1937-09-06 — Page 24

HE CHINA MAIL

JAPANESE BEGIN NEW DRIVE IN 2.30 A. M. ONSLAUGHT

ATTACKING FROM

YANGTSEPOO

HEAVY ARTILLERY DUELS

Shanghai, To-day.

JAPANESE

SLAUGHTER OF CIVILIANS

Shanghai, To-day.

The civilian casualties in the bombing of Jessfield station by

Further troops and heavy guns were landed from Japanese destroyers in the eastern district of the Settlement yesterday as the Chinese and Jap-Japanese planes yesterday are ansse forces in all sectors engaged in artillery duels given as 49 killed and 150 injured. in which the Japanese were supported by their war- ships.

Both the Chinese and Japanese are reported to be digging trenches on the Woosung peninsula, where the No Man's Land at some points is only 300 yards wide.

The Japanese again announce the capture of the walled city of Paoshan, while successes for the Chinese are recorded in an official communique stating that the Chinese troops have recaptured Lotien bus station and six villages nearby after fierce hand-to-hand fighting in which the Chinese used bayonets and the famous big swords with tell ing effect.

The Chinese and Japanese lines around the Set tlement are also unchanged. Reuter. JAPANESE COUNTER-OFFENSIVE

Shanghai, To-day.

Japanese air activity yesterday was confined mainly to bombings west of Shanghai, in the course of

which two junks laden with Chin-

Jese refugees were hit. Sixty were

killed-Reuter.

LI CHAI-SUM GIVEN S. CHINA COMMAND

According To Report From Nanking

Nanking, Yesterday. The Supreme War Council has the following appointments

with effect to date.

Marshal Yin Hsi-shan has been appointed Commander-in-Chief of

the North-west District, with Gen-

eral Mao Chi-tung as Vice-Com- mander,

What is generally believed to be the big Jap anese push, coming as a sharp counter-offensive, is m at present under way.

Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang, Com- chief of the North China with General Fong Chen-

Commander,

Pei Chung-hsi as Com- n-chief of the Central China District with General Chang Fat-kwel as Vice-Commander, and

Ming-shu as

The drive was launched at 2.30 this morning Marshal Li Chai-sum, Commander- after a seven-hour lull, in which Japanese heavy in-chief of the South China District artillery and Japanese warships at Woosung and in with General Chen the harbour, including the Idzumo which went down river during the night, commenced shelling the Chinese lines. “

Simultaneously, the Chinese and Japanese in all sectors began to exchange machine- gun and ar- tillery fire.

Vice-Commander-Da-Dao.

NORTH CHINA FIGHTING

Japanese Claim

Tokyo, To-day.

Japanese military circles claim the capture of Huaian, south-west of Kalgan, though no confirmation can

The duel between the Chinese guns at Kiang- wan and the Japanese batteries in Yangtsedoo was particularly severe, the reverberations shaking the be obtained from unbiassed sources entire city

IDZUMO LEADING NAVAL ATTACK

say

Capture of this strategic point, the Japanese, enables them to threaten the flank of the Chinese rating south-west of the

The Idzumo, stationed at Jukong Wharf, mid- Kalgan-Perping Railway. way between Shanghai and Woosung, is leading the Ocean. Japanese attack.

About twenty Japanese planes are participat- ing in the aerial operations in the Woosung area, and the Japanese attack from land and sea is being accompanied by intensive bombing.

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AIR RAIDS

Attacks On Chapei And North Station

Shanghai, To-day.

Launching of the offensive followed days of Japanese planes are still very ac- careful preparation in which large reinforcements tive and yesterday had the air pret- and huge quantities of supplies were landed in the ty much to themselves. eastern district of the Settlement and the Yangtse dawn raids on Chapel, North- estuary. Renter

Japanese Warship Said To Have Been Sunk

nother

evere

This morning they carried

tion and Pootung Trans Ocean

KWANGSI TROOPS GOING NORTH

STOP PRESS

TEL. 20022 or 33993-

The British Taishan, river- steamer, of the Hong Kong. Canton and Macao Steamship Company, which left Hong Kong for Canton last night has not yet arrived there.

It is stated that the boat is lying at anchor about half way between Hong Kong and Can- ton owing to the situation, though the ship has not been interfered with.

It stated that river, navi- gational lights have been moved by the Cantonese

re-

which

Japanese destroyer re-

shelled Chekwan is -ported to be cruising to and from in the Canton delta stopp- ing all Chinese ships.

10.30 am

It is reported that the bom- bardment of the Chinese coast just beyond British territory has been resumed.

The "China Mail" understands that two Chinese Maritime Customs cruisers were seized by the Japanese off Green Point st night Nothing is known of the fate of two foreign officers on board the cruisers.

It is believed the seized were the Shung Kuan and the Kwan Wei-

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NEWS FLASHES

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