1937-11-16 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 16,

CHINA

ΤΟ

STAND ON

FUSHAN-SOOCHOW LINE

Heavy Troop Concentration

JAPANESE EXPECT THOUSANDS OF

BREAK THROUGH

QUICKLY

Nanking, To-day.

The Chinese troops on the Shanghai-Nanking Railway are at present concentrating in the vicinity of Soochow, according to Chinese reports.

The left flank is holding positions in the vicini- ty of Kashing and Kashan.

TROOPS PASS THROUGH TSINAN

Tsinanfu, To-day

Thousands of troops passed through the city yesterday after- noon on their way to the north

Chinese forces in the Kashing area are under bank of the Yellow River, where the command of the famous Chinese commander, the Japanese are utilising all their General Chang Fah-kwei, known as the leader of strength in their effort to push the the "Ironsides," who recently defended Pootung.

CONFIDENCE

The second line of the Chinese JAPANESE defence is in the vicinity of Wusih, on the shores of Taihu Lake-Reuter.

JAPAN COUNTING

CHICKENS

Tokyo, To-day. The Japanese troops, after their success at Shanghai, are rapidly advancing on Nanking.

That is the picture of the hos- tilities round Shanghai which is being painted by the Japanese press, which says that Soochow will fall at any moment now.

The papers say this would mean that one of the most care- fully constructed lines in the de- fence of Nanking would be broken through. Trans-Ocean.

Shanghai, To-day. Japanese headquarters have been removed to Nantao from Kiangwan. Trans-Ocean.

TAIHU BATTLE

Shanghai, To-day.

The Taihu Lake area is on the verge of becoming the ma- jor battlefield of the Chinese and Japanese armies, as the left wing of the Chinese forces, after withdrawing from Tai-. chong and Quinsan, has swung into prepared positions near Changshu in an effort to check the furious Japanese drive, ac- cording to Chinese reports.

Brisk engagements are in pro- gress at several points along both the Shanghai-Nanking and Shanghai-Hangchow railways.

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Chinese reports say that the bitterest battle is taking place near Pingwang and Wangkiang- chin, along the Kashing-Soo- chow section of the railway, where a strong Japanese column is said to be making a desperate bid for Kashing and a foothold along the railway it-

elf-Beuter.

ARMADA IN THE YANGTSZE

Shanghai, To-day Sixty-eight Japanese warships are now anchored at the mouth of the Yangtse in the neighbour- hood of Nantung.

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It is surmised in consequence that more Japanese shortly be landed there

Tokyo, To-day. Commenting on the situa tion in Central China, the “Asahi Shimbun" predicts the early occupation of Nan- king by the Japanese forces.

The paper declares that aca demic discussion which tends to inflame and instigate ill-feeling, avails nothing in eliminating the real cause of unrest in the Far East and settling the Sino-Japanese conflict.

The newspaper urges the Japanese nation solidly to unite and tenaciously pull through until a settlement is accomplished in conformi- ty with the actual realities of

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GERMAN DENIAL OF JAPANESE REPORT

Shanghai, To-day.

The Domei News Agency report ed recently that Dr. Hans Luther, former Chancellor of Germany, made the following declaration to the press at the Consulate General in Tientsin:

"Germany will work in close collaboration with Japan in order to realise the economic develop ment of North China:

This report is most emphatically refuted by official German quarters in China. It is stated that in course of the interview nothing of this kind was discussed, and that the report therefore is to be con- sidered as pure invention - of a propagandist nature Trans Ocean:

FAIR WEATHER

The Royal Observatory reported this morning that the anti-cyclone continues to be stationary and

Pres re is

is relatively

the Visay

winds,

forecast

Chinese across to the south ban

of the River.

Japanese bombers are still re peatedly raiding towns on both the north and south banks.

MAROONED

IN RIGGING

IN STORM

London, To-day.

A severe storm struck the coas of Nova Scotia yesterday. Опе schooner was wrecked and the

crew had to spend the might on the riggings.

Heavy rain and snow added to the discomfort of

marooned men Reuter

BRITAIN'S AIR

RAID PRECAUTIONS

PROGRAMME

London, To-day.

Sir Samuel Hoare, moving the se- cond reading in the Commons of A Red Cross Unit south of the the Air Raid Precantion Bill, said Yellow River was bombed and ma- he did not take the view that there chine-gunned while on its way to the was no defence against air attack. front yesterday morning. Not a single member of the unit lived to tell the tale.

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Chinese reports coming in short- ly after midnight state that the Chinese have blown up a number of iron bridges at several points along the river Our Own Corres rondent.

They had got to make the aeroplane of as little danger to the Empire's. safety as they had succeeded in mak- ing the submarine.

For this they needed a well- balanced programme of coordin ation, provided by an Air Force strong enough to take the initia- tive in air fighting, anticipation sup- ported by searchlights and other means of detection, and a system as would ensure against panic, and the provision of gas masks to the civil population.

TRIAL OF ITALIAN of air raid precautions such

PEASANTS

Rome, To-day.

They had evolved voluntary mea sures on a considerable scale and A special Fascist Tribunal is it was significent that no less than trying 45 men, mostly peasants, on 200,000 men and women had volum a charge of anti-Fascist activities teered for air raid precaution work.

British Wireless Reuter

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