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WHITEAWAY'S
CHIANG DIRECTS CHENGCHOW DEFENCE
DOIHARA'S
Chamberlain Refuses R.A.F. Expansion Probe
DIVISION CHINESE SURROUNDED RESENT
Furious Fighting For Lunghai Cities
Peiping, May 25,
It is believed that Generalissimo Chiang
Kai-shek is now in Chengchow, which is
GERMAN
POLICY
Recalled Advisers Know All Army's Defence Secrets
The 'mited Press paras
10-
China, Dr. Oscar!
apparently the next major objective of the day that the German Ambassa Japanese in the Lunghai area. He is apparentlyTrautmann, requested the modi- directing its defence.
A Japanese spokesman said to-day that definite information had been received that the Generalissimo was in Chengchow two or three days ago.-United Press.
Aim To Trap Doihara
Kaifeng, May 25.
The Chinese moved swiftly th afternoon in an attempt to trap the General Japanese divisions under Dothara, "Lawrence of Manchuria," which, despite previous clims th they
surroundel were completely and in du.ager of annihilation, were rapidly vanishing in the direction of the Yellow River.
The Chinese employed flanking movement: in na effort to trap the Japanese. One army descended from the north-east, mother moved west from Kaffeng, while Cantonese cavalry, mounted on sturdy Mungo- tion ponies, swept up on a wide front from the south.
The manoctivcr surveeded in turn- ing the west flank of the Japanese between Lanfeng and Kaifeng - United Pren
By United Press War Correspondent
Chinese Fieki Headquarters,
Lunghai Raliway Front.
May 25.
Last night we were in full retreat, in a desperate effort to save our blg artillery pieces. But we were puz- zled this morning to And that the (Continued on Page 5.)
Correspondents Missing Since
Hsuchow Battle
Hanhaw, May 26.
Un of the 20 newspaper cor- respondents who were covering the war in the vicinity of su show, only 18 have reappeared out of the maelstrom of battle.
Among the missing are three Chinese from Singapore and two representatives of Tass Apenen. both Russians.-Renter.
GERMANY PRESENTS DEMARCHE
But No Ultimatum
To Prague
London, May 26. A demarche by the German
fication of Berlin's order for the
recall of all German advisers to retain instructors and these con- neeted with military supply.
China and sought permission toj
However, Berlin refused to ae-} cede to this request.
Many of the German adiy istis are ¦ unwillingly complying with Berlin' nyeless, Tearing lees of citizenship.
German merchants in Chang Bre: depressed, not only due to the loss of: bundness wach must result from th revati of
of the German advisers to thei Chinese arthy, but because they also) fone Chinese retaliation for Germany's violation of her confidence
Chinese offieands deplore the Ger- minn artion, pointing out that these! advisers postess full records of the! Cheer miley pa
mapa, Cory- Beation, bonus, supply sources of arms and ammuniti and Future tacties.
-
Thr Chirie Government parently is a.clined to the belief that Germany's action is a result of Italian plans for anti-Chinese action. It is understood that Signor Benito Mus. sand demanded that Herr Adolf Itter cense to play a separate role in China, and it is worthy of note that after the Italian recognition of Manchukue, Signer Mussolini
called the Italian advisers from China and ceased to send that country war supplies. It appears that he now de- mands that Germany should do like- wise.
Well informed quarters, the Untied Presa continues, believe the
step
next
in the game of political chess
in the For East will be Japanese re- cognition of the Nanking "puppet" government, with Italy and Germany
STOP PRESS Minister to Prague concerning following suit and granting bells.
SOLDIER IN RESCUE SWIM IN DARKNESS
gerent rights to
In what will
Nanking four cases of alleged frontier then have the appearance of a civil violations has been Issued, wor
war, with the Japanese merely fight- according to German sources in ing Nanking's battles.
The Intention, says the
United
London.
It is understood that the Press, seems to be to bring pressure Czech Premier, Dr. M. Hodza, upon Great Britain, and to force her has tendered apologies to the to negotiate with Nanking.
It is believed, also, that Japan las German Ambassador and has promised Germany and Italy part promised to find a remedy for elpation in the economic reconstruc- the incidents.
tions of North China,
Since then, however, three other cases of violation of the German frontier have occurred,
be may
another
When two soldiers of the 7th Antland there Aircraft Buttery, Stonecutters Island. demarche.
were becalmed during last night's
henvy tropical downpour, with their
It is stated that no mention
small dinghy drifting slowly away of withdrawal of Czech troops from Hongkong with the current, was mentioned in the demarche, Bombardier Angelsen decided upon and rumours that there has a desperate expedient.
