THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 17, 1989.
Chinese Continue Shock Tactics In North China
HSUCHOW AND TSINPU RAILWAY
MENACED
Shanghai, To-day. Hsuchow, on the Lung-Hai Line, is being attacked by a large force of Chinese troops who are re- ported to be advancing on the city from three directions.
The Chinese are attempting, it is admitted by the local Japanese authorities, to reach the Tien- tsin-Pukow Railway line to cut Japanese com- munications.
CHIANG REPORTED TO BE IN KUNMING
IT IS RELIABLY REPORTED THAT GENERALISSIMO CHIANG KUNMING, KAI-SHEK IS IN HAVING ARRIVED THERE A FEW DAYS AGO.
The report adds that besides the prominent Generalissimo, several
Government leaders are in the city and will confer with the British Am- bassador who arrived there on Satur- lay evening from Hanoi.
In
Kunming, To-day.
Furious fighting has broken out around Hsuchow the Japanese put- ting up a stiff resistance.
Reports from Hankow state that the Chinese have also resumed mili- tary activity on the Hankow-Pelping Hankow Line, especially between
and Sinyang, the latter city being about 130 miles north of Hankow.
The Chinese movements indicate that they are planning to strike. at Sinyang.
Communications between Sinyang and Hankow are reported to have been cut laat night.Our Own Cor- respondent.
Shihchiachwang Attacked
Peiping, To-day. Chinese forces have resumed activity, in north China along the Pelping-Hankow Line and during the week-end Shihchiachwang was attacked by a force of some 5,000.
an interview with pressmen yesterday, Sir Archibald Kerr Clark
Following fierce fighting on the Kerr, denied that he had any special mission in connection with his pre-outskirts of the town, the Chinese sent trip to Chungking...
Sir Archibald will proceed to station. Chungking on Tuesday.--Central News,
HUNGARIAN NAZI EDITOR RESIGNS
Budapest. Yesterday. Koloman Hubay, leader of the Hungarian "Arrow Cross," the Fascist movement, has resigned from his post as editor-in-chief of the Conservative newspaper "Mag yarsag.”
He announces that he has re- signed because the chief censor banned publication of his paper for six out of the last 12 months.
Meanwhile, the demand of the Hungarian Fascists for a radi- cal solution of the Jewish pro blem was advanced a stage fur ther to-day when Count Teleki, the Premier, informed Parlia ment of his intention to get the Upper House to approve the Gov- ernment's anti-Jewish measures without the suggested modifica- tiona
managed to occupy the railway
The station Was completely wrecked in the course of the bat- tle.
The Chinese later withdrew north-westwarda taking with them a large quantity of war materials captured at the railway Station: Shihchiachwang is only a miles south of Chentingfu on the Our Own Peiping-Hankow Line. Correspondent,
Fighting North
few
Of Canton
Yungyun, To-day. With Tsengshing wrested back from the Japanese, the Chinese forces are strengthening, communi- between Tsengshing and cations Tsungfa, on which the Japanese made many thrusta week-end.
during the
were
Points north of Tsungfa subjected to continuous long-range artillery barrages on Saturday and Sunday
Central News. GUERILLAS ACTIVE
Kinhwa To-day, Chinese guerillas have recently intensified their activities in north along the Chekiang, especially Shanghai-Hangchow Railway the Nanking-Hangchow Highway
They are reported to have reca tared Slashih, 17 miles south Kashing on the Shanghai, Railway. there An
If the Upper House persisted in its demand to show clemency in special cases, he would offer to act as mediator between the was re two Houses Trans-Qcéër
"ITALIANS
EXPECT WAR
"Italy is not hurrying to war by way of programme, but she does not fear it. Rather she ex- pects it. Above all, she is champ ing at the bit,, and "is›anxious to meet with these dirty champions on the other side of the barricade - who are raising their voices from the liquor shops-of Paris,"
These words were printed in Rome by Signor Gayda, who is said to have Mussolini's backing for what he writes in the "Glor nale d'Italia.“ ..
"Who in France could hope to keep Italy out of the great con- test, which is being prepared when insults against the Italian Army are published In France?" Gayda asked, giving a list of satirical cartoons and quotations from French newspapers.
He said Paris's "dirty cham plons" were heard only after they had "counted on paper the mil lions of men and thousande of - guns which Britain, the United States and probably Russia seem to assure the defences of their country--but not their blood.
"French insults will be carried on Italian bayonets for the day of reckoning," says Gayda.
NEW GUINEA POSITION
Canberra, Yesterday. ·
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Mr. Hughes, the Minister External Affairs stated to-day that it, is necessary for the defence of Guinea be Australia that New considered an integral part of the Commonwealth.-Router.
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MANUAL LABOUR FOR STANLEY CONVICTS
Convict labour is being in- creasingly utilised by the auth- orities on heavy manual labour. There are now 210 convicta who leave Stanley Prison every morn. ing and work outside the prison walla.
One hundred and sixty of these, in the vicinity of the Stanley Pri- son, are working in groups, clear- ing away stones, rocks and rubbish for a beach to be used by the Pri- son officers,
One group (Is: building a road in the same locality and another is engaged in clearance work for
· a rifle range før prison-officers.
At the West Bay, near Repulse Bay, 30 convicts are engaged in clearing work on the beach, and at Tytam 20 are employed in clear- ing away rubbish every day.
HUNGARIAN PROTEST
Budapest, Yesterday,"
"Pester Lloyd", generally con- sidered the mouthpiece of the Hun- garian Foreign Office, protests against the implication of distrust of Hungary in the Anglo-French guarantee to Rumania. The paper refers to a statement by Count Czaky, who said Hungary was willing to respect the Rumanian frontiers.-Trans-Ocean.
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