1939-04-14 — Page 31

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 14, 1939,

Chinese Hit Back and Make Big Progress On All War Fronts

Shansi Counter-Offensive: Activity Near Canton

THE CHINESE FORCES are inflicting smashing blows on the Japanese in a counter-offensive in Shansi, according to latest reports, and at the same time the Chinese throat to Tsengshing, 25 miles north of Can- ton is becoming more and more serious to the Japanese.

Meanwhile, Kaifeng is said to be held by the Chinese, whose retention of the Honan capital has been accompanied by bitter and

sanguinary fighting.

The following reports from "Central News" indicate the latest position in the war zones in China.

Shansi Offensive

[been re-occupied by the Chinese. | Chinese bringing up reinforcements, With the intention of disturbing according to Jupancse official the Japanese rear Chinese guerillas despatches. ure reparted to have reached-White

nese,

of Canton. About

and

Chi-Wa

sector

In the Kongmoon-Sunwul wul in a new counter-drive. the Chinese are pushing toward Sun

the

MADAME CHIANG

YUNNAN CITY IS BOMBED

Cloud Hill, Lungngantung, Wongpo- The Chinese forces, fully equipped, SIAN, Apr. 14.

in fighting stubbornly tung, Lokongtung and other points in are BLOW after blow has been the Canton suburbs. Telegraph wires southern outskirts of Kaiteng, accord- inflicted upon the Japanese in

have been

ing to these reports, and the battle is torn down. BITTER FIGHTING NEAR CANTON increasing in its fierceness as it enters the Chinese general counter-

KUNMING, April 14. Bitter fighting continues nt Fung- its fourth day to-day.

MENGTSZ, important city on offensive in Shansi province, chung und Kiuyiu, about 15

miles It is admitted ini Japanese the Yunnan Railway in south military despatches reaching northwest

100 despatches, that the attackers suc- Yunnan, was severely raided by here indicate.

Japanese have been slain and a nuntion, which is situated at the southern 19 Japanese planes, in

ceeded in capturing the railway stu- In Bouth Shansi, the

ber of Japanese machine-guns

two Chinese

wati of the elty, from the smashed into Islahsien and inflicted rifles have been seized by the

pro-groups of 15 and 4 machines Japanese Chinese gendarmes, and some 300 casualties on the Japanese

that the Chinese have occupied the cach, yesterday afternoon. during ferocious street combats.

Kalteng aerodrome,

A high civilian toll was taken by The Japanese authorities state they the raiders, according to meagre According to reports just received, are still unable to confirm or deny reports to hand. from Anyi were beaten back by a Japanese had a brief occupation of Po e killing of six Chinese detachment in an ambuscade On hsien cily on Tuesday. It is sald but Independent and reliable Chinese members of the Pacification Commission at Kaifeng, at the villages northeast of Any that about 300 Japanese in a number sources state that it is fully confirm- Four Japanese motor

lorries were of steam boats innded at Siawan, sabled and some 30 cases of am-northwest of Po On, and broke into ed that at least four members were munition seized by the Chinese.

killed,Reuter, Tungtaichwang, an important point withdrew

the city. The Chinese troops who southeast of Chichsten, southwest of

in the face of Intense Anyi, has been recaptured by the with

Japanese fire counter-attacked Inter Chinese, who are now exerting great Fighting raged until evening when

the

aid of reinforcements. Pellegatti and Ore From pressure on the Japanese at Chich- the Japanese were repulsed and re-

The Studio tired to their worships anchored off the const.

Japanese units rushing to the rescue of their comrades at Hsiahslen

sien,

A Japanese combined unit of about 300 infantry and cavalry men from Yualang, southwest of Chichsien, en- countered a strong column of Chinusu guerillas on Wednesday

and badly beaten following battle lasting several hours.

WON

12

pitched

fighting

Is

In southeast Shansi, centred in a semi-circle which follows the Taihang Mountain range.

FIERCE-DRIVE REPULSED At the southern end of the line, the Chinese have repulsed Alerce drive on areas south of Tsincheng launched by Japanese units from Po Ai in northern Honun

At Hoshun at the north end of the semi-circle, more than 1,000 Japanese have been concentrated for an immi- nent drive westward,

Central Hupch Battles

H.K.T.

"I PAGLIACCI"

Madame

Chiang

SUMMER SOCKS

Speaks

In

H. K.

Appeal To Women

MADAME Chiang Kai-shek who arrived here from Chung- king recently for medical treat- ment, called a joint meeting of the staffs of the Hongkong Chinese Women's Soldiers' Com- fort Association and the Society for the Protection of Children yesterday.

