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Hongkong Daily

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Post Office in the United Kingdom.

No. 24937,號柒世玖仟肆萬弍第日式初月年戊

ESTABLISHED 1857,

HONG KONG, THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1938. *******

CHINESE FOCUS ATTENTION ON

TEHAN, STRATEGIC RAILWAY TOWN

"Another Taierchwang"

Is Predicted

DEFENCE OF SINGZE:

KIUKIANG FALLS

Hankaw. July 27.

The fall of Kiuklang was admitted for the first time today. The eyes of the Chinese authorities are now focussed on Tehan, a strategic railway town between Kluklang and Nanchang. While it is not yet known whether the Japanese will advance from Kinklang westward along the south bank of the Yangtse or turn southward along the Kiuklang-Nanchang Hallway towards Nanchang, the Chin- ese here believe that the Japanese will attack Tehan.

The Nanchang correspondent of the Ta Kung Pao characterises Teban as "another Taierchwang" and he is of the opinion that the key to Tehan Hes in the defence of Singze, a small township on the west shore of Poyang Lake, south-east of Kluklang.

repeated

Japanese

West Shansi

Chinese troops

Owing to

the township, which continue to exert pressure on the bombings. normally tras a population of 90,000 Japanese holding out at Linfeng to which Japanese are sending is now inhabited by 30 old men,

It is reported that Japanese air-reinforcements from Chuwu and Sinchiang and also craft yesterday heavily bombed Sinchlang.

thereby Chungyang, are besieged by the Nanchang and strengthening the belief of the Chinese, the military communique Chinese that the Japanese will states-(Reuter).

Tehan

drive towards Nanchang-Reu-) ter).

76 Dead In

Haifa In Three Weeks

Jerusalem, July 27, Over 76 persons' were killed and 170 wounded in Haifs in the past three weeks, a record number of casualties for any one lowes or area in Palestine since the begin- ning of the disturbances-(Router Bulletin).

WAR VETERANS VOLUNTEER London, July 27. More British troops will be sent to Palestine at the beginning of August it is announced by the Daily Express this morning. These are to be composed principally of war veterans who have volunteer- ed for this service.

The paper also states that the

British Government has decided not to place Falestine" under a state of siege since it believes that troops and police stationed, there are suficient in number prevent further outbreaks.--(Transocean)."

•Loyalists Surprise Nationalists

"

Paris, July 21,

HEAVY "LOSSES

The Spanish Republicans claim Nanchang, July 27, to have crossed the River Ebrs at 11 FIGHTING SUBSIDES

With their backs to the wall, points on a 3-mille front in a Hankow, July-27. Chinese troops behind strongly surprise offensive near the Weat

A reliable foreign report from barricaded positions in Kinklang serranean coast yesterday, second

Kinking states that fighting sub-continue to exact heavy tolls from sing to a message from Barcelona. sided last night indicating that the Japanese forces who are en-Republican forces are said to be Chinese troops which fought a croaching on the city proper from about a mile from Gandess. It is stated that 2,500 prisoners were already the outskirts. rearguard action have withdrawn.

Japanese troops paid the largest captured, many being taken while HMS. Cockchafer and USS number of lives along Tachung asleep.-(Reuter). Monocacy, which are at present Road, the main artery of the city. three miles above Klukiang, are in front of the Klukiang magis- expected to return to Kiukiang as tracy, and in the vicinity of the

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ADVANCING RAPIDLY

Barcelona, July 27. Following yesterday's successful

soon the situation quietens jaerodrome. The Chinese defenders crossing of the Ebro River at down.

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WAR TROPHIES CLASH BETWEEN SOVIETS AND AT CHUNGMAO

War trophles captured by the Chinese during a recent engage- ment with the Japanese xt Changmao. (Photo, C.MP.S.).

WAR ANNIVERSARY

IN SHANGHAI

'Shanghai, July 27. To avoid possible friction, the Shaughs! Municipal Council has warned Chiness newspapers not to publish special editions, or supple- ments on August 13, in con- nection with the first anni- versary of the Shanghai war. Many Chinesë public bodies here will make suitable obser- rances on that day. In addi tion, men of the "Doomed Battalion," who are now in- terned in the International Settlement, will also observe the cominemoration.--(Inter Honzal).

