Chinese Advance Continues

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 88, 14 April 1938, Page 7

Chinese Advance Continues

Dare-to-die Corps Leads Attack on Yihsien bhtbenchments bombed Unit*! Prws Association—Bv Klee trie Teleeraph.—Copyrlebt. HANKOW. April 12. Tne Chinese are advancing on Yih•i«n preceded by a dare-to-die corps showering hand-grenades on the Japanese entrenchments on the adiacent hillsides. The Japanese withdrew their heavy armaments to the north-west. The Chinese occupied Luankou ana Tientkweishan, strategic points on tho highway leading to the cits'. The reinforced Japanese are withstanding the Chinese offensives at Chanchuchen and Taifuchen, between Shang hai and Nanking. The Chinese have occupied Chaochumven. In the province o! Suiyuan, while Manchukuoan troops mutinied and joined the Chinese. The mobile units are increasing their supplies of arms and ammunition. A Shanghai message says that Japanese reinforcements repulsed a Chinese counter-offensive o?; the Shantung front •nd relieved Tsinan. The Chinese re- i tain their gains in the Linyi and Chufu sectors. JAPANESE CLAIM SUCCESSES BELIEF AT TSINAN SHANGHAI, April 12. Japanese reinforcements repulsed a Chinese counter-offensive on the Shantung front and relieved Tsinan. The Chinese retain their gains in the Linyi and Chufu sectors. The Japanese claim successes in Southern Shansi, including the defeat of 3000 Chinese at Pinglu and the dispersal of Chinese regulars who crossed the Yellow Biver at Liuklukiu, with a loss of 500 men. JAPANESE DENIAL OF MEDIATION STEADY PBOGKESS CLAIMED TOKIO, April 12. The Foreign Office spokesman denies that Japan has in any way approached the British or any other Government asking it to mediate for peace in China. The Japanese claim to be making steady progress, that they cleaned up 32 Chinese divisions concentrated in south-western Shansi in the middle of March, have driven back eleven divisions in Honan and Shansi, and penned up eleven others in the west of the provinces, and are now pressing eight others, including Communist divisions, in the mountains to the south-east. The Moscow correspondent of the Daily Telegraph stated that it was reported from Hankow that iLc Japanese had appealed to the British Government to mediate in the Sino-Japanese war for a cessation of hostilities.

CHINESE SHELTERING UNDER FOREIGN FLAGS ALLEGATIONS IN JAPANESE NOTE Received Wednesday, 10.30 i.m. PEKING, April 13. At the request of the military authorities the Japanese Embassy sent a Note to the British and other foreign Embassies alleging that the Chinese were using buildings flying foreign flags from which to attack the Japanese. The Note requests foreign Embassies to demand assurances from the Chinese authorities that Chinese troops will not use a third Power’s flags and warns the Powers that unless the illegal use of flags is stopped the Japanese will not be responsible if foreign flags' rights are infringed.