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JAPAN'S ARMIES CONVERGE ON RAILWAY

DRAMATIC Hongkong and Manila Despatch Aid to Amoy

JUNCTION IMMINENT

Forces Fighting At Moment for Lunghai Railway Control

Tokyo, May 16.

Dramatic events are nearing in Japan's ten-months- old expedition in China as the vanguards in North China and Central China of the Expeditionary Forces are expected to establish their junction on the Lunghai Railway, "China's jugular vein," near Tangsan, on the north-western border of Kiangsu early this morning, a military spokesman declared to-day.

The foremost units of the two expeditionary forces advanced on Sunday to within four kilometres of each other on opposite sides of the railway, he stated. ·

Driving from the north, a flying wedge of the Japanese forces occupied Kuochwang. only two kilo- metres north of the Lunghai railway cast of Tangshan on Sunday, some distance north of Wangtsi where the Iwanaka Tank Corps dynamited the railroad on Saturday

BRITISH TROOPS CALLED OUT

DIFFICULT TASK FOR INVADERS.

afternoon, he claimed, while other Japanese forces London "Times" Looks

advancing from the south reached a point two kilometres south of the railway and just opposite Kuochwang.

Many detachments of the Japanese | forces are meanwhile rapidly con~! verging on the Lunghal railway and their definite control of the line is imminent, the spokesman declaret.

Important positions captured by the Japanese on Sunday inclutte Watzukoutzi, 40 kilometres south of Hsuchow, Mangshan, sooth of Tang- shan, Hantuokoutzi, 20 kilometres south of Tangshan and Huilungisi, 12 kilometres cast of Tangshan, i was stated.--Domet.

Japanese Cut

Vital Railway

A

Col-

At Lunghai Front

Londen, May 10.

British troops, men of the Seaforth Highlanders, were called out during the recent bomb-throwing Incidents in Shang- hal last week. Here is an army truck with its watchful crew and a Lewis gun for emergencies. Japanese soldiers were also in Nanking Rord at the same time.

MEXICANS

PEIPING

MUST TAKE RAILWAY INITIATIVE TIED UP

To Resume Relations

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With Britain

Guerillas Active Near Paoting

70,000 REFUGEES IN NEED OF IMMEDIATE OUTSIDE ASSISTANCE

H.M.S. Thracian on Mercy Mission with Serum; Rice Supply Nearly Done

Manila, May 16.

The local China Relief Committee and the Red Cross Society are co-operating in drawing up measures for the relief of 70,000 Chinese refugees on Kulangsu Island, in response to messages from Amoy on Friday afternoon, requesting shipments of rice.

A further message, received at midnight on Friday, indicated that the supply of rice at Amoy was almost exhausted.

Shells Explode On Great War Battlefield

Verdun, May 15, Five hundred soldiers from the Verdun garrison fought a fire which swept through the Ar- gonne Forest to-day, result of a three-months drought.

The heat from the flames ex- ploded hundreds of shells and bullets, burled since the famous German attack on the fortress in 1917. Many firemen and fire- fighters were endangered by the exploding relles of the Great War.

The flames were extinguished Just before they reached the In the American cemetery.United Press.

The defensive power given by the machine-gun to a retreating army. The difficulties of Chinese terrain and the problem of supplying their troops

Peiping, May 16. London, May 15, so far from the sea, may well pre-

Authoritative sources state that the The south-bound train from vent the Japanese from winning the

initiative for the resumption of Peiping to Pingshan was able decisive success to which they aspire, diplomatic relations between Great to go only fifty miles yesterday. says the London Times in an editorial | Britain and Mexico, which were Peiping. May 15.

Destruction of the line by Chinese Monurnent the Lunghat broken off by Mexico last week, must guerillas forced the train to return on "The Baille for Japanese official

be taken by the republic. Railway."

to Pelping. munique claims that the Janan-

The British Government is admil- ese troops which crossed the

Passengers who joined the train at Nor does it appear probable that tedly disturbed by the state of affairs Knopeitlen state that the situation at Yellow River near Puyang ina Japanese victory,

Im-reached in Mexico, where it is al-Pooting is apparently tense, since the Shantung, have cut the Lunghai portant, will break the spirit of the most impossible for Britons to con- entire Japanese garrisons at Yihsler, Shanghai, May 10. Railway east of Kaifeng.

