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MARCH
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No. 18470
THURSDAY, 四拜禮 號一卅三英港香
THOUSANDS DIE
BARELY 600
JAPANESE
SURVIVORS
Half- Naked Chinese
Wield Big
Swords
In Bloody Fight
Hsuchow, Mar. 31.
Between 3,000 and 4,000 Japanese troops have been wiped out at Taierchwang during encounters in the last five days and barely 600 now remaining face imminent annihilation.
The Chinese troops fighting at Taierchwang are those under the command of General Sun Lien-chung, who distinguished themselves during the battle at Nankow at the Great Wall last year.
General Sun's troops were called in on March 24 when the town was in a critical situation. In a counter-offensive the next day they recaptured several villages north of the town.
On March 26 reinforced by two mechanised detachments and supported by six planes and more than 20 tanks, the Japanese renewed their attack The Chinese were compelled to withdraw to their original lines but three Japanese tanks
were damaged during the engagement.
On the morning of March 27, under a protective barrage and pre- ceded by 10 tanks, between 500 and 600 Japanese succeeded in breaking into the city. A fierce hand-to-hand fight ensued in the city and ut a point north-cust. Bare to the waist. despite the cold the Chinese fenders fought furiously.
wielding their big swords and hurling their hond Renades. The Japanese Inside the city were wiped out towards
c-
evening, Some 50 Japanese who occupied the city tower were stain by Chinese handgrenades. The Japanese troops north-east of the city were repulsed with heavy losses. Eleven of their tanks were damaged.
JAPANESE RETREAT CONTINUES
Chinese Follow Up Advantage
Hankow, Mar. 31. The tide of battle on the Tien- Armoured Cars Destroyed tsin-Pukow Railway front is Another hand-to-hand battle was again favouring the Chinese: fought outside the city at dawn on forces, according to telephone March 28. Three Japanese armoured despatches from Li Chung-jen, cars were destroyed during the day. the latest communication stating
As communications with the rear
the Japanese forest the
were cut by Chinese guerillas, the Lingyi sector had recommenced Japanese used six planes to transport ammunition, medicine and provisions general withdrawal to the on March 20.
forces
north, with the Chinese com-
On March 30 they were surrounded manders, Pang Ping-hsun and by the Chinese
at several Chung Tze-chung closely follow- villages north of Talerchwang, Asing the retiring enemy. slated by six planes, they made re-
to break Alops the
Lincheng-Talerelwang
peated abortive attempts through the Chinese siege. Mean-railway, about 15,000 Japanese troops while, their casualties mounted hour-are encircled by the Chinese. The ly. Only about 600 sull survive.
Shih-chun,
31, 15.8.
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TAIERCHWANG Continues Unchecked
MEN FOR "THE NEXT WAR”
UFS
IL DUCE SAYS. "WE LIKE IT"-Having tried out the Passo Romano-the modified German goose- step-on his. Black Shirts, Premier Mussolini liked it so well ho ordered it as a regular movement for his Fascist militia. Above, the goose-stepping soldiery pass in review in Rome, on the 10th Fascist anniversary. "It's not for the sedentary," Duco zald. That's why we like it."
Mussolini
Talks of Third "Campaign"
Rome, Mar. 31.
A mysterious reference ta nn- other campaign was reported to have been made by Sipour Benito Mussolini, when he re- reived a number of Senators at the Palazzo Venezia. after bls speech to the Senate.
ho
Briefly addressing them, thanked them for raising him to the rank of Marshal of the Em- pire, and, it is reported, nuded: "This new appointment increases my responsibility for a third great and victorious campaign of the whleti I shall lead Empire In you."
The statement is not oficially confirmed.-Reuter,
AIR RAIDS NORTH
OF CANTON
Attempt To Check
Movement Of
War Supplies
north and
cast
Di
Canton, Mar. 31. Japanese planes continued their Japanese made a desperate attempt routine raids over Kwangtung this late on Tuesday night to break morning, several machines dropping The Chinese side also suffered con- through the Chinese'cordon, but fall-heavy bombs on the countryside siderable casualties. Three regimen-ed.
