1937-10-13 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 13, 1987.

CONFLICTING

CLAIMS

Japanese: Substantial Advance Down Railway CHINESE: SHIHCHIACHUANG -AUSTRALIAN

DEFENCES HOLDING

SEVERE FIGHTING GERMANY'S

IN SHANGHAI

Peiping, To-day.

Despite Chinese denial of the breakdown of

PACT WITH

their defence along the Huto River, Japanese head- BELGIUM

quarters claim to have made further substantial progress in their drive down the Peiping-Hankow Railway.

Berlin, To day.

The impending agreement be Following the victory of Shihchiachuang, says forms the subject of rumours tween Germany and Belgium an official statement, Japanese troops are thrusting and speculation in political circles swiftly into Southern Hopei in two spearheads. here, and while no official utter The armoured train unit which occupied Yuan-ance has yet been made on the

BOYCOTT OF JAPAN

Freemantle To-day Carrying out the recent deci sion of Australian dockers to boy cott Japanese ships, Freemantle dockers have refused to and

handle carge for a feet.

panese whalers

The whalers have been compell- ed to proceed

where they will

a factory ship direct

-Reuter

JAPANESE REPORTED CUT

shih on the Ping-Han Railway is now reported to subject, the impression, never-OFF IN SHANSI

have reached Kaoyi, ten miles further south, while simultaneously a motorised column advancing on the highway parallel to the railway, has reached Chaohsien, eight miles to the east of Yuanship.

theless, prevails that concrete negotiations, which are believed

Taiyuanfu, To-day. to have been of far-reaching

The Japanese forces which consequences, have taken place have advanced rapidly from Tai between Berlin and Brussels, con- chowsha ahead of the main body

formably with the German Gor- ernment's policy of seeking a dirare reported, in an official Chine ese military report, to be in a alect understanding.

precarious position.

The troops which captured They succeeded in establishing Tsingsing are expected shortly to position on shore by their last land- It is recalled here, in this con- advance to the west in an attempt ing but they were immediately sub-nection, that Germany rejet to force the narrow Niantzekuan jected to heavy attacks by. Chinese policy of collective agreement Pass, commanding the railway to troops and their position was ren-favours the principle of tripartite

|dered untenable. Hua Nan.

Taiyuanfu:

It is announced that the “Peace Preservation Commission" has de cided to discard the name Peiping, meaning north special city.” which was bestowed by the Na- tional Government în 1928 after the deceased of the northern war- lord. and revert to the former. name, Peking, meaning "northern capital-Reuter.

com-

Nanking, To-day. "Shihchiachuang is still in our hands," states a military munique issued this morning the Nanking authorities. Own Correspondent.

by Our

JAPANESE BREAK THROUGH

Strong Reinforcements

Compel Retreat

Shanghai, To-day.

Amidst the series of engagements occurring on all fronts in Shanghai yesterday, the most serious was along the Woosung Creek, where the Japanese, with the support of a nuin- ber of tanks, planes and artillery fire succeeded in breaking through, the Chinese lines. They advanced nearly three miles southward after several hours of very bitter fighting.

The salient, however, was imme- diately attacked on three sides by the Chinese, who were by then heavi- ly reinforced by fresh troops, and the Japanese were pushed back to

the bank of the creek. As a result of this battle, both sides suffered

Hua Nan

severe ca

LIUHO LANDING

Position Rendered Untenable

3- Shanghai, To-day

ARTILLERY STILL ROARING

Chinese Claim Lines Intact

Shanghai, To-day.

conventions, which have

ture of an alliance, and not directed against other

or groups of the states.

It is claimed that the Japanese troops at Yuanping and Ningwu, moving to Taiyuan, have been completely cut off from Taichow, and are now in between two Chimese amies.

The force, from Chu Teh's The naval agreement with Eng-Army, which cut their communi- land as well as treaties with Pocations is now moving to attack land and Austria are cited as ex them in the rear. Our Own amples of such tripartite conven- Correspondent.

tions.

HITLER GUARANTEE:

It is pointed out here, that after Four general attacks on the Great Britain and France had re- Chinese lines were launched by Ja-leased Belgium from her obliga- panese troops yesterday, according tions under the Lócamo Treaty, to a Chinese military spokesman and the Belgian Government had this morning, who declared that rightly demanded that some other the although the Chinese suffered guarantee of her intangibility be heavy casualties, they held their substituted for the Locarno: Pact, positions.

Chancellor Hitler had expressed his From 9 p.m. last night, the Ja-readiness to guarantee Belgium her panese commenced shelling the independence Chinese positions again and had! It is recalled that the conception not ceased early this morning. Our Own Correspondent..

GERMANY'S

UNDERTAKING

TO BELGIUM

Berlin, To-day.

An agreement between Belgium and Germany,

which will not take the form of a pact but an exchange of correspondence, is now under

consideration.

The relative documents, which will be published to-day, consist of a

of Belgian independence and neu- trality, as voiced by King Leopold

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DENIAL

Chengchow, To-day

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