CHINA & JAPAN

Hokitika Guardian, 10 August 1938, Page 5

CHINA & JAPAN

MORE AIR RAIDS; JAP WARSHIPS DAMAGEO.' - (United Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) HONG KONG, August 8. A Japanese’hir' raid on Hangchow caused severe casualties.

.Japanese aeroplanes bombed the 'Nanchang raihtay -statioit, Avarehouses," ‘and nuinition ' dumps. Eighty-seven /ere killed and 63 were woundgcl as, a result of the raid. Naval aeroplanes also destroyed two Chinese munition’: ships on the Yungtse-kiang and blew up three minelayers. It is officially announced at Hankow that Chinese aeroplanes and artillerydestroyed seven Japanese warships in the Yangtse. 1 : CHINESE OFFENSIVE. LONDON, August 8. Tho Chinese have, launched a general offensive on the north bank of the Yangtse towards Hwangmei. It is claimed that they are steadily pressing the Japanese back. An unconfirmed report sta.tes that 4000 Japanese 'were killed in the Chinese attack qn Susung; . The, floods in Hwangmei are becoming worse and civilians are evacuating an area of 1160 square miles The mobilisation of 2,(XX),000 men and 200,000 officers. lias 1 begun in. the Kwa.ngsi Province.

JAPANESE LOSSES. SHANGHAI. August 8. It. is unconfirmedly reported that tour, thousand Japanese were killed in the Chinese attack on Susung, in the endeavour to swing decisively the Yangtse campaign to tho northern bank, BDRDER WAR IN PROGRtbs. LONDON, August 9. * Japanese army leaders are not hopeful. of an. early cessation,-of-hostilities in the Soviet* border dispute.. A, border war appears now to be in progress, and the Russian forces have been increased, / canton bombing HAVOC. 7 CANTON, August ». Thirty were killed ahd many ''wounded.; outside ih.o French’ Cathedral, when the Japanese air-bombed the .Government offices, power station and bridges. It- was the severest attack for weeks.

4t is . further stayed, that the Japanese air bombed Nanchang, 87 being killed and 63 wounded.