According to the latest information received from Messrs, Dodwell Ca, the inv. Talabot is to sail today at about 11 a.m, for Casablanca, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Hamburg and Oslo via Hongkong, Singapore, and Port Said, The passenger tender will leave the Customs Jetty at 9 am.
The East Asiatic inv, Java is due from Europe via Singapore, Manila and Hongkong, on April 14, and will berth at the Shanghai Hongkew Wharf, Shanghai side. She is to sail for Japanese ports er the following day, The Lloyd Tr stine inv. Victoria should sail ror Japan tomorrow at 430 p.m.
The NDL announce that their s, Isar arrived yesterday a: daylight from Europe and way ports, and berthed at the Shanghai & Hongkew Wharf, Shanghai side, She is to leave for Kobe tomorrow. The S. K. s. Tyosa (Chos) Maru sails for Formosa tomorrow.
The local offices of' the N. Y. K, announce that their s. Kashima Maru is scheduled to sail for Kobe and Yokohama tomorrow from the N. Y. K. wharf, The same company's s. Shanghai Maru leaves for Nagasaki this morning at 9 a.m, The Java China Japan Line nounce that their inv, 'Yinegara to sail for Amoy, Hongkong, Manila, Cebu, Menado, Macassar, Bali and Java, from Holts Wharf, on April 14, at about 1l am, Outgoing passengers will be conveyed to the ship' by the "tender Scott 1, from the Customs Jetty at 9.30 aum, Another C. J, J. Line vessel the inw. Zuiderkerk, is scheduled to sail for Aden, Port Said, Genoa, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Hamburg and Bremen, on April 16, The loading of this vessel will begin on April 3 The same company's inv, Regoveen is expected from Amoy and Hongkong, on April 14 at daylight, at the K. M. A. Wharf, Pootung, This vessel is to sail for Hongkong the foliowing day. She is to stay a few days im that pon, and then will proceed to Batavia, The B. & S. s, Shengking is to sail today at about 10 a.m, from the French Bund, for Weihaiwei, Chefoo and—Tientsin, Ordinary mail intended to catch this steamer should be posted before 7,30 a.m. The s. Toman sails from the same bund today at 6 a.m, for Amoy and Hongkong. The same company's vessel Hangchow is scheduled to sail for Tsingtao, Chefoo and Tientsin, from the French Bund, tomorrow at about 1 pin. Registered mail intended to catch this steamer should be posted before 40 a.m, and ordinary before 1030 a.m, The s. Kingyuan is ex-from Hongkong tomorrow. and is scheduled to sail from the same bund on April 15, for Foochow, Hongkong and Canton, at about 11
Two Jardine Matheson ^& Co.'s vessels are sailing this noon from the Roosevelt Terminal Wharf. The s. Chaksang is leaving for Tsingtao,
gsang sails for Swatow, Hong-and Tientsin; while the s. kong and Canton, Registered mail intended for any of these vessels should be posted before 9 a.m. and ordinary before 9,30 a.m. The same company's s. Kwaisang is scheduled to sail for Tsingtao, Chefoo and Tientsin, on Thursday April 14 Among those. who are sailing aboard the s, Tsinan, for Amoy and Hongkong tomorrow, are:
Werner, Mr, A, Brown, Mr, Mr. Webb, and Mrs.
Among those who are sailing tomorrow aboard the s, Shengking, for Weihaiwei, Chefoo and Tientsin, O. Kaestner, Mr. E. J. Whitzob, Myers, Mrs. D. Brigola and Mr. W. Brown, Mr. Borneman, C. M. Bryce, two sisters of Charity, and Mrs.. Boucheteil Capt. and Tindsen. Mr. and Mrs. Lowson eM. r. Mr IG r Tenn and child E. Tenn, Tsinhsien, from where Gen. Chu Teh directed the activities of Communist guerillas seeking to disrupt Japanese lines of communication, fell before the Nipponese onslaughts at 5 o'clock on Sunday evening. Chinyuan, captured on Saturday, is 5C kilometres east of Tsinhsien.
The former Red stronghold was attacked by Japanese forces from the south, The advancing Japanese encountered a force of about 1,000 Chinese at a point 10 kilometres south of the town on Saturday.
After putting to flight the Chinese holding this linen the Japanese column again found Ins way blocked on Sunday. Following a brief engagement, the Chinese retreated.
Gen. Chu, reports reaching here said. fled with his staff before the Japanese reached Tsinhsien.
Another Japanese column, on Saturday, took Yuwuchen, nine kiomeires north of Tunliu. after defeating 3,000 Chinese holding the town.
After successive victories marked by the capture of Siangyuan, 32 kilometres west of Licheng, and the dispersion of a force of about 2,000 Chinese holding a line of defence, four kilometres deep north of Siang- s yuan, a third Japanese column was marching towards Wusiang.
The fourth unit, operating out of Linfeng on the north-to-south Taiyuan-Puchow railway, to the east, put to flight 4000 Chinese who left 1,009 dead on the field in retreating.
In the meantime, western. Shansi, Gen. Yen Hi former Pacification Commissioner for the province, was reported to have retraced his steps into Shensi after o knet sojourn as the head of a "dare-to-die" corps.
His retreat was attributed in dispatches reaching here from the field to the rapid progress made by a Japanese force engaged in mopping up the Shihlow and Yuggho areas. near the Shansi-Shensi ler.
Fighting five major engagements in the period of March 28 to April 6. culminating in the capture of Shih-low and Yungho, this unit suffered two killed and 40 wounded. The Aggregate number of Chinese dead abandoned by their comrades following engagements with this unit was put at 1,600, Gen. Yen fled across the Yellow River into Shensi through Tsikowchen, 40 kilometres north-west of Lishin, early in March following the spectacular Japanese advances into western Shansi.—Domei.
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