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CHINESE AGAIN RECAPTURE CHUNHSIEN

ENEMY PLANE CARRIER IN VICINITY OF SWATOW

SUDDEN ATTACK ON TSIYUAN

Chengchow--April-1}~~ _FOR_THE_SECOND TIME IN THREY WEEKS the Chinese forces have recaptured Chenhsten and fuahsien on the Troching Railway in north" Honan cast of the Pelping-Hankow Railway.

A Japanese detachment commander and 300 other ranks were killed in street fighting on April 9.

The headquarters of the Do'hara division is located at Bulhslën, rest of the Peiping-Hankow Railway and near the Shansi frontier. A JAPANESE AIRCRAFT CARRIER has arrived in the vicinity of Nan Ao near Swatow under the escort of two craisers. The ap- pearance of this warcraft in these waters is low bomb cast Kwang- tung and south Fuklen. It is learned.

The destroyers hovering in the vicinity of Bias Bay left today Most following an abortive effort to make a landing yesterday. Japanese warships are concentrated east

their motive being obscure.

Kwangiang waters,

The local press stated that the number of enemy warcraft was being reduced, as they are needed for service in Shantung, but con- firmation is lacking-(International).

SUDDEN ATTACK

Loyang, April 11.

Chinese forces made a sudden attack on Tsiyuan. west of the Taoching Railway in north Honan yesterday and succeeded in dash- ing into the town, where street fighting was in progress up to last night. The sortie was undertaken by the 166th division.

Menghalen south-east of Tsi- "Flan was also etatered by" "Chinesi forces numbering one battalion. The Japanese launched a counter-push and eventually drove back the Chinese forces who retired to the outskirts of the town. Menghsien is now enveloped with the arrival of more Chinese reinforcements.

International)..

BOÁBERS SHOT DOWN

Shanghai, April 11-

Chinese Close

In On Wuhu

PROGRESS MADE ON YANGTSE FRONT

** Hankow, April 11. Chinese troops are closing in on Wahu. the Yangtse port

above. Nanking, according to Chinese reports reaching here today. The vanguard of the Chinese forces is sala to have reached the Japanese

acro- drome on the outskirts of Wu- hu.-(Realer)..

CHEKIANG FRONT ·

Kinhua, April 11.

Chungking. April 11: 'Accompanied by Lady Clark Kerr, Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, British Ambassador to China, visited the campus of the National Szechwan University bere this afternoon. Sir Archibald and Lady Kerr were personally greeted by Dr. Hu Shu-hua, President of the University, and members of the faculty. Interesting sighis in the campus were shown to the distin- guished couple, who were much impressed by the high spirit, and Ideal manifested by the student body-(Central News).

Gen. Ma Chan-shan's Forces Advance In Suiyuan

"

JUNCTION EFFECTED WITH OTHER

UNITS

AND

ATTACK LAUNCHED

ON IMPORTANT STRATEGIC TOWNS

Şian, April 11

With the transfer of Japanese troops from Sulyuan to the Tien- Chinese guerilla forces west of tain-Pakow Eallway front, Chinese Lorces operating in that province

A Chungking dispatch published Hangchow have lately been active under the command of General Ma Chan-shan, famous hero of the in the North-China Daily News in harassing the enemy at Yu-Noun River campaign, today elected a Junction with units under today stated that two Japanese hang and Fuying, and the high-General Sun Tien-ying and launched an attack on Sarats! and .bombers, abot down at Wanhslen ways connecting these two towns

News).

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PLANE WRECKED

Faotow.

The Japanese suffered heavy,

ports of the capture of the town are stated to be premature. Pao- tow is being enveloped by the two Chinese columns.- (International

in Szechuen, are now on exhibi-and in northern Cheklang are cut tion in that towE and aroused in various sections-International (casualties at Barats! although re-i considerable public inspection.

