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No.24653. 號叁拾伍佰仟肆萬弍第 日式廿月棨年丁 HONG KONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1937. * **A*** Price Per Month. $3.
BRITISH AMBASSADOR WOUNDED
SINO-JAPANESE CRISIS KEENLY DISCUSSED
Both Sides Lay Claim To Successes
The Sino-Japanese crisis in North China continues to we ine one tople of conversation and the greatest interest is being taken in the Anglo-American proposals for the establishment of a nea- tral zone in Shanghai. „China, it is stated, agrees in principle to the proposals, on the condition that her defences are not affect- ed by them but reports received show that Japan has turned ́ä. cold shoulder to the proposals, causing much disappointment to the Powers concerned.
I was learned from a reliable, somewhat couffeting, both parties source last night that Great Bel-laying claims to "tremendous suc...” tain, France, the United States and cesses." The situation in Woosung Italy are all acting together in this matter and while France has been described as having proceed ed very "prudently, it is said that while Germany Itself is quite friendly to China, the Reich sup- ports Japan" In the "suppression of Bolshevism."
News coming in to the Colony is, as in all cases of war news.
JAPANESE WAR MATERIAL
Shanghai, Aug. 26.
It is reported that after the des- truction of the Japanese Yah Wah Cotton Mills by fire, the old Japan". ese owner of the mills, who had lost his son and grandson in the recent fighting, and who has ae- cided not to return to his native land, personally opened the go- downs of the establishment and handed over to the Chinese army authorities one thousand boxes of ammunitions. ten anti-aircraft guns' and two aeroplanes.- Phinese Evening Dress.
JAPANESE WITHDRAW FROM TULIUCHEN
Tsinan, Aug. 26: According to Information tram communication circles, a Chinese regiment from Chenkuantun, 35 miles south of Tientsin on the Tientsin-Pukow Rallway line, assaulted the "Japan- ese positions further up the line at Tulluchen yesterday, and suc- ceeded
the Japanese back to the northeast in the gen- eral direction of Tientsin. The Chinese column was supported by two tank corps.
in driving
A Japanese plane reconnoitering over. Tangkuantun, about 50 miles southwest of Tientsin on the Tien- tsin-Pukow Ine, was driven off by Chinese gunfire from armoured cars yesterday.--
Central Newa
THERE IS
PROFITEERING
Under this caption the Editor criticises the action of the Ad- ministration of Hong Kong.
is, admittedly, very confused, and while the Chinese assert that they have gained much ground in the North, the Japanese have issued a statement to the effect that they have taken Nanchang and that since the outbreak of hostilities they have shot down no less than 176 Chinese planes.
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Mail And Telegrams For Refugees
Will anyone whose name appears below call at the office of the Shanghai Refugees Committee, 2nd Floor. Post Office Building. for letters and telegrams etc. which have been left there.
LETTERS
HIT
BY BULLET FROM JAPANESE PLANE
MISTAKEN IDENTITY PUT FORWARD
AS THE EXCUSE
SHANGHAI, AUGUST 26.
SIR HUGHE MONTGOMERY KNATCHBULL-HUGESSEN, BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO CHINA, WAS STRUCK BY A MACHINE GUN BULLET AND WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED THIS AFTERNOON WHEN THE CAR IN WHICH HE WAS DRIVING TO SHANGHAI FROM NANKING WAS ATTACKED BY TWO JAPANESE PLANES AT A POINT FIFTY MILES FROM SHANGHAI,
THE BULLET LODGED IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF SIR HUGHE'S STOMACH. THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE BRITISH MILITARY ATTACHE, COLONEL LOVAT FRASER, AND MR. EL HALL PATCH, THE AMBASSADOR'S FINANCIAL ADVISER, AND THE CHINESE CHAFFEUR NONE OF WHOM WERE HIT.
Colonel Lovat Fraser who was driving got out of the car to attend to Sir Knatchbull-Haressen when a bomb exploded in a paddy field near the roadside and knocked out the British Militarý Attache. When Colonel Lorai Fraser had revived the wheel was taken over by the Chinese chauffeur who drove the wounded Ambassador to the Country Hospital.
The car was flying the British flag at the time of the attack.
