THE CHINA MAIL NOT
TRAGIC MASS AIR RAID ON MADRID
Madrid, To-day.
Madrid was heavily bombed by
JAPANESE RENEW ATTACKS IN SHANTUNG
Tsmanfu, 2 pm. To-day.
In a sweeping drive, carried out Nationalist planes yesterday even- along a wide front, Japanese ing, more than 2,000 bombs being troops in North Shantung, carrying dropped in different quarters of out their first offensive for several days, were back on the north bank
the city.
Exact casualty figures are not known, but they are stated to be considerable.
Simultaneously
of the Yellow River this morning after 24 hours of sharp fighting.
with the! Since the offensive started, large-scale air raid, Nationalist Japanese planes have been sub- troops launched an attack in the jecting the Chinese prepared University quarter but were re-nositions on the south bank of pulsed.
Trans-Ocean.
ARMY MOVING
-San Sebastian, To-day-
the river to an intense bombard- ment and it is believed that an attempt to cross the River is im-
Taking advantage of fine wea-minent.
ther, a Nationalist army, estimat- If there have been negotia- ed at 100,000, is moving from North tions with Han Fu-chu. they have Spain in preparation for the next undoubtedly failed and fighting offensive against the Loyalists.
Reuter
WU TE-CHEN TOURS STRICKEN CANTON AREA
to-day was
cedented as on a scale unpre previous operations
in Shantung.
News of the revival of Japan- ese attacks. caused a panic in Chefoe and Tsingtao, where Chinese are hurriedly evacuat- ing
It is feared that when Javan- ese artillery have re-established themselves in the hills overlook- ing Tsinanfu-artillery bombard- Canton, To-day-ment of the town will be com
General Wu Te-chen Governor menced. Our Own Correspon- of Kwangtung, toured the bombed | dent
ares yesterday morning shortly
fter eight o'clock.
the Bed Cross workers, who were
Everywhere he went he com- still digging for victims. mented on the good work done by Own Correspondent.
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