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No. 16471
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JAPANESE FLEE AFTER HEAVY DEFEAT
SEVERE LOSS ON BLOODY LINYI SECTOR
Desperate Fighting For Road to Hsuchow Still Proceeding
Hankow, Mar, 22.
The battle for Tenghsien, on the north Tientsin- Pukow railway front, was one of the severest Sino- Japanese battles ever fought, according to the estimates of the casualties. The Chinese estimate their own casualties in thousands.
According to Chinese reports in the battles on the Lini sector, south-eastern Shantung, the Chinese casualties were 3,000 and the Japanese 8,000, with Japanese troops fleeing to the Kiaotsi railway, leaving
Chamberlain Prepared To Disclose Policy
AMERICA'S BID FOR SUPREMACY IN AIR
1,000 dead on the battlefield. The right hands of these Clouston Hops
For Home
men were found usually to be cut off, and this was explained by Japanese prisoners, who said that the Japanese army had ordered this to be done when the body could not be taken to the rear.
Japanese troops are reporting to be rushing south- ward from the Kiaotsi railway to reinforce the troops on the Linyi sector.
The Chinese still claim the retention of Hanchuang, north of Hsuchow.-United Press.
Pinglu Recaptured
By Chinese
Chengehow, March 22,
Chinese forces which crossed the Yellow River, dispersed the Japanese troops at Pinglu and recaptured the city yesterday morning. They have now established contact with the Chinese units which recently covered Maotsintu.
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JAPANESE
DECLARE
RESISTANCE SMASHED
Now Driving On Hsuchow
Shanghai, Mar. 22.
Sydney, Mar. 21. Flying-Officer Clouson nnd Mr. Victor Ricketts, who are attempting
to New Zealand and back; left Sydney record round flight from England at 5.30 G.M.T. on the return trip- Reuter,
Leave Brisbane
Brisbane, Mar. 22. Flying Omeer Clouston left Charle- ville, West Queensland, at 8.11 am. local time.--Reuter.
Although it is not much talked about, there is an un- declared air armaments race going on at this moment. Every nation is striving to produce the biggest and fastest bombers and the swiftest and most manoeuvrable fighting craft. These are the United States' Intest bombers, christened "flying fortresses," on a flight above New York's sky-scrapers. Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges over the East River can be seen.
£1,611,520 AWAITING
CLAIMANTS IN IRISH
HOSPITAL SWEEPSTAKE
(Special to "Telegraph")
Dublin, Mar. 21.
MEXICANS
Sir Joseph Glynn, vice-Chairman of the Irish SEIZE
Hospitals Committee, in the absence of Lord Powerscourt who is cruising in Grecian waters, to-day opened the AMERICANS proceedings at the Mansion House for the 23rd Irish
Hospitals Sweepstake draw.
Workers Becoming
Dangerous
Mexico City, Mar. 21.
Fenglinglu, on the north bank of the river opposite to Tungkwan. which was also recently retaken by the Chinese, is reported to have been occupied again by 800 Japanese.
Sir Joseph devoted most of his opening speech to the Chinese guerillas, however, have rushed to the spot and are assisting
work which was being done for the hospitals of the the regular Chinese troops there.
country, and said that Dublin itself would soon have the Gunfire was clearly nudible at Tung- kwan yesterday Central News. According to Domci's correspondent at Tampico are holding the Huasteca from Dublin were being sent to all parts of the world to It is reliably reported that workers four finest hospitals in the world. Furthermore students at Linfen, the backbone of Chinese Petroleum Company's nssistant mana- Chinese Attack Changhing
resistance in Shansi was cracked ger at Tampico, Mir: E. E. Borego, a gather the latest details of research, and a Cancer Kwangteh, Mar. 23.
after four months of Japanese opera- graduute of the Colorado School of In attempt to harass the tons, with the capture of Kihisien, tines, and Mr. F. W. Yenney, per- Council had been established, with special duties. Japanese advance on Hsiaofeng and in south-west Shansi, yesterday. Szenn on the Kiangou-Aniwel The Japanese troops defeated 4,000 border, a
Chinese detachment has Chinese prior to entering the city, pending payment of salary claims. started a renewed counter-offensive
Central Army patrols on Changhing in the Taihu Lake area, barred the Chinese retreat across the and has reached its suburbs. The Yellow River, and forced the de-tervened, and the Embassy has re- town is being used by the Japanese tenders to ace into the mountainous ported the matter to Washington.---- as a base of operations.
an
The Japanese troops stationed in
Chinese
ares nearby.