Immediately Han tal commanderu, Wang Kwan-wu and Wang Piny Meanwhile, Japanese forces at Canton. The detonations were clear- were, wounded but they ara sui. Angyl furiously allocked on Tues-ly audible in Shameen. directing operations-Central News. lay and also carly yesterday morn
'ng in order to form a function with the city heading for the south. Ex- A number of planes possed east of Chinese Troops Break Siege he Japanese trapped in the vicinity plosions of anti-aircraft shells dotted
st Talerchwang, but the Chinese the sky on all sides. forces turned them buck.
JAPANESE FAIL TO CHECK ATTACKERS
Give Ground Steadily On Long Front
(Special to "Telegraph")
Shanghai, Mar. 31.
Chinese Army despatches reveal that the
MOORS APPROACHING GATES OF LERIDA AS DEFENDERS FLEE
Barcelona Threatened By Approach Of Insurgents
Hendaye, Mar. 80.
It is reported that the Loyalists are fleeing towards the Mediterranean by three roads, while the Moors have approached the gates of Lerida.
The disorganised retreating forces, including members of the International Brigade, are going eastwards to Balauger by one road, to Igualada by another, and to Tarragona by the third.
Simultaneously it is reported that the Insurgents have forced the Loyalists to retreat to the Noguera mountains above Candesa. Insurgent headquarters announced that its troops are occupying territory at the rate of 18 square miles an hour.
23 Killed In Valencia Collision
Barcelona, Mar. 30.
Au electric train collided with a gasolene truck near Valencia to-day, and killed 23 people, 28 well an seriously injuring ten others.-United Press.
Japanese in most parts of the fighting lines in Unlicensed southern Shantung and southern Shansi are in Radio Fans general retreat, apparently intending to.con-
solidate their now endangered strategic positions Heavily Fined
and
to
reopen
their
Court Takes Strong Line Of Action
A Barcelona message says that the Loyalists, admitting the Insurgents are approaching Lerida, have nounced that they are evacuating the civilians, und establishing their dies fences farther in the rear. Reports slate that the Insurgents captured the hydro-electric plant at Seros, 13 miles south-east of Lerida, and it is probable that General Pozus is "no longer in active charge". It is not revealed whether he has been remov- ed from command, though SOTIC believe that Lieut. Coloncl Juan.... Reyes might have replaced him.-—--- United Pressa
Threaten Barcelona's Electric Power
Barcelona, Mur, 30. The Insurgenis arn threatening to sever Barcelona's electric current. Labour Untons have appealed for an additional 200,000 workers, who are not afraid to die for their country.
This appeal is accompanied by a warning by the Defence Minister, that if the power is cut, paralyzing industry, every idler must immed!- ately report
military duly. United Presss
Ior
severed lines of communication. The Japanese retreat has been forced by the war's most extensive Chinese ounter-drive, and the Chinese claim they have orced the Japanese troops to abandon large moned before Mr. H. R. Butters at The Insurgents are driving hard,
'upplies of war materials at many points.
to
The Japanese have been compelled arricade themselves in the scattered walled owns, while they are awaiting reinforcements.
SMALLPOX GAINS IN KOWLOON
1,350 Deaths Among Colony's 1,761 Cases
Another charp upward trend in the
Tunchi, Anhwei, Mar. 31. After being reinforced, the Chinese
Japanese forces in Taining are mov- During the past week the Japanese. guerilla units at Chinchiling, north'ng southward to Lincheng, and the planes appear to have concentrated of Kwangtch on the Anwel-Klangau Chinese are executing a flanking mainly on the Canton-Hunkow rail number of cases reported to local border, earlier surrounded by Japan-movement in order to prevent the way, and to have endeavoured to CES columns from Wushing, Chang Tapanese reinforcements from reach-stop supplies from going north, health authorities marked the small-
log. Liyang and sucheng, finally ng Lincheng.
They have also been operating close pox epidemic yesterday. repulsed
yesterday attackers the
Late yesterday an urgent telephone to Canton, although no bombs have afternoom.
despatch from the front reported that been drooped on the city itself for
division of cavalry had reached several months past.
between Tehchow and
At present there are no details of this morning's raid.-Reuter.
The Japanese troops are withdraw ing toward thing on the west bank of the Taihu Laite, Central News.
Chinese forces are systematically estroying railway and highway com- unientions in the Japanese rear, thereby making it very dificult for Japanese reinforcements and rup- plies to reach the front. Reuter
Punishment Of Chang Tzo-Chung Revoked
Chungking, Mar. 31. In recognition of his bravery in fending the Chinese troops against the Japanese on the Linyl front, the National Government isnted a man- date yesterday revoking the previous mandate for the punishment of General Chang Te-chung because of The Rumanian Cabinet has decreed his werk policy toward the Japanese the dissolution of all political parties,
(Continued on Pape 4.)
