1938-02-19 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 19, 1938.

GENERAL

MATSUI

Page

RECALLED

Tokyo Dissatisfied With Slowness Of Campaign

New Commander To Be Given Further Divisions

Shanghai, To-day.

Appointment of Lt.-Gen. Hata to succeed Gen. Iwane Matsui as Japanese commander-in- chief in Central China, is now definitely con- firmed.

Although all Japanese circles are uncommunicative

PEOPLE'S- CAR FOR GERMANY

Berlin, To-day. Herr Hitler opened the sixth International Automobile Exhibi- tion in Berlin yesterday.`

Addressing the gathering the Fuehrer said that due to inten- sive production by "the motor in- dustry, there was now a shortage of skilled labour, and added that the State is constructing a fac- tory to produce a "people's car," which would be one of the cheap- est in the world.-Reuter,

REVELATIONS OF JAPAN'S HEAVY LOSSES

Shanghai, To-day.

With extension of the Japanese lines of communication, a great part of the present hostilities on the Chinese side is in the form of guerilla warfare, in which con- tinual casualties are being inflicted. Authentic details are difficult

lieved to be typical of many, may be cited.

on the subject, well-informed foreign quarters V. C.'S DAUGHTER to obtain but one example, be- attribute the change in command

ENGAGED

Officer"

Recently guerillas swooped on

Firstly, to the desire on the part of the Japanese

Government to improve relations with foreign Father A “Very Gallant Sungkiang, 22 miles south-west powers, especially Britain and the United States, which Gen. Matsui's public utterances are felt to have impaired.

Secondly, dissatisfaction in Tokyo

over the loss of prestige the Japan- INSURGENTS

ese Army has suffered as a result

of the excesses of Japanese troops at. Nanking, Hangchow and else-

where, and,

Thirdly, disappointment over

the progress

DO NOT REPLY TO BOMBING

of the Japanese INITIATIVE

campaign in Central China, which apparently has been much slower than had been anticipated in

Tokyo.

ability

London, To-day.

The "magnificent bravery” of a "very gallent officer" is recalled by the announcement of the engage- ment of Miss Gertrude Annesley (Anne) West, who was born soon after her father was killed perform ing an action which won him the V. C

Miss West is the daughter of the late Lieut-Col. R. A. West, V.C D.S.C., M.C. She is to marry Mr. Donald Stapleton Carden, of the Leicestershire Regiment.

The London Gazette of October 30.1918, described two acts of gal- lantry for which the late Colonel West was awarded the Victoria Cross. The second on September 2, 1918, cost him his life,

Realising that there was a danger

of Shanghai, took the Japanese garrison by surprise and killed about 400 Japanese soldiers, whose bodies were brought to Shanghai for cremation.

13,000 KILLED IN ACTION

the American, General Frederick Sungkiang is the burial place of

Ward, organiser of the army which after his death became known as Gordon's "Ever Victorious Army"

force which was a powerful factor in suppressing the Taiping Rebellion.

Only to-day, the Japanese steam- er “Mikasa Maru” sailed for Japan with urns containing the ashes of 18,000 Japanese soldiers killed in action.-Reuter.

At the beginning of February,

“Stick it, men'; show them fight, His Majesty's Government inform of an infantry battalion giving way and for God's sake put up a good in the neighbourhood of Bapaume, fight" He felt riddled by machine- ed both parties in Spain that they Colonel West, who was then serv gun bullets. Foreign circles do not for a min- held themselves at the latter's dis- ing with the Tank Corps, rode out "The magnificent bravery of this ute question Gen. Matsui's as a soldier. He has been much posal should their good offices be in front of them under extremely very gallant officer at the critical handicapped, they point out, by desired in connection with an tack of sufficient troops to cope agreement between the two parties with extension of the Japanese lines of communications and the great for the purpose of reducing the numercial superiority of the forces suffering inflicted on civil popula- pitted against him.

tions by bombing from air.

...FOUR MORE DIVISIONS

Gen. Matsui, they recall, met with refusal when he asked Tokyo for four more divisions.

Tekyo, they believe, must now be cony nced of the justification for this request, and they will not be surprised if fresh troops now being sent to China consist of the four divisjons for which Gen. Matsui originally asked. Reuter.

MADRID AIR RAID LOSSES

Barcelona, To-day. Six thousand persons, in-

ing

and 000 women

killed, children, were and 1,187 buildings destroy- ed, in air raids on Madrid from the beginning of the civil war until December 31. Jast

Artilery Bombardments i

same period Filled about ersons and destroyed ,814 buildings. Router.

On February 3, the Government in Barcelona published a Note announcing their decision

Bug- pend all aerial bombing of towns at a distance from the front in view of the steps being taken by the British and French Govern- ments to secure an agreement for the elimination of this method of

warfare..

A reply to the British initiative has now been received from the insurgent authorities. It ex- presses their regret for the loss of life resulting from the bomb- ing of cities and their attachment to humanitarian considerations and states that they take good. Inote of the humanitarian initia- tive of His Majesty's Government. NO ANSWER-

The reply, however, answer to that initiative.

no

In this connection, it will be recalled that His Majesty's Gov- ernment recently commended to both parties in Spain an appeal on this subject signed by a num ber of prominent persons in the United Kingdom and have also informed the French Government that they are prepared to 2880- ciate themselves with any "appent which they may decide to make in the matterBritish Wireless.

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heavy machine-gun and rifle fire moment inspired the infantry to and rallied the men.

redoubled efforts and the hostile. In face of certain death he en-attack was defeated," says the of- couraged the men, calling to them ficial record.

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