1937-12-06 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 6, 1937.

JAPANESE

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REVERSES IN

CHANGTEH AREA ADMITTED

Chinese Claim Recapture Of Wushing Imminent

CHINKIANG AGAIN HEAVILY BOMBED

Shanghai, To-day.

Highly conflicting claims of success are being made by both sides in the Shanghai-Nanking War Zone.

The re-capture of Wushing is imminent, claims a Chinese report this morning, which adds that Changhing is once more under Chinese control Kwangteh, it is claimed, was finally re-taken on Saturday following several attacks and counter- attacks during the past few days.

On

insist that they are fully in oc- cupation of Kwangteh. It is tacitly admitted, however, that reverses have been experienced on this front and that the issue remains undecided.

NANKING PREPARES

FOR DEFENCE

me

Nanking, To-day.

The city at present is under de facto martial law, and the streets are being patrolled by small parties of troops wearing yellow armbands and acting as military police.

The waterfront districts con-

JAPANESE FUKIENESE TO ASK PERMISSION?

It is learne formally

pan

in future they wis fence sect

This is the resu of Japanese tr sector without route to a Japanes

BECOMES

PUPPET MAYOR

IN SHANGHAI

hanghai, To-day.

tedin

ated the

government of

The contrary, the Japanese NEW AIR ROUTE Greater Shanghai, proclaiming him-

Japanese troops farther north have reached, it is claimed, the outskirts of Kuyung. This is

FROM RUSSIA

self

Tatao (Great Way) City Government of Shang-

sumed office yester

TO HANKOW OPEN ay in the former Bureau of

Hankow. To day.

however, strongly denied in Hankow at present Chinese circles, who state that with the noise of aircraft the Japanese advance on all

fronts has been halted by fresh types, as Soviet and troops picked from the armies of planes carry out various inland provinces. Jair all day.

Chinkiang was again bombed this morning, and fires, which started on Saturday, are still blazing furiously. Our Own Correspondent.

IMPROVED SITUATION

Nanking, To-day

Chinese air ford rigorously aining to making China in the

The new ur route to

tain many aimless groups of sol- An official communique states through diers somehow detached from that the military situation has de- tributing their units, and these are a po-finitely improved in favour of the traffic tential source of disorder.

Chinese, especially the right flank,

A sanguinary battle has develop"

Hitherto the situation remains which is driving on to Wushing firmly in the hands of the au-after recovering Changhing. thorities, who have reiterated that they have no intention of burning the city prior to Japan-ed in the area to the southeast of ese entry, in spite of rumours to Changhing, and the Chinese have this effect circulated in some quarters.

Meanwhile, indications con- tinue that Nanking will be des- perately defended.

reached the suburbs of Wushing, around which hand-to-hand fight- ing is in progress.

One report says that about 7,000 Japanese troops are being besieged in Washing by Chinese converging from different directions.

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GINLING FOR REFUGEES

The enemy have made no effort Buildings of Ginling College, the

to attack Chinkiang and Kuyung famous American-endowed Chinese

since the fall of Tanyang as they women's institution, are making pre- | parations to take care of women and need to consolidate their newly- gained points before a large-scale children refugees seeking shelter.

attack can be launched against Chinkiang, the fortification of which is not inferior to Kiangyin. -Hua Nan.

an-

The safety zone committee nounces that there is not yet suffi- cient food for the safety area, and requests that all merchants moving in should bring their own provisions, while provision dealers are being encouraged to keep their shops open. CHINESE AID.

TO-DAY'S ALARM EXPERIMENT

The safety committee has received

On its very much smaller scale, assurances from the Chinese au- and without warming as to the ac- thorities that all military establish- ments are moving out from the victual moment of the experiment, the test of an emergency alarm system

ity within three days, and the com-1 this morning, by broadcast from

mittee has made it clear to the

Z.B.W. studios and loudspeakers in- Chinese authorities that this pro-stalled at two points in the Central mise must be fulfilled, otherwise it District, proved strikingly effective be impossible to carry out the there being some excitement among safety scheme.-Reuter.

persons not acquainted with purpose of the alarm

NO CHANGE

Munich, To-day.

condition of General Luden

shows no change, issued by his doctor late

Ocean

the

evident, however, that the power of the loudspeak- with the volu

Reuter

Pol

in Pootung.

which he issued, guration of his denounced war and co-opera

Imperial Japanese

tarists.

and

have

in Poo-

symbol of

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