BOMB THROWING INCIDENTS IN NANKING

Ten Suspects In Custody

Attack On Shanghai Announced

MANCHUKUOANS

Russians Set Fire To Two Villages In Manchurian Territory

STRONG PROTEST MADE

Tokyo, July 27,

The report carried by the N. hi Nichi Shimbun of the clash be tween Soviet and Manchukuo troops on July 22 on the Manchukuo side of the Ussuri River is described as "being nearly accurate by

spokesman of the Foreign Office this morning.

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He said that, according to the official version, about 69 Soviet troops aboard three small Soviet gunboats fred on Manchukuo soldiers travelling on the Ussuri River on July 21 as the result of which ten Manchukuo soldiers disappeared. The Soviet troops then landed on an island on the Ussuri River where they were reinforced.

PLANE CRASH KILLS CREW

Then on July 22 about 180 Soviet troops went into Manchukuo terri- tory and set are to two villages. Hsinhsintong and Taolingtse."...

About 500 Manchukuo border guards

from operating

three attacked directions then

and

Nairobi, Kenya, July 27. routed the Soviet troops after an

An aeroplane, of the Atlanta. Shanghai, July 27. engagement lasting dve pours. * class, designed for flying on the An imminent attack on the Ja- Replying to a question." the African and Indian routes, crashed panese stronghold at Nansiang. spokesman said that the official early this morning six miles north west of Shanghai, scene of report made no mention of the of Kirumu. bloody battle last autumn, was any number of casualties or weapons- The machine caught on fire and nounced today by `General Jen Fused. He disclosed that Manchu- the crew were killed.-(Reuter Bul- pao, commanding Chinese guerillas kuo has filed a strong protest with letin). In the Shanghal area.

the Soviet authorities on July 23.

•Large-scala guerilla activities in--(Reuter) Pootung resulted in the capture off Peltsalchen and Langwangmian on GOODWOOD STAKES

Monday, it was revealed today.

JAPANESE, ADMISSION="

“The activities of chinese mobile. units are openly admitted by the local Japanese paper, the Shanghal Nippo.

been

Th

DEAD HEAT

London July 27.

CHINESE CROSS YELLOW RIVER

Hankow, July 27.

Taking advantage of the heavy The Goodwood Stakes rim today doumpour of rain in east Bonan resulted in a dead-heat, between daring the past few days which Naval Display (100 to gy and brought to a standstill Japanese Chinese--forces Snake Lighting (16 to 1). Baerial activity, Gundre has

heart in

crossed the Yellow River waters -huddin (4 to 1), was third. Kiangwan, and residents at Sic- There were eleven starters, tve and reached the outskirts of Kai- cawel were roused from their lengths separating the first two feng according to Chinese reports beds yesterday morning by the horses from Bahuddin-Reuter).. sound of rifle shots.

Admety s also Nantao,

prevailing in

themselves

suffered eleven points, the Loyalists are .admittedly

Shanghai, July 21.

2 aburb south of the correspondingly. great losses. new advancing along an extensive Two bomb throwing incidents French Concession, and many peo-

Central News),

front, having taken the Insurgents occurred in Nanking on Monday plé áre" flocking into the Settle- completely by surprise.

as the result of which..one of the ment.--(International), Numerous villages, 3.000 troops alleged perpetrators as well as nins and much war material have been suspects have been arrested, ac- captured.

cording to local Japanese papers.

The first incident took place at bombs were 9.15 am.

when two thrown at the building of the Ministry of Interior. The missiles exploded bat Do damage was caused.

CHINESE HOLD NEW LINE

Telan, Klangsi, July 27. Military reports from the front

An offensive of this magnitude state that while part of the Chinese defenders of Kiuklang are stis likely to delay the Insurgent Kuelsul, engaged in heavy fighting with the advance on Sagunto.-(Reute=),

(Continued on Page 9)

Hankow, July 27.

