1938-06-11 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 11, 1988.

NO IMMEDIATE DANGER. OF QUICK FALL

FALL OF HANKOW Strategic Situation Analysed By Military

Possible Effort To Cut Retreat To Szechuen

Hankow, To-day.

Although the Chinese Military authorities believe that there is no immediate danger of Hankow falling into the hands of the Japanese, they are busily engaged in constructing defence works. and massing troops in the Wuhan area.

The defence plans embrace the entire Hupeh pro- vince, especially the part north of the Yangtse. The defence operations have been entrusted to Gen- eral Chen Chien, Marshal Chiang Kai-shek's most trusted commander.

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-I.L.O. AND-

CHINESE DELEGATE

Geneva, To-day.

Mr. Chu, the Chinese workers' delegate, did not speak at to-day's session of the International La- bour Conference as he is still con- ferring with the Conference Bu- reau on

the substance of his speech.-Reuter.

BURMA BORDER FRACAS

Rangoon, To-day,

One Kachin tribesman was shot dead in a Chinese-Burma fracas, when a party of tribesmen

HEAVY GOLD PURCHASES IN LONDON

London, To-day. The continental demand. for gold which sprang up this morning, con- tinued to be evidenced throughout the day and it is estimated that a further million sterling worth, changed hands in unofficial dealings around 140/72.

The demand extended to forward gold wherein good business was done at varying prices up to 141/6 contra sales for forward dollars.—— Reuter

frontier PRINCESS

It had previously been report-

visiting the weekly bazaar in the FAWZIEH'S A small Japanese cavalry unit was Yunnan town of Kyan Hungla, came ed that General Chen Chien would discovered at a point east of Cheng- into conflict with about 70 Chinese WEDDING

sent south as Commander-chow yesterday, but was immediate soldiers who took exception to the in-Chief of the South China ly driven away by the Forces in the event of a Japanese plainclothes-men found

Chin-swords and guns the Burmese tri-

Cairo, To-day. near beamen were carrying. ese invasion there but it has now Hsincheng, 46 kilomotres south of

The Iranian delegation charged been definitely established that Chengchow. They were surrounded

The Kachins retaliated by burn-with the task of settling with com- he will remain in Hankow.

and disarmed.

ing the houses of the soldiers, who petent Egyptian quarters, questions of date, place and ceremonial of thereupon retired into British ter- ritory and took refuge in

the forthcoming wedding of a Chinese temple at Bhamo, where Crown Prince of Iran, Prince they are being guarded by the civil Shahpur Mohammed Riza, and Prin- cess Fawzieh, sister of King Farouk, police. Reuter.

arrived yesterday at Alexandria where its members were, welcomed by representatives of the King and the Egyptian Government. Trans-Ocean.

He will be assisted in the operations by General Chang Fat-kwei, commander of "Ironsides."

HONAN DANGER ..

The rise in the Yellow River haз damaged all pontoon bridges built the by the Japanese. As a result, Ja- panese communications across the river have been rendered extreme- ly difficult.-Central News.

The Chinese believe that the greatest threat towards Han- kow, apart from the drive down the Peiping-Hankow Railway,

TO DEFEND CHENGCHOW

Heavy

Chengchow, To-day. Chinese reinforcements

will be a drive along the motor have arrived to defend Chengchow. road from Nanyang in South- Western Honan in the direction of the Shasi River front to the West of Hankow which would be designed to cut off the Chinese retreat towards Szechuen.

The Chinese do not believe that the Japanese will make any serious attempt to attack Hankow along the Yangtse or overland. Both of which courses they believe would

WEDDING OF TS'O TSUN-ON

the

His Excellency the Governor has Hilmar Florenz to be a Member-

The wedding of Mr. Ts'o Tsun-appointed Dr. ing daily raids on the city during take place on Wednesday next and of the Dental Board for

Japanese planes have been stag-on and Miss Beatrice Chang is to Sommers the last few days. They dumped not Saturday, as inadvertently stat-ther period of three years, explosives aimlessly and mercilessly ed in the "Mail" yesterday.

effect from 18th June, 1938. machine-gunned the civilians. Casualties were heavy.

Trains are still running between Chengchow and Hankow.-Central News.

be attended by many difficulties OCCASIONAL

which the Japanese would find more expedient to avoid.

DIFFICULT OPERATION

RAIDS ON CANTON

The withdrawal of the Chinese

Canton, To-day. forces from Hankow is expected to

Shortly after 7 p.m. yesterday be a more difficult operation than Japanese planes in groups of two the evacuation from Nanking, and three machines flew over Can- Movement. of troops westward ton. A few bombs were dropped on along the Yangtse would be dim- the outskirts with little damage. No cult while the Japanese are expect lives were lost.-Our Own Corres- ed to heavily bomb the railway pondent. and motor roads to Hunan.

The reason the Chinese have ordered the immediate evacuation of the civilian population is that their military movements will not be further hampered if the time -comes-for the Chinese forces to withdraw from Hankow.-Reuter.

LULL ON LUNGHAI FRONT

Chengchow, To-day, There was a lull on the Lunghai front yesterday as a result of heavy downpours.

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Shanghai, To-day. It is officially announced here that the Japanese intend to take over the administration of the Chinese Maritime Customs

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