Although the dinghy was more than been anything in the nature of
miles from the nearest
laud, on ultimatumi are categorically authoritatively denied.-
two
Angelsen divested himself of his and
clothes, and swum for over two hours Reuter,
in order to bring aid to his compan- ion, Gunner Finley.
A lon.
Finley was rescued by n police launch shortly after 9 o'clock this morning, after dritting about
ali
hus Germany
JAPANESE WARSHIPS BOMBED
Chinese Aircraft Very Active
DEMANDS FORESEEN
Tsingyang, Anhwel, May 20. Berila, May 25. Chinese planes have been staging sharp daily raids on the Japanese warships prepared official protests to Prague against the in the Yangtse River between Wuhu In order to inform the authorities recurring border incidents and the and Tatung the last few days. The of Czech troops in the extent of damage done cannot be of the plight of his companion, presence Angelsen was forced to swim against Sudeten German regions of Czecha- ascertained.--Central News,
night.
Slovakia,
re-
CHINESE PLANES ACTIVE
Chengchow, May 26.
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Loviera
MAT SHOWING Relative POSITIONS of front lines yesterday. The Japanese,are now pushing on Kaifeng and Chengchow, Junction of the Lunghai Railway, ruining from Halchow on the coast to Slan in the interior, and the Peiping-Hankow fine. flankow is 285 miles south of Chengehow. Otlier Japanese units are also pressing an Kuite (Kwelteh), on the Lunghai Railway, and on the Honan border west of Nanking. The shaded areas in the man show Hsuchow neces- territorial gains by the Japanese since the fall
rea north of the silated withdrawal of Chinese forces from the Lunghat Rallway. The dotted areas show territory now under Japanese control. Much of this territory is only nominally con- trolled by the Japanese, since guerillas are constantly harassing
their lines of communication.
CHINESE STRATEGY
TO DRAW ENEMY
BY SWIFT RETREAT
Concentrating on Guerilla Style of Warfare
Shanghai, May 26.
AIR FORCE ONE OF MOST FORMIDABLE WEAPONS IN WORLD
Treats Labour Criticism As Vote of Censure
London, May 25.
The debate in the House of Commons on the Labour motion demanding a searching enquiry into the air defences of Britain was opened by Mr. Hugh Dalton, Labour, who was followed immediately by the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain.
After making the point that the Government must regard the demand for an inquiry as showing a want of confidence and therefore must treat the motion as one of censure, Mr. Chamberlain plunged into his reply to the charges which the Labour speaker had brought.
He began with the statement: "I am not here to deny there have been delays and disappointments and checks in the programme, which has been altered from time to time and expanded according to what we considered to be the needs of the moment.
"On the other hand I have no hesitation in saying that in the Air Force as it stands to-day, the country has a defence of which any country, might be proud, and that if it were put to the test to-morrow, with whatever deficiencies there may be, it would prove to be one of the most formidable fighting machines in the world."
FOREIGN POPULACE MAY QUIT HANKOW
Japanese Advance Endangers Area To Northward
were
The government was rejecting the enquiry. Sald Mr. Chamberlaini, chiefly because it would not help the
which all parties purpose united in wishing to see achieved, namely, the securing as speedily possible of an Air Force complete and efficient in all respects. Of the contrary an inquiry would Introduce confusion and delay.
US
Skerring to the new Secretary of
for Air, the Prime Minister said he thought the reputation which Str the Kingsley Wood had gained in various offices he had already held would be some guarantee
to thu be thut his methods would House thi thorough, and that he would spare
no pains to pected of him,
out duties carry
at
ex-
of
Mr. Chamberlain atoutly defended Hankow, May 26.
Lord Swinton, the former Secretary of State for Air, in appreciation There are 1,200 foreigners liv-whose services he spoke tomi Japanese operations against the capital of the Honaning in Hankow and the sur-length.
although the situation is quiet, province, Kaifeng,, continue to develop in accordance rounding area at present and with the plan for the offensive against Hankow, stated arrangements are being made Japanese military circles here yesterday. The Japanese troops are forcing back the Chinese units step by step. The Japanese are converging on Kaifeng from three sides fighting many engagements on their way.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS In arguing the importance of hoid- advantages of standardisation and a to evacuate them should condi- Ing the balance between the obvious reduction to a minimum of the types tions necessitate this move.
At the same time, a small band of and the need for experimentation foreigners mostly British, is holiday- and adoption of latest advances, the Japaneseing in Kikungshan, it mountain resort Prime Minister mentioned three de- near the Hupch-Honan border and velopments of recent years which had military circles expect that Kaifeng will fall in the next the British Consulate so far has not necessitated substantial alterations in deemed it necessary to warn it to re-design and In their cumulative effect
(Continued on Page 2.) few days.
turn.
