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FOUNDED JOUL 三拜體五十月六英港香 WEDNESDAY,

CHINESE

JUNCTION

No. 15544

DEFEAT

OF ARMIES

PREVENTED

Powerful Forces

JUNE

15, 1938.

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STRATEGY

British Ships Enter War Zone at Own Risk

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WUCHIN

Path of Invaders Beyond Anking

Hankow, June 14.

Following the fall of Anking the Chinese main line of defence has been removed further towards Hankow, and the Chinese troops are now principally concentrated near Tsienshan, 30 miles north-west of Anking.

According to reports received here to-day this army, which is said to occupy strongly fortified positions, has received heavy reinforce- ments, and military headquarters in Hankow are optimistic regarding the possibilities of future resistance.

The Japanese attempt to bring about a junction of the troops now at Anking with the columns operating west of Hofei, it is stated, has

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FLOOD AREAS on the Plains of Honan, which have been inundated by the bursting of the Yellow River dyktes. The flood-waters are spreading rapidly southward and eastward and already cover an area of 2,500 aquare miles. There is a possibility that, as a result of the floods, the river may be diverted along its old easterly track, past Hsu chow to the China sea at Hui- It has not followed this course, which is 300 miles south of its present outlet to the sea,

since 1862.

chow.

failed, owing to the northern columns having LOYALISTS

been held up by the Chinese in the neighbourhood of Tungchen.

11 is admitted here that the capture

of Anking gives the Japanese air

CLING TO

force a great avantage, since a large Duke of Windsor CASTELLON

alrport near Anking affords an excel- Jent base for air raids on Hankow,

are

It is added, however, that both banks of the Yangtze River strongly fortified, so that the hope of successful resistance 10 further Japanese advances along its muddy waters are not unduly pessimistic- Trans-Ocean.

Forced to Retire

Hankow, June 14. Despite floods which are rapidly inunduting the whole of the plains of Hunan, the Japanese do not appear to have yet given up their plan of capturing Chengelow, junction of the Lunghal and Peiping-flankow Rail- ways.

The detachment of Japanese troops which succeeded in reaching Su- cheng, about 80 miles south of Chengehow, temporarily cutting com- mmunications between Hankow and Chengchow, has since been forced to retire, partly becuse of the floods and partly because of strong Chinese .resistance.

The stream of flood refugees con- tinues to pour into Chengchow with- out cessation, and the authorities are having the greatest difficulty in finding food for the multitude.— Trans-Ocean,

Japanese Facing

Annihilation

Plans to Visit Hollywood Soon

Planes Drive Off Attacking Ships

Madrid, June 14.

It is claimed here that Castellon is s in Loyalist hands.

A semi-official report states that thei Insurgent warships Cervera und Canarias shelled the city on told

Mon day, but were driven out to sea by Loyalist warplanes.

Hollywood, June 14. Lady Willoughby Carey, widow of the former l'æcsident of the Imperial Bank of Inita. newspapermen here to-day that the Duke and Duchess of Wind- sor would visit Hollywood before the end of the Year/ted Pruss

KIDNAPPER

PLEADS GUILTY

May Hang For

Awful Crime

Miami, June 14.

Franklin Pierce McCall appeared;

in three air raids on Valencia to- day, 90 bombs were dropped, des-

people and injuring 21. Air raids in

150,000 PERISH AS YELLOW RIVER BURSTS ITS DYKES

Worst Flood in History May Sweep China

Shanghai, June 16.

Japanese reports state that the flood of muddy

troying 60 houses, killing three water sweeping across the abandoned battlefields of the villages in the vicinity of Castellon plains of Honan has already caused the deaths of 150,000 resulted in the eight people being Chinese civilians.

killed and 21 injured. Most of them were refugees fleeing towards Valencia. Renter.

Ambassador Explains Purposes

Chungmow, for possession of which Chinese and Japanese troops fought bitterly on Sunday, is now a vast lake of water four feet deep. Those of the Chinese and Japanese combatants and Chinese peasants who did not evacuate the town before their retreat was cut off have been completely engulfed.

