THE CHINÀ MAIL, JUNE 8, 1938 --
SWATOW GIVEN TRAIN BLOWN UP IN TO-DAY'S RAIDS STOP PRESS
WARNING OF SOUTH CHINA HOSTILITIES
Swatow, To-day.
At noon yesterday, Japanese planes dropped pamphlets signed by the Japanese High Command, stating that the war zone is now being extended to South China.
Therefore, the civil population| is urged to evacuate Swatow as well as other danger points im- mediately "as retreating Chinese armies would occasion bloodshed, although the Japanese forces were anxious to protect civilian, lives.
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ward said that large bombs were dropped, but no objective was visible.
pound of Lingnam University on Honam, where there are 31 Ameri- cans, three Britishers and one Ger- man on the staff.
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One bomb was imbedded Casualties so far to-day have pathway and did not explode. The not been heavy, and are not like-other two detonated with a terrific ly to be unless the Japanese re- roar and shook the staff buildings sume indiscriminate attacks on from which the the centre of the city.
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The buildings round the Gov-watching the raid.
One Chinese woman was ernment headquarters are being in the compound and several for- raiders have scored scarcely one levelled to the ground, but the eign women members of the staff serious hit on their objective. Our Own Correspondent.
FOREIGN WOMEN SUFFERING FROM SHOCK
Canton, To-day. Three bombs landed in the com-
NIGHT RAIDS ON BARCELONA
Valencia, To-day.
At 2.30 p.m., two planes again appeared and dropped four bombs near some obsolete forts here. They met with only slight ma- chine-gun resistance from the defenders.
In the course of the night, This is taken to indicate that Barcelona was heavily bombed Swatow will soon be included in by insurgent air raiders on two the Japanese operations. --Reu- occasions and very heavy casual- ter.
ties are feared.
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Alicante was bombed again, but the deathroll was only eight on this occasion, and twen- ty were wounded. In the last previous raid, one man was killed and 100 were wounded.
Before Mr. W. J. Lockhart Smith this morning, Lai Chung was fined $917 or four months' hard labour for the possession of 917 heroin pills in No. 18 Wing Lok Street, yesterday. Chan Hung, 17
Wing
Valencia was also raided dur- Wo Street, was fined $688 or 4ing the night but the casualty months for a similar offence.
toll is not known.-Reuter.
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NEAREST OBJECTIVE The nearest objective was an anti-aircraft battery one and a half miles away.
A large group of houses was de- molished by several bombs in the Wongsha district and windows in Shameen, nearest Wongsha, were again shattered, while the terrific concussion was felt at the German Consulate and nearby buildings. Reuter.
31 RAIDERS TO-DAY Canton, 11.30 a.m., To-day. Canton is being heavily bombed by 31 Japanese planes, which appeared in a group and attacked simultaneously, the Wongsha Station, Honam Is- land, the barracks at Tung- shan, Saichuen and the Goy- ernment headquarters.
More than 60 heavy bombs have already been dropped and it is feared that the casualties were high.
One of the consequences of the damage to the power. sta- tion is that the usual air raid alarm signals, worked by electricity, are now out of ac- tion. The alarm was given this morning by bells, which were not altogether adequate for the purpose, and could not be heard in many districts.
Six terrific bombs shook the' whole of Shameen and convert- ed Wongsha Station into a rag- ing inferno.
Apparently there was a large supply of aviation spirit in the station, which was struck by a bomb and is now blazing fiercely. The heat is so terrific that-it-can-be felt on the bor- ders of Shameen.-From Our Staff Correspondent.
CREW REFUSE
TO SAIL
Buenos Aires, To-day. Forty-five out of the crew of 50 in the Celtic Star, which is registered in Lon- don and is now loading a cargo of meat, refused to re- turn to Spanish waters where they had been pre- viously bombed.
The captain warned them of the possible consequences of their refusal to comply with their articles-Reuter.."
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