING TO REACH
HANKOW BY RIVER
are
The Chinese are bent on isolat- ing the Japanese in such a manner that the latter can receive no re-
Shanghai, May 31. - Japanese minesweepers and river inforcements either from the east,
orgunboats were able to steam up along the Lunghai. Railway. Government's
from the north bank of the Yellow [the Yangtse yesterday as far as River.
Wuhu, where the Japanese Particular attention paid in evidently planning to concentrate Chinese military circles to the numerous warships in the hope of movements of Japanese troops on later proceeding to Ilankow, Al 9.05 a.m. a single reconnais-that bank, where large forces are The obstruction placed in the sance plane flew over Canton and being concentrated.
river by the Chinese below Hakow remained circling "the city until Repeated efforts of the Japanese is reported to have been washed. 9.40.
construct a pontoon bridge away by the rushing waters caused across the river have hitherto been by the recent rains.-(Transocean). frustrated by the Chinese.
ATTACK ON HOPEI
London, May 31. Interesting information regard- The most dramalle victory was ing
the British scored at Changling, where 1,000 plan to extend British news ser- Japanese were said to have been vices abroad was given by the Pre- killed and many machine-guns mier. Mr. Chamberlain, in reply and other arms sebied.
to a question 'by, the Labour mem- The 8th Route Army is actively ber, Mr. Arthur Henderson, in organising peasants into guerilia the House of Commons yesterday. units, Wherever men of this army
Minister declared go. they arouse the farmers to
that an examination of methods defend themselves against the
by which better distribution of Japanese invaders, organise. arm and train fare.
The Prime
Shrapnel fell in the Shameen. making the streets unsafe.
At 9.55 five big bambers appear- ed and commenced their attack to
them in guerilla war-news presenting the British point the accompaniment of heavy' anti-
of view throughout the world is First using ancient guns, big nos going on and that a com- swords, red spears and other pri-mittee headed by the Govern-
aircraft Are.
Canton, May 31,
to
Chinese irregulars are reported Hindering the Japanese advance to be displaying great activity rear westward along the Langhai Hall- of the Japanese lines near Lan-ways, Chinese forces are launch- The gates on the British Bridge feng with the alm of preventing ing attacks on Hotel, in central mitive weapons, these guerillas/munt's chief political advisèr. S connecting Shameen with the city reinforcement
Dohara Anhwel, the suburbs of which were become better equipped in the Robert Vansittart, has been com-
Division from the north-(Trans-penetrated by a Chinese vanguard. course of time with the capture/missioned with the task.-(Trans- | ary measure, and those seeking in- | ocean).
Recapture of this town is expected': by tonight or tomorrow,—(Inter- national).
of arms from the Japanese.- (Central News).
Chinese Gain Important Shansi Town
MANY JAPANESE
SOLDIERS SLAIN. Klangbsien, Shansi, May 31. The recapture on May 28 by Chinese troops of Tsishan, im- portant city on the north bank of
orean).
BRITISH ARMY
have been closed as a precaution-
gress are admitted only in "single file.
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MODERN WEAPONS
AGAINST JAPANESE
Chengchow, May 31. Though still desperately holding
Most of the crowd which milled outside the Shameen concession during the past three days has dis-
out, Japanese troops of the Dol- appeared, and the waterfront pre-hara Division surrounded in the
preciably calmer.
JAPANESE AT TASHUSHAN
CHIEFS CALL ON sents an atmosphere that is plages northwest of Lanfeng are Archwei. 80 miles west of Nanking.
GENERAL HATA
Japanese Wish To Improve Feelings
Shanghai May 31. Closely following: the call madej the Fen River, in south Shansi, is yesterday morning by Major-
A special tribute is paid to the conduct of the Chinese police and soldiers over a trying werk-end.. They handled the huge crowds on waterfront with coolness and des- patch, and rendered the duties of. the Shameen authorities - appro- clably easier.
MORE EXPECTED About half a dozen bombs fell on Salchuen, several falling into the river.
reported in a dispatch received General A. P. D. Telfer-Smollett, The cement works were
today.
2
ap-
parently the main objective, but no
At 10.5 a.m. a second alarm was
front.
