H.M.S. SCARAB NANKING UNDER
JOINS CRICKET
AT NANKING
Nanking, To-day.
The river gunboat H.M.S. Scarab
CONTINUOUS
AIR ATTACK
Nanking, To-day.
The capital experienc-
has arrived in Nanking, and it ised its 111th air raid yes-
understood, will. moor alongside the Jardme hulk in the Yangtse to guard evacuees, while HMS. Cricket stands off the town in order to watch developments.
terday.
Chinese pursuit planes took off but three of the raiders eluded them and bombed the road near the golf course.
not
TH
Fighting in the air was visible from the city but it is an- Meanwhile, owing to there be
nounced that two Japanese planes ing no immediate, urgency, only
were shot down. There were about half the British residents!
Chinese casualties. have embarked on the hulk pre-Chinese reports state that four pared for them and also women
Japanese planes and one Chinese of other nationalities, although fighter were shot down around five American women are still ashore.
Foreign residents on shore are prepared to embark at 2. mo- ment's notice in the event
of emergency. Reuter.
OFFICIAL HONAM BOMBING FIGURES
Canton, To-day.
Nanking during aerial combats on. Thursday when two attempts were made to raid the city.
One Japanese machine, fell dur ing the first raid at 11.30 am when an undetermined number o machines bombed the vicinity of
the arsenal and aerodrome, the
machine crashing at Dajaochan
outside the city
TWO SHOT.DOWN Three Japanese planes took part in the second raid, two being shot It was officially learned yesterday down about three miles east of that during the air-raid on Honam Chungshan Gate. A third was in- Island a few days ago, 45 persons tercepted by Chinese fighters while were killed while 59 were wounded. iving to its base and rane down Seventy-two buildings were des-11 miles west of Jungwamen sta- troyed Our Own Correspondent. tion-Reuter.
It's * CHRISTMAS
in
THE CHINA MAIL. DECEMBER 4, 1937.
STOP PRESS
Shanghai, To-day.
A tense situation has de
veloped on the Bund, at the
corner of Avenue Edward
VIL, where the Internation-
al Settelment and French
Concession adjoin.
Four lorries with supplies,
guarded by Japanese sol-
diers, are attempting to en-
ter the French Bund but
French armoured cars, troops
and armed police forming a
solid line, are preventing
their entry.
Streets in the vicinity are
now being cleared. Reuter
20022 or 33993
Shanghai, To-day.
better Chen Chan-ho, known as "Darky Chen, one of China's greatest football players, was killed at Kiang- vin on November 24 while piloting a machine raiding Japanese warships in the Yangtse...
shot "Darky," who was down by Japanese fire, joined the Chinese air force in Canton several years ago, to but resigned and went
won Shanghai, where he glory on the football field, re- peatedly representing Shang- hai in Interport soccer Kong and against Hong Tientsin-Reuter.
Tokyo, To-day.
of ...
If Hong Kong is used by Chinese leaders as a base anti-Japanese operations, #fresh. question" might arise, says Domei, the semi-official Ja- panese news agency-Reuter.
Shanghai, 10.25 am
Sze-An is reported to nave been rectptured by the Chinese after one of the most furious engagements since the opening of hostilities in Shanghai.
Meanwhile, the troops in Kiangyin Forts have
with- drawn after defending their stronghold against sustained Japanese naval and aerial bombardments and infantry attacks.
The men, commanded by General Oong. Chao-yuan with- drew in an orderly manner after their defences had been shattered by a fresh Japanese bombardment. -Benter.
CENTER
floor full of delight every boy and girl
for children of every age.
its the inspection of a dazzling array of toys
COME, HURRY!
CHINA EMPORIUM
FOR CHRISTMAS TOYS
Tokyo, To-day.
The War Minister, General Sugiyama, reported to a Cabinet meeting that 50 Soviet aero- planes have already arrived in China, including 20 in Nanking, another 20 in Canton and ten in Sianfu, according to reliable information-Renter
enter reports from Canton Chinese authorities emphatically deny that 20 Soviet
have arrived there.
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