1938-05-28 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 28, 1938.

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CHINA'S MAGNIFICENT LUNGHAI RALLY

Japanese Suffer Severe Defeats Round Lanfeng

Whole Column Annihilated:

Kaifeng Relieved

Chengchow, To-day.

Following the recapture of Lanfeng, Chinese troops continued to exert pressure on the Doihara Division scattered along the south bank of the Yellow River yesterday.

Several more important points reports alleging the collapse of Chin- were. retaken as a result of sweep-ese resistance after the fall of ing counter-attacks. These includ-Hauchowfu.

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Louwang and Louwangchieh, The spokesman said that Chinese Chenliu, on the Yellow River, troops from Hsuchowfu reached de- Tawangchwang, Tsiaowangchwang, (signated positions west of the Tien- Ilsiachwang and Machwang in the tsin-Pukow Railway before Tues- vicinity of Chenliu, and Kuhsingtsi, day, while strong Chinese detach- north of Louwang.

-SANDRINGHAM THE STRUGGLE

MODERNISED

London, To-day.

The King and Queen yesterday inspected the interior decorations of Sandringham, which has been modernised.-Reuter.

IN ANHWEI

Hankow, To-day.

Chinese and Japanese forces are opposing each other west of Tachushan, lying west of Hofei, the Chinese spokesman stated last night.

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Chinese flying column manoeuvred north of the Japanese right and drove north-eastward in an attempt to cut the Japanese line between Hofei and Chaohsien.

QUEEN MARY'S GIFTA

TO IMPERIAL INSTITUTE

London, To-day.

Queen Mary has presented thirty pictures to the permanent exhibi- ments are remaining east of Hsu- tion at the Imperial Institute. Between 6,000 and 7,000 Japanese chowfu, in the vicinity of Haichow,

The pictures, by modern artists, in the area between Louwang and Jihchao and Chuhsien. These de- are mostly landscapes.-Reuter. Kuhsingtsi are in a precarious posi-tachments are attacking the Japan- tion as their retreat has been cut. ese communications from the rear. Chinese troops which retook Lou--Reuter. wang and Kuhsingtsi are closing in from north and south.

In west Shantung, the Chinese have gained the upper hand. The Japanese siege of Chuyeh has been

News.

SMASH THROUGH

JAPANESE LOSSES

Hankow, To-day.

CHAN CHAI-TONG IN COLONY

Chinese artillery assisted by air-

The Chinese column, he claimed, crossed the Yellow River in north- western Honan in a drive against the Japanese at Yungchi, southern terminus of the Tungpu Railway.

This movement is designed to clear southern Shansi of Japanese troops.-Reuter.

Liuan, Anhwei, To-day. Lungkongchen, on the Kwo Riv- er, midway between Hwaiyuan and Mengcheng, has been retaken.

The Japanese retreated east and south to Hwaiyuan.-Central News.

Tungkwan, To-day.

-Central News.

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lifted on the arrival of Chinese re-craft launched a furious bombard-

Pressing on toward Yungtai, the inforcements. There are no enemy ment of a pontoon bridge which the

General Chan Chai-tong, former Chinese column reached Chaoyi- troops around Chuyeh, Shanhaien, Japanese had thrown across the Yel- warlord of Kwangtung, arrived in chen, 4 miles east of the city, Chengwu and Tingtao. Central low River and of Japanese troop the Colony from Hankow on Thurs- May 25 and after a night-long en- concentrations with the result that day by plane. He is now residing counter with the Japanese garrison, the Japanese have suffered heavy at his residence in Kowloon Tong. re-occupied the town next morning.

The former Director of the Mr. Kwangtung Finance Bureau,

His Excellency the Governor has. General Chan, was among the other Archbutt, J.P., to be a Member of Au Fong-pu, a close colleague of appointed Mr. Geoffrey Samuel

Chinese personalities who accom- the Licensing Board for a period

17th May, 1938.

losses.

Fighting also assumed a parti- Hankow, To-day.

cularly desperate character in the Launching an offensive on Thurs struggle for the possession of the day morning from east, west and village of Kuhingchi, northwest of south, crack Chinese divisions final-

Lanfeng. This village changed panied General Chan on his trip of three years, with effect from ly smashed through the Japanese hands several times. defences at Lanfeng shortly after midnight and completely occupied COLUMN ANNIHILATED the city, according to Chinese re- ports.

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Another Japanese column which The remnants of Major-General was pressing forward along Doihara's division, finding escape Lunghai Railway towards Lowang to the north via Chinliukou inter- with the object of flanking

the cepted, are retreating in a north-Chinese forces in position near Lan- easterly direction, with the Chin-feng fell into a trap set by the Chin- ese in pursuit.

ese and was slowly annihilated. Trans-Ocean.

Meanwhile, Chinese mobile units are stated to have surrounded Ja- panese troops at Kwantai, on the north bank of the Yellow River.

CUT-OFF

MANY TANKS CAPTURED

Chengchow, To-day.

As a result of the Chinese suc- cesses yesterday, the Lunghai Rail-

It is reliably learned from Chin- ese circles in Hankow that the Ja-way between Kaifeng and Lanfeng panese troops retreating from Lan- feng in the direction of Kaochen were intercepted by another Chin- ese column pushing south-west from Tsaochowfu.

and also areas immediately south of the line have been cleared of Japan- jese troops.

The Chinese press issued extra .editions which were quickly snatched from the newsboys.

Chinese circles attach much im- portance to recapture of Lanfeng, and talk of the clearing of Japan- ese troops from the Lunghai Rail- way west of Kweiteh.

STRATEGIC VICTORY

Continuous downpours in the last days have rendered Japanese me- chanised units ineffective. Many Japanese tanks and heavy field pie- ces bogged in the mud have been captured by the Chinese-Central News.

CHINESE RECAPTURE

MENGHSIEN

Chengchow, To-day.

Dashing the plans of the Japan- The position at Kaifeng has be-ese to menace Chengchow from north come easier now that Lanfeng is-in Honan, Chinese forces retook Meng- Chinese hands. Not only does re- hsien, west of Wenhsien, on the capture of Lanfeng ensure the se-north bank of the Yellow River, ves- curity of Kaifeng, according to terday, The Japanese suffered the Chinese spokesman, but the heavy losses in the battle and are Chinese victory at a strategic point now, retreating towards Tainyang serves as repudiation of Japanese to the north-Central News.

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