The meeting was the first public function that Madame Chlang attend- ed since her arrival in the Colony two weeks ago.

of

the

In her address Madame Chiang the woric done by the two Institutions expressed her great appreciation of for the country since their establish- ment, and encouraged the workers to continue their phirlotle activities and social welfare with increasing vigour. Madamo Chlang reassured the leaders of the societies that China would undoubtedly emerge the final victor of the war of resistance against the Japanese invasion, If city and raged till late last night.

Huge fires were caused inside the every member of the nation faith- fully took his or her part in the Bombs were indiscriminately rain-bilier struggle for the existence of ed inside and outside of the city by nation.

CHUNGKING ENTHUSIASM the raiders which were chased away

Stressing the importance by Chinese pursults.--Central News,

part taken by the fair sex of the nation in attaining this goal, Madame Chiang revealed that the morale and patriotic activities among the women. in Chungking were excellent. The total sum contributed recently to the wor chest in Chungking during the celebration of the fifth anniversary of the New Life Movement, according to Madame Chiang, was $2,500,000. It was $2,000,000 more than had been expected by Generallssimo дай Madame Chiang, who founded Hic Mukien, Apr. 14. movement. Designed to exercise a unified The great success management of the transport In-was attributed by Madame Chinng to in Chungking Fdustries In North Ching, the gigantic the unanimous participation by the. North China Communications Com- daughters of the wartime capital in pany will formally be established the offer-gold-movement.

12.0-12.20 p.m. Relay of Service of Intercession from St. John's Cathe- drat.

12.30 Song by Caruso (Tenor). Farewell, dear Mother ('Cavalleria Rusticana-Mascagni)... with Sym-

phony Orchestra.

12.35 Beeшlioven-Sonata In Minor, Op. 57 ("Appassionata").

Rudolf Serkin (Piano).

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Co. Project In N. China

ICHANG, Apr. 14. EMBITTERED struggles con- tinue around Chungsinng and Yangtzechen, Japanese strong- holds in central Hupch:

Topnowan, on the Han River about Report a Time Signal and Weather with a capital of Yen 300,000,000 on

104 miles above Hankow and about 48 miles south of Chungslang, has re- verted to the Chinese. During fight- there many Japanese tanks were damaged by Chinese lire.

is re-

In the middle of the semi-circle, The Japanese line at Kiulow, 25 fighting is still centred east of Kigh-miles south of Chungslang, siu. The Japanese there are feverish rotted to be wavering as a result of Jy strengthening their defence works. days of fierce Chinese assaults.

Japanese warplanes have been) In northeast Hupeh the Chinese active in southeast Shans! supporting are closing in on Vingshan, 90 miles their land units, Tsincheng, Chang northwest of Hankow." tse, Siangyunn, Liaohsien and other important towns have been succes- sively bombed during the past few days.

The Chinese counter-attack un Fawshan, southeast of Linfen, hos reaped successful

results, Part of

the Chinese are reported to have

-Northern Hunan Activity

1.0

April 17 at Peking.

In concluding her address Madame 1.03 B.B.C. Recording--'A_North-

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(Organ), Tangos- Madame, You're Presaging renewed

Lovely, Spider Of The Night Jarge-scale Mantovani and His Tipien Orchestra. penetrated Into the north city and fighting in north Human, extensive Fox-Trote-Saddle Your Blues To A ure engaging the Japanese in street Japanese troop movements fighting.

been noticed

have Wild Mustang: Please Believe Me there, says report from Roy Fax & His Orchestra with To The Japanese pushing westward the Hunan front.

About 1,000 Japanese infantrymen, Blues Away: Fox-Trot-1 May Be

Vocal Hellungkwan, northwest

Refrain. Blues-Chose The. Linfen, have been defeated by

"Manchukuo" infantrymen, 400 wrong... 3.000 4 the

Chick Webb & His Orch. Chinese in a sungulnury battle.

cavalrymen, 200 army lorries, 1,000

2.15 Close down. In north Shansi, Wuchni, which feil army mules, and 400 steam boats are

from:

of

to the Japanese recently, Is report-reported to have arrived in Yoyang

has also been shipped there.

ed to have been re-occupied by the large quantity, of military supplies on the Canton-Hankow Railway. A Chinese following a series of counter- attacks yesterday. The Japanese re- treated towards Shenchih In thef northeast,

In western Shunsi, the Chinese have retaken Huchia near Lishib,

while d by the Chinese as

Is in the danger of

being

The Way They Have In The Navy.

Stock Market Is Quiet

London, Apr. 13.

The London Stock Exchange was very quiet to-day, this condition pre- Anding Mr. Chamberlain's statement In valling throughout the session, pend-

the House of

Commons

Link Shimonoseki Moji, in Japan

Shimonoseki, Apr. 13.

