FIGHTING IN CHINA

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 139, 14 May 1941, Page 7

FIGHTING IN CHINA

GONE LI CTIXG CLAIMS. LONDON. .May 12

A Kunming message says that on Sunday six Japanese bombers severely damaged the central business area of the city, which is an important junction on the Burma Road.

i It is officially reported from Chung- ! king that the Chinese frustrated a Japanese push westward from the Pek- ! ing-Hankow railway. killing 3000 j Japanese in a battle 90 miles north ol j Hankow. Japanese bombers attacked | bridges on the Burma Road on Sunday, j A Shanghai message savs that Japanese dispatches from the ShansiHonan border claim that the Chinese 3rd and StH Armies have largely been disorganised and are attempting to reform their lines in the mountains of north-western Shansi, just T.orth or the Yellow River. The Japanese claimed thccapture of Shaoyuan, which is the base of tile 40th Army in Southern Shansi. GUN RATTLE TN STREET. (Roc. 10.1 j a.m ) SHANGHAI. May 13. A gun battle developed when international police hailed a motor-car con-1 taining Madame Ho Szct io. wife of the j Jananese-sponsored administration’s! nolice chief, at the barricades of the Rubbling Well Road dividing the. settlement from the “badlands” area.' American marines were called out i from the barracks and one person was killed and nine wounded. including] Madame 110 and her two bodyguards. I OFFENSIVE ON FOUR FRONTS. ] (10.15 a.m.) - SHANGHAI, May 13. The Japanese launched the May offensive on four fronts in China and will also attempt to encircle 300,0(X) Cliinc.se troops between lehang and Hankow. Operations have started against 10 Chinese divisions in the Chekiang] province. 'I hc fourth front developed j in South China 'with fighting along i the Tungkiang River in Kvang- ! tung Province. MINISTER FROM AUSTRALIA. SYDNEY. May 13. The Commonwealth Government has decided to appoint an Australian Minister to China. Sir Frederick Stewart, in announcing 1 this, said Chungking had weltomed the' Conimon»vealtil’s decision.