1938-03-26 — Page 1

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THE RUN IN SHANTUNG

Persistent Chinese Offensive Progressing

-ENDYMION-

SINKING CLAIM

Gibraltar, To-day.

The British Agent at Salaman- ca has been instructed to inform the insurgent government fhat Britain holds it responsible for sinking the British steamer En- dymion on Feb. 1 and reserves the right to claim compensation. Reuter.

RECORD DAILY DOUBLE AT AINTREE

London, To-day.

Critical Situation In Nanchwang Sector

Hankow, To-day.

AMERICAN

WOMAN'S COMPLAINT

Shanghai, To-day.

forced to remove her hat while

The three Chinese columns advancing from south

Shantung along the Tientsin-Pukow Railway Mrs. Victoria Griffith, Portu- have achieved further progress, and the east- guese born and now a naturahsed American subject living in Mani« ern division operating on the branch railway la, was pushed on the bac from Lincheng to Taierchuang is now attack-Japanese sentry yesterday ing the towns of Yihsien and Shachwang from the presence of a Japanese off- which the Japanese are apparently withdraw-cial, of whom she was enquiring for a permit to remove property ing.

from Japanese occupied territory Meanwhile the other Chinese columns are advanc-to the International Settlement.

ing along the TPR and are attacking Lin- cheng, Tenghsien, Tsuhsien and Yenchow.

The western Chinese division,, about 4,000 strong, the van-

The Aintree totalisator "daily guards of which entered the Yen- LAND MINE

`double" on Battleship, the Grand chow suburbs on Thursday even- National winner, and Barbadeche,ing, are now engaged in a severe the winner of the Bickerstaffe struggle with the Japanese in the Plate, returned £5,062 for ten town.. shillings.

There was only one lucky back- er, who thereby broke the record

FLANK ATTACK

A somewhat smaller Chinese

ON PALESTINE RAILWAY

The sentry informed her this

Was a nec sary token of

in the presence of a Japanese official...

Mrs. Griffith has placed the matter in the hands of the Unit- ed States Consul-General, who is new investigating. Beuter.

between Jerusalem and Cairo near Ghaza yesterday by a landmine.

It is understood the mine --was Jerusalem, To-day. laid in an attempt to blow up a One British soldier was killed and troop train which passed over the of the T.PR, via Wenshang.another injured when a patrol gon line the previous night and narrowly Aim of this division is apparent-was blown of the main line railway Jescaped destruction Beuter. ly to make a flank attack.

tote double, established at Man-force is advancing north, west chester last year, when the prize was £4,679.

Barbadeche started at 100/8 Chinese military circles here among the bookmakers but the reckon that large-scale opera- totalisator returned more than tions will develop in the next few

55 to 1-Reuter.

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POSITION CRITICAL

Shanghai, To-day. According to the latest reports from the TPR. front, the Jap anese advanced forces in thei Nanchwang sector have been practically surrounded as the re- The following official appoint.sult of a determined three-point

ments, etc., are announced:

Lieut. J. A. H. Douglass to be an Honorary Aide-de-Camp to HE. the Governor.

Mr. W. E. Kirby to be a Member of the Committee to administer the Mercantile Marine Assistance Fund of HK:

Mr. S. Hayazaki recognised Vice-Consul of Japan at HE

Mr. G.J. Roe to be a Elepraty Registrar of Births and Deaths.

Mr. C. B. Burgess to be District Officer in the Northern District of the NT.

attack by crack Nanking divi sions.

The situation is regarded as critical by Japanese quarters and large reinforcements are being sent, while the advance forces are striving to extricate them- selves.

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