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一拜禮 號四月七英港香
MONDAY, JULY 4,
1938.
日七初月六
No. 18560
CHINESE COUNTER-ATTACK
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DETERMINED Chinese Claim Destruction of Aircraft Carrier
OFFENSIVE
REPORTED
Heavy Fighting Along
Yellow River Bank
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Hankow, July 4.
Chinese forces operating on the Yangtse front in the region of Kiukiang yesterday morning launched a counter attack on the Japanese positions east of Pengtseh, about 30 miles east of Kiukiang, according to a Chinese military communique.
The attacking forces are said to be making considerable progress.
On the northern front detachments of Chinese troops are reported to have begun an attack on the Japanese positions south-east and north-east of Yuanchu, on the north bank of the Yellow River.-Reuter.
Chinese Successes
Hankow, July 4, The Chinese authorities here an- nounced yesterday that the Chinese ircops srored noteworthy successes on both banks of the Yangtse, which is the only front where operations of any importance are now in progress. According to the Chinese nuthorities the town of Niangniangalao has been recaptured after several hours fighting. Of 800 Japanese soldiers who had landed at the town 200 were killed while the others retired in the direction of Matang.
On the other side of the Yangtse, north of the river, the Chinese ad- vanced to the close vicinity of the town of Tienshan. Another Chinese column which occupied Shuchen on' Friday is
for- now pushing ward in a southerly direction to wards Tungcheng,
The Chinese stress that they have greatly improved their positions north of the Yangtse during the last few days, consolidating after the arrival of reinforcements at their positions south of the Yangtse,
Air Force Active
The Chinese air force was like- wise extremely active. The Chinese planes continued to bombard the Japanese Warships and transports in the Yangtse. The Japanese ships at
were attacked twice. turning, the Chinese airmen reported that apparently four or five ships were Eeriously damaged by the bombs.
Re-
The Japanese air force was equally active, Japanese planes bombed the towns of Wusuch and Tlenchiacheng, halfway between Kiukiang and Han-
Bombs Near
Fierce Storms Foreign-Owned
Sweep Ceylon Installation
Colombo, July 3.
Flerce monsoon storms have lert a trail of death and destrue- tion throughout Ceylon.
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Rivers are swollen and burst- ing their batiks, carrying away many houses.
A schooner with 30
persons aboard was swept to gra by the force of the wind, but all aboard were saved by Customs launches After dramatic
struggle.-- Reuter.
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CHOLERA ADDS TO TERROR OF FLOOD
Missionaries Report Japanese Excesses
Swatow, July 4. The Astatic Petroleum Com- pany has requested the British consulate to protest to Japan at the proximity of Saturday' bombs to the company's Installa- tion.
Some of the bombs dropped within a hundred yards of the vil tanks without, however, causing any damage,—United Press.
LIGHT- KEEPER ABOARD
Diana Taking Man. To Turnabout Island Post
The naval authorities announce that H.M.S. Diane is taking a rellef Ighthouse keeper to Turnabout Island.
The regular light-keeper has vanished and it is feared he has Peiping, July 3. been kidnapped. Foreign observers flying over Diann will pick up fuel and other the flooded sections of Honan supplies at Celseu on the way to Province state that the waters
Turnabout.
Turnabout Island lles about According to the Chinese, however, of the Yellow River are still miles north of Amey.
kow.
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the towns, as well as the boom across flowing at a tremendous rate Diana will return to Amoy when the Yangtse River near them, suffered through the breaches, which the her mission is accomplished.
Japanese are making ne further efforts to repair.
only insignificant damage-Trans
Occan,
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Demond Executions
-Hankow, July 4,
Britain Looks
For Friends In Balkans
PEOPLE WONDER why it is prosperity in the United States is no more stable. Here is one reason. C.IO. pickets reftaed to let anyone work in the JL. Case Com- pany plant at, Rockford, Illinois. A flying wedge of police opened the road to non-strikers.
Soviet Must Crack British Match British Train Sets Naval Strength New Record
Kalinan Demands Huge Expansion
Moscow, July 3. "The Soviet must build a navy, that will surpass Great Britain's."
That is the keynote of a speech by M. I. Kalinan, President of the Central Executive Committee of the U.S.S.R., In speech to-day in Leningrad.
M. Kalinan exhorted Soviet ship- builders to overtake the foremost capitalist sea Powers, because "if you live among wolves you must bay like a wolf."
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It is revealed that Soviet Russia is launching the largest naval pro- gramme in the
nation's history. Reuter.