Many villages have entirely disappeared in the

Of Bombing calamity that is sweeping north China.

here to-day on the double charge Receives Deputation's Chengchow, June 15. of kidnapping and murdering

Protest in London

London, June 14,

son of a

Two thousand Japanese troops "Skeegle" Cash, infant around Welshib, obout 59 kilometres Princeton garage owner who pald south of Kaifeng, are facing annill-$10,000 ransom for "latlon by the Chinese and inundation

in the roaring flood waters.

Now Japan had been forced

to

The entire Japanese engineering corps in North China has been mobilised in an effort to close the numerous gaps in the straw dykes.

the

waste

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GOVERNMENT WON'T

GO TO WAR TO : PREVENT BOMBINGS

Chamberlain Explains His Policy in Commons

London, June 14.

Two proposals have been made which, if practicable, might go some way towards preventing the bombing of British ships in Spanish waters.

This information was disclosed to the House of Commons to-night by the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain.

One of the proposals was for the provision of safety zones in certain harbours. The other proposal, made by the Insurgent Government at Burgos, was that a port in the possession of the Loyalists outside the zone of military operations should be allotted for the use of British ships, with unhindered egress or entry.

Britain May

Put Pressure

On Germany

London, June 14.

Sir John Simon, Secretary of State for Home Affairs, told the House of Commons to-night that the British "Government · was seriously exploring the possibility Anglo-German of terminating payments under the agreements of June 30 last year if satisfac- tory settlement of the Austrian Loans questions is not reached. -United Press,

GERMANY TO PAY INTEREST ON LOANS

But Confusion Still Exists Over Mode Of Settlement

Berlin, Jure 14.

It would appear that the German Government has decided in favour of the principle of payment of interest on the Austrian loans.

However, the method of transfer will have to be settled separately

with each crediler country. The the offer of the German Government, fatter are oppurently dissatifled with which they consider inconsistent with the paying capacity of the Reich.

Financial circles point out that the only, obstacle to reduction of in-

to a

The Burgos Government proposed the appointment of international commissioners to see that this port was not used to supply the Spanish Government with munitions or cer tain other commodities: But there were practical difficulties against the adoption of either suggestion, Mr. Chamberlain told the House.

Investigatious showed that unless Britain was prepared to "actively participate in hostilities for the effec-

tive

protection of merchantmen fly- ing the Red Ensign, effective pro- tection could not be guaranteed to ships trading with ports in the way zone while they were In Spanich territorial waters.

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The Government would not be justified in recommending such course, which might result in a wide extension of the present conflict. The Government therefore repeated its warning of last November to British shipping that while it would be afforded protection on the high Na, vessels entering Spanish ports llable to military attack did so their own risk.

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Mr. Chamberlain added that since mid-April, 22 British ships had been involved in attacks, cleven being sunk or seriously damaged. In several cases the attacks appeared deliberate,,

Mr. Chamberlain warned the Insurgent authorities that serious Injury to friendly relations were likely if the attacks were repeated,——— Reuter.

STOP PRESS

Two Warships Sunk By

Chinese Fliers.

Although the foods have already the ocean along the old bed of the terest on German and Austrian loans the return of The Japanese Ambassador to-day affecting

Tsingyang, June 15. reached serious proportions, gravely river, along which China's Sorrow is the refusal of the Belelf to admit

the

operations of the has not flown since 1002.

its financial liabilities unequivocally.

Military reports received here to- the child. The body of the baby saw e deputation of five members of

Japanese troops and adding to the

Falling settlement, a clearing ar day confirm that two of the warships was found lust week In a thicket the China Campaign Committee,

miseries of the millions of Chinese There is no dyke protection along rangment will probably be enforced in the Yangtze River between Anking After crossing the Lunghat Roll-near its home.

