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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SUNDAY, AUGUST 29, 1937.
Japanese Warships Engage Pootung Battery
ENEMY PLANES BROUGHT DOWN IN WOOSUNG SECTOR
SHANGHAI, AUGUST 29.
THE JAPANESE SPOKESMAN ALLEGES THAT NANKING IS PLANNING "BACTERIOLOGICAL WARFARE" IN NORTH CHINA AN THREÄTENS APPROPRIATE RETALIATION. BOTH CITE CASES OF VALOUR, FOR EXAMPLE THE JAPANESE CLAIM THAT TWO JAPANESE NAVAL AIRMEN POWER-DIVED THEIR BOMB-LADEN PLANE INTO THE CHINESE ARTILLERY UNIT IN THE SHANGHAI AREA WHEN. THEY FOUND THE FUSELAGE WAS ON FIRE AND DESTROYED THE UNTI AT THE SACRIFICE OF THEIR OWN LIVES.
JAPANESE AERIAL ACTIVITY CEASED AT NIGHTFALL BUT DARKNESS SAW THE CHINESE GUNS IN THE CHAPEL SECTOR RAIN SHELLS ON HONGKEW. THE MARKED THE FIRST INTEN- SIVE, BOMBARDMENT OF THIS AREA BUT THE CHINESE DENY THE SHELLING AS A RETALIATION OF THE JAPANESE BOMBING OF NANTAO AND ASSERT THAT THE CIVILIANS HAD COMPLETED THE EVACUATION FROM HONGKEW WHEREAS NANTAO WAS DENSELY POPULATED BY NON- COMBATANTS. THE CHINESE CLAIM TO HAVE SHOT DOWN TWO JAPANESE PLANES IN WOO- SUNG THIS MORNING.
BUILDINGS ON THE BUND ROCKED UNDER THE THUNDER OF HEAVY GUNFIRE WHEN AT 11.30 PM. JAPANESE WARSHIPS IN THE HARBOUR BEGAN A DUEL WITH THE CHINESE BATTERY IN POOTUNG WHICH WAS SILENCED AFTER HALF AN HOUR'S INTENSIVE BOMBARDMENT. THE JAPANESE USED LARGE CALIBRE GUNS, THE BOOM OF WHICH ROUSED ALL SHANGHAI FROM THEIR BEDS.—REUTER.
London, August 28: The evacuation of 4.000 Japanese civilians from Tsingtao will take place early to-morrow (Sunday), the "Evening News" learns "from a reliable source. It is expected that Tsingtao and Shantung Province will be the scene of heavy military operations in the course of the next few
days.
.:
Shanghai: The re-grouping of the Chinese and Japanese troops in the fighting area to the south of Shanghai continued to-day. The Japanese are reported to have landed additional reinforcements and also a certain amount of heavy artillery in Woosung......
The Chinese, after successfully evading the Japanese encircling movement into their lines of de- fence from Nanziang to Kating. carried out movements covered by skirmishes in the rear and sup- ported by reinforcements. They are reported to be making rapid advances from the west.
North of the Shanghai University, Japanese marines are reported to have established contact with their detachments further north, along the Whangpoo River, and the town of Woosung has been com- pletely destroyed by the incessant fight during the past few days.
Tientsin: An impending Japanese. "big push" to the south-west of the Tientsin-Peiping Railway is indicated by the extensive preparations at the Japanese Headquarters in Tientsin. Japanese battal- fons are arriving uninterruptedly. The streets of Tientsin are blocked by Japanese troops, and even in the International Settlement. much troop movement is going on.
Japanese Headquarters state that the first objective of their "big push" will be the Chinese con- centrations on the Pe'ping-Hankow and Tientsin-Fukow Ral'ways.-Tranencen eson Services
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The above pläture bears grim evidence of the hurried evacuation of women and children from the International Settlement in Shanghai last week..
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The Japanese have apparently given up the use of airplanes in ths sector temporarily, view of the fact that most of the
EMERGENCY FINANCE PLANS Shanghai, August 28: In an in- terview with the Central News Agency to-day a spokeman of the Ministry of Finance express-ghting is being done at close quarters. There is little change ed deep satisfaction over the re- suits of the emergency regula- reported in the positions of the tions which were enforced since respective fighting forces.
