THE
HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY. MAY 31,
1938.
Chinese Continue to Batter Doihara Division
JAPANESE CLING TO
VILLAGES BETWEEN
RAILWAY AND RIVER
Hope for Reinforcements Before Exhaustion
Hankow, May 31.
In a swift enveloping movement from the east, the Chinese drove a small force of Japanese to the Yellow River bank and pushed the bulk of General Doihara's troops further westward, seizing Lanfengkou on the south bank of the river and cutting off Japanese communications with the north bank, according to divisional headquarters report of activities yesterday.
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The Japanese have massed their troops in six mud- walled villages between the Lunghai railway and the Yellow River, and are clinging tenaciously to these positions. Their only intact line of communication is by the Yellow River at way of a pontoon bridge across Chenliukou.
Chinese
between
Kalteng Lanfeng Jos night httucked strongly In an attempt to destroy the trusts reinforcements before In this aren
The arrive.
Chinese struck cha under cover of their rillery.
A mutilated message indicates that
Japanese Counter Attack
Peiping, May 31. A Japanese spokesman states this morning that five Chinese divistons have appeared east of the Japanese positions at Sanyielini.
The Japanese on May 27 launched
KING
BACK FROM JAPAN, this powerful Chinese air force bomber has just landed from one of the most daring exploits Its crew actually flew over Osaka and the big Sasebo Naval Base and dropped nothing more dan- gerous than pamphlets. But the adventure had a stimulating effect upon the Chinese people and showed Japan that that London, May 30.
and nation was far from conquered. The crews of the ships involv Their Majesties the King Queen returned to London this after ed were given a tremendous reception in China. This, the noon from Sandringham.
senior plane of the raiding group, was photographed just as it landed in Hankow, Planes like this carried out another flight over Japan last night.
AND QUEEN of the Sino-Japanese ware IN LONDON
Queen Mary attended the Royal Tournament at Olympin to-day- British Wirelena.
Large Chinese units gave na STIŽU - Central News.
Faulty Bicycle,
the Chinese carried one strong posi- big counter-offersive in that dirre. No Japanese In South-West Cause Of
tion in a bayonet charge, facing in- tion, und ein that the Chinese 51st tensive machine-gun fire during the, Division last half of their men. attuck.-United Presa.
Declare Hankow
Hankow, May 31
At a press conference here to-day
General Chen Cheng, garrison com- mander here, replied to the question. "Can the Japoneze take Hankow with a firm negative.
fake Han "The Japanese cannot kow." he said, "because the present Japanese military force in China 1
not sumcient."
General Chen
Look
It is significant that no other claims, were made by the spokesman this morning.
It is recalled that the spokesmani admitted yesterday that the Chinese
were attack.ag Samvichat from the north-east.
He stated this morning that - nese bumbers were daily attempting to bomb the Japanese pontoon bridge ross the Yellow Hiver at Chenlu- kow,
Although roads were carried at daily from Atay 25 to May 29 the target was still intact, the spokesinag suid pleasure its
asinouncing to foreign correspondents
"About the only havor mused by That Tokyo and broadcast a messige Chinese bombs seems to have been that the Japanese had been defented to the fish in the Yellow Hiver," the at Lanteng because of the superiority
of the Chinese armaments
He said that in the brandenst the Chinese were said to have had the
kesman said.
Umated Press
Fail To Take Pohsien
Chengchow, May 31. Herforeeti by 4.000 inen. th
Shansi
Tungkwan, May 31. With the Chinese recapture of Yunits and Yaslang. the south-west corner of Shansi Is now viewed of Japanese troops.
On the Wensi secte 4th of Sinkrang
south Shrust, the Chinese have further tagitened their ring around the Japanese
On May 28, the chemy, under the cover of an artillery barrige made an attempt to break through the Chinese cardon at the north gate,
They were deven back into the
Central.
111y
Japanese To Land Below Wuhu
Tingyang. May 31
Collision
European Youth In Court
A Propran apprentice engineer of the Kiss inua Ducks, Victor Grott, 18, of Norfolk Hoa L. Kuwloon Tong, uppered at $10 bail before Mr. K.
