CHINA & JAPAN

Hokitika Guardian, 26 August 1938, Page 5

CHINA & JAPAN

A BIG BATTLE HEAVY FIGHTING PROCEEDING. (United Pres* Association—By Electric 77 Telegraph—Copyright). (Received this day at 1.30 p.m.) - SHANGHAI, August 20. Desperate . fighting is proceeding in sweltering heat . in the vicinity of Juichang. The Chinese deny the- loss of the town, and have entrenched 300,000 troops along the Nanchang railway.

4- FIVE SURVIVE FROM ’PLANE. HONGKONG, August 25. Five of those aboard have survived the international ’plane , incident./Two more haVe reached Majcac, They were so seriously injured a s to be unable to state their names. The British gunboat. “Cicala,’’ has located the ’plane at "a, depth of forty-five feet. It is assumed that it contains the victims; A Naval salvage tender is going to the spot. A Chinese newspaper, the “Takungpud.” . says'the incident is a direct answer to President. Roosevelt and Senator Cordell Hull’s speeches in .condemning international lawlessness, ' ; j V-; ; TOKIO, August 25 : The Japanese Naval .spokesman explains 4 tha,L in. the absence of any identification the Japanese were unaware that /fhe .-[plane was w passenger one. 7,7 WASHINGTONMugust 26. “ Senator Hull ha,s. announced he will ask: for full information coiicefrniug the Japanese machine-gunning of the allegedly partly-American-owned aeroplane in China.

f JAPANESE ALLEGATIONS. LONDON, August 2a. The “Telegraph's” Tokio correspondent says the Japanese allege that Soviet patrols crossed the RussoMamjhukuo border, near Saghalien, but. fled when detected POISON GAS. -; A CHINESE ALLEGATION. 7 (Received this day at 2 p.m.); '■ ; 1 : ; .GENEVA,. August 25. : Doctor Hoo Chitsai alleged to the League that Japanese used poison gas and wiped out two Chinese battalions in Juichang sector on August 22. " A JAPANESE WARNING. .; ; .(Received this day at 2 p.m.) SHANGHAI, August 25. The Japanese- spokesman -.warned all aircraft in the war zone of the risk running of being shot down. ,