Chinese offensive on

Drovincial capital of Sulguan, will Japanese at a number of points. be launched momentarily "follow-the main force has taken up new ing the effecting of a junction of positions to the southwest of the Chinese troops near Paotow.

city.

The Chinese "troops will also After consolidating their post- attack Kalgan and push on totion, the reports further declare, Tatung in Shansi. The object is Chinese forces have completed pre- to cut Japanese Hines' uf

com-parations for a counter-attack. munication between Sulyuan and Shansi-International).

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Military..observers believe the Japanese gained Kluklang only at

H.K. Dispatch To Peace Campaign

Precautionary Measures In Tientsin

Tientsin, July 27.

CRICKET SCORES

London, July 27,

The vanguards of the Chinese are said to be only five miles from the city-(Reuter).

⇓

The following were the lunch Honan Floods

scores of cricket matches played today

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Glamorgan Y. Sir Julian Cahn's eleven 55 for 1.

Hampshire v. Warwickshire 91 for 3.

Lancashire v. Essex 74 for 3. Leicestershire v. Sussex 103 for 3. Notts 133 for 3 v. Gloucestershire, Somerset 72 for 6 v. Australians. Surrey v. Worcestershire 163 for

Worsen

Chengchow, July 21,

Heavy downpours in the last few days have further aggravated the flood situation along the Yellow River in Honan..

The volume of the flood flow at the dyke breach. at Huaynankow. Three hours later four rufians

on the south bank of the river, is broke into the back compound of

The uneasiness occasioned by

Yorkshire 7. Northants 86 for 2. approximately 2.800 cubic metres the Nanking Municipal Adminis-

four the recent ramours that Chinese(Reuter Bulletin).

per second-Central News), building and hurled tion bombe which exploded injuring a merilla forces are contemplating a Chinese policeman and several spectacular stroke in commémora- coolies working in the vicinity. tion of the anniversary of the Tientsin. “Incident" of July 29 is Japanese gendarmes rushed to

allayed by the arrival of Japanese arrested ont the scene

of the

reinforcements In Tientsin from. Tangkú... others escaped. Throwing a cordon around the area the gendarmes

GUIDE TO THE NEWSimculties in its rive further up Relief Committee to the Interna Chinese on the spot but the three

Page 2-Dispute after sale of

business. Steam launch char-i ter case. False heroin pills

seized. Radio cases.

Page 3-Food page.

Malaria increase

for Franco's men. Page 5-New Mauretania launch- ing. Diary of local events. Crossword puzzle.

ference, Paris.

Com-

ter).

Chinese Gain In S. Shansi

,

Other precautionary measures included the concentration of rail- way cars which indicated that the Japanese military authoriles are alert and prepared to rush troops to any point which might be Tungkwan, July 27threatened in Hopel province.

The objective of the guerilla More than 300 Japanese troops

STALIN RECALLS FIVE ENVOYS FOR PARLEY Important Developments In The Soviet Capital

Tenan, July 27.

An important conference of Kremlin leaders and Soviet envoJS to leading foreign countries designed to review fundamental domestic and foreign policies, has been called by Dictator Josef Stalin and will be held in Moscow next week, according to a report from the so- Tiet capital today.

a tremendous cost of men and arm. The following dispatch was seat They point out that the invading yesterday by the Hong Kong As- army will encounter increasing sociated South China War Refugee

Campaign

The reinforcementa included river along the Yangtse. (Central tional Peace Kers),

Among other affremive acts conducted a house to house search both cavalry and artillery a de- the Centra Station through the JAPANESE ROUTED IN SHANSI against China Japanese militarists and arrested nine suspects--(Reu-tachment of which marched from

send aeroplanes to bomb open

Chinese city and the Japanese area Chengchow, July 27. citles and defenceles civilians in

this morning. Between 300 and 100 Japanese į interior. Canton suffers most from soldiers attempted to surround these wanton bombings which Paze 4-News about the Services. Chichsien, southwest of Anyl, on have been going on daily since

in Malaya, the Tungpu Hallway in

south May 28, Numberless houses des- Dutch airport planned. Papers Shansi yesterday, but were routed troyed casualties ran to tens of by the Chinese defenders,—(Cen- thousands. Such ruthlessnem mi- tral News).

