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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 10, 1938.

CHINA

RUSHING

TO DEFENCE

TROOPS

OF TSINING

Lunghai Railway Zone To Be Defended At All Costs

Sung Cheh Yuan's Troops Thrown Into Action

Hankow, To-day.

In view of the Japanese threat to the Tsining sec- tor of the Lunghai Railway front, the Chinese forces under the command of Gen. Sung Cheh- yuan, former chairman of the Hopei-Chahar Political Council at Peiping, whose troops at present are stationed on the Shantung-Honan border, are being rushed towards the east to support the Chinese line at Tsining, in order to prevent the Japanese attempt to cut the Lunghai Railway west of Hsuchowfu.

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General Sung Cheh-yuan re- cently attended the high military conference here, and was one of the most enthusiastic and opti- mistic leaders at the conference regarding the future outcome of the Sino-Japanese hostilities.

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General Sung's forces at pre- sent total approximately 120,000 meti.

Reuter,

Hankow, To-day. The Chinese and Japanese forces are facing each other between Tenghsien and Touhsien, on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway front.

TSOUHSIN OCCUPIED The Japanese troops have occu- pied Tsouhsin, south of Yanghowfu and north of Lincheng.

On the left wing, the Chinese are holding their positions in the vicinity of Tsining, on the Grand Canal, while reinforcements are taking up positions at Chengwu and Tsouhsien, in south-western Shantung.-Reuter.

LUNGHAI PLANS

AMERICAN-

SHIPPING SUBSIDIES

Washington, To-day. The Maritime Commission an- nounces that seven shipping com- panies have agreed to build from * twenty to forty-three ships for use in foreign trade within four years.

The Commission, in return, op- proved subsidies aggregating $7,- 359,000 annually-Reuter.

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bring off a decisive encounter the Tientsin-Pukow Railway area.

NOT SO BAD

General Chang Tso-pin, Governor of Anhwei province, has arrrived at Hsuchow, where he has describ- ed the position in Northern Anh- wei as not as grave as made out.

The Japanese have not captured Hankow, To-day.

Hofei and have had their progress The Chinese Supreme Command

checked as a result of stubborn has decided to throw all its avail- Chinese resistance along the rail- æble. military resources into defence

way running north from Nanking. of the Lunghai Railway, which

The position on the Hangchow links up with the Peiping-Hankow front is unchanged. Trans-Ocean. and Tientsin-Pukow lines and is the present objective of the Ja- panese advance in North China.

Fresh troops have already been rushed to positions in the eastern sector of the Lunghai zone between Kaifeng and Haichow, where any Japanese attempt to dislodge them is bound to lead to a major battle.

́Orders have been given to the Chinese forces at Hauchow, the eastern terminus of the Lunghai Railway, to hold on at all costs.

TINSHIN HOLDS

LULL ON ALL FRONTS REPORTED

Shanghai, To-day.

According to reports received

The Chinese are holding their here, there is a lull on all fronts m positions north of Tinshin against North and Central China, fighting repeated Japanese attacks.

the Hangchow area having

Large bodies of Chinese troops are occupying positions near Kwai- ceased two days ago. Hangchow teh, half way between Kaifeng and is, however, still in the hands of Hsuchow, and the present seat of the Japanese. the - Shantung provincial govern- ment:

The position in North China

General Sung Cheh-yuan's army has not changed during the last is on the march from southern Ho- ten days. The Japanese authori- pei and northern Honan eastwards ties here admit that their forces to the Tientsin-Pakow Railway to in North China are being har reinforce that front.

rassed by Chinese guerillas who

There is a lull in operations along have been responsible for the the Tientsin-Pukow Railway, as ap- halt on all fronts. Our Own parently the Japanese are trying to Correspondent.

Mrs. Ruth Harkness, with the baby giant panda, which she brought to Hong Kong by plane from Hankow on Saturday. Mrs. Harkness left yesterday for Shan ghai.

DR. FILCHNER'S STUDIES

Berlin, To-day. Dr. Filchner, the noted Ger- man explorer, arrived at Naples yesterday from India en route to Germany.

HORSE KILLED ON K.C.R. LINE

Mr. Peter H. Sin, the solicitor, has reported that while riding near Shatin he was thrown off his horse. The animal bolted up: the em- bankment and was killed by the train to Kowloon.

He told a correspondent that he had carried out his plans and had gleamed the fullest knowledge of return to India in the Autumn to magnetic conditions in Central Asia. continue his observations in Nor-

Dr. Filchner said he intended to thern India. Reuter.

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