THREE-HOUR FIRE DISASTER AT WONGSHA
Canton, To-day.
JAPAN BROUGHT
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The Central Government. troops, reported to be under the direct com- According to the Fire Brigade mand of General Pei Chung-hsi, are officials this morning, 50 of the now attempting to relieve the Sist 100 structures which were dam-Division Our Own Correspondent. aged in a three-hour blaze at PINGSHAN FIGHTENG Wongsha yesterday afternoon,! are beyond repair and have to be rebuilt.
Peiping, 115 pm. To-day. Japanese troops on the Peiping- Hankow Railway are encountering The fire occurred during an air-
unexpectedly stiff resistance in the raid alarm, when Japanese bombers vicinity of Pingshan, north-west of flew over the Wongsha section, thus Chekchiachung. Fighting was still delaying the despatch of fire en-going on last night. The Japanese communique issued this morning The origin of the blaze was trac-was silent as to the results of the ed to a nearby iron dealers shops, engagement Our Own Correspon- but it could not be ascertained bowdent.
gines to the vicinity.
it started. However, it is rumour-Į
ed that it was the work of a Japan-1
ese agent Our Own Correspondent.
CHOLERA CASES
were
The Hongkong Philharmonic Only five cases of cholera Society have now decided to hold reported to the Health Authorities their "Arcadians" rehearsal as usual in the 24 hours ended midnight last night. Of these, two were în Vic- at the Cathedral Hall on Monday
toria, two in rural Hong Kong and evening. The original idea was
I in Kowloon. that there should be no such rehears-į als on holidays but the above decision) is due to the fact that two rehearsals typhoid fever, all in Victoria, one case of diptheria, in Kowloon, and have been interfered with on account
one case of dysentery, in the har of typhoons.
bour.
A buffet supper dance will be held by the Kowloon Tong Garden City
There were also four cases. of
Association at the Club House, CANTON RAID
Waterloo Road, on Saturday, October 16th. All proceeds will be contribut-
ed to relief funds in aid of war suf- ferers and refugees in North China-
ALARM
Canton, To-day.
Canton heard the air raid alarm
Tickets are obtainable at the Club sounded at 12.10 this afternoon for at $3.00 each. The band of Micky's the second time to-day, but the Melody Makers will be in attendance. 'all clear went at 12:30 p.m.-Renter.
REMINGTON 16
Shanghai, 2.25 p.m.
The Japanese military
spokesman, speaking with
reference to a new Japan-
ese onslaught on Kiangwan,
admitted this afternoon that
no progress had been made.
He claimed, however, that
in spite of the boglike con-
ditions, the mass drive to-
wards Kiating Was still
meeting with success.
Chinese reports state that
the violence of the Japanese
attacks has led to concession
of some ground on the Liu-
hang-Lotien front, but the
main line remains intact and
Japanese losses have been
extremely high.-Our Own
Correspondent.
TEL. 20022 or 33993
Shanghai, 2.15 p.m., To-day.
The Japanese naval spokes-
pressmen this
man told
afternoon that in the course
of Japanese seaplane raids
V
on the Canton-Hankow Rail-
way on Wednesday and
Thursday, the bombers des-
zroyed three bridges on the
line, many sections of the
track, one arsenal and one
godown containing war
supplies.
The spokesman, replying
to questions, stated that all
the planes that have recent-
ly taken part in raids on
Nanking, Canton and inter-
ior cities in China, have
been naval planes. Our
Own Correspondent.
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