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1938.
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CHINESE CONTINUE TRIUMPHANT DRIVE
TO
STRIVE STRAIGHTEN
LONG
LINE
Pressure on Flanks To Keep Pace With Advance in Centre
Hankow, May 5.
Following a break-through in the Japanese centre north-east of Taierchwang. the Chinese have launched a vigorous attack to drive back their adversaries on the right wing in order to consolidate the ground gained, according to Chinese despatches from the front.
The Chinese positions in south Shantung resemble the letter "W" with the flanks reaching Yihsien on the west and Tancheng on the east, with Taierchwang and Pihsien the southermost points.
Mrs. R. H. Challinor Murdered in Peak Home
JAPANESE AIR ACES "MISSING"
Reported Lost On Hankow Raid Of April 26 High Officer Mourned
Tokyo, May 5, Japanese naval aviation cir- cles to-day mourned the loss of two eruck fliers, one of them an
outstanding expert in long dis- tance bombing operations.
They
are
base
Lieut.-Commander Takeo Kazura Tokul and Lieut. Imamura, who have been missing since April 26 when they raided #skokwan, a Chinese air north-west of Itankow. The raft, the Navy Ministry here revealed 10-day, was carried out under ex- ceptionally poor atmospherie con- ditions. One bombing squadron
attack the dispatched
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base carlier that day returnert because poor visitility prevented success- ful operations. Lieut.-Commander
Tokui. how lever, at 2.30 o'clock that afternuoti, decided to take off in another -
itemaps. With timm Wis Licut.
dine jast
E
Imamura, who raided the Ston al- your. Their machine
never returned.
The Chinese advance between Taierchwang and Yihsien on Tuesday brought the Chinese centre to a point 20 kilometres north of the most southerly positions and the Chinese are now steadily pushing the whole centre farther north y bombed the held before turning
in order to bring it level with the wings.
One Chinese detachment, moving.
around the Japanese left, claims to
have reached a point between Tin France Charged
cheng and Lingy, and to have at tacked a convoy of 100 Japanse motor tracks from Lingyl, inden with | provisions and war supplies for the Tangcheng garrison.
Japaneese forces operating on the southern section of the Tientsin- Pukow railway, south of Hauchowfu.
in
the vicinity of Pengpu, cinshed on Monday with the Chinese near Long- walkwan, according to a Chinese mili tary communique. The engagement followed an attack by the Chinese
Japanese
between positions
012
Pengpu and Ningkwan. The despatch adds that two villages west of Peng- pu were occupied by the Japanese after severe fighting, but that they were recaptured in a Chinese counter- attnek.--Router.
Thousands
Slain
Isuchow, Muy 5. Between 5,060 and 6,000 Japanese! troops have been slain in the last two days since the launching of the (Continued on Page 4.)
STOP PRESS
Conqueror's Welcome To Hasegawa
Tokyo, May 5. To the cheers of thousands lining the one-mile route from Tokyo Station to the moated Imperial Palner, Vice- Admiral Kikoshi Hasegawa, former commander-in-chief of the Japanese China Seas. Fleet, to-day mude
With Assisting China's Armies
Tokyo, May 5, France to-day was accused by the Tokyo vernacular press with supplying munitions to China, prompted by a desire to prolong the Sun-Japanese hostilities,
This wish, the dailies sald, was due by the hope the conflict will become a war of attrition for Japan, which would "add to the Accurity of Indo-China.
Large quailties of munitions, the dallies charged, had been for transhipped at Singapore transportation to Halphong to be nent overland into Yunnan. Domel.
LABOUR
MEETING SECRETLY
To Shape Demands On Air Expansion Debate To-night
London, May 5. A secret meeting of
the Labour Party,| Parliamentary under the leadership of Mr. triumphal return to the Japanese Clement Attlee, will be held
He was accompanied by his chicl-to-night. of-staff, Rear-Admiral Rokuzo Sugi- yama, and Rear-Admiral Denshichi Oltochi, commandant of the Japanese Special Naval Landing Party in Shanghai.
.capital.
the course of the debate
The Japanese bombers, other filers wh joined the expedition reported, with several combats rugaged in Chinese interceptors, but successful-
back Lieut.-Commander Toku's machine, they said, was lost in the Jelouds.
Lieut.-Commander Tokul occupied several Important posts in naval aviation. As commandant of the Tateyama Air Base outside Tokyo he was responsible in training the brews of long-distance naval bombers who rendered signal services
Пlying typhoor. La across the China Sea in bomb Chinese air bases at Hang- chow. Nonking and Nachang August 14 last year, thereby prevent. jing the Chinese from effecting mass air raids upon Shanghai in the early stages ni the
canflict.- present Domet.
