1938-08-15 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 15, 1938.

CHINESE COUNTER-ATTACK

IN JUICHANG SECTOR

New Japanese Offensive Held In Secure Check

Heavy Fighting Proceeding In Hill Range

Hankow, To-day.

Severe fighting is still proceeding along the south Yangtse front where Chinese and Japanese forces are facing each other in the hills east of Juichang, according to Chinese reports. The Japanese are stated to be attacking Juichang, along the highway from Kiukiang, and are also attempting to land troops in the vicinity. of Juichang. Reuter.

are

Large re-inforcements pouring into Kiukiang from An- king and Nanking and are be- ing sent to the Juichang area where, according to both Chinese and Japanese despatches, fierce fighting is reported.

Gunfire

was audible chang last night.

in Jui-

QUIET ELSEWHERE

The situation north of the river

is reported to be comparatively calm no serious clashes having :occurred for some days past.

CHINESE CONFIDENCE

Juichang, To-day.

The Chinese are fighting con- fidently to repulse the Japanese drive on the south bank of the Yangtze River above Kiukiang.

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The Beds and Herts Regiment arching near Gravesend in the new three-abreast style, leave mɔre room "for a passing car. (Copy- \right).

the Huangmei-Taihu sector or to start a new drive to Liuan. Central News.

HANGCHOW OFFENSIVE

They have launched counter-

Hankow, To-day. attack after counter-attack in Chinese troops have crossed the the range of hills on the east bank | Chientang River to assist in the of Chihu Lake, exacting a heavy offensive on the Hangchow front. toll and gradually reducing the Central News. vigour of the enemy's drive.

COMPLETELY HALTED

Hankow, To-day

PARACHUTE RECORD JUMPER KILLED

Paris, To-day.

The holder of the world's reco for parachute jumping, James W liam, was killed at Besancon y Menacing the Japanese flank,

terday in giving a demonstration the Chinese in the Shaho sector,

William jumped as usual but south of Kiukiang, are striking

Hemmed in by the flood on the parachute failed to open and The Japanese are reported to with increasing violence. After south and the hilly terrain on the struck earth with terrible force William established his rec have, abandoned their positions the recapture of Shaho and Nan-north, and facing stubborn Chinese. at Shaho, owing to the large changpu, they are steadily press-resistance, the Japanese force on on March 8, 1988, when he mad number of additional troops ing north in the direction of Kiu-the north bank of the Yangtze has descent from an altitude of

metres. - Trang Ocean kiang.

been completly halted, according to which have arrived in the region

Our On the north bank, the Japan-a Central News correspondent who to reinforce the Chinese.

jese are withdrawing from many has just returned from a tour of Own Correspondent.

low-lying districts in view of the north. Yangtze front.

Threatened by the floods, the

Mahweiling, To-da spreading floods. However, they have not yet abandoned their bulk of the Japanese troops at Intelligence reports state

four Japanese transports loa westward drive. Some 10,000 Huangmei, has been withdrawn. Hankow, To-day,

The Japanese troops on the north with wounded soldiers, have sa Japanese are massed at Hofei and

bank of the Yangtze River are from from Kiukiang downstream. T A Chinese military communi- 4,000 at Shucheng.-:-

during the rec the re-occupation It is believed that these Jap-six divisions. But in each division were wounded que confirms by Chinese forces of Fuyang, on anese troops will be sent either there are only 6,000 to 7,000 men fighting at Hochow in the Sh

sector.-Central News. the north bank of the Chientang to reinforce their comrades on-Central News. River, northwest of Hangchow.

FUYANG RETAKËN

The communique adds that the

Japanese are

northwards.

now withdrawing

Reuter.

CHINESE LAUNCH

COUNTER-OFFENSIVES

Juichang, To-day. With both sides rushing up heavy reinforcements, fighting for posses sion of the range of hills on the east bank of Chihu Lake, west of Kiukiang, is raging with increased severity.

* The Chinese launched a counter-

offensive on Saturday night Sunday morning. Tingchinsh was completely recaptured a.m. yesterday whilst the on Maanshan were routed

The Japanese are alleged to have resorted to the use of poison gas. * Taking advantage of the transfer of large units of Japanese troops to the east bank of Chihu Lake, Chinese forces in the Shaho sector, -continue to attack with great suc- cess! - Both Shaho and Nanchang- pu, important points in, that sector, have been retaken-Central Nen's.

JAPANESE LOSSE

THE-ARMY FORMS THREES INSTEAD OF FOURS. The Army of to-day will form threes Intel fours if experiments now being carried out by the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire regiment prove i cessful. For some time it has been realised that marching in fours is undesirable owing to congestion

out the marching three-shreeat experiment in the Graveser reads, and the regiment have been carrying“. district "to ace if it is more convenient, for both troops and traffic. The Sergeant Major may have to roll r's a little carller in his order! Photo shows a platoon of the Beds and Herts regiment opening out war drill in a field near Gravesend. Each file is actually a separate section, centre covering front, left e ering left, and right covering right. This manoeuvre was much more clumsy and complicated with the o "Cours" style of marching. (Copyright).