A Japanese spokesman In Shang-
the town are patrolling in tanks as a hat said this morning that 114 miles
precaution-Central News.
Desperate Fighting
separated the northern and southern Japanese columns on the Tientsin-
sonnel
manager, both Americans,
from March 15 to March 10.
LITHUANIA The United States Consul has in-
United Press.
SETTLEMENT LOOKS HOPEFUL
Washington, Mar. 21. Mr. Sumner Welles, Under Secre-
LAMENTS LOSSES
Pukow railway. Ho sald Japanesetary of State, has conferred with the March On President's
Hankow, Mar. 22.
columns were driving from Lincheng Mexican Ambassador, and it is hoped There is desperate fighting on the
to Hsuchow, and
and they
they had inflicted that an amicable settlement of the Tientsin-Pukow rallway front.
n heavy casunities
on the Chinese. He oll dimeulties will result.-United Chinese and Japanese armies have said the Chinese had left 7,500 bodies Press. locked in a gigantic struggle for pos-en the battlefield, while the Japanese
session of Hsuchowfu, according to Chinese reports.
The Japanese, supported by air- craft, artillery and mechanised units, are pushing south along the railway towards Hsuchowfu and
the guards have already reached Hanch-| wang by a flinking movement,
von-
losses were 40 killed and wounded.-United Press,
JAPANESE RETAKE
230
WORKERS RESCUE
PARTY LEADER
Home Dispersed
to
The sweepstakes had nothing to fear. Nothing could smash them, but War.
The Lord Mayor welcomed over- scas visitors, and Mr. O'Sheehan, n director, announced the total pro- ceeds of the Grand National Sweep to be £2,740.002, and the tolal prize. fund was £1,011,520.
Tickets
for
non-running or un- placed horses will be worth £400-
10-0d. cach, and also there will be special cash prizes of £230-8s. each, taking the places of the former residual prizes.
soon after admission.
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CABINET SUMMONED FOR CONSIDERATION ·
OF VITAL PROBLEM
Soviet Invitation To Peace Quest To Be Discussed
London, Mar. 21.
The Prime Minister will make an important statement on Government policy with respect to the international situation on Thursday. In reply to several of the questions addressed to him to-day on foreign affairs, including a private notice question by the Opposition Leader, Mr. Chamberlain invited members to await statement he hoped to make at an early date, and subsequently he indicated Thursday would provide a suitable opportunity.
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A special meeting of the Cabinet has been summoned for to-morrow morning, in addition to the ordinary weekly meeting on Wednesday, and it is understood to-morrow's meeting will be devoted to the international situation.
U.S. Increases.
Pensions To
Considering Soviet Invitation
Questioned on the Government's attitude.to the proposal of the Russian Foreign Minister that a conference of major powers be held to discuss the German annexation of Austria, the Premier said the Government had
Veterans' Kin received the proposal of the Soviet.
Washington, Mar. 21.
The House of Representatives to-day passed, and sent on to the Senate, a Bill extending World War
veterans' widows and orphans pensions, affecting 700 additional families, at a cost of U.S.$1,051,500 for the first year.
The Bill permits of pensions In the event of a veteran being 10 per cent, disabled as a result of world war wounds at the ime- of his death, compared with the present 20 per cent.--United Press.
U.S. Soldier Faces Grave Accusation
Allegedly Participated In Poiping Logation Robbery
and was giving consideration to 11. He
was not, however, prepared to anticipute his general statement with regard to the issues arising from the present situation.
U.S. Government Kept Informed
The Prime Minister stated that His Majesty's Government had kept the United States Government generally informed of its attitude to recent events in Europe.-British Wireless. Chamberlain May Explain
London, Mar. 21, The Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, indicated in the House of Commons this afternoon that he may speak on (Continued on Page 4.)
