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JAPANESE REPEATEDLY REPULSED NEAR JUICHANG Unconfirmed Report Of Chinese Recapture Of City

Abandonment Of Liuan Admitted In Hankow

Hankow, To-day.

Violent fighting is reported in the Juichang area and unconfirmed reports received here this morning state that the Chinese have re-occu- pied the town following a fierce counter-attack yesterday afternoon.

It is admitted in official circles here that the Chin-

ese have abandoned Liuan.

Meanwhile, with the communica- A gun duel between the Chinese tion lines cut off, the Japanese are here and the Japanese at Fengling- pressing forward to Hankow leav-tu took place yesterday.-Central ing forces in the rear the respon-News. sibility of re-establishing communi- cations.

Authoritative circles here gener- ally expect that Hankow will, after the fiercest battle in the present hostilities, eventually fall into the hands of the Japanese troops.

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It is, however, believed that the

WITHDRAW ACROSS RIVER

Shangcheng, To-day. After the evacuation of Liuán, the Chinese forces have taken up positions on the west bank of the Pei River. Japanese attempts to cross the river at Chaopatu and Chinese. Central News. Suchiafu have been repulsed by the

·POLICE- OPEN FIRE

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ON RIOTERS

Rangoon, To-day. During a meeting of leaders of all political shades, the Governor, Sir Archibald Cochrane, appealed for immediate action to restore good relations between the differ- ent communities.

In Mandalay, where there has been a fresh out-break of trouble, the police, who have been heavily re-inforced, opened fire on the rio- ters. Two Buddhist Monks were killed. Reuter.

NORTH CHINA RAILWAY DISRUPTED

Tientsin, To-day.

GEN. ITAGAKI REITERATES ARMY AIMS

Tokyo, To-day.

"No predictions can be made regarding the future develop- ment of the China conflict. It is. Jónly safe to say that Japan will continue the war until Chiang Kai-shek has surrendered," de- clared the Japanese War Minis- ter, Itagaki, to Japanese news- paper correspondents.

Even in that casa, General Itagaki continued, Japan could hardly accept the surrender without imposing upon the Han- kow Government a number of conditions which above all would provide for an absorption of the Hankow Government by a new pro-Japanese Government and for co-operation in the reconstruction of a new China

Railway services between Peiping the duration and termination

Japan alone would decide about of Japanese Army will be exhausted

and Shanhaikuan were dislocated the war. No differences of opinion even if it obtains victory. Defences

13 ATTACKS

yesterday as a result of the activi- existed in authoritative quarters in the immediate vicinity of Wuhan

Hankow, To-day. will give the Japanese Commanders

ties of guerillas who raided the regarding the declaration of Jan- uary that Japan would no longer many sleepless nights.

Regarding the fighting along the railway in the vicinity of Langfang, negotiate with the Chiang Kai-shek It is also|

Juichang front, Chinese dispatches believed that the forces now engaged

state that the Japanese attacked where they were later dispersed by regime. will need to be heavily reinforced

This declaration was absolutely from Japan.-Our Own Correspon-13 times on August 27, then again

the Chinese positions in the sector the Japanese.

irrevocable and doubts about the dent.

Chinese mobile units also raided interpretation of the Japanese atti- on August 28 and 29th.

Lingshe, burning the station, blow-tude regarding this question were The fighting is said to have been ing up a culvert and damaging the impossible. In no case shall of so severe a nature that, accord-track before being driven off.

negotiate with the regime led by ing to the Chinese communique, one Aided by troops, the railway Chiang Kai-shek. Japanese detachment was wiped out, authorities are rushing repairs on while the Chinese also suffered heavy the line in order to enable traffic losses. Chinese positions, however, to be resumed as soon as possible.

INCREASING VIOLENCE

Nanchang, To-day. Fighting is raging on all fronts on the south bank of the Yangtze River with increasing violence.

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In the Juichang sector, Moshan (Grindstone Hill), Hungshen and Maanchuan (Saddle Spring), strate- gic points on the highway leading

are stated to still be intact.

