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yesterday, Al Kutien, northwest of Fulden, more than 10 civilians wero wounded and 20 houses collapsed.

Later, the ralders flew to Klenow, further north-west, and released Haiteng, west of Amoy, and Chang- pa, south of Changchow were also visited by Japanese planes yesterday. Only one Japanese warship is now anchored outside the mouth of the Min River-Central News.

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Hankow, May 18. the RAS

precaution, Fukien authorities have closed the Mamoi harbour, 25 miles from the mouth of the Min River, according to a message from Foochow -Central News. West River Town Heavily Bombed

Canton, May 18. Private advices received here to day revealed that Shiuhing, im- portant town on the West River, was heavily bombed by a fleet of Japanese planes yesterday afternoon.

the others fell into the

WEDNESDAY, MAY

18,

1938.

JAPANESE BOMBARDING

HSUCHOW

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CHINESE, POISONED BY OPIUM, HOSPITALLED

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Chan Say-ching, 20, woman, of 11 School Street, was ad- mitted to the Queen Mary Hospital yesterday.

She was suffering from oplum

administered.

Japanese planes have dropped hand-Hallway, only eight kilometres dispoisoning, believed to have been self bills urging the Chinese soldiers to tant.- surrender immediately.-Domel.

Chinese In Retreat

Tokyo, May 17. The highway leading to Hauchow from Pawangshan is now warming with Chinese troops in retreat from Pawangshan, a report received here to-night stated.

HOLIDAY MAY 24

The left wing of the Japanese northern forces, which established a semi-circular no round Hsuchow, has been engaged in crossing the

As May. 24 has been declared o Monday night Grand Conal since

final drive on public hollday, the Mercantile Marine preparatory to the Hsuchow, 32 kilometres distant, the office will be closed all day. At the Harbour Department, the entry and report concluded-Domei,

clearance section will be open from Chinese Belittle Reports

10 am to noon and the junk office from 11 am to noon.

Meanwhile the extreine right wing

Hankow, May 18. of the Japanese northern forces, which

The Japancae threat to stage a crossed the Yellow River and occupied

movement on Hotse, in southwesterni Shantung, ongigantle encircling Saturday, continued a successful drive Hsuehow, strategic function of the south and took Kaocheng, in northern Tientsin-Pukow Hallway and

Lunghai Railway, was belittled by a Honan.

Chinese military spokesman here.

To-day, this innk column swooped down on the Lunghal Railway cast of Lantang and cut the line between Lantang and Nelhwang, where it captured a large amount of rolling stock.

the

The spokesman estimated that the Japanese troops massed on both north and south sectors of the Tientsin- Pukow Railway, in west. Shantung and north Anhwei, are not more than 200,000 men.

Chinese troops numbering close on the southern 50,000 at Suhslen, Two bomba exploded on Konghon section of the Tientsin-Hankow Rail- Road and the Shiuhing Wharf, while way, have been retreating towards river, Lingpl in north-eastern Anhwei since damaging ona Asiatic Petroicum yesterday.

The left wing of the Japanese Company's oil tanker.

Another group of planes flew over northern forces is standing by on the Mafong Market near Samshul on the eastern bank of the Grand Canal in terminus of the Canton-Samshui north-eastern Klungsu watching for Grand were opportunity to

towards the

villagers

Railway, dropping seven bombs alts together. Twenty killed and wounded.

The whart at Samst.un was also bumbed. Eleven men and women

cross the drive 32 kilometres distant.

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This force, he said, is obviously in-a barrage "dnce-to-die" troops scaled

the walls.

At dawn the Japanese retreated in adequate to execute the encircling effectively. Therefore, the

on casterly direction. Central News. plan Japanese have been able only to send small units to create disturbances Doihara Leading Attack along the Lunghai Stallway. These, however, have either been driven back or "mopped up" by the Chinese. Describing the general situation on Tientsin-Pukow and Lunghal fronts, the spokesman stated that

Shanghal, May 17. General K. Dolhara, Japan's "Law- rence of Manchuria", is personally leading the Japanese troops on the advance on the Lunghal Railway from Tsaochow, according to a statement

I Halmation from the front says that north of the wal River the Chinese made by General Chen Chien to a

the reported retreat of General Liare counter-attacking Mengcheng, on United Press correspondent.

north bank of the Ko River, General Dothara assumed command

were blown lo pieces.--Central News. Chung-jen, Commander-in-Chief of the

the Chinese army on the Hauchow north-west of Pengpu, and Yung-after the Japanese forces crossed the front, from fisuchow to Kwelteh, has cheng, 40 kilometres south of the Yellow River United Press.

