HANKOW MENACED

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23135, 6 September 1938, Page 11

HANKOW MENACED

JAPANESE OFFENSIVE

ATTACKS AT THREE POINTS BITTER CONFLICTS REPORTED CHINESE REINFORCEMENTS By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright , (Received September 5, 6.30 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 5

Tho week-end's fighting resulted in the first direct threat to the Chinese headquarters at Hankow, says the Shanghai correspondent of the Daily Telegraph. The Chinese are throwing reinforcements into bitter conflicts on all fronts as the Japanese, in fan formation, are attacking at three points on the north and south banks of the Yangtse, namely Kwangtsi, which is being stoutly held, and also Mahweiling and Wusieh. The Chinese casualties at Mahweiling, where, a day's conflict, the Japanese cut the Kiukiang-Nanchang railway, are estimated at 10,000, says a message from Tokio. Japanese airmen machine-gunned 20,000 fugitives without retaliation. The Japanese have captured Wukiashen, in central Hupeh, killing 700 Chinese.

The Japanese claim that the Chinese are retreating on the two fronts defending Hankow. The Japanese are now advancing toward Kwangshi, Matouchen and Teian.

AIR LINER ATTACKED JAPANESE MACHINES QUARRY FORCED DOWN (Received September C, 1.5 a.m.) HONGKONG, Sept. 5 Japanese aeroplanes attacked and forced down a Sino-Gennan company's aeroplane proceeding to Yunnan front Hongkong. The machine landed at Li u chow.

Eighty bullet holes, each H inches in diameter, were found in the wreckage of the air liner brought down on August 24, which the Japanese denied machinegunning.,