THE WAR IN CHINA

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20498, 14 May 1938, Page 7

THE WAR IN CHINA

BOMBS AND BULLETS CHINESE DEFENCES SWEPT EXECUTION FOLLOWS CAPTURE united Press Assn.— Elec. TeL CoDynga* (Received May 14, 11 a.m.) Hongkong, May 13 The British steamer Hongkheng lias arrived with 2300 refugees from Amoy. The skipper, Captain Bannerman, declared that he watched sixteen Japanese planes sweeping the Chinese defences with bombs and bullets for thirteen hours. He also saw fifty Chinese captured and executed immediately by machineguns. Food and water* arc running out at Kulangsu owing to the influx of thousands of refugees.

WALLED TOWN CAPTURED JAPANESE SUCCESS CLAIMED LANDING ON XAMTAXG ISLAND United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright (Received May 14, 11 a.m.) TOKIO, May 13 The Japanese are attacking Muchen, and two fresh Chinese divisions have been thrown into the defensive operations. The Japanese left wing captured the walled town of Yungcheng, sixty miles south-east oi' Kwciteh. HONGKONG, May 13 It is reported from Amoy that five Japanese battleships are off Swatow to cover a landing on Xamtang Island. JAPANESE ADVANCE CITY BLOWN TO PIECES United Press Assn.—EJec. Tei. Copyright HANKOW, May 12 Apprehension lias arisen owing to tlie advance of both jaws of the Japanese pincers, endeavouring to cut the Lunghui railway west of Hsucliow. The Japanese vanguard captured Mengching and Yungehen, and have reached Shigungslian, where they are meeting vigorous counter-attacks, while another column has taken Sianglitsi after nearly blowing it off tlie earth. The Japanese occupation of Amoy Island is now complete. THE ISLAND OF AMOY JAPANESE IN FULL CONTROL PANIC-STRICKEN REFUGEES • United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) HANKOW. May 13 The Japanese are in full control of the island of Amoy, where they landed on Tuesday. Emergency centres have been established by foreigners at the adjacent island of Kulangsu to deal with the hordes of Chinese and wounded soldiers who are overcrowding the hospitals. Panic-stricken, hungry and ill-clad refugees from Amoy, where there was a population of over 100,000 arc pouring into Kulangsu.