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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
The War In China
April, 6, 1939.
BITTER STRUGGLE FOR KAOAN CITY
SIUSHUI, Apr. 5. CONFUSED STREET FIGHTING between Chinese defenders and Japanese forces raged since yesterday at Kaoan, strategic town on the Nanchang-Wangtsal highway 40 miles southwest of Nanchang, as the Invaders, reinforced with fresh troops, launch- ed a fresh assault on the town from Wanshoukung.
To counteract the Japanese thrust, Chinese forces in the vicinity of Kaoan started a vigorous offensive on Slangwu- kwan, three miles east of Knoan down the Chin River, on the
on the
evening of April 2, and inflicted considerablo casualtics Japanese.
The struggle for Khoan hos ud- mittedly cost both aides crushingly heavy tolls.
JAPANESE IMPORTS
British Colonies May Restrict
CHINESE COUNTER- OFFENSIVE to-day, Mr.
D
LONDON, Apr. 5.
POST OFFICE.
EASTER HOLIDAYS'
MAIL FOR CANTON During the Easter Holidays tho Registered and Ordinary mail and General Post Ofice and Kowloon Parcela (not Insured) will bo ne Post Office will be open 8 am, until cepted for Canton and despatched us noon on Friday, Saturday and Mon-circumstances permit.
day.
The Sheungwan Post Office will be
VIA SIBERIA ROUTE open from 8 am, to 10 nm. on those Letters and Postcards for Europe Alays,
All other Branch Post Offices and (except Great Britain and Eire) and Money Order Office will be entirely South America are forwarded "yla closed during the holidays. There Siberla" if so superscribed.
will be one collection from the pillar-
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES boxes each day as on Sundays, and
Registered and Parcel Malls are one delivery of registered and ordin- IN THE HOUSE of Commonsary correspondence each day at 11 closed 10 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise Robert Morgan The Branch Post Offices at Stanley, stated, and where mails are advertis suggested, in view of the action Tai Po and Un Long will also have ed to close at or before 9 a.m. re- of the Japanese Government in one delivery of ordinary correspon-gistered and parcel mails are closed
at & p.m. on the previous day, Szowul, Kwangtung,
April, 1.
restricting exports from North dence each day at 11 am. With the aid of reinforcements China to those financed through
INWARD MAILS Chinese troops have started a general the Japanese-controlled banks, counter-offensive against the Japanese prohibition of entry into Britishi
at Sunwul and Kongmoon.
From
the certificate that they had | Haiphong
on
Japan
Chinese Recapturo Monanchen
Sunwut is encircled by the Chinese. or Crown Colony ports of all ex-niphong Monanchen, south Shanal town and scene of numerous bitter struggles An increasing number of Chinese ports from North China unless Chuanchow
a Consular Japan ... between Chinese and Japanese forces reinforcements are arriving in the im- accompanied by
tighten to in the last few months, hos once mediate suburbs
been financed through British, more returned to Chinese hands, ac-stranglehold on the
tranglehold on the inter-attack cording to military reports.
The Chinese forces achieved this Kongmoon is described in field dis-American, or French banks.
Mr. R. A. Buller, in a written series of
as "progressing smoothly". success after D
vigorous
reply, sald that the proposal re- assaults on the Japanese Harrison à part of the Japanese troops are
ferred to by Mr. Morgan was being. force there in which more than 300 said to be retiring to Hntong.
examined in common with the of the enemy troops were killed.
general question of the prolection The remnant Japanese were finally
of British interests in China, 11e dislodged from their stronghold, re-
could not say at the present what treating in two directions, one north-
decision would be reached. ward to Chienhslen and the other westward through Central News.
Shaping, on the south bank of the West River, seven and half miles to: the southwest of Kowkong and 34 miles southwest of Canton, has been retaken by the Chinese. The Jep- Chullutsunanese retreated to Wongpokong and Kufow. The Chinese captured two Japanese tanks and four Japanese and 20 Korean and Formosan soldiers. -Central News,
FIGHTING CONTINUES
Slushul, Klangsi, Apr. 5. After heavy street fighting, Chinese troops at Khoan on the Nanchang- Changsha highway, 40 miles south- west of Nanchong, have been with drawn to the western suburbs and the south bank of the Chin River,
Sharp fighting is taking place in the heights in the western suburbs. Since April 3, the Japanese guns mounted cast of Khoan city have been shelling heavily across the Chin River, reducing many villages on the south bank to ruins,
A gang of,Japanese repairing a damaged bridge across the Chin River was fired upon and killed by the Chinese,
Rumania Discharges Reserves
British Cotton Mills
and Swntow and Shanghai Manila Canada, U.S.A.. Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai (Vancouver B.C., date, 18th March).
"Imperial Airways Ale Mail by
Direct Servico-Londen date 11 April,
Manila
For
Kwangtung
Shantung Anyo Maru Canton ... Conte Verde
Hollow Hulmi Maru Nagura Maru
Emp. of Canada
Alipore
Telresias
·Duc.
April 8. April 0, April 7.
..April April .April ..April 7..
April 7.
.April 0.
Imperial Airways Plane
.April 8.
, April 9.
Anhui
. April 9.
Pres, Coolidge
.April 9,
April 10,
Glenbeg
Changle
April 11,
.April 11.
Laov Santhia
.April 11.
.Apr. 11,
Vitorlock ....
April 11,
date,
Imperial Airways Plano
April 12.
April 12.
.April 12.
