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FIERCE FIGHTING IN SOUTHWEST SHANSI
Japanese Retreat After Repeated Attacks
Chinese Retake Yuanku
SIAN, OCTOBER 12,
FIGHTING ON A LARGE SCALE HAS BEEN IN PROGRESS AT
ERASHIHLILING, FUNGCHIHTA AND TUNTAILING IN THE VICINITY OF CHIEHSIEN IN SOUTHWEST SHANSI IN THE PAST FEW DAYS.
On the night of October 7, a strong Chinese, column staged a night attack on the Japanese there. The Chinese showered hand- grenades killing a large number of Japanese.
Japanese reinforcements were rushed to the scene from Chie-. balen and a battle developed. Erhshihilling, Funchihta and Tuntai- ling changed hands as many as seven times.
Fighting against great odds, the Tsengchiaying on the night of Chinese dislodged the enemy and October 8. when they killed about) drove them out of Tuntalling and 40 Japanese. Fungchihta.
After repeated Chinese attacks Another Chinese column launch-the Japanese at Kaolochen, north ed an attack on the Japanese at west of Yuanku in south Bhansi.
FIGHTING AT BIAS BAY
(Continued from Fage 1)
later to dominate the river mouth and cut off supplies from Canton.- Reuter.
OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED
Tokyo." "Uct," 12."
The Japanese invasion of South China Wis officially announced this morning in a brief COM- munique Issued by Imperial Head- quarters.
news
The
was carried in special editions of the news- papers and caused a great sur- prise here, which did not ex- pect that such operations would occur so soon.
have been greatly weakened and the greater part of them have re treated towards the north-Cen-
tral News.
HEAVY CASUALTIES
Hankew, Oct. 12.
The Japanese are reported to have suffered heavy casualties during engagements with Chinese guerillas at Loting. Changli. Ninho, and Fengyun in Hopel. province in the last few days.
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Two Japanese detachments have
JAPAN WARNED CAMBRIDGESHIRE
OF DANGER
British Attitude In
South China
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SURPRISE
Helleniqua Wins At Newmarket
London, Oct. 12.
Cambridgeshire
mile and two course At Newmarket
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London, Oct. 12. The British Government The French horse Helleniqua has, according to an official (50 to 1), ridden by Gumard, to-
Issued here this statement
day
the won Stakes over the afternoon, frequently taken opportunity during the pustfurlongs few months
the Lo attention of the Japanese Government to Great Britain's · special interests In Hongkong and South China and to paint " out the danger which must arise from eventual incidents arising out of military opera- tions in South China.
from a field of 29.
It was a thrilling Anish Hellem). qua winning by a head from Khasnader (Elliot) with the same distance seperating the latter from Domaha" (Gordon Richards).
The betting on Khasnader was 8 to 1 and 100 to 9 on Domaha-- Reuter.
On receipt of information of the forthcoming Japanese attack on Canton the British Ambassader in Tokyo, Sir Robert Craigie, had with- FOREIGN
In the past few days again called the attention of the Japanese- Government to that question.
The statement goes on to say that Japanese operations in South China will probably cause a new stream of refugees to pour into Hongkong and gives an assurance that necessary preparations have bren made by the authorities there for coping with the task of shel- tering and feeding the refugees. --Transocean.
been dispatched from Pelping and "H.K. DAILY PRESS”"
Tientsin to the fighting zone.--
Central News.
RECAPTURE YUANKU
Loyang, Oct. 12. Yuanku, Important town on the Honan-Shansi border. which fell into Japanese hands recently, was re-occupied by Chinese forces on China's Independence Day.
The Chinese launched an offen- sive on the Japanese there on the night of October 9. and routed them. A part of the Chinese re-
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PLANES ARRIVED AND ARRIVING The Imperial Airways' plane.
FAMILIES
EVACUATE
Canton Will Offer Stiff Resistance
SHAMEEN DANGER
Canton, Oct. 12.
not disposed
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Officials to discuss the situation apart from expressing Arm deter- mination to put up the stiffest resistance and confidence in their ability to ward off the invaders. Meanwhile, many foreign fami- Hes are packing up and will leave for Hongkong to-morrow. Others who evacuated. a fortnight ago owing to the European crisis and consequently returned following the Munich Agreement are taking the latest advice to evacuate somewhat dejectedly.
The communique states: At dawn to-day, crack units of the entered the town while another Army and Navy, in close co-column pursued the Japanese. operation, made a-surprise attack Arcas to the northeast of Yuan- and successfully effected a landing ku were also re-occupied by the Delphinus, arrived at Kal Tak yes-made to defend the city and it is at a certain point in South China Chinese on the same day, it is re-terday with mall and no passen-
and are now making steady "ad-ported. Fighting is now sald to be gers
in progress at 'Kaolochen; north- vance.
west of Yuanku
The weather is stated to be very hot but fine and the sea calm.
The objective of the landed units
is not specified but is generally
taken to be Canton.
A spokesman at the War Office said that the units which have made the landing are the cream
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The defeated Japanese left more than 300 dead on the field and abandoned over 30 military truck-Central News,
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Air France plane arrived The with passengers and mall from Hanoi
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No new preparations are "being believed that actual fighting. if it occurs, will take place in the sub- urbs though there is always the danger of stray shells striking Sha-
meen.
