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TO FIGHT

IN HONAN PLAINS

IN

Tremendous Advantage To Jap. Mechanised Units

BATTLE

HEAVY FIGHTING

ALONG LUNGHAI RAILWAY

Hankow, To-day.

The Chinese do not intend to fight a decisive battle in the plains of Honan along the Lunghai Rail- way, where they are at a disadvantage, declar- ed the Chinese military spokesman to Reuter. The spokesman added that the plains were best

STEEL

CARTEL

SAVED

Brussels, To-day.

An agreement has been reach- ed between Belgian steel-makers regarding distribution of the dom- estic steel quota.

The agreement removes the fin- al obstacle to reconstitution of the International Steel Cartel as from July 1-Reuter. ·

suited for the operations of Japanese mechan- USE OF POISON

ised units.

He hinted, however, at

the

possibility of the Chinese forces UNABATED

offering subborn resistance along the Lunghai Railway, in order to make the enemy pay a heavy price for every inch of ground gained. Reuter.

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Kaifeng, To-day.

A message received from the front lated last night states that the walled city of Chihsien, 30 miles south of Lanfeng is still in Chin- ese hands, and that fighting is pro- ceeding east of the city.

VIOLENCE IN

LANFENG CLASH

Hankow, To-day.

GAS SHELLS ALLEGED

HOME CRICKET

RESULT

Rain Interrupts

The following are the results of first-class cricket matches conclud- ing yesterday:-

COUNTY MATCHES-

At Southend, Worcester beat Essex by 60 runs.

Worcester-192 (Peter Smith 6 for 68)

and 147.

Essex-135 (Jackson 4 for 25), and 144

(Jackson 7 for 44).

At the Oval, Warwick beat Surrey by 5 wickets.

Surrey 179 (Hollies 4 for 54) and 186

(Hollies 5 for 47).

Warwick-138 and 228 for 5.

At Folkestone, Somerset beat Kent on the first innings..

Kent-179 (Andrews 6 for 51). Somerset-230 (Gimblett 112).

24 for 3.

beat

At Huddersfield, Yorkshire Liuan, Anhwei, To-day. Hampshire on the first innings. After being repeatedly thrown Yorkshire-202 (Boyes 6 for 73) and back by the Chinese defenders, Hampshire-188 (Leyland 8 for 63). the Japanese column pushing

At Preston, the match between Lan- westward from Hwaiyuan in ceshire and Sussex Was abandoned north Anhwei allegedly used gas with Sussex 120 for 7 in reply to Lan- shells to attack the Chinese and cashire's 173. effected crossing over the Lo River to the south bank at Hsin- chengkow on June 2.

Severe fighting around Lanfeng, on the Lunghai front, is still con- After penetrating through Ningl-tinuing with unabated violence ac-

An entire Chinese battalion was] here, ing, 30 kilometres west of Kwei-cording to reports received

killed by the gas shells. situations is teh, a Japanese column has reach-which add that the

After crossing the river, the Ja- ed Wanstichai, south of Liuho sta- unchanged.

Both sides are said to have suf-panese attacked the Chinese tion, 34 kilometres west of Kweiteh, where they are being engaged by fered heavy losses. the Chinese, Central, News.

DOIHARA STILL TRAPPED

Japanese reports concerning gen- eral retreat of the Chinese troops in a westerly direction are denied here.

OTHER MATCHES

At Bristol, the Australians beat Gloucester by 10 wickets. Gloucester-78 (O'Reilly 6 for 22) and 107 (O'Reilly 5 for 45; Fleetwood- Smith 4 for 89).

posi-Australians-164 (Badcock 51, Brown

tions at the Tatung and Hwainan Coal Mines and on the highway near Tientchiaan. The Chinese were forced to withdraw in face of

bombardment from heavy enemy,

The

the

18 Hassett 29, Chipperfield 9, Mc- Cabe 0; Sinfield 8 for 65) and 25 for 0.

At Oxford, the University beat Mid- dlesex by 2 wickets. Middlesex—167 (Young 5 for 87) and

215 (Pershke 5 for 48). Japanese column · pushing|Oxford–183 and 201 for 8.

westward from Tingyuan, 33 miles The Test Trial at Lord's was left

west of the Tientsin-Pukow Rail-drawn.

Hankow, To-day. Strong Chinese forces are strik- It is also denied that the Japan- ing simultaneously from the northese captured the town of Kihsien to and south of the Lunghai Railway the south of Lanfeng. on the Japanese column which has It is asserted here that the van-

way in Anhwei, is challenged by The Rest-298 (Paynter 79, Fishlock ad- reached the Lanfeng area, reported guard of the Japanese troops

the Chinese at Peiluchiao. The 2, Yardley 31, Wilcox 20, Dollery General Chen Cheng, Director of vancing in this region had reached Chinese have occupied the rising

25; Verity 4 for 71) and 188 for 3 (Fishlock 109 not out, Wilcox 0, the Training Board of the National a position only six miles south of ground around the place and are

Paynter 1, Yardley, 28, Dollery 40- Military Council, in a press inter- this town, where it has been halt-effectively holding out against the not out).

ed by the Chinese defenders.

view.

