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THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 19, 1988.

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JAPANESE CLAIM BIG YANGTSE FRONT SUCCESS Tehan Capture Claimed After 3-Months' Battle

Chinese Guns Resisting Effort

To Break Boom

Tokyo, To-day.

IRISH ISSUE THREE YEARS

NOT LIKELY NOT LIKELY

TO ENGAGE

A number of Japanese successes are claimed in des- ATTENTION

London, To-day.

It is understood that Mr. de

patches from the various Yangtse fronts, in- cluding the capture of Yangshin, described as an important Chinese base after a two-day con- verging movement by three Japanese detach-Valera's statement on the partition ments.

problem in Ireland will not require the immediate attention of British

They also claim the capture of Teian, midway be-Ministers.

tween Kiukiang and Nanchang.

Shanghai, To-day.

FOR POLICE CONSTABLE

A MEMBER OF THE HONG KONG POLICE FORCE WAS- SENTENCED TO THREE AND A HALF YEARS' 'HARD LA- BOUR AT THE CRIMINAL SESSIONS THIS MORNING, BEING FOUND GUILTY OF UNLAWFULLY POSSESSING 21,800 HEROIN PILLS AT NO. 1, THIRD STREET ON SEPTEM

BER 28.

It was alleged that accused, Yip Kam-pui, (Police Constable No. It is felt that he reiterates a the premises in which were found C141) was the principal tenant of familiar theme and that the atti-a heroin smoking outfit and differ- tude of the British Government is ent articles used for manfacturing well known namely that North these pills, including the 21,800

On the north Yangtse front the "SPECTACULAR" TURN Japanese forces claim to have cross- ed the Tapieh Mountains and to have

established positions from Chinese front took

Developments on the Central and South must compose their where they can sweep down into

a spectacular cwn differences. turn as the Hupel plains.

Japanese shock troops broke through the last Chinese de- The Japanese forces at Kwangtse

fence lines around Tehan and have started a drive towards Kis-Yangsin, south of the Yangtse, and bui. The message claims that 3,000 captured

towns yesterday Chinese fleeing to Kishui were over- morning in a period of a few hours, taken and wiped out by Japanese Japanese field reports claimed planes within half an hour.

both

night.

Tehan is said to have been

last

No meetings on this subject have been arranged to be held in London, where it is thought in official, circles that if any conferences

are regarded necessary, Dublin or Belfast would be

more appropriate meeting places,

as

In the Northern Ireland Parlia- cap-nent yesterday the Premier, Lord The Chinese were surprised while tured at about 11.30, the ports Craigavon, said there was no need having a meal and were heavily claimed.' bombed and machine-gunned by the planes.-Reuter.

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for the slightest anxiety that any About two hours earlier, Japan- successful encroachment would be ese columns battered their way into made on the integrity of Northern THREAT TO COMMUNICATIONS Canton-Hankow Railway, Japanese

Yangsin, east of Sienning, on the Ireland.-Reuter.

despatches asserted.

Tokyo, To-day.

GOING

Capture of Yangsin is confirmed M. PONCET

TO ROME NEXT MONTH

The Japanese threat to railway in official information reaching here and road communications south of last night after the press reports. Hankow has become more menac- ing.

Japanese detachments are launch- ing vigorous assaults on the Chin After the capture of Yanghsin, se troops, estimated to number they are now pushing west towards fifteen divisions, over the whole Sienning, a town on the Canton-mountain- region south-west of Hankow Railway between Yang-Tehan, says a communique issued hsin and Yochow, according to des-by headquarters of the Japanese ex- patches received here.

peditionary force in Central China yesterday.-Reuter.

Paris, T-day.

pills.

The Acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice E. H. Williams, remarked that accused's offence was verty serious, as he was a member of the Hong Kong Police Force whose duty was to assist in eradicating the heroin evil,

Chan

:

POLICE RAID

were charged together with Yip with the same offence, were sen- Chik and Li Ming, who

tenced to three years' imprison- . mant, with hard labour.

presented by Crown Counsel Mr. It was alleged by the Crown, re-

John Whyatt, that accused were found on, the second floor of No. 1,

Third Street when Revenue Officer

J. L. Stephens with a part of officers

conducted a raid on the premises.

