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OF THE JAPANESE
London, To-day.
"THE Times," in an editorial headed "Massacre at Chungking," says that the brunt of the Japan- ese attack on the Chinese capital fell on the crowded residential centre of the city and vir- tually all the victims, of whom a high propor- tion were burned to death, were civilians.
Butchery on this scale, although attempted, has never been achiev-
ed before, but the Japanese air| JAPANESE
force promises bigger raids in fu- ture.
Two years
ago, even one year ago, several nations still thought it worth while remonstrating with Ja- pan in the name of humanity and civilisation against deliberately barbarous conduct towards non- combatants.
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The world knows better to-day.
The attitude of contemporary Japan towards bushido appears to be that bushido is all right as long as it is not allowed to inter- fere with the conduct of the war.
MASS TERRORISM
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PLANES FLY INTO
H.K. TERRITORY
MONO-
THREE JAPANESE PLANES FLEW OVER HONG KONG TERRITORY YESTERDAY AT ABOUT 6 P.M., ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL SOURCES.
The machines roared directly over No. 3 Police Launch which was anchored in the harbour of Tai-O
The case of Chungking is a paron Lantau Island. ticularly bad one. It is sufficient- They passed at a height of only
ly clear that the Japanese aimed at mass terrorism through slaughter.
Chungking has no value as a tar- get save that it offers exceptional opportunities of destroying civilian life.
It is curious that the Japanese should still believe in the efficacy of such methods. They might have learned by this time that bombs, so far from intimidating the Chinese only stiffen their determination to resist. Reuter.
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800 feet, and disappeared, in the direction of Deep Bay into Chinese territory.
It is understood that the Gov- ernment's attention has been drawn to the fact that the machines flew over British Territory.
NO ACTION LIKELY It is understood that no action is likely to be taken in the matter, as the skirting of the border-limits of Hong Kong by Japanese aero- planes en route to the Canton delta has occurred before.
As in the case of yesterday's in-
DUDDELL STREET fringement, the violation was
ROBBERY
Mr. C. F. Needham, of the Hong Kong Telephone Company, has re- ported that two boxes of silver valued at $360 were stolen from a store in Duddell Street on Sunday. The store was entered through an open window.
EX-EMPLOYEE'S FRAUD
a
technical one--Tai O. being at the extreme western limits of the Co- lony-and was probably due to in- advertence, the "China Mail" was informed this morning.
ANGLO-GERMAN NAVAL PACT DENUNCIATION
London, To-day.
The situation created by de-
Six weeks' hard labour. was im-nunciation of the Anglo-German posed on Ng Kwok-kan, 19, former Naval Agreement was being con- employee of the Bosco Radio Com-sidered in all its aspects, declared pany, by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen the Prime Minister in the House this morning for obtaining a radio-of Commons yesterday. set by false pretences.
A communication would in due Defendant obtained the set, valu-course
be made to the German ed at $285, from Mrs. S. L. Shum, Government. by pretending that he was sent to Mr. Chamberlain added that the take the radio. The set. had been German Government. did not con- bought by her husband only a few sult the British Government before days earlier and Ng had been dis- the agreement was denounced. Lew Ayres missed the day before.
Reuter. Maureen O'Sullivan
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Remedios, Elsa, and an amah, Pang Sam, were treated at the Kowloon Hospital, after they had been bitten by a dog at No. 2., Peace Avenue yesterday.
Miss D. Hutchinson, headmis- tress of the Ying Wa Girls School, has reported the theft of clothing from the school building yesterday,
Two, coolies and a woman were admitted to the Queen Mary Hos- pital, as a result of the collapse of a roof at the servante, quarters-of the Dairy Farm in Sassoon Road. about 4 p.m.yesterday.
The victime were Wong Chuên, 38, injuries to the right leg, ip Chan, 48, and the woman, Wong Chung, head injuries.