A SEA OF FLAME

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20346, 10 November 1937, Page 8

A SEA OF FLAME

DEFENCE TO THE LAST FOREIGN RESIDENTS PERTURBED COPING WITH NEW CRISIS United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received Nov, 10, 3.5 p.m.) SHANGHAI, Nov. 9 In the wake of the Chinese retreat is a set of flame and bursting shells. French troops throughout the afternoon dragged wounded Chinese soldiers and refugees to safety from the south bank of the Siccawei Creek into the French concession, which 60,000 refugees have entered during the day. Thousands more wait outside the closed gates for admission at dawn. The Japanese report no Chinese surrenders. The Japanese completely encircled Shanghai two days ahead of General Matsui’s prediction. NT. Naal, Norwegian Consul-General, doyen of the diplomatic body, has called a meeting of his colleagues to discuss measures to cope with the new crisis, which is accentuated by the Chinese decision to defend to the last the Nanfao area, three and a-half square miles closely adjoining the foreign settlements.

If this force does not surrender the Japanese will probably born!) Nantao and cause disastrous loss to 'Chinese life and property. Apart from this development the anxiety of foreign residents has been greatly allayed owing to the removal of the general battlefront, though the end of the war must be awaited before the losses can be computed. CHINESE SUCCESSES A BIOLD FLANKING MOVEMENT JAPANESE ADVANCE STOPPED (Received Nov. 10, 3 p.m.) NANKING, Nov. 9. The inception of a bold Chinese flanking movement in North China is endangering the Japanese advance along the Peking-Hankow railway. Chinese regiments have pinned the Japanese to Paotlenchu, north of Honen, while the Chinese right wing, moving across country, struck west towards the railway from Taming, between the Shantung and Honan provinces, in south Hopei. One Chinese detachment has already captured Chengan. Another seized the Shuntehfu and Kwangchuan railway stations, bluwing up the tracks and bridges, jeopardising the Japanese near Changtehfu and Matoucheng and compelling their withdrawal north of the Chang river.