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WALL OF FIRE FACES JAPANESE IN SHANGHAI Advancing Troops Suffer Heavily From Land Mines

ANOTHER GRIM BOMBING

OUTRAGE REPORTED

FOUR HUNDRED CASUALTIES ABOARD REFUGEE JUNKS

Shanghai, To-day.

A wall of fire fully four kilometres long con- fronted the Japanese forces when the Chinese car- ried out their strategic withdrawal yesterday.

Chapel, Hongkew and Yangtsepoo are a mass of flames.

SEARCH FOR LUFTHANSA FLIERS

Singapore, To-day. Three Germans have arrived bere en route to Karachi, whence they will fly to Central Asia in search of the missing Lufthansa aeroplane, which left Anhsĩ a few days ago on its return flight to Kabul. Reuter.

MANCHUKUO ARMY REVOLT REPORTS

Nanking, To-day.

The Nanking Government have been officially informed that a total of 50,000 Manchukuo troops in North China came over to the Chin- ese side during the recent revolt against the Japanese-

It is, however, reported that Gèn- eral S. S. Li, main instigator of the revolt, has been captured by the Japanese authorities. Our Own Correspondent.

among troops who constituted the The Japanese infantry who occupied Kiang-rear-guard and carried out sorties SHANSI OPERATIONS wan yesterday were supported by a barrage of fire into the Japanese lines to keep them

Peiping, To-day. tied down.

The Japanese advance in Shansi from twenty warships in the river, which laid down

The troops coming out of the Province is, for the present, mak a curtain of shells before the advancing troops. lines which have been so violentlying headway

Yesterday's fighting at Woosung followed the blasted for the past three weeks

Reason is the strategical Chinese successful landing of fresh troops, but the Japan-manning the new line of defence skirmishers occasionally appearing did a leap frog over fresh divisions retirement, only scattered parties of ese suffered heavily through landmines laid by the and are being rested in the rear, and retiring on the main body. Chinese.

ing in reserve. Our Own Corres- pondent.

Confirming the retirement of the Chinese troops, Chinese headquarters state that the new lines are out of range of the warships' guns and will be defended under all circumstances.

Yesterday's fighting was the heaviest since the outbreak of hostilities, both sides suffering heavily.

Trans-Ocean.

REFUGEE JUNK OUTRAGE

Shanghai, To-day. Yesterday was a day of practically unceasing bombing raids by Japanese planes, which dropped tons of explosives and caused huge devastation.

TIENTSIN ARMY ACTIVITY

Troops March Through For Three Days

Tientsin, To-day

Objective of the Japanese offen- sive in this sector is Taiyuan, with its important arsenal

The Japanese military authori- ties claim occupation of Tatung.

Aviolent counter-thrust in this sector is known to be imminent.-

Trans-Ocean.

RECAPTURE OF

Thousands of Japanese troops KALGAN CLAIMED

|accompanied by mechanised units, have passed, and are continuing to pass, through the city during the past three days to the front

Nanking, To-day.

A message reaching here con-

Several Japanese planes have also firms an earlier report that Kalgan arrived here

was recovered by Chinese troops Rumours have been circulated in yesterday, who are proceeding to the city that General Chu Teh's round up the Japanese remnants West of Soochow Creek, in the neighbourhood troops, the newly created 8th Route outside the city. In consequence of Pahmingching, Japanese bombers attacked Army, are carrying out their threat of the recovery by Chinese of Kal- twelve junks that had been taken in tow by a launch to wipe out the Japanese and are gan, the Japanese troops operating sweeping the enemy forces before against Suenhua are also withdraw- and which were conveying 1,000 Chinese refugees. them at Tatung.

ing toward Paochang.

General Chu Teh's ex-Red Army is reported to have been mainly res- porsible for these victories along the Pingsui Railway Hua Nan

As far as can be ascertained at present, the REINFORCEMENTS Chinese casualties amounted to 400 killed and The troops which have been pass-

wounded.

ing through the town are believed Foreign military experts opine that nothing to be reinforcements which are being can now prevent the junction of the Japanese rushed to stop the advance of the forces at Woosung with those in Yangtsepoo- Trans-Ocean.

OUTRAGE

Shanghai, To-day.

former Red Army, which is now fighting for the Central Government. Large stores of ammunition ar- rived this morning.-Our Own Cor- respondent.

TATUNG TAKEN

Continuing their westward drive

REUTER CONFIRMSfing the Japanese commanders who advanced with the greatest caution suspecting a trap.

Empty Imes were subjected to a terrific bombardment for severall hours both from the warships and from Chahar, Japanese troops from heavy land batteries.

claim the capture of Tatung, the When eventually the Japanese chief city of Northern Shansi did realise that a strategic with- Reuter drawal had been completed, they overstepped the mark both Kiangwan and in the vicinity of Linhang and suffered severe cas- ualties when they ran unexpectedly

ading machine-gun fire.

It is announced the more than 400 Chinese refugees were killed and wounded when Japanese planes bombed Chinese junks in Soochow Creek-Reuter.

JAPANESE BADLY OUTWITTED

Chinese Withdrawal Cleverly Concealed

Shanghai, To-day

Operations in the Shanghai ar

temporary standa

yesterday, the Chinese withdrawal

their new line of defence

WARM TRIBU:

Foreign military

tributes to the

pay

POLAND'S PRESIDENT ILL

Warsaw, To-day. President Moscicki of Poland has and been obliged to cancel all his en- efficiency of the Chinese withdraw gagements for the next few days a al which was completed with he is suffering from an attack of scarcely the loss of a man, except influenza. Trans-Ocean?

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