A now Douglas plane being fanded from the steamer Hilda Maorsk yesterday. The 'plane is one of three ordered from America by the China National Aviation Corporation.-— Staff Photographer.
C.N.A.C. Plans Revealed In Chungking Interview
CHUNGKING, May 16, Mr. W. L. BOND, maintenance manager for the China National Aviation Corporation to-day told the "United Press" that a new Douglas airliner D.C.2 has arrived in Hongkong and will be Immediately assembled in pre- paration for joining the C.N.A.C.'s western lines.
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It will be recalled that
Tuesday,
MONGKONG TE LEGRAPH
May 16, 1939.
Conflicting Claims In China War EIGHT PROVINCES REPORT FIGHTING
REPORTS OF fighting in China came from € eight provinces this morning as both Chinese and Japanese. apparently prepared for new |attacks after the lull follow- ing the great Chinese offen- Isive last month.
Front line news is, however, most contradictory and the situation on many fronts is obscure.
- Japanese” çîanima of "a'greal ́en- circling movement with has trapp- ed sixteen divisions" is dismissed even by pro-Japanese observers as | exaggeration.
For from achieving any gains in central China, the Japanese appear to be definitely checked east of the grent Han River, which is proving
. an effective barrier to any advance along the Hankow-Ichang highway. The Japanese forces are still thirty miles from the east bank of the river, from where they were, driven during the Chinese offensive in April.
Claim Disputed Japancac claims that they have reached Jchen are not confirmed. I is impossible to say how far the southern Japanese, column has pro
but the Chinese recapture of the Hankow-chang
n. test esse, on night was satisfactorily completed highway, indicates that the Chinese several months ago, but the Minisry of Communications hue not yet are still masters of the altuation.
in- Only if the Japanese succeed in permit indicated when it will
effecting a juncture of columns auguration.
Some quarters said the inaugura-operating along the Honan-Hupe tion will depend on the settlement of border and those advancing north- the mutual problems between Britain wards from Suthsien will the Chinese Vinshan and Suishalen sectors be threatened with encirclement. This Japanese are far from achieving at present.
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jropart has since been confirmed) is thờ - frontent Chinese Succesa in Honan since operations started in that provinco,
The Chinese clafin that the main | Japanese force in the southern part
of the province has been shattered.
Continuing their advance from Tanghip, the Chinese have recaptured Pingshih and are now pressing pr Tungpei.
SHANSI PROVINCE
Heavy fighting is in progress In several parts of the province, Dun to conflicting reports, the situation is obscure. The Chinese claim to have recaptured Tanghuschen, which was
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Intermittent firing has been pro-
ing is reported at Tongha end Ping-gressing across the Yellow River, kong, just outside the West River In the western part of the province, treaty port."
the Chinese are besieging Tümen nad Hellungkwan, northwest of Linfen. The latter city is in Japanese hands. The Japancao have captured Plen- kwan, in north-west Shansi, SUIYUAN PROVINCE
Ings at Shahow, in order to attack Hokalian and Holhow from the rear, were repelled.
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retired after Japanese reinforcements Guerillas launched simultaneous attacks en Wuchwan and Taolin, but were rushed up. The Chinese claim that they were repelled by gas, ANHWEI" PROVINCE
Yokow, on the Han River, has also Alded by guerilin forces, Chinese troops.
have re-captured Lishan been evacuated by the. Japanese Chinese reports Claim that
the Japanese are retrening to Tlenmen,
miles north-east of Yokow. Considerable Oghting is in progress south-west of the mining centre of
The Chinese claim to be in control captured March shan we
heights, 00 miles River in this province, and the south-east of
Japanese garrison which is guarding "United Press" conûrma that the entrance to Tungling Lake E Chinese troops have recaptured endangered. Chinese forces have Pingzhi, 25 miles south of Tangho, recaptured strategic heights after completely annihilating the Shun-an. Japanese gurrison. The Chinese are reported to have reached the out- skirts of Pagting.
Three D.C.2's are now operating and China over the operation of the forces operating in the Hslangylang. Tayeh. The Chinese claim to have of a considerable part of the Yangtse and two others which were damaged cipally over what goods will be per- are being overhauled.
"We have enough planes now to: operate the entire west of China schedule, but we need new planes to hold in reserve" he said.
He revealed that a
a new 18-passen- | ger D.C.3 is expected to arrive in China in July and that this plane) will be held in reserve,
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mitted to be Imported.-United Press.
Big French Loan Subscribed
PARIS, May 15. The new Trṇa-i sury Loan of six milliard francs has been fully subscribed.
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"Our schedule of operations is now the heaviest since the war broke out, success, was completed during
The subscription, meeting with full because of increased passenger and day. Reuter. mail demands, but we are handling all the schedules promptly," said Mr. Bond.
The R.M.S. Empress of Canada
Aviation circles are speculating on lett Vancouver for Hongkong, vla the possibility of the Inauguration Honolulu, Japan ports and Shanghai,
of British Imperial Alewøysion Saturday.
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The Japanese are numerically weaker than the Chinese, and mill- tary observers give them less than a fifty-fifty chance of achieving their objective.
The Japanese are flinging every thing into the battle and the Chinese admit that extensive bombing opera- tions have caused severe losses.
The position, province by province, was as follows this morning: KWANGTUNG PROVINCE
Chinese forces have launched o new assault on Kongmoon, gateway to Chungehan County. Flerce fight-
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Chinese guerillas succeeded in penetrating Tungsiang, in tho northern part of the province, but The Chinese claim that their re-retired after Japanese reinforcements capture of Tangho yesterday (the arrived,
Labour Urges Air Raid Protest
Collective Protests Against Barbarism
LONDON, May 15. .
IN THE House of Commons- to-day, Mr. Arthur Henderson asked whether, with the object of focussing world opinion upon the methods of warfare which entailed the wholesale massacre of civilian populations, the Government would consider approaching other govern- ments to organise collective representations-to-the Japanese in favour of abstention from such aerial attacks as those made on Chungking.
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Mr. Butler, replying, said that the security of the British Embassy? the British Ambassador to Mr. Butler: In the representa- Tokyo had made strong re- tions made, it was pointed out, that presentations to Japan; urging, the British Embassy was very nearly from the humanitarian point of hit in the course of the raid. view, as well as in Japan's best Reuter. interests, that stringent in-
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WASHINGTON, May objectives.
in reply to the recent protest by the Sir Robert Craigle had observed Japan had promised that her almen United States Ambassador to Tokyo, that in the case of the Chungking would exercise all possible precaution air raid, that casualties appeared to avoid injuring non-combatants- to have been suffered
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Rueter. exclusively by the elvilian element Viscount Hallfax understood that representations on similar lines had
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Appeal To League
Mr. Henderson: Would it not be
possible for the League to consider
Militiamen
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to that passed by the Assembly in mittee stage of the Military, Training September?
B in the House of Commons to-day,
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Mr. Butler: Such matters will the Government accepted the Labour receive consideration, but an initiative, amendment providing that the em- in that sense would be necessary, ployers, liability to pay the maximum The Rev. R. W. Sorensen: Has a of four weeks' salary if they did not reply yet been received from the reinstate man returning from Japanese Government? tod military service, should be extended
Mr. Butler: Not on this particular to 12 weeks salary.- matter.
Mr. R. J. Boothby: Have any the Government intended to arrange
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