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Canton, To-day.
Kwangtung towns from Swatow to Canton were raided by Japanese planes early yesterday morning. Chinese A.A. guns, however, man- aged to keep the invaders away from the centre of Canton.
The Railways were also raided and some sections
of the line were badly damaged.
Shek Lung on the Canton-Kow-||
loon Line was very heavily bombed and the line so badly
wrecked that
traffic has
temporarily
suspended.
FIVE DAYS
been!
No
last
TO
trains could leave Canton evening and there were also no incoming trains from Kowloon.
Repair gangs have been work- ing all night but this morning! the line was not yet available for: traffic. Our Own Correspon- dent.
SHEKLUNG TARGET
It was learned that Japanese bombers made several unsuccess- ful attempts to wreck the bridge at Shek Lung on the Canton- Kowloon Line. Numerous bombs were dropped very near the bridge, but failed to cause any damage.
However, the line near the bridge was hit and wrecked. Chinese A.A. batteries, which
SOUTHAMPTON
London, To-day. Inaugurating the new fast ser- vice from South Africa, an Imper- ial Airways flyingboat, carrying mails and passengers, arrived at Southampton yesterday, five days and two hours after leaving Dur- ban-Reuter.
WAR PLANES
PURCHASE IN
have been increased, went hit AMERICA
into
action against the raiders. One
New York, To-day.
plane is reported to have been Great Britain intends to buy shot down during the raid yes
jover 1,000 war planes in the terday. Our Own Correspon-United States, according to an
dent.
"unauthoritative person," quoted by the Washington correspon- . dent of the Associated Press.
WAH YEE COLLEGE The planes will be mostly high-
PRIZE DAY
speed medium-range bombers.
Another message states that France has secretly ordered 300 military aeroplanes in the United The annual distribution of prizes States during the past few weeks, of Wah Yee College, Kennedy Road, this report also emanating from was held in the Oriental Theatre the Associated Press. Reuter this morning.
Washington, To-day.
There was a large attendance of Authoritative quarters here parents of the boys and of past pu- have hitherto not corroborated pils and friends of the College. An the report that Great Britain in- interesting performance of Chinese tends buying military aeroplanes and English plays, a drill display from the United States. Reu- and Chinese music performed
byter. an orchestra of boys
friends was a feature.
and
their
The prizes were distributed
the prize-giving Mr. Lim spoke in and en- by terms of commendation
Mr. Lim Hoy Lan, Headmaster of couragement about the work of the Wah Yan College, Kowloon. After school Fr. Gallagher also spoke
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The famous wild pig hunt for the 1938 Katie Cup was held on March 22 and 23 by the Meerut Tent Club at Bachhraon, near Del- hi. For the first time the
wen by a member of the RAF, the winner being Squadron Leader A. Sinclair's "Misfire, ridden by Lient. G. E. V. Keighley, of the 19th King George V's Own Tan- cers. The Kadir Cup, which is the biggest event of its kind in In- din, has been held each year except during the war since 1874 Photo shows-The line crossing a nallah during the competition. The Chief beaters are on camels.
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