Severe fighting is proceeding south of Liuho station and east of Chi-

hsien.

enemy.

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England-877 (Hammond 107, Hard- In order to check the Japanese

staff 35, Verity 29, Smith 21 not The small town of Peiluchiao has

out; Pollard 5 for 57), flanking attack on the Peiping-Han-been reduced to ruins by severe Ja- jkow

Railway, strong Chinese

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME panese artillery and aerial bom- Japanese troops of the Doihara detachments are said to be advanc-bardment during the last two days. At Lord's-Middlesex v. Sussex. Division at Sanyichai and Kuhsing-ing from Hoféi, in the Province of Three Japanese planes raided At Southend-Essex v. The Australians. chai, on the south bank of the Yel-Anhwei, on the town of Luyi, but Shouhsien in central Anhwei yes At Southampton-Hampshire v. Kent. At Derby Derbyshire v. Warwickshire. low River are still subjected to no information is forthcoming here terday. Over 20 bombs were drop- At. Leicester Leicestershire furious attacks by the Chinese, about the movements of those de-ped. The damage was, however, thamptonshire.

General Chen stated.

north Anhwei into east

tachments.

slight.-Central News.

;

JOINED NUDIST CAMP TO SLIM ELOPED

v. Nor-

At Trent Bridge Nottinghamshire v-

Surrey. At Taunton Somersetshire v. Glou-

cestershire.

organshire.

At Worcester-Worcestershire v. Glam- At Bradford Yorkshire v. Lancashire. At Oxford-The University v. Free

Forresters.

It is stated that the Japanese EAST HONAN

Doihara Division, which is being at- Despite the menace of the Japan-tacked on three sides by the Chin- ese columns pushing westward from ese to the northwest of Lanfeng, has Honan, been compelled to remove its head- strong Chinese reinforcements are quarters from the southern bank ready to strike back against them, of the Yellow River to the village] General Chen asserted.

of Kwantai, on the northern bank. General Chen confirmed the Chin- The Chinese are successfully re- ese recapture' of Tashushan, six sisting Japanese efforts to relieve miles west of Hofei after a signal the Doihara Division from the victory over the Japanese. The north, and have prevented the Plump sister Lilian, eighteen, NEWLY-WEDS

wasn't Suzanne persuaded her to Chinese are now right outside the enemy from crossing the Yellow join, said it would help her to lose Grants have been made to some gates of Hofei city.

River at Puhsien, on the borders of

[weight.

700

newly-married couples in In south Shansi the Chinese are the provinces of Hopei and Shan-

Lilian agreed, and thereafter Stockholm by the Government to decidedly gaining an upper hand. tung.-Trans-Ocean.

neighbours saw the two girls Fenglingtu, Yusiang, Hanyangchen |

and Yungtsi (Puchow) have

all

been re-occupied and the remnant

Japanese in the surrounding dis- CELTIC REACH

tricts are being "mopped up.”. FINAL OF EMPIRE

Central News.-

EXHIBITION TOURNAMENT

Slim Suzanne Schuster, sixteen, GOVERNMENT was a member of a Gravelly, New Jersey (U.S.) nudist camp.

¡GRANTS TO

...

ing with young men in the vort-aid them to buy furniture for their

nude. homes. The grants were present-

,*,

The sisters didn't care; both

of ed in accordance with a law passed them enjoyed the camp so much that last year to help people of small they planned to rejoin when it open-means to marry. ed again.

a

Then Lilian went to New York to keep a date with a fellow nudist. His Excellency {

the Governor has

In the Semi-

A few days later. Suzanne set off appointed Mr. Thomas William Har- Glasgow, To-day,

>^ also to meet old Hosegood to act as Deputy Har final of the British Empire Exhibito Philadelphia, bour Master, during the absence on tion Association Football Tourna- nudist.

Neither has returned. leave of Commander Joseph Bern- ment, Celtic, winners of the First ard Newill, D.S.0., R.N., (retired) Division of the Scottish League, Now, police in either states

They are or until further notice, with effect beat the Hearts by the only goal hunting for them. from 28th May, 1988.

of the match-Reuter.

lieved to have, eloped.

A large number of couples ap- plied for grants, and 700 were selected. The grants' amount to £25 or £30, and in some exceptional cases to a. little over £50,

4.

The same law contains provi- sions to encourage married couples, are to have families, including grants begive doz., in 8oz. (paraffin.

infants.