Generalissimo" Chiang Kai-shek

Kinhwa, April 11. was given a rousing welcome on arrival here recently. His visit During a recent surprise raid on was sald to be conneet- the aerodrome at Ellenkino, outside News).

in tion with the dispatch or 60,000 Hangchow, a Japanese plane was. seasoned, Szechuenese troops to the front. (International).`..

FIVE JAPANESE PLANES DOWNED

Hankow, April 11

destroyed by Chinese airmen, ac- cording to a military dispatch': ze- ceived here. Chinese

HONAN SUCCESS

Loyang, April 11. Street fighting is in progresa in Tsiyuan, in north Bonan, between the 600 Japanese soldiers and a column along Shanghai-Hangchow line have in- [of Chinese troops" who have enter-

guerillas

PARIS LABOUR TROUBLES

No Sign Of Settlement

Paris, April 11. There is no sign of settlement of the labour, troubles in the Paris district, in spite of the disappear- creased their activities. A stronged the city by the east gate. The ance of M. Leon Blum's Socialist unit of these moblie forces, in a west, south and north gates have Government which may have im-. Five of six Japanese planes which yesterday raided Mamuchi, chance encounter with Japanese also been occupied by the Chinese proved the situation. on the Lunghai Railway in Honan, troops in the vicinity of Shihmen-

The new Finance Minister, M. were shot down by Chinese pur.wan, succeeded recently in killing been launched on Menhalen, in archandeau, stated that finance 47 of the invaders and capturing | northern Honan The Japanese was at the root of all France's alive their commander-(Central! force there, about 1,000 strong, News).

have withdrawn to the north- castern outskirts of the city. (Central News),

sult machines during a thrilling Cog-fight.

The ill-fated, enemy machines fell in the vicinity of Kweiteh, west

IHING SURROUNDED

Chiki, (Anhwei), April 11. of Mamuchi, All Chinese planes

Japanese troops at Changisu, returned to theif bases safely

Chinese planes bombed the re-southwest of Thing, are being sur- treating Japanese from Yihalen, in rounded by the Chinese,

south Shantung, yesterday. Tons of high explosives were unloaded on the Japanese, inflicting heavy losses on them. (Central News),

DARING ACT OF MILITIAMEN

Shekki, Chungahari, April' 11: According to a telegraphic re- port from Kien Mu, an island of the Chungshan-coast, a group of

& Chinese offensive has also

CHINESE CUT

COMMUNICATION

Tsaohsien, April-11. During recent encounters there, Chinese troops have been active- which were featured by hand-to-ly cutting the Japanese communi. hand combats, over 1,000 Japanese cation lines around Talan on the soldiers were killed.

Tientsin-Pukow Railway.

Meanwhile, Taitow, south of Li- yang, la also, being surrounded by |Chinese troops-(Central News),

On April 9 a bridge was blasted with dynamite, while electric wires covering a distance of over two miles were cut down,

FIELD PIECE DESTROYED

Tungkwan, April 11.

They also damaged more than Pounding away across te river 10 sections of the highway be- On Japanese positions at Tung-between Yenchow and Tsinan. caring Chinese militiamen stole changtaun, Chinese artillery forces Feverish Japanese troop move- into a Japanese camp on San Cheat Tungkwan destroyed one of two ments have been noted between Island last night. They killed six Japanese pieces yesterday after Feicheng. Changtsing and Talan sleeping Japanese soldiers and

in Shantung-Central News), seized two machine-guns. C

SHANTUNG TOWN TAKEN

Tsaohslen. April 11.

The decapitated heads and seized machine-guns were brought back' to Klen Mo where they were ex- hibited.

Japanese soldiers 13

ROON.

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An artillery duel which ensued raged until late in the evening.— (Central News).

problems and added that he would" strive to do his utmost to place the country's finances on a sounder basis.(Reuter Bulletin),

at

CHINESE NEAR YIHSIEN

Hauchów, April 11. Having consolidated its position Taierchwang, the Chinese forces today reached the outskirts of Yihsien which is expected to The fall in the next 48 hours. Japanese are now. trapped inside Ylhalen.