Was

However, the undertone steady, particularly among heavy in- dustrials which benefitted from the very

steel production.. satisfactory The Prime

Minister's statement

An epoch-making engineering pro- ject in the history of railway con- struction is nearing completion as the submarine tunnel to link Shimo-had very little effect upon naseki, at the western end of the slightly,

kets, but main island, with Moji at the north- ern tip of Kyushu will be opened on April 20, following two years of On Nice. hazardous operallons through the During the night of March 20 last seabed. year, A. B. Arnold, of H.M. sub-

the mar. holdings rallied above the lowest. Among

cased liquidation, and In the absence of Interest by manufacturers, although It closed steadier on covering.

Cotton, despite various adverse marine Salmon, was struck in a Nice} Remarkable progress has been factors on the American market, street by a tax-driver, after i mis-mude during the past months in the strengthened on searcity of contracts. understanding about a fare,

two-year-old rubmarine construction! Wall Street was Irregular-Reuter his ship. H.M.S. Solmon came here

Arnold recovered and returned to metres yet to be pushed through,

and on April 12 there were only 80 Special.

Honan Fighting

TSOAYANG, Honan, the Japanese pill-boxes and block-

Apr. 14. houses near the north gate and an important height cast of the town taking place around Sinyang on SPORADIC fighting has been have all been captured by the Chin-

The Japanese are suld to have the Peiping-Hankow Railway in loat some 300 soldiers in the sighting south Honan. along this line.

A Japanese column of about 1.000 men moving away from Sinyang was attacked by the Chinese on Wednes- day. Fifty Japanese were killed.

Skirmishes also took place at points jury. northwest of Sinyang.

esc,

Steel Ring Around Tsengshing

YUNGYUN, Kwangtung, Apr.

14.

THE Chinese steel ring around Tsengshing, 26 miles northeast of Canton, and 30 miles north-

Japanese foraging parties were

The

again recently, exactly a year after,

tunnel nearing completion, ad Arnold entertained the taxi- the basis on witch the main two- two metres in diametre, will form driver and his family at tea. storled submarine corridor will be Arnold refused the 10,000 franes constructed to accommodate trains awarded him as damages for the in- and other menns of transport.

Domel.

subjected to encircling attacks in the The Hämmersmith Bridge Explosions

the

lly suburbs of Wuan, in northern tip of Honan. They fled heavy casualties-Central News. back into Wuan city after suffering! KAIFENG HELD BY CHINESE

LOYANG, Apr. 14.

wost of Walchow, is tightening. IN A fierce counter-offensive, According to a telephone mes-Chinese forces which retired sage from the field headquarters, from Kaifeng, capital of Honan

Court Hears Thrilling

Story Of Man's Bravery

-LONDON, Apr. 13.

WILLIAM BROWNE and Edward J. Connell were committed

four Chinese columns are steadi- province, to avoid Japanese en- for trial at Bow Streat court to-day in connection with the bombing ly pressing on the city from the circlement on Tuesday, again of Hammersmith Bridge. cast, west, north and south: smashed Into tho city on

were

Both reserved their defence, and witnesses.

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Spelling Bee

Many strategic points around Wednesday, according to re-did not question any of the Crown of the length of the fuse, which might Childs had not the slightest idea the city have been recaptured.. ports just to hand.

Yesterday evening one

have gone off in his hand, Chinese Close-quarter street fighting took The magistrate and prosecuting column advanced right below the city place in the city, resulting in heavy counsel warmly praised the "courage, bridge, he saw a column of water As Chillds renched the end of the walls. It withdrew in the face of Japanese casualties,

coolness and presence of mind" of a shooting from the river, and at the Intense Japanese are.

Important Japanese buildings and hairdresser, Maurice Childs. Japanese reinforcements rushed Japanese ammunition depots

Counsel described graphically how from the other side of the bridge, same time heard a terrifle explosion from Canton and Slicktan are inter-wrecked and burned,

Childs was crossing the bridge and where a second suitense had explod-How many of these words are cepted by the Chinese on the Canton-

The main body of the Chinese he saw a shower of sparks fallinged.. Taengshing and Sheklan-Tsengshing forces is reported to be pushing cast from the suspension chain. He tound highways, Loth of which have been ward from KaltengCentral Newt prised the lock and saw smoke issu-described how the defendants alleg

a suitense lying on the chain. Ho severely damaged by the Chinese.

Battle In Full Swing Fighting on the Sheklan-Tsengshing

ing from the suitcase. He closed the edly forced him, at the point of a Felping, Apr. 13. highway is particularly ferce. The battle for Kalleng was still in onto the footpath of the bridge, and where they deposited their sultenses, ings of these words will be found on

climbed through the chains revolver, to drive them to the bridge The bridge east of Tengahing has full swing this morning, with the threw the case into the river. Reuter Speelai,

caac,

Earlier in the case a

chauffeur

correct and what is wrong with the others?...

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