April 12,
Replying to Mr. J. J. Stourton, Mr. Straits Butler said that Viscount Halifax was Australia and Manila
Infor- Shanghai at present awaiting further mation from His Majesty's Ambus- Salgon
with regard to the Calcutta and Straits sador in China present position of the Chuntah and Japan other cotton mills occupied by the Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Japanese in Shanghai.
Replying to Mr. Alan Graham, Mr. Butler said that it was hoped that which had been
Liv
Direct
5th April. Saigon...
Servico"-London
Siraits and Manlin
the arrason between the Shanghal and Amoy
infor
mude
Shanghal Municipal Council and the Japanese authorities would result in an improvement in conditions in the so-called bad lands in Shanghal.-- Reuter.
"angtse River
For
Jean Laborde Menestheus
Scochow
OUTWARD MAILS
Bucharest, Apr. 5. Rumania on Wednesday began to discharge the reservists called to the
Shanghai colours after March 15 as a
pre-
London, Apr. 5. cautionary measure. The demobil!- The position remains unchanged Air Mall for "Imperial
Direct Service"--due Chinese
vanguards munching sation will take about 10 days.
respecting the re-opening of the
13th April. counter-drive iownrd Wuning iri
Rumanian political circles general-Yangtse River commercially, sald Mr. north Kinngst, about 70 miles north-ty interpret the measure as a sign R. A. Butler in the House of Com- west of Nanchang, have reached the fa relaxation in the tension. mons to-day, when replying to Com- south and west suburbs and are Aring Humania, it is declared, no longer mander A. Marsden. into the city. Under the heavy Chin- tears any liostile action by Hungary,
He added that the Government ese pressure the Japanese garrisoning although the negotiations for certain
for to press
the continuing the city are calling for reinforce-border"
corrections desired by
of normal trade condi- restoration ments.
Rumania have not been successful.
tiuns. Some
Japanese troops in These Rumanian
resull wishes
The effect on trade with North several steam boats tried to land at from the occupation of Ruthenia by Tachishan near Tucheng on the north Hungary and concern some Rumanian China by the regulations imposed at banks of the Poyang Lake on Aprillilages on the Southern border. 4. Chinese batteries shelled sunk one of themCentral News.
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T.U.C. And War-Time Labour
and
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London, Apr. 5, The General Council of Trades Union Congress held a special meet- ing to-day to consider the various problems arising from the control of labour in a time of
war.
the Japanese Government's instance, llungary, it is stated, answered under which, since March 11 a high the proportion of the North China export these claims by pointing to Transylvania and reiterated her own trade had boun
were sold
F'er
Thursday
Date and Time.
M/V King ..Thurs., Apr. 6, 0.30 p.m. Airways Imperial Airways Finse
Thurs, April 6. K.P.O.
London,
.....April 6, 6 pm.
April 0, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.
................. April 6, 7 p.m.
Thats., Apṛli 6. K.P.O.
April 6, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.
.April 6, 5 ̊p.m.
Reg,
Ord.
Reg.
....April 0, 5 p.m.
Ord.
Air Mall for Malaya, Java and Aus- Imperial Airways Plane
traila by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-due Sydney, 15th
April
Rex.
....
..April 0, & p.m.
Ord.
Rez.
Ord.
Halidor
Friday
Yatshing
Hol Lee
Ref..
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demands regarding a revision of the foreign exeliante proceed uns Dangkok
Ilungarian Rumanion frontier against Federal Reserve banknotes at of cessation had been the 1/24, Trans-Ocean.
foreign trade in Tientsin, and is for Swalow as Viscount Hullfox was aware, also
ports, sald In other northern Butler replying to Mr. Robert Mor-
Changsha Next Japanese Objective
Shanghai, April 0.
gan.
Mr.
He added that the Government I was still awatting the Japanese
Government's reply.-Reuter,
Parcels only for Straits, Penang and
Rangoon.
Air Mail for "KLM. Airways Direct Husimi Maru
Service" due Amsterdam, 201 Apell.
April 6, 7 p.m.
Thurs., Apr. 6, 7 p.m.
Fri., Apr. 7, 9.30 am.
.Fri., Apr. 7, 9 a.m.
.Fri, April 7..
.Apr. 7, 9,30 sm. Spr. 10 a.m. Fri., Apr. 7.
G.P.0. and K.P.0.
G.P.0, and K.P.0.
Saigon, Straits, Ceylon, India, East Husimi Maru
and South Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles, düe Marseilles, 10th May
visited by Japanese aircraft on the sanic day. According to the Naval Changsha, the doomed-capital of communique, the fuct depots and Manila and Brindisi-due Brindisi,
~30th April." Hunan Province, which is believed to other establishments at Changsha bo next important objective of the were razed, while the Chinese mili-Swatow .... aircraft repair Fort Bayard in Central China tary headquarters, It is reported that after a general Japanese forces discussion. it was decided to refer the following the full of Nanchang, was shop and other equipment at Heng- Shanghai and Dairen whole question to a committee for severely attacked by Japanese naval yang were bombed and destroyed.
units continued Other Naval air communique | on Tuesday, detalled
the Chinese Fleet Head- bombing attacks on
communication lines and supply industrial routes along the Cheklang-Klangsi the Rallway and Kan River, the com- also munique further indicates-Domel,
The general council. It is under-issued by the Japanese stood, proposes to consult the affiliat-quarters revealed.
Hengyang, military and ed unlons before forwarding speelfle proposals to the Minister of Labour. centre in southern Hunan
Hankow-Canton Railway, -British Wireless,
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was
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Apr. 7, 0.45 a.m. .Apr. 7, 10.30 a.m.
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K.P.O,
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