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MAY BREAK

YELLOW RIVER DAMS

Whole Hsuchow Area Would Be Flooded

JAPANESE CLAIM TO BE SHELLING HSUCHOWFU

Shanghai, To-day. The Japanese are keeping up a steady artillery bombardment of Hsuchowfu, in an effort to level

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the Chinese defences around the

Japanese Swept Back In Counter

Attacks

Shanghai, To-day.

GOVERNOR TO VISIT CAMP AT CHEUNGCHAU

His Excellency the Governor The battle for the possession of the Lunghai Rail-visit to Cheungchau this after- and Lady Northcote are paying a way is being followed here with feverish inter-noon, when they are to inspect est. Judging by reports reaching Shanghai, Joh

the Haw Par Hospital of the St. Ambulance Brigade and the position of the Chinese defending forces the Sunnyside Army Holiday remains uncertain, though they are staging a Camp.

The official party is timed to series of counter-attacks and relieving the Jap-arrive at Cheung Chau at about anese pressure.

4 p.m., leaving just before dusk. The Sunnyside camp opened on

walls of the city, it is claimed in The Japanese claim at one stage to have got within May 6 and there are now 41 men

nine miles of Hsuchow while the most vulner-holidaying in

Japanese reports.

pro-

The bombardment has gressed without interruption

since 3 o'clock yesterday after- noon, and many direct hits are reported on the western wall.

grammes.

pro-

this camp at able point of the Chinese defence positions week, there

Cheungo.iau! During the first were 53, but the southwest of Hsuchow was subjected to a sur-numbers have dropped because of prise attack by a Japanese motorized division. the demands of training Furious fighting took-place-in On-the-Chinese-side, it-is-ad- The shelling of suchowfu be- this area, with the Chinese mitted that the loss of the rail- gan a few hours after the Jap-smashing the Japanese attempt way line would rob them of the anese-had-occupied-the-Chinese-at-breaking-through-their-lines, strategic mobility, but it is declar fortifications on top of Pawan- with the aid of big squadrons of shan Mountain, six miles south of aircraft. the junction, according to Jap- anese claims.

CAPTURE OF FORT

The Japanese say that ascent of the mountain was made in the face of intensive Chinese fire. When the Japanese troops were near the summit, a bayonet charge was ordered..

After capture of the fort, Jap anese artillery was immediately brought up, and intensive bom- bardment of the city started. Reuter,

A.P.C. CRAFT IN BOMBING

FLOOD THREATENED

A report, originating with the Japanese army command, to the effect that the Chinese troops have resolved to blow up the Yel- low River embankment north- west of Hsuchow has caused something of a panic as it is realised here that a measure of this sort would spell catastrophe for the civilian population and would also greatly influence the further development of military operations. Trans-Ocean.

BEATEN OFF

It is now disclosed that isolat- ed Japanese detachments actual- ly reached the Lunghai Railway at several points including the stations of Huangkowchi and Neikwang, west of Tangshan, but Canton, May 18. after a short time they were Shiuhing was heavily bombed forced to retire. by Japanese planes yesterday.

Altogether 21 bombs fell into the town, 11 on Namkai Road West where several houses were demolished.. An A.P.C. oil tank er is reported damaged.

The wharf at Samshui was also bombed. Eleven men and women were blown to pieces, Central News,

The same thing happened to a Japanese column that reached the railway line east of Tangshan.

The Chinese are deter mined to defend with all their might the strategically import- ant Lunghai Railway, at least the section west of Hsuchow.

In accordance with this plan the Chinese have concentrated strong reinforcements at Kwej teh, Lanfeng and Kaifeng,,L

MAMOI CLOSED

Hankow, -To-day-

ed that even if that were to hap

The Fukien authorities have pen, the loss could, to a large closed Mamoi harbour, 25 miles extent, be made good by from the mouth of the Min River, strengthened road-way trans- according to a message from ports. Trans-Ocean.

Foochow.-Central News.

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