Lluan, Anhwel, May 31. With the arrival of 1,000 rein- forcements at Hofel in Central fast. being reduced in number, the Japanese attacked the Chi- cording to a message from the
nese forces at Tashushan, six miles west of the city. yesterday Bringing their ultra-modern equipment into action, crack Chi- morning, in an effort to retake
the strategic point. nese troops under Generalissimoj Kai-shek have resumed attacking the besieged Japanese after a brief respite.
The Chinese intention is to wipe
out the Division before the arrival of Japanese reinforcements from Kweiteh, on the Lunghal Railway, 150 kilometres west of Hanchow, or from Kuantai, on the north bank
the Yellow River.
After a day long battle, the Chinese successfully best of the Japanese. Both sides sustained heavy losses during the engage- ment..
Tashushan is still in Chinese hands-Central News),
NO DEFINITE NEWS!
Shanghai, May 31. Japanese troops are continuing The Chinese are watching closely in pursuit of Chinese units in the sounded, and further raids are ex- the Japanese column which broke area to the west of the Tientsin- through the Chinese lines at Kwai Fukow Railway, sald a Japanese pected at any moment.
teh and are driving westward in an Army spokesman today.
The only definite news that the spokesman was able to give was the claim that the Japanese had occapted Hwaiyuan.
Commander-in-Chief of the Bri-1
troops in A strong force of Chinese troops, tish
Shanghai, on hits were registered. launching a heavy attack on the General Shenruku Hata Major- city from two directions in the General F. 8. G. Piggott, British early morning first stormed and Military Attache in Tokyo, who Accupled the east and west gates has just arrived in Shanghai, in after killing and wounding about terviewed the Japanese Comman- a hundred Japanese soldiers. der-in-Chief today.
While heavy fighting was raging. another column of Chinese troops attacked the south and north gates and forced the Japanese to retire into the city.
Fierce street fighting followed.
In which large numbers of the Japanese soldiers were killed in a close-range struggle.
éndeavour to outflank the Chinese at Lanfeng and rescue their com- northwest of the town. Heavy reinforcements have heen thrown into the field to engage them (Central News), - A ATTEMPT TO BREAK CHINESE
Shameen is quiet, and the situa- tion at the gates has eased .const- derably, chiefly owing to the co-
rades During yesterday morning's call, operation of the Chinese police. which incidentally was the first The British authorities are issu- meeting of Major-General Telfer- ing passes to Chinese employees of Smollett with General Hata, it is British firms, allowing them to en- now learned that the latter said, ter Shameen at 6 a.m. and 2 p.m.. met face to after which times no non-residen- face, there will be no more in- tials will be allowed on the island. eldents."
-(Reuter),
Now that we have
and
General Hata's attitude is inter-
GENERAL LI'S ESTATE Mopping up operations by the
A TARGET Chinese, the report states, is pro- preted here as genuinely designed
Canton, May 31. ceeding space. With a few strad ito improve Anglo-Japanese re- dled units still grimly holding on lations
Japanese bombers this morning to remove British behind isolated posts, the majority grievances in connection with the made another attempt to bomb the
been actions
estate of General Li Fook-hum In" of the Japanese have now
and behaviour of wiped out. (Central News),
Japanese Army, which has pro- Ta Tour. Honan suburb. but the duced a continuous chain of in-bombs landed on small houses and
open
farmers cidents and often acute
spaces. About 30 tension
were killed and over 20 were in- during the past few months.-
jured. (Reuter),
CANTON CURRENCY STABLE
Canton, May 31. In spite of the mass bombing of Canton, the currency situation kas remained stable. The premium for Hong Kong dollar dropped from 95 to 93 cents to a dollar.
At the same time, rice prices are also going down pwing to heavy imports from Hong Kong and ar- rival of shipments from Hunan and Kwangsi. The stock stored, up by the South China Rice Sale and Transportation Company has also been released to meet the demand The currency and rice problems, which were acute for some time, have practically been solved by the Provincial Department of Finance and 'the Provincial Government.--- (International}. ·
IRAQ FOREIGN ·
MINISTER
Baghdad. May" 31.