Some of the Japanese troops at haien are already retreating, to the north and east. The advanc ing Chinese forces found several tanks. field pieces and machine the railway Felchen. west of Talan, has guns abandoned on 'RAID ON AMOY

been" occupted by 400 Japanese between Talerchwang and Yihsden On the main line of the Ten- Amoy, April 11 troops. In revenge for the death of the Eight | Japanese planes passed

Chinese guerillas led by the tain-Pukow Railway, the Japanese to troops at Hanchwang north of the Japanese over Amey this morning. Anti-magistrate have withdrawn planes bombed Klen Mu this morn-aircraft guns went into action Wangklatten, a point southwest Grand Canal found that their re- ing. More than 10 bamba were when the raiders returned th of the city. ready to launch a treat is cut-off. They are holding dropped, most of which landed in afternoon, dropping bombs on the counter-attack upon the arrival out in this town in the hope of the sea. A farmer was killed.fort near the Tolveralty.

Fot. reinforcementa: (Central the arrival of reinforcements.-

(International).`` The road between · · Amoy and News) |Changchow has been definitely ent |by the Chinese, and there is now Canton, April 11.

no direct communication Between- Japanese planes conducted rout-the cities--(Renter), time bombings in Kwangtung to-

Central News),

KWANGTUNG RAIDS

day.

About 1 p.m. 19 Japanese planes

CHINESE PRESS ON TO

CHANGTEH...

"IMPERIAL ARMY MUST

FIGHT HARD”.

Loyang, Apill 11.

CABINET

·Paris, April 11.

Blan, April 11. A confidential document from QUIET RECEPTION flew over Chunfa, Whampoa, Nam-- The Chinese column which re- the Japanese General Staff re- FOR NEW FRENCH kong and Tuantam. Several bombs cently recaptured Linnsten on the buking Japan's allied power was were released at Yuantam.

northwest. Honan border has found in the body of Major Hays-4 Later

two other squadrons of reached Shuiyehchen, about 5ttre who was killed in an ambush Japanese planes of six and nine kilometres west of Changten, the near Tsinotso on the branch line The new Government met with respectively flew to the northern Japanese base of operations in of the Pelping-Hankow Hallway, the quietest receptiax on the part of Kwangtung where they re north Honan. portedly bombed several cities.

Central News):

JAPANESE MACHINE-GUN

according to an oficial news bulle

It is planning to launch a fank- tin. ing attack on Changteh. (Central Newsl

foreign exchange market this morning. Some applaud the speed with which M. Daladièrs, has" "The Imperial Army must fight

formed his Cabinet. This is hard to end the war and not to depend on support of our allies primarily responsible for the bear covering which caused the spot read the document.

Our allies do really not want to price of the trane to appreciate support us, although they entered to 159.90: as compared with 161.12.

at the close on Baturday. machine-gunned the villages along raided Chuhalen in southwest Che- into certain pacts with us. They On the contrary, while there is the Chaochow coast, this morning.klang at 9.40 am.

are giving aid to China through a

VILLAGES

Swatow, April 11.

JAPANESE RAID CHURSTEN

Kinhwa, April 11.

:* Sixteen Japanese planes, taking Flying, low, two Japanese planes off from their base in Annwel,

but failed to explode,

London

foreign circles to see finit applied

A bomb was dropped on Chaochow Altogether twenty-Ave bombs third power. Our allies are now unanimous desire in

were dropped by the invading air-becoming more friendly with a to French political histus" doubt Three Japanese warships have men, most of which landed on certain power in western Europe, arrived of the Swatow coast-open spaces, inflicting little dam-and this is to our disadvantage." Prevails whether M. Daladier's parliamentary basis abroad (International), (Central News)...

age. (Central News).

enough.Renter).