Chinese Government. Geography tinue in business because of the harsh Laishui, Kaopeltien, and most of the Pilots of Japanese scouting planes

and numbers are on the side of restrictions imposed by the govern- garrison at Chochow, recently left for: With the Japanese straddling China and the strength of the new ment, reported that they saw a force of ten

Proting to reinforce the garrison thousand Chinese soldiers retreating the line, Chinese communications Chinese national spirit does much to Diplomats and statesmen in Lon-there. westwards along the Lunghat Ball-between the battlefront and make up for her deficiencies in arma- don feel that the only means of res-

A trustworthy foreign source re- way, north of the Railway track, Chengchow are completely cut.jment.

toring relations would be for Mexico ports that the Japanese garrison at forty kilometres east of Tangshan late

to grant satisfaction for the expro- Puoting retires behind barricades morning.

priated oil-felds,

every night, shutting themselves in the barracks.-United Press.

Saturday

Pilots' Report

however

Railway traffic between Cheng- That the Japanese should be com- While the territory in the north of chow and Hsuchow has comparing their Lunghai railway carn the Kalfeng-Kweltch line is not get

The Sunday Express, in an editorial paign with that fought for the Muk this morning, says: "Of course, the that could be paid to Marshal Chiang the real one. The real reasons may Kai-shek and the armies he has in- be found in the fact that Mexico hos spired by his constancy and courage, appropriated British owned oil-fields, the editorial points out.--Router.

in the hands of the Japanese, the pletely stopped, the Japanese den line, is the highest compliment reason given for the rupture is not Japanese expect that they will have communique claims-Reuter. occupied this area before the retiring

Chinese troops arrive there, so that Confirmation From Poiping

Peiping, May 10.

the Chinese retreat westwards is sut

off.

The situation of ten Chinese divi- A spokesman has announced sions, massed between Tangshan and that the Langhai Railway was Kweitch, is likewise declared to be cut near Neihuang, 35 miles east extremely precarious since

the of Kaifeng, on Saturday even- Japanese are advancing rapidly the railway from the north as well ing-United Press,

es from the south.

on

The Japanese forces are said to be closing in on Suhalen and Kuchen. The Japanese point out that the capture of, these towns will compel the Chinese forces entrenched in this sector to abandon their strongly fortified positions and retreat north- esstwards into the region Around Hauchow which is practically encom- (Continued on Page 4.)

New Japanese

Aircraft. Carrier Is Launched

HSUCHOW KEY POINT OF BATTLE

Peiping Newspaper Says Capture Means Much

Peiping, May 15.

BELGIUM'S PREMIER SOCIALIST

Many New Ministers In Cabinet

and Britain Insists that adequate compensation must be paid."—United Press,

May Enter Open Market

Tulsa, Oklahoma, May 15. Vicente. Cortez Herrera, General Manager of Petroleos Mexicanos, told United Press to-day thất Mexico would discard her polley of selling oil only to Democratic countries if Great Britain refuses to buy Mexican oll as result of the suspension of relu- tions.

Herrera said that Mexico had not sold her oll yet because of the low prices ruling.

"England is one of the largest De- mocratie countries which buys oil. if they won't buy from Mexico, then we must sell to any country that

wants our all.

Brussela, May 10. The former Foreign Minister Spaak formed the new Government yester day morning. The Cabinet is com- posed as follows:

"In commerce, one carinot always Premier and Minister of Foreign follow sentiment."-United Press, Affairs, M. Spanit: Post and Com- munications, M. Murek; Education, The Tientsin Yung Poo, in an Justice,

M.. Dierck Finance, M. Gerard;

and the extreme night Wing Socialist editorial this morning, states that Public Health, M. Merlot; Defence, Party, "National Sockillata."

M. Phollen; Interior the amalgamation of the Pelping and Lieutenant General Denis, Economy Nanking regimes is expected shortly, and

The now ministers are M. Phollen, probably following news of the Im-Labour and Social Welfare, M. Delat- Gerard,

Agriculture, M, Heymond; Balthazar, de Vleesclinuwer andi minent fall of Hauchow.

tre; Public Works, M. Balthazar; Japanese capture of the strategic Colonies, M. De Vleeschouwer.

