1937-10-23 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBE 3-1937

JAPANESE THRUST ON DEFENSIVE AT TAZANG Chinese Recover Ground In Sweeping Attacks

BOMBERS AND ARTILLERY COOPERATE IN STRAFE

PRESSURE ON CHAPE GIPSY MURDERED

RELIEVED

Shanghai, 9.30 a.m., To-day.

BY SON

For Stealing His Wifel

A 42-year-old gypsy who has

Since late last night, Japanese on the Tazang been married" 42 times has been sector have been thrust on the defensive by Chin-murdered by his own son for steal-

hing from him his 16-year-old wife ese attacks on a broad front which, it is claimed, swept through to the recapture of most of the ground lost in the last six days of struggle.

Zaika Husitch was "King" of the gypsy tribes of the

trict of Yugoslavarejo dis-

His royal prerogative" included that tak

wives, living with them for a few

Prior to the onslaughts, Chinese planes sub-ing from his "subjects" their young jected the Japanese positions to severe bombing, months, and then selling them back while the heavy howitzers in the Nanziang district to their former husbands or pounded them unmercifully.

third party for a good sum

The Chinese offensive followed a full whichny.

In this way Zaika had 42

young wife of his own son. Musta-

seemed to indicate that the Japanese thrust had For his 43rd he suddenly chose the again worn itself out, for the second time since the pha Battle of Tazang opened, and foreign military ob- Mustapha's wife, Biser was fam servers pay high tributes to the Chinese general ous for her beauty and her danc ship.

ing. She had been married under the willow tre

Against tired troops; freshTienlussu, and at the Miaohong to gypsy custom only a few Chinese battalions moved up fline they reported capture of Shui- previously. shortly after dusk rampaged and genmiao.

When Zaika stole her Mustap. determined to der

regained in three hours ground Chinese troops also made dents! which it had taken the Japanese into North Szechten Road from One night he crawled into his three days to occupy Japanese Chape and captured considerable land killed him. are reported to be moving strong arms including three tanks. reinforcements to the sector Chinese artillery fire and bomHe has now been sentenced from farther north.

bing lent. success to the counter-nine years' imprisonment Chinese official reports state offensive of their infantry units. that several Japanese tanks, An official news agency claimed which have been used increas that the line from Kwangfu - to ingly in the drive against Ta Chenchiahong in the south is also Zang, were abandoned by the advancing. The total Chinese gain Japanese. Our Own Correspon- during the drive was about one dent.

kilometre, according to the same source-International News.

KILOMETRE ADVANCE:

Shanghai, To-day.

A Chinese military communique

issued this morning claims a JAPANESE

on the

sweeping Chinese victory Kwangfu front after one of the most intense battles waged in the Shanghai area.

It is announced that the Chinese forces have recovered strategic points along a front line extending from Chenchiahang to. Shishang- kung Temple, around which a series of savage engagements have occurred in the past two days.

As a net result, the Chinese have

PEI-HAN LINE COMMUNIQUE

Peiping, To-day.

Mr. Quo Tai-chi Chinese AZ- bassador in London, who has been appointed one of the the cipal delegates to the Nine-Power Conference in Brussels.

THIS WEEK ON THE LOCAL

SHARE MARKET

G. A Harriman and, Wharves at $110, buyers Co.'s weekly share report and mar-Docks have risen to $27,→→ fair ket review issued at noon to-day business was done in- Providents The trend of the local market at (old) between $2.05 and $2.10. Pro- close of the week is upward and vidents (New) are 25 cts. 30 cts. buyers are lifting rates without Hotels are better at $5.20 sales Jattracting many sellers. Manila and Realtys are now enquired for has experienced a quiet time this at $4.70. Lands sold from $30 to week and with little doing, quota-1$30%, and Humphreys are $84 tions have declined slightly buyers.

In Hong Kong utility shares the In the sterling section there improvement has been most mark-persister enquiry of Banks at, ed, as these, around present quota-around $1575, but Unions are less claims that Japanese troops in the yields, and with a return of con lower on the

A Japanese military communique tions skew reasonably attractive popular, at the moment, and rather Peiping-Hankow Railway zone have fidence few would be procurable, the 158/- captured 500 horses, 2,000 carts, 14,

advanced about one kilometre and pieces of artillery, 3,000 rifles and aj Except at much higher rates. Star paid.

have definitely stayed the Japan-trainload of ammunition.

ese threat to Tazang, key point of The supplies, it is stated, were the first Chinese defence line in abandoned by the Chinese Shanghai, on which the fate of railway bridge across Chapel and Kiangwan would de

pend

Fighting in the Kiangwan sector is still indecisive and a struggle is still going on for possession of Yuchiachek-Hue.

ALL ALONG THE

LINE CLAIMS:

Shanghai, To-day.

River, in North Honan Renter

TAIYUAN FVIE TIMES BOMBED

Taiyu

Taiyuan was raided five yesterday by Japanese

Five Chinese columns along the alarms were sounded from Tazang front are reported last 7:30 pm.

Ferries are up to $80% (at this Canton Insura figure the yield over 6%), at $247 and H

Flectrics now at

the Ne

est

shares

Sales of Cements were $12 and there Ropes are $4 bid and

have made advances over! Twenty bombs twenty points

ptured Pei- the third raid, when many houses $2434 Watsons chiapaiku.

ese left flank in the central distri

the Chinese claimed to have.

Over 30 persons were kill-Maraman Hong Kong

were injured.

the fed and zzu taken International New

$4% and Sinceres to

with 4/9 bid.

Transactions

were

Ive over

at $503-510 ex dividend, – just

can be take

in Market very quiet