LONG-AWAITED OFFENSIVE.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 June 1938, Page 5

LONG-AWAITED OFFENSIVE.

JAPS LAND IN SOUTH CHINA.

EXERTING PRESSURE ON HANKOW

(By Telegraph-Press Assn.-Copyrlght) Received Wednesday, 1 a.m. HONGKONG, June 28. Two thousand Japanese bluejackets are reported to have landed from twelve warships on the South China coast opposite Namoa Island, The landing at Namoa is believed to herald the long-expected invasion of South China. The. Chinese are harrying th& Japanese Nanking-Shanghai communications. The Japanese have resumed the offensive on the Lunghai railway after the floods. Concern has been aroused at Hongkong owing to seven cases of cholera in 21 hours. The Chinese admit that the Japanese on the south bank of the Yangtse have broken their line at Matang, necessitating rushing reinforcements to defend the boom which they are heavily shelling. , The threat to Kiukiang is alarming Hankow owing to the danger of a thrust through Nahchang to Changshan for the purpose of cutting the Nankow-Canton railway.

CHINESE SUCCESSES

BIG AIR REINFORCEMENTS AT HANKOW. LONDON. June 27. The Hongkong correspondent of the Daily Telegraph states that the concentration at Hankow of ail aircraft for an offensive against the Japanese by land, sea and air forces indicates the immense Chinese ae-ml joinforcements. The Chinese land forces were successful in the Yangtse-kinng area, driving out the Japanese from Fcnghiuinshan and killing 100 G at a heavy east

Chinese stormed hill fortilications at Luhoutow and Masu.-.hau with the bayonet and wiped out Japanese who landed at Siangkow lav; week.