Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
.April 28, 1939.
China's rice-planting season has arrived. In No Man's Land in Kwangtung, hund- reds of peasants are planting their rice between the Chinese and Japanose lines, unmindful of the hail of shells and bullets about thom, and even taking pot shots at any onemy who appears. But hundreds of thousands of square miles of Japanese-occupied territory will not be planted this season.
Here is the latest news from China's war fronts, gathored by "Trans-Ocean”, “United Pross", "Central Nows" and “Domei”.
IN
BITTER BATTLE
KIANGSI CAPITAL
ALTHOUGH CHINESE | reports yesterday that Nan- chang had been recaptured proved premature, heavy fighting is now in progress in the Kiangsi capital, which is rapidly being pounded to ruins by shells and fire.
The famous city, which re-l mained inviolate to 800 centuries of invasion until the Japanese, came inst. month, was semi-| razed when the evacuating Chinese set the torch to its ancient buildings.
Tu-day, the shattered rules of lost! month are steadily being pounded to duat. Many large conflagralons are raging in the areas saved from the March conflagration,
Japanese Make Stand
UNIVERSITY
BOMBED
army which came down from the Luuhan Mountains-hear Tchan, the rallway ɑlby midway between Kluklang and Nanchang,
The positions on the other fronts
quiet,
appear relativants Till
pea-
YENPING, Apr. 28.--Tho Amoy Univerilty, which has been removed from Amoy to Changting, in west Fukion near the Kiangsi border, was the target of a sovora japanese aerial attack yesterday after-fore the rainy season.
In Kwangtung, the Chinese santa are actually planting their rice between the Japanese and Chinese
nes in the Fahslen front.
noon.
Three Japanese planes broke into Changling, dropping some 15 high explosives on the Uni- versity. Many casualties were inflicted and the extent of material damage was considor- ablo.-Central News,
Chinese military advices admit that the Japanese are making a stand miles
at the Nanchang aerodrome, which) Shuchiatal has been captured.
ls on the western outskirts of thei The Japanese ciky.
on
north-west of Ninchang.
are Inunching a strong counter-attack at Llenting,
the Chinese captured Tuesday. This is a railway elty south Drive On Tohan Despite Japanese bayonet charges rushing and the employment of tanks,
the Chinese still hold Knoan and the sur-
rounding heights.
The ghung there is described as which "particularly severe."
Fenghsien, 23 milca west of Nun-of Tehan. chang, almost completely Aur- rounded by the Chinese.
But the Japanese are heavy reinforcements along Nanchang-Kiuklang railway from
tha
These troops are proceeding from Kluklang to Tchan by rail and urc then being taken overland in lorries.
The railway between Tehan and Nanchang is in possession of the Chinese
guerillas wito descended
Mountains when
from the Lushon the Japanese captured Kuling carlier) this month.
Chinese Planes Bomb Rail
In order to hamper the Japanese lines of communication, the Chinese air force has been carrying out an unprecedented serica of ralds on Klukiong and on the Klukiang- Nanchang rallway.
Wharves, godowns and ships ust Kiuklong have been heavily bumbed, and Chinese sources claim that HL least one Japanese troopship has been sunk.
Bombing operations along the
the
A new threat to the Japanese has developed with the appearance of a large army of Chinese guerillas -belleved to be portion of
the
TIME BOMB FOUND IN
N.Y.K. SHIP
Shanghai Attempt
At Sabotage
DISCOVERY OF a time bomb aboard a N.Y.K. liner railway are reported to have broken has frustrated what appears The to have been a deliberate attempt to set fire to the ship after it left Shanghai.
the line at several points, Chinese planes bombed and
machine-gunned a train, and clalni
to have wrecked lí,
Overlook City Fenghuangshan and Yuchiushan, ching, are in Chinese hands, and a constant Chinese artillery fire is now being directed from these hills into the city below.
Only meagre details of the incident have been released, and the name of the Japanese ship is not revealed.
A "Domel" message states that an nechanism was clis-
The Chinese are also launching an incendiary enveloping attack
Tsingan, 30 covered aboard the vessel in Shang-
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Though constantly under are, the Jarmers are carrying on their work
an effort to get it completed be- Most of the farmers are armed, and take pot shots at any enemy who appears in sight.
Confirmation of reports that large numbers of Japanese reinforcements jure being landed in an effort to halt the Chinese offensive in Kwangtung 13 forthcoming from Chinese military Nources.
It is believed that at least 10,000 upanese troops have been de. jspatched to reinforce the sorely-
pressed
Yungki, Kwelchow und Kowkong sectors.
River Swarming
The West River is reported to bel swarming with Japanese boais.
Fighting is still in progress with undiminished intensity on the Sunwui front. The Japanese appear to be attempting to capture the entire Kongmoon-Tolshan rallway area.
In an attempt to outflank the Chinese, large forces of Japanese were landed from warshipa yester- day at Tanshulhow and Kungyl two railway cllles on the north bank of the Tamkong River.
