STRIFE IN CHINA
ANTLBRITISH MOVE 62 ASSOCIATIONS FORMED BOYCOTT INSTITUTED (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received April 6, 3.>5 p.m.) SHANGHAI, April 5 Fifty-two anti-British associations have been formed in Japanese controlled areas in central China with 15,000 adherents. The Nanking Government has joined up. and the press announces ! a boycott, of British goods, i The Chinese have closed the treaty port of Ningpo seriously hampering British shipping. CHANGSHA BOMBED AMERICAN MISSION HIT 20 KILLED, 21 INJURED (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received April 6, 3.15 p.m.) SHANGHAI, April 5 The Japanese again bombed Changsha. They hit a United States mission and destroyed 100 houses, 20 being killed and 21 wounded. SUCCESS OF JAPANESE (United Press Assn. —Elec t*»i. Convr!*btMACAO, April 4 Using planes and artillery the Japanese recaptured Kongmon. The Chinese retreated in the direction of Sunwei. The Japanese continue to hinder foreign shipping in the Yangtse delta. They are endeavouring to force all ships to register with the Japanese authorities in order to obtain complete control.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT19390406.2.82
Bibliographic details
Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20774, 6 April 1939, Page 8
Word Count
168STRIFE IN CHINA Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20774, 6 April 1939, Page 8
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Waikato Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.