1938-10-04 — Page 15

THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, › OCTOBER 4, 1938.

CHINESE COUNTER-ATTACK BEGINS

Along Yangtse River Meets Stalemate

Drive Along Japanese Drive.

INVADERS TAKE DEFENSIVE AS OFFENSIVE DIES

HANKOW, Oct. 4.

. Japanese drive on the Yangtze banks has come to a standstill and Chinese forces are countor- attacking favourably, General Hsu Poi-keng, Director of the Intelligence Department of the Military Headquarters, informed a Central News respresentative in an interview yesterday.

Reviewing the general war situation, General Hsu said that after taking Tienchiachen, strategic town on the north bank of the Yangtse River above Wusuch, the Japanese have shifted their main force to Fuchih- kow, on the south bank opposite. Tienchiachen, to increase their pressure on Yangsin, about 75 miles south- east of Wuchang.

The

way the Japanese are on the delen- sive whilst the Chinese constantly attack them.

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The Japanese troops on the east bank of Yangsin Lake are attempting to cross the lake, but

A Japanese detachment, General the Chinese on the west bank utsu sald, was wiped out recently are maintaining strict vigilance, during an offensive on Chinlungfeng, -General Hsu stated,

strategic 1 about two and half the at miles northeast of Yaikow on After series of netbacks

A Fuhsuchshan, Chilingfeng and Tao Singize Tehan highway. After this hupling, the Japanese troops on the serious reverse, the Japanese attempt Julehang-Wuning highway are fall to capture Yolkow and drive down

The Japanese ammunition depot Ing back toward Julchang.

to Tehan has been frustrated.

mains of about 1,500 Japanese killed been particularly active. These bat-

here on terles, mostly concentrated at Pan-inside the city was hit and destroyed Turning to the situation in south. In netion aboard arrived Japanese column, pushing eastern Honan, General Hsu revealed Saturday

night. Sacrifices were pishan, were attacked yesterday by by Chinese bombs. Several huge from Julchang to Tungshun in that Hsiao Loshan, about three miles offered by the Japanese navat land-Japanese bombers which, according fires were seen blazing skyward by southern Hupch.

Many Japan meeting stif

stiff south-west of Loshan, which

docked to Chinese reports reaching here, the Chinese airmen. wasing, party when the boat +Chinese resistance Lungkang. recently recaptured by the Chinese alongside the Wayside Wharf. were driven off after a thrilling air ese guards are believed to have been midway between Juichang and Tung-has fallen into Japanese hands again, Five Japanese Red Cross trana-battic.-Reuter.

killed and wounded.

Between 300 and 400 misslies were shan. It le not expected to make The contending forces

MOVING WESTWARD much headway as the Chinese mak- against each other in the outskirts of and 2,000 cases of cremated remains

Hankow, Oct. 4. dumped on the Japanese artillery ing we of the hilly terrah

aboard left Klukang on October 2

the Peiping-positions in the western and southern Leahan.

Japanese forces on effectively striking back at them, Chinese counter-attacks on Shawo, and are expected to arrive in Shang-Hankow Railway are sald to be ad- parts of the city, shattering the gun CHINESE CONSTANTLY ATTACK Tachuantien and Hsuchischung in the hai in a day or two-Central News. vancing westward from Tinghsing emplacements and defence works.

On the Nanchang-Kiuklang Rail-Shangcheng sector

WARSHIPS UNSUCCESSFUL

the on and Pastingwantu: troops

After bombing the city inflicted

proper, Hankow. Oct. 4. heavy casualties on the Japanese.-

Tungpu Rallway are said to be Chinese flying machines reconnoitred Heavy fighting continues on both pushing northeastward and eastward along the highway outside the city Central News.

banks of the Yangtse, especially in from Hisinghsien; while from Tauk-and discovered a column of Japanese the vicinity of the Tienchlacheng sien and Fangshih the Japanese are troops moving forward with many army lorries. Flying low, the Chin- boom, according to Chinese reports advancing southward,

ese airmen strafed the column with reaching here.

machine-gun fire and heavy casual- ties were inflicted,

a JapanesO These American sailors and their officers were photographed at Lunghwa Airdrome with Naval officer, shortly before boarding a Japanese passenger plane for Kiukiang. Lieutenant Cecil T. Caufield, centre front, was in charge of the party of sailors on the second trip of this kind to be made. The men wili executive officer-Pres Union relleve sailors aboard the Monocacy and Lieutenant Caufield will become Photo.

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