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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 24, 1988.

JAPANESE ADVANCE FROM SINGTZE BROUGHT

TO HALT

Japanese Find Lines Of Communication Cut

Intense Naval

Activity Inside

Poyang Lake

Shanghai, To-day.

According to vernacular messages this morning, the Japanese advance from Singtze has been interrupted by the cutting of communications with the main army and the wrecking of the highway by Chinese regulars, who had man- aged to break through the Japanese lines. Unconfirmed messages state that a party of Jap- anese troops approached very near the Kiu- kiang-Nanchang Line yesterday but were routed by the Chinese after a few hours' fight- ing. Our Own Correspondent.

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Hankow, To-day. SOUTH SHANSI

Military despatches from the Yangtse area state that about 50 Japanese gunboats are now oper- ating on the Poyang Lake shell- ing the Chinese positions on the western shores of the Lake.

LANDING ATTEMPTS

FIGHTING

Tungkwan, To-day.

Shansi Chinese forces in south are launching a counter-offensive in an attempt to stem the southward Japanese drive menacing the tern section of the Lunghai Rail-

wes-

of Yun-

Wonder, the .Grevy Zebra at the London Zoo, is a lively fellow. Just look at this picture of him for example, as he takes a flying leap out of his sleeping quarters into the outside enclosure.

HEAVY EBRO FRONT FIGHTING

NO CHANCE OF RECONCILIATION

Fruitless attempts to land way.

A strong Chinese force is now troops some distance south of Singtze were made throughout attacking Kwanmiaochien and Shan- yesterday, the Chinese having chaotsun in the vicinity taken up positions at all possible cheng, while another is striking at landing points along the western the Anyi-Changtienchen sector.

Bitter fighting is also raging at bank of the Lake.

Sihuang, Chaopo, Erhliling and Japanese vessels are reported other points to the south of Yun- to be proceeding southwards on cheng, where the Chinese are hold-

Count Haugwitz-Reventlow gives the lake, presumably to effect a ing the Japanese. landing on the south-west shore The Japanese at Mainanchen, with great speed and has occupied of the Lake. A sharp artillery made a thrust at Juicheng yester-250 square miles of territory in the quietus to reports which have duel is now in progress between day morning. Their advance, how-three days on the Tagus front, tak- been widely circulating since he the Chinese gunners and Japan-ever, has been held at Changtsun, ing prisoners in large numbers in- met his wife, the former Barbara the Venice Lido, that reconcilia- ese warships in the vicinity of in the eastern outskirts of Juicheng, cluding many officers and the head-Hutton, during the week-end on

tion was pending. Liusingshan and Tunghanling, where bitter fighting is still in pro-quarters' staff of three divisions. south of Singtze.

gress.

Meanwhile, thousands of Chin-

èse reinforcements are now being! rushed to the Singtze, Liusing-

DECISIVE STAGE

Fighting on the west shore

Sargossa, To-day. The insurgent ariny is advancing

Reuter.

.

London, To-day.

A statement issued on behalf of Barcelona, To-day.

declares that both A communique admits "a slight the Count Nanchang, To-day.

of rebel advance" in the Ebro sector parties intend to seek a Danish shan and Tunghanling regions Poyang Lake where the Japanese but claims that this cost "incalcul- divorce by mutual consent. Reu- from Nanchang. Our Own Cor-are attempting to cut the Nanchang-able losses," including a dozen in- respondent.

JAPANESE WITHDRAW

Kwangtsi, To-day.

Kiukiang Railway, is said to have surgent warplanes.-Reuter. reached the decisive stage.

Throughout yesterday attacks and |counter-attacks raged at Ox Head Yuchinshan, southwest Hill and

west of Singtze. Japanese

The bulk of the Japanese forces and

in the Huangmei-Susung sector is casualties during the day are esti- reported to have been

withdrawn mated at 1,000.

to Taihu, 25 kilometres northeast of Susung.

on

Sporadic fighting continues the north bank of the Yangtze River, though the Japanese are said to be busily transporting troops Central and military supplies. New

JAPANESE REPULSED

Hanków, To-day.

:

in

. LORD HALIFAX

SEES PREMIER

on

London, To-day. A small unit of Japanese troops

Lord Halifax, Foreign Secretary, landing at Tungkuling, southwest who returned from Yorkshire this of Yuchinshan, was wiped out afternoon and went at once to the fierce enveloping attack. An Foreign Office where he was in con- other Japanese unit which attemptsultation with officials, called

at No. 10 ed to land at Liusingtze, south of the Prime Minister Singtze, under a barrage laid by Downing Street this evening. four Japanese warships

Mr. Chamberlain is resuming his aerial bombardment was also reholiday to-morrow, leaving in the pelled.

afternoon to stay with friends in Japanese reinforcements continue the country.

'and an

ter.

CHEAP TELEVISION

London, To-day. ·

be Cheaper television sets will

Radio an outstanding feature of

to-morrow, Olympia which opens some sets being priced as low as twenty-three guineas.

Over 1,000 workmen are

work-

ing all night, finally to prepare the great exhibition for the quarter of a million visitors who are expected at Olympia in the next few days.- British Wireless:

to arrive at Singtze. More than 30 It is understood that later he WULING OUTRAGE

Japanese warships and transports will return to Scotland.

itish

Mrs. Watson, of No. 148,, Bound-

war-

The Japanese forces at Chian-have steamed into Poyang Lake Wireless.

Foochow, To-day. shan, on the north bank of the which has risen after the rains, A

Japanese marines from a Yangtse, were repulsed after heav-middle-sized warship has grounded lly shelling Chinese positions and near Tuchang on the east shore of ary Street, has reported that her ship landed at Wuling, an islet near * Ar daughter Epa, was bitten by a dog Amoy on Monday. They are alleged attempting to storm them, accord-|the lake.→→Central News.

: belonging to Mr. Arnold of 6,. Duke to have slaughtered all the civilians Ing to Chinese reports.

Japanese Mr. H. Fy Simmonds, a-member Street. Misa Watson was treated and set all houses on fire.

from of the crew of the President at the Kowloon Hospital and the The islet is said to be now strewn al-Coolidge, lost a wallet containing dog sent to Mautaukok for observa- with dead and lying in ruins,

tion.:

Central News. $55 in Pedder Street yesterday,

troop Huk

ction of.

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