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have landed well over 50000 troops in the Shanghai-
Woosung area.
Reuuter.
U.S. PROTEST
Bombing Of Mission Hospital
Shanghai, To-day.
tempt to attack the Chinese lines from the rear at Pootung.
area
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Another battleship is at Chuansha, Įsituated south of Pailungkang, while six others are now patrolling along the Woosung and Wentsaopang
to land An attempt was made The American Consulate-Gener- al has lodged a vigorous protest marines south of Woosung vester- with Japanese authorities against day, but the Chinese batteries bom- the bombing of the American mis-barded the landing parties heavily sion hospital at Nantungchow, 70 and forced them to retreat prompt- miles northwest of Shanghai, only-Central News. Saturday by Japanese planes.
Ten bodies have been recovered į from the debris of the wrecked hospital, according to information received here.-Central News.
JAPANESE FLIERS
KILLED
Brought Near Kiangyin
Kiangvin, To-day.
JAPANESE REPLY TO PROTEST
THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 23, 1937.
STOP PRESS
TEL 20022 or 33993
Peiping, 2 pm.
Heavy fighting is proceeding on the Perping-Hankow Railway to
Admiral And Position Hundreds Die the south of Peiping, where Ja-
Of Warships
->
Shanghai, To-day.
In reply to the joint protest of Admiral Sir Charles Little, Ad- miral Harry Yarnell and the French C.-in-C, the commander of Three Japanese fliers were killed the Japanese Third Fleet has re- yesterday afternoon when their phed that it is his duty to post plane, which was hit by Chinese warships at appropriate positions anti-aircraft shells over Kiangyin, for the protection of Japanese lives crashed to the ground outside of and property.
the town.
Nevertheless, reasonable. mez- The ill-fated machine was one of sures would be taken to keep away from a fleet of 12 which took part in the Japanese warships raid over the town." Several bombs other foreign ships. were dropped-Central News.
The Admirals, however, are ad- rised to warn the Chinese not to Our Own
JAPANESE DRIVEN fire at foreign ships.
OUT OF POOTUNG
Shanghai, To-day.
Correspondent.
Foochow, To-day. Following the withdrawal of the Two Japanese units which had Japanese and the staff of the Ja- been holding the Japanese wharves panese consulate, all Japanese busi- on the Pootung side of the river ness firms have been closed.-Cen- for several days, have been driventral News.
out from their positions, according
to a report from Chinese military TSINGTAO CRISIS
sources here to-day.
The withdrawal of these forces clears the Pootung side of the river of any Japanese troops whatsoever at the present-Central News.
SURPRISE ATTACK
Huailai, To-day.
GROWING
Tsingtao, To-day.
Japanese residents have request- ed the Foreign Office to despatch ships to complete the evacuation.
Since this morning all Chinese The right flank of the Japanese forces moving along the Peiping-labourers have refused to work for
Japanese and to handle Suiynan Railway was dealt a severe blow on Saturday, when a cargo. flying columna of Chinese troops launched a sudden attack.
Japanese
All Japanese mills in the city have ceased work and 600 Japanese A large quantity of Japanese working in the mills have been con- arms and military supplies are re-centrated ready for evacuation. ported to have been captured from Several high officials of the Shan- the retreating force.
tung Army are reported to be
in
two,
The Chinese forces are continu-Tsingtao and to have held frequent) ing eastward on the Peiping-meetings in the last day or Suiyuan Railway line. Central causing tension to run high. News
PAILUNGKANG THREAT
Landing On Pootung
Peninsula
ation released
Shanghai, To-day.
this
The situation is considered grave. -Our Own Correspondent.
DISTURBANCES IN CANTON
Canton, To-day.
Several disturbances occurred in that 20 Ja- the city this morning and fears of including an air-air raids still dominate the situa
round Pai- tion:
15-mies cra
It is reported that
On Nanking Road
Shanghai, To-day. Hundreds are feared to have been killed when two shells landed in front of the skyscraper "department. stores of Wing On's and Sin- cere's, at the corner of Nan- king and Chekiang Road this afternoon.
The corner is one of the busiest in the world and, as usual, was packed with mill- ing crowds at the time when the shells exploded, creating terrible havoc Reuter.
panese forces are driving south- Japanese wounded have already reached Peiping from the battle- front. Our Own Correspondent
Shanghai, To-day.
is learned authoritatively that two French battalions are being despatched to Shanghai from Hanoi shortly and that at the request-of the French Con- cession authorities, further re- inforcements are to be sent out from France almost immediate- ly-Our Own Correspondent..
NEWS FLASHES
Chinese and
In Shanghai, the fall term of the
Japanese schools of Aviation are now open and intensive training in bombing is
ly. In case of will readily find ROYAL Porfa dents to make
pid-
ents
help stu
have the city.
osted
are
ding
the
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