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FATAL MOTOR

ACCIDENT

Japanese "Consul În Hamburg Killed

Hamburg. April 11.

The funeral of the Japanese Consul-General, Mr. Sentaro Yedo. who was killed in * motor ac- cident, took place at the crema- torium here today in the presence of a large assembly which includ- ed the Japanese Ambassador, Mr. Ingo, and the whole staff of the Embassy, the Japanese V*20- Consul in Hamburg, Mr. Shigeo Imal and numerous representa- tives of the Japanese community.

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WANTON DESTRUCTION BY

JAPANESE AIR RAID

A large number of wreaths in cluded those from the Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. Koki Hirota,

Changsha, April 1I.. Ambassador. the Japanese

Conducting another wanton attack on "China's educational in- German Foreign Minister. Herrstitutions, a squadron of twenty-seven, heavy Japanese bombers Von Ribbentrop, the Reich rained more than eighty incendiary and explosive bombs on the Governor of Hamburg, and many National Tsing Hua and Hunan Universities in an air raid at 235 othera.

p.m. yesterday.

The Japanese Ambassador re- called the services rendered by the deceased to his country-Trans- ocean).

Enquiries made shortly after the raid showed that thirty persons, including several women and children, were killed, and over seventy others wounded.

The library of the Hunan Uni- At the National Tsing versity, which boasts of many fine University, eighteen persons were priceless volumes among its col-siain and over twenty others in-

NAME OF HERR lection, was completely destroyed jured, many seriously

HITLER NOW · IMMORTAL

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Hux

by the fire set by the incendiary In a nearby hut, six of a family bombs from the Japanese raiders. of seven were killed and the only The science hall and three survivor was demented by the dormitory buildings were also shock made the target of the Japanese More than forty men and women Berlin April 11. attack, and were blasted to sham- Dicnicking among the hills were, All Germany is basking in the bles.

machine-gunned by the Japanese sun of its election sùccess. News- Twelve civilian houses ini

the airmen and "received serious paper leaders

couched on vicinity of the Hunan University wounds. They were rushed to the. transcendant fervour,

on the foot of the picturesque hospitals for treatment (Central The Zwolfahr Blatt says that the Yulushan were demolished by the New)..? name of Hitler has become im- terrific concussion during the ex HONAN TOWNS REGAINED mortal and it was not because of plosion.

Chengchow, April 11. the mere election, but it was a

Three students of the Univex- Pinglu, Huahsien and Chunhåler, sacred achievement.

|sity, including one girl, who did in north Honam, were recaptured The Voelkische Beobachter de not find time to take shelter in by Chinese forces recently, it fa clares that the whole world cannot the dugout, were killed in the learned here. any longer ignore this tremendous, campus, and a caretaker" was During a battle preceding the re- demonstration of the people's will, blasted literally to bits.

capture of Hushsten and. Chưả-

r

The miracle has become a reality! A young girl of eleven.. hiding halen, 300 Japanese troops WERE by the "superhuman will of a man herbeif among the field with her annihilated by the Chinese,” who devoted his life to leading the elder sister when the Japanese" The retreating Japanese troops German people up the steep climb planes approached, was killed by from Pingin, It is learned, are Bew to the heights,

| machine-gun fire. The two sistering enveloped by the Chinese. ⠀⠀⠀ The Zeitung Ammittag quotes: were the only survivors of a family. Meanwhile, from Sian conses the "Never since the world existed from Nanking,

report that Chihsien; in western.

has any nation saldi toʻtheir leader At. Kuntaoting, a famous resort, Shanal, has been recaptured by the such a tremendous 'yes'-(Reu-a party of six tourists, was wiped Chinese following Berce street ter).

out."

fighting(Central News).

Members Of The New French Cabinet

M. Daladier

The new Premier

M. CHAUTEMPS® Vice-Premier

M GEORGES BONNET Foreign Minister