-United ProIT.
RUMANIAN POLITICAL PARTIES DISSOLVED
Bucharest, Mar. 30.
Of thirty-six cases reported, were in Kowloon, ten in the residen- tial areas of Victoria and ore in a
23
craft in the Harbour.
Total since January 1 is now 1,761, of whom 1,330 have died. VOTE OF CENSURE
Shauklwan, Aberdeen, Kowloon London, Mar. 30. and the New Territories were entirely The Labour Opposition has tabled free of all notiable diseases, which the following vole of censure; "thint were distributed as follows: ay the foreign polley of Ills Majesty's Government cannot arrest a darger-
ous drift towards war, and is In- Diphtheria consistent with its election pledges, | Typhoid this House is of the opinion the Issue Measies abould be submitted to the country Meningtils without delay."-British Wireless. Dysentery
Victoria Harbour
A mumber of Chinese were sum-
the Central Magistracy this morning
LOYALISTS DYNAMITE RIVER DAM
Hendaye, Mar. 30.
for being in possession of wireless two miles from Lerida, They have sets without licences. In some cases, captured Alcarraz eight miles from heavy fines were imposed and con- fiscation of the sets ordered.
Lerida.
Desperate Loyalists dynamited the Mr. E. 1. Wynne-Jones, the Post-dam on the Cinca River and released master-General, appeared for the 40,000,000 cubit metres of water, but the Insurgents moved to higher prosecution.
ground in their advance.-United Mr. Mok Yik-ha, of Wanchai Road, Press. was summoned for being in posses- sion of a radio set without a licence that on February 28.
Foreign military experts here are Inclined to give full credence to the
out Chinese claims, pointing
Mr. Alfred S, K. Lau appeared for Japanese vunguards for outdistanced their safe communication lines and the defence, and pleaded gulity. He exposed their flanks to Chinese asked for a caution, and added that guerillas.
Moreover, they left insuficient garrisons in their strategic towns and villages, in the mistaken belief that the Chinese troops were concentrated to the south-west, shead Japanese vanguard.
defendant was engaged in business In Canton and Macao, and forgot to renew the licence. The day after the wireless inspector had visited the premises, the licence was renewed.
Mr. Wynne-Jones remarked that fallure to renew or talce out licences
of
of the for sels was depriving the Cencing
STOP PRESS
WARSHIP SENT
TO GUARD BRITISH LIVES
Ad-
Its legal revenue. The radio offices were very busy during the,
Febru beginning of the year, but by Japan's Error Means
ary 20, Mr. Key, the Wireless In- Heavy Loss To Army
spector, managed to get around and The foreign experts discussing the found the set wired to an external
As a result of the rlots. between perial. "short-sighted" Japanese
andi strategy
3,000 armed striking miners "I will
Worship, remind your
1247| millila nt the declare it may result in the war's
Kallan Mining most costly phase, due to the present continued Mr. Wynne-Jones, "that
Tientsin, the Commander-in-Chief, heavy losses and the necessity of between January 10 and 10 I caused ministration mines at Tongshan, near procuring thousands of reinforce a warning to be broadcast, in the Chino, Station, has despatched II.M.S. ments prior to any attempt to retake morning and
It is emphasized that the despatch it present reported to be evacuating that licences were becoming renew of Lowestoft to the Tientsin port is
able and warned them of the possi- purely a precautionary measure. It is predicted that Japanese ble consequences of failure to renew. advances of the future will be very It is diflcult to think of any other the warship unless the lives of British marines or antiora will be landed from much slower, due to the probable means which I can USC to warn subjests are endangered. precaution of fully "mopping up" people of this."
the positions which the Japanese are lish and Chinese, both in Eng- Lowestoft to Chingwantao.
before pressing the attack.
The foreign experis are impressed
To all steners,
HEAVY PENALTY
by the apparently unified. Chinese' He added that, he had not come command over the guerillas in North to Court to press for the full penalty Chine, which converged on the which the law provided. İle T- Japanese from all sides simultaneous- minded the Court that the maximum
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H.M.S. Capetown is at present at Welhalwel and H.M.S. Folkestone at Toingtao.
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