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Somewhat Brighter Outlook On Lunghai Front

MEDICAL RELIEF FOR KULANGSU

Manila, To-day.

The local Chinese Relief Com- mittee and the. Philippine Red Cross are co-operating in drawing for relief of the

up

measures

70,000 Chinese refugees at

Kulgansu, in response to messages from Amoy through the United States Consul, urgently requesting food and sanitary equipment.

Japanese Advance JAPAN'S

In W. Shantung UNINTENDED

Halted

Hankow, To-day.

Chinese military quarters here admit that the bat- tle for the Lunghai Railway has now entered a decisive phase and that the situation has be- come rather serious.

COMPLIMENT TO CHIANG

London, To-day.

The defensive power given by the machine-gun to a retreating

success to which they aspire, de- clares "The Times" in an editorial the battle for the Lunghai Railway.

on

They declare, however, that, in view of the excep- army, the difficulties of the Chin- tional bravery displayed by the Chinese troops ese terrain and the problem of in the recent fighting, considerable time will supplying their troops so far from pass before any of the Japanese troops now the sea, may well prevent the engaged in fighting in this sector, become Japanese from winning the decisive available for operations on the other sectors of A message from Amoy on Fri- day afternoon requested ship- the front.

(Continued from Next Col.) ments of rice, and a further mes- An official communique reports does much to make up for defi- sage at midnight on Friday indi-that a number of local successes cated that the rice supply was al- have been scored by the Chinese ciencies in armament.

That the Japanese should be troops in the region of the Lung- comparing the Lunghai campaign Nor does it appear probable that It is learned that the Chinese hai Railway.

with the Battle of Mukden (in a Japanese victory, however im The Chinese reinforcements Relief Committee has purchased 2,500-bags-of-rice_in_Hong_Kong, succeeded in bringing the Japan- the Russo-Japanese War) is the portant, will break the spirit of which is being shipped to Kulang-ese advance in West Shantung to highest compliment that could be the Chinese Government. su care of the United States Con- standstill and the Chinese are and the armies which he has in-on their side, and the strength of

paid to General Chiang Kai-shek Geography and numbers-are- confident that the advance of

and the new Chinese national spirit have spired by his constancy

Reuter.

Continued at foot of Preceding Col. Japanese columns which been closing in on the towns of courage. Kingsiang, Yuetai, Kueyeh and Hotsch will likewise be brought to a standstill.

most exhausted.

sul. It is also understood that two sanitary units are being organised to-day by the Red Cross.

ONLY TWO DOCTORS

'Messages from Amoy indicate that there are only two doctors on Kulangsu, who are unable to cope with epidemics.

of

Approximately 90 per cent. Manila's 40,000 Chinese inhabitants are from Amoy.-Reuter.

HUGE FIRES AT HSUCHOW

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JAPANESE WIPED OUT A Japanese mobile column of 800 men, twelve tanks and a num- ber of fieldguns launched a sur prise attack northwards on Tang- shang, a station of the Lunghai Railway 80 kilometres west of Hsuchow, but its advance was stopped by Chinese troops 20 kilometres south of Tangshang KARDEX FILING CABINETS. after four hours' heavy fighting. According to Chinese the Japanese lost no fewer than 600 dead in this action.

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Tanks and fieldguns of the vir- tually annihilated column were captured by the Chinese troops. TOWNS RETAKEN

Hankow, To-day. The Chinese moreover report that Chengchow, Kaifeng and Hsu- the two towns south of the Lung- chow

were recently were subjected to severe hai Railway which bombing raids again this morn-captured by the Japanese, namely ing. Incendiary bombs were Mengcheng in the northern part of] dropped at Hsuchow and huge the province of Anhwei, and Yung- fires have been started..

cheng in west Honan, have beep almost completely surrounded by

The Lunghai Railway was also Chinese troops so that their re- heavily bombed, and communi- occupation is imminent.

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rupted. It is denied, however, kilometres to the east of Hofei, has that the Japanese troops have already been recaptured by Chinese cut the railway at any point troops-Trans-Ocean.. Our Own Correspondent.

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