JAPAN'S DRIVE CHECKED
Chinese Report Enemy Halted
London, July 3.
A new British railway speed record was achieved by the North-Eastern Railway's stream- lined express "Mallard" when it reached a speed of 125 miles per hour between Grantham and Peterborough. orough,
The express maintained that remarkable speed for a distance of 308 yards. Earlier I ran a sustained speed of 120 miles an hour for three miles,
The previous British railway record was 114 m.p.h.-Reuter.
Fliers Keep Plans Secret
SUCCESSFUL RAID CARRIED OUT ON SHIPS IN RIVER
Fliers Brave Fire From Guns and Aircraft In
Daring
Onslaught
Hankow, July 4.
One Japanese aircraft carrier and two destroyers are claimed to have been sunk in the Yangtse River during the week-end.
In addition, the Japanese aerodrome at Wuhu was heavily bombed yesterday morning, according to ant announcement by the Chinese Aviation Headquarters.
Taking advantage of the fact that Japanese pursuit planes were probably not patrolling the aerodrome at night, Chinese bombers took off before daybreak for Wuhu, where, it is claimed, the aerodrome was systematically bombed. Results of the raid are not known, owing to the pitch darkness.
CHINESE
Later during the day squadrons of Chinese bombers took off to bomb a Japanese aircraft carrier anchored in Yangise off Anking. The carrier was protected by a fleet of destroyers while five pursuit planes patrolled
WAGE WAR overhead, in additional ave planes.
IN AIR
Unprecedented Activity By Flying Raiders 12 Warships Destroyed
(Teteuraphic Messages Orilinance, 1804 Copyright by United Press. Received by wireless telegraphy, July 4 0.05 am. published July 4, 10.15 a..).
helngt on the deck of the ship.......
Braving the most Intense anti-air-
craft
fire and attacks by the Japanese pursuit planes, the Chinese bombers swooped down over the carrier and destroyers releasing 000-lb, bombs.
The Chinese pilots reported that the aircraft carrier and two of the destroyers were sunk in the raid.
The carrier is believed to have been one of over 10,000 tons.-Reuter,
ese
Four Lightning Raids
Hankow, July 4. In four lightning raids on Japan
fleet concentrations along the Yongtse, the Chinese air force yes- terday once again showed its might.
The heaviest blow, according to Shanghai, July 4.
oficial reports, was administered to While Generalissimo Chiang raid in the afternoon, in which three the Japanese navy during the fourth- Kai-shek appealed to the army (Continued on Page 4.) for renewed unity and deter-
mination to halt the Japanese STOP PRESS
invasion, Chinese planes have carried out raids on a seale un- precedented in this war.
The full fury and force of the aviation section has been Chinese
tang.
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CHINESE TAKE ANYI, YUNCHENG
Chengchow, July 4.
Los Angeles, July 3. With the petrol tanks of his machine only a quarter-alled, Howard Hughes and a crew of six men hopped unicasted in an effort to halt the off from the Los Angeles airport at swift Japanese advance up the Yang- 11.20 .m. to-day,
tse River--an advance so swift since was ellent regarding his the fall of Matong ond the breaching destination, but his associates insist of the boom across the river there that he is not at present attempting that the Japanese prediol that Hukow any record or leaving on his world will fall within 48 hours. Iukow
midway between Kiuklung and Ma- plans to stay overnight at tan Wichita or Kansas City.
After a long siege, Anyi and Yun- Aboard the plane, in addition to the
-Chinese military sources claim that chung, on the Tatung-Puchow Hall-
for twelve Japanese famous aviator-movie director, are
warships way in south Shunst, were finally re- have been suns by the Intense Chi-captured by the Chinese yesterday. Lt. Thos. Thurlow, navigator of the nese air offensive. In addition, 23 The Chinose launched a fierce often-
Glenn Hankow, July 4.
machine;
Odekirk,
flight warships have been disabled and over sive early yesterday morning and out of the two tor; Harry Connor, assistant naviga- of the water. claim that the Japanese advance tor; and Dalu Power, engineer. Dog-fights have been almost con- northerly direction, leaving a large westward along, the Yangtsc River has been checked in cor-ground crew departed for New York perately attempted to ward off the states that nighting is in progress in
Before Hughes set out, three of his tinuous as the Japanese have des- quantity of munitions behind.
Meanwhile, a report from Slan | sequence of a counter-attack by by an American Airlines plane- {Chinese planes. The Chinese, with-ike outskirts of Linfon where the the Chinese at Pengtsch.
Chinese are attempting to retake the city-Central News.
