THE CHINA MAIE, NOVEMBER 18, 1937.
NEW COMPLEXION
ON FRONT
Shanghai, To-day.
The Japanese advance
WHOLESALE EVACUATION OF NANKING PLANNED FOREIGNERS READY
TO WITHDRAW
Shanghai, To-day.
JAPANESE
VEILED THREAT
General Chang Fah-kwei, commander of the TO FRANCE
:
on Soochow has come to famous "Ironsides has launched a counter-offen- a standstill.
sive against the Japanese troops pressing on Kash-
Tokyo, To-day. Wukiang, 15 miles from Soo- chow, provided the check, in-ing, according to Chinese reports, which add that It was confirmed definitely yes- surmountable resistance being heavy fighting is in progress.
terday that Japan has made renew-
Chinese troops.
offered at this point by the Meanwhile, reports from Nanking state that fed representations to France con- The Japanese advancing west- the compounds of the War Office and other Minis-cerning deliveries of munitions ward along the Shanghai Nan- tries are lighted up by huge bonfires as officials are from Indo-China to Nanking, and king Railway were also held up by the Chinese near Weitingchen burning up records and archives which it has been that Japan demanded immediate-
decided not to transfer to new Government quar- cessation of this traffic. Heavy fighting is going on ters at Hankow, Changsha and Chungking. round Pingwan and Wongkiang- chin
station
sary.
Fifty Americans remain în “IRONSIDES” LEADERSHIP Nanking, most of them doctors and nurses, who wht stay untill
• Here troops under General evacuation is absolutely neces Chang Fah-kwei, the "Ironsides”” commander, not only held up the The forty Britons in the capi- Japanese but made many coun-tal have moved near the Em- ter assaults, most of which took bassy ready for speedy evacua- the enemy by surprise and were tion should the necessity arise. most successful.
GERMAN ADVISERS
PALESTINE AND SYRIA
When the matter first becam the subject of a Japanese protest, on October 13, the French authorities, it is stated here, promised to dis- continue the deliveries as soon as current contracts were fulfilled.
Japan now insists, it is reported, that all deliveries cease immediate
In return for cessation of the traffic, Japan has guaranteed main-
tern possessions.
London, To-day. tenance of the status quo in Hai- The Chinese plan seems to be
There has been no question of nan Island, so vital from the strate to cut off the Japanese advance
Chinese Government are under ty's and the French Govern-
The German advisers to the consultation between His Majesgic view point to French-Far Be guards from the main force.
North of Shanghai another orders to depart at a moment's ments regarding the future of battle is raging, with Japanese notice, while the German Em- either Palestine or Syria since, Japanese circles state that arms warships and Chinese heavy ar-bassy staff is prepared to board in both cases, the mandatories for China are landed at Haiphong tillery going at it, hammer and a chartered merchantman as soon are responsible not to any other and are transported from there by
las necessary. tongs
country but to the League of Na-train to Chungking, and then by Members of the Italian Em-
tions. So Lord Cranborne told boat in the Yangtse to the Nanking bassy and the Italian air advisers the Commons at question time, front-Trans-Ocean to the Government are also ready He aded that, as a matter of to leave, while the Soviet diplo
DISASTROUS LANDING
ATTEMPT
frustrated with drastic losses to the enemy.-Trans-Ocean.
[ments.
Japanese landing attempts at Fushan, on the Yangtse, were matic staff is awaiting develop and His Majesty's Government diptheria, two of measles, one of
courtesy, the French Government Five cases of dysentery, th kept in informal touch with each typhoid fever and one of other on these subjects British fever, were reported
Health Department in the The French are prepared to Wireless..
Jended midnigh on Wed board a French warship, while two American warships are com-
TOKYO ADMISSION
-Tokyo, To-day.
WARSHIPS READY
In spite of the swift initial stcling down the Yangtse to supple- cesses in the Japanese march on ment the one American-man-of- Nanking, the Japanese seem to war already in Nanking. — Reu- have been unable to overcome the stubborn Chinese resistance at the
Iter.
strongly fortified Soochow defence WANG CHING-WEI
line.
Only news of the battle issued in Tokyo yesterday was that the Japanese had reached the lake district, which forms the key posi tion of the Chinese lineTrans Ocean.
STAYING
Tokyo, To-day. Japanese reports state that forty per cent of leading members of the Nanking Government, includ ing the Finance Minister, Dr. H H Kung, have already left the Chinese capital.
K.C.R. AIR RAID Among those still in Nanking is
TO-DAY
Canton, To-day. Three Japanese planes visit- ed the Chinese section of the Canton-Kowloon Railway this morning, and dropped six. bombs between Pingwa and Tingtong wai.
No details are yet available. press, last night
Japanese now back
Reuter
ted that
Explorer's Plans
Mr. Wang Ching-wei
General Chiang Kai-shek is ap parently to himself direct defence. of the capital
Junks and other craft have been commandeered wholesale, while an- tomobiles are at a premium.
208 FOREIGNERS
The total number of foreigners in Nanking, who are to be ed by their Embassies. is 208, including 38 British, 70 Amer- icans and about 100 Germans.
In addition to the two booms now across the Yangtse. four furth such obstacles will be esta between Kiangyin and Nan Trans-Ocean.
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