BATTLE IN NORTH CHINA CONTINUES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 233, 1 October 1937, Page 7

BATTLE IN NORTH CHINA CONTINUES.

JAPANESE GAINS.

'Chinese Holding Invaders

At Shanghai.

810 PUSH DELATED

United Press Association.—Copyright,

i (Received 1 p.m.) LONDON, September 30. It is reported frym Peking that 1 th« Japanese, operating oil the •northern front, captured Fanchih and Shohsien, in Shansi, outflanking the Chinese and holding Yemen Pass. I They also claim to have rtriven off the Chinese from Sienhsien, the occupation /'f which gives Count Terauchi a valuable strategic link between his forces ,to the southward along the two main railways. Chinese 'planes shot down two large Japanese bombers which were attempting to destroy the railway bridge near 'Lohcheong. Shanghai Front. On the Shanghai front 100,000 Japanese arc doing their utmost to implement the promise of a big push, but Chinese [counter-attacks were vigorously delivered ( in view of the knowledge that four more Japanese transports are nbout to discharge their reinforcements.

They seem to have pinned the invaders ti< their positions around Chapei and Lotien.

The Chinese Central News Agency reports |.-om Swaton that three Japanese .warships seized and burned scores of Chinese fishing junks. The Japanese , also sunk a Chinese steamer near Whampoa, and a transport at Mofung, 'near Lin fa/

Tho British United Press Nanking . correspondent says the last three air .raids were limited strictly to military 1 objectives. Chinese tenacity in Shansi ihas strengthened the hopes of effective • reorganisation of resistance at Paotingfu i and Tsangchow.

The Japanese Domei Agency says that Japanese forces in Shanghai arc within 2J miles of the Chinese base at Kiating.

IMPORT PROBLEM. Jap. Restriction a Two-Edged Sword. t BARTER PLAN MENTIONED. (Received 10.30 n.m.) TOKYO, September 30. Dully conferences are being held at tho Foreign Office to work out restrictions of imports of 300 commodities, including riiw cotton and wool, which would deal a blow to Britain, France, flcrtiuiny and Switzerland. It is feared they would retaliate by restricting Japanese) imports. Therefore, it is contemplated to purchase raw materials from India, Australia, Egypt and America under barter agreements so as to maintain Japanese exports. INDIAN BOYCOTT. SYMPATHY WITH CHINESE. (Received 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, September 30. , A llombay message says that Pandit Nehru has issued a statement condeinn- ' ill.la|>unone aggression in China and ■ supporting the Indian boycott propOSH I. According to a Tokyo dispatch the I'i-i-h is bitterly attacking Britain. • ullegiiig that an unofficial boycott of | .Inpnni'se goods- is already in operation throughout the Empire, especially in India.