The last named held, the post of Kobe, May 16. Junction of the Tientsin-Pukow and

Minister for Finance in the first van In the presence of Prince | Lunghai Hallways will allow restora-

This is the first Belgian Govem- Zeeland Cabinet. Hiroyasu Fushimi, the launching tion of through trame from Pelping, ceremony of tho alicraft carrier Tiantain and Taingtao to Nanking.

Four members of the now Cabinet; presented the members of the now] Misubo 9,000 tons, took place at amalgamation of the Felping and Liberals and one, the Minister for woon. On Tuesday the new Cabinet

The Japanese Army organ predicts are Socialists, four Catholics, two Cabinet to the King yesterday after At the Kawasaki Dockyarda hore Nanking regimes will go for "towards Defence, does not belong to any poll will make its debut in Chamber early this morning --Domes, SA

Heal party, M, Spaak is the leader of Trone-Oceans

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ment headed by a Socialist Premier, The Prime”, Minister, M. Spaak,

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R.N. Seaman

On Charge

Of Murder

IMPROVED BUSINESS RECORDED

China Underwriters Ltd. Extensive Operations Shown

the

Improved new business in Straits, Dutch East Indies and Burma was mentioned by the Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields presiding at the fourteenth annual ordinary general meeting of the China Underwriters Ltd, at noon to-day.

In the balance sheet, the princi- pal feature was the depreciation of Stock Exchange Securities which however, hud improved considerably since the accounts were prepared. Shanghai Municipal and other de- bentures had further depreciated.

sald: As on previous sale

The Ch

revenue items have been to Hongkong dollars or

It is learned that *the China Relief Committee has purchased 2,500 bags rico in Itongkong, and the commigrument is golag. for- ward to Kulangsu caro of the United States Consul there.

It is also learned Bint two Sanitary units are being orgaulsed in Manila to-day by the Philippines Red Cross Society,

Messages from Amoy indicate that there are only two doctora ou Kulang- au Island, and they are unable to cope with epidemics...

Approximately 90 per cent. of Manlia's 40,000 Chinese Inhabitants come from Amoy-Reuter.

Official Japanese Account

The following account of the cap- ture of Amoy has been issued by the Japanese Foreign Office to ita con- sulates, and is printed by permission of Mr. T. Nakamura, Consul General in Hongkong.

"Concerning the occupation of Amoy by our Naval landing forces, China is active to spread propaganda news abroad, such as that number of non-combatants were massacred, thot our forces suffered a heavy loss, and that the, city of Amoy had been sel on Are. Notwithstanding suciv Chinese propaganda, the following is the real fact of the occupation.

"In attacking the island of Amoy, our landing forces had only 20 casu- alifies, while the Chinese forces left about 300 dead bodies behind. Fru- dence was used on the part of our forces that only enemies offering resistance were attacked and, in order to avold any non-combatant being hit by stray bullets, our landing forces have ever refrained from firing at enemies malding cacape from the island. It was evident that the Uni versity of Amoy was being used for military purposes with enemies er- trenched there so it was bombed.

"Because the enemy was caught entirely unprepared, the Japanese landing forces were successful in occupying Amoy in so short a space (Continued on Page 4)

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A '19-year-old seaman of ILM.S, ruling on December 31, 1937. The Dorsetshire, Edwin Moreland Dwyer, figures have been combined at la. was to-day charged with murder bes 2d, which is the same rate of ex- foro Mr. R. Edwards at Central change was used last year. Magistracy.

In the Lite Assurance Department He was remanded in custody for business premium at

$120,930 one week,

The charge resulta from the death Agure of $77,834 in 1936. The In- show a satisfactory increase over the of Leading Beaman Robert Dickin-crease was mainly due

Improved son, of Devonport, when the ship new business in the

Dutch Straits was travelling between Sydney and East Indies and Burma, and, in the Supreme War Council Is in

latter half of the year, in Hongkong. dicated with the announcement The increase more than offset the that four Generals will be falling off in this latter half of the

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