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CHINA WAR TAKES

TO THE AIR

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outskirts of Nanchang,

capital.

German Airman' In Custody

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May 1, 1939:

Bride Hid Jewels:

Fined £782

JERUSALEM, Apr. 30-It is re- Kiangsi parted that Herr Auffermann, the

BRIDE who interrupted her German civil aviator, who arrived Cannes was fined £782 18s. 4d., honeymoon to fly home from The Main body of the Chinese here this afternoon from Calro, was ferees advancing towards the Klangsi delained at the Lydda airport after with five guineas costs, at Croy- cepital on both, banks of the Kan having passed the Customs formati don recently, for attempting to Ilver is reported to have joined the ties. Chinese vanguard which has been Ail

ovade payment of Customs his papers, including his note engaging the Japanese outside the book, were taken away by Eng duties on jewellery and clothing

plain clothes

thorough examination."

policemen for at Croydon airport.

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been returned to Herr Auffermann)

The canfiscated papers had not bracelet in her sleeve.

It was stated she hid a £250 by midnight-Trans-Ocean.

She Mrs. Margaret Milne Turner, of Edgemoor, Buxton, Der- byshire.

ON HONEYMOON

gates of the city."

A Chinese attack on Nanchang is expected to-day.

Several fires are still raging inside the city. It is reported that the Japanese "mopping up" a number of Chinese plain-clothes men who are responsible for the fires inside the elty,

In Kwangtung Following a

a week-end of senguin- ry fighting, Hokshan, 20 miles north- west of Kongnioon, has been regained by the Chinese.

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Congress President

Howled Down

CALCUTTA, Apr. 30-When Mr. Prasad, the President of the India The city was captured by the press to-day, a section of the mem-

Congreas, attempted to speak to Con Japanese on Thursday when twober shouted him down. columns succeeded in converging on Further rowdy scenes took pince It from Rongmoon and Tanshuihow. pulside of the premises, but the The Chinese counter-attack, which timely arrival of volunteers enabled was started on Innt Friday, was the new President to reach its car crowned with success on Sunday safely. morning when the Japanese

However, stones were began

thrown at

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It is claimed by the Chinese that 500 Japanese were killed during the: week-end encounter.

French Plane May

Call At H.K.

Mr. B. M. Stephenson, for the Customs, said that Mrs. Turner had been spending her honeymoon in the South of France and owing to trouble with the domestic staff at her home returned for a few days.

At Croydon Airport on February 9 abe presented two sultenses for clearance and was warned to declare articles obtained abroad.

She declared gloves and stockings and then anid that she had nothing further.

Mr. Stephenson said that when empty jewel cases were found in her possession a scnlor oficer was enlied. He naked her whether she was wear- log any of the jewels which came out of the cases,

She produced a bracelet, which had £250, from underneath the

PARIS, Apr. 30.-M. Gilbert Den-cost

Hokahan is now in ruins. It is estimated that 200 civilians were kill- ed and a huntired buildings demollah- ed by the heavy Japanese bombings during the Japanese attack on Hoknis, well-known French aviator, left sleeve of the blouse she was wearing, shan and their subsequent cyacuation,

It is reported that the area north of Paris in his Coldron Simone plane at and a brooch from underneath her Kongnoon and east of Sunwul Is

0 am on Saturday afternoon on a scarf. now clear of Japanese.

record-breaking flight from Paris to Saigon.

It was found that nearly all thri ans abroad. clothes in her cases lund come from

Severe Japanese.Sotback

The plane arrived at Athens at 4.25 am, and after refuelling, the French Yungyun, May 1. flier lett for Bugdad at 6.50 a.m.

Asked why she had sold that her A military despatch from the

After Holcahan

Jewellery had been left In Cannes front reports

arriving at Saigon, heavy French fler will continue his flight to Mrs. Turner said that she had been Japanese setinck in the vicinity of Tokyo vin Hongkong or Shanghal.-"terribly silly," and was inexpert- the when she was actually wearing it, Kamkonghu, five miles north of Domel.: Hokshan.

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The Japanese launched the attack)

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The total value of the articles was £598 is. 11d., and the duty she had £184 11s. 5d.

With 3,000 troops, assisted by CHUNGKING. May 1-Mr. Nel- mechanised units, but were drivenson T. Johnson, the American Am- back to Kongmoon and Kowking by bassador to China, who has been on degged resistance, sufering hundreds leave in the United States, will reattempted to evade amounted

ensualties.

turn to China same time in May to resume his post, according to infor- nation from diplomatie circles.- Central News,

A wide area north of Kongmoon and west of Sunwul, according to the despatelt, is

cleared of main Japanese forces-Central News,

China's Air Activity

Shanghai, Apr. 30. Aerial netivities again feature the Sino-Japanese hostilities with the organised Chinese air force claiming new victories.

Chinese

have

capital.

Both Nanchang airports are firmly) held by the Chinese.

Mr. St. John Hutchinsori, K.C. defending, denied that there was pre- meditation. Mrs. Turner had been brought up without very much know- ledge of the world and had never been abroad before,

There was no attempt to conceal he empty Jewet cases and she was wearing the jewellery for sentimental

reasons.

Remarkable Chinese successes ure Chinese forces are cald to have re reported from south Hupeh, where captured the cities of Sienning and

"You will realise,” he added, "that Tingszechiro on the Hankow railway she will lose all the jewels and they land behind the Japanese front around are not only of strong reallatte value Yochow after a vigorous push from but of stronger sentimental value." the|Tungs}an

Mrs. Turner, who is 25, was for are reported from Sian, the Shens moor to Mr. Rupert Turner (54). Several severe Japanese air raids nearly a year housekeeper at Edge- capital, Layang, in north Honum, and whom she married at Chapel-en-le- way, as well as on Cheneil on Satur- Shaoyang, on the Kwelchow high- Frith on November 30 last. day evening-Trans-Ocean,

Mr. Turner is a director of Messrs. Turner, and Newells.

Chinese reports say that planes co-operating with the forces in southern. Shansi inflicted heavy casualties, on Japanese troops entrenched along the Chungtino River from which the Japanese troops have been compelled to flee to the mountaina,

Chinese planes later raided Ying cheng aerodrome where number of grounded Japanese planes were de- stroyed.

The reports added that Ave Japan- ese planes. later Intercepted the Chinese planes, and in the ensuing dogfight one Japanese plane Was shot down. No Chinese losses were reported,

Poyang Lake Rald

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An additional nine Chinese planes alding the Chinese offensive northern Kinngsi carried out o prise rald on the Japanese troops on: the West Bank of the Poyang lake und bombed Japanese transports on the Yangise, allegedly sinking three transports and kluing more than 200

troops.

Japanese

ed

Chinese pursuit planes also claim

victory at Stan where two Japanese planes were alleged to have been shot down during a Japanese rald on April 29.

So fur the wreckage of one of ite Japanese planes has been found. Five Japanese planes were had to have escaped. The Japanese squad- ron was intercepted and driven off before they could get over Slan to bomb their objectives.

damaged

One Chinese plane was and forced down, but the pilot was not injured-United Press,

Nanchang Surrounded CHUNGKING, Apr. 30-Accord- ing to Chinese reports, Chinese

strong forces

have surrounded Nanchang on three sides, and they will soon launch a general attack før the re-occupation of the Klungsi

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