DRIVEN OUT Japanese forces yesterday

from Juichang to Matou and Yang-penetrated

-Reuter.

sin, remain the scene of bitter con- penetrated into the Chinese defences GUERILLAS TEAR

southwestward of Juichang,

tention. Japanese attacking these in a counter-attack, the points have again and again been

but

Chinese UP TIENTSIN

recovered all the lost ground.

hurled back with heavy losses. At Shaho, southward of Kiukiang, RAILWAY LINES

An attempt of a Japanese column

after

was is said, were repulsed.

also

we

AN INVITATION!

Itagaki said, "if this regime is, however, prepared to surrender without Chiang Kai-shek we would ask them to combine with the new anti-communist and pro-Japanese Governments.

"With China becoming conscious of the common task Eastern Asia could be united and stabilized in an economic block. Regarding the new central Government in China, Gen- eral Itagaki declared that at first a connection had to be established

pushing from Juichang southeast-the Japanese are reported to have an artillery duel yesterday, ward to cut the Nanchang-Kiukiang attacked. Chinese positions, but, it

Peiping, To-day.

Railway at Hwanglaomen,

For over five hours this morning thwarted, being intercepted · at

The Chinese communique

railway traffic from Peiping to Chowchiachai, 10 kilometres north claims the Japanese attack on Chin-Shanhaikuan was at a standstill. between the Governments at Pek- west of Hwanglxomen.

ese positions in the hills southward Guerillas tore up the track on ing and Kalgan. Japan would sup- In the ensuing engagement the

of Singtze, along the west shore either side near Tientsin.

port the formation of a new central Japanese were put to rout, leaving of Poyang Lake, was also driven

Government in proper time. many dead and wounded on the

At Wangchuan, halfway between

Referring to the economic battlefield.

Tientsin and Peiping, guerillasblems of Japan, he emphasised that CHINESE ATTACK AT

tore up the track, set fire to the the government-controlled heavy MENGHSIEN

station and then attacked a nearby industries must be the basis for the Chengchow, To-day.

Japanese garrison, necessitating Following a cavalry units which tried to rush Chinese forces are surrounding the units being sent from Peiping.

counter-offensive, the sending of reinforcements, air

future economie development of Japan. The Minister finally announ- the Chinese positions were repuls-Japanese at Menghsien, on the

ced that the next budget would ed.-Central News.

north bank of the Yellow River. outnumber the Jamnese garrison

The guerillas in East Hopei now place even greater demands on the Menghsien was lost to the Japanese along the railway which is daily Japanese people.—Trans-Ocean.

In the Shaho sector, artillery units had a fierce duel throughout yesterday. Japanese infantry and

back-Reuter.

-Reu-

FENGLINGTU'S FALL

Peiping, To-day.

on August 28.

acea. attacked in various The Japanese spokesman today

Yesterday, a detachment of Ja-ter. claims the complete occupation of

panese troops from Chungyichen, Fenglingtu, from where they will south of Tsinyang, attempted to command the Lunghat Railway and move Tungkuan with artillery,

to Menghsien to reinforce |their comrades, but were. Inter-

GAMBLING RAID

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It is expected that the Japanese cepted.

Following a raid carried out last will now attempt to cross the Yel- With their main forces.concen-night on a house in Shum Chun low River, either on march to Han-trated along the Taiyuan-Menghsien Street by Detective-Sergeant J. kow or to attack Sian, according line, the Japanese have made re-Forest, eighteen persons, including to Japanese sources.-Reuter.

KWEILIN'S MAIL SALVAGED

pro-

Chungshan, To-day. All mail carried by the ill-fated peated attempts to cross the Yel-the keeper, Chan Luk, 64, unemploy C.N.A.C. liner "Kweilin" has been CHINESE RETIRE FROM- low River without avail.

ed, were charged before Mr. K. M. salvaged. FENGLINGTU ́ ́·

Strategic points along the north A. Barnett this morning with keep-The body of the plane, which had bank of the Yellow River still re- ing a common gaming house or been raised above water, hag how- Chinese retirement from Feng main in-Chinese control. Crack with gambling on the premises. aver sunk in the stream again. lingtu, important Yellow River Chinese troops have been rushed to Chan Luk was fined $00 while the The bodies of Mr. Li Chia-sung crossing opposite here, is admitted strengthen the defences. Central seventeen other defendants were and Mr. Chen Chien-fel are still in military reports.

News.

each fined $8.

missing.-Central News.

Tungkwan, To-day-