THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
29, 1938.
7 CHINESE ALLEGE EXTENSIVE USE OF POISON GAS IN YANGTSE WARFARE 3,000 BOMBS ON
IN
TIENCHIACHEN RECORD AIR RAID
+
XTENSIVE uso of poison gas by the Japanese EXTENSE in 1
the Yangtse Front, where warfare is raging on an unprecedentedly bitter scale.
In an effort to blast the Chinese from Tienchiachen, gateway to the Wuhan cities on the north side of the Yangtse, the Japanese have dropped 3,000 bombs on the city. The Chinese are still grimly holding on.
Train services have been suspended between Canton and Hankow owing to Japanese bombings.
3,000 Bombs On Tienchiachen
Hankow, Sept. 20. dislodge the Chinese Failing to
attacks, the troops by Infantry Japanese are resorting to dully aerial bombings at Tienchlachen, gateway to the Wuhun tricity area,
Over 3,000 bombs of various types are said to have been dumped by Japanese planes on the town during the last couple of days.
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Kaokun and Chentsun, on the west shore of Poyant Lake, and set fire to their aminunition and, provision depots on Monday.
The Japanese, numbering 200 men, the sudden were taken aback by
Between 60 and 70 were assault. killed whilst the rest were dispersed. rice and Two thousand pleuls of other food stuffs and a large
quantity
of ammunition were destroyed. The fire burned for the whole
The Douglas steamer Ha iyang lying off Amoy, with Kulangau, the foreign Settlement, rearon a Japanese counter-attack in the background. A Japanese naval patrol ship is moored on the right-hand side of the
withdrew the guerillas voluntarily from Kookung and Chentsun yester-
wharf.
western Shansi
of
DI
As the enemy machines were kept
high altitude by intense Chinese day morning, bringing with them 20 anti-aircraft
fire, most of the pleuls of provisions, 70 my blankets wang, a village in the vicinity Kun
marks and and a quantity of other military sup- Chungyang, in their missiles go wide of little damage has been done to the plles which they hnd saved-Cen- September 23, a belated report re- Chinese defence works, which pre tral News. described as unusually strong.
All fortifed positions at and around remain intuct in
Tienchlachen
Chinese hands-Central News.
Japanese Use Gas
Wuning. Sept. 28.
After the Chinese annihilation of
a detachment of troops scuth-west of
Warships Damaged
celved here reveals. More than 30 Chinese soldiers were killed. however, The Japanese, beaten back by the Chinese who
held their ground.-
Kinhwa, Sept. 28, Japanese warships off Ningpo and tenseiously Chinhai on the east Chekiong coast Central News. huve all been withdrawn, according to reports.
The reports add that one of them was disabled and two others damaged
the Juichang-Wuning highway on when they were heavily shelled by September 26, the Japanese have Chinese shore batteries upon their brought up reinforcements and are departure. Central News. making new westward thrust
the highway
on
Violent fighting is reported to be raging at Shanglubsla and Yangyoo- kang.
U. S. Manoeuvres In Shanghai
were
Shanghai, Sept. 29.
Intensive manoctivres will be held)
JAPANESE MAKE FIRST AIR RAID
ON YUNNANFU
'CENT
Shanghai, Sept. 29.
ENTRAL NEWS" states that Japanese planes, for the first time since the war commenced, bombed
by the 1st Battalion, the US. Fourth Yunnanfu to-day. Marines along Soochow Creek, which! separates the southern portion of the
It is reported by the Chinese that three Japanese Settlement from the Japanese con-planes were shot down and cleven Japanese killed.
rolled territory.
The Marines will hold what is Chinese casualties were light. The Yunnanfu Normal termed "normal drill" along the
Train Services
Suspended
Canton, Sept. 28. Part of the Yuentam bridge is
an attempt to reduce"
Chinese resistance.
way.
their sector, beginning at 0.30 p.m. Last night the train from Hankow and ending at 8.30 p.m. ing attacks and have succeeded in had to turn back to Its destination
At both places the Japanese are alleged to have used polson gas in
the strong down on the Hankow-Canton rail- portion of the creek passing through School was completely wrecked.-United Press.
The Chinese are employing flank-
Reports that the Marines have!
ย
from Kinhwa reveals A report that despite the rain, three Japanese planes attacked Chubsien, south-west of Kinhwa, yesterday.
ed and over 50 houses were destroyed.
Three Planes Down
Kunming, Sept. 20. The Japanese air force paid the their sector are unconfirmed, price of three planes for their first Seven bombs were dropped inside breaking into the Japanese lines with all Its Passengers. At present een strengthening the defence works Beveral times. Each time, however, it appears that all passenger traffic in they were forced back by Japanese between here and Hankow will be though some activity in the way of raid on Kunming (Yunnanfy), capital the city. Four civilians were wound-
up new telephone wires of Yunnan, yesterday morning. -suspended until the bridge is re- stringing
has been noted in the area-Reuter,
The air raid siren shrieked at poison gas-Central News.
paired.Our Own Correspondent.
a.m., when nine enemy war machines CAR STOLEN
were sighted heading for the city.
Shortly after the ralders broke Mr. Paseni bas reported to the into Sian, Sept. 20.
the clly limits, they To break the stiff Chinese resis- police the loss of his car No. 357 challenged by Chinese pursuit planes A Chinese guerilla raiding party tance, the Japanese resorted to go from Statue Square about 7.15 Inst which had taken to the air. stormed the Japanese garrison at warfare during an attack on Szech- night,
Ammunition Depots
Fired
Nanchang, Sept. 28.
Shansi Gas Attack
Traditional
with the Best Families
were
HAPPY EVENT IN ROYAL FAMILY
Takyo, Sept. 20.
In the ensuing dogfight three enemy
A happy event is expected in the planes were shot down,
The raiders dropped ten bombs coming spring of Their Majesties, the
Emperor and Empress, gate. outside the west city
The The Imperial Household Depart- that Her missiles
the Kun Hwa. landed at
meat announced to-day Normal School and the agricultural Majesty the Empress is experimental station of the Provincial
Department of Reconstruction, kill-
ing and wounding scores of
eivilians.
months enceinte.--Domei,
Now five
The building of the Kun Hwa Normal EUROPEAN LADY School was partially damaged.
More bombs were unloaded over
the south-eastern suburbs.
FINED
Of three Japanese machines shot Mrs. H. W. G. McLaren, of 79 down one crushed at Villang, on the Waterloo Road, was fined $10 by Mr. Yunnan Railway, and the other two K. M. A. Barnett at the Kowloon at Nanhsien. Eleven airmen aboard Magistracy this morning, for allow- the ill-fated plones were all killed. ing her black chow dog to be in The "all clear signal was given Waterloo Road without a muzzle or at 9.49 am-Central News.
lead on September 19.
Kian Raided
Mr. McLaren appeared in answer to the summons, and pleaded guilty. Hankow, Sept. 29. He said the dog, which had been After conducting an extensive re-inoculated against rables had run into connaissance Alghts over north- the road when the gate had been left eastern Klangsi, six Japanese bem- open.
yesterday.
bers raided Kian, about 105 kilo- A similar Ane was imposed on E. metres south-west of Nanchang Allaye, of 18 Cumberland Road, who was also summoned for allowing his They released over 30 bombs in the chow dog to be in Cumberland Road outskirts, damaging 30 houses. Later without a muzzle on September 5. they flew along the Cheklang-Kiongsi Lance-Sergeant D. H. Taylor pro- Railway for reconnaissance.
secuted.
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