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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 2, 1988

FALL OF POHSIEN ADMITTED OFFICIALLY AT HANKOW Japanese Drive In Honan From South-East

Attack From Kweiteh Develops Seriously

Hankow, To-day.

-SUN FO

CONFIDENT OF RESULT

Stockholm, To-day.

Dr. Sun Fo, special. Chinese en- voy in Europe, arrived here yes- terday from Finland.

Capture of Pohsien by the Japanese is admitted in

Chinese despatches from the front yesterday. The despatches said that the town was taken after Japan will not succeed in beating

a bitter engagement in which Japanese infan- try charged the gates. Previous to the infan- try charge, Japanese artillery is reported to

Before leaving for Paris in the evening he made a statement to the Swedish press in which he ex- pressed the firm conviction that China even if the conflict lasts se- veral years.--Trans-Ocean.

have subjected the city to severe bombard-JAPANESE

ments.

Further north the Japanese forces are 'stated to be advancing westward from Kweiteh along the Lunghai Railway in two columns.

One column is stated to be head- ing for Lanfeng, while the other is reported to be pushing on Huih- sien, west of Lingleng and south- east of Lanfeng-Reuter.

TENSE SITUATION

Chengchow, To-day. The situation on the Lunghai Railway has become extremely tense as Japanese troops, pushing westward from Kweiteh, are strik- ing in several directions in an ef- fort to rescue troops of the Doi: hara Division trapped northwest 01 Lanfeng,

ARMY CHIEFS

GATHER AT HANKOW

MAKE MORE CLAIMS

Shanghai, To-day.

DR. KUNG ON WAR ECONOMY PROGRAMME

Hankow, To-day.

The National Financial Con- ference was formally opened yes- terday with Dr. H. H. Kung, Pre- sident of the Executive Yuan and concurrently Minister of Finance, presiding.

It was attended by 74 bankers and representatives from various provinces and municipalities.

Dr. Kung explained that the Conference was called for the pur- pose of devising ways and means of strengthening and stabilising the financial situation in all parts of China in order to increase China's strength of resistance to Japan.

With her vast territory and po- pulation and the consolidation of the whole nation, China would not The Japanese allege that 50,000 be conquered by Japan. However, Chinese soldiers are in danger of in order to carry out prolonged re- being encompassed by the rapidly she must carefully plan an increase sistance and win the final victory,

Hankow, To-day.

advancing Japanese columns and of production, Dr. Kung suggest- Severe fighting is still in pro-Hsuchow.”

"of suffering a similar fate as at led the launching of

a productive gress on the Lunghai railway.

campaign with special emphasis on the promotion of agriculture, in- Japanese troops advancing from dustries and mining. From the fact that preparations Kweiteh westward have reached the are rapidly being made to despatch town of Ningling, thirty kilome-campaign in order to conserve the He also advocated an economy this part of the Lunghai front, it ing Shanghai last night state, while sistance. ten further Chinese divisions to tres west of Kweiteh, reports reach-nation's financial strength for re-

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dress

that the Chinese command is by no the Lunghai Railway from is concluded in foreign circles, the Japanese column advancing on smoke fewer cigarettes, to

He urged the people to

means contemplating the with-

the simply and to adopt a simple diet.

drawal of its forces from this zone. Pohsien, after having crossed the

south has occupied Luyi, west of -Central News.

Violent fighting is in progress a. Ningling, Chihsien, Tsingliangssu

Since the early hours this morn-border of Anhwei and Honan pro-ing the Lunghai Railway from the and Liuhotsiand, points west and ing, Japanese batteries stationed southwest of Kweiteh. Heavy on the north bank of the Yellow

vinces.

north which is prevented by strong Chinese reinforcements have been River between Kaifeng and Lan-

No Japanese reports have been Chinese resistance from crossing rushed to Mingchuan, to check the feng, have kept up a persistent received here regarding progress the Yellow River between Kaifeng

bombardment of the Chinese posi-of the Japanese column approach-land Lanfeng-Trans-Ocean.

Japanese advance.

Meantime, 1,000 Japanese troops at Kuantai have crossed the Yellow River under a heavy protective bar- rage. Chinese troops on the south bank are engaging them.

on

CONFUSED FIGHTING

Confused fighting is going northwest of Lanfeng where the be- leaguered Doihara troops are still stubbornly holding out. Kuhsiang- tsi, the stronghold of the Japanese, is closely besieged.

object of facilitating attempts of tions on the south bank with the Japanese troops to cross the river. For several days now, the Chinese have succeeded in frustrating Japanese attempts to gain a foot- ing on the south side of the river.

DOIHARA DIVISION

all

Meanwhile, the Japanese Doihara division entrapped by the Chinese troops near Lanfeng, continues to offer stubborn resistance in the hope of being relieved. It appears Ja- that the Japanese relief force has ad: been halted by the Chinese at

Ningling, near Kweiteh.

MILITARY CONSULTATION

After taking Pohsien, the panese column continued its vance daringly westward yesterday. It was halted near Luyi, 25 kilome- trea west of Pohsien on the Honan- Anhwei border, where a bloody bat tle is raging. Large units of Chinese military quarters' Chinese troops are still in the im- express themselves satisfied with mediate vicinity of Pohsien and the strategical position on the Kwoyang, threatening to cut the Lunghai railway. Any further at- Japanese rear at any moment. tempts of part of the Japanese to The Japanese drive westward break through the Lunghai front into Honan from north Anhwoi is or to penetrate into Central China, apparently to attack Chengchow it is claimed, will encounter in- from the rear-Central News. superable difficulties.

A number of Chinese army lead- ers have arrived in Hankow to take At Kowloon Police Court this among them are Generala Pei. part in the military consultations; morning, Mak Cheung, 29, coolie, of Tsung-hal, Feng Yu-hsiang and Li No., 168, Sai Yeung Choi, Street, Tsung-jen.--Trans Ocesp....... was sentenced to six months" hard labour and -eight strokes by Mr. | Appearing before Mr. R, Eds Macfadyen, for, larceny of a pair wards this morning, charged with of gold earrings; valued $20, from possession of 1,189 heroin pills at Taeng Ku, widow, aged 70 of No. No. 6, Tung Loi Street, a woman,

· 187 Somerset Road; at Waterloo Lee Kwok, was fined $200 or one Road yesterday

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