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CHINA'S VITAL LUNGHAI RAILWAY CUT

JAPANESE

OFFICIAL

STATEMENT

Important Chinese Communications Thus Severed

Peiping, May 15.

A Japanese official communique claims that the Japanese troops which crossed the Yellow River near Puyang, in Shantung, have cut the

· Lunghai Railway east of Kaifeng.

With the Japanese straddling the line, Chinese communications between the battlefront and Chengchow are completely cut.

Railway traffic between Chengchow and Hsuchow has completely stopped, the Japanese communique claims.-Reuter.

Confirmation From Peiping

Peiping. May 16.

A spokesman hus announced that

the Lunghal Railway was cut near Neihuang, 35 miles east of Kaifeng.

on Saturday evening ---United Press,

FOOCHOW

INVASION

War Situation Analysed THREATENS

Hsuchow, May 16.

While admitting the situation on

the Tientsin-Pukow front has reach- Armed Transports Off ed a critical stage, a high Chinese military officer attached to General Li Chung-Jen's headquarters here warned that too much importance

must not be attached to the outcome of a struggle along a single line of railway.

machine

Having falled to push through to the Lunghai line first by a northward and then a southward drive. the Japanese are now in the midst of an Ambitious pincer movement from both directions, and still they are far from their goal, he went on.

Fukien Coast

Shanghai, May 16,

Big Army School In Cantonment Hongkong

BRITISH TROOPS. CALLED OUT

JAPANESE

British troops, men of the Seaforth Highlanders, were called out during the recent bomb-throwing incidents in Shang- haj laat week. Here is an army, truck with its watchful crew and a Lewis gün for emergenci es. Japanese soldiers were also

MONOPLANE in Nanking Road at the same time. SETS NEW RECORD

7,250 MILES NON-STOP

Kisarazu (Near Kobe),

May 16.

The report states that parations are being made by the Its tent is stated to have broken civilian inhabitants of Foochow the world's endurance record set by to evacuate into the interior. the French air ace, Maurice fossi, who, with M. Codos, flew from New Japanese planes ruided Foo-York to Rayak, Syrla (5,657 miles) covered

SUDETEN

LEADER SATISFIED

Believes Britain Won't

Herr

was

BAYONET CHARGE IN PALESTINE

British Soldiers Ambushed

3

Breaking the world's long distance flying record by cover-Allow Breach Of Peace The presence of armed Japan- ese transports off the Fukien ing 7,250 miles in 62 hours 23

Prague, May 15.

Jerusalem, May 15. Despite

the coast has given rise to fears minutes, the Japanese monoplane terrifle sacrifices, gigantic Japanese war

In among the populace of Foochow "Wings of the Century" landed

Konrud Henlein, the A private was killed and an- repeated onslaughts has HO für of an imminent Japanese in at the aerodrome here at 7.21 Czech Sudeten (German Minori- other wounded when the West failed to capture any of the prized vasion, according to a foreign p.m. yesterday.

ty) leader has returned home via Kent Regiment fought a hand- objectives along the south Shantung

report.

The big monoplane has completed Berlin.

to-hand encounter with Arab front, the spokesman said.

20 laps of 250 miles each on a | triangular course since il tank off at Herr Heulein said he most rebels near the village of Tamba pre-4.55 m. on Friday.

satisfied with his talks in London. to-day. He is reported to have gained the

The British troops made impression that Great Britain would not allow the peace of Europe to be bayonet charge on the rebels follow- disturbed, and therefore the claims ing an ambush in the vicinity of the of the Sudeten Germans could be village. settled only by negatialon, tical situation consequentially will be machine-gunning the fleeing men.

When the rebels dispersed, alr Herr Henleln hopes that the poll craft pursued them, bombing much eased.

