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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
April 18, 1939.
Obrery, Supremo)
China is still advancing with conspicuous success in her great counter-offensive, which has already entered its second week. In eight days, the Chinose, gains in five provincos have totalled tons of thousands of square miles. Three provincial capitals Canton, Kaifong and Nanchang are threatened. Offsetting Chinese reports of succossos, the Japanese claim to have captured Kuling.
CHINESE ON FIVE
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REVERSES
STARTLING sustained by the Japanese forces in Klangs province have re sulted in the Chinese attackers regaining territory to the extent that they are now within nine miles of the capital, lost in last. month's Japanese offensive,
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The Chinese troops have suc ceeded in crossing the Fu River, and bitter fighting is now said to be in progress. at Lientang, Nanchang suburb.
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Whilst this drive on Nanchang has developed sensationally south-east of the city, further Chinese successes are also reported southwards, where large body of Chinese troops are now attempting to join forces with the IN HONAN soldiers fighting at Licntang. This force is stated to have reached polut only 20 miles from Nanchang,
a
Kaoan Surrounded Kaoan, which was also lost to the Japanese during the Japanese March offensive, may be the latest Japanese occupied centre to be added to
the enormous Chinese gains in the pre- sent counter-offensive.
The city is reported to be entirely surrounded by Chinese forces.
The proximity of the Chinese forces to Nanchang necessitated in creased vigilance by the Japanese
HEAVY JAPANESE rein. forcements are clashing with strong Chinese forces which last week occupied the cily of Tunghsu, south of, Kaifeng, the provincial capital of Honan pro- vince.
IN SHANSI
IN AN EFFORT to halt the great Chinese offensive in Shangi Province, the Japanese are al- leged to have made liberal use of polson gas yesterday.
Asphyxiating gas was used in the form of artillery shells dur- ing an exchange of gun-fire "at" Hsinhвion, south of Wensi.
East of the Fen River, the Japaneso forces at Yicheng have been complete- ly isolated by the Chinese. In anti- elpation of the fail of Yicheng, the Japanese have massed considerable forces at Wensi, where the next major batile is expected to take place.
A number of strategic points south cast of Wensi have already beer cap-
tured by the attackers.
KULING
CAPTURED
SHANGHAI, April 18.—In a. lightning, attack up the hazardous mountain tralls, Japanesp troops occupied Kuling, famous summce resort stop the Lushan Mountain Range in northern Klangal, at 8 o'clock this mornings.
Starting their final attack at 3 a.m. yesterday, the Japanoia farces "annihilated" Chineso dofonders straggling in the mountain.
Tho" capture of Kuling was confirmed in an official communiquo lasued by the Headquarters of the Japanese Army at Hankow at 11 ̧ o'clock this morning.
Details regarding the safety of the remaining foreigners concentrated in the Safety Zone at Kuling were not availablo yet-Domel.
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CHINESE CLOSING IN ON CAPITAL
REPORTS REACHING Shum Chun shortly before noon to-day indicate that the Kowloon-Canton city of Sheklung, thirty-five miles Fighting Near Anyi east of Canton, has been Sanguinary fighting la now raging captured by the Chinese In the neighbourhood of Anyl, Yun- cheng, Chichsien and Yicheng, where forces. the Chinese are "mopping-up" A special representative of the isolated Japanese garrisons.
"Telegraph" remained on the The southern and western portion frontier throughout the morn of Any! Is now in the northern and eastern sections. while the Japanese are holding outing.
Liminpao, a town few miles In-
in Chinese hands,
Reports brought down by wounded
A major battle is imminent with side the Great Wall of China, has Chinese soldiers who have been the arrival of new Japanese rein-been recaptured by the Chinese, the participating in the battle for Shick- forcements from Chenilu, Kilsien Japanese garrison retiring to Schsien, lung and Shekton state that a Chinese Desperate fighting is in progress attack on Sheklung was launched last
night. In the south, the Chinese have Kinglochen, in the western part of
After some hours' fighting, the new drive the province. unexpectedly opened a
Chinese forces succeeded in breaking Hanicow Railway
Changtalkwan, the Peiping-
into the city. lown north of
and Kaifeng.
garrison, who fear that many of the Slayugh the Chinese succeeded in China War
civilians in the city itself may sudden- ly take up arma against them.
Martial law is strictly enforced News" and, according to "Central the Japanese are ruthlessly executing any evilling suspected of ultra- loyalty to China,
$12,000 Opium Importation
poned
The amount of chundu concerned was ..524 tahlts.
penetrating into the town, subsequent reports Indleate that they have been forced to retire, and severe fighting is now sald to be in progress on the outskirts.
The Chinese are straddling the rallway, on both sides of Chiangtai- kwan.
Po-Al, terminus of the Tackow- Chinghua Railway, has been recap- tured by the Chinese after four days' severe fighting, Heavy casualties were sustained by both sides.