Lunghal Railway. In west Shantung now been confirmed.

they are still holding out against the in outskirts of Kinsinng

the enemy and Hotse whilst in south Shantung

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Rolling Stock Abandoned

Lunghai Line Cleared

Of Japanese

Hsuchow, May 10. The Lunghal Railway is now clear-. The spokesman accused the Japaned of Japanese troops, according to information from the Chinese field headquarters.

Large quantities of rolling stock they are operating north of Taler- were abandoned on the Lunghal Rail-chwang with favourable results. way by Chinese troops taken by sur- prise by the swift Japanese move ese military of circulating sensational ments against this important line, it and false claims regarding current

Aghting Central News, is now revealed.

It is recalled that the Chinese armies in their retreat from the Pel- ping-Hankow and the Tientsin-Pukow Railways tool

took with them almost all their rolling stocks,

and

The rolling stock left behind on the Lunghal Railway between Tangshan totals 000 carriages, Kweltel teti while 25 trains are stranded between Tangshan and Neihwang. 11.80 N

Over 30 trains near the

in 11.06b/90a station of Hsuchow and over 20 trains 12.006/020 near the

station have been kept 12.20/24

north standing by but they are now un- 12.38 N.

uscable for the retreat as the Lung- hai Railway has been cut dt'ave points by the Japanese forces, it is said.

One Chinese train loaded with ammunition and provisions captured by the Japanese at a point seven kilometres west of Nathwang,

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Attack On Yungcheng

Imminent

Isuchow, May 18.

During the engagement with the Japanese who succeeded in penetral- ing to Lichwang station, east of Tang- shan, from Yungcheng, 40 kilometres south of the railway on May 15, the Chinese troops inflicted heavy casual- A Chinese counter-attacit on Yung-ties on the enemy and captured four cheng, 40 kilometres south of the tanks and seven armoured cars, it is Lunghof Railway, now under Japan-

revealed. ese occupation, is expected since the Chinese routed the Japanese van- guard at Hullungtsi and Hantaokow, north of Yungcheng yesterday,

The

The Japanese guarding the city have closed the cast, west and south city gates, and have blown up the bridge at Tawangisi, west of the city. Japanese troops defeated by the Chinese at Jullungtel and Hantaokow ware continually arriving at cheng.-Central News,

Chinese Recapture Chuanchiao

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Close In On Hiuchow Meanwhile, the Japanese steel ring round Hauchow has been further tightened, It was claimed. Part of the Japanese southern have reach

forces ed Shilpall, the Ja Hsuchow, while the Japanese north-Pukow Railway, were caught napping

On the same day Japanese escorted by several tanks, which appeared at Huangkow station, 20 kilometres east of Lichwang, were also driven away. A Japancio envalry unit of 100 men made an appearance at Nelhwant, west of Tangshan, 136 kilometres yesterday morning, but was scattered.

Central News. Chinese Evacuate Yutai Chengchow, May 18. Military advices received here state that the Chinese evacuated Yutai in west Shantung on the night of May 16,

After taking Hotsch, a Japanese Lunn, May 18. The Japanese at Chuanchino, 25 column pushed toward Yukal on May kilometres south-west of Chuchow on 15. Ileavy

occurred. Reinforced by 1,000 men, equipped

8 kilometres west of the south sector of the Tientsin- of the city hting in the outskirts

crn forces driving south from Kin- on May 13 when Chinese guerillas with 10 field guns and four tanks, siang and Yulat in line with the lake suddenly stormed the city and re- the Japanese renewed their attacks region in western Shantung dispersed captured it, according to a belated with even greater violence the next day. Japanese infantry-men broke two Chinese divisions at Tangchal, 18 report.

The Last Notice Day for May kilometres north-east of Tanishan, Under the cover of darkness the into the city and street fighting en-

jand are driving on to the Lunghai Chinese stole near the city, and undercued.-Central News,

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