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ANHWEI AND HONAN BATTLES RAGING

JAPANESE

RAPIDLY

PUSH WEST

Claim Huge Chinese Forces In Retreat

INVADERS' CASUALTIES ADMITTEDLY HIGH

Liuan, Anhwel, June 3.

In addition to the column driving from Pohsien to , Luyi on the. Honan-Anhwei border, two Japanese columns in north Anhwei are pushing in the direction of east Honan.

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One column is striking south from Mengcheng on the north bank of the Kwo River, 45 miles north-west of Pengpu, while the other column is west from Tingyuan, 33 miles west of the Tientsin-Pukow Railway in north Anhwei.

British Girl Arrested As Espionage Suspect

CHINESE VICTORY CONFIRMED

Japanese Raiders Severely Punished in Hankow Fight

Shanghai, June 4. Under the heading "Japanese

R.M.A. DORADO CAUGHT FIRE at Kai Tak this morning just before her take-off: but was only slightly damaged. Passengers, crew, mails and freight all escaped injury, This photograph of the Delphinus-sister ship to Dorado-shows how fire from the engines might threaten those in the big plane's cabin.

REFUGEE CENTRE

MAY BE BUILT

22-YEAR-OLD SOUTH

AFRICAN DETAINED:

GERMAN ALSO HELD

In Chinese Prison Cell As Japanese Air Raiders Bombed Wongsha District

(By "Telegraph" Special Representative)

Imprisoned in Canton for over a week as a suspected espionage agent, a pretty 22-year-old British girl has just arrived in Hongkong, after her release had been secured by the British Consul General, Mr. A. P. Blunt.

The girl is Miss Kathleen Weston, of Burgville, Natal Province, South Africa. Her home is in a farming dis- trict 200 miles inland from Durban.

BY H.K. CHINESE Hongkong.

Fighting has already broken out between the Meng-Air Raid Losses Confirmed," the cheng column and Chinese defenders at Lochiachi, north | North China Daily News says

Private Chinese persons are pressing for the early of Fengtai. Numbering about 2,000 men. the Japanese ports confirm previous messages though official participation in the scheme is still lacking, this morning that foreign re-establishment of a refugee settlement in the Colony and, are assisted by tanks and artillery.

The column advancing westward, from Tingyuan is divided into two units. Chinese troops have rushed there to block their drive.

It is stated by Chinese despatches that the Japanese resimted to Has attacks in the vicinity of Tingyuan! on June 1. Many Chinese soldiers were killed.

Urge Continued

Attacks On

Meanwhile, on the Hofer sector, the Canton, Hankow

Chinese attachers are reported to: have reached the outskirts of the city where fighting is itl progress. Central News.

Serious Threat To Kaifeng

Hakow, June 3.

A serious threat to Kaifeng in developing as a resell of the Japan-

flanking movement

ese

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Chislen, eording to latest reports from the front Instead of driving westward along the Lunghai Railway Jor

passession of Lanfeng. the Japanese are said to be advancing from Kweitch and Yungehen and Mengehen on Hhsten and Layi.

One Japanese cohann driving west) through Lingling is reported to have occupied Chisten.

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It is believed the Japanese trying to strike the Pelping-Hunkow railway in the vicinity of Yenchen, south of Chengchow.

The Chinese are preparing to check this advance and at the same time to

defend the Hunkow area in the event

of a push in that direction.

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Crossing Yellow River

In an attempt to reach the Langhal

railway and peints north-west

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CHINESE GATHERING AT AMOY

of

Tokyo, June 3. Air. Kenzo Adachi, Chairman of the National Leagne, yester- day handed to Lleut, General Gen Sugiyama, Minister of War, and to Admiral Mitsumasa Youn), Navy Minister, caples of the re- solutions adopted by the minority political party which he repre- sents.

These resolutions urge that relentless attach shall be main- taiord lanoward Canton. "batit of which owns are strongly defended Chinese bases as de- monstrated by undisputatio evidence."Domel.

BRITAIN LAYS IN

regarding the Japanese air raid over Hankow on Tuesday,

Twenty-one Japanese planes took part in the raid, most of

them being pursuit planes.

it is known that sites have been inspected in Kowloon by Directors of the Chinese hospitals.

Mr. Chau Shiu-ng, Chairman of the Directors of the

Karl Rein, a 25-year-old German medical student from Hargen, Westphalia, is still in a Canton prison.

Miss Weston and Rein were arrested on the Canton Railway. station on May 27, as they were en route from Hankow to

Efforts to secure the release of the German have` failed.

