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CHINA
ANOTHER BRITISH SHIP CAPTURED Heavy Fighting In Spain
TO APPEAL
London September 6: A British steamer is reported to have -been captured and taken to Palma by 'an Insurgent cruiser. A cargo of 7,000 tons of olf was confiscated and is being unloaded. The vessel was flying the British flag bat was chartered by the Valencia Government.
Considerable fighting is reported from different parts of Spain. The Government claim advantages on the Gijon front while heavy fighting is continuing on the Aragon sector where both sides are claiming successes-Reuter's Bulletin Service.
SPEEDY SETTLEMENT London, Sept. 8: The Japanese Embassy In London states that Japan is extending the blockade on the coast of China in order to btain a speedy settlement of the present conflict and stability of the situation.-
Renter's Bulletin Service.
BELGIAN AMBASSADOR
PRESENTS CREDENTIALS Nanking. Sept. 6: Baron J. Guillaume. until recently the Bel- gian Minister to China, presented his creditials as Belgian Ambas- sador to China to President Lin Sen to-day.-
Central News.
FACING ANOTHER WALL
GREAT WALL
OF
CHINA
From Christian Science Monitor
Far Eastern War
And Armament Costs
One result of political complica- tions in the Far East has been to raise armament costs the whole
Antimony is used as an alloying element, particularly in connection with lead, for the production of world over, states the "Manchester shrapnel and other bullets, for Guardian." China is the princi-lead pipe, type, metal, and storage pal source of tungsten and anti- mony, two products essential for numerous armament purposes. Fears that the Japanese blockade of Shanghai may, affect Chinese
Japanese Making Desperate
TO
Efforts To Break Through
Chinese Cordon At Woosung
IDZUMO RETURNS TO MIDSTREAM
CHINESE ADMIT LOSS OF PAOSHAN
SHANGHAI, SEPTEMBER 6: IT IS ANNOUNCED THAT CHINA HAS DECIDED FORMALLY TO APPEAL TO THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS AGAINST JAPANESE AGGRESSION-REUTER.
Shanghai, Sept. 6: The Chinese admit the loss of Paoshan but assert that a fierce counter- attack was delivered this morning and hand-to-hand fighting is progressing. They also chim to have encircled the Japanese troops at Woosung who are "desperately making efforts to break through the corden." A Japanese communique says that Japanese marines and troops supported by naval gun's and hambers: launched a concerted attack on' Chinese positions off the eastern limits of Yang- tsepoo. An advance is claimed but the extent is not specified.
A building containing stocks of the American-owned Bell Lumber Company at Hongkow was destroyed by incendiary shell.
The Japanese advance on the Yangtsepoo front is still going on "according to schedule and Is very satisfactory" déclared the Japanese spokesman, who added that Japanese occupied the Jakong Wharf. Japanese warships and bombers are continuing to attack. Chinese concentrations supply lines in the rear.-Reuter.
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Shanghai, Sept. 5: A Japanese spokesman to-day announced that the army, navy and air force: cintly took action against the Chinese in all sectors this morning but the operations did not con- stitute a major offensive. It is claimed that advances were made. Observers opine that the bomb-. ardments may have been a "feeling out process" in any case they believe that the Japanese will not. announce their push is under way until they are convinced of a swift success as fallure would be considered a serious loss to their prestige.
The Japanese flagship Idrump returned at noon tqcher anchorage in midstream less than half a mile from the Japanese. Consulate. During aerial operations the Japanese tried to blow up a call way bridge to the west of Shanghal but although there was no opposition they failed. Many Chinese ron-combatants "were killed and wounded.—Reuter.
TERRIFIC BATTLE RAGING ALONG TIENTSIN-
PUKOW LINE
Nanking, Sept. 6: A terrific encounter is raging along the Tlentsin-Pukow Railway in the area 3round Tangkuantun, 40 miles anath-west of Tientsin, according to military information received here.
