1939-03-27 — Page 5

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 27, 1939

JAPANESE CONCENTRATE ON NANCHANG LEFT WING

Siushui, Kiangsi, To-day, Latest field despatches from the Kiukiang-Nan- chang front late last evening give the Chinese outer defence of Nanchang as, running in a semi-circular line from Wankiafow to the north, Fengsing to the east, and Wanshoukung to the south, within a radius of fifteen miles from the Kiangsi provincial capital. The Japanese thrust on the Kiukiang-Nanchang Railway towards Nanchang which developed into large scale operations towards the early part of last week, assumed proportions of a major push in the week-end.:

By yesterday afternoon, the Chinese defenders were stubbornly holding the weight of a gigantic Japanese flanking movement which planned to cut the Chinese rear from Nanchang.

Fighting, was concentrated 'on the left wing, running roughly along a parallel line cast of the railway.

Japanese mechanised units, lum bering into action from Wuning, crossed the Peilino River and the Chungliao River to reach the Nan- lino River, triple tributaries of the Kan River which washes Nan- chang's waterfront. :

NEW SHOW SETS A "TEASER

Will they strip or won't they?

The answer to that question will be given when the new George Black revuė, “Black and Blue," opens at Brighton for a short run before coming to London Hippo- drome.

Page

QUEENS & ALHAMBRA

HONG KONG

230-515, 7:20-9:30 PM: AT 2:30. 3′20-720/2 9:30 PM

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

ROBERT

At last on the scree

the powerful best- selling fovell This story of a young doc- for 's temptation.....told by a doctor... is one of the great film dra- mas of all time!

ROSALIND

DONAT RUSSELL -

THE

CITADEL

** RALPH RICHARDSON - REX HARRISON - EMLYN WILLIAMS A KING VIDOR PRODUCTION

Based on the navel “The Citadel" by A. 1. Cranm › Proined by VICTOR SAVILLE

TO-MORROW

At The QUEEN'S

"SPRING MADNÉSS??

Lew Ayres Maureen O'Sullivan

[4 SHOWS DAILY 2.30-9.15 7.15-9.30

At The ALHAMBRA “SECRETS OF A NURSE”.... Edmund Lowe-Helen Mack

TAKE ANY TRAM OR RAPPY VALLEY BUS

ORIENTAL

FLEMING ROAD

WANCHAI

TEL 28473

is the American LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY•

A determined stand. put up near Mr. Black has engaged several Fengsing, has effectively called the New York "burlesque" artists for Japanoso drive to a halt, after in-his new show. "Burlesque" flicting heavy casualties.

Throughout yesterday, the Ja-term for strip-tease. panese developed their flanking

"Burlesque" in its most blatant was banned in New York movement with some success trying form to turn the Chinese wing by strik- on May 1, 1937, when many of the ing south-eastward from Fengsing famous "burley" theatres were fin- and menacing the south of Nanchang, ed or closed down.

of Supported by a large number bombers, a mechanised column and

then chemical units,

reached point west of Wanshoukung on the Nanchang-Wantsai highway, but were there checked.

a

In April 1937, strip-tease was the subject of discussion in Britain, when Diane Raye, 19-years-old | American, was due to remove her clothes in a London theatre.

At the end of her act she still Ja-wore more than any British girl in modern swimsuit, and the show was not a success.

In the bitter struggle, the panese lost six armoured cars and a fighting plane..

The Japanese lost more than 1,000 men in the push..

The invaders resorted to the use of gas throughout the operations.

The centre and right wing, with points north of Lohua as the main field of struggle, remained com- paratively calm during the week- end. Central News.

COUNTER-ATTACK

Tungsiang, To-day. To counter the Japanese advance on the left wing of the Nanchang- Kiukiang front, Chinese forces east of the railway, launched an attack on the Japanese forces at Anyi, eighteen miles northeast of Nan- chang, yesterday morning.

In London, at the Prince. of Wales Theatre, the Windmill Thea tre, the London Casino, and several provincial theatres and music- halls, girls have recently posed or danced with almost nothing on. ·

Can Mr. Black's "burlesque" girls

go farther than that? ·

NANKING FULL OF WOUNDED

Chungking, To-day," Attesting to the heavy casualties suffered by the Japanese in the A number of important points present Klangai drive, a recent ar- outside Anyi, including Tiger Hill rival in Shanghai from Nanking and Phoenix Hill, 9 miles north-states that the former capital is now west of the town, were recaptured Continued at foot of Next Column" by the Chinese.-Central News,

"NIKSU

Help Kidneys

Don't Take Drastio Drugs

dineya, lave nine millión

cleans,

vóřic in (15. Fouth Cand

NEVER BEFORE SUCH THRILLING SCREEN SPECTACLE! From Singapore to Frisco, from wave-jarred wrecks, ice-hacked hulls and blasting flames these daring he-men of the sea battled with death, RUGGED MEN OF THE SEA WHO LOVED TO FIGHT!

THE

STORM

Barton

Preston

with Charles BICKFORD • MacLANE · FOSTER Tom BROWN- Nan GREY· Andy DEVINE Frank JENKS-Samuel S. HINDS

SPECIAL FOR TO-MORROW! ONE DAY ONLY A MAN MONSTER÷A LADY MOSTER—À MONSTER THRILLER!

If you can enjoy thrills, chills and spine tingling sensations, while your hair stands on end, see this screen shocker that thrilled the entire

world.

L'AIMMLE #ORIENTE

ATARE LOFFA

THE

Bride of FRANKENSTEIN

UNIVERSAL PICTURE

MATINEES: 20c.-30c @ EVENINGS: 206,-30a.-50¢.-70c. *

INTRODUCING

COLD LUNCHEONS AT 70 CTS. Delivered to your office

Phone 21311 VIVA PRODUCTS

a bee-hive of military hospitals.

Such large structures as the bat little Ministry of Communications build- reblering, the Foreign Office building and

hemists.

panese military wards.

Wounded soldiers are streaming iwky or railway into king, and all hospitals are crowde Centra

others have been converted into Ja- to capacit