1937-09-02 — Page 9

CHINA MAIL.

1937

JAPAN'S BIG PUSH

Severe Fighting Yesterday A Mere Curtain Raiser

HEAVY BOMBING RAIDS BY JAPANESE

WOOSUNG LAID IN COMPLETE RUIN

SHANGHAI, TO-DAY.

THE SETTING FOR JAPAN'S PROSPEC- TIVE BIG PUSH ON ALL FRONTS IN THE SHANGHAI AND WOOSUNG AREAS IS BEING COMPLETED. YESTERDAY'S FIGHTING WAS SEVERE, THOUGH IT WAS REGARDED ONLY AS THE CURTAIN RAISER.

BELGIAN

CRISIS AVERTED

Brussels, To-day. The Cabinet crisis has now been averted

The trouble arose out of differ- ences between, the Finance. Min- ister and the Premier owing to the latter's connection with the State Bank's affairs, which will be judged by Parliament, which

week. Parliament in ordinary cir cumstances is not due to meet till October. Reuter's Bulletin Ser-

The position appears unchanged, although the has been summoned for next Japanese bombings were exceptionally severe, seven bombs falling within 100 to 300 yards of an outpost held by a party of the Royal Welch Fusi- hers in the western outskirts of Shanghai, near the Shanghai-Hangchow railway line, but, despite the danger the men did not withdraw. Two Chin- ese, however, were killed.

Swatow Blockade?

Swatow, To-day.

EVACUATION OF

TUNGSHAN

Canton, To-day.

Reuter understands that all German women and children are to evacuate Tungshan imme diately.

Some will find temporary accom- modation in Shameen, while the re- mainder, it is understood, have made arrangements to move into safe points. This step is being taken in view of the proximity of Tungshan to the military air field which was bombed during Tues- day's first air raid and which will probably be the objective of future raids.

While not wishing to alarm nationals unduly, the German Con- It is anthoritatively learned that sular authorities apparently feel 10 Japanese warships are bound that every reasonable precaution

STEEL HELMETS FOR POLICE

Canton, To-day.

Another visitor, Marshal. Feng Yu-hsiang, who told interview-for Swatow, which has given rise must be taken to avoid endanger- ers that the "Chinese will fight to the bitter end for the sake of to a rumour that the Japanese navying foreign lives in South China- world peace and China's own existence,” paid tribute to the Chin-is threatening to blockade this Reuter. ese commanders, "who are mindful only of their divine duties.” treaty port. But nothing unusual Chinese quarters regard the disembarkation happened yesterday. The local au- thorities are quite prepared to deal of the Japanese troops in the eastern district of with any emergency condition. the Settlement as a confession of the poor success Hua Nan. attending the landing operations on Liuho and Woosung coastline, and assert that the mere pre- sence of Japanese troops there is the final confirma- tion that the Japanese are using the Settlement as a base for operations.

Pact Rumour Denied

The Police Force of Canton wear steel helmets as from to-day, which give them better protection. Da-Dao.

Nanking To-day. Houses No. 7 to 20, Connaught The Chinese Foreign Office has Road West were five feet deep in denied the allegation made by a water at 10 am this morning. Besides munitions and other war material the French newspaper that the Sino- Japanese have also landed in this section of the tained a secret clause providing for have admitted that severe fighting Soviet Anti-Aggression Pact con Village and Paoshan District, but Settlement four and six-inch guns mounted on the supply by the Soviet Govern- was raging around these two places. caterpillars. Eight Japanese transports laden with ment to China- of huge consign-Hua Nan.

of arms and ammunitions. MANCHUKUO TROOP reinforcements, tanks and artillery have arrived Waichiaopu described this off Woosung. Under escort of a Japanese war-report as entirely without founda- ship, one of them left for Liuho, where the troops tion-Hua Nan. aboard were landed.

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MUTINY

Harbin, To-day. Repeated outbreaks of mantinies

Manchuria have created consider- able uneasiness in Japanese-Man- chukno official circles. A state of emergency is still being maintain- Posung ed Hua Nan

Warfare has laid Woosung in ruins, among the buildings which Fall Of Woosung Village among Manchukno troops in North have been demolished are Tungchi University, which is run by Ger- Denied By Chinese mans for Chinese students and which is American-mortgaged, the Wing On cotton mills, which are owned by British and Australian- -born Chinese. The bombing of Chungchi University was so inten- The Chinese military authorities

sive that even the bombproof dugouts had to be evacuated Beuter. have denied the fall of

Woosung Fort Was Not

Worth Defending"

Nanking, To-day.

A foreign observer ascribes the withdrawal of the Chinese troops from Woosung Fort merely "to strategic reasons. "It is useless for the Chinese to sacrifice any more of their men over that defenceless area," he declared, as the Fort was destroyed in 1932, and the Chinese Government has made no attempt to re-fortify it. The Japanese are at an advantage geographically in this]. area, as they can fire point blank on the Chinese from their warships. The Chinese have taken a very wise so to speak Yet they have given their enemy a good prior to securing access to shore The next step the Chinese will take

is to annihilate their enemies

and which is easier than

on

The body of a Chinese male was

side the Hong Kong

Shanghai, To-day

An Outpost Somewhere Near Madrid

Park