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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
1,
1938.
JAPANESE SEEK TO LIFT CITY'S SIEGE
Central Government Army Denies Tushancheng Taken
Hankow, Sept. 1. Fighting is stated to be in progress at Hwangmei where the Japanese, advancing in two columns, launched a sudden attack yesterday against Chinese besieging the city.
The Japanese occupation of Tushanchang, near Hoshan, is denied by the Chinese military authorities, who state that the Chinese are still holding a line east of Tushancheng and Heishihtu.-Reuter. Chinese Gains On Yangtse
Mahwelling, Klangsi, Sept. 1.
The Chinese are counter-attacking the Japanese at Julchang, Important lown 22 miles west of Kiukiang, with Fuccess.
Several points in the hilly districts south-west and south-east of the city were recaptured by the Chinese yea- terday, These include Loshan, Over Yangkungping and Chilitsung. 400 Japanese were slain.
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The Chinese also defeated the Japanese at Ox Head Hill, cast of the Nanchang-Klukiang Railway, after extremely heavy fighting yesterday morning and the night before, Un- der heavy aerial and artillery bom- bardment, 3,000 Japanese infantry- men attacked
ed the Chinese positions. Units of Chinese troops lay in am- bush at vantage points. They emerged and surrounded the Japun- After a upon their approach. bloody hand-to-hand combat, the Japanese retreated toward Non- changpu, five kilometres south-west of Shaho, leaving 700 dead and wounded on the battlefield.
Bombers' Vengeance
In retaliation Japanese aircraft bombed the Chinese positions at Ox liend Hi, throughout yesterday, Damage, however, was slight.
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Despite fierce Japanese assaulta during the last two days, the Chinese in the Singtze sector liave kept their positions intact. During the engage-
and
Wan- at Tungkuling ment shanssu, west of Singtze, on Tuesday the Japanese allegedly fired several poison gas
gos shells, More than 30 Chinese soldiers were affected,
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A Japanese warship anchored in Poyang Lake off Singize heavily shelled Liusingshan, near Singize, with long-range guns. Over 1,000 shells were fired. The bombardment was apparently for the purpose of
CRISIS in demolishing the Chinese defences KEY MAN IN preparatory to an attack.Central Europe at the moment is Lord
Runciman, Britain's mediator TANDA who is in Prague endeavouring NANKIN to get the Sudeten Germans and the Czecho-Slovakiana to come to terms.
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Jerusalem, Aug. 31. It is reported that Japanese re- inforcements have been sent from the It is omclally announced that Mr. south bank of the Yangtse River to Justice Mustapha Bey Khalidi has 'defend Itwangmei and counter-attack been appointed Mayor of Jerusalem, the was Puise Judge In Susung, Talhu and Tienshan, which have been recaptured by the Supreme Court at Jerusalem.
Uncle, Hussein Fakhir Khalidi, wus Chinese.
the former Mayor of Jerusalem, but on the day previous to sailing.
banished in exile to the was Seychelles Islands Inst October.
In the Liuan sector in west Anhwei a small Japanese unit of about 100 men is reported to have crossed the Pel River to the west bank. It is being "mopped up" by the Chinese. --Central News.
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It is reported that three Japanese were hurtling down. airmen made their escape by para- them is being made around Namyung.