AN OFFICIAL BRITISH STATEMENT SAYS THAT THE “AM- BASSADOR WAS TRAVELLING IN A CAR WITH THE MILITARY- ATTACHE. THE BOMB WAS DROPPED NEAR THE CAR BY. JAPANESE PLANES WHICH ALSO FIRED ON TT WITH MACHINE GUN. THE AMBASSADOR RECEIVED A SPINAL WOUND BUT THE DOCTOR STATES THAT THE SPINAL CORD, IS NOT · SEVERED AND THERE IS NO PARALYSIS. THE WOUND IS SERIOUS BUT THERE IS NO IMMEDIATE DANGER.
ALTHOUGH THEY DEPLORE THE INCIDENT, THE JAPANESE NAVAL AUTHORITIES CONTEND THAT A FLAG, ON THE RADIA=! TOR IS HARDLY SUFFICIENT IDENTIFICATION AND ASSERT THAT AN AUTOMOBILE TRAVELLING ON A CHINESE STRATEGIĆ HIGHWAY IN WAR TIME COULD EASILY BE MISTAKEN FROM THE AIR FOR A CHINESE STAFF CAR, AND DECLARE THAT THE AMBASSADOR'S MACHINE COULD WELL HAVE BORNE CLEARER MARKS OF IDENTIFICATION SUCH AS A FLAG PAINTED ON THE ROOF. REUTER.
London: Grave anxiety has been caused here by Press reports. official confirmation of which is still awaited, that a motor car in which Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen, British Ambassador in China, was travelling on the Nanking-Shanghai Road, was attacked by two acroplanes. The Ambassador is reported to have been wounded Cadd, Miss E. M. Collaco, Mrs. Hseriously according to some accounts-and he is now lying in the
Mrs. Ashworth. Mrs. L. Beck. Mrs. V. B. Bryden, Mrs. Angela
C. Faulder. Mrs. Feldman, Mrs. L.
Shanghat Country Hospital. Sir Knatchbull-Hugessen, who is 51 years
E. Fisher, Mrs. Fisher (nee Mac-old, was appointed Ambassador at Peking in September last year.- Donald, Mrs. L. F. Gray, Miss A.
Gutierrez, Mrs. J.'T. Hegarty, Mrs. Hunting, Mr. C. Ivery, Mrs Murlel Jack, Mrs. Liley, Mrs, E. 3. Ling or Mrs. J. Sullivan, Mrs. Lopes, Mrs. L. F. Lopes, Mrs. A. G. Lovatt. Mrs. F. Mareal, Mrs. G. Morphew. Mrs. Nissim. Mrs. C. Parlington, Mrs. A. Pincott, Mrs. Powell, Mrs. W. Proud. Mrs. W. P. Rial, Mrs. A. Ross, M'ss L. Sharp. Mrs. L Sla. Mrs. D. J. Sinclair, Mrs. F. E. Smith. Mrs. P. E Smith, Mrs. A Souza or Mrs. M. Souza, Mrs. W. H. Taylor Mr. C. C. Vines, Mrs. A. G. Washbrook, Mrs. N. Westwood, Mrs. J. C Wynnes.
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NEWS INDEX
amusements Cables
Finance
Leading Article
Local Diary
Mail Notices .........
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Radio Programmes....Page · 4. '
Shipping
Sport....
The Services
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British Wireless.
The Ambassador, it is learned, was to return to Nanking on Sun- day. The Japanese Commander-in-Chief. Vice-Admiral Hasegawa and the Japanese Consul in Shanghai called at the hospital to in- quire after and sympathise with the Ambassador..
PART OF VERTEBRAE
SHATTERED
Shanghal. Aug. 26.- Though his spinal cord is intact Sir Knatchbull-Hugessen's back is broken. The Ambassador rallied
Sir
TOO WEAK FOR OPERATION
Knatchbull-Hugessen is too weak to operate on for the re- moval of the bullet. Blood trans- fusion being used for the
after the blood transfusion but it will be at least twenty-four hours before he can be said to be out of danger. It will be months before patient.---
Reuter. Sir Hughe can recover as part of the vertebrae is shattered.—
Reuter.
The British Ambassador; above, with Lady Knatchbull-Hugessen.
WIFE AND FAMILY
AT PEITAIKO
Shanghai, Aug. 26: Sir Knatch- bull Hugersen's wife and family are at Peltalho from where the Am- bassador went to Nanking last month following the Lukouchiae incident. Since the breakdown in railway aeroplane and river com- munications between Shanghai and Nanking as a result of local hos- titles motorcar is, the only means between of uninterrupted travel these two cities
Reuter.
