NEW ATTACK

Grey River Argus, 28 May 1938, Page 7

NEW ATTACK

BY JAPANESE Expected in South China [Aust. & N.Z. Cable Assn.l (Received May 27, 11.40 p.m.) LONDON, May 27. “From Chinese sources there is a report that twenty-seven Japanese warships are lying off Chungshan, on the Kwangtung coast and also many armed trawlers and other small craft, capable of landing troops,” says the Hong Kong correspondent of the “Daily Telegraph”. The Chinese are feverishly preparing to resist an expected invasion. The” are of opinion that an attack on Canton itself is impending. Martial law has been declared in Chungshan, and all non-combantants have been ordered to quit”.

JAPS ATTACK SWATOW.

HONG KONG. May 26.

Japanese marines are repoited to be attacking the outskirts of Swatow, the South China treaty port between Amoy and nong Kong. They are meeting with stout resistance. A CHINESE SUCCESS LONDON, May 26. The Chinese Embassy announces that the Chinese recapture of Hotseh threatens the rear of the Japanese pressing on the Lunghai railway. Swarms of Chinese are engaging Japanese at Linfang, turning the situation in China's favour. CHINESE CHILDREN. being taken to japan. LONDON, May 26. Madame Chiang Kai-shek is drawings attention to constant transportation of Chinese orphan children to Japan in order to' educate them as eventual instruments of Japanese propaganda in China. The Chinese, therefore, are expeditiously rescuing the orphans to prevent their Kidnapping. TIN FOR JAPAN. LOADED AT SYDNEY. SYDNEY, May 27. Wharf labourers in Sydney yesterday loaded a shipment of about 2000 tons of tin clippings for Japan. Several months must elapse before the accumulated stocks can all be shipped. New Jap Foreign Minister CABINET CHANGES. TOKIO, May 26.

Cabinet reconstruction includes General Kazusushige Ugaki as Foreign Minister, in succession to Mi The only other Cabinet appointm Wnis a t r er : "of Education, General Araki (War Minister during the in vasion of Ministers of Finance, Seihin Ikeda (former Governor of the Bank of of Welfare, Marquis Koichi Kido. This portfolio was created last vear as a result of the army s request “nd It is now tootle a full-time position. The army regards education as a key Ministry. General Ugadi and M. Ikeda are reputed moderate and patriots mark- - down both for assassination, during i the wave of political murder in 1932. The Emperor desired that Geneixi Ugaki be Premier in 1936, but the army opposed the idea, because t y feared he might too drastically suppress the political agitation of the young officer class. It is believed that the changes will immeasurably strengthen the Army s hand, ensuring the end of the differ ences over China policy. It is expected that an army nominee will shortly take over the War Office. The Cabinet has issued a statement that Hirota’s health was unequal t> the crisis.