CHINA & JAPAN

Hokitika Guardian, 28 April 1938, Page 5

CHINA & JAPAN

TUNGRO RELEASED

INSTRUCTIONS TO USE FORCE.

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright).

(Received this day at 1 p.m.) SHANGHAI, April 27

The. British' steamer, Tungro. has been released. The gunboat Cricket’s whose docks were cleared for action, bad been instructed to recover the Tungro by force, when Japanese capitulation was announced.

TO FLOOD JAPANESE OUT.

CHINESE MOVES

(Received this day at 1 p.m.) SHANGHAI, April 27

Japanese reports state thousands of Chinese civilians are evacuating the area served by the Tientsin-Pukow railway. This is accepted as an indication that the Chinese plan to cut the dykes of the Yellow River resulting in the flooding of an enormous, area held hv the Japanese.

NO PROSECUTION. (Received this day at 1 p.m.) TOKIO, April 27 The authorities have decided not to prosecute Gibbon, the American aviator. BRITISH STEAMER.

BOARDED BY JAPS.

SHANGHAI, April 27

Japanese from launches boarded the B-ritislr steamer Tungwo, owned by Jardines, at the mouth of the Yangtse, bayoneted and wounded Chinese members of the crew and then escorted the vessel to a Japanese base on Tsungming Island, where they searched it from top to bottom.

The 'owners declare that the ship was carrying ordinary cargo. The Japanese allege that arms were being carried.

A British gunboat is preparing to go to the scene.

YELLOW RIVER DYKES

CUT BY CHINESE.

(Received this day at 2 p.m.) SHANGHAI, April 27, The Chinese have already cut some of the Yellow River dykes.

JAPANESE CL A/M. A ROUT

(Received this day at 2 p.m.) TOKIO, April 27

The Japanese claim to have captured Fensi in Southern Shansi, routing Guild and killing 300 Chinese. ,