GUERILLA WAR.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 129, 14 March 1939, Page 5

GUERILLA WAR.

NANKING PATROL ATTACKED. DESTRUCTION IN AIR RAID. (United Press Association—-Copyright.) (Received This Day, 12.5 p.m.) SHANGHAI, March 13. Chinese guerilla troops attacked the Nanking regime corps' which was patrolling the western suburbs, after which Japanese reinforcements made a house-to-house search, without result. The Japanese claim the capture ,of a village opposite Shayang, 25 miles from Shasi, an important Yangtse port, which apparently is the next objective. The Chinese claim that they launched a counter-offensive in West Shansi, where, it is declared floods thwarted the Japanese attempts to invade Shensi. The Japanese in the air raid on Loyang demolished 400 houses l and caused 50 casualties. LIVE-WIRE ENTANGLEMENTS. JAPAN’S REPLY TO PROTEST. (Received This Day, 12.35 p.m.) LONDON, March 13. The British Consul-General at Tientsin (Mr Jamieson) received a reply from the local Japanese authorities in reference to the protests concerning the erection of live-wire entanglements round the British Concession. The reply is now under consideration by the British Government. —British Official Wireless. * a ———■ DEFENCE OF THE MEASURES. ‘ ‘AUTHORITIES’ INSINCERITY. ’ ’ (Received This Day, 12.50 p.m.) TIENTSIN, March 13. The Japanese reply to Britain states that' the measures were taken in selfdefence, the necessity for which would cease if the Concession authorities cooperated effectively in preserving peace. It adds that the authorities’ insincerity was enabling anti-Japanese elements to use the Concessions for a base. The measures were therefore designed to enable the Japanese', if necessary, to prevent communication between tbe anti-Japanese elements in the Concession and those outside.