The former Iraqi Minister in London. All Shells, has been de-
the
SHANGHAI RIVER EXPLOSION
The spokesman also claimed that despite Chinese reports to the contrary, Mengchen is still in Japanese hands.
CORDON FAILS
He did not, however, mention the Kianghalen, Shansi. "May 31. An attempt to break through Lanteng area where the Chinese position of Japanese troops in the the strong Chinese cordon was assert that they have surrounded a yainly made by part of the be-large number and are drawing the leaguered Japanese garrison forces net tighter.--(Router). at Howma, a small town between Кито
south and Sinklang in Shanal, early this morning.
Launching a desperate attack on the surrounding Chinese troops the town, the Japanese west of were unable to pierce the fron ring and lost heavily under a re- lentless hail of machine-gun bul- lets from the Chinese positions.
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One Japanese plane dived Jow to Istrafe the mansion of General Li in the expectation of killing him. ¡but the General had gone to Hong Kong en route to Hankow. The Japanese intelligence service has
The siege of Howma by Chinese a special grudge against General troops is now more than a fort-
Li, as he was induced to start a
They were finally driven back to their entrenched positions inside the town.
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PUPPETS FALL OUT AGAIN
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Peiping, Nanking Officials Contest For Posts
Shanghai, May 31. Serious differences have arisen
coup d'etat in Canton but foiled plies rapidly diminishing, it is between high officials of the "Pro-
Bombs On Japanese them.
Steamer
Shanghai, May 31.
·REFUGEES FLEE
Women and children who can afford to evacuate Canton are leaving for Hong Kong, Macao and A loud explosion occurred yes elsewhere. The Bund was a 'scene terday morning aboard the Wuling of activity this morning, while the | Marn, which was heavily laden Hong Kong bound steamers were
with aerial bombs and spare parts full hours
before they
for Japanese planes, shortly after Trains for Kowloon were she had cleared the China Mer
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crowded.
ralied,
also
chants' north wharf for the Tow-boats leaving for up-coun- Yangtse...
try were full to capacity. Some It was reported that the entire people are leaving by train for Fat- stapment of arms was damaged shan and Samshul, while others and the vessel was listing to sta:-are proceeding to Wuchow and
which board. During the explosion, some points west
are seldom by Japanese bombers. of the spare parts stored on deck visited turned into fragments and drop- (Our Own Correspondent). ped into the river.
to No persons are allowed be
finitely appointed Foreign Minis-near the steamer. and Japanese ter after he had held that office police and military officials are
ad interim,
The press unanimously we comes
investigating the matter.
Danger of further explosions's
TYRE FACTORY STRIKE ENDS
Akron, Ohio; May 31. Workers at the Goodrich tyre the appointment and praises Aljimminent, as there are bombs and factory, who went on strike for the Shella as one of the most. able explosives in the holds-(Inter- second time on May 27, voted to
return to work today.--(Rentar). statesmen of Iraq.-(Transocean). national).
visiorial Government" in Peiping believed that unless fresh "rein- forcements arrive to the rescue and the "Reformed Government" the fate of the Japanese in the In Nanking, with the result that battered town is sealed (Central | merging of the two puppet regimes
∙is again postponed, News).
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1938.-PAGE A
CANTON
KOWLOON
RAILWAY
ECONOMICAL
NOTICE.
Bona fide merchants requiring space for small lots are hereby informed that one wagon per train (1.8. a wagon every five days) is reserved for this class of cargo for Wu Chang, and similarly another wagon over the mme period is reserved. for Olang Sha.
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Direct application is recommended and space once allotted may not be transferred to any other party under: penalty of having the cargo shut out.
The Railway freight rates for less than car-load tonnages, varying only as regards rate of exchange, are given below:-
To Wa Chang
Per 25 Kilos Par Ton
To Chand Sha
Par 25 Kilon. Par Ton
HK81.32 HK$52-89 HK$1.30 HX851.97
39.67
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97
Class Class 3 Class 3 Clam i Class 5 Class 6
.99
81
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32.51 26.26
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64.
