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FALL

TAICHOW'S

PANIC IN SHANSI

Early Capture Of Taiyuanfu Feared Inevitable

JAPANESE SUFFER HEAVY LOSSES BUT TAKE CITY

NEW LIGHT ON CHINESE TROOPS FIND

SUBMARINE JUNK OUTRAGE

GRIM VERIFICATION OF

THEMSELVES

OUFLANKED

Peiping, To-day.

LONE CHINESE PLANE OVER SHANGHAI

Shanghai, To-day.

For the first time in a week a . Chinese plane appeared øver Shanghai at £40 yesterday even- try, and was greeted by a heavy barrage from Japanese warships in the harbour, which also lit up the sky with" searchlights.

The lone raider disappeared after ten minutes, without drop-

ping bombs Reuter. A major strategic success in North Shansi is THE SUBMARINE JUNK claimed by the Japanese military authorities in a

MASSACRE NEAR CHILANG

POINT ON SEPTEMBER 22, communique which states that Chinese troops were CANTON RIVER OVER WHICH JAPANESE DE- forced to abandon the famous Yenmen Pass when NIALS HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CAST A CLOUD OF DOUBT, they were outflanked by a Japanese column from HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY the east.

WAN

SON

REMAINS CLOSED

THE ARRIVAL AT SHAUKI- Crossing the inner loop of the Great Wall the There is no change in the situa-

OF A 60-YEAR-OLD] = JUNKMASTER, PREVIOUSLY Japanese fought their way south over mountain-tion on the Pearl River, which re- REPORTED MISSING BY HIS ous terrain and occupied the city of Taichow, south-mains closed to all traffic.

east of Yenmen Pass, and 80 miles north of Tai-ships have been sunk, or whether Telling his story quite indepen-lyuanfu, the capital of Shansi.

Loss of Yen Men Pass by the Chinese gives the been placed across the river. Japanese access to Taiyuanfu across a broad, open river could be re-opened quickly if valley which it is difficult to defend.

dently, the man, Lee Mun, master of Junk No. 3407, declares that the attack was launched at about 8.30

am on September 22.

He was fishing with other craft

The Japanese allege that many of near Chilang Point when he saw the Chinese troops operating in this 2 submarine cruising towards his sector belong to the 8th Route junk, partially submerged, but with Army consisting of former Com- her conning tower and guns above mmists commanded by Chu Teh. the water level.

Three shots were fired at his junk without the slightest pre- liminary warning.

His wife and three of his daughters were killed by the first shot.

The third shell sank the craft.

CLUNG TO SAIL

A severe battle preceded "capture of Taichow, the Japanese scaling the wall of the town in the face of 2 fusillade of rifle and machine- gun bullets. When they reached the top of the wall they hurled hand-grenades among the defend-

ers.

STREET FIGHTING

Fighting continued in the streets of the city for three hours before Thirteen-men and two women the occupation was completed. clung to the sails and spars and Meanwhile another Japanese drifted slowly towards Chilang column captured Taiying, east of Point, where they were picked up Taichow, after crossing the Great by another fishing boat.

Wall at Pingchingkwan Pass,

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He personally saw ten fishing where they are reported to have junks fired on and sunk, without the slightest warning or attempt to save the crews

GAP ROCK INCIDENT"

a two-funnelled Japanese destroyer loomed up. Thirty bluejackets

Another incident, is reported by boarded the junk, ordered the en- Chan Lin, of Macao, who was in tire crew into the dinghy, took Junk No. 1753 HL which occurred baskets of fish and then set

the unk on fire.

near Cep Rock - Shah

The crew were fishing in Chinese The crew rowed to Macao, the waters close to the lighthouse when trip taking fourteen hours.

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