1938-03-16 — Page 24

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 16, 1938.

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RESISTANCE IN TOKYO TO MOBILISATION BILL SMASHED

JAPANESE ATTACK

IN SHANSI COLLAPSING

[Continued from Page 1)

A Japanese victory is also chit-

ed on the Tientsin Pakow Railway

front, where, it is stated, Japanese troops advancing southward have

Tokyo. To-day. occupied Chicho, 120 kilometrés Passage of the National Mo-north of Hsuchow, junction of the bilisation Bill through Parlia-Lunghat and TPR-Trans-Ocean.

ment in the form demanded by

the Japanese Government ap- pears to be assured as a result

JAPANESE REPULSED WITH

HEAVY LOSS

Hankow, To-day.

of decisions taken by the prin- In spite of desperate efforts the cipal parties yesterday.

Japanese troops in north-west That the draft law, comprising Shansi hitherto have failed to ob- no less than fifty articles, will nowtain a foothold on the west bank in all likelihood be passed without of the Yellow River, according to a single amendment, suggests that Chinese reports here, which state the dispute which has been going that under cover of heavy artillery on for the last few weeks between and aerial bombardment. 3,000 the Government and the parties, Japanese troops yesterday launch- has ended in a complete victory led a fierce attack on the Chinese for the Government.

The new Bill gives the Govern- ment extraordinary plenary powers in the event of war or in the event of warlike conditions.

positions on the west bank op- posite. Sachu, but were repulsed with heavy losses.

Meanwhile, it is claimed that an- other Chinese column is marching on Wuchai and is threatening the rear of the Japanese forces.

the

GOVERNMENT THREAT An attempt to replace this Bill by giving the Government au- JAPANESE WITHDRAW thority to legislate by decree to The Japanese forces. ON meet any emergency that might Tungpu Railway, which connects arise, failed as a result of the Taiyuanfu with Tungkwan, junc- Government threat to order dis-tion of the Tungpu and Lunghai solution of Parliament should it Railways, it is stated, are with- refuse to sanction the measure.

drawing to new. concentrations Continued at foot of Next Col.)

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