1937-09-11 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 11, 1937.

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CHOLERA BREAKS OUT AMONG JAPAN'S TROOPS Huge Bombs Dropped In Chinese Night Raids

HOSTILITIES NOW SPREAD OVER A 40-MILE FRONT

Shanghai, To-day.

Shanghai was rudely roused from its bed at ten

-RUSSIAN- PLANES FOR CHINA

Messages from «Muk that 100 Russian laden with aeropla arrived at Stanfu, the Shensi Province.

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It is alleged that the caravan

about a dozen Soviet instructors, who are under orders to train Chinese pilots. Trans-Ocean

minutes past midnight this morning when Chinese of lorries was accompanied planes paid their usual nightly visit to the Japan- ese lines.

The daring raiders dropped five large size bombs, the detonations of which were audible all over the city.

Japanese warships in harbour turned on their searchlights and peppered the skies with anti- aircraft and machine gun fire, using tracer bullets, in a vain effort to bring down the Chinese planes - Reuter.

CHOLERA AMONG JAPANESË TROOPS

Shanghai, To-day.

The Japanese front from Lotien to Shanghai, via Woosung, now stretches for a distance of over 40 miles.

REUTER CONFIRMS

Cholera Among The Japanese

JAPANESE SINK

CARGO JUNKS ALONG COAST

Canton, To-day.

Swatow reports state that Japan- ese warships cruising along the China Coast are-cansing havoc among cargo junks, which trade with coastal fishing villages and small

The harbour is at present crowd- ed w

junks, the owners of which are afraid to put out to sea owing to the recent activities of the Ja

panese.

Shanghai, To-day. The Japanese announce that 80 cases of cholera, of which 20 warships have been responsible for It is officially stated that Japanese were fatal, have occurred among the sinking of several junks along the Japanese troops at Paoshan the coast after confiscating the car-

The Japanese attribute the epidemic to bacteria used by the Chinese, who vigorously deny the charge.

It is announced that the Chin ese Red Army has ben reorgan ised and is now part of China's Yesterday the Japanese were fighting hard on regular military forces now de the outskirts of the village of Yangchah, about asignated the 8th Route National mile from the Far Eastern Race Course at Kiang- wan, for possession of the village.

Army.

The Communist leader, General Chu Teh, is commander-in-chief. and General Peng Teh-hui, Chief

of Staff

Coccupants of the junks were ed to proceed to shore in small Our Own Correspondent.

SHANGHAI MAIL

The Postmaster-General announces that a mail for Shanghai will be

Meanwhile, a report says that cholera has broken out among the Japanese troops at Paoshan, The Chinese air forces now dis despatched to-morrow morning by where 20 out of over 80 who have already contract-tributed in North Shansi and Su the Conte Biancamono. The

yuan are preparing for attack will close at 9 am and is for or- ed the disease, have died.—Trans-Ocean.

against the Japanese Beuter.dinary mail only.

CHINESE AGAIN TRIUMPH

Japanese Retreat On

Paoshan Front

Shanghai, To-day.

which is very near Chek Wan has been occupied by Japanese marines. It is stated that the Japanese cruiser first shelled the island before. landing the marines.

Official quarters here state that they are still waiting for a report The Chinese claim that they have on the Taishan affair and could not penetrated the Japanese defence confirra the above report.---Our Own

line at various points along the Correspondent

Paoshan-Woosung front yesterday afternoon, during a fierce battle..

Hand to hand fighting took place, the Japanese being forced to re- trent after sustaining heavy losses.

HEAVY FIGHTING

PROGRESSING

Japanese Land, Sea And Air Bombardment

A Japanese spokesman on this front stated yesterday that the reason why the Japanese troops have been forced to retreat at some posi- tions was because they were hausted by over a week's fighting, planes not having been relieved by the

re-inforcements which are at the

· rear,

It is rumoured that the Japanese Gover ent is contemplating

pointing a new COC

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