1938-04-21 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 21, 1938.

CHINESE

IN

HOLD ON

LINYI SECTOR

Heavy Street Fighting In Northern Suburbs

ANOTHER

TAIERCHWANG

BATTLE?

Hankow, To-day. Should the Japanese break through on the Linyi sector, state Chinese military headquarters here, there would be another major battle in the Taierchwang area.

Sanguinary street fighting is

ર

Gallant Break FRENCH ACTION

Through By

Chinese Detachment

Hankow, To-day.

AGAINST

FOREIGNERS

Paris, To-day,

Chinese headquarters here admit that Japanese The long promised measure to troops yesterday morning succeeded in enter-tighten up control of foreigners (a ing the northern part of the town of Lingvi, question which has been-agitating ́in Shantung.

France since the cagoulards became active) has just been announced.

Heavy fighting is said to be still in progress in the

streets.

progressing at the north and Other reports declare that huge Chinese reinforce- ments have been rushed to this sector, and that one of the Chinese detachments succeeded in breaking through the Japanese lines in the western part of the front.

west gates of Linyi, where "Chinese battalion is furiously at- tempting to drive out the detach- ment of Japanese which entered the city through a breach in the wall made by artillery yesterday afternoon.

After a series of assaults on the Chinese positions at Shuitien, outside the west gate, Japanese artillery concentrated on shelling the west and north gates, and soon a breach was made, allow- ing a detachment of Japanese troops to enter, Lingyi.

NOT PERTURBED

The Chinese say this detach-[ ment can now attack the Japan- ese in the rear, so that it appears doubtful whether the Japanese will be able to hold their lines. Trans-Ocean..

Hankow, To-day-

It is officially announced here that the Japanese communique issued in Shanghai claiming the. entire occupation of Lingyi, is -without foundation, Chinese troops being still in the town from where military despatches are being filed.

The Chinese forces are desper- ately trying to close the breach and are engaging the detachment inside the north and west gates, being aided by their comrades

It is said that the Japanese stationed south of Linyi, who gained a foothold at one of the joined in the battle while the gates of the town yesterday but Chinese left is moving eastward were driven off by a fierce Chin- from the west bank of the Yi ese counter-attack later in the River and is attacking the Jap-afternoon. anese right, north-west of Linyi. Chinese military quarters here are not perturbed by develop ments at Linyi, pointing out that the Japanese are using two and a half divisions. Reuter.

AMBASSADORS'

CONFERENCE

IN HANKOW

Hankow, To-day. An Ambassadorial Conference between the envoys of Britain, France, representatives of the American Embassy and the Chinese Central Government, it is reported, will be held here before the end of this month.

The Conference was predicted soon after the British Ambassa-

However, Japanese re-inforce- merits are reported to have made contact with the Japanese invest- ing Lingyi and a violent offensive is expected to-day.

AYRSHIRE MINING ACCIDENT

London, To-day. Twenty-two were injured, four- teen of them seriously, when six wagons in a coal mine în Ayr-- shire broke away from the haul- age rope and crashed down the. mine road.

Out of 24 men who were being hauled up the road, only two es- caped injury-Reuter.

HIGHER

IN BRITAIN

WAGES

London, To-day.

A survey by the Minintry of Labour shows that during 1937

the

there was a marked rise in This morning, however, the general level of wage rates. city was still in the hands of the The number of workers whose Chinese. Our Own Correspon-wages were increased and the total dent.

CHINESE COUNTER

ATTACK

It provides for strong instruc

tions to the Prefects of all Depart- especially with the aim of reduc ing espionage; thorough police ex- and establishment of a ministerial amination of all suspected aliens;

ments to enforce a stricter watch,

commission - to co-ordinate con- trol and expulsion of aliens effec- tively and speedily. -

As a result of the gradual tigh- tening up of control 220 aliens were deported last week-Reuter.

Trans-Ocean adds that the ex- pelled persons were given papers for "voluntary departure," with the warning that compulsion would be used if they did not leave France within the specified period.

GRETNA GREEN TO LIVE ANOTHER YEAR

London, To-day.

The romantic activity of the "Smith of Gretna Green" will be preserved for another year.

This follows the announcement amount of the increase, were greater than in any rear since 1920.

yesterday that the Scotch Mar- There was an aggregate net in-riage Bill will be introduced not. crease estimated at £788 in weekly in the present session of Parlia- fulltime rates of 25,161,000-workers. ment, as had been intended, but Taking the offensive early this

In all industries, including agri-will be postponed to next year. morning two Chinese columns are culture, the average level is esti Originally the law was to go reported to be striking out at the mated to have risen by over 4 per into force on January 1. Japanese investing troops from cent. British Wireless. the North-west and south-west

of Lingyi, :

Hankow, To-day.

A fierce battle is now raging Our Own Cor-

around Lingyi. respondent.

CANTON'S QUIET DAY

Canton, To-day.

No air-raid alarms were sound-

dor left Shanghai to present his ed throughout yesterday but ac- credentials to President Lin Sen cording to vernacular reports, a at Chungking.

The French Ambassador to vicinity of Bocca Tigris in the Japanese warship appeared in the China 'stated on his arrival in Hong Kong from Shanghai that afternoon and shelled the forts

he was not going to Hankow, but All missiles, however, fell it now reliably learned that he short of their aim, resulting in no will arrive here next Monday by damage or loss of life. Our plane. Our Own Correspondent. Own Correspondent.

Trans-Ocean.

Here's Luck! DRINK

EWO

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