1938-01-21 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 21, 1938.

JAPAN THROWS

RESERVES

INTO

ALL

LINE

Worried By Chinese Offensives On Several Fronts EXTREME COLD HAMPERING BRITISH TRADE

MILITARY OPERATIONS

OUTRAGE IN BRITISH CONCESSION

Tientsin. To-day.

Ten Chinese gunmen entered the British Concession last night and raided the residence of General Li Tu, in Bombay Road.

a former subordinate of General Ma Chan-shan, the former guerilla leader.

CHINESE PRESS

WUHU FRONT

ON

Hankow, To-day.

| Japan's reply to the Chinese initiative in inclus!

UNIONS AND BOYCOTT

Landon, To-day.

The attitude of British Trades: Unions and Labour movements to wards a boycott of Japanese the number of troops in various sectors,

goods, is being determined at a the beginning of a large-scale offensive on se-series of meetings in London. veral fronts, has been to throw all available No statement was issued at new reserves into the battle lines, especially the conclusion of the meeting of along the Tientsin-Pukow and the Lunghai yesterday, the question of the Railway lines.

The gunmen demanded the appearance of General Li, who is Reports from Shantung indicate that troop concen- trations at strategical points on the Tientsin- Pukow line are continuing, though neither side has shown any indication of taking an ac- tive offensive.

When it was learned that Gener- al Li is at present in Hankow, the gunmen shot and mortally wound- ed a nephew of the General, ser-

iously wounded another nephew The

and slightly wounded a third oc- cupant of the residence, after which they decamped.

STAND-TO SEQUEL

extreme cold which is prevailing has consider- ably hampered mili- tary operations.

Opinion prevails in Hankow that

The outrage followed the Anglo- Japanese friction arising from the the Japanese still feel themselves Japanese demand for surrender of too weak to undertake any major an alleged Chinese agitator, whom action in Shantung, and are wait- the British police had detained but ing for further reinforcements refused to hand over owing to lack until operations on other of incriminating evidence.

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In connection with the Japanese demand, the British military thorities ordered the stand-to.— Reuter.

RESTAURANT LOCK-OUT IN STOCKHOLM

Stockholm, To-day.

Visitors and hotel guests were

ori

fronts! make withdrawal of the Chinese necessary.

Severe fighting is reported from Hsuchow, where it is believed that Japanese troops, advancing north, have either occupied or are serious- ly threatening, Linghaikuan, at a central point on the railway 180 kilometres north-west of Nanking.

ADVANCE ON WUHU

The situation in the Wuhu sector, on the Yangtse above Nanking, has not changed to any considerable extent..

The Chinese have advanced to

greatly inconvenienced by a lock-within ten kilometres of Wuhu it- out by hotel, restaurant and cafe self but because of heavy rain, ac- owners as a result of a demand tivities have been slowed down. for a wage increase by employees.

The Japanese in the Wuhu sec-

Visitors in hotels during the tor have been reinforced, addition- night searched fruitlessly for ac-al forces sent to this front includ- commodation in boarding houses, ing 60 tanks and armoured cars.- and many have been taken in by Trans-Ocean, private families temporarily.

Large quenes waited at res-

taurants and cafes but were CHINESE GIRL

unable to get meals,

Those city workers who usually WANTS TO

lunch in town had to bring sand- wiches to the office. Reuter.

MYSTERY OF

BRITISH SHIP TRAGEDY ON

Barcelona, To-day.

JOIN AIR FORCE

Canton, To-day.

A Chinese girl has just arrived

in Canton to join the air force, reports the Canton "Gazette."

The official list of casualties on She is Miss Lin Peng-sei, a na- the steamer

is tive of Fuklen Province.

“Torpeness” four killed, three missing and seven wounded, two of gravely. Reuter.

Reuter gives no hint as to ther the ship was bombed torpedoed.

She has lived in the United them States for several years and there learned to fly and also · studied whe-aerial warfare.

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She is leaving for Hankow short- ly-Reuter

-ATTEMPTED

LANDING

IN HAINAN

Hoihow, To-day.

Japanese in motorboats tempted & landing yesterday morning at Folinkan Bay, in south Hainan, under cover of a barrage from three warships and one plang

"They left after engagements with the local garrison.-Reuter.

the National Council of Labour:

policy to be adopted being left over till the joint meeting of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress, the executive of the Labour Party and the exe cutive of the parliamentary La-

bour Party.

Reuter.

JAPANESE SHIP BOMB RUMOUR IN SEATTLE

Seattle, To-day,

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The Japanese liner "Hiye Maru" was moved from moorings yesterday after the po- lice had reported detention of a man who said

that a bomb had been planted on board the vessel with a time clock to blow her up. A friend of the arrested man had been found dead in the water near the liner a few hours ear-

lier. Reuter.

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