WAR RISKS IN EAST
TOKYO, Apr. 28-In view of the tenso situation In Europe, a joint conference has been held between representa- tives of the Marino Insurance Underwriters Association and authorliles of the Commerce and Industry Ministry, regard- Ing the question of war risic
The Underwriters Association urged the Commerce and In- dustry Ministry Buthorities elther to institute re-insurance by the Government or to ganize a semi-official corpora- tion to undertake such re- insurance. No commitment has yet been made, but ls under- stood that the Goverument Authorities will decide either way before long.-Domei
TO-DAY'S NEWS MAP
A desperate battle was raging yesterday, according to Chinese sources, in the suburbs of Nanchang, provincial capital of Klangsl, which the Chinese claim to have re-captured. Hand to hand fighting is con- tinuing, may the Chinese. From Tokyo came news of a possible Cabluct
erlais over A reported Ger- man proposal
to convert the Anti- Com Intern Pact, in
which Japan. with Gar- many, Italy and Hungary partner, into a mill- tary alliance against the demo crails nationa. The JapanOND War Minister is said, to favour the o Iden 1? Allianco
the
CAR
be limited to the possi bility of war with Russin only, It La opposed by the Navy tho
Dn ground. that it might involve sending he JapaneNo flect to Euro- Dean watera
U.S. SANCTIONS AGAINST JAPAN
DRAMATIC MOVE IN WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, Apr. 27.
SENATOR KEY PITTMAN to-day intro- duced into Congress a resolution empowering the President, after ten days notice, tò place an embargo on all exports to Japan, except agricul- tural products.
The resolution is actually directed against any violator of the Nine-Power Treaty, but Senator Pittman let it be known that it was designed primarily to affect Japan.-Reuter,
man
Senator Key Pittman, Chair-merce between the United of the Senate Foreign States and any violator of the Relations Committee, has
Nine Power Trenty." in-
This means that embargoes troduced legislation permitting
against Japan will be made pos- sible. President Roosevelt to "place: restrictions on trade and
KING TO TRAVEL IN
com-
hal, shortly before she was due to FORMER GERMAN LINER
Sil
11 is not stated
whether the
vessel was en route to Hongkong ur, Japan.
According to Shanghai newspaper Alles, the only N.Y.K. ships in port at the time the eldent was stated to have taken place were the Arshing Maru, Hokkaishian Maru, Nagisaki Maru, Talegami Maru and Lisbon Moru,
No. Visitors To Ships
London, Apr. 27.
an-
In the House of Commons to-day Mr. Chamberlain nounced that the King and Queen will travel to Canada on the Canadian Pacific steamer Empress of Australia, instead of the battleship Repulse. - United Press.
of
The President, would enforce the provisions of the proposed law through the Issuance of proclama- tions which would become effective within 10 days after their submis- sion to Congress.
Congress would not have power to veto the proclamations..
Senator Pittman told the Press that the proposed legislation is neces- sary so that our Government will have authority to case the restric- China." tions imposed on our citizens
int
"At the present time, and for many months, the Japanese Government in is conquest of China, has been en-
The Canadian Pacific liner Empress Majesties should travel, should not, dangering the lives of our citizens Australia (21,800-tons) Was under the existing circumstances and restricting their rights and privi- formerly the German liner Tirpitz. leave European waters. As a result of the discovery, the it was handled over to Britain after Japanese authorities in Shanghai have the Great War, under the terms of prohibited all visitors from boarding the Versailles Treaty. N.Y.K. ships.
"Trans-Occan" reports that the
Council To Act For The King
LONDON, Apr. 27.
leges by violating the guarantees of the Nine Power Treaty.
"Our Government has been
protesting
without success
for months
to Japan This resolu.
aid
tion places in the President's hands power which will probably him in facilitating an understand- ing with Japan."-United Press.
Similar Instructions were issued in Canadian liner will be escorted across It is learned that Ave Counsellors Shanghai
the Mes- the Atlantte by the cruisers Glasgow of State will be appointed under the yesterday by sageries Maritimes Line.
Southampton. H.M.S. Repulse Grent Sent to act for the King during and The Shanghal office of the French will remain in European waters. his absence In Canada. company has issued an order, under "United Press" states that Mr. The Queen, who must be included instructions from Paris, barring all Chamberian. in making the an- because of the special provisions of visitors to M, M. Ships,
nouncement in the House of the Regency Act of 1937, will be one, A "Dome?" message states that the Commons, sald that the Government and the others, the Duke of Glouces- order reflects French nervousness considered it better that the battle-ter, the Duke of Kent, the Princess ference in Wellington, N.Z. held its regarding sabolage following the cruiser Repulse, on which It had been Royal, and the Princess Arthur of final meeting yesterday, says a Reuter. recent disastrous fire in the s.s. Paris. criginally Intended that Their Connaught-Reuter.
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