AMOY CAPTURED

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23037, 14 May 1938, Page 15

AMOY CAPTURED

JAPANESE IN CONTEOL FLIGHT OF INHABITANTS EMERGENCY HOSPITALS ESTABLISHMENT BY FOREIGNERS By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright (Received May 13, 11.40 p.m.) HANKOW, May 13 The Japanese are in full control of the island of Amoy, where they landed on Tuesday. Emergency centres have been established by foreigners at the adjacent island of Kulangsu to deal "with the hordes of Chinese and -wounded soldiers who are overcrowding the hospitals. Panic-stricken, hungry and illclad, refugees from Amoy, where there was a population of over 100,000, are pouring into Kulangsu. APPREHENSION ARISES ADVANCE OF JAPANESE BIG PINCER MOVEMENT MOVE TO CUT RAILWAY (Received May 13, 11.40 p.m.) HANKOW. May 13 Apprehension has arisen owing to the advance of both jaws of the Japanese pincers endeavouring to cut the Lunghai railway west of H?uchow. The gap between the two Japanese forces is now narrowed to 110 miles. Bitter fighting is in progress at Shihkungshan, 50 miles from the railway. c Once the Japanese establish themselves astride it the Chinese retreat will be cut off. The Japanese vanguard has captured Mengching and Yungchen, and has reached Shikungshan, where it is meeting with vigorous counter-attacks. Another column has taken Sianglitsi, after nearly blowing it off the earth. CHINESE. REPORTS REVERSES FOR JAPANESE TWO WARSHIPS SUNK [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] WELLINGTON, Friday The Chinese Consul, Mr. Feng Wang, has received the following cablegram from Hankow: —"There is severe fighting west of Shantung and south of the Hwai River, and the enemy's intention to cut the Lunghai railway is definitelv revealed.

"West of Shantung the enemy followed the Kingshiang and Ytai highway in their attack, but during the last two days we have killed over 1000 of the enemy. North of the Hwai River we strongly counter-attacked at Menohang and in the vicinity, killing 500 Japanese and destroying two tanks.

"Our airmen bombed and sank two Japanese warships at the mouth of the Pearl River, and destroyed arms depots and ammunition dumps on various small ; islands in the possession of the Japanese. The Chinese military spokesman states that since the beginning of the Sino-Japanese conflict the enemy aeroplanes destroyed by us total 625."

An advice from the Chief Postmaster states that information has been received from Shanghai that all communication with Amoy is interrupted at present