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FIGHTING

ON SEVERAL FRONTS Japanese Claim Important Success Near Kaifeng

-DAILY MAIL

& MEDIATION ATTEMPTS

London, To-day. According to a despatch from Shanghai to the "Daily Mail" that the Japanese authorities in city are making no secret of the fact that efforts are being made to get the Chinese and Japanese into peace parleys.

It is impossible, however, to get these quarters to reveal the name of the third power which is presumed to be offering its ser- vices as mediator.-Trans-Ocean.

JAPANESE AIR LOSSES EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED

Hankow, To-day.

From the beginning of hostilities to February 28, the Japanese lost 500 fighting planes, according to an announcement made by Chinese Aviation Headquarters.

Guerillas Active AMERICAN USE

In Shansi: Wreck OF SINGAPORE

Japanese Plans

Hankow, To-day.

The Chinese positions at Tungkwan, on the Lung-

NAVAL BASE

Washington, To-day. Much interest has been evinced hai Railway, were heavily shelled by Japanese here in Mr. Geoffrey Shakespeare's artillery on Tuesday night and yesterday announcement in the House of morning.

Commons yesterday about facilities

Damage is stated to have been small, and railway for American warships to use

communication is still open.

Singapore base.

man said the story was true but

All reports from the front reveal that the Chinese A Navy Department spokes- are doing very well, guerillas in south Shansi the arrangement as a routine being extremely active.

In this irregular warfare, vil-p

lages and small towns in the JAPANESE CLAIM

thinly populated area are chang- ing hands several times a day in some cases.

Tokyo, To-day.

matter

It is pointed out that United States warships of larger tonnage than small cruisers cannot obtain docking facilities in Manila, and Japanese reports claim that their would be forced to proceed to For instance, Chaocheng, 50 detachments concentrated on the Hawaii if Singapore was not open kilometres south-west of Taiyuan-northern bank of the Yellow River to them

have

fu, was taken by Chinese gueril-struck a decisive blow yesterday. In reply to questions, the Secre las who captured the provisions when they are alleged to have tary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull,

the river and to depot. They were driven out, re- crossed

said that no correspondence about the town and were

stormed the town of Sushui.

any such amicable arrangement captured again driven out.

According to some Japanese re had passed through his hands. Heavy fighting has flared up ports, the Japanese have moved Reuter again on the northern sector of tanks over the Yellow River near the Tientsin-Pukow. Railway Sushui, which are attacking the retiring slowly after having des- troyed the dykes and fooding the Of these, 216 were shot down in front. The Japanese pressed for Chinese forces near that town.

The Chinese are claimed to be country Trans-Ocean. aerial combat or by Chinese anti-ward to a point 50 kilometres aircraft guns, 130 were destroyed south of Yenchow, but were then, on the ground in the course of it is claimed, forced to retreat. Chinese raids, and 67 were destroy- ed by the Chinese ground forces, the balance being damaged planes

which later crashed.

Biggest Japanese losses were sustained in August last year and February this year.

With the arrival of new pursuit planes the Chinese air force is rapidly gaining mastery in the air which was completely dominated by the Japanese in the early stages of the conflict.

Recent engagements at Hankow, Nanchang and Canton have in- dicated that the Chinese pursuit planes could at least engage the Japanese aircraft on even terms. Beuter.

Chinese quarters believe that their intention to advance north- the Japanese have abandoned ward beyond Hsuchow, and have developed a new strategy by which they intend to march on Hofei. south of Pengpu-Trans- Ocean

CHINESE WRECK PROGRAMME

Hankow, To-day By destroying 80 locomotives and 500 railway carriages at Puchow before the Japanese took posses- sion of this terminus of the Tai- yuan-Pachow railway, the Chinese troops retreating from south Shansi succeeded, says a Hankow newspaper, in preventing the Ja- panese from rushing up supplies.

It is stated that although the Ja- [panese are in possession of the Sweden has decided to close its entire Taiyuan-Puchow narrow- onsulate in Leningrad before April gauge railway, they will be unable

to operate it

SWEDEN ACCEPTS

Moscow, To-day.

Retreating along the line, the

This follows the Russian decision Chinese troops are also

maintain "parity

with foreign powers.

consulates the line and all bridges, Trans-Ocean Ocean.

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