JAPANESE LOSSES
IN APRIL
Chungking, Apr. 17. The total Japanese loss in man- power on all fronts during the first half month of April was estimated
One of the seven wounded men arriving at the border to-day stated that just before he was rendered hora-de-combat the capture of the city appeared on the verge of com- pieting.
Order To Attack
where the Chinese will
come
up
against the Japanese inner. defences. The Japanese have been forced to abandon Skekkok Market, retiring to Chungloktam, in the Punyu district.
Through this victory, the Chinese encirclement of
Canton came *
with the step nearer realisation Junction of troops operating in the Chungfa and Fayuen areas..
As a result of this junction, the Chinese troops are now operating on a fairly lengthy and continuous front west of Canton.
Kongmoon Regained
About fifty wounded soldiers kave now reached the fronifer from the baltie ares. They аго д members of the Eighth Peace The Chinese forces are HOW in Preservation Corps under the complete possession of Kongmoon, the Leadership of Vice-Commander treaty port west of Macao. In this! Clans.
area, it is revealed, crack troops from Telegraph": "We were ordered to camp at Loting are
One of the wounded men told the General Tsai Ting-kul's training.
Many Die In U.S. here at 12.196 onlcers and men killed in Sheung yesterday morning, conspicuous success.
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and $56
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Gathers captured.
The material losses of the Japan-
Fighting commenced dawn and contbued throughout the day and last night. We eventually ese expeditionary force in China succeeded in breaking into the city during the same period include 309- war horses, 337 rifles and muusers; and hand-to-hand fighting was in 42 machine and sub-machine guns, progress when I was wounded by a
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tanks and
Further batches of wounded soldiers are expected to reach the border to-day.
Concral Offensive
Charged with being concerned in the importation of over $12,000 worth of chandu Into Singapore on March 16, a Chinese, Low Tag, who claimed Irial to the offence in the Singapore Criminal District Court recently, had At least 43 were killed and 170 further bearing of the enrge pos injured by tornadoes which swept
four e five southern States lo-day,
guns, The alleged offence was saidi tu
Thousands of Beres of Ohlo low-armoured cars, and upwards of 10,000 have taken place in Staniey Street. lands were submerged.
rounds of cartridge. Rellet organisations are bringing The Japanese losses, it is revealed, help to the stricken breas-Reuter, were suffered during the 323 engage- ments which they had with the de-
The Chinese attack on Sheklung Is WASHINGTON, Apr. 17, The fence forces during the period. had a consignment of rubber-cluth Senate to-day passert the $152,000,000
The
Japanese suffered
their only an isolated battle in the general cenclened from Hongkong by the deficiency, appropriations bill, which heaviest loss in man-power on the offensive Ciut hes developed steamer Gustave Diederichsen, white includes provision of $110,000,000 for Klungsi front. In a total of fifty southern Kwangtung, apparently with trading under the name of Chop Soon army equipment, such as semi-auto-engagements they lost 8,122 oMeers Canton as the objective.
matie rifles, tanks, unti-tank guns, and men, 30 horses, 23 rifles, and 22 Brisk fighting continues between When customs officers, led by Mr.jonti-aircraft guns, gas" musks, arti- tanks and armoured cars Central A. H. Capel, examined the rubber lery, and ammunition-Reuter. cloth, they found the chandų con- sealed in it.
The recused was alleged to have
Hong,
POSTPONEMENT ASKED FOR Mr. Mark Morrison, counsel for the defence, asked for two weeks' post- punement before the hearing of the care, as he received no instructions and had no knowledge of the cuse,
Furthermore it was "very compli- cated.""
Mr. Wallace Kemp. prosecuting officer, sald he was prepared to carry on, as he had all his witnesses and the exhibits in court.
Mr. L. B. Gibson, the judge, re- marked that the case was down for trial and he would proceed with the formal evidence, and then adjourn the case afterwards.
IN HUPEH
News.
BIG JAPANESE LOSSES
THE CHINESE drive eastward towards the Wuhan cities gained further momentum in Hupch Province yesterday as the result of further Japanese losses east of the Han River.
The Chinese forces claim to have completely cleared the Japanese from the east bank of the Han River. Last month, it is interesting to note the Japanese were not only in complete possession of the cast bank but had also succeeded in penetrating to a distance of about thirty miles further westwards towards Ichang.
The Japanese sustained severe losses at Helliutu, where they were forced to abandon considerable quantities of war materials,
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For the first me, the Japanese milliary spokesman in Canton has admitted "some losses," although he refuses to divulge in what direction. It is claimed, however, that
the Chinese counter-attack from the direc- ton of Samshul is considerably worry- the Japurese, whose defences in this direction are admittedly weak. The Chinese have captured Koonylu, Wonglong has also been lost to the Japanese.
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Heavy Battle Imminent
An announcement over the Canton Radio Station, which is controlled by the Japanese, admitted the presence of heavy Chinese reinforcements in the East River area, and heavy battle seems imminent near Sunkai, f.on the Canton-Hankow Rallway,
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