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CHINESE CONTINUE ADVANCE

Break Japanese Lines East Of Taierchwang

JAPANESE MARINES

BOMBED

But Only Chinese Are Injured

Shanghul, May 1. Shanghai's lively "hotel centro” to-

night took the appearance of a dead city as Shanghal Municipal Police,: co-operating with the Japanese Gen- wide Brea darmerie, roped off a

Shanghai, Moy 1, Observers are of the opinion that Matouchen will be the scene of the most bitter fighting in the next few days. The Chinese forces drove a wedge through the Japanese lines east of Tolerchwang and coptured around the Sun Sun Department Mation and Chabo, two villages, Store on Nanking Rond following an thereby casing the Japanese pressure abortive attempt by an unidentined on Pilsien, but it is understood that terrorist to blow up a motor forry the Japanese are launching a counter carrying Japanese marines. attack and trying to recover the lost ground.

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MONDAY, MAY

1938.

APPOINTMENTS TO

CHINA STATION

Recent appointments notified by the Admiralty include the following:

Lt.-Cdra. R. T. Gordon-Duff to Medway (May 3); C. A. Rowe to Odin, in command (undated);

15).

Surgn, Lt.Cdr. M. J. Brosnan, M.E., to Adventure (June Fayr. Cadets R. N. Heard to Cornwall, F. G. Thatcher to Dorsetshire (for training. May 1);

Wt. Engr. J. J. Piper to Lowestoft (April 29),

STOCK MARKET

REPORT

Five Chinese pedestrians and one Chinese constable were wounded

The Hongkong Stock Exchange The Japanese forces on the front when a hand-grenade, intended for between Hanchwang and Taler-

a parsing Japanese naval lorry, ex-Official summary, issued on Satur- chwant are hastly building defence o'clock this evening near the inter-

ploded of the pavement at 0.15 [day, reads:

The market continued firm and a works in anticipation of a Chinese

acction of Nanking and Kwangse fair amount of business changed drive northward along the railway. Ronds. A cordon of police was im- hands during the short session. Meanwhile the Japanese forces inmediately thrown around the dis- western Shantung have resumed the trict, as the authorities were on the buyers predominating.

Prices were well-maintained with offensive and have captured Nan- yangchen, a township on the shore of alert because of May Day. Nanyang Lake about 30 kilometres

Tsinging,

Large concentrations of Japanese troops are reported at Pengpu and Kwalyuan an the Tientsin-Pukow Railway south of Ilsuchowfu, appar ently in preparation for a northward. drive in the near future in order to support the Japonese drive in South Shantung.

Shanghal Municipal Council, persian Under a proclamation issued by the engaging in activities against foreign forces stalloned in Shanghai will be handed over to the military authorl- ties of the nation involved upon ap- prehension.

The hand grenade, eye witnesses said, was thrown at the passing lorry from the Sun Sun building. Located A Chinese military communique in this building are a hotel, a Chinese troops on theatre and amusement centre with a announced that Chinese Friday captured Siyang, 40 kilometres roof garden and a dance-hall.

ry contained Japan-| the south-west of Panal on

The motor-lorry north

various bank of the Yellow River. Japanese ese morines proceeding to troops retreated in a north-easterly Japanese mills within the Interna- direction. Ponni Is the western tonal Settlement defence perimeter terminus of the Taoching railway where they are garrisoned. None of the occupants of the truck was hurt. Reuter.

The Sun Sun building. together with the Wing On Department Store Hauchow, May 1.

building, form the hub of Shanghal's Tancheng has been taken again by native night life in the International the Japanese, according to informa-Settlement.-Domei.

field on from the Chinese

hend- quarters

JAPANESE SUCCESS

Three columns of Chinese troops

FIXED BAYONETS

broke into the town and recaptured A detachment of Japanese military with bayonets fixed took It on Friday afternoon. But later police

beavy Japanese reinforcements arriv-virtual possession this evening of a

offensive.

ed and launched flerce, counter-stretch of Nanking Road lying be- tween Sincere's and Yu Ya Ching, formerly Thibet Road, in the very heart of the Settlement, following the throwing of the hand grenade, adds Reuter.

