LUNGHAI FRONT
JAPANESE DRIVE ON . RAILWAY A PINCERS MOVEMENT SEVERAL VILLAGES CAPTURED (United Press Association) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) HANKOW, May 12. Apprehension has arisen owing to the advance of both jaws of the Japanese pincers movement, which is endeavouring to cut the Lunghai railway west of Hsuc%ow The Japanese vanguard has captured Mengching and Yungchen and has reached Shikungshan. where it is meeting with vigorous counterattacks, while another column has taken Sianglitsi after nearly blowing it off the earth. The Japanese occupation of Amoy and Haimen Island is now complete.
THE GAP BEING CLOSED BITTER FIGHTING IN PROGRESS HANKOW, May 13. (Received May 14, at 0.15 a.m.) The gap between the Japanese forces which are converging on the Lunghai railway from the north and south has now been narrowed to 110 miles. Bitter fighting is in progress at Shihkungshan, 50 miles from the railway. Once it is crossed the Chinese retreat will be cut off. REFUGEES FROM AMOY POURING INTO KULANGSU AMOY, May 13. (Received May 14, at 0.15 a.m.) The Japanese are in full control of the island. Emergency centres have been established by foreigners at Kulangsu to deal with hordes of Chinese wounded soldiers who are overcrowding 'the hospitals. Panicstricken, hungry and ill-clad refugees from Amoy are pouring into Kulangsu. OFFICIAL CHINESE REPORT JAPANESE WARSHIPS SUNK (Per United Press Association) WELLINGTON, May 13. The Chinese Consul has received the following Hankow cablegram;— “There is severe fighting west of Shantung and south of the Hwai River. The enemy’s intention to cut the Lunghai railway has been definitely revealed. West of Shantung the enemy followed the KingshiangYtai 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 Menchang and the vicinity and killed 500 Japanese and destroyed two tanks. Our planes bombed and sunk two Japanese warships at the mouth of Pearl River and destroyed arms depots and ammunition dumps on various small islands in the possession of the Japanese. The Chinese military Spokesman stated that since the beginning of the Sino-Japanese conflict enemy planes destroyed by us total 625.”
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23500, 14 May 1938, Page 13
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