1937-09-25 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 25, 1937

TAKAHASHI BRIGADE

BRIGADE CUT UP ON LOTIEN FRONT Reduced To Strength Of Battalion: Taken Out Of Line

VAIN JAPANESE

ONSLAUGHTS

Shanghai, To-day.

An official Chinese report says that the Japan- ese Takahashi Brigade, which has been fighting near Lotien since September 20, has been reduced to the strength of a battalion in three days of futile attempts to break through the Chinese lines.

All that remained of the Brigade has been withdrawn from the front lines.

The Brigade lost 400 dead and 41 machine-guns on the n on the night of September 23.

The third Japanese attack launched within a week against the town of Lotren, north of Shang- hai, was successfully repulsed by the Chinese yes- terday.

An ex-Naval officer, Commander B. W. H. Toalten, is providing a By means of novelty for holiday makers at Hastings Bathing Pool realistic models he produces amazing spectacles such as the blocking of Zeebrugge. Visitors are allowed to examine the models before the show and enjoy manoeuvering them. Photo shows the model of a liner which sails normally for a time and then sinks stern first to represent a torpedoed ship. (Fox Copyright).

Pyjamas In Court

Although the Japanese made use of freshly The repeals effected by clauses 2 landed troops and backed up the attack with in-and 3 of the Bill have been suggest tense gun fire, the Chinese held their positions, the led by the Board of Trade in their Japanese being repulsed with severe loss.--Transmitted in the Secretary of State's mond Clarke, peering through his

Ocean.

Shanghai, To-day. BOARD OF TRADE

A Chinese military communique

states that a long-drawn out battle, SUGGESTS

which commenced on Thursday night

on the Lotien-Linhong front was CHANGES IN H.K.

brought to a decisive end when the

rearguard of the Japanese were dis- ORDINANCE

persed and hundreds

wounded.

killed and

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letter of the 5th May, 1937, trans-

"My, my!" exclaimed Judge Thur-

despatch No. 237 of the 21st July, spectacles in a Los Angeles divorce 1937.

{court. "Am I dreaming?”

Standing before him was. Mrs. 2 pair of Ann Siegal, wearing gleaming, white silk pyjamas.

Clause 4 of the Bill suspends its operation so that it can be brought into operation after His Majesty's pleasure is known. This is the "When my father was on the usual practice with Merchant. Ship Bench you would probably have ping Bills. It will be convenient to been in contempt of Court for wear- bring it into operation at the same ing those things here," shouted the time as Ordinance No. 25 of 1934 Judge. "But I guess it's all right is brought into operation under in these days.”

Mrs. Siegal won her divorce.

The "Gazette" contains the draft Prior to their collapse, the Japan-of an Ordinance to amend the Mer-section 7 thereof. ese on this line made five charges chant Shipping (No. 2) Amendment on the Chinese position without suc-Ordinance, 1934, and the Merchant cess-Hua Nan.

INACTIVITY ON OTHER SECTORS

Occasional Artillery

Fire

Shanghai, 10 am. To-day. Except in the Lotien sector where strenuous efforts have been made by the Japanese to break through, the Shanghai front was remarkable for its inactivity yesterday and this. morning.

Occasionally, artillery fire is heard, with the Pootung batteries drop ping odd shells into Hongkew and the Japanese desultorily shelling the Kiangwan lines.

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There are rumours of a big Ja- .panese offensive pending the Kiangwan lines, but there was no sign of activity.

Our Own Correspondent.

CAPITAL SHIPS AT SHANGHAI

Shanghai, To-day.

Shipping Ordinance, 1899, as amended in 1935.

Section 5 of the Merchant Ship- ping (No. 2) Amendment Ordin- jance, 1934 repealed the first three sub-sections of section 41 of the

principal Ordinance and substitut- ed three new sub-sections. The new sub-section (2) provided that where by or under any of the Mer- chant Shipping Acts functions are required to be performed by the Governor, such functions may be performed by the Governor or b any public officer nominated for the purpose by him.

Ordinance No. 25 of 1934, is not yet in force, as by section 7 thereof its operation is suspended pending the notification of His Majesty's pleasure thereon.

5.

The object of clause 2 of the draft Bill is to repeal the new sub- section (2) of section 41 of the principal Ordinance. It will not affect, however, the repeal of the former sub-section 41 effected by the first paragraph of Section 5 of Ordinance No. 25 of 1934.

Section 2 of the Merchant Ship- ping Amendment. Ordinance, 1935 (Ordinance No. 28 of 1985) effected three amendments in section 2 of the principal Ordinance. The first of these was the insertion in it of a Two more Japanese big battle new paragraph (sa) which provid-| ships, 27,000 tons each, have arrived that "Governor' includes, in re- 1 here to join the present fleet in lation to any purpose of the Ordin- Shanghai. These two giant ance, any person authorised by the war vessels have been identified as Governor for that purpose.

"Hongo" and the Harina.”-

Hua Nan,

The object of clause 3 of this Bill is to repeal that new paragraph.

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