Bombers Active
on
Shanghai. May Japanese naval planes bombec Lunghai yesterday afternoon, record- ing direct hits on station buildings, railway car concentrations and mill- tary supply godowns, according to a statement by the Japanese spokesmann here.
A hundred and ten bombs, of vary ing sizes, were dropped on the rail-
AN UNKNOWN SOLDIER
He may be from Kwanglung or Shansi, or anywhere in Chinn. This is a typical front-line regular, who is making history in the Far East.
IL DUCE REJECTS ITALO-GERMAN
MILITARY TREATY
Rome, May 5.
Associates state that Signor Benito Mussolini has
way yards, tearing up the tracks and rejected suggestions that a military pact should be heavily damaging several freight
cars.
No Chinese planes were seen dur-
concluded between Germany and Italy, and has thrown
HUSBAND GRAPPLES WITH ASSAILANT, SUFFERS WOUNDS
House-Boy Found Lying Badly Hurt on Garden Path by Investigators
A maniacal attack on the occupants of a bedroom in the early hours of this morning brought sudden tragedy to 499, The Peak, the home of Mr. Robert H. Challinor, District Manager in Hongkong of Imperial Chemical Industries (China) Ltd., and his murdered wife.
Mrs. Sybil Ruby Challinor, aged 45, was stabbed to death, and Mr. Challinor lies in the War Memorial Hospital with multiple stab injuries, inflicted by a table knife.
The alleged assailant, Lam Chum, house-boy employed by Mr. Challinor, is in the prison ward of Queen Mary Hospital, suffering from concussion and a stab wound.
A post-mortem examination of the body of Mrs. Challinor was held shortly before noon.
Chief Justice
Going Home
On Furlough
His Honour the Chief Justice. Sir Atholl MacGregor.
SCCOM
panied by Lady MacGregor, will be going Home on May 27 on six months' leave, it was learned this CX- morning. Ils Lordship is pected to be back before Christ-
mas.
Though the results have not been officially disclosed, it is known that slab multiple she sustained deep wounds in the body from which she clied a few minutes after the uttack, The funeral has been arranged to take place at 3.30 p.m. to-day.
The condition of Mr. Challinor, who sustained deep cuts across the chest whilst grappling with the ไม่ not serious. He is assailant, conselous
and is expected to multe a full statement to the polles this afternoon.
The outrage is remarkable for the flimsiness of the alleged reason for the attack and the courage of Mr. Challinor, who, despite the fact that the attacker was armed with two sharp, table knives, unhesitatingly grappled with him.
Intended To Go Home A poignant feature of the tragedy Intended Mrs. Challinor is that Lindsell,
leaving Hongkong at the end of this month to visit her 10-year-old daughter, who at school in Eng-
During his absence, Illu Ionour
R. Mr. Justice
E. Pulsne Judge, will act as Chief Justice, willo Mr. E. II. Williams. Assistant Attorney-General will be the Acting Paine Judge.
MACAO TO GUARD
ing the raid, although there was his influence behind the British scheme for a Four Power NEUTRALITY
Chinese machine-gunning-Agreement between Italy, Germany, France and Britain.
some United Press,
LUXURY LINER AFIRE
Second Blaze 'In
French Ship.. Lafayette
Le Havre, May. 5.
12.
were
Thirty fremen, trapped by {Names,
rescued with great
the
To Japan's Consul
land.
The fact that Mr. and Mrs. Challinor were giving up their
with residence on the Peak
Mrs. Challinor's departure wns, police reports indicate, the indirect cause of the tragedy.
Lam Chun was under notice to leave and, it la stated, his request for na testimonal had been refused by Mrs. Challinor.
Heard Wife's Screams
The frat Intimation that Mr. Challinor had of anything wrong was
He jumped out of bed and saw the
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Signor Mussolini is described as being ambitious Reassurances Conveyed the screams of his wife. now to play the role of an "honest broker" in current European negotiations, and it is believed that he hopes to fulfil his pledges to both Herr Hitler and Mr. Neville Chamberlain, and to scrupulously observe the terms of the Anglo-Italian Agreement, as well as the Rome-Berlin axis.
Fascist sources believe that the Rome-Berlin axis will undoubtedly retain its "basic functions".
OFFICERS MAY HOLD UP SHIP'S SAILING
An assurance of Macno's. continued
filet is contained in message from neutrality in the Sino-Japanese con- HE. the Governor of Macao. Dr. T. Barbosa to the Japanese, Consul- General in Hongkong, Mr. T. Naka-
mura,
Macao Linked With Lisbon Radio-Phone Talk Inaugurates Service
Macoo, May 5.
