1938-09-14 — Page 12

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Chinese Breach Yellow River To Stop Japanese

Peiping, To-day. Adopting the tactics which blocked the Japanese plan of campaign for a drive on Hankow down the Peiping-Hankow Railway, the Chinese troops on the Shansi front have breached the dykes of the Yellow River, on the right bank some 20 miles to the east of Tungkwan.

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Japanese reports following rapidly eastward and they are likely to hamper all Japanese at- tempts to cross the River from Shansi.

They were making a bid to cross the Japanese after days of bitter at a point a few miles east of the fighting, according to Chinese re- new breach in the dykes: The ports. floods are pouring across their line of approach.

TIENTSIN MYSTERY Meanwhile, at Tientsin,” fresh troops are continually arriving from Japan and the object of this tremen- dous influx continues to arouse speculation and anxiety.

It was admitted by the spokesman of the Embassy to-day that troops are still landing at Tangku and that they are likely to continue unload- ing for several days.

He declined to give any idea of the number of men who have been sent to Nortli China.-Reuter.

KWANGTSI FIGHTING

Hankow, To-day. More Japanese troops are being concentrated north of the Yangtse in their drive to dislodge the Chi- nese around Kwangtai, according to latest messages from the front this morning.

The hill fell following another vigorous drive by the Japanese to the south-west of Singtzé.

The Chinese defenders are said to have retired to Hualungshan.

A general offensive was launch- ed by the Japanese on Monday against the Chinese positions to the north-west of Julchang, a Chinese military communique states.

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Japanese troops are said to have been land- ed in Lichiawan to the south west of Matouchen under cover of a na-. val bombardment, for the purpose of making a combined drive on Ma- touchen, opposite Wusheh.

After severe fighting, the com- munique admits that the Japanese succeeded in. penetrating the Chinese line at Shihoapo and Jen- shihling.

The opposing forces are said to be engaged in the vicinity of Fu-Renau shan and Hollenshan.

The Chinese are making a de- termined stand in that area and ap-

HONAN FIGHTING pear to be under orders to halt all

Japanese forces in the east further advances by the Japanese Honan, it is stated, are at present at all costs. The casualties of concentrating on Litsi, 20 kilome- both forces are reported to be very tres to the west of Hwaiyang, ap- heavy.

parently making preparations for * Additional Chinese troops are a drive to the west towards the pouring into that region from Wu-Peiping-Hankow Railway to the chang, to reinforce and relief their Bouth of Changchow.

comrades who have been in the front line for the past two weeks.

Meanwhile, the

mission in private session received the Yangtse, is not on, south of

s officially claimed that a It is small detachment of Japanese

Reuter.

regarded seri- troops were surrounded to the Dr. J. H. Hertz, Chief Rabbi of the ously by the Chinese officials. The west of Kwangtsi on the north bank To-night's "London Gazette" an- British Empire, Dr. Isaac Herzog, troops from Mahweiling have taken of the Yangtse and wiped · out- nounces that the King has approv-Chief Rabbi of the Holy Land, and up strong defence positions defen- ed the award, for gallantry and dis- Rabbi Meir Berlin, President of ding Tehan, and the major battle tinguished service in Palestine, of the World Mizrachi Organisation, for the gate-way to Nanchang is the D.S.O. on Captain O. C. Win Jerusalem, and took evidence from still awaited. Our Own Correspon- gate, Royal Artillery, and for bar them on matters arising under the dent. to the M. C. to Second-Lieutenant Commission's terms of reference.- H. E. N. Bredin and of the M. C. to Second-Lieutenant J. A. Law, both of the Royal Ulster Rifles. v

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The award to Law is posthumous A meeting of the West India as he died on September 9 from Royal Commission at the Colonial wounds received in action. Bri- Office to take evidence, will begin tish Wireless.

Inext Tuesday.--British Wireless.

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