Wucheng Occupied During Immediate Withdrawal Follows; Budapest Promises Spectacular Landing By Inquiry; Bratislava Refuses to Delimit Frontiers Naval Parties Burgos, Mar. 23. is now a "matter of minutes, rather than Rome, Mar. 24.
Nationalist troops into Madrid is fixed ing to latest reports from Burgos.—Reuter.
Rome, Mar. 24. "an unconditional surrender of Madrid have jos between Republican and Nationalist leaders, said today in a report from Burgos. The pern it of the newspaper claimed that an aeroplane 10.30 a.m. on Thursday with five envoys from for the unconditional surrender of the Repub-that the envoys included Sri. Genceslao the Interior of the Madrid Defence Council, Hankow, Mar. 24.
Japanese detachments extending their gains south of the Siu River in Kiangsi were literally annihilate ing Chinese opposition, according to a field report reaching here today.
Discovering some 2,000 Chinese of the 76th Division in a confused re-great near Chiaoling, north of Anyi, two Japanese detachments advancing on the Anyi highway wiped them out in an encircling engagement yesterday, the message claimed.
A few thousand Chinese seeking to retreat after crossing the Feng River at a' place north of Wankiapow were mowed down by withering blasts from Japanese machine guns and artillery pieces yesterday.
About 4000 troops fleeing on the Tsingan Highway from Nanpiensouth-west of Anyi, suffered severe losses when attacked by an air squadron, the dispatch said.
Chinese forces cut off on a delta between the Feng and Siushui Rivers were threatened with annihilation, the field report claimed.—Domei.
Wucheng Occupied With the Japanese Naval Forces on Lake Poyang, Mar. 24. that an average Following four days of sanguinary persons were dying daily from hunger and illness. fighting, Japanese naval landing parties at 1230 o'clock yesterday the envoys were willing Ti noon captured Wucheng, pivotal Chinese defence position in the delta of i. rH the Kan and Siu Rivers forming the western shore of Lake Poyang. cipal Republican cities which are At 6.30 o'clock yesterday morning, completely independent of the Mad-Japanese Army forces crushed stub-rid Defence Council, the "Popolo di born Chinese opposition to seize the Roma" said—United Press. strongly defended' positions at Chang-Nationalists Prepare Drive kiashan, a hill overlooking Wucheng. Hendaye, Mar. 23.
By 2 o'clock in the afterrboon, di Preparations for military opera-these army forces occupied hills two tions are proceeding at a feverish kilometres east of Changkiashan com-pace and on the largest scale, aiming pletely to cut off the retreat of at rapid and complete occupation of Chinese troops defending Wucheng entire Republican zone, reliable Land Mines Set Off sources said today. A nationalist offensive against the Re-In a spectacular daylight landing, p is imminent, a radio report three naval landing parties went from Burgos said.—United Press. ashore at 9.30 o'clock yesterday Elaborate Preparations morning at a point east of Wucheng in the face of machine-gun and rifle Burgos, Mar. 24. fire poured upon them from Chinese Elaborate welfare arrangements, as pill-boxes on a height less than 100 well as military preparations, have metres from the bank been completed here for the forth-As the first Japanese landed, land coming occupation of Madrid by the mines were set off by the Chinese. Nationalist forces of General Frenco, whose volume of fire increased in a an event which is expected to occur final, violent burst within the next few days.
With bayonets fixed. Jo Provision has been made for the jackets rushed up the distribution of 900,000 free meals in one of the most sanguiner daily immediately after military occounters in recent months, the. cupation. Of these, 300,000 will be nihilated the Chinese defenders, served in special dining halls, while Continuing their advance, the the remainder will be distributed in Japanese sailors seized a six-storeye the streets from field kitchens. shell-scarred pagoda which had been Civilian muses and guardians have used by the Chinese as an observa-been appointed to look after the weltion post. fare of Madrid's thousands of orphan Nearing the town of Wucheng. the children, who are to be placed in landing parties were met with a hail public homes. One million tins of of hand grenades, but continued their milk are being provided for the chil-advance. Snipers hidden in houses dren alone. along the roads, offered stubborn re-Complete hospital staffs, equipped sistance. These were rounded up in with adequate supplies and medicines, a final mopping-up operation at 5 are awaiting the moment when they o'clock in the afternoon.—Domei can enter the city and begin their work of mercy. As a precaution Booty at Tenghsien against the possible cessation of the water, electricity and gas supplies, With the Japanese Forces in technical staffs have been arranged Kiangsi, Mar. 24. which will take over these services.
Fourteen pieces of medium and Forty huge loudspeaker will an-heavy artillery, including three 120- nounce on streets and squares the millimetre howitzers, ten motor instructions of the government.—trucks and 500 horses, in addition to "Trans-Ocean.
60 prisoners, were taken by the Japanese flying column that captured Commissar Shot in Madrid Fengsin an important town 50 kilo-Madrid, Mar. 24. metres west of Nanchang. capital of The Political Commissioner o! the Kiangsi. province, on Wednesday Second Army Corps, Senor Conesa, evening. was shot here today for his part in This column, led by a tank corps, the Communist uprising early this tore its way through retreating Chi-month. Several death sentences have nese troops, 200 of whom were slain been carried out—Havas. the wht to flee. Four 10- centimetre calibre guns and six field and mountain guns were also taken.
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