JAPS ARE BAFFLED

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 145, 11 February 1932, Page 5

JAPS ARE BAFFLED

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CHINESE USE CAVALRY AND PLANES WITH EFFECT . gUGGESTIONS ' OF TRUCE Although there are reports that linese overtures have been made for truce, fighting still' cintinnes at ianghai. The Japanese have failed reduce the Woosung earthworks, d are apparently baffled by • th.e rength of the Chinese pbsition. The ,inese introduced- cavalry attacks to netrate the Japanese outposts, and a further air battle, the Chinese ots again had the :honours.: The panese are reported to be settling wn for a long and intensive camign in an endeayour to reduce the linese defences.

-By Telegraph — Copyright).

Rec. Feb. 10, 11 p.m. SHANGHAI, Wednesday. The Japanese are settling down to iong campaign in this area, and are nvinced that a large force is esitial to drive the Chinese to a saf e tance from the foreign area. The Japanese are unable to adnce on Woosung, and" despite a val bombardment by cruisers from shore, are unable to make an im;ssion on the system of earthwork Along the Chapei front a similar idition obtains. The Chinese deiqes on the outskirts are ruined, t Chapei is proving impregnable. A Japanese spokesman stated that additional 10,000 in-fantry were rning, preparatory to launching a termined offensive to capture apei. feterday, the Chinese introduced ipectacular form of warfare, when ,-alry were used in the open coun- ■ of Kiangwan. Mounted on shaggy rthern ponies they cut their way 0 the outposts of the Japanese delding the line. The Chinese Foreign Minister has jlared that the - Japanese suggesns for the demilitarised zone round anghai, Ilangkow, Tientsin, Canton ITsangtao is highly absurd. China ald never agree. 1 meeting of the National Goviment at Loyang indicates that the tof the Government may be transred permanently to Loyang, which [he cradle of Chinese civilisation, i logieally the centre of th'e Goviment.