THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 1988
Page 11.7
STRANGE CHARGE AGAINST B. & S.
Took Japanese 14 Days To Discover It
HINES TRIAL LATEST
New York, To-day.
The trial of James Hines, the former Tammany leader, on a charge of receiving bribes in return for giving political protection to the murdered gangster, “Dutch" Schultz, which was to have begun on Monday, has been postponed indefinitely.-Reu-
ter.
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FRANCO THREAT
TO EXTEND ACTION IN NORTH SEA
London, To-day.
A considerable stir has been caused in political circles here by the statement made by General Franco to the effect that he plans to extend the action of his naval forces in the North Sea.
It is generally expected that quite a large number of units of General Franco's navy will be detailed off to control or seize Spanish Repub- lican vessels passing through the English Channel for Soviet Russian harbours as their port of destins tion.
Shanghai, To-day. PLANS FOR
The British authorities in Shanghai inform Reuter
that they have received a note from the Japan- PREMIER'S
ese Consul-General on alleged shooting from the B. and S. steamer "Whangpu" at Japanese troops.
PARIS VISIT
PARIS, TO-DAY. MR. NEVILLE CHAMBER- The authorities say, however, that as a result of LAIN, THE BRITISH PRIME preliminary examination of the facts, they find FAX, THE FOREIGN SECRE MINISTER, AND LORD HALI- that the "Whangpu" was over fifteen miles TARY, ACCOMPANIED BY from the scene of the alleged firing at the time THEIR WIVES WILL ARRIVE
IN PARIS AT FIVE O'CLOCK' stated in the Japanese report.
ON WEDNESDAY, AFTER-
The British authorities will be replying to the Jap-NOON ON NOVEMBER 23.
anese note in due course.
An official of Butterfield and
Swire's office last night said that enquiries made by the company had also failed to disclose any founda- tion whatever for the accusation.
.
He added that at no time dur- ing the voyage of the "Whangpu" was a single shot fired from her.
Despatch of the Japanese' note of protest, which was an "emphatic" one, was revealed by the Japanese army spokesman at yesterday's press conference.
"DEPLORABLE”
the He said that
"Whangpu" had fired on a detachment of Ja- panese troops engaged in mopping up operations.
The "deplorable incident," he said, occurred at 7.80 on the morn- Special emphasis is laid on
ing of October 24 on the Yangtse Franco's absolute refusal to enter at a point near Changkakang, fifteen into peace negotiations. Trans-kilometres east of Kiangyin. Ocean.
The B. and S. steamer "Whang- pu," he alleged, fired five or six rounds at the Japanese, who were on the south bank of the river, simultaneously with an attack from
JAPANESE PLANE Chinese guerillas.
SHOT DOWN
Chengtu, To-day. One of the 18 Japanese bombers, which staged the first air raid over Chengtu, provincial capital of Szechwan, was shot down by Chin- ese airmen.
The Japanese machines
SECOND VOLLEY
About five minutes later, when the ship was proceeding on her this time shooting forty to fifty shots way, she again opened fire,
of machinegun and rifle fire.
From the position of the vessel, the guerillas and the Japanese de- tachment, it was an, incontestible
the city in two squadreached fact that the firing came from the
ahort-
steamer, ly after 11 a.m. and commenced
At no time before or after the bombing the airfield in the northern firing from the vessel, said
the suburbs, and the southern
out-spokesman, did the Japanese open skirts.
fire.
Chinese planes gave battle.
One was hit and nosedived crash, belching black smoke in trail...
its
It is estimated that 56 bombe
No information had been re- ceived regarding casualties, sald the spokesman in replying to a question. -Router.
During the week ended at 8 a.m. on Saturday, there were altogether.
landed near the airfield. The area 85 traffic accidents in the Colony,
of the Taiping Temple received 40 missiles.-Central News.
as the result of which 1 person was *killed and 48 peratns were injured.
EARTHQUAKE
reaching the French capital they will proceed im- mediately to the British Em bassy where a banquet will be held in their honour. The following day will be taken up with several receptions although the exact diary
SHOCKS FELT IN of events has not yet been drawn
VIENNA
Vienna, To-day.
lup.
The British Statesmen will leave Paris on Friday, November 25.4 Trans-Ocean."
Heavy earth tremblings, prob-Vienna several chimneys collapsed. ably due to a distant earthquake, Other damage has, however, not were felt in Vienna and vicinity yet been reported. at 4.11 on Tuesday morning. The tremblings were so strong The shocks were so violent that that the seismographs of the in numerous places fire brigades | Vienna earthquake, observatory had to be called out.
were put out" of action.
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