According to hostilities the opening of
report from Chlenchuntien on the west of the Shanghal.
bed near He declared that the steps Pe'ping-Hankow road
the Fangshan area
the 22nd taken by the Government have prevented the flight, of capi- Division of Japanese troops have been badly defeated in an attempt tal 1.0m
the country,' stabilised the financial condit'ons in to storm the strongly deferided general and have.
benefited Chinese positions in the area.
The Chinese report the capture agriculture. Industry, commerce, mining and other produc of machine-guns, over 100 rifles t've enterprises throughout the and a small quantity of ammuni- country.---
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JAPANESE BOMBS AT LJULIHO Paoting. August 28: Four Cha- ese villagers were seriously injured at Llullho. 55 miles southwest of Pelp'ng on the Pe'ping-Hankow Rauway, to-day when a Japanese military planes bombed the town. No damage, however, was done to the buildinga- Central News
JAPANESE ORDERED TO
EVACUATE · Tsingtao. August 28: The Japanese Consul-General here has
remaining ordered the
4,000 Japanese in the city to evacuate by to-morrow.
According to estimates
here,
Three of the visitors from Shanghai who are quartered at the
Jockey Club,
STRUGGLE WILL
BE PROLONGED
Tokyo, August 29. Prince Konoye, the Japanese Prime Minister, declared that the existing altuation renders dip: lomatic negotiations with Nanking "virtually Impossible and that the best course for the Japanese would be to beat China to her knees so that she will no longer have the spirit to fight"
H.M.S. DELIGHT FOR FOOCHOW.
Some excitement was caused here on Saturday evening when it was learned that H.M.S. Delight was ordered to proceed to Foochow "to protect British Interests there." H.M.S. Delight arrtyed in the Culony from Swatow on Saturday morning and, in the normal course of events, the ratings were allowed to go ashore as usual. By 7 pm. however, a recall order had been issued and the ship placed in Japanese officers returning from readiness to proceed to Foochow. the fighting zone give it as their Despite the stormy weather pre-
of opinion that the struggle will be vailing in conacquence the a. st' and lengthy one extending typhoon in the vicinity of Hainan, HM.S. Delight left last night for possibly to the autumn. To over- come the Chinese resistance, the her destination but this was all Japanese are putting huge forces that could be ascertained from the the feld. Twenty generals. local naval authorities. It is not who have already retired. have known whether the despatch of been recalled and the peace the vessel was directly connected strength of the Army has been with the stopping of the Sheng- doubled and will shortly be king. trebled.
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Indications are that Shantung and Canton will the next objec- tives of the Japanese planes. Reuter.
AMERICAN MISSION SCHOOL BOMBED
Nanchang, Aug. 22: Incendiary bombs dropped by Japanese planes over Nanchang provincial capital of Ktangsi. yesterday, struck and set fire to the American mission Pao Ling Girls' School. It was dis- closed to-day. ‚'
Most of the buildings on the campus have been destroyed. The principal of the school, an Ameri- can missionary, who was spending the summer at Kulig at the time of the bombing. received reports of the outrage by telephone from Nanchang.
He lamediately sent a report to the American Embassy at Nanking requesting that a vigorous protest be lodged with the Japanese authori- ties. The principal demands full compensation for the damage done to the Institution.-- Central News
EURASIA ANNOUNCES FOUR NEW AIR ROUTES Slan Ang. 28.-The Eurasia Aviation Corporation to-day an- nounce the opening of four new alt routes linking the main cities. in the north-west provinces with South China and Annam.
The routes are: Sian to Lan- chow, Stan. to Paotou, Stan Hanoi and Sign to Canton.
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FIGHTING NEARING TIENTSIN
Paoting. Aug. 28: The sound of artillery fire which has
been audible in Tientsin during the past week, is reported to be nearing the elty day by day.
Heavy fighting is reported going. on in the Tuliuchen-Chinghal area, about 30 miles souht of Tientsin along the Tientsin-Pukow line.
