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JAPANESE · REPORT TROOPS AT GATES OF KAIFENG CITY

Chengchow, June 5.

Confused fighting is proceeding along the Lunghai Railway.east of Lanfeng and on the south bank of the Yellow River.

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fresh runnned by state that it la troops in order that the forces which withdrew from the Hsuehow area may have a rest and be re-organised. This withdrawal Is said by the for the Chinese to be responsible widespread reports which they de scribe as without foundation that the Chinese are withdrawing west along the Lunghat Hing, while evacuation of the banks from Chengchow is stated to be responsible for rumours

of the fall Chengchow being in-

minent.

The centres of fighting are around Lanfeng, Min-chow are sald chuan and Liuhotsi, respectively 44, 97 and 79 kilometres east of Kaifeng.

and

The main boly of Japanese troops estimated at between 60,000

Kweiteli 70,000 is mussed between and Minchuan, and between Chihsten and Ningling.

stalion, west of The Louwang Lanfeng, which was recently recap- tured by the Chinese, has again Chinese fallen into Japanese hands. reinforcements have been rushed up. Heavy downpours yesterday pre- the cast vruted developinents on Jonan front. After taking Luyi, 37 niles south of the Luighul Railway, the Japanese have not been able to 1sh any further-Central News. KAIFENG FALL IMMINENT

Shanglus, June

reports claim their Japanese roupa huve reached the gates of Kaifeng and that the Chinese have begun a wholesale withdrawal from Clingchow. The fell of Kalteng in clalined to be imminent. It is stated that the two main highways leading south and south-west from Kaifeng Have been cut.

At this evening's press conference Japanese military spokesman said the capture of Kaifeng was now only a matter of hours. The

Japanese

operations along udi fronts were ex- tremely successful and the advance of the troop had been exceptionally rapid.

Chinese in- Although tended to defend Kaifeng the last, the city had now lost all milltary inportance. Reuter, FENGTAI CAPTURE ANNOUNCED

Shanghai, Jume 5

Buoning parallel to the Japanese thunt along the Lunghai Railway in the direction of Chengehow, further significant advances westwards have been made by the Japanese forces, an my spokesman revealed here this morning in announcing the cap. ture of Fengtai, 75 miles south-west

man revealed.

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MONDAY,

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6,

1938.

OUR GUIDE TO THE CINEMAS

HUMOUR IN COURT

(Continued from Paga 6.)

he replied, "Oh, no. He seemed quito In decent chap." Quite different in aspect was the instance when a hus- "Nothing Sacred" (King's Theatre, and took home a cookery book to to-day). This screen play by Ben his wife. According to the husband, Hecht shows what would happen it sho said that, while It was quite the big city were to lonize, at the interesting, she really preferred instigation of a circulation-minded good, straightforward. thriller, editor, a young girl who was errone- ously believed to be destined to pass

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(Marriott Edgar)... Stanley Hollo- way (Humorous Monologue).

9.30 London Relay-The News

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·Bongs by Peter DAWEEN (Basa-Bari101c).

The Bulider (Foley-Cadmon);

(Borran-McCall); To Fret-Foot

Morrow In Another Day (From A Chinese circles assert that the Ju-Day at the Races').

Perhaps it is the pathos of matri- panese are still at a considerable dis- Iance away from the Pelping Night,"

well-directed by Will It is monial and neighbour disputes that

Wellman, causes the litigants to be Hankow railway, on which the

played by a large cast and made in in sayings that bring n smile. A trains between Hankow and Cheng-

technicolour. An amusing picture 10 be running as Fox-Trots When My Dream Boat with a touch of mallee to sharpen its wife when asked whether her hus- usual.

Comes Home; I Stumbled Over Love jabs. Frederic March and Carole band had assaulted her most feelingly Heavy downpours in east Honan

Roy Fox And His Orchestra: Lombard, as the principals, are good replied. "No, but he gave one detalle are reported to be holding up the Tangos-Du

Schwarzer Zigeuner;

and have an extremely entertaining

Another advance of the Japanese in the Lan-Vent Pebeta... Dajos P In and His

wife appealed to the Magistrnte. Wolter Connolly and Charles of Pengpu, un the Tlentein-Pukow feng and Chihalen arco, where the Dance Orchestro. Fox-Trots-Lovely scene in which they knock each other of his plan for doing so." railway.

muddy fields are said to be makingTo Japanese columns are also in the operations of mechnaited units dif- To Look At (From 'Roberta'); I Winninger are the best of the sup. "Please can I have a separation from

Won't Dance (From 'Roberta')

my husband as he strangles me every porting players. detachments, Showhsien, 12 ficult. Two Japanese

Ambrose and His Orchestra nt the

"Her Jungle Love” (Queen's and day." neighbourhood miles south of Fengtai, the spokes the Chinese reports sinte, appeared Embassy Club, London with vocal

Alhambra

Theatres, to-day),--Adver- | yesterday afternoon on the outskiria chorus; Slow Fox-Trois-Every

to the contrary, of Chengyangkwon,

Uning and near the An-Cor The apparent direction of the Ja-

Minute Of The Hour; Here Comes border. These units

The Dride... The B.B.C. Dance star of Dorothy Lamour's latest com-

Jiggs, panese advance in towards the Hohwei-Honan

"Chimpanzee, is the hero and shed, but were not, when a husband declared that his wife ran away six are said to be the vanguards of the nan border, with the Pelding-Hankow

Orchestra directed by Henry Hall railway ultimately lo view-Domel. Japanese troops now at Fengtal and with vocal chorus; Waltz Im SB munion with nature in the tropics. menths before, and that "Now only

Shoubslen. BOMBARDMENT OPENED

In Love With You; Fox-Trot-I'm Jigges hope around, beats his chest, her father remains in the house ns a memorial to her." There was the lights ares, makes faces and saves Teiping, June 5.

