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FATE OF NANKING HANGING IN BALANCE Japanese Suffer High Losses But Capture Gates
WHOLE BRIGADE WIPED OUT IN SINGLE ACTION
PRES. HOOVER GRIM BATTLING IN
CITY STREETS
AGROUND OFF FORMOSA
Nanking, To-day.
Fate of the city is hanging in the balance as
JAPAN'S COMMANDER AT NANKING
Tokyo, To-day. Imperial Headquarters
nounce that Lt. Gen. Prince Ya- suhiko Asaka, son-in-law of the Late Emperor Meiji, has been-ap- pointed to command of the Ja- panese forces on the Nanking front-Reuter.
Chinese soldiers, running the gauntlet of the vigor R.A. OFFICER
ous Japanese offensive from three sides, are mak-
Bound direct from Kobe to ing a last desperate stand to defend the nation's BADLY HURT
Manila, with Hong Kong as her nest port of call, the flagship of the Dollar Line, the President Hoover, with more than 650 passengers on board, went ground last night on a
island off the south coast of Formosa.
The great liner, 21,936 tons, commanded by Captain Yardley, is no immediate danger, but she is apparently hard aground, and there is no information available at the moment regarding wea ther conditions.
capital against capture by the enemy.
According to a Japanese report early this morning, the situation of the Chinese defenders is "extremely critical" although their staunch stand is being continued despite incessant pounding of their positions by Japanese artillery and bombing of communication lines and concentration points by endless relays of Japanese planes.
Blood ran dark on the cobblestones of the streets of Nanking last night, as the Chinese fought desperately against the advancing Japanese.
The Inspector General of Police,
the Hon. Mr. T. H. King, was in- strumental in lending timely aid to an Army officer, Lt. P. Nicholson, of the Royal Artillery, who met with nasty accident on the Castle Peak
a
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it
From a report made by Mr. King,
appears that he discovered private
car No. 2873, owned by Lt. Nichol- son, of Tailam Camp, in a badly damaged condition, at about
Castle Peak Road.
near Tailam Chung, on
7.20 the
Lt. Nicholson, badly injured, was removed to the Bowen Road Hos pital where he was found to be
According to Japanese reports, throats punctuated the unceasing din the honour of being the first of rifles, machine guns, howitzers suffering from concussion. He was unable to give an account of the First message was received by Japanese troops to enter the his-and trench mortars.
An hour later, field wireless accident. Mr. T. B. Wilson, Hong Kong man toric walled inner city went to the
Ge brought congratulations from
has been removed The car b ager of the Dollar Line, at 12.22 force commanded by Col. Waki
(Continued on Page 25) Yaumati Police Station: am to-day, stating: "Am aground zaka. in Lat. 22.40 N., Long. 121.28 E. on Hoisho To Island, just off the south end of Formosa, about 17 miles from Taito."
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At 1.30 am. a
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BATTLE OF GRENADES
Shanghai, To-day. Under the cover of heavy ar- tillery fire, supported by one of the largest fleets of war-planes seen in the sky at one time since second message hostilities started, the Wakizaway stated: "Ship is in no immediate Brigade stormed the Gate of Glory (Kwong Wa Gate) shortly danger, but needs assistance:
after the "Big Push" began. At 3.20 am, Captain Yardley After close quarter fighting, wirelessed: "Send assistance and sal-in which hand grenades were vage tug."
used, and which lasted over It is understood that two or three three hours, the Gate having ships have answered the calls of the been smashed to smithereens by President Hoover and are standing direct hits from Japanese artil- by, but their names are not yet lery, mounted on the nearby hills,
known
SALVAGE TUG SENT
koo Doek have been ask
salvage tug to the
stion for the
was carried in a storming rush.
The Wakizaka Brigade poured into the inlet and the last mes- sage received here states that the bloodiest street fights are now going on within the walls of the Capital.
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