HOSPITAL WORKER LEAPS TO DEATH
Chinese military authorities engineer; Dick Stoddart, radio opera- 40 smaller craft have been blown out drove the Japanese retreated in a
It is added that the counter-
United Press.
It seems inevitable that the floods will now continue until the river The Committee planning the July subsides In October.
Anniversary celebrations-first The flood waters have reached the anniversary of the outbreak of war protecting dykes around Kaifeng with Japan-hoy requested theCity, totally surrounding the provin Wuhan Garrison headquarters conduct a mass execution of traltors no danger to the city self.
to clal capital, but there is at present in public on July 7.
Cholera s raging among the Garrison Headquarters, has also refugees north-west of Kalfong, and
London. July 3. been requested to initiate a campaign Foreign missionaries report
The possibilities of strengthening following on the alleged re- for the enlistment of all youths to hundreds are already dead,
that British economic and Anandlal ties participato’in the defence of Hankow, Į
with the Balkans is being considered capture of Liangliangmiao, about United Press.
Japanese troops in Kaifeng for Committer composed of representa- tsch, on Saturday, exces808, Reuter.
lives of the Treasury, Board of Trude The forces attacking Pongtseh The Committee has already held are making considerabile pro- ese troops Inside the city and their one meeting, and is now examining gress-Reuter. Tungilu, July 4
the problems connected with increas More than 500 Japanese troops at Comrades al Matang has been cut.
In the purchase of Balkon products Pengisch, who tried to break through Shanwongchichtsien, an important and extending export credits to Jy, strong Chinese cordon hround the height on the southern outskirts of Balkon glates.—Renter,
city, were mercilessly mowed down Penglech, and Tienshan, another, by macine-guns yesterday afternoon. strategic helght, were oceupled by During the derco encounter, which the Chinese in yesterday's battle. lasted for five hours, a Japanese
was killed
attack was begun yesterday Italy Fighting
The missionaries also criticise the In London by an inter-Departmental ten miles south-west of Pen: "Wheat War"
Japanese At Pengtsch Surrounded
of
of Japanese troops.
and Forogn Omea.
'AUSTRALIAN AND NEW - ZEALAND ASSN, MEETS
NEW HEAD OF D. B. S.
towns. The
out
it disclosing their own losses in ma- chines, claim to have brought down 27
Planes. reports Buy that Chinese squndrons conducted four ralds on the Japanese positions along the Yanglao on Saturday alone. There was no peace for the Japanese on Sunday, when the Chinese air force
A 20-year-old hospital attendant of renewed its offensive with increased the Military Hospital, Ching Foo vigour and a greatly increased numby leaping from the second floor of tsang, committed suicide yesterday ber of machines.
The Japanese claim that the Chi- the hospital to the concrete pavement He has mobilised cereal experis to nese. failed to damage their positions, Ching suffered general injuries,
below. concentrate on efforts to insure and add that Japanese pursuit plance good quality of bread and a maximumn brought down seven of the Chinese from which he died as he was being wheat harvest.
machines.-United Press.
taken into the
has
Signor
Rome, July 2. Benito Mussolini assumed personal command in Italy's "Battle of Wheat."
Benson on
Due to Monday,...,“ M.A., has self-sufficiency and
Il Duce has announced that he will personally inaugurate the harvesting
· LIEUT.-COL, MURROW TO to the campaign for economic
SPEAK battalion commander
nothing columnat un to a point he asinual general meeting of the MGCorned Goodman, ne se fost cited as the prospect of Bengtself, according to len odial about ten miles east of Hukow, was Australian and New Zealand Asso- Diocesan Boys School:
Lieut. Colonel, H. L. Murrow, D.9. communiqured now completely ur also hard hit by Chinese forces, last elation will be held in the, Reading. He is at present Assistant master cent of wheat flour, the remainder meeting of the Y's Men's Club at the spaghetti it present contain 80 per O., will be the speaker at the next rounded by Chincas troops and con- evening, More than 100 Japanese Room of the Gloucester Hotel at 5.45 at Bishop's Stortford, and is a consisting of other fours-United St. Francis Hotel on Thursday at latt between the beleaguered Japan were killed-Central News.
pm, on Friday.
·graduate of Lincoln College, Oxford.' Press,
p.m.
The hospital.
OFFICER LOSES $260 Lieut. H. A. Smith, of H.M. des- troyer Proteus, reports thas bank- notes to the value of $300 were yesterday afternoon. either lost or stolen from his person
(Further. Stop Press NewDS OTA. Pave 12.)