THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 24, 1938.
CANTON STILL RAGING INFERNO Japanese Bayonet Japanese
Looters Opposite British Bridge
CANTON, TO-DAY. AT NIGHTFALL LAST NIGHT CANTON WAS STILL A RAGING IN
FERNO, WITH THE MAMMOTH FIRE IN THE EAST BUND AREA STILL BEING FANNED TOWARDS THE CITY, AND EN- VELOPING A TREMENDOUS AREA MEASURING BETWEEN FIVE AND SIX SQUARE MILES.
The conflagration on the Shakee waterfront, opposite Shameen, has died
down as the result of the changing direction of the wind, and the mag nificent efforts of the Shameen volunteers, who toiled ceaselessly all day.
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The greatest tribute must be paid to the organisers AMAHS STRIKE
of the fire fighters, who were a group of Ger- man residents.
Unless-there is a fresh outbreak in the area between the British Bridge and Wongsha, the prospect of Shameen being involved again is very slight. Nevertheless, the authorities are not relaxing the emergency mea. sures, and naval units and volunteers kept a nightlong vigi! on the roofs and other vantage points.
Old residents who went through the previous Communist uprisings and civil wars, say they have never before experienced a day like yesterday:
REFUGEE ZONES IN HANKOW
Hankow, To-day. Father Jacquinot, famous for his refugee relief work in Shanghai, stated yesterday that the matter of a refugee zone for Hankow has been definitely settled.
LUCKY AGAIN
Bomb British Gunboat
BEEN A DELIBERATE AT- WHAT APPEARS TO HAVE TACK, WAS CARRIED OUT ON H.M.S. SANDPIPER IN THE THE BRITISH GUNBOAT VICINITY OF CHANGSHA BY JAPANESE BOMBERS. TO- DAY.
to an official statement issued in Six heavy bombers, according
boat, which Hong Kong, attacked the gun- was clearly marked by large Union Jacks both fore and aft.
The incident, first, since the at- tacks on the "Panay" and "Lady- bird” in the Yangtse last yeär, oc- curred early this morning.
DA HIT SEVERAL TIMES A large number of bombs was¬
veral times.
A syndicate of amahs: has again been successful in the big sweep of dropped, the gunboat being hit se- the Hong Kong Jockey Club decid-
last Saturday, the "China Mail" ed on the Kwang Tung Handicap
learned this morning.
The official statement says that used to the upperworks, but only "superficial damage was Reuter from Shanghai reports that considerable damage was done to the superstructure.
The first prize, which is valued Other Shameen property dam-at over $88,000 la claimed by no It is officially stated that there aged in yesterday morning's ex- fewer than $90 amaha, who, this were no casualties. No information plosion of the Chinese ammuni-morning, it is stated, besieged the is available whether the gunboat tion dump in Wongsha was the offices of Messrs. Linstead, and fired on the planes when she was Netherlands Consulate, where the Davis..
attacked. window frames were blown in and even the floor boards rooted.
up-
It is learned, however, that only H.M.S. Sandpiper is a river gun- 54 amabs actually hold shares in boat of 185 tons, and is under the the winning ticket which is in the command of Lt-Comm. W. E. J. Steel window frames in the mo-possession of an amah in the Yau-, Eames. Lt. H. R. Rycroft is second- dern Hong Kong
and Shanghai mati district. Bank building were smashed to smithereens, flying into the road-
way, while the Swiss Consul and
his wife had to evacuate their home.
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LUNATICS DESERTED Following yesterday morning's The area embraces the Adminis- [explosion the keepers of the lunatic trative Districts One, Two and asylum at Paakhoktung, across the Three, and also the Chinese area Pearl River from Shameen, fled, as far as the railway line.
leaving 800 mental inmates uncared for.
the
Father Jacquinot said that former had been fully agreed upon, but the Chinese aren will, of course, be subject to the approval of the Japanese.
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The British naval authorities came to the rescue, and supplied 80 bags of rice in order to give them their evening meal.:
Japanese patrols last evening stood guard for a short while out- The Foreign Residents, Associa-side shops on the Shakee Bund, tion is publishing an announcement where looters had created havoc. to-day requesting foreigners in outlying districts to move into the Administrative Districts.--Reuter.
30 JAPANESE SHIPS OFF AMOY
Chuanchow, To-day.
The number of Japanese armed véssels has been increased to about. thirty off Amoy, Quemoy, Tungan, Halteng and their vicinity.
LOOTERS KILLED
Three or four persistent looters who opposed the Japanese soldiers' orders, were bayonetted and are now lying on the Shakee Bund in pools. of blood.
When the Japanese patrol with- drew, however, the looters returned immediately,
The behaviour of the Japanese troops hitherto has been most ex- emplary, according to all accounts brought back by foreigners who have visited the city.
Looting has been checked wher- ever possible, but owing to the small number of Japanese troops in the city, totalling approximately 1,500, One of the Japanese ships off the entire city is not patrolled." Tungan fired over nine shells Japanese Headquarters have been the shore yesterday. Central established in the old Chinese Head-
News.
quarters buildings.-Reuter.
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