Rebel casualties were at least Dr. Kamil Krofla, the Czechs Two were captured-Reuter,

Minister for Foreign Slovakian Affairs, saw the British and French Ministers to Prarus yesterday, and lation

in of Czecho-Slovakia promised to do everything to settle spheres of the public administration, the demands of the Sudeten Germans.and some form of self-administration Dr. Krolta Is understood to have will also be granted, probably by stated that the new Nationality increased powers on local councils, Statute will provide for proportional including the control of the Police— representation for the German popu- Reuter.

by

Ing to the spokesman, are to draw the ping twelve bombs. No damage 6.750 miles at an average cruising

The tactics of the enemy, accord-chow aerodrome yesterday, drop in August, 1933.

The Japanese machine main force of the Chinese army to was caused to the hangars, but speed of 112.5 miles an hour, com- points along the Tientsin-Pukow line

onpared with the Frenchmen's average and there engage it in a pitched huge craters were created

These were of 03.65 m.p.h.--Reuter. battle. The Chinese however, have the landing field. distributed strong units

(Renter errs in attributing the en- along all speedily filled in coolies-durance record to Rossi and Codos. trants, and in south Shansl* a Renter.

The Frenchmen's record was broken vigorous counter-attack has begun.

The spokesman belleves the enemy

by Gromov, Youmnachev and Daniline, the three Soviet airmen who flew command 18

experiencing

non-stop from Moscow

San shortage of manpower.

Jacinto, California (6,262 miles), in July Inst year. The Soviet record was officially recognised).

now

Admits Position

"It is thus clear," he said, "that although the situation along the Tientsin-Pukow railway front 15 tense, the Japanese army is at a great (Continued on Page 4.)

Italy Lays Keel Of

35,000-Ton Battleship

Mighty Addition To Imperial Fleet

Genoa, May 16. Pressing a button in the naval shipyard here, Signor Benito Mussolini set in motion & crano which laid the first plate of the keel of the 35,000-ton battleship Imporo.

Death Of Famous Neurologist

Budapest May 15.

The death is reported of Dr George Marinescu, the world famous nerve specialist.

Dr. Marinescu was born in 1875 and Wus educated in Bucharest, Paris, Frankfurt and Berlin,

In addition to being Professor of the Clinic for Nervous Diseases at the Bucharest University, he Was foreign member of various European and American medical Bocieties. About 35 text books and treatises, principally on nervous diseases,

-Reuter,

to

JAPANESE SENTRIES IN LEGATION QUARTER

British Protest At Poiping Action

Pelping, May 16. The British authorities made have been published under his nume. representations to the Japanese authorities last night, following the exercise of military control in the Legation quarter by Japanese forces.

PERU RECOGNISES

CONQUEST

Rome, May 10.

The Japanese have placed 11

BRITAIN TO RETURN TO CAVE-DWELLING ERA IF WAR COMES

London, May 15.

and

40.

all

MILLIONS REQUIRED FOR COMPLETION OF AMBITIOUS SCHEME

Additional Accommodation In Kowloon Tong Area

School buildings, modelled on completely modern lines, and with up-to-date equipment, providing for 400 children, from part of the scheme for the erection of a cantonment in Kowloon Tong by the military authorities in the not too distant future. With this accommodation will vanish several of the problems which are con- stantly confronting the military education authorities.

The cantonment scheme is estimated to cost some $20,000,000, and hopes are held out that the new military school will be ready for occupation in 1940,

Submarine Mail For Loyalists

Barcelona, May 15. Letters by submarines is the lalest Loyalist meihod of over- coming diflenilles of communics- tion.

Special commemoralíve stamps will bo dvailable for the first **Submarine Mall"-Reuter.

Insurgents Capture Many War Prisoners

10,000 FOR TRIAL ON VARIOUS CHARGES

Burgos, May 15. The Insurgents have captured 50,044 prisoners up to April 27, according to a spokesman at General Franco's headquarters,

These figures do not include tie many Loyalists who have deserted.

Seven thousand prisoners have been employed in Insurgent technical services, 31,000 in labour baltallons, while 42,085 have been retained in concentration camps.

Ten thousand have been tried, or are to be tried, for alleged crimes.-- Reuter.