In an effort to obtain evidence against the British girl and her travelling companion, Chinese agents raided the whilst they were in the interior of China. rooms in which they had left their baggage in Hongkong

The baggage was surrep- titiously taken to Canton. Miss Weston's efforts. to secure the release of her property have so far been unavailing. She dare not go to Canton to make en- quiries, for fear she should be re-arrested.

They were opposed by about 46 Tung Wah Hospital, stated that he had been with the Mme. Chiang

Chinese planes. The Japanese lost twelve pursuit planes, shot down over Hankow, and two bombers, shat whilst attempting to bumb

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the boom scenes the Yangtse at Klu-

king.

None of the bombers participating in the raid succeeded

the

Hon. Dr. P. S. Selwyn-Clarke to several places on mainland to see whether it was feasible to erect matsheds and huts for the poorer refugees.

nt to father the scheme because of Government is apparently reluc-

Honkow, all of them being intercept-

In reaching the complications that it involves but

ed by the speedier Chinese pursult planes.

the Chinese themselves are expected to proceed with the building of huts The Chinese lost only two machines for the accommodation of women, in the encounter, it is confirmed. children and infirm males if a sile

Under this report, the North China

only sites can be secured. The Daily News publishes the story frum available are on Crown land. Apart Tokyo, quoting a Navy spokesman as from the political aspects of such a saying that in the raid nine Japan-scheme, it would involve quite con- ese raiders engaged over 30 Chinese

ese siderable expense. Sanitation would planes, shooting down 20! The same have to be sound and a no Japanese report states that all but serious point is that it would probably one Japanese plane returned safely

swell the tide of refugees coming to their base, Reuter,

here if they knew that provision had been made for them.

Underground Deaths Caused

EMERGENCY By Negligence

SUPPLIES

London, June 3.

The inquest on the six vielims of the underground railway collision an

the Coroner's Court

Food To Be Stored Inverdiet

Safe Places

less

Terrible Living Conditions

to

Ono authority stated that Govern- ment would be forced to come into the scheme for its own protection since the poorer residential area in becoming intolerably dangerous the health of the community. There are whole floors without any sanita- tion and some where the only con- ventence is a temporary one placed in the kitchen. The spaces unter- neath stairways are all used as bed spaces.

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Cholera Victim

Found Near Refugee Centre

A case of cholera was found ai Third Street to-day near the large refugee settlement in the old Government Civil Hospital.

The patient died shortly after being taken to hospital.

He was a male adult but whether a refugee or resident is not yet known.

EXPLORER FLYING PACIFIC

On Expedition To New Guinea

Tells Of Women's Work

Interviewed By Daughter Of

Press Magnate

WES

When I interviewed Miss Weston in Kowloon this morning, she told a remarkable story of her experiences.

After she was arrested she flung into a stopil cell in a native Chinese prison near Wongshu. Her travelling companion was placed in another cell in the same prison.

Miss Jane Howard, daughter

On Saturday, the day after they of the President of the United carried out the first of the series of were arrested, the Japanese planes Press Association and of the bombings of Canton, Scripps

Howard

newspaper chain, has just returned Hongkong from Hankow, after interviewing Madame Chiang Kai-shek there for her news- |paper in Honolulu,

"They were attempting to hit some to objective near the prison, and the

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Miss Howard gave her story to the Telegraph to-day after flying the Pacific and onto Hankow on a special assignment.

She wanted to know, first, whether the people of the outlying districts of China had been aroused by the Japanese invasion and Its attendant horrors to which civilians were so frequently exposed,

Sald Madame Chlang;

"At first the people away from the coast districts in China were noi

aware of the horrors of the war and

STOP PRESS

RAIDERS BOMBING CANTON

Canton, June 3.

not all the people wanted to fight; Eight Japanese planes flew but now everyone is united. The over the foreign concessions on people have learned through eduen- the Shameen shortly after 3 p.m. and through seeing the re-to-day and commenced bombing fugees. All women, high and

low. the city. are making things for the soldiers.

Lion

May 17 was concluded to-day, when Godowns and warehouses have returned abeen thrown open to homeless persons that all had met their at the request of the Chinese hospital death through an accident caused by authorities but there still remains a the negligence of Arthur Gcorge very urgent need for organised ac- Baer, Chief Linesman, and the commodation, Another cas0 contributory negligence of Arthur cholera reported this morning has London, June 3, How the co-operation of tenders Station,

Waller Foskew, Foreman at Temple added to the fears of the medleni had been enlisted In"

department which is adopting extra-

"China was already on her way to It appears that they are con- connection In neither case, added the rider to ordinary precautions to safeguard the with plans for creating reserves of the verdict, did

unity before the Japanese attacked centrating on the terminus of the negligence large number of evacuees in the old

San Diego, June 3. her. The chief impediment to her the Canton-Kowloon railway. essential commoditica was mentioned mount to criminal negligence. Government Civil Hospital.

