1938-09-06 — Page 7

CHINA, MEATER SE

DESPERATE BATTLE

RAGING

BATTLE NOW ROUND ROUND MAHWEILING

Chinese Deny Japanese Claims To Capture

Chinese Recover

After Jap. Break-Through

Hankow, To-day.

PRICE ON

HEADS OF GUERILLAS

Peiping, To-day.

The local authorities of East Hopel have offered a reward of $1,000 alive and $300 dead in res- pect of about a dozen leaders of the guerilas who have lately dis-

While maintaining that the Chinese military au- thorities have not yet given up hope of holding Mahweiling, strategic point on the Kiukiang rupted railway communication be Nanchang Railway, the Chinese military spokesman stated that the main body of the Chinese forces withdrew on the night of Sep-

tween Peking and Shanhaikwan. -Reuter.

tember 3, leaving only one brigade to defend JAPANESE

the town.

A desperate battle is now proceeding around the

LORD HALIFAX

TO STAY IN LONDON DURING NEW CRISIS

London, To-day.

Lord Halifax will not return to Yorkshire this week. He is re- maining in London where he will be able to keep in close touch with developments in the international

situation.

He hopes to be in a position to

Mahweiling with the fate of this important MEET STUBBORN leave for Geneva next Friday to

point hanging in the balance.

MINGSHAN COUP

Tehan, To-day.

RESISTANCE

Shanghai, To-day.

League of Nations Assembly which opens on Monday,

Considerable confusion, the JAPANESE THROW 10,000

At the meeting of the League United spokesman admitted, followed FRESH TROOPS INTO ACTION

Council next Friday, the the Japanese penetration on

Kingdom will be represented by September 2 of a weak sector in

of Fighting on the south bank The situation on the Yangtse Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary the Chinese left-wing, defended!

the Yangtze River, centring on the front, where the Japanese began for Foreign Affairs, who is leaving by Szechuan troops.

It is said that this enabled the possession of Mahweiling, is raging a general offensive on Sunday is London for Geneva on Thursday.

uncertain, though from a study The Foreign Secretary and his with increasing violence. Japanese to

advisors had before them yester- occupy Mahweiling

it seems No fewer than 10,000 Japanese of available reports, Railway Station on the morning

been rushed that

the Japanese are encoun-day a brief confidential report re- the British Lega- of September 3, threatening the reinforcements have

from Kiukiang to the Mahweiling tering the most stubborn resist-ceived through Chinese rear.

sector in the last two days. Addi-ance, and progress is extremely tion in Prague of Lord Runciman's mission's impression of the results of Herr Henlein's visit to Herr In order to avoid being trap-tional troops are landing at Kutang, slow.

southeast Chinese casualties at the bat Hitler. This information was be- ped, the main body of the Chin-less than 25 kilometres ese withdrew the same evening of Kiukiang, on the west shore of tie for the possession of Lushan ing considered along with other and succeeded in forming a new Poyang Lake, to reinforce the Sing-mountain were more than 15,000, relevant factors. British Wireless.

according to line to the north of Tehan.

a Japanese report. Simultaneously powerful Tungkuling, west of Singtze, Chinese quarters report an unim- Chinese column to the south-which commands an important posi-portant Japanese advance accom- For- east of Juichang, launched a tion on the Singtze-Tehan highway, panied by severe losses. vigorous attack on the Japanese remains to be the chief point of leign observers, returning from flank, recapturing Mingshan, an contention on the west shore of the front, state that the Chinese The Japanese again are fighting with valour and per- important point to the north-west Poyang Lake, of Mahweiling and thereby iso-allegedly fired over 200 poison gas severance unexcelled in the his-

at shells whilst attacking this point tory of the entire war. lating the Japanese column

yesterday. Under this barrage they Mahweiling Station.

This "changed the complexion rushed to Nanlitang, 24 kilometres of the battle" and gave the Chin-north-east of Tehan, but the Chinese ese forces new hope of being able counter-attacked and wiped to hold Mahweiling.

