Evening star., 1938-08-16

. Chinese provisional capital, and
Canton -H1nkoD Railway, Which
has been carrying arms to Chang
Kai-shek's Central China army.
Chinese fighting at front supple
mented BY activities of large guer-
rila forces behind japanese lines.
By the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, Aug. ia sharp note
of protest from international Settle
ment authorities today accused Japa-
nese of participating in terrorist ac-
tivities throughout the Settlement
last week end.
A strongly worded note to the
japanese Consul General asserted that
japanese participation in these un-
toward events constituted further
violation of the neutrality Of the Set
tlement."
The note called especial attention
to three incidents:
Japanese invasion of the United
States sector, in which three Japa-
nese ran afoul of United States ma
rines.
2-Japanese airplanes repeatedly fly
ing over the Settlement scattering po-
litical handbills.
3-The presence of group of Japa-
nese in Settlement hotel with a
generous supply of hand grenades
which police confiscated while the
Japanese were in the room
Million Guard Hankow.
Chinese Generalissimo Chang Kai-
shek was reported meanwhile, to have
massed 100000 men around Hankow,
his provisional capital. toward which
the Japanese have advanced slowly
since occupying Kiukiang July 26
The other fringes of the Hankow
defenses were challenged today by
japanese units on exploratory drives
up both banks of the Yangtze River
and southwark toward Nanchang,
Chinese air base 90 miles south of
Kiukiang and 225 miles south of Han
kow.
Because the defenders expect the
most serious Japanese threat to be
along the Yangtze's south bank over
land against the Canton -Hankow
railway line, 10 divisions placed be-
tween the Nanchang railway and the
Canton railway were reinforced by
three divisions of Cantonese troops.
10000 Moved Up.
Besides these large-scale prepara-
tions, a mobile army of 10000 Chi
nese is moving into the south bank
sector, causing optimism among the
defenders that the lines there will
Withstand the Japanese thrust.
See-saw battles ragged on both banks
OF the Yangtze in the Kiukiang area
without major changes in positions as
the war entered its 405th day.
The severest fighting was reported
In hills around Red Lake, where the
Japanese were trying to push toward
Juichang, IS miles from the Canton
Hankow Railway.
Chinese reports said Horse Saddle
Mountain changed hands several
times before the Chinese, in a rain
OF grenades, recaptured the hill Fierce
f1ghting at Hwangmei and Shahochen
swayed back and forth without either
side achieving definite foothold.
Cholera Raging.
Cholera ragged through Kiukiang,
and japanese authorities said nearly
all the 10000 Chinese who remained
in that Yangtze port after its occu-
patton were likely victims. !. of the
dread disease
japanese air raid on Yangsin. 55
miles west of Kiukiang and in the
Japanese path to the Canton-Hankow
line, was said to have caused 500
Chinese deaths and injuries to 800,
many of whom were patients in
Chinese military hospital
For the first time in six weeks the
weekly health report of the Interna-
tional Settlement here showed a de-
crease in the number of cholera cases
to 972 among Chinese and 8 among
foreigners.
Reports from Nanchang said
cholera epidemic was spreading among
refugees. leading to fears it might
strike among the Chinese and jap
anese armies.
Fighting the cholera are League
Of Nations anti-epidemic unit, five
Chinese mobile units and nine pre-
ventive stations which have innocu-
uated more than 10000 refugees.
100 Killed In Air Raid.
HANKOW, China, Aug. 16 (P1.-An