The world's largest private flying unification has been the subversive Reuter. in the House of Commons to-day by who did the wiring before the ne

A mistake was made by the man

bont, owned by Richord Archbold, work of the Japanese but the war has Mr. Oliver Stanley, President of the eldent, and it nmounted only to en

Refugees Held Up

If it is true that the planes are famous American explorer, set of crystalised this unity. Board of. Trade, when moving the error of judgment.

About one hundred refugees who from San Diego for Honolulu at 2.14ganisations is aimed directly at the may be heavy since thousands of The work of our women's or-bombing this area the loss of life second reading of the Essential Com- The jury highly commended the could not produce twenty dollars as p.m. to-day, modities Reserve Bill,

courage and presence of mind of the required by the new regulation in

problem of unity. Work done during people have been at the station Mr. Stanley said that in some cases, involved in the accident, and

driver of the stationary train | Hongkong, were detained yesterday Archbold is

the war route to en

is only the beginning; for ex-afternoon when the steamers Tal Guinea, off the north coast of Queens-portant. It, when the war is

rehabilitation work is equally Chinese forces on the mainland at traders would be induced to carry, on pressed

daily waiting for transportation over, to Hongkong. On arrived here from Canton. their normal stocks.

The total number of refugees American Museum of Natural History.doomed,

Loss Of Life Heavy zoological research for theher sufferings she deserves to be aboard the four ships was proximately 5,000,

Hope To Attack Occupying Force

Amoy, June 3.

New

Amoy opened fire against the Japan-Definit of the Government, more than relatives of the bereaved.--Reuter,

its deepest sympathy to Shan, Kwong Sai, Tin Yat and Salland, where he will spend two years China has not achieved unity through

Seven Killed In Pit Blast

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His fight will cover 6,000 miles across the sea, and he will pass over

WOMEN'S DUTY

"The women who attended

leading intellectuals among

The

refugees in the mean- detained time are in police custody. The num ber of refugees in various refugee camps at present is:

the spot in the Pacifle where Amelin recent Kuling conference were

Canton, June 3,

3.30 pm. Twelve planes, fiying in groups of three, flew over Canton this aftor-

the the the

noon.

Their first charge of bombs drop- domage.

Earlart disappeared In June last year women of China. They were chosenped in open country and did little

ese at 1 o'clock on Tuesday morning but were silenced by effective Japan- Ho declared that, under the terms ese counter-bombardment, it was ad- of the Blil, the liquidation of stocks mitted here to-day.

cannot be effected without another From their base at Oino, 4,000 Act of Parliament defining the manner metres distant across the water from in which us could be done, and Ngotong on Amoy Island, the Chinesaus prevent large stocks from being essayed three shots which fell short thrown on the market and so dis-

Tun Wah Hospital, 328, of which on her world flight, and dropped into the sea, the report organize ordinary channels of trade.

100 came from Shanghai; Okl Vic-

| because of their own merits and not stated.

Firma

entrusted with the custody

The second flight of missilen ex- The giant Consolidated Airbont, because of the importance of their ploded, raising a terrific column of Pittston, Penn., June 3. loria Gaol, 389; Covermont Civil which cost U.S. $250,000, is being husbands. The purpose of wheat would take it over, when Assembling at Olao, the Chinese the time came for milling, in order a coni-gas explosion in an anthracite

Seven miners have been killed in Hospital, 1,402,

in calling debris-strewn water, in the river. forces are now buildig pill-box to prevent deterioration and ease the mine here.

The former magistracy in Kowloon piloted by Russ Rogers and Ray Born, them together was to give them # It is fonrod they toll amongst a positions and are waiting for a chance dificulties of storing.

was opened for refugees yesterday as included in the crew are. Gerald chance to get acquainted and to pro-crowded sampan anchorage Uniteit Most of the Six to recapture the Island, according to wheat would be stored near the west Three are not expected to recover from the Government Civil Hospital rinka, machanle; and Capt. Lewis of China, It all of China's women

other miners are injured, a number of one hundred refugees Brown, radio-operator; Stephen Bar« pare a programme for all the women Pres ¿Chinese claims-Domel,

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(Further Stop Press News on United Press,

was transferred there.

Yancey, navigator-United Press. *** *** (Continued on Puge 4.),

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