Just Beginning To Care. Henry Within field gun range of Kalfeng,

Jacques (Britain's Champion Dancer

more than one situation. Otherwise case of the enthusiastic witness who the Alm the usual affair about axinted that he had missed the best of Japanese forces the vanguard

cruel ruler, a "white goddess" and part of the fight as the combatants Tempo Orch. opened their bombardment agnirist

of 1034-38) With His Correct Dance

white men lost in the jungle. Ftay hnd only started the kicking after 11 Close Down. the walled town on Saturday even-

he lett. And there was the annoyed Milland is Lamour's heart-throb. ing, it was revealed here to-day.

"Come and Get It" (Oriental plaintiff who complained that as he Meanwhile, the report stated, two

Theatre, to-day),——A fast-moving was getting up from the ground for other Japanese columns started out-

inpanese, after enpturing Chenla and

picture with Edward Arnold as the the third time the other man bor- flanking movements to cut off the

Tunonsu, about 20 miles south-east driving force, Lumber-enmps and rowed his wife's broom and cleaned Chinese retreat.

and south of Kaifeng, are advancingelty life come alike to this actor, who him up with it. One

un Kaifeng from several sides, of these columns completed the

is supported by Joel McCrea as his

her of Kihalen on Friday

Regarding the fate of Lanteng, son, and Frances Farmer,

The rate wife who, when capture

outh of the bend of the Yellow reached a strategien point 20 miles

"You

Can't Have Everything" husband stated that he never had "It's a ite, River on the Lunghai Rullway, no south of Katfeng. The ather column

further news hus been received. The Faye's popularity

(Majestic Theatre, to-day).--Allee not dinners, proclaimed,

worship. He had 23 bolled advancing along the southern district

Increases with yer

deserves no Chinese declare that the town of the Langhal Boilway was reported

every picture she appears. Here is egg only yesterday."

But everybody's heart to have occupied an important position

been abandoned. We

another one calculated to win her sympathy. 25 miles south-west of Kaifeng last

more admirers. The entertainment goes out to the diminutive woman

I n value of the show cannot be doubted; who timidly said, Plenge, sir.

musicals the alligator," when the Magistrate It is one of the 20th-Fox

asked who had laid the complaint. turns out which this company well. Don Ameche In adequate as the musicni comedy director.

and

the

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well-informed usually Kung Pao says, "In the Hsuchowu battle the Japanese concentrated on attacking one point, while the Ja- ponese troops now at Fengtai are at present launching a large scale drive from several directions. From An- hwel, Honan and Cheklong, the Ja- panese forces are moving west

their

objective 11

to

the cut railway Helping-Hankow

and en- circle Kaiteng and Chengchow and exer pressure on Hupeh

"Therefore in the new campaign Kadfeng und Chengehow do not oc- cupy An Important posilican. Our chief aim is to defeat the very nims of the present Japanese drive. have learned and we

are confident that our highest militory commander prepared careful plans, which ore how being carried out.

hus

"The forthcoming battle will for exceed Hsuehowfu in scate as well as scope. Benefiting by the experl- ence of suchowfu, our troops will make a better showing on the com- ing struggle."-Reuter.

Following these movements, Chinese forces are reported to be in in cetreat on the Pelping Hankow Bollway near Chengchów - Domet,

CHINESE STRATEGY

June 5. Hankow, Following the Cluese bigh com- Tund's decision to form a new line of defeues between Kaiteng and Chengehow, the Chinese forces which so far have been attacking Dothara's division north-west of Lanfeng, have The city of Kaifeng is till held by been withdrawn to a new dertor Chinese, according to Chinese

ports from the front to-day, which arcording to Chinese reports.

The Chinese infitury muthorities point out that the Japanese here refuse to divulge the details of ) been attacking without respite.

CHINESE CLAIMS

Hankow, June 5.

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The Japanese have repaired the Lunghni Railway between 11suchow and a point near Lanfeng and are rge numbers of reinforce- from east to west. Chinese reports slate that the Japanese ad- vance on the south of the Peiping- Hankow Railway has not been con- Unued through Chowkdakow and that English “Air" Stressed

The Chinese lines of defence which run parallel with the Lunghal Rail- way south of Kaifeng are still in- taet.

Tears should have been copiously

Whether the wife who couldn't get to her husband because he lived So much under his mother's thumb i eventually did so will never be known. If cartoons be admitted as evidence in Judging between child and Court humour, then let in the one of the prison chaplain tending the convicts in singing. "When all our trials and troubles are o'er." But, as that instance of humour happened in prison, it must be rejected as "out

I. W. Hunter

Victoria, B. C. Victoria has asked gosoline com- panies to 'preserve and accentuate' the English atmosphere of the city. They proposed that new stations be erected in the Elizabethan style of making architecture; fy the Union Jack and progress of Javanese motorised units call their product "petrol," an Eng-of court." practically diMculty-Trans-Ocean. ¡lish term, instead of gasoline,

Chinese reports go on say that the Japanese are not so active to-day owing to heavy rains in Honan pro-

roads. have vince and muddy

thi new line, bul Chinese sources is particularly stressed that the da

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