He declared that the Japanese

peasants in the Government hud found it necessary hands in Shanghal declare that the raging waters would lay

area, old China this old bed of the river, and the between Great Britain and the Reich. and Kweichih were hit and sunk by way nt Chungmow and Paisha, where

It is emphasised that an agreement bombs dropped by Chinese planes on. some 5,000 Japanese were reported McCall pleaded guilty to the charge to destroy the anti-Japanese move- disaster hus by no means reached its enormous tract of water, causing on the purely commercial side of the June 11. drowned, the flood waters have been of kidnapping the infant for the pur- beginning of the war that the confet ment in Chinu. It had hoped at the

what would probably be the greatest negotiations, will, in the case of spogee.

Two other, wat vesicls, It is stated, pouring at terrifle rate south-east-

since Great Britain, be made contingent on The

real danger lies in but would be localised in the north, but

known fact floods the world has ward along the Chialu River, already pose of holding it for ransom,

were damaged the same day. Biblical times. Three provinces- satisfactory settlement of the Aus-

Taking the Japanese completely by reaching Chuhsienchen, Weishih and pleaded not guilty to the charge of reluctantly had to go on to Shanghai that the river normally continues to Honan, Shantung and Kiangsu, are trian leans question. Reuter. Yenling

surprise, the Chinese aircraft, moro killing "Skeegle",

and Nanking.

rise throughout June and until nearly threatened with inundation if the

than 20 in number, swooped on the the end of July, when the flood waters river is diverted to In the face of "the deluge the Kidnapping, which is a Federal read the conflict to Canton. Japan, this is the weakening of the dykes,

usually reach their peak. Added to which would put the outlet to

its old truckt, enimated that the present flood will warships when they were actively

the easily exceed this total:

shelling the Chinese positions on both. Japanese argund Welshih attempted offence, is punishable with death in he said, did not want to bomb both by Japanese artillery and desa somewhere in the vicinity of al to withdraw eastward yesterday but Florida, and McCall's plea of guilty Canton, but the bombings had been liberale Chinese wrecking. There is present outlet in the Gulf of Chili. of the present floods, it is admitted causing several fires. The Chinese Wille both Chinese and Japanese the north and south banks. Tons of were checked by the Chinese. They may automatically

chow, over 300 miles south of the sources are withholding full detalle high send him to the undertaken in order to demoraliseno knowing what may happen.

explosives were unloaded, i are reported to have turned west- ward, threatened both by the flood

gallows. Reuter.

the Chinese people, and to prevent Should the present heavy reinforcements leaving Canfon for continue it is freely predicted

rains Reuter.

that they have by no means reached machines returned 10 and the Chinese,

thoir, base that

their penkt. Seasonal raine are not safely-Central News. front.

Isuchow will Lo completely Cu-

expected until the middle of July and With the city surrounded by a removed over 100 field guns to the

these will contribute enormously roaming flood the majority

The Ambassador added that the gulfed by a flood rushing down to of the dyke outside the north city gate to new Japanese Cabinet wanted to end Japanese at Chungmow have been save them from the flood.

spreading death and disaster in the have affected provinces. withdrawn eastward.

the war as soon as possible, The small

The dykes cannot possibly be re- garrison remaining in the city has A squadron of Japanese planes Mr. Wilfred Roberts, Lebour M.P. mons and in the country itself had the flood areas in Honan, declare paired this year. The destruction barricaded the shulh elty gate with heavily bombed the dyke breaches for North Cumberland, speaking on been shocked by the ruthless and that the floods will exceed those of has made even temporary repairs raud and sundbugs. The north city north of Chungmow, and machine- behalf of the deputation, told the cruel conduct of the war and by the 1035, when 14,000,000,000 cubic yards Impossible until the floods subside! - gate is also threatened by flood which gunned the Chinese farmers engaged; Ambassador that Brush public persistent bombardatents of, open of water covered the land.

and there is now nothing in the path hns inundated the northern suburbs. in n vain effort to repair them opinion was divided on many lasues, towns, which had seriously strained Over 3,000 square miles of country of the waters to prevent them spread- The Japaners at Kaifeng have yesterday morning-Central News. but everyone in the House of Com-Anglo-Japanese friendship-Reuter, were devastated in 1930 and it in ing over a large area.—Trans-Ocean.

Worse to Come

Shanghai, June 15, Japanese engineers who carried out an aerial inspection of

to

(Further Stop Press News on Page 17.)