а

STILL HELD

The Chinese

command imme-

tze sector.

C

out.

..

them

The Chinese position west of the Nanchang-Kiukiang Railway has diately rushed troops up. to hold improved since the repulse of the Mingshan in order to prevent fur-Japanese at Tamishan last night. ther Japanese reinforcements from Central News. reaching Mahweiling through the

Chinese left-wing.

Chinese troops from Tehan and Mahweiling now trying to

are

surround the Japanese at Mah- weiling Station.

A telephone message received this morning by the Generalissimo's Headquarters, stated that Mah-

SINYANG

HEAVILY BOMBED

Sinyang, Honan, To-day. Sinyang, on the Peiping-Hankow weiling was still in Chinese hands. Railway, was subjected to a severe It is understood that the Japanese raid by 17 Japanese bombers” yes- in Mahweiling Station are at pre-terday. sent attempting to move eastward

in

SUDETENS MAKE POSITION QUITE CLEAR

Chinese fortifications extend for miles along both sides of the river and even the most modern

Prague, To-day. artillery of the Japanese is hav-

The press department of the ing little effect against them. Mountain positions west of Jui-Sudeten German Party has issued, "Untrue and tendencious reports chang have been retaken by the the following official statement: Chinese, according to the latest reports, and the Chinese guns are in the press here and abroad with now trained on Juichang. Trans-Ocean.

JAPANESE PLANES BURNED

Chengchow, To-day. Three Japanese planes were de-

regard to political developments in connection with the Nationalities question in Czechoslovakia compel the press department to make the following statement:

was

1. Konrad Henlein's visit to the

at Berchtesgaden made at the wish of the British mission, and was without concrete connection with the so-called "new Czech plan."

2. The representatives of the

Dr. Kundt had, on the More than 100 explosives and in-stroyed by fire by a Chinese unit Sudeten German Party, Dr. Sebe-

same order to join the Japanese cendiary bombs were rained by the which staged a surprise night raid

kowsky

column which is said to be trying raiders, indiscriminately all over on the Japanesé aerodrome in the other eye. September 2nd, an-

on

to break through the Chinese right-the town. For nearly an hour, the southern outskirts of Kaifeng the President of the Czechoslovakian

wing..

private conversation with

Republic, Dr. Benes, in course, o The fate of Mahweiling, accord-smoke caused by the bomb explo-Chinese killed six Japanese guards which they submitted

SIX DIVISIONS NOW

ing to Chinese reports, will -pro- bably be known within the next 24 hours.

sky was blackened by columns of

sions.

Sunday night.

Under cover of darkness, the at the airfield and rushing in set reply the planes on fire. The machines were completely burned-Central News.

the unofficial - Czech

written pro.

TIME FACTOR This, of course, disposes of all speculative reports which asserted that Konrad Henlein proceeded to Berchtesgaden with the new Czech plan.

More than 200 houses in densely populated sections of the town were Simultaneously, despatches claim levelled to the ground or gutted by that six Divisions are now holding fire set by the incendiary bombs. Mahweiling, and the situation to A large number of civilians were killed or wounded. So far over 70 the north of Tehan, where new

Six weeks' hard labour was im- lines have been formed, is at pre- badly mangled bodies have been ex-

tricated from under the debris. posed by Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at From the relation in time It sent quiet.

Chinese military circles express Many more are believed to be buri- the Kowloon Police Court this morns evident that the Sudeten Gerr

Mah-ed in, the ruins.

ing on Lam Tong, 27, coolie, for Party had submitted its written the opinion that even welling is lost the Chinese can Areas around the railway sta- the theft of 10 lbs. of wolfram ore reply to President Benes

returned hold Tehan for.

considerable. tions now lie in smouldering ruins. from the Kowloon Godowns yes- Konrad Henlein

Central News.

terday.

Berchtesgaden Trans-Ocean, period. Reuter.