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MILITARY OBSERVERS VISIT TAIERCHWANG FRONT

Talerchwang, April 9.・・ Complete collapse of the Japanese lines south of the Yellow River Shantung is predicted by competent militar observers who toured the Talarchwang and its vicinity, scene of the recent decisive battle on the north Tlentsia-Pukow Rallway front.

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Tsinan, the important Japanese base of operations in Shantung, these observers peint out, is threatened by several columna of Chinese regular and guerilla forces advancing from all sides, Some of them are reported to have reached Peimashan in the suburbs, whilst others are threatening the Japanese rear at Yucheng, north of Talnan. »

Owing to the Japanese crushing fleveiled ground nearby and pounit- defeat at Talerchwang, the post-ed them severely with the heavy tion of the Japanese troops at Tai- artillery. inflicting considerable ning and Klaslang west of the rail-casualties. way line has been rendered unten- jable, these observers, state.

TSAOCHWANG RETAKEN Teaochwang was recaptured on

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On the Linyt front in southeast the night of April 7. The Japanese Shantung the Japanese, subject to field headquarters there was first constant attacks by Chinese regu- foccupied by the Chinesa.

About Chungking April 9: Sir Archi-lar and guerilla forces, are unable 400 Japanese troops trapped in the 2800 Sacks Flour "Sparrow Brand“ bald Clark Kerr, British Ambassa- to gain a arm foothold, and their Chung Hsing Colliery fought brave-3500 Sacks Flour "Crane Brand" dor to Chins, and Lady Kerr inability to reach Talerchwang and ly against the Chinese nalaughts arrived here with members of the rescue their comrades as recently but were anally totally annihilat These sacks are now stored in Embassy staff from Hankow by ordered by the Japanese military ed.

command in Shantung is an indi- Yihsien is besciged by Chinese plane this afternoon.

The British envoy and his party cation of the weakening of their forces. The Japanese troops inside were welcomed at the aerodrome (fighting strength, these observers the city are setting are to the houses and making preparations by a group of higa Govern

JAPANESE TRAPPED

for a general retreat. officials and representatives of the local British community.--(Central News).

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Hsuchow, April 9. Thousands of Japanese troops which fed from Talerchiwang are trapped around Changshan, a hilly

RURAL WELFARE district south of Yinsten.

CENTRES

FARM PRODUCE INCREASE

Hankow, April 9.

With the recapture Tsaochwang and the disruption of railway and highway communications between:

6,000 CORPSES

Taierchwang...April 9. It is estimated that no fewer. than 5,000 Japanese corpses litter- ed the villages around Taler- chwang where the decisive battle was fought on April 6.

Hundreds of wounded Japanese

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Yihsien and Changshan by the officers and soldiers day groaning FUYANG FRONT

Chinese, the Japanese remnant on the battlefield. Chinese medi- troops have been thrown into acal units have been summoned to precarious position. In a desperate render them medical care. attempt to avert imminent anni- Large number of Japanese sol- hilation they counter-attacked the diers who had not eaten for days

Ten rural welfare centres in Klangst province are being oper-pursuing Chinese forces yesterday. were taken captive and were given The latter occupied the high- food immediately.-Central News),

ated an a war time basis.

The rural workers have under- taken, among other things, to increase farm produce....Since last July, a jump of at least 20 per cent in the production of wheat. rice, peas, beans and vegetables has been recorded from the 5,000 acres cultivated.

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NO CHANGE 'IN SITUATION

Tungchi, April 9. Latest military despatches from the Fuyang front report little

JAPANESE WITHDRAWING positional changes between the

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FROM SHANGHAI

Shanghai, April · 10.

opposing forces. u

The Japanese troops continue to hold out along a line connecting Hsuanshan. Kaoklao and Feng- " huangshan, with the Chinese for- ces not far away.

During the series of heavy us-

Over 10,000 Japanese, soldiers have been withdrawn from the Shanghal area by the Japanese spreme command, a. Trans- ocean representative learns from a trustworthy source. The destina-saults on the Japanese positions in tion of these troops is unknown but it is assumed that they will be transported by the quickest possible way to South Shand where every single man that can be spared is urgently required to hold up the Chinese advance.

During the first stage of the war, Klangsi was flooded with wounded soldiers. There was a shortage of gauze supply. Raral welfare wor- kers immediately mobilised all the

of productive capacities

their

An essential fact to be consider ¦cess against China, it is assumed home industries to the making of gauze and absorbent cotton. Uped in judging the significance of that the Chinese military authori- to the end of last February. the the Aghting in South Shantung isties have derived great advantages ten welfare centres were able to that the Japanese forces there are trom the inability of the Japanese turn out some 10,000 pounds of a great distance from their base to replenish supplies.

gauze.

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The rural workers give pre- ference to the familles of soldiers while extending their services to the populace. For example, whenever there are openings for work in the home industry plants, the authort- ties, as a rule, give priority to the wives and relatives of the soldiers.

