DRIVE ON HANKOW

Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 June 1938, Page 7

DRIVE ON HANKOW

JAPANESE ADVANCE BY LAND & RIVER Attempt to Cut Route of Supply from Russia HEAVY RAIN SLOWS MOVEMENTS By Telegraph.—Press Association.— Copyright. SHANGHAI, June 11. The Japanese have begun a drive along the Yangtze toward Hankow. Forty-two warships are concentrating in the river east of uu p P tory to attacking the city. All foreign warships and have been requested to withdraw to the 200-mile-long stretch from the fortified Hukow head of Poyang Lake. Simultaneously with the land advance to Hankow from a Japanese mechanised force is sweeping toward Honanfu with~the .assuin intention of occupying Sianfu, the southern terminus of the motor road along which Russian munitions are believed to be transported. Torre tial rains are reported to be slowing up the Ja P anea ®. advan s®', h en A second Japanese warship is claimed by the Chinese to have been sunk off Chichowfu. The Japanese flagship Idzumo is reported to be «»• P«»Uo •< Chengeh™. YELLOW RIVER DANGER. BOMBARDMENT BREACHES DYKES. CHINA INTRODUCES GENERAL CONSCRIPTION. HANKOW, June 11. A Chinese communique states that the Japanese b°nibardment of the neighbourhood of Chengchow have caused a breach in the dykes ot tne Yellow River, which is threatening to flood the entire countryside. - The War Ministry announces that military conscription is being pp generally regardless of the influence of wealth. Draftings will be spread evenly over the whole country on a basis of population. MANY VILLAGES SUBMERGED. , THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HOMELESS. (Received This Day, 9.10 a^ ANKO W, June 12. Floods, due to the Japanese breaking the Yellow River dykes, ‘ mprcrpf? 100 villages west of Chengchow, resulting in thousands of people belnTrendererhomeTess and threatening the area between the Hwai and Yellow rivers.