Although Chinese reports yester- day announced that a brigade of Chinese had gone as far as enter- ing Tulluchen. Japanese troops in the area are bitterly contesting. every yard or ground.
At Chinghalt neither side has gained any appreciable advantage over the other during the past few days. Heavy artillery are has been exchanged incessantly, Central · Newe
SALVATION BOND- Shanghai, Aug. 28; According to latest reports, the new $500.00.000 Natonal Salvation Bond issue will bear interest at the rate of 4 per cent per annum.— Central You
SCHOOLGIRLS WANT TO. FIGHT JAPANESE Lanchow, Aug. 28: Dressed In masculine attire and with hair closely cropped in military fashion. Chien Lo-hsiu and Sze Yu-lan, two local schoolgirls with strong feel- ings about the Japanese Invasion of North China and Shanghai, were discovered here yesterday at- tempting to enlist in an army group which 19 leaving for the front shortly.
Planes will leave the Shensi cits every Wednesday and Friday for Hanol and return on Thursday and
E'ghteen year-old Miss Chien is Saturday. Stops' will be made a
the daughter of a judge of the Hunchung. Chengtu, and Kunming.
Kansu Provincial Supreme Court. Southbound planes on the Slan-Miss Bze, aged 17 is a daughter Canton run will leave every Mon- of Dr. Sze Sul-yu. a former pro- day; Wednesday and Fridays while fessor of the Judges Training the return trip will be made on
School. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
The two girls are students in the
the Japanese property and bust Stops will be made at Hankow and local girls' school, and are well-
Changsha Central News
ness interests left in this city will amount to approximately $30,000,- 000,---
Mantral Newon.
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JAPANESE PLANES SHOT DOWN IN WOOSUNG
Shanghai, Aug. 28: The tempted raid on the rear of the Chinese lines in the Woosung area t'on and storen. Four Japanese | by a squadron of 12 Japanese bom- officers and over 200 Japanese in-bers come to a trgic end at 11 | fantrymen were killed. in the o'clock this morning when four of
encounter.
the heavy machines were brought by Chinese anti-aircraft
dead
Important maps and sketches of | down Japanese plans were found amonę. guns. the effects of one of the officers.—# Central Neur
MINHONG BOMED BY JAPANESE PLANES Shanghal, Aug. 23-Minhong and the surrounding vicinity was atb jected to heavy bombing by Japa- nese planes yesterday, it was an pounced by military authorities. here,
Two of the machines were shot down while two others burst into flames in the air and crashed to the ground. All the occupants are reported to have perished.
The remaining planes, on seeing tour of their machines shot down, flew away without dropping any bombs.- Central News
JAPANESE BOMB_CHEKIANG. Hangchow, Aug. 28: A lone
BITTER FIGHTING. IN FANGSHAN Paoting. August 28: The night- ing between Chinese and Japanese n the Fangshan area, about 30 milles southwest of Peiping near Many houses were demolished Japanese bomber ventured into
and a number of non-combatants Cheklang were killed and wounded.
the Peiping-Hankow Railway line, continues unabated and with uni- dim nished in ferceness,
province..yesterday
morning and dropped two bombs The town is situated 20 miles in the vicinity of Chenhal One" Hostilities have now been split south of Shanghal on the Shang-of the missiles fell into the river deaf the city, the other landing two wings, virtually two hat-Hangchow Highway and is t battles taking place with both well-known week-end resert for on a road in the outskirts of the sides throwing reinforcementa foreigners in Shanghal
city killing one unidentified man heavily into the area
Central News
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JAPANESE, WARSHIPS OFF CHERIANG Shanghai, Aug. 28: According to a report reaching here to-day, one Japanese aircraft carrier, one cru- ser and two destroyers have been sighted of the Cheklang coast.
Coast défence units are keeping
known for their scholastic abilities. They are also known to be ambitious young women with de- n'te feelings about, the preserva- tion of Chna's territorial integrity. When d'scovered. they protested vigorously, but were finally per- suaded to return home and devote their energies to channels more a close watch on the movements of suitable for individuals of their the four Japanese warships.— Central Neues
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Service For The Refugees: This "boy" is busy catering for the inany people at the Jockey Club refugee centre.