Meanwhile, the building of the The Pan-American Clipper plane will arrive to-day at noon. Another electric plant in Shameen is being Clipper 1s due to arrive on speeded up and 'It is learned that Wednesday bringing mall from there are ample stocks of food and Guam and Manila only...
fuel for some months in the event of a critical situation.
of the Japanese-military and naval causing over 20 casualties and de- forces, and expressed confidence in molishing a number of houses. the success of the operations. Several missiles landed on three
The identity of the commander cargo boats. directing the operaticris has been The Canton-Hankow Railway kept a close secret.-Reuter.
there, however, sustained only tu slight damage. Central News,
QUEMOY ISLAND ATTACKED Foochow, Oct. 12 Japanese defence works on Quempy Island are understood to have been bombed by Chinese
TELEPHONE DISRUPTED
Walyeung. Oct. 12. result of the Japanese As a landing at Oatow, a small sea- village in the Walyeung district. the Datow-Pingshan telephone line has been disrupted this morning.
More than twenty Japanese war- ships of variouis' descriptions opened- a terrifle bombardment of Oatow four o'clock this morning. at followed by landing.
the Blas Bay landing early this morning.
Do
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1938. -PAGE 9
You Know
WHAT A
"PLYMLET"
CZECH-HUNGARY "NEGOTIATIONS
AT STANDSTILL
Border Demarcation Difficulty
Prague, Oct. 12, The Crech-Hungarian ne- gotiations are at a standstill owing to the difficulty of de- marcation of the border be- tween Hungary and Czechoslo-
vakia."
An incident was reported at the and frontier "between Hungary
rians raided the Czech railway Ruthenia when 40 armed Hunga- station killing the station official and wounding others. Two of the calders were captured.
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One of the leaders of the Hun garian delegation to the Komarom Conference denounced Hungarian aspirations to the cassation of thereby orming 3 Ruthenia frontier with Poland.
He said: "We are determined to include the territory in which the Inhabitants are Hungarians in our boundary but we have no land that is not ours."
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Polish support for the Hungarlan demands
condemned strongly
BOOMS TO BE CLOSED
Though all, Consular authorities are advising evacuation the Ger- High Canton oficials are loyal mans are remaining in Canton. It the Central "authorities. and is strongly rumoured that booms Japanese attempts to create a placed in recent months are ex- puppet or pseudo- regime here are pected to be closed to-morrow | Ukrainians in Poland, who betl- bound to fail. All Cantonese troops night but in view of the most re- ticent attitude of the authorities, will resist the enemy to the end.
It is anticipated that the in- it is impossible to say anything de vaders will make every effort to finite. communications between
sever
At present five British gunboats,
planes on Oct. 8 The Chinese Canton and Hongkong. The South one American and one French are
planes also reconnoitred Island:Central News.
Amoy
JAPANESE REPULSED
Frochow, Oct. 12,
been attempts have
Several
China venture is intended to harass Kwangtung
MASS AIR RAID
Canton, Oct. 12. A large squadron of Japanese The Chinese defenders, offering made by the Japanese at Amoy to derce resistance succeeded in re-land at Aotow and Chihmet on the bombers conducted a mass air „pulsing the invaders at five o'clock.mainland north of Amoy in the rate over a wide area in Kwang- tung beginning at 5.35 this morn Later the Japanese in greater past few days.
Approaching in four or five life ing. number made further landing
boats, the invaders were repulsed operations Central News.
TERRIFIC BOMBARDMENT
Canton, Oct. 12.
The Japanese landing at Oatow
at four o'clock this morning was effected by about 200 bluejackets ›
at Canton where it is expected they will be bottled up. Meanwhile
tioned the Polish Government that to include Ruthenia in the Hua- garian nation was contrary to the self-determination.--- right
of
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Guerilla Activities On
Nanchang-Kiukiang Line
Nanchang, October 12. Supporting the operations of regular forces, Chinese guerillas have been extremely active along the Nanchang-Kinkiang railway in harassing Japanese movements and raiding isolated enemy posts.
Lanchino, Kaolung, Nanchongchwang, three small villages in' she. vicinity of Mahwelling; were subjected to repèsted raids by Chinese partisans.
KING LEOPOLD IN FRANCE
Paris, Oct. 12.
It la estimated that at least thirty Japanese were killed in the last few days by these guerillas..
Nine Japanese motor tracks, fully loaded with military suppliés. were waylaid by Chinese guerillas en the Kluklang-singtze highway on October 7. In the encounter which King Leopold of the Belgians ensued, the Chinese destroyed four arved in Paris to-day to unveil of the trucks and forced the a incmorial to the late King Albert. Japanese to make a hasty retreat. giving a One anti-aircraft gun and ona Inncheon in King Leopold's honour heavy, machine-gu were seized to-day-Reuter
by the Chinese.-Central News.
Cantos to-day experienced the PRACTICAL JOKE President Lebrun longest air raid alarm, beginning at 5.35 am, and the all clear being sounded at 5.15 pm.