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19.71 14.12
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38.65 31.58 26.05 19.40
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15 JAPANESE PLANES SHOT DOWN
FOOCHOW * BOMBED
BUT LITTLE DAMAGE IS CAUSED
(Continued from Page 1)
When the battle was at its height, another Chinese squadron suddenly appeared on the sceneį and put the Japanese planes to
Foschow, May 31. rout. In their basty retreat, sever- Five Japanese planes, taking off al more of the raiders were seen to from their base at Elmoi Island. catch fire and crash down to earth visited Foochow and subjected the with terrifle explosions.
MORE DISASTER
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city to a heavy sir attack yester- [day morning. Over 20 bombs were |dropped, mostly on the outskirts Most of the planes brought of the city, causing tle damage. down, it was later ascertained, fell Later in the afternoon, the in- in the vicinity of Shinkow and vading. planes made a second rald Hwangtien.
on the city and released a few As the Japanese squadron beat more bombs. The exact extent of. a hasty retreat, more disaster the damage done, which was be.
The eight lieved to be sinall, has not been dodged their way. heavy bombers, passing through ascertained. Hakow, were challenged by a num- A number of other coastal cities ber of Chinese planes and in the in Fukien, including Chuanchow, brief encounter which followed
were also raided by the Japanese three of them were quickly shot air force.--(Central New). down.
They exploded in midair from
and their own deadly load
the detonations were heard for many miles around.
A
NINGPO ALSO BAIDED
"Ningpo, May 31.. Six Japanese bombers carried final check-up showed that out a raid on Ningpo at 3 pan. no less than 15 Japanese planes, yesterday. More than 30 bombs including three heavy bombers, were dropped, and one person was were destroyed by the Chiness sir killed. force.
Following the air attack, three Several of the ill-fated ma; planes left in the' direction of chines have already been dia Fenghwa, while the other three covered, while a search is being departed towarda "Chenghai-- made for the rest of the planes (Central News)... brought down.
the Japanese pilots JUTLAND BATTLE
PILOTS ESCAPE
Many of were seen escaping from their doomed planes in parachutes, and one charred body of a pilot, hás been discovered.","
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ANNIVERSARY
GERMANS CLAIM
· A large quantity of pennanta.
WON BY THEM found in the wreckage of the
Berlin, May 21. planes found. '
Public buildings in Germany One of the Chinese planes, it is and· Austria aré flying the Ger- developed engine man flag today, the anniversaiy
The posts of president of the Executive Yuan, and Minister of Finance are being hotly contested MÔCK AIR RAIDS for among the ranking leaders of flags, and military documents was
the two regimes. "IN ENGLAND ·
The original Japanese plan was London, May 31.
to combine, the two organizations Mock air raids are being held as soon as suchow was captured. announced. tonight over a number of towns Unless some agreement is reached trouble, in the air and had to be of the Battle of Jutland, which on the Thames, estuary. Thirty between Wang Keh-min and Liang | abandoned. The Chinese pilots the Germans", claim was won by R.A.F aircraft are participating Himg-chih, of the Peiping and made a parachute landing and the German fest.-(Reuter), ^{
in the ralds which will be wit Nanking regimes, the Japanese nessed by the Inspector-General military authorities may intervene of the Air Raid Precautions De-in order to effect a settlement. partment-(Reuter).
(International).
US ADMIPAL DEAD
Vallejos, California, May 31. The death has occurred of Rear Admiral Rawle Shoemaker, USN
(Reuter).
Replying to petitions submitted by certain public bodies in Chengty regarding funds, handled by the former Commissioner of finance, the Provincial Government has agreed to make a thorough inves- tigation into the matter.
were not hurt
Another Chinese plane was shot | === down during the batte.
With the exception of these shot down during raid in Klang- two, all Chinese planes partici- this afternoon in which tight pating in today's air battle re- Japanese planer took part, adding turned safely to their base after fresh laurels to the achievements administering a crushing defeat of the Chinese Air Force today,
Both planes fell near the banke on the Japanese (Central News).
of the Yangtze River. ANOTHER VICTORY
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Nanchang." May 81," Japanese machines were
The Japanese planes vialted Kiukiang, Hukow Pengtsleh and other elties (Central News).