The Japanese 18th and 14th Divisions, supported by heavy artillery and a feet of bombing planes, attempted day before yesterday to smash through the Chinese 12 mille line from Tangkuan- tun to Tzeyachen, north-west of Tangkuantun on the Treya River.,
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The Chinese threw large detachments of troops into the field, and met the Japanese attack with equal ferocity. The opposing troops came to close quarters yesterday, and large-scale hand-to-hand fighting continued all day,
Fighting took place on a battlefield of bloody mud yesterday afternoon, by which time "Tang- kuantun had been lost and recaptured by the Chinese force four times.
The battle is taken to be the long-announced Japanese drive along the Tientsin-Pukow line to sweep it clear of Chinese troops up to Tientsin-Central. News.
SAFE ARRIVAL
Shanghal, Sept. 6: A party of
70 British and American women BRITISH SHIP TURNS and children who have beet stranded at Moxanshan for nearly
a month arrived safely at Ningpo en route to Shanghai aboard an ambulance and four buses all fly- ing Union Jacks. Arrangements had previously been made by the Chinese and Japanese authorities for the safe conduct of the party which is going to Shanghai' to- morrow on the British steamer Hsing Peking escorted by a British warship- itenten.
FIERCE FIGHTING NORTH OF MACHANG
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CHINA'S EFFECTIVE
RESISTANCE
Japan's Oily-Tongued Politicians
"China will emerge victorious from the present struggle if she can only keep her present unity," said ɛa foreign military observer, in North China, in an interview with Chinese pressmen yesterday. Ac- cording to the same observer Japan will have to put 300,000 men in the battle field if she wants to achieve anything like success- 200,000 in North China and 150,000 in the Shanghal sector, but it is quite obvious that this number is far in excess of the available military strength of Japan to-day.
In the past Japan' has always hestiated to indulge in any large scale operations in China, being merely content to confine her, ac- tivities in certain provinces only. That was probably because she realised China's weakness and took advantage of it but this time she has departed from her usual practice and the adverse results of this are beginning to show al- ready.
SOUTH CHINA IN THE WAR
ITAS TA
CHEKWAN
BOMBARDED
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The Japanese forces in China.“ to-day are some 700.000 strong with more than 10 warships and somewhere in the neighbourhood · of 100 new type bombing" planes. Despite this superiority in equip- ment the Japanese were held by the Chinese defenders and the stubborn resistance put up stop- ped the landing of more reinforce- ments.
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Entering the Church on the of Mr Howard Donovan, American Consul, who gave ber away, the bride looked very charm- ing in a beautifully designed gown. and carried a bouquet of orchids." (Continued on Back Page)
A pretty wedding was solemnized at the Peak Church yesterday, when Miss Betty Lue Dotson be- came the the bride of Mr. Philip The Japanese are extending their presentative for China of the Pan- Sheridan Delany, local Trame Re- activities to the South according to American Airways.. The Rev. K. news received in the Colony yester-MacKenzie Dow officiated. day, The most important features of this new phase of the war were the bombardment of Chekwan, in Deep Bay, the seizure of two Chin- ese Customs Cruisers, Commanded by British officers and the seizure of Pratas Shoals by the Japanese, Pratas 15 4. very important meteorological wireless station, 180 miles to the south of the Colony, and it is presumed that the Japan- ese will use it as the base of their operations in South China. It was later ascertained that wireless communication between Hong Kong and Fratas ceased on Satur- day.
There are many versions about London, Sept. 6. the bombardment of Chekwan It is understood that the legal though there is one point that is question arising from the Japa, lese mentioned in each account of the blockade which has been an-outrage, namely, that as Chakwan Under this heading the Editor
nounced without a state of war 13 a comments on the latest develop-existing is under close considera-brutal attack on the Innocent in- non-military village, this tion in London but the attitude the habitants of that place cannot be
ment in the Sino-Japanese conflict on Page 3.
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London Silver: Murket
(From Our Own Correspondent).