It is confrmed that the Cantori-
Kowloon line has been disrupted and there are no trains either to or from Canton to-night owing to According to reports, the places damage on the line-Reuter. by Chinese defenders each time-raided included Tienhotsun, the Central News.
Fatshan railway station, Yuehi cheng, Tungkun, Waiyeung, Trengshing. Lienshan, Cheungnuk- tou. Lokchong, Kuntien, Yuentam. Pakong, Tsungfa, and Pahsien, in north Kwangtung.
FUSHERMEN FORCED TO LEAVE NAMOA
Swatow, Oct. 12.-- Owing to the acute shortage of large numbers of
in a score of lighters. The land-foodstuffs,
IMPERIAL AIRWAYS NEW LINER
London, Oct. 12. The first of the new giant Ensign
ing operations were preceded by Chinese tahermed on Namoa have a terrific naval bombardment and been forced to leave the island by Japanese bombers were still over atr liners built for Imperial Air
covered by a squadron of military the Japanese. planes dropping bombs.
Chinese defence forces and militia corps in the Walyeung district offered stubborn resis- tance and after about an hour's fighting forced the, in- vaders gradually back to their "vessels. During the engage- ment, a number of casualties were inflicted on the Japanese, Shortly after the landing at Optow a large number of about 1.000 Japanese in scores of armed launches forced another landing at Nimshan and nearby points. Several rubber lighters used by the
More than 1,000 fishermen and their family folks have arrived at Holshan Island off Jaoping.
ways' Empire service by Armstrong Whitworth made its maiden flight over London today.—British Wire- jess.
Up to the time of wiring, the Tsengcheng and Fahsien.--Central News.
MORE EFFECTIVE BLOW
Tokyo, Oct. 12 The destruction of thousands of Japanese Army communique Chinese fishing boats by the states that the landing in South' Japanese upon their landing on China was completed in two hours any damage to the rights and in the island is understood to be the with little resistance and virtually terest of third Powers, with a view cause for the present misery of the no Japanese losses. The Japanese to precluding any untoward in- Chinese fishemen: Deprived of are now making a steady drive incident.-Reuter. their boats, they are unable to land. make a living-Central News.
LITTLE SURPRISE IN CANTON
The Chinese were apparently READY FÖR JAFANESE taken aback by the landing and
Canton, Oct. 12. their gunfire was heart only a (From Our Own Correspondent)
The landing of Japanese blue- dozen times: All the Japanese the Canton, Oct. 12. Chinese troops are elated by the soldiers carried two days rations jackets and troops in Blas Bay this morning is intended to harass
of Tehan, and will give a good ac- tas masks count of themselves in the coming
Japanese in landing were destroyed success of their own units north and anti-gas equipment, including the country from the rear; and, to
by Chinese fire from the shore.
The Japanese army and naval ofcera operating in Blas Bay were resident officers in Canton and Swatow and apparently know the geographical position of Kwang- tung
Simultaneous with the landing at engagement with the Japanese Nimshan, Japanese blue-jackets Invaders cleo landed at Hachung and en- gaged the Chinese detenders in severe fighting-Central News
LOKCHONG BOMBED
Canton, Oct. 12 Lokchong city in north Kwang- tung suffered heavily during the Japanese air raid yesterday.
Over 20 bombs were dropped. In side the city and on the outskirts.:
Chinese reports stated that General Iwane Matsal and Bear-Admiral Masakichi Okutia, are the commanding officers in
The Foreign Minister verbal- ly Informed the Ambassadors of third Powers of the opera-
the tlons along
Coast of Kwangtung and said that they' aimed at dealing Chiang Kai- shek a more effective blow.
bring about a transfer of some of the troops at the front for the defence of Kwangtung. This move is to weaken the defence of Han- kow.
The military authorities are fully alive to the danger. If the Japanese troops penetrate from
ON DR. E. BENES
Offered Rectorship Of Glasgow
London, Oct. 12:
Dr. E. Benes, the ex-President of Czechoslovakia, has no intention of standing as candidate for the Rectorship of Glasgow University, according to a statement issued by the Czechoslovak Legation in Lon- don
The whole affair is described in
the statement as a practical joke perpetrated by students of the University.
Among those who were taken in by the report was Bir Archibald Sinclair, Independent Libéral, who has himself. been named as candi- date for the post of rector at Glasgow. He sent a telegram to the University offering to stand down in favour of Dr. Benes Transocean.
KWEICHOW GIVES WINTER COATS
Kwelyang. Oct. 12. Responding to the nationwide campaign for winter clothes for the Chinese at the front; various public organizations in Kwelchow have decided to raise $200,000 for the purchase of 200,000 cotton padded conta
Madame Wa, wife of Mr. Wo - Ting-chang, Chairman of the
He added that Japan requested the coast they will encounter third Powers to understand the strong Chinese resistance.
Cantor has been ready for the Kwelchow Provincial Government, real intentions of Japan and to pay special attention in extending attack for the past several months, is leading a women's campaign in co-operation to the efforts of and the Japanese landing caused soliciting Japanese forces for minimising little surprise here-International. News.
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