paralleled in the history of man- kind. If Japanese atrocities be LULL IN SOUTHWEST » ANHWEI allowed to continue unchecked

human welfare would be ruined: were killed and scores of horses forces, which are encircling Tong-- The agenda of the conference is reported to include the Soviet shan over a wide area, la ll attitude towards the Far Eastern conflict, particularly with regard Lluan, Anhwei,. July 27,

to aid to China and relations with Japan, ka" well as policies vis-a- Following the Chinese recapture We appreciate efforts of the Con-captured during a recent Chinese

attack on Kweyangchen in the arousing anxiety. A strong body of Tungcheng and Shacheng, re- ference for fustice and hope "to,

cupying the hills in the vicinity of *pectively about 90 and 50 klio- see effective messures devised to vicinity of Wensi in south Shane of these forces is allegedly oc- vig, the Spanish civil war and a possible crisis in Czechoslovakia,

The Japanese garrison at Kwo-Chinwangtao.-(Reuter).

Four envoys, namely M. Mikhail Page 7-Happy Valley gambling metres north of Anking, a full has check Japanese ruthless actions

Blavatsky (Ambassador to Japan), case concludes, Madame Quo set in in southwest Anbws that world peace may be safe-yangchen was completely routed,

M. Jean Malaky (Ambassador' to Tai-chi makes history. AR-PCentral News).

London), M. Jacques Bouritz (Ain- Exhibition. Funeral of Mrs

'bassador to France) and M. Ivan Grace. Au-Yang Chen. Adjunct

Luganets-Orelsky (Ambassador to for telephone. Pop.

IN RANGOON

China), have already returned to The first graduation exercise for

Parla, July 21. attend the conference, while M. Rangoon, July 27. the Civic Training Course apon-

A new consignment of Spanish Alexander Troyanovsky "(Ambassa- Quiet prevails in the city after sored by the Klangal Provincial Yuanku, important town' on the yesterday's rioting between Barm- Government was held in Nanechung silver bullion, worth 56,000,000 dor to Washington) is expected

crossed the Franco back in the Soviet capital soon. Sharisi-Honan border. Bre now ese Buddhists and Indian Mo-recently. In the ceremony, during francs,

Leading officials of the Soviet cleared of Japanese troops...

hammedans but police are still on which the Chairman of the Spanish frontier on Tuesday at Le

Klangal Provincial Government. Perthus. The silver, which came Government are reported to have Stiff Chinese resistance has re-guard in the streets. Pare 12-Financial page.

pulsed repeated assaults on the It is officially estimated that 41 General Histung Shib-hul, gave the from Barcelona, was loaded on t cancelled their summer vacations special railway cars for in readiness to join the discus- persons were injured and one kil-principal address, 300 studenta re-nine Page 13-Radio programmes. Me town during the past week.

transfer to Parts.

cean) stons-(International) ceived their diplomas. ed,(Reater Bulletin). dical mysteries.

(Central News),;

lage 6-Premier reviews foreign policy of Britain. Royal, family

· on cruise.

Page 8-Leading article: Powder:

magazine or guardian of peace. Hello and goodbye. Correspon- dence.

Pate 10 Lawn bowls notes. Home

cricket U.S. baseball.

guarded.

TUANKU CLEARED OF

QUIET PREVAILS

JAPANESE

Shanchow, Honan, July 27.

Areas within 30 milles around

with the remnants scattered in disorderly retreat.-(Central News)

SILVER FROM SPAIN

THE DOLLAR

TT. ON NEW YORK: 308. T.T. ON LONDON:+1s.÷23/8G.

London Silver Market

Own Correspondent).

London, July 27- "Loridan silver prices today were down 316 as follows:

**July 27 July 25 19-3/8 19-7/18 195/18 Forward,...18-1/2.

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