The message, which was conveyed by Mr. A. B. Laborinho, Congul- General for Portugal, states that the Macho Government "Is disposed to
Macao faslied its first direct radio' Sta scize any boat which disregards id telephone message to Lisbon at 12.45 neutrality and the Harbour Office has received Instructions to compel them. to-day (5.43 p.m. Lisbon me) H. E. the Governor of Macao, Chinese boats registered in Macao lo
Dr. A. Tamagnini Barbosa, exchanged avoid any auspicious netlun and to
of felicitations with the Minister behave in,ructi a way as to prevent
Portuguese Colonies. attock Any
from Japanese war-
Bhips."
1
when.
The radio link between Labon and Macao was established by the Mar- cont Wireless Telegraph Company of Labon.
Observers are of the opinion that Coll- during his Signor Mussolini, ference with Herr Hitler of the Fire is raging in the French luxury Palace of Venice, has intimated that liner, Lafayette. It is feared the Germany must bid high for any re- The meeting has been called
by whole interior of the ship will be inforcements to the axis in view of Italy's new position in world affairs. Fascists resent the Nazi insinuations The blaze was so flerce that firemen Mr. Attlee for the purpose of framing completely destroyed. demands on the Government during
military alliance. on. Air had to abandon attempts to extinguish that Signor Mussolini, and not Herr
Hitler, wants a Arriving froin Nagasaki, by ruin Production In the House of Comitions
They claim that Signor Mussolini la
The note follows on newspaper ot present in a much better position at 9.30 o'clock this morning, Vice-next week.
reports two weeks ago that the
A large number of prominent local. thun hitherto, and any discussion of
Japanese had alleged a speed boot, Admiral Rosegawa was met by Rear-
A Committee, which was set up dificulty. Some escaped by a military alliance must of necessity
under a screen of junks, lind been offletals were present to hear the Admiral Nobory Hirata, naval aide-
Admiral some time ago by Mr. Allee to inadders thrown down from the dry come from Germany-United Press.
secu in the vicinity of Macno. The conversation at 1le Macao end and Dr. Carlos Sampato, de camp to the Emperor;
of the vestigate the country's state of air dock where the vessel was lying. Mitaumasa Yonai, Minister
intention, it was belleved, was to included; None is missing.
HITLER JOURNEYS Navy, and other naval and military preparedness, claims that in numbers
launch a torpedo aguiriat a Japancee Colonial Secretary, Capt. Gorgulho, of aircraft, the rate of production, The fire broke out while the Chief chlota.
one of the
TO NAPLES In open phaston motor-cars of the the effectiveness of the training per- Engineer was lighting
The attention of the shipping destroyer. Mr. Nakamura said Uls Police Commissioner, Mr. L. Martins, regard to boller furnaces. of sonnel and having due
The flames sprend
morning that acroplane had seen Postmaster, Dr. V. Raposo, party
Rome, May 5, Imperial Household, the
world in Hongkong to-day is muro disappear, apparently Into Treasurer, Dr. A. Miranda,
Judge, Maj. Lello, Chief of Staff returning officers drove onund thun-ground defence, Great Britain is far to
an oll tank.
Mai, Aroz, Chief of Polleo, Comm, S. Herr Hitler is journeying by special centred on the Douglas steamor, Macan walers. behind the standards which should It is a coincidence that a fire oc- Victory along derous bantal"
It is curred in the Lafayette when she was train to Naples in order to witness Haitan.
speculating The Consul General added that it Vieira, Harbour Master, Dr. Britto Avenue to the Imperial Palace, have been reached by his time.
The Committee
to-day's Naval Review. has also concen-in drydock here in 1833-Reuter. where they were received in audience
The
Lafayette
He left Rome at 10.50 p.m. last whether she will sail at 4 o'clock the polley of the Japanese Navy Chaves, Medical Officer, Col 28,000 Is by Emperor Hirohito at 10 o'clock trated on making a comparison bo-
afternoon according to not to harm fishing junks but there Vieira, Private Bee, Lt. Pinto, A.D.C Domel,
tween the British and German ale ion liner, built in 1929, and owned night and is due at Nuples at 10
Servicos.Our Own Correspondent. querading as fishing vessels. forces, and contends that the result by the Compagnie Generale Transat o'clock this morning. The train schedule. Indications early this had been some borldte Junks mase and Mr. P. Lobe, Chlet of Economia
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