Two British

For a long time the authorities have been vigorously attacking the problems of providing proper Incili- tles for the education of soldiers' children in Hongkong At the moment there is in course of enn- struction new school at Stanley. This will be ready for occupation very soon. When the school build- gs at the new cantenment are com- pleted, the military authorities will be able to educate the children at Kowloon Tong, Stanley, and in the existing Garden Road school, which has ntrendy undergone extensive structural Improvements. The pre- sent school buildings at Gun Club Hill will be discontinued, as will the temporary senior school in Soares Avenue, Homuntin.

Constant Problem

To the army educational heads In Hongkong, the constant problern is the changing numerical strength of the schools. Each trooping season brings its changes. At the moment, there are three times as many child- ren being educated by the army in Hongkong compared with three years- go, but this is quite likely to be altered after the next trooping. The primary cause of the big increase to- day is that more troops are now stationed in the Colony. Even 60 certain fluctuations are inevitable, and often the authorities and it necessary to employ temporary local teachers

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STOP PRESS

FOUR

Missionaries FRENCH

Feared Slain WAR CHIEFS

Allegedly Murdered

By Communists

Shanghai, May 15. Partial confirmation has been Thousands of Britons probably will become "cave received of the murder of two men" again in the event of another European war. British Missionaries, Dr. H. G. Old smugglers' caves in the chalk cliffs near Dover Wyatt and Miss Glasby in north and Folkestone are being examined now by experts as Shansi. possible air-raid shelters.

RETIRED

Paris, May 16.

A shake-up of the French Supreme War Council is in- dicated with the aunouncement that four Generals will be retired,

all

Simultaneously with the announce ment, the Premier, M. Daladier. opened the National Defence cam- palgn yesterday with a nation-wide Dr. Chesterman, Medical Secretary broadcast,

The Premier appealed of the Baptist Missionary Society, in Other caves in the cliffs at Margate, Ramsgate and an Interview with Reuter this ofier-citizens of France to support the Southend on both sides of the River Thames estuary noon, said that as far as was known Government's 3,000,000,000 franc Alve in Shanghal, Dr. Wyatt was conduct- per cent, Defence Loan, which will also will almost certainly be used again as refuges, as ing n party of missionaries to Tal-open on Monday-United Press. they were in the great war when these towns were chow. subjected to intensive air-raids.

Japanese soldier, armed with rifle and fixed bayonet, outside the

He had heard that Japanese soldiers entrance to the British Erabassy.

had rescued two other missionaries Trame in the streets of the Experts are studying the possibi-{The Committee belleves the Inhabl-and that Dr. Wyatt and Miss Glasby Following quickly on the League Legation quarter has been stopped. lily of gas-proofing these caves, tants could flee into the country and had been murdered by Chinese com- decision to allow member-nations causing much inconvenience to the where thousands could And shelter take refuge in the caves at many munists.

during raids.

points without touching the main The Society was unable to accept freedom of action regarding the entire diplomatie quarter.

roads, which thus would be left free The reason for the Japanese action Italian conquest of Abyssinia, the

The Air Ralds Precautions Com- from 'congestion.

this version without confirmation, Peruvian Embassy has announced appears to have been the return from

Hugo arches under. Brighton's added Dr. Chesterman, as statements. Ti Duce, In an address to 00,000 that Peru hes recognized the Italian a sight-seeing expedition of Prince mitted at Brighton, largest senside

Chichibu, the Emperor's brother. town on the South Coast. Is con- promenade also will be adapted, us published last November about the wórkmen and their families, Bald Empire of Abyssinia.

Prince Chichibu, who arrived insidering burrowing huge caves in a gas-proof and splinter-proof shelters, treatment of Dr. Wyatt by the that the Italian Empire would be completed and would be developed 48 hours after a similar decision by Peiping last week, is residing at the nearby range of chalk hills to pro- mainly for the use of visitors court Chinese had proved to be without

Japanese Embassy-Router.... tect the population from air attack. suddenly in air-raids-United Preis, I foundation.Router. by fallan propio Reuter.

The new battleship is one of two such vessels included in Italy's building programme, for 1930.

The Peruvian announcement came

Sweden---Router.

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