1938-03-30 — Page 11

CHINA MAIL MARCH 30, 1938,

JAPANESE

STRIVE TO

CHECK RETREAT

Reinforcements Being Rushed From Peiping

JAPAN PAYS

FIRST CLAIM IN LADYBIRD INCIDENT

London, To-day.

The British claim in respect of the killing and wounding of two of the crew of HM.S. Ladybird in the Yangise has already been paid by the Japanese Government, stated Mr. R. A. Butler Under Secretary

'Position Of

ENORMOUS

Japanese Troops R.A.F. WORKS Undoubtedly Serious' PROGRAMME

Peiping, To-day.

London, Today.

Japanese reinforcements are being rushed to the A further section of the biggest

Shantung front, where the position of the Jap-building programme any Govern anese troops is undoubtedly serious,

ment department has been called to carry out is now being launched

This is indicated by the reticence of the Japanese by the Works Directorate of the

military authorities in Peiping, who decline to give any details of the fighting.

Air Ministry.

This is the next step in the fur- ther progressive expansion of the Royal Air Force which has been

for Foreign Affairs, in reply to Mr. It is believed the Chinese have made substantial ad- lately approved by the Government

A E L Chorlton (Conservative, Bury) in the House of Commons yesterday.

A

vances in the Tientsin-Pukow Railway zone, inflicting heavy casualties on the Japanese. Reuter.

CHOUKIATSUN RETAKEN

Mr. Butler said that a claim for material damage would shortly be presented, and also

Hankow, To-day. stated that instructions had been

Chi ese communique states sent to the British Ambassador that Japanese forces numbering in Tokyo for a claim to be pre-4,000, operating in the vicinity of sented for compensation in resTungkwanshan and Choukiatsun, pect of damage to the steamers districts between Ishing and Li- Tuckwo and Tatung and the Bri-yang, on the Shanghai Nanking tish hulk in the Yangtse on De-highway, attacked the Chinese

cember 5.

positions at 9 o'clock on Monday morning under cover of aerial

No payment, however, had bombing. hitherto been received. Ret ter.

HITLER'S PLEBISCITE FOR SHANGHAI

Shanghai, To-day.

When the reinforced Chinese forces counter-attacked and re- captured Chouklatsin, - the Chinese attack on Tungkwan- shan was resumed on Monday night.

In South Shansi, the Chinese forces have recaptured Yuanchu. the Japanese troops retiring east- ward-Reuter.

TOKYO MAKES *ICHOW CLAIM

"Thirteen hundred German and Austrian residents of Shanghai| have been invited to participate Despatches reaching Tokyo-from

Tokyo, To-day. *în an unofficial plebiscite here on Tsinanfu claim that the Japanese April 10, on Herr Hitler's policy forces in south Shantung have sur- on Austria.

rounded Ichow.

Ocean

Frans-

The plebiscite, which has been The Chinese troops, who defend organised by the Nazi Partyed their positions with great brav overseas leaders, is stated to beery, were forced to retire. in order to "show how Germans throughout the world cling to the} » Fatherland," and to "give Ber lin a chance to gauge the senti ment of Germans beyond the Reich "

Austrian and GermanTM Jews-in Shanghai have been refused per- -mission to vote-Reuter.

CHINA NATIONAL

CONGRESS

Hankow, Today

Scheduled to open in Cam

yesterday the sixth Nati

gress has had to

a few days, 23

gates have not

A prelimina yesterday Chiang

Own Corresponk

ITALY DENIES AIR RUMOURS

Hankow, Today,

The Counsellor of the Italian Em- bassy has issued a statement deny ing rumours that Italian and mechanics are joini panese forces -Beuter

CATHOLIC CATHOLIC PRIESTS ARRESTED

Five RomaR have been placed Austria,

MR. HAROLD PORTER MISSING

Shanghai, To-day, Some anxiety is felt for Mr. Harold Porter, formerly of the British Consular Service in China and General-Manager of the Pekin Syndicate, who has been missing since last Thursday.

Mr. Porter, who is Vice-Chair man of the Shanghai Municipal. Council, had been ill recently, and friends fear he is possibly suffer ing from loss of memory.—Reu-

ter.

Obtainable stall

SOLE

The programme provides for the construction of additional air force stations and maintenance -units distributed throughout England and Scotland at a total cost in the coming financial year of nearly [*££1,600,000.

They will be used principally for defence

ents

and the mainten quired under

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In the last 18 years 11>1035 from £1,762,000 to $16,322,00.- figure which is not far short of intal expenditure of the Royal Air Force in 1933 – British Wireles

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