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MODEL FARMING

The ten welfare centres. Includ-

ing the one at Chingtehchen, the famous pottery-producing town,

SOLDIERS COMPARED

from which they are cut off. The. Japanese are not in a position to send suficient reinforcements, In the opinion of competent particularly in regard to munitions neutral observers the Chinese so}- for field artillery and heavy artil-dlers, man for man, are equal to lery, Since the superiority of the the Japanese in actual fightin Japanese in technical equipment and are just as skilful in handling has hitherto been one of the chief machine guns. Since, the Chinese factors in determining their suc-in South Shantung are numerically

Japanese Troops

comprise half a million people. Sandwiched

Under the direction of Mr. F. 1. Chang. a Yale University gra duate. who has won international repute in rural problems. they

Talerchwang, April 9. Remnant. Japanese troops mak- ing a desperate stand to check the were Inaugurated in June 1934. rapid Chinese advance at Yihsten, after the Communist-suppression twenty kilometres north of Taler- campaign in Klangsi.

chwong, are now sandwiched and The scheme of creating such fäcing the prospect of being anni- model farming districts was hilated by the Chinese army. originated by three League of The victorious Chinese forces are Nations experts who were sent to chasing the fleeing invaders north- study rural conditions in that ward from Taterchang. Another' province by the National Economie Chinese army, advancing south- Council. The work in these ward from Klebhe along the main centres, which was formerly car Tsinpu line, has arrived at Taitsun ried out under the Council and only ten kilometres north of Yi- later under the Ministry of Inhalen.

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dustries, is now under the superv!- A concerted assault on the Jap- ston of the Ministry of Economy anese troops holding out Yihsler. from which the districts draw an has now been launched. annual subsidy of $120,000,

The Japanese line has already The rural welfare programme shown signs of weakening and pre Includes education, health, econo-parations are believed to have been mie, vocation, statistics and fore-made for them to retreat west- station Bince the establishment ward-Central News),

ot the centres, 2,009,000 trees have been planted. 20,000 children and 3.000 adults given an elementry education, and 104 rural coopers- tive .centres set up-{Central News)

GENERAL LI'S THANKS

CHINESE VICTORIES

IN SHANSI

Bian April 9.

the last few days. it is admitted that the Chinese forces suffered heavy casualties.

The Japanese losses, however, are believed far heavier than the Chi- nese, running to four or five thou-

and men killed or wounded.

In the vicinity of thing, Chinese troops have recaptured Changwel and Talpu, two small villages, and are advancing on Ihing along n circuitous route,--Central News).

·MAGISTRATE"

ARRESTED Chengyangkwan, April 9. Hulmin, a city On the north bank.of the Yellow River in Shan- tung, "was recaptured by peasant volunteers on April 6, a belated re- {port states.

very much stronger than the Japanese the latter are Ukely t suffer further serious reverses w less they are able to succeed vers quickly in bringing up plentifu Chang Yu-ma, the "magistrate" supplies of artillery and munitions. apointed by the Japanese, was ar- -(Transocean).

rested. Central News),

TAIERCHWANG A SCENE

OF DEVASTATION

Japanese Units Flee In Great Disorder

Talerchwang, April 9.

Talerchwang, stronghold of south Shantung and scene of China's greatest success so far in the present war, lay in ruins and desola- tion as the victorious Chinese army marched unchallenged into, and the last of the crushed Japanese units fled in disorder trom, the battered town yesterday.

Entering Talerehwang three hours after is recapture by the Chinese forces, the war correspondent of the Central News Agency was greeted by scenes of devastation.

Ilows after rows of houses were razed entirely to the ground. while the treacherous and mine-laden streets were littered with corpses and strewn with debris and shell crust.

Few houses tood erect among the ruins. Numerouus buldings. which had escaped shell-fire during the height of the battle were later set afire. by the Seeing Japanese, and smoke could still be acen reaching up to the murky sky from many of the il-fated structures.

The Chinese and

Japanese were busjly picking up the corpses, trenches, from which some of the of the invaders, some of which After the recapture of Kaoping Berceat artillery duels were direct were already in an advanced state- in southeast Shanst, Chinese forcer ed, remained discernible from the of decomposition. nushed, toward Changtze, about 30 churned

and upheaved felds

SEARCH FOR MINES ' An

for land kilometres northeast, and recap-where dead horses lay side by side.

extensive search tured the town on April 6, after a with dead men.

mines laid by the Japanese before At several places inside and out-their general retreat has been Hsuchow, April-night long engagement. General Li Tsung-fen, command-` The Chinese forces are now ad-side the town. Chinese soldiers started. Ling the Chinese forces on the vancing westward to Changyeh.-

Shantung front; has sent a circu-Central News).

lar telegram through the Central News Agency expressing thanks for the messages of congratulation from various circles on the recent Chinese victories at Talerchwang.

General Li said that he and his troops would continue their efforts to resist the Japanese,~(Central News).

JAPANESE “WITHDRAW

Slan, April 9.

CHINESE RETAKE

TOWN

Shantung, April 0.

Of the total of 4,500 houses of the town, only a handful now re- main unscathed by the ravages of the war.

According to a farmer who sur- rived the raging battle during the

The Japanese troops, have, with- drawn from the Ching Ching Coại

Chinese forces recaptured Chu-last fortnight, the Japanese forces Mines on the Chengtai Rallway in lung, an important town 20 kilo during the past two weeks had west Hopel, which are now garri- metres south of Lingi in southeast burled several thousands of their soned by Chinese forces.(Central Shantung, on April 7-(Central comrades who were killed by the

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