U.S. FLAGSHIP MAKES EMERGENCY MOVE
EARLY TROUBLES IN
SHANGHAI
Vivid Description
UNFORGETTABLE SCENE IN
NANKING ROAD
A vivid description of early troubles in Shanghai when the accidental bombing of the International Settlement by a Chi- nese plane wrought such havoc among the civilian population. was given to a good gathering of members of the Hong Kong Y's Men's Club last night at the St. Francis Hotel by Mr. Wu- Hạm Vinson Lee of the Central Trust of China, Shanghai, who is now in Hong Kong.
A Minner was held in honour of Mr. Lee, after which the "gathering retired to the lounge where Mr. Lee gave his in- fortaj 'talk' with the "aid of a sketch map of the City of Shanghai, after he had been introduced by the President of the Club, Dr. F. L. Tsaunr.
Mr. Lee said the Y's Men's Clubs people lay on the road, some dead in China, of which there were now and others wounded. The whole 15 in 14 cities, there being two place was red with blood and the branches in Shanghai, ane for force of the explosion was só ter- Chinese and one for foreigners, | rinc' that a motor car had been were doing excellent work, In lifted wholesale and lay on top Shanghal they were carrying on of another car. both at which their baby clinic work with much were burning fiercely... success. Last year "they held a ball and succeeded In $10,000 and this year
sun had been raised.
Mr. Lee deplored the fact that raising the Chinese were at a disadvan-
a similar tage in the fighting around Shang- Whereas hal by reason of the presence of
last year they had spent only the International Settlement. $3,000 and put the balance into "4" | Japanese ships continued to shell sinking fund, this year they had Chinese positions from the river decided to help outside organisa in the International Settlement tions.
and Chinese could not retaliate owing to the fear, that their fre might damage warships of friend-
Mr. Lee said that just before he left Shanghai they had decided
There
to use some of the money on bely foreign powers which were also half of refugees.
were anchored in the river: The Japa- about 70 refugee camps in Shang- nese were taking full advantage hai" with over 100,000 inmates. of this fact. Recently the French UNFORGETTABLE SCENE had given warning to the Japanese Describing the early scenes of that French warships would are on the trouble in the International any men of war which came within Settlement, Mr. Lee said he was, a certain distance of the French.
He
should
with a party very near Nanking Concession for belligerent pur- Road when the bomb which des poses, troyed the Palace Hotel fell from powers the sky. The scene was one he Japan. would never forget, Hundreds of į
AMERICAN LADY SOUGHT
(To The Editor, The "Hong Kong Daily Press."}
Dear Sir-This office. has re- celved an Inquiry regarding the whereabouts and well being of Miss Lily Sharp. Funds have also been remitted to this office for her use.
Since the Corsulate General has been unable to get in touch with Miss Sharp, it will be appreciated if you will give publicity to this inquiry in your columns.
Yours, etc.,
· HOWARD DONOVAN.
American Consul.
Hong Kong, August 28, 1937.
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THE DOLLAR
T.T. ON NEW YORK: 30-7/8.' T.T. ON LONDON: 1., 2.7/84.
London Silver Marker
(From Our Own Correspondent).
London, August 26. London silver prices to-day were down 3/16 as follow:-
Aug. 25 ,19-13/10 19-5/8 ..19-13/18 19-5/8
Spot.... Forward....
Aug. 26
FREIGHT INCREASES
It is learned from a reliable source that as from September 1, freight from London to Bombay will be increased by five' shillings and that to Calcutta by 7s. 48...
BRITISH TROOPS ARRIVE
PREPARING FOR ATTACK
Japanese destroyers in position in the Whangpoo River. (Photo, "N.C. Daily News").
Completely upsetting ́precedent, the U.S.S. Augusta, flagship of Admiral II. E. Yarnell, Com- inander-in-Chief of the United States Aziatic. Fleet, startled observers on the Bond on August 18 by moving up from her buoys in the lower river, swinging her huge bulk off Pootung Point and backing determinedly into position directly in front of the British Naval Buoys. The reason given for her sudden, appearance here was that Admiral, Yarnell, as the senior naväl officer, had to be in the heart of things. (Photo “N.G. Daily News"),
Picture shows the men of the 1st Battalion. Royal Ulster Rifles, coming ashorë at Shanghal after arrival last week aboard the Empress of Asia. (Photo “N.C. Dally News").