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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 27, 1988.

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CHINESE CAPTURE POINT EAST OF LOSHAN

Fighting In Shansi During Heavy Rains

Hankow Confident

Tienchiachen Is Holding

Hankow, To-day.

The Chinese forces yesterday morning captured Siaoloshan, five li east of Loshan, where the Chinese and Japanese are now opposing each other, says a Chinese military communique.. In heavy rain, the Japanese forces at Yuanchu, in south Shansi on the north bank of the Yellow River, on Sunday launched an attack on the Chinese positions, but were repulsed.

Although the Japanese forces are now closing in from three direc tions on Tienchiacheng, on the north bank of the Yangtse below Hankow, the Chinese garrison is stubbornly holding the strategic fort,' says a phone message from there yesterday morning.

Communication between Tienchia- cheng and Hankow is now difficult

JAP. PRESSURE

ON SINYANG

RELIEVED

Hankow, To-day.

to maintain because of very heavy The Japanese forces pushing Japanese artillery bombardments.

westward towards the Peiping-

It is held therefore that al-Hankow Railway at Sinyang are though no further telephone com- munication has been received here now turning southward in an effort from the fort since yesterday morn-to penetrate the Chinese line in ing, there is no cause for undue the Tapich mountain range, Chin- ese military despatches from the Honan front report.

alarm.

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PUSHING ON

After capturing Szewanshan, north east of Tienchiacheng, the Chinese forces continued to push on, the Chinese military stated yester day.

After occupying Huangtupo, the Chinese troops reached the hills in the vicinity of Maunshan, and are now threatening the rear of the

These troops are joining the Japanese column from Shangchen, and it is believed the combined forces will try to cross the Hupeh border and reach Machen and Sungpu, north-east of Hankow,

Sungpu has been subjected to intensive bombing during the past few days.

Thus the threat to cut the

Whitehall and Downing Street are packed day and night by ex- pectant crowds, eager to glimpse the comings and goings of British and French: Cabinet Ministers. This picture, taken outside “No.~10” on September 13, shows the crowd which cheered Mr. Chamberlain after Herr Hitler's speech. (Copy right: By Air Mail).

NINE DIRECT

TRENCHES IN

HITS ON CANTON LONDON PARKS

AGAINST RAIDS

Japanese forces now attacking Tien-Peiping-Hankow line north of Han- WATERWORKS

chiacheng fort.-Reuter.

IMPORTANT SUCCESSES

Hankow, To-day.

kow has been eased considerably following stiffening of the Chinese defence line east of Sinyang.

Chinese press reports of the re- cannot be Military advices received here occupation of Loshan reveal that important gains. have been scored by Chinese troops on both Yangtze banks in simultaneous counter-attacks.

confirmed.

FUCHIKOU'S FALL On the south Yangtse front the Japanese yesterday afternoon at- tacked the Chinese positions in the A Japanese detachment of 2,000 Tapishan hills, west of Fuchikou, of on the afternoon advancing on the Juichang-Wuning which fell

Since then, twenty highway was practically wiped out Saturday.

in the vales between the hills of Japanese motorboats have appear- Feitze and Masaishan early yester-ed on the Yangtse near Fuchikou. day morning. Over 1,700 Japanese-Reuter.

soldiers were slain,

The Japanese right and left wings which attempted to relieve their doomed comrades were intercepted.

In the Tienechischen sector, the Chinese smashed the Japanese offensive and recaptured Ssuwang- shan, Tiéhshihtun, Hwangtupo and Manshan.

Japanese troop concentrations around Kwangtel were bombed by Chinese planes.

loss

JAPANESE CENSORSHIP OF REUTER

Shanghai, To-day.

A further example. of Japanese censors” suppression of incoming

Canton, To-day. Canton will be out of water for, it is estimated, three months, as a result of an air raid this morning,

Nine direct hits were scor- ed on the old. Waterworks at Saichuen, and the extent of the damage is such that lit- tle hope remains of supplying the city with water.

Shameen, the foreign con: cession, is not affected, as it has its own

also.

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It will be

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London, To-day.

Trenches are being dug in Lon- don parks to provide shelters in possible air raids, and an appeal is being made for all fit available men to help in the work.

Mr. Herbert Morrison, leader of the London County Council, has issued an appeal to the people of London to come forward in their thousands to help in air raid · pre- cautions.

Provision of exchanges has been

$1,500,000

and 000,000,

sent level for Reuter.

days,

ALLEGED SALE OF transaction transferring the con-

Reuter telegrams was revealed to ALLEGED

CHILDREN

· Whilst admitting - the

of Re Fuchihkow opposite Tienchiachen, day when Reuter's in Shanghai re- military messages state that the ceived from Hong Kong, copies of Chinese position at Yangsin has im- recent telegrams despatched." Siga

relating to the Ja- proved after a fierce counter-dien-|||

the Stout Mer- At the Central : Magistracy, be sive, but fierce fighting is still rug-

uchow, and, des- före Mr. R. Edwards this

ing in the suburban districts:

“Meanwhile, the Chiusa dre

ing, great (pressure-In-

sectorCentral

trol of two minors) Kwong Tai-tai, aged 9, at Tong Kok village, and Li Chau-kam, aged 9, at Lung Kong Taui village.

She was also harged with un-

Def

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Kong at mid- a 56-year-old Chinese. g. lawful possession of two minora..

10 has not yet remanded for 48 hours, Reuter

charged with taking part

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when ball. Ins 3.C.A. WE in a

charge

of the the case.