THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH,
MONDAY,
MAY
1938.
Chinese Confident of Victory
INITIATIVE TAKEN FROM ADVERSARIES
Counter - Offensive On Thinly-Held Lines Shake Weary Japanese
Hsuchow, May 2.
Competent military observers, commenting on the war situation in south Shantung, believe that the Japanese forces, kept constantly in check by the stubborn Chinese defence, are facing another debacle.
It is pointed out that despite their repeated attempts to break through the Chinese defence, extending over 100 kilometres in a zigzag line, first on the south-east of Taierchwang and then at Pihsien and Tancheng, the Chinese hold out with growing confidence.
For a time the situation in the vicinity of Pihsien and Tancheng took a critical turn, but the ability of the Chinese command and the gallantry of the soldiers eventually turned the fortunes of war in their favour. Anxious moments for the fate of the Lunghại line at any point are now believed over.
The terrific strain of the continuous struggle, it is believed, has exerted o telling effect on the tired Japanese forces whose total strength is estimated at less than 40,000. A
Holding on grimly, the Chinese forces bore the full brunt of the flerce assault until fresh reinforce- ments arrived on the scene,
GOING TO NEW POST
Vice-Admiral Kiyoshi Hasegawa, Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese China Seas Fleet, left, has just been recalled to Japan to take up a new post. With him here, from left to right, are Vice-Admiral Soemu Toyoda, Rear-Admiral Rokuzo Sugiyama and Rear-Admiral Tadao Honda. The Photograph was taken at a memorial service in Shanghai for bluejackets killed in action-Press Union.
PEIPING'S RAILWAYS SERIOUSLY DAMAGED
Repair Gangs Fight Guerilla Destruction
Peiping, May 1. The first train from Shihchia- chuang for three days arrived to-duy ut 5.30 p.m. Passengers and trainmen ilne was torn up like it was in the famous week of early February.
They said that the rails had been removed in over 20 places, and that every important bridge on the line was damaged to some extent.
Victory For China Would Benefit All
Mr. C. T. Wang Hopes Aggression May
Be Defeated ·
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Detroit, May 1. Mr. C. T. Wang, Chinese Ambas- andor to the United States, in broadcast to-day, said he was con- the vinced that Chinn's success in
furnish nations enlightened
with other "encouragement to believe it possible to restore to the doctrines of interna- tional right, their former authority. and to carry forward to new victories the fight for international peace, co- operation, and Justice."
A counter-attack was at once sweeping general offensive on vital ordered, and a flanking movement reported that the Pelping-Hankow struggle with Japan would points along the thinly held Japanese finally forced the Japanese to retreat line will spell now disaster for the leaving behind three light machine Invaders.
quantities The Chinese high command, it is guns, eighty rifles, and
of military accoutrements. stated, has now completed the distri- More than 300 Japanese were kill bution of its forces and the initin-ed during the encounter, and the tive is being taken from the Japanese Chinese also suffered heavy casual-
The Japanese attack, it is stated, ties Central News. was brought to an abrupt halt when the Chinese army launched a deter- mined counter-offensive south-west of Tancheng on the evening of April 28.
Throughout April 30 and May 1, the Japanese have been unable break the stalernate which has proved most costly to them-Central News,
Stalemate South Of Yihsien
Teleschwung, May 2. The stalemate south of Yihsien continued unbroken yesterday and early this morning.
All this damage is apparently the result of lightning and concentrated attacks at every vital point from Changhsintien to Shichischuan, on the evening of April 28.
The passengers reported that sporadic skirmishing Was still continuing in many places. They report they saw parts of a demolished Japanese armoured train three miles north of Chochow.
Repeated attempts were made by the Japanese to break through the Chinese defences among the hilly terrain, but were driven back by bloody combat between Chinese and artillery and anti-tank batteries that the bridges were in no
Central News,
Heavy Japanese Losses
Hauchow, May 2. Twenty-four hours" continuous
of
Japanese forces in the vicinity Yuanchwan, north of Plhsien yester- day and the night before, has result- ed in heavy losses for the Japanese. The invaders opened their attack on the Chinese positions at Yuanch- wang in an effort to divert the Chin- ese strength at Tancheng. A whole regiment, supported by a battery of heavy artillery,
swung into action.
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of our
Chinese Capture Of Haimen Denied
Pelping, May 2.
A spokesman yesterday denied that the Chinese had recaptured Haimen,
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The passengers marvelled at the emciency and speed of the Japanese repair gangs, considering the extent of the repairs necessitated. They said way completely demolished, apparently
due to the lack of explosives.
The Arst south-bound train
left
Pelping at 11.10 a.m. to-day.-United
Press,
was making some progress.--United Press.
New Attacks Expected
Liunn, May 2, Following weeks of inactivity, the situation on the southern section of the Tientsin-Pukow Railway has again become tense with the occupa- tion by Japanese troops of Hohsien and Hanshin last week,
He asked how better could the world be prevented from becoming a group of armed camps than by a capital demonstration of wanton aggression being defeated, or perhaps, vitally injured..
could be
Mr. Wang contended that in the past 40 years Japan hud aimed to prevent a united, modernised China, and she had therefore, intensified her attacks in recent years when China had progressed especially rapidly.
He said that if China freed of the fear of aggression, un- doubtedly she would advance rapidly in all respects of material prosperity, and become a great market for world trade. He spoke appreciatively of the "almost universal" American sympathy for China-United Press.
Jewel Thief Caught; Loot Recovered
Military Intelligence reports the preparation of sirong defence works $3,700 from the residence of Mr. L. A The larceny of jewellery valued at by the Japanese in the vicinity of Tobias, nt Poldfulum, on New Wuhu and Hsunncheng, Indicating an attempted withdrawal of surplus Year's Eve, had a troops for a new thrust northward ing along the rallway.
At the same time large numbers of
Chinese people in the Japanese occupied oren are being pressed to repair highways damaged by Chinese guorilla troops-Central News..
Chiang Confident Of Final Victory
Shanghai, May 2.
ultimate Firm confidence in the Chinese success was expressed by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek in o circular of encouragement sent to all members of the Kuomintang through- out the country to-day.
The circular states that the cam- paign of resistance has already en- tered its second stage, and while the situation remains grave, considerable progress has been made by the re- gulär troops and the guerilla forces towards the attainment of ultimate victory.
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the week-end when pollee arrested Wong Chau, a 36-your- old servant formerly employed by Mr. Tobias.
Most of the loot was recovered last night, pawn tickets found in Wong's possession lending pollee to the haul. Recovered jewellery is valued at $1,259. Wong left Mr. Tobias's cm- ployment in November last, and the theft was not discovered until Decem- ber 31.
Admitting the larceny before Mr. H. R. Butters at the Central Magis tracy this morning, Wong was sen- tenced to six months' hard labour.
THIEVES ATTACK GIRLS' PICNIC
Four young Chinese girls, who were plenicking on the hills above the old Laichikok prison yesterday after- "The Japanese armies are already noon, were held up by three bandits, showing signs of exhaustion, while The girls were not molested except
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