Further north a certain amount of anxiety prevails for misalonaries and Red Cross workers at Kweitch, Kal- pressed the Intention of remaining at eng and Chengchow, who have ex- their posts and letting "the war roll Despite the British Con- over us." sulate's warnings British subjects at Kaffeng and Chengehow Insist on re- maining to assist the wounded and
Well informed circles in Shanghai have the impression that the Chinese retreat is quite in accordance with a preconceived plan, because it is noticeable that there is a great increase of the guerilla warfare maintained in the rear of the Japanese lines.
NEW SOVIET EXPLOIT IN
ICY NORTH
Airmen Rescue 184 From Ice-Breakers
Strong guerilla detachments are reported to be disturbing the Juan TRADE GUARANTEES refugees. ese in North China in the neighbour-
The situation at Kweitch is some- PEACE OF WORLD,
what obscure.. One foreigner tele- hood of Tsingtao, Wellalwel and
SAYS ROOSEVELT Kraphed during the week-end that along the Peiping-Kolgan Ballway.
In Chinese The Chinese army command clearly
though the town was intends voluntarily and systematically
Washington, May 20, honda developments were expected to snerifice further large areas in
Moscow, May 26. A message from President Roosevelt momentarily. Kulfeng, where there order to draw the Japanese troops
was read by Mr. Cordell Hull, the are many foreign missionaries, in- south and north of the Lunghal Secretary of State, during a radlo eluding 14 China Inland Mission After covering 14,000 miles in Railway, further into the interior, su brondienst to-night in connection with Workere, is nearing the danger zone, three months, an expedition of as to be able to conduct guerilin Foreign Trade Week in United but foreigners at Chengchow ex-three Soviet planes have return- wartare un a larger scale.
States.
press the hope that they may breatheed to Moscow. freely for at least another month.
Dr. Donald Hankey and other sur
Chengchow-Neuter,
a four loyal current, and was near
The official press cites four instances -exhaustion, when he landed.
The two men set out from Stone- of alleget frontler violations in the
It is Chinese planes effectively bombed cutters Isinad yesterday afternoon in past twenty-four hours, and a dinghy for "sait around the said instructions have been issued Japanese troops who were attempting island." When they had
proceeded for a protest,
President Rousevelt's message said The attention of the Czechs will to cross the Yellow River near Feng-
This nim is facilliated by the exist two or three miles away, however,
yesterday. their craft became becalmed. Tor- also be drawn to the impossibility of chiu, about 18 miles north of Kalfeng,
ence of numerous Chinese detech-that a healthy and vigorous, flow of rantial rain added to their discom- pacifying the Sudeten German
They rained more than 100 missiles ments which escaped the Japanese trade between nations was an in- Ature, and they attempted without ions as long as Czech troops remain
on the enemy and also strafed them encirclement attempt and are now dispensable requirement for general avall to battle against the
strong there.
Later. with intense machine-gun fire. Many operating more or less independently and lasting recovery-Router. current with oars that had no-row-
and keep the Japanese engaged. The German Minister to Prague, Japanese wore killed and scores *locks.
Reports received here from the tres established.. vlalted the drowned in the river as the pontooni When it became apparent, as the Herr Ernst Elsenior, night wore an, that their dinghy was Foreign Office in Prague to-day and bridge was destroyed by the bomba, drifting away from
Hongkong, protested against frontier incidents, In order to prevent the Japanese Yellow River alleging that Czech planes had flown from crossing the
Chinese guorilta units also singed Further Stop Pross News on
over German territory.
It is reliably learned that Iferr raids on the enemy at this point. Page-12.)
Adolf Hitler and Herr Joachim von Flores fighting raged there through-
(Continued on Page 5.)
out yesterday-Central News.
cons are among those remaining at
SKVERE CASUALTIES
Paris, May 25.
The machines were piloted by
Alexeev, Golovin and the polar the Herous of the Soviet," airman Orlov.
Despite severe weather they took off 184 persons from the interior of China from thoroughly Obviously the Chinese determina-
Ice-breakers Badko and, Malygin, rollable sources speak unanimously tion to resist is in no way shaken
Latest figuren from Madrid of the und, In addition, carried a fort. of the feverish Chinese military by the Isuchow defeat. This view netivity on n grand scale in those is confirmed by the attitude of the casualties in the Insurgent bombing night's supply of food to those provinces not yet affected by the Japanese army command which - on Alicante estimate that 240 people
•Router war. Roads are being built with the roady speaks of the Hauchow battie have been killed and over a thousand still remaining on the two ships. utmost expedition and defence cen as a minor oplode-Trans-Ocean.
wounded,Reuter.