STOP PRESS
SMALLPOX DECLINES
Peiping, Mar. 22. A general court martial opened at the American Embassy yesterday to hear the case of Private Matthew three days indicate that warmer Smallpox returns for the past M. Mannherz of Bristol, Pennsyl-weather has had a big effect in vania, an American guard, who was checking the epidemic. With 21 charged with armed robbery and cases, some of which should have absence from duty without leave.
been included in week-end returns, notified yesterday, the average for The robbery was that of gold bars, day, lowest since February 22.
the past three days is only 19 per in
Fifteen of yesterday's cases were
Kovno, Mar. 21.
The Hospital Fund from all sweeps now exceeded £12,000,000, and in- Lithuanian
demonstrators cluding to-day's contribution, £40,- gathered at the tomb of the Un-000,000 will have been distributed as Ciudad Obregon, Mex., Mar. 21. known Soldier to-day and sang || prizes-International Press Bureau. Three hundred Agrarians and the Vilna song, bowailing the KWANGTEH
Inbourers have seized the municipal
KILLED IN FALL offices, stopped work in three of the loss of the capital city. Shanghal, Mar. 22: rice mills, and forced the release of Afterwards they started A. Japanese spokesman said that Jacinto Lopez, Agrarian Party leader, march on President Smetona's
FROM WALL Japanese troops had re-occupied who was arrested on Sunday, after residence, but the police inter- Chinese, comprising two
army Kwangtch between Wuhu and Hong- he had quarreled with
Lee Sang, 38, fell off a Iocal когра
under General Chang Tze-chew, and had also occupied Anki, police when he
theavened and dispersed them after Belcher Street, was taken to Queen fade and pearls which occurred heard chung and General Pang Ping-hsun, north-west of Hankchow. He said respectfully mention President Car arresting 20-United Press. Mary hospital this morning, and died the Legation quarters on the night have launched a vigorous offensive they drove out the Chinese troops in deras name-United Press.
cabinet reSIGNS
of December 21, 1937, in which a notified from Victoria, nine from neur Lingy, in south-east Shantung, the Mokenahan Hill area, and added
San Francisco, Mar. 21. Ng Lin, 22, was taken to the Queen gang of Poles, Germans, Chinese and Kowloon and one from Shaukiwan
Mary Hospital to-day suffering from Mannherz are alleged to have been Exchange Telegraph's corres internal pain and is suspected to have involved,
Total since January 1 1,564.
One coso each of diphtheria, pondent at Kovno reports that taken polson.
meningitia from chickenpox and Taken to the same hospital, Cheng The Lithuanian Cabinet has sub-
Yesterday's testimony was largely Victoria, two cases of dysentery from mitted its resignation, which Liu, 87, was treated for injuries that of the Chinese watchman, who Kowloon and one case of measles
received when knocked down by n was tied up and made President Smetona has accepted, I bus at the junction of Garden Road down on his bed while the robbery Shaukiwan were also notified year
to lle face each from Victoria, Kowloon and but has requested the Cabinet (and Queen's Road Central.
was effected in the next room.
day. Aberdeen, thi NeonSTOLLA to continue until the Premier,
Ho Cheung-tang, chief watchman, and the Harbour weretti M. Tubells, returns from Switzer
testified, that Mannherz stood: point of notifiable difpanese the new land. Unid Praveen nations of M. Stasys Losóraitis, the ing dlarza priols in hindiftici EATS C Toreign Minister and My Blasys (ONE) REJECTED Silingss, Minister for Justice, and he
In the hope of turning the enemy left that at present they were mopping
up near Ishing, west of Tal Lake flank and saving Hauchowfu
Chinese claim the former 29th United Pres Army, under General Chang. has scored an
an important victory 'north of
|_ Lingyf, indicting 4,000 | camualties. The Chinese are now pushing 'north in the direction of Chuhalen- and
ANCHI AGAIN TAKEN
BY JAPANESE
Tungtu, Mor. 22. 'Anebi, /¦2 Impoŕtaní, búin. on the
Attack – Repulsed L.-10
Tukang.
WILLING TO GIVE WAGE INCREASES
Moxloo City, Mar. 31. British employees of the Mexi» can Eagle Of Combany, : whose wives and children had previous- "Ir" Teft" the country, are new
infafires of the all poms edited that, they were
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