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New York's Mayor Greets the Soviet Polar Thers
The three Euviet airmen who flew from Moscow to the United States by tian. In this picture, taken at City Hall, are, left to right Alexander way of the North Pole are shown as they were officially welcomed by Troya
Soviet Ambassador to the United States, Alexander Mayor LaGuardia, of New York City. The mayor himself is a wartime Beliakov, navigator; Georgi Baidukov, co-pilot, and Valeri Chkalov, pilo fyer, and he praised the Russians highly for their achievement in avis- The
guests at a banquet given by the Explorers' Club,
JAPAN'S PRESTIGE
INVOLVED IN SHANGHAI
ENGAGEMENT GENERAL: TRUCE TOO LATE
London, To-day. -
SHANGHAI'S BIGGEST FIRE IN HISTORY
Shanghai, To-day. Shanghai experienced the biggest fire in the history of the city last night when the Yangtsepoo and Hongkew districts, now under Ja- panese military occupation, were turned into a veritable inferno.
The fire was started late in the evening when Chinese planes ram- ed bomb after bomb on the
Ja-
Although Japan's negative attitude to the Bri-panese positions at Yuanfang Road.
At the same time another squa
STEEL PROFITEERING ATTACKED
London, To-day.
Lord Nuffield; the famous motor magnate, resterday launched an attack on the steel industry – în Britain
He said that if producers did- Snot reduce prices, Britain would be forced to buy abroad at one- third the price. Rentet.
their missiles on Woosung Roadsterday morning. The plane
tish proposals for settlement of the Shanghai con- dron of Chinese bombers released places in Eastern: Kwangtung flict is deplored, it is hoped in British circles that and the western section of Broad-off before the garrison auth the reply is not final and may be reconsidered.
way The flames lit up the wholej sent up planes in pursuit. city and were visible for miles "all clear signal was around
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Another bomb hit and set fire to the Japanese-owned Jih Hwa Cot-
river.
Japanese circles in London declare that al- though the neutralisation scheme for Yangtsepoo ton Mill on the Pootung side of the might have been considered earlier, it is out of the question now that the engagement has become general.
The Japanese Army consider their prestige is involved at Shanghai and there is therefore little chance of their retiring from the city before they have won a substantial victory, which they hope to gain with the aid of important reinforcements now on the way to Shanghai from Japan. Reuter.
THREAT TO BOMB TIENTSIN
Nanking
It is authoritatively
that the Chinese Air
been instructed to stand
bomb the Japanese forces
tsm while the Chinese troops. Long
the Tientsm-Puk advancing on the city. Correspondent.
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Shanghai Tp-day
Dollar Hoover sailed yesterda with about 1,000
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PRINCESS JULIANA
The Hague, To-d learned that
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refugees were conveyed in down river under the pro-
United States warshipa
Trans-Ocean.
The conflagration last night far! exceeds the big fire which destroy-
ed Chapei in 1932.
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Chinese military authorities be THE
lieve that last night's fire will as
sist them to dislodge the Japanese who have been stubbornly holding 01- that area. Central News.
NANKING REPEATS REQUEST Warning To Naval Powers
Nanking, spite of the rejec quest made by the
for United
Powers
of their wat
away from the Japanese, Tra
Shanghai. Otherwise Government
nese
for their safety. Trans
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