O

OBSTRUCTED.

Third accused was found lying en the only bed in the flat with a child beside him. On the bed was a heroin smoking outfit while the entire flat had the characteristic Ambassador in Rome, M. Francois of being dried.

The newly appointed French odour of heroin pills in the process. Poncet, will take over his post there early in November, declare

Two compartments in the chest- well-informed circles here.

of-drawers contained two police M. Francois Poncet will, how books with third accused's number ever, leave Berlin in a few days on them; one having the name of time to spend the intervening Yip Kam-pui written on it and the period in Paris so as to have ample other the name of Yip Kam, the opportunity for discussing with the name which was written on the Prime Minister, M. Daladier and rent receipts. Another instance of the Jap-

the Foreign Minister, M. Bonnet, anese removing livestock from aing him in the Italian capital.

every phase of future tasks await- Meanwhile the Chinese shore bat- cargo junk and massacring the Trans-Ocean. teries on the Yangtse near Huang- crew, was contained in a report hsihkang, 80. miles south-west to the Police by Sze Yap, master

of Hankow, are resisting the attempts of the junk, who, so far as is of Japanese warships to break known, is the sole survivor of the through the boom and steam outrage.

up

The Japanese also claim the cap- ture of Sanhsikou, half way be- tween Yanghsin and Sienning, after ચ battle in which the Japanese troops were supported by a heavy artillery bombardment.

RIVER DUEL

river towards Hanków.

ANOTHER JUNK OUTRAGE

The report states that on Octo-

ASSAULT ON P.C.

The duel between the Chinese ar- ber 11, at 2.30, the junk with a Cheung Shui-fook, aged 32,

tillery and the warships is con- cargo of pigs and eggs to the value coolie, was this morning charged by a number of armed men- from Central Magistracy, with unlawful

of $2,650 was stopped and boarded before Mr. H. R. Butters at the

tinuing.-Router.

EXTENDING OPERATIONS

Shanghai, To-day.

On the South Yangtse front the

a Japanese war-vessel.

possession of six taels of copper The crew were ̈thrown over- and with assaulting P.C. J. W. board. The master and one or two Matthews, at Main Street, Shauki others, jumped before the arrival wan.

The pills were found in the rear cubicle including the instruments used for making, heroin pills: The prosecution stated that accused refused to open the |raiding party had

break down

the door to enter to, and the ESCAPE FROM CELLS ON PRES. COOLIDGE

The Police are looking for Man- uel Lopez, a 35-year-old Spanish of the Japanese and were fired at Police constable Matthews said American, who escaped from the Japanese are reported to be extend- in the water with revolvers, The he saw defendant try to sell some cells of the President Coolidge some ing operations in the Wuning area, master was wounded in the right copper to another man after repulsing Chinese counter-car but managed to swim ashore Street near

in Main time between 6 p.m. and 10,30 p.m. attacks.

and make his way to Hong Kong yesterday.ar Tai Cheong Street, last night, while the ship was along seeing him up-side No 1 Wharf of the Kowloon In the Tapieh Mountains the Ja- where he is now being detained in proaching, defendant threw the Godowns. The man was kept in panese have crossed the watershed, Kowloon Hospital,

copper away, and struck Matthews custody in connection with an of landing to the south-west.

The master of the junk does not on the neck. Then a crowd of fence alleged to have been com- The spokesman claimed that the know the fate of the other mem- people gathered and threw atones mitted at Honolulu, Hawaii. landing party that occupied Shih-bers of the crow but states that at the Police. Matthews, with the hwelyno continued operations south when the Japanese had removed help of an Indian constable arrest ward with the nearby warships on everything of value from the junk,[ed defendant. the Yangtse --Router.

Ithey: scuttled It.

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Defendant was sentenced

fine of $25 or one labour on the first further four mon

month's hard

rge and a

second.