THER CHINA-MAIL DECEMB
LEAGUE FACES FINANCE PROBLEMS
TWO AIR RAIDS ON NANKING
STOP PRESS
Nanking. To-day.
Nanking has been subjected to
two
› Geneva, To-day.
raids in the past two days. Besides the financial situation Yesterday morning six Japan- of Bulgaria and Hungary, the
ese bombers appeared over the general principles of interna- tional trade were discussed by city shortly after the warning the finance committee of the had been sounded, and bombed. League of Nations during its the civil airfield within the city 65th session, which has now clos- limits. They scored five hits.
ed
The committee decided to con-
Other missiles struck open land
tinue at its next session study of in the vicinity, one partly demol- the problems of quotas and controlishing a house.
of foreign exchange, and meanwhile There were To casualties. to request all government concerned Reuter.
to state reasons which, in their opin- ion, prevent suppression, or eren slackening, of control of exchange.
At the same time, the governments in question will be asked to suggest measures calculated to ensure pro- gress in this direction.
A resolution adopted by the com- mittee stresses the necessity of a common policy and joint action by all states in view of periodically re- curring world economic crises. Trans-Ocean.
The H. K. Women's League of
AMERICAN SEAMAN FINED
Julian Dawgialle aged 21, a sea- man of s.s. Texas was this morning fined $10 by Mr. R. A D. Forrest at the Central Magistracy when he pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly in Gloucester Road en Saturday night.
Health and Beauty is holding a Detective-sergeant Bentley said mahjongg and bridge drive at the defendant was knocking at the K.C.C. to-morrow, starting at 3 pm door of the Nagasaki Joe Restaur- with tea scheduled for 4.15 p.m.ant, after closing hours, in an en- There will be three prizes for mah-deavour to get drinks. Sergeant jongg and three for bridge, and a Riddell who was on patrol in plain Hidden No... Prize Mrs. R. A. D. clothes spoke to defendant, who Forrest will present the prizes, fattempted to strike the sergeant.
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LONDON SILENT ON WUHU ATTACK
London, To-day.
The moming newspapers give prominence to the Wuhu incident, when the Jardine river steamer “Tuckwe” was set on fire by Japan- ese bombs, but hitherto there has been no comment Renter
The International Medical Relief Society is organising a Dinner Dance for December 15, to which His Excellency the Governor and Lady Northcote have graciously given their Patronage. Its object it to raise a fund fo the support of the Red Cross at the front for which this committee has made itself responsible for the duration of hostilities.
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Hankow, To-day. Lt. Commdr. H. D. Barlow, of HMS. Ladybird, was slightly injured by a splin- ter in the buttock in the Jap anese bombing of Wuhu. His condition is not serious.
Three Chinese were killed and eight wounded in the same raid.
It is stated that the Japan- ese planes possibly had as ob jective the railway station, which is a quarter of a mile distant from the waterfront
A foreign witness describes how the raiders at a height of 6,000 feet; flew up river-direct- ly over the British ships and dropped six bombe, although large British flags were pro- minently displayed on both ships and hulks.
Wuhu itself was practically devoid of Chinese troops, only activity on the river front be- ing a number of refugees: em- barking on junks, a number of whom fell into the river. when -stampeding for safety.
Captain Allison, of the "Tuckwo," and his officers boarded HMS "Ladybird after the bombing, whence they watched the slow destruction of their ship, which was blaz- ing until the early morning.
The B. and S. "Tatung" was holed in many places and her steering gear put out of action. There were no casualties on board her Reut
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