JAPANESE CAUGHT UP IN FLOOD WATERS OF YANGTSE Enter Hwangmei But Find Town Under Water Chinese Air Force
Shock Raid On Anking
Hankow, To-day. Japanese troops are in occupation of Huangmei, but the town is now under water, according to Chinese reports.
The Chinese military communique states that the Japanese at Susung on August 2, advanced westwards towards Huangmei along the high- way, forcing the Chinese to withdraw to the hills northwest of the town.
is said d to
The Yangtse Ri
panese bomber has been locat
of have risen steadily during the pasted at Sihtien, southeast fortnight resulting in the flooding Sinchen in Honan. Two Ja- of an area on the north bank tending from Stacchihkon, opposite Kiukiang, hrough "Kungtung to Huangfei,
The Chinese forces, seeing the
panese airmen have been cap- tured and will shortly be es- corted to Hankow.-Central News.
Yangtse flood-waters pouring into PREMIER TALKS FAMOUS TEA CLIPPER NOW A TRAINING SHIP
Huangmei, decided to abandon the city, "while the Japanese entering, now find themselves trapped by the flood-waters." -Reuter.
WARSHIP HIT
Hankow, To-day.
OVER OUTLOOK
London, To-day.. Chinese aircraft staged an- An exchange of views on out- other successful raid on a con- standing political questions of the centration of Japanese warships moment took place yesterday after- in the Yangtze River at Anking noon between Mr. Chamberlian, who early yesterday morning when returned to London for a brief one warship and many enemy period, and Lord Halifax, the For planes at the aerodrome were eign Secretary, who is staying in heavily damaged, and two of a London until to-day, ida
the
The
famous old China tea clipper, Cutty Sark, bullt at Dumbarton in 1869, has reached the Thames after an absence of 25 years. She has been presented to the training ship H.M.S.Worcester by Mrs. Dowman, widow of Captain Dowman who bought the vessel in 1922 and is now anchored astern of the Worcester as a training ship at Greenhithe. Photo showsA novel angle of cadets of H.M.S. Worcester carrying
out P. T. drill in the Cutty, Sark
BRITISH PLAN
FOR CZECH
group of 19 Japanese planes It is understood that among SOLUTIONS4
which challenged them were shot down.
matters discussed was the situation in the Far East in the light of latest development, in Russo-Japanese relations;
The Chinese raiders first at
Prague, To-day. tacked the aerodrome. Power
ans off the diving low, they dumped tons of Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Colonial
Secretary, also called on the Pre Sudeten German Party,‹ “Sudeten bombs-
After raiding the aerodrome, mier yesterday for the purpose of they flew over the Yangtze and informing him concerning the Deutsche Pressedriefe” deals in a streaked bombs over a concentra-situation in Jamaica, Burma and leading article, with the British tion of 12 Japanese warships. One Palestine:-Trans-Ocean.
was hit and severely damaged.
At this juncture, 19 Japanese
:
planes gave battle. “In the ensuing NUREMBERG
dogfight, two Japanese planes were
hit and crashed in flames. All SYNAGOGUE
Chinese planes returned safely -to their base.
SEVEN WRECKS FOUND Hankow, To-day.
CONDEMNED
plan for resettlement of the popu- lation of Czechoslovakia in accord- ance with the principles of nationality..
“This plan," says the German organ, "has so far been put for ward only tentatively and is by no means official.”
SCRAMBLED SCENES CONTEST RESULT
The following are the winner
the Scrambled Scene jigs contest in connection with the film. The Rage of Paris": AP Chong, cyo A.P.B. Milly Chan, c/o Roor No 4, first floor16: Queen' Road Central.
Mary Tang, P.O. Box 826., Arthur Nee, 224,
Edward Road.
Prince
R. Berry, Room 216, Kowloon
Hotel.
Prizewinners are requested to
call at the office of the "China Mail" for their tickets.
CRAWLED UPSTAIRS LIKE A CRAB
Nuremberg, To-day. The Chinese gunner who was
The Jewish synagogue
on the responsible for the destruction of both the Japanese machines was Hans Sachs Platz of this city is to.
Yet, in the paper's opinion, if hit by a bullet in the leg.-Central be torn down a resolution to this
effect having been passed by the carried to its logical conclusion it News.
Town Council yesterday. The work might, by achieving territorial of demolisation will begin imme-separation of the various peoples diately and it is planned to have inhabiting the Czechoslovak Re- Owing to Rheumatism
calculated to bring the
in Her Knees all evidence of the Synagogue's ex-public, be
It was not a very dignified istence removed before opening of centuries old conflict between the t the National Socialist Party con- Germans and the Czechs to a close. going upstairs, but she had the
The plan in question, which is in her knees, and it was the time Since gress beginning in September. It
could do at is pointed out that the Jews in stated to have been submitted to Nuremberg have another synagogue the interested parties. capable of accommodating
"Seven of the 12 Japanese planes which were shot down by Chinese airmen during the dogfight over Wuhan yesterday have been located, and four Japanese airmen have been cap- tured, according to Military Aviation Headquarters,
Two machines were found at Sihchow and two at Kiayu in the vicinity of Hankow, other were discovered at King- ow Tachachow-and. Nanhu.
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