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BRITONS WOUNDED IN RAID
French Seaman Killed; Valencia Bombed Again
Valencia, May 30, Three British sailors were badly injured on an air raid on Valencia to-day, when shrapnel struck a British vessel.
One of the sailors is not ex- pected to survive,
A French sailor was killed when R French ateamer Was
truck by bombs and set afire. Renter.
ES Stewart said Grott regated to Hunghon Police Staton on Monday that he had Foreshadowing further attempts of peollided with a Chinese boy in Wulra) the invaders to land at places below. Stres L near Marsh Street. Wuhu, several Japanese warships are new concentrated in the Yangtse River near Tatung, south of Tongling. Japanese planes, in groups of three on the Kwo River in north Anhwelance nights along the rivet.
or four, make frequent reconnuðas
The Central lounched another ferce onslaught on Pohsten, umportant city on the Kwoj lver, yesterday.
advantage of ultra-modern weapons Japanese columns from Yungcheng and never even seen by Japanese |
in east Honan, 40 kilometres south of suldiers.
the Lunghai Railway, and Kweyang
Admit Doihara's Defeat
General Chen suld the Tokyo broadcast also spoke of the admir-
Neios.
able bravery of the Chinese soldiers The Chinese poured out from the Big Fires In Hofei City
and admitted that General Dothara's city and challenged the alturkers division was routed by these modern- Charging with bayonets and hurling:
hand grenades. they slaughtered ly equipped Chinese troops
many Asked why Tokyo had broodeust Failing to dislodge the defenders, to this effect. General Chen said: the Japanese gave up their attempl "Apparently these statements were to take the city and continued fo Included in General Dollinea's re- raarch westward into onant pro- port to Tokyo explaining why he had sumably to attack the Chinese lost Lanfeng.”—United Press
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EIGHT PLANES INVOLVED
Paris, May 30, The Spanish News Agency reports. that eight Insurgent planes bombed Valencia to-day.
French freighter Eldjem, which was lying In harbour, was struck and set on fire by one of the bombs-United Press.
RAIDERS DRIVEN OFF
Barcelona, May 30, When Insurgents carried out extrusive air raids on Barcelona to
day they were forced to drop most of their bombs Into the Medermane- an Sea owing to the efficiency of the new anti-aircraft defences,
by
The Insurgents were greeted such a bot fire that they had no op- portunity of approaching the licart of ihe city, and the ralds were absolute faflures. No damage or casualties were reported.—United Press.
INSURGENT SUCCESSES
Hendaye, May 30.
It is reported that the Insurgents have reached Buebla de Valverde, 13
niles south of Teruci,
The Insurgent broadcasting station at San Sebastian claims that General Franco's advance columns captured the Loyalist General Headquartera in the vicinity of More de Rublelos,
17 miles west of Costellon Dela Plana, -United Press.
INSURGENTS POUND MADRID
Madrid, May 39. During ли intensive Insurgent urillery bombardment of Madrid Insting from 4 to 6 a.m. to-day, shells fell in the "Neutral Zone" in East Madrid.
Extensive damage was caused, but no estimates of the casualties have yet been announced.-United Press,
ARTILLERY DUEL
Paris May 30,
A violent artillery duel took place on the Madrid front to-day, between Insurgent and Loyalist batteries, which pounded away at each other throughout the night until the early hours of this morning.
The Loyalist hatterles poured thousands of shella Into Insurgent troop concentrations, the Insurgents vigorously returning the fire.
Considerable damage was caused to the southern and south-eastern quarters or Madrid,
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The Loyalists launched Infantry attack on the sector south of the Ebro but, according to Insurgent reports, the attack was repulsed."
Insurgents continue to advance in the noctor between La Puebla de Valverde and the Mediterranenn coast-Trans-Ocean.
INSURGENTS SEIZE FRENCH VESSEL
Poria, May 30. The French steamer Sikiong re ported by radio yesterday that it was Intercepted by Insurgent warships off Ceuta and was ordered to proceed to that port.
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