PEKING ANXIOUS

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20492, 7 May 1938, Page 8

PEKING ANXIOUS

ADVANCE OF THE CHINESE FALL OF THE CITY EXPECTED HEAVY FIGHTING PROCEEDING United Pr. Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright (Received May 7, 3.15 p.m.) * PEKING, May 6 The city is on the tiptoe of apprehension. China's Red Napoleon, General Chuteh, leader of the famous Communist Eighth Army, which taught China how to fight, is preparing to attack Peking itself, which many inhabitants are convinced will fall to the accomplished guerilla commander, who has seized the moment when the majority of the Japanese garrison has been ordered south to the sorelystricken Shantung frontGeneral Chuteh has infiltrated Peking with his supporters, against which the Japanese garrison is taking by closing the city gates, placing machine-guns on the walls, searching everyone in the streets, and even searching coffins at funerals. Meanwhile heavy fighting is proceeding at Tungchow, 12 miles east of Peking, while plain-clothed Chinese guerillas have entered villages five miles south-west of the city. Desperate Fighting The Chinese maintain their guerilla tactics throughout the occupied territories, besides moving heavy artillery to Chihchung, with the hope of a determining seven days’ desperate battle in the Yunho region, in the Chekian Province. The Japanese are surrounded on three sides and cut off from reinforcements, who are desperately attempting to relieve them. Ten thousand Jehol horsemen ambushed in the wheat fields at Tancheng and annihilated a Japanese convoy and destroyed its motor transport. _________