1939-04-14 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 14, 1939.

BATTLE IN

FOR FULL SWING

KAIFENG

Japanese Admit Violent Chinese Attack

Railway And Aerodrome Both Occupied

Peiping, To-day.

GRAVING DOCK FOR PEARL HARBOUR

Washington, To-day.

As part of the national "do- fence programme, the House of

Seante a Bill authorising work costing $45,000,000 at naval shore stations.

The battle for Kaifeng, in Honan province, was still

in full swing yesterday morning, with the Chin- Representatives has sent to the ese bringing up reinforcements, according to Japanese official despatches.

This includes a graving dock

ing $8,500,000.—Reuter,

The Chinese forces are fully equipped and are fight for Pearl Harbour, Hawaii, cost-

ing stubbornly in the southern outskirts of Kaifeng, according to these reports.

The battle is increasing in fierceness as it enters the

fourth day to-day.

It is admitted in Japanese des- Japanese reinforcements from 'patches that the attackers succeed- Canton and Shektan were ed in capturing the pro-Japanese cepted on the Canton-Tsengshing |

inter-

BOMB THROWN

INTO HANKOW

Chinese gendarmes from the rail- and Shektan-Taengshing highways, POLICE OFFICE

way station, which is situated un- Fighting on the Shektan-Tseng→ der the southern wall of the city, shing highway is particularly fierce. and occupied Kaifeng aerodrome.

The bridge east of Tsengshing has been re-occupied by the Chin- ese.

The Japanese authorities state they are still unable to confirm or Bitter fighting continues at Fung- deny the killing of six members of chung and Kiuyin, 15 miles north- the "pacificution committee” at west of Canton.

Kaifeng, but independent and re- In the Kongmoon-Sunwui sector Htable Chinese sources state that it the Chinese are pushing toward has been fully confirmed that at Sunwui in a new counter-drive. feast four members were killed-Central News. Reuter.

ATTACKS ADMITTED

Shanghai, To-day. JAPANESE TRY

Japanese officials here admit that the Chinese... have launched another counter-attack at Kai- feng on the Lung-Hai Line.

According

to

brief

messages,

furious fighting is proceeding on the outskirts.

TO RETAKE FAHSIEN

MACAO, TO-DAY. ACCORDING TO RELIABLE

Hankow, To-day.

An unknown Chinese threw a bomb into the Japanese gen- darmerie branch office for the Second District of the Chinese City while photographing of Chinese and Japanese officials was taking place at 10.40 a.m. yesterday.

A Japanese report states that only two Chinese were wound- ed, of whom one was a photo- grapher, The perpetrator of the outrage escaped.-Reuter,

MARSHAL WU PEI-FU MURDERED?

on MESSAGES RECEIVED HERE se- LAST NIGHT, THE JAPANESE THE

Large numbers of Chinese troops are also reported converging Taierchwang, having captured veral small towns in their path Our Own Correspondent.

GUERILLA' ACTIVITY-

ces,

SHANGHAI, TO-DAY. MYSTERIOUS DISAP-

PEI-FU SOME MONTHS AGO | FROM PEIPING IS STILL BE-

ING DISCUSSED HERE,

ARE ATTEMPTING TO RE-PEARANCE OF MARSHAL WU COVER FA-HSIEN WHICH WAS OCCUPIED BY THE CHINESE A FEW DAYS AGO.

Sharp fighting is reported along Shanghai, To-day. the Canton-Hankow. Line south of It will be recalled that the Ja- It is admitted here by Japan-Fa-Hsien where the Japanese for-panese made several

unsuccessful ese authorities that traffic along

considerably reinforced by attempts to induce the Marshal to the Shanghai-Nanking and Shanghai-Hangchow Lines is be troops from Canton, are encounter-head the proposed Pacification Com- mission at Kaifeng, following which ing constantly interrupted by ing strong Chinese forces:

·Chinese, guerillas.

Battles are also reported raging the Marshal disappeared, after visit- in the vicinities of Tsung-Fa and ing the American Embassy.

Yesterday it was sensationally re- Tseng Shing.

The Japanese have proclaimed ported here that the Marshal had martial law on the north and eastern been assassinated by the Japanese, outskirts of Canton-Our Own Cor- -Our Own Correspondent. - respondent.

Japanese sappers, including con- script Chinese labourers, are work- ing day and night repairing and keeping the lines serviceable. Our Own Correspondent.

CHINESE FRESSURE ON TSENGSHING

Yungyun, To-day.

The Chinese ring around Tseng shing, is tightening. According to

SOVIET WARSHIP MOVEMENTS

Moscow, To-day's

While the Soviet Russian authori-

a telephone message from field head-ties deny that during the last fort quarters, four Chinese columns are

night fourteen Eussian

pressing on the city. Many strate have passed through the gic points around the city hava

been rec

Yesterday evening," one column advanced to below the walls. It withdrew in the

intense. Japanese fire.

PLANNING IN BRITAIN

London, To-day.

made in Great Britain with town The rapid progress now being

and country ple

or the pu

pre

Wireless:

NEW PORTUGUESE

SLOOP IN MACAO

Macao, To-day.

The Portuguese sloop Joao de Lisboa, under the command of Capt. Teixeira Diniz, arrived-in port yes- terday afternoon. She was built in Lisbon and launched in 1937, and is one of the most up-to-date ships of her kind. She relieves the Gon- calo Zarco, which is proceeding to Portugal soon, after Я term of eight months.

. Under orders of the Lisbon gov ernment, two aviation officers, Lieuta. B. Silverinha and Raul V, Roque have arrived here as it has been considered desirable to aug- ment the personnel of the local air force.Our Own Correspondent.

NAVAL CHANGE

London, To-day, The appointment has been ap- proved of Rear-Admiral Arthur J. L. Murray to bo Rear Admiral, Fifth Cruiser Squadron, to date 14th April-British Wireless.

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