1938-05-03 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 3, 1938.

Page 11.

CHINESE DEFINITELY GAINING UPPER HAND

Flank Attack Moving Round On Matoucheng

WILLIAMSON DISPUTE STILL OUTSTANDING

The "China Mail" understands

that no settlement of the dispute

THURLAND CASTLE

Big Attack On

Taierchwang

Anticipated REFLOATED

Hankow, To-day.

The s.s. Thurland Castle (of' the Dodwell Castle Line) which

between Messrs. Williamson and "The Chinese forces at present are not only gaining went aground on Tam Kan Island

Co. and the Company's officers

has yet been arrived at.

The officers, who had present- better ed certain demands for terms of employment, were given to understand that a reply from the company would be given yes- terday.

The reply having failed to materialise, the China Coast Officers' Guild and the

Marine

the Company

day reminding that the issue is still very much alive.

the upper hand in south Shantung but the sit-yesterday morning, was refloated last evening, during an unusual- uation in Shansi, Hopei, Kiangsu and Chekiang ly high tide, and arrived in har- bour, escorted by the Henry Kes- is developing in favour of the Chinese,” declar-wick and the Alliance. ed the Chinese military spokesman reviewing the situation at the press conference last night.

Engineers' Guild of China, is to- The spokesman added that the Chinese troops are attacking Tancheng in' three columns, the main body from the south, the left wing ad- vancing north-west on Matoucheng and the' right wing moving around the Japanese flank to the north-east.

It is understood that no deci- sion as to the handing in of No- tices, should such an eventuality prove necessary, can be taken at present as none of the Company's ships are in port.

It will be recalled that the dis pute between the officers of vari-

ous other River and Coastal ship-The ping companies was settled on Saturday, with the granting of all the officers' demands.

THREAT OF ORISSA CABINET RESIGNATION

CALCUTTA, TO-DAY.

SITUATION TIME.

main body of Japanese troops is pushing south from the Tientsin-Pukow Railway, and others are moving from Linyi south-westward.

As soon as these columns meet, a joint drive on Taierchwang. is expected.

On the west, Chinese troops are the attacking Matoucheng, and on east a Chinese flying column, after Imoving round the Japanese flank The spokesman said the Japan- and reaching a point behind Tan- ese troops have suffered heavy cheng, has launched an attack from casualties during the past week in the north-east. repeated attacks on the Chinese] positions, which remain changed.

un-

WUHU SECTOR

She anchored in Kowloon Bay for the night and proceeded to Stonecutters this morning, where she is now being inspected to as-

which is believed to be limited to

certain the extent of the damage, the forepart of the ship.

SLIPPED OFF ROCKS UNAIDED

Later.

It is now learned that the Thur- land Castle refloated without ex- ternal aid, slipping off the rocks into deep water during heavy

weather at about 8 p.m. last night:

She arrived in Kowloon Bay at about 11:30 p.m.

FRENCH THREE YEAR PLAN

Paris, To-day.

Following a Cabinet Council yes-. terday morning for deliberation of the three-year plan the President com- of the Republic signed the first part. con-of the announced Government de

The decrees to be signed on

Successes in the Wuhu sector are Reports from the front indicate also. claimed by the Chinese. that the Japanese are attacking

According to the Chinese spending THE PREMIER OF ORISSA in strength and are PROVINCE STATED YESTER their reinforcements from Nan-munique, Chinese troops are DAY THAT HE AND HIS COL-king and Wuhu. Their drive on verging on Hsuanchen, an impor-crees last night. LEAGUES WILL RESIGN ON Pengpu and Hohsien has made tant railway and road town near THURSDAY UNLESS THERE IS little progress, while at Yenchin Wuhu, in three columns. One co-l

IN THE they have been effectively check-lumn from the south-west is said Wednesday include three groups. A DEVELOPMENT

to have reached a point only 400 BEFORE THAT ed.

metres from the city, a column First group deals with the Bud- from the west is only two kilome- get and questions connected tres distant and a detachment from it. Second group deals with Chinese troops in Shansi, on the south is reported to have cap-dustrial production and the third the Peiping-Hankow Railway, are tured Sunchaipu after very severe with the problem of credits-Trans-

street fighting.-Reuter. making satisfactory progress, The Ministry maintained that the and the mountainous areas in east Revenue Commissioner was subor-and west Shansi are in the hands

of Chinese forces. dinate to the Ministry, and that the Chief Justice should have been ap- pointed to the post-Reuter.

The Orissa Ministry objected to appointment of the Revenue Com- missioner as Acting Governor `dur- the ing the absence on leave of Governor.

SHANSI SUCCESS

In west Shansi, Chinese troops are occupying an area extending | from places south of Tatung to cities west of Fengyang, while in west Suiyuan, the Chinese are

PLANE "INCIDENT" pushing on to Kweisai. Reuter.

IN HARBOUR

·TANCHENG ENCIRCLED

Hankowi To-day. Tancheng has been completely A Walrus single-engined seaplane, from 'H.M.S. Birmingham, return-Jencircled by the Chinese and is ex- ing from a flight this morning at pected to be recaptured shortly, ac- about 10.30 a.m. made Д heavy cording to the latest military de- landing in gusty weather, and was Jspatches from the front.

towed back to the cruiser.

Some excitement was caused in The Chinese forces on the south had side of the town are reported to the belief that an accident

time have reached villages one kilome-

tre south of Tancheng.

occurred, but there was at no any mishap or danger.

Ocean.

Here's Luck!

DRINK

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