LATE MESSAGES

Greymouth Evening Star, 26 May 1942, Page 4

LATE MESSAGES

FIGHTING IN CHINA. NEW YORK, May 25. While the Tokio radio claimed that Japanese troops stormed into Kinhwalu, the American press correspondent at Chungking states that Kinhwafu is still in Chinese hands, and adds that north of Kienteh, the Chinese routed a Japanese column along the Fuchun river, inflicting 2000 casualties. Kienteh, 28 miles north of Kinhwafu is the anchor of the Chinese left wing. On the left, Chinese forces have fallen back but large scale guerrilla operations were launched against the Japanese "communications in northern Chekiang, with the object of throwing the Japanese offensive out of gear. MELBOURNE~MURDERS.

MELBOURNE, May 26. A 25-ycar-old American soldier will be charged before a courtmartial, with having murdered three women n Melbourne, this month. The Unit'd States Army Command has appointed 11 officers to constitute a courtmartial. Tn addition to a Judge Advocate, who will prosecute, defence and assistant defence counsel have been appointed. The fact that the prisoner will be arraigned .on all three charges, was not officially anlounccd until yesterday. The prelimnary hearing, whereat the soldier .viil formally be charged, will probibiy bo held this week. The evidence n chief of the detectives and civilians s not expected to begin until next ■veck.

JAPANESE ACTIVITIES

. NEW DELHI, May 25. Questioned about the Japanese in Burma, General Stillwell said: “The Japanese behaved witn the usual savagery. Prisoners, taken from the Seventeenth “ India Division, at one place were tied in aousewhich were then burnt down. I lie Japanese in another place cartied out bayonet practice on British prisoners until they died. This storv is confirmed by a prisoner who escaped.