By order of the Chinese command the Chinese troops withdrew from the town. With the arrival of fresh Chinese troops they are now again closing in on the town.

Intensive fighting meanwhile is proceeding at Matouchen, 10 kilo- metres north-west of Tancheng, which is believed to hold the key to the Tancheng situation.

Some 10 or 11 Chinese were injur-- cd when the missile exploded, but there were no Japanese casualties.

Shortly afterwards a

detachment

of Japanese soldiers arrived on the scene, cleared a stretch of several hundred yards and allowed no pedes

Buses DAKS. trians or rickshaws to and motor cars, however, were allow ed through the cordoned area.

The police have been conducting inquiries, but so far they have not found any trace of the miscreant.

Chanchwang, a point south-west of Tancheng, was cleared of Japanese, troops yesterday morning after a flerce engagement started on the

morning. Bringing previous

their arillery into action, the Japanese heavily bombarded the Chinese posl-

A large crowd of curious alghtseers but the Chinese defenders tions,

the In a collected at the points outside slubbornly held their ground. counter-offensive the Chinese Inter "occupied area" and much excite- drove the Japanese away and recap-ment prevailed. It is not yet known tured the place. Some 180 Japanese when the Japanese will be with- corpses were counted on the battle-drawn. feld.

The Japanese at Tingchlachiao and Talchwang south-west of Yihslen launched several attacks

-Chinese.

оп the

MORE BOMBS THROWN

Shanghai, April 30. Two cigarette-tin bombs, apparent- Chinese positions at Yaowangmlao, y intended for the offices of Wil- and Lichinyu, south-east of Taler

lam Hunt and Company (who re- chwang, yesterday and the day becently took over the China Mer- fore but failed to dislodge the chants Steamship Co.); were thrown at the corner of Foochow Road and The Japanese have repaired the the Bund this morning by two Chin- damaged railway truck between Yih ese. The men were subsequently aien and Tsaochwang and resumed arrested. milltary transport on the line.

Three Chinese passers-by were in- There has been no change in the jured-Reuter. situation at Plhsien. Fighting has been going on in the last two days at

two heavy Hupishan, a strategic hill north Pilsien. The Chinese troops cap-machine-guns, 10 light machine-guns, tured a large quantity of Japanese more than 100 rifles, and 609 helmets. arms. These include two field pieces, Central News.

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WARSHIP TONNAGE DISCUSSED

Britain And U.S. Unable To Agree?

Washington, May 1. Consultations between Britain and the United States to decide the size of the new super-battleships have

deadlock. Of apparently reached

Acials state that Britain continues to maist on a 42,000-ton limit, while the United States insist, in view of the present uncertainty regarding Japan's Intentions, that no limit should be

Act.

"It is added that the only meeting the United States consultants had with their British contreres disclosed British complete agreement. The

are now waiting for Washington to give fresh instructions to the United States consultants before meeting them again, but there is no indication on the part of the of nay change United States authorities. Reuter.

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Meanwhile Senator A. W, Barkley, the Majority Leader in the Senate, has ordered extra sessions on Satur day in an effort to effect netion on the Naval Expansion Bill.-United Press.

Naval Expansion Bill

Washington, May 1. Focs of naval expansion claimed a success in eliminating the possibility 0.10 Plano folos

of the United States leading in the Prelude And Fugue No. 1 in Carmament race when Senator David Major (J.S. Bach); Prelude And Walsh of Massachussets, member of Fugue No. 2 in C Minor ("JS. the Senate Nayal Committee, accepted Bach). Harriet Cohen (Plano); (a). "in

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He said, "I do not want to enter into the business of construction of 45,000-ton ships unless required to do so the action of another

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