London, Sept. 6. 'London sliver prices to-day were down 1/16 for "Spot" and changed for "Forward," as follow:
Sept. 4. Sept. 6. .19-7/8
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British Government will adopt, will probably be determined by the future course of events. It is ENTIRE NATION URGED TO BUY Serious incidents amounting to real ese destroyer, believed to be the painted out that unless there are
It is reliably stated that a Japan- NATIONAL BONDS
interference with British ships the Hayoto, began firing at Chekwan. British Government is unlikely to not far beyond Castle Peak, at 7.30 make serious. representations to
a.m. yesterday. A number of peo- ple on Stanley Peninsula said that they saw a Japanese destroyer Finance passing in that vicinity on Sunday. evening and it is presumed that this was the same destroyer res-Mail Notices ponsible for the latest display of Japanese brutality.
Nanking, Sept. 6: In radio broadcast over station XGOA to- night, Mr. Wang Ching-wel, Pre-Japan-
Central Political Reuter. has broken out at a point north of
Tsinan, Sept. 8: Fierce fighting sident of the
Council, made an appeal to the battery plates for the batteries of Machang, about 40 miles south-
Chinese people throughout the tanks, aeroplanes, and other mill-
west of Tientsin on the Tientsin-country to help the government tary vehicles.
Fukow Railway, according to a push the sales of the $500,000,000 report received here.
China responsible for about two-thirds of the world supplies of exports and thus create a shortage tungsten and for 10 per cent. of of supplies have already stimulated those of antimony. It seems the commercial and speculative | doubtful, however, whether the demand for these products to such | outbreak of a war in China will an extent that both are substan- | affect exports of the two products tially dearer than even a month
to any material extent. The whole ago. The price of tungsten has products to any material extent, risen from 645. to 80s. per unit đur- The whole of China's tungsten ing the past four weeks, though comes from the Klangs... Kwang at the beginning of this year it tung, and Hunan areas, which are was barely 335, and at this time all situated in the extreme south last year only 25s. Antimony is of the country, and thus far from now quoted at £82 108. per top the present centre of disturbances. as against £73 at the beginning, Similarly, some 95 per cent. of the of 1937 and £62 in August, 1930. suppiles of antimony comes from It is natural that prices should | the province of Hunan and is ship- rise during a period of Intense rearmament. Tungsten is used for the hardening of the steel required for gun tuber, torpedoes, aeroplane parts, and special armour-piercing shells. Tungsten steel is also em 1 ployed for the manufacture of special armament-making tools.
A force of Japanese attacked the Chinese at this point. The Chin-
National Salvation Bonds.
We are fighting this war defence, Mr. Wang explained, be-
JAPANESE LANDING AT YANGLINKOW. REPULSED Shanghal. Sept 6: Several Japanese units attempted to land at Yanglinkow and Chiyahkow, of
north-west of Liuho, at 1 o'clock this morning but were repulsed. Chinese machine-gunners fred at the landing parties as they ap- proached the shore, forcing them to return to their shipa———— Union News".
exe replied with an armoured, car 'capse"we" do not want to be slaves attack, and hostilities are atul go-to our enemies and therefore we feel it is our own duty to volun- Ing on.
The sound of big guns is audible
tarily help the government finance this campaign. `- in Tsangchow, 75 miles south of Tientsin on the Tientsin-Pukow line. It nghting is going on north-west of is reported that heavy
Teangchow.. Central News JAPANESE_PLANE
RECONNOITRES OVER
· ́ ́ ́PINGSVI RAILWAY Kwelsui, Sept. 6: One Japanese
bed through the Southern port of plane conducted & series of re- Changsha Exports of both pro- connoitering flights over Chining ducts have been at a very high rate Fengchen and Taturig: along the since the beginning of, this year, west extremity of the Pelping- nd large arrivals are to be ex-Bulyuan Railway yesterday begin Dected within the next few weeks.ning at 9 am. No bombs tere The present speculative demand dropped. therefore is not too soundly based.”" Central Now
"Whether we win this war or not depends on how long we can.
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last financially," Mr. Wang said..
8,0. 8.
Will Mr. Grant, passenger from Shanghai by the Patroclus" arrived at Hong Kong on August 23 communicate with Mr. W, M.
Wood at the Hong Kong Govern- ment Refugee Centre ́at Laichi- kok at once as his Passport is re- "quired by the authorities. 1
RIVER STEAMER SAILINGS
Owing to the presence of Japanese warships in the vicinity
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