THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 20, 1938.
CHINESE AND JAPANESE AT GRIPS IN TERRIFIC HEAT Desperate Fighting In Vicinity Of Lion Hill Japanese Offensive Makes Little Or No Progress
Hankow, To-day.""
Severe fighting is progressing along the south bank
of the Yangtse neár Lion Hill, where the Chin-
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Despite the support of more than 20 gunboats
which poured a steady stream of lead into the Chinese lines, it is claimed that the Japanese have failed to make much progress during the past 24 hours.
According to a Chinese military communique, a flotilla of 46 Jap-|
anese warships,
over 10 motor launches, dropped 300 BOMBS
anchor at Yanchiawan, at the part neck of Poyang Lake, with the
intention of landing men on the DROPPED AROUND
north bank of the Yangtse, but the Chinese shore batteries open-
ed up with such intensive KIUKIANG
fire
that the war ships were forced to retire without accomplishing their purpose.. Reuter.
STALEMATE ON YANGTZE
Kiukiang; To-day.
The situation on the Yangtze and Poyang Lake front has developed into a stalemate.
Kiukiang, To-day.
At least 300 bombs were dropped by Japanese airmen over a wide area around Kiukiang in one of the se- verest air raids over-northern Kiu- kiang yesterday.
flight, air in his
Dublin
Reuter
JAPANESE GOLD FOR EXPORT
Tokyo, To-day
COATED WORKERS
London To-day. Nearly 295,000 applications have been received from persons wishin to become contributors
the Pensions Scheme for
Black Coated Workers which was
ught to being by the pass-
age of the Pensions Voluntary
Contributions Act, last year.
Over 210,000 applicants have already been accepted....
A monetary stabilization fund of A big increase in the volume of 300 million yen has been created-in applications is expected towards Japan, the Minister of Finance the end of this year, as the period having made an official announce- during which the specially advan- ment to this effect yesterday. The tageous terms are offered to the fund is to be made up of gold as it older applicants expires at begin- arrives from the Bank of Japan ning 1939. and will be used for purpose of
It is estimated there are some bringing about equilibrium between 2,000,000 men and women, outside imports and exports, the latter hav-the scope of the existing widows ing dropped far below normal levels and orphans and old age pensions in during past months.-Trans- scheme, who are qualified to insure for the pension, under the new Ocean.
act. British Wireless.
TREASURY RETURNS
With the Chinese staging daily air Commencing at 8 o'clock in the raids on' warships in the Yangtze morning, two Japanese radiers and putting up stubborn resistance bombed a point west of Sinkang.
At 11 o'clock, Chowkiamen, to on land the Japanese have not been able to make any headway in the the east of Kiukiang, was raided by a squadron of Japanese aircraft last couple of days.
Chinese attacks at Hukou, Peng-which released about 60 missiles.
Four machines dropped 20 mis- amounts to £164,688,998 as com- tseh and Matang meanwhile have cut Japanese communications be- siles at Taomeishan, to the southpared with 3175,161,684 at the cor-
west of Sinkang, at 2 tween these three points.
London, To-day, The Exchequer returns show that total ·ordinary...... revenue
--
Conducting routine bombing of afternoon. Later, clock in the responding date last year.
flew
over
the Japanese warships, a squadron Siaochiapan, west of Sinkang, and two unloaded 60 more missiles. Rows of Chinese planes damaged more enemy vessels yesterday morn-of houses were blown up. ing.
rose
Peilipu, southeast of Kiukiang, to and Moutashan, near Sinkang, were No Japanese aircraft
also bombed in the afternoon. challenge them. They returned
Central News. safely to their base.
Seven Japanese warships steamed -upriver to shell Sinkang below Kiu- kiang, Chinese land batteries dam- aged one of them. Japanese steam launches cruising at the mouth of Poyang Lake were driven back by in-
tensive Chinese fire.-Central News. ANHWEI CITIES RECAPTURED.
Chengchow, To-day.
As a result of fierce Chinese counter-attacks Kwoyang, Meng- cheng, Fengyang and Shouhsien in north Anhwei have been recaptur- ed, military reports reveal.
The Japanese garrisons suffered heavy losses during the fighting.- Central News.
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The total Floating Debt out- stan is £911,055,000 a net since March increase of £69,300,000. 21st British Wireless.
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of the Manchukuo Border by the concerning the alleged violation
Reuter. Soviet.
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