1937-11-29 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 29, 1937

JAPANESE SET WUHU

AS NEW

OBJECTIVE

Striking Across Country Into Anhwei Province

CHINESE LINES GIVING CHINESE WALK

GROUND SLOWLY

KIANGYIN DEFENCE STILL HOLDING

Shanghai, To-day.

Japanese military operations in the Yangtse delta were extended to a third province to-day, the 108th day of the Shanghai war, when the forces striking out towards Wuhu, crossed the Chekiang border into Anhwei.

teh, 85 miles from Wuhu.

CROYDON

OUT WHEN

TYPHOID

EPIDEMIC

London, To-day.

The typhoid epidemic in Croy- don is constantly increasing, in spite of all measures to combat it

Up to Saturday afternoon, eleven additional cases were re- parted, and ten have died from the disease-Trans-Ocean.

Immediate objective of the Japanese is Kwang-SEIZURE OF Meanwhile, according to an official communi- RIVER CRAFT que, the Japanese vanguard is pressing on steadi-

ly, and is now approaching Changchow, 70 miles BY JAPANESE

from Nanking-Reuter.

CHINESE BRING DOWN CRACK NIPPON FLIER

Shanghai, To-day.

According to a Japanese re- port, three crack naval fliers perished in flames on Saturday

Chinese quarters here finally admit the capture of Wusih by the Japanese.

It is stated that Wusih's fall followed several days of street fighting within the city, during which period the Japanese suf- fered enormous losses in troops. NEW LINES

The Chinese forces have retired to the prepared defence line west of Wasih, where re-inforcements from Nanking are continually ar- riving.

The Japanese are now reported to

in the course of a daring raidbe attacking the Chinese troops, who

on the Chinese positions at Kin- tan, south of Changchow, on the Shanghai-Nanking Railway.

The plane, which was piloted by one of the best Japanese- naval fliers, Sub-Lt. Tanaka, had just dropped a bomb and was preparing to go into another power dive when the gasoline tank was hit by an AA shell

Enveloped in flames, the plane crashed into the Chinese positions, killing the three oc- cupants.

The report states that the fliers death was venged by the squadron of planes to which the machine belonged, which demolished the A.A. battery and heavily damaged the Chinese entrenchments. Reuter.

"RICE PATROL" IN SHANGHAI

Sangat To-day.

of

hand

bags.

The

pose discov

ly to

the

Shanghai,

Army has inno- hod of refugee re- patrol," which

by a special bus

rice which is buckets.

nightly rounds

halted at Shintangwan and Wang- lin. The battle, which started yes- terday morning, is still going on. -

Japanese planes are bombing the Chinese Fine from Kiangyin to the ares west of Changhing, the troops retiring from Wusih bearing the brunt of the air-raids.

KIANGYIN STILL DEFIANT

The Chinese troops defending east of Kiangyin are still holding their positions in the Changshan Hills .7

The Nanking-Hangchow-Liyang motor road was badly damaged yes- terday evening when nine Japanese planes emptied their bomb racks on the highway, with the object of se vering the means of supplies- from. Nanking to Thing, on which the Ja- panese forces, which occupied Chang- hing, are advancing.

Another Chinese report states that Kwangteh was bombed yes- terday, but this could not be confirm- ed A Japanese report states that their troops are within striking dis- tance of Kwangteh Our Own Cor- respondent.

JAPANESE RETIRE

IN SHANSI

Linfan (Shamsi), To-day. Japanese troops pushing south from Taiyuan are finding great

fugees live, and difficulty in maintaining their lines

of

cation owing to th special paper

activties of Chinese guerilas.

official com- serve the double pur- Accordi

and also manique, homeless hopes eventual-

ments in refzrzee

are

Chinese have uge while Repter towa

Shanghai, To-day.

A number of small junks, with their Chinese crews, in Soochow Creek were seized by Japanese motor launches man- ned by military.

The launches went up. the Creek and seized the junks which they towed into the Whangpoo.

It is understood the Chinese crews and their families were given food while working for the Japanese

As a result numerous

JAPANESE TAKE OVER

Shanghai, To-day

The Japanese auth assumed control telegraph and wire!

tion in Shanghai, have taken over all branches and instituted their own censorship

Most of the Chinese employee walked out, with the result that both telegraph and wireless ser- vices have been disrupted.

The Japanese have also taken over censorship of Chinese news- papers in Shanghai, a function hitherto exercised by officials ap- pointed by the Kuomintang,

So far, there has been no imber- ference with the foreign cable companies, from whose offices ese censors voluntarily withdrew last week. Renter

junks and other craf

Creek in Soochow

are flying foreign fla ter

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