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Shanghai, Sept. 6; Fighting against heavy odds and being mercilessly pounded by artillery from the warships and bombs from planes. the Chinese forces in Pao- shan, a town on the bank of the Yangtse River, midway between Woosung and Lion Forest Forts,
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server
who et Nankow.
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brought back the heroic tale of the lone survivor of a Chinese bat-
Assist Chinese
Armies
According to a message received Hong Kong yesterday from Nanking. the National Health Ad- ministration of Ching is urgently in need of trained medical men to
Japanese waLY. The Chinese troops go to the front lines in the Sino-
have been fighting against great,
ferlor in actual numbers, are far
were forced to withdraw and give talion which was completely wiped adds. The Japanese although in- |
up the area to Japanese land Ing party late yesterday afternoon. The occupation of the town by
out in the sanguinary fighting at the Great Wall pass recently.
The soldier was one of several
better supplied with all the me- Yet, the Chinese troops have startled the world by the brave fight which they have put up. In these elt- Cumstances all patriotic Chinese." it is claimed, should do their bit
the Japanese; which was claimed hundred holding a strategic post-dern war equipment. more than * week ago by a Japanese spokesman, came as o complete surprise as the Chinese
expected were
to hold firmly. against the landing party on-
laught.
The Japanese threw their entire
strength on the Chinese positions south of Paoshan on Saturday night when they launched a terrific offensive which lasted nearly 15 hours. The Chinese resisted brave- ly with their machine-guns but as the Japanese continued to pour thousands of men from their war- ships into the area the defenders were driven back into the walled
town.
Shortly after the Chinese with-
drew into the town, the Japanese würships opened a ferce artillery bombardment on the area while scores of planes circled overhead and dropped tons of bombs on the densely populated town, killing an untold number of soldiers as well
a non-combatants.
The casualties for the Japanese are also reported to be equally, heavy.
to help their country.
tion in the rocky crags around the pass, stubbornly fighting back wave after wave of Japanese attacks for many consecutive days. Shells. shrapnel, machine-gun bullets and bombs from the attacking a
What is most urgently needed panese forces finally reduced the
to-day is not money or war materi- battallon to the one soldier and a large quantity of hand grenades, al, it is said, but technical men. rife In the medical sphere, there has machine-gun ammunition,
been a "great outery for qualified bullets, and other supplies.
Taking stock of the situation, doctors. Volunteers for this work the lone survivor' decided, that are asked to apply to Dr. Arthur
Woo, China Building. although he would not be able to stop the final Japanese offensive that was sure to come, it would not do for the supplies to fall in- to Japanese hands.
com-
With the aid of dry batteries
Aeld and wires from a munications outfit, he improvised
rough detonator out of hand grenades. He then plled the re-
hand grenades maining
and ammunition over this, concealed the wires, and retreated to a
nearby hill, from which point he kept a close watch on the Ja-
panese movements.
Early the next morning the Ja-
JAPANESE LAUNCH
"BIG PUSH”
Idzamo Leads. The Attack
Shanghai, Sept. What is generally believed to be
sent under way. the big Japanese push is at pre-
The drive was launched at 200
PASSENGERS
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High flying commercial planes are to carry oxygen- for their passengers.
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A notice to aircraft owners and ground engineers. issued by the Air Ministry, states that it is pro- posed to add to the Air Navigation Directions, 1936. Дь paragraph ordering that for flights on which altitude of 15,000 ft. above sea level is reached otherwise than in an emergency, the commercial aeroplane must carry oxygen.
This is a sequel to the recent tendency of commercial aeroplanes At to work at greuter heights. present British commercial Kiế chines, rarely exceed 12,000 it, but as increased emphasis is placed on the Importance of keeping in smooth air, well above the clouds. aeroplanes are being forced to fly higher.
It is possible for a person who is in training to go up to 20,000 ft. (as indicated by the altimeter). and even higher, without feeling fll-efects. He will and that he becomes quickly exhausted if he attempts to move about, but other- wise he will be unaffected by the height. But for people who are not in training a height of 10,000 ft. is noticeable. For such the need for oxygen over 15.000 ft. is evident. There should be no diffi-
culty in Atting the oxygen equip-
méan s
ment, although it will slight decrease in the paying load which can be carried."
The general view expressed by British commercial aircraft opera-
a.m. after a seven-hour lull, dur- ing which heavy Japanese artillery |tors yesterday was that the new
Not a building is left standing panese launched their final drive and Japanese warships at "Woo-
and the discovery of the pile of mass of ammunition and grenades attract- ed a squad of the attackers. At
and the town is now smoldering ruins.
Owing to the loss of men and lack of reinforcements, the Chi-
nese were forced to give up the town and withdraw to the vicinity
of Lion Forest Fort and Yuehpu. where heavy reinforcements are being brought up. Every effort will be made by the Chinese to hold back the Japanese "big.push" to the Lotienchen sector.- Central News.
$160,000 FOR WAR CHEST
Cantor, Sept. 6: The local news- papers have collected a total of $100,000 to be contributed to the national war chest.
Mrs. Fok Chi-ting, wife of a wealthy merchant here, has con- 'tributed $60,000 from her personnel fortune to enable Chinese women's organisations to carry on work behind the front lines.- Central Neuan
JAPANESE BOMB TATUNG AGAIN
their
an opportune moment, the lone
survivor set his apparatus to work nd blew up the pile of explosives, killing all Japanese soldiers within
radius of many yards,
The survivor, whose names has not been disclosed, has been given handsome reward for his heroic
act.-
Central News.
REINFORCEMENTS
REACH YANGTSEPOO Shanghal, Sept. 6: Five Japanese army transports, two destroyers and two merchantmen. which were anchored off Woosung dure ing the last few days. moved quietly up the Whangpoo" on Satur- day night and are now moored along the Yangtsepoo District. A number of reinforcements and large quantities of military sup- plies have been landed. Central News,
JAPANESE BOMB REFUGEE BOATS
Shanghal Sept. 6.
Japanese destroyers landed fur- ther troops and heavy guns in the
sung and the harbour, including the Idzumo which went down the river during the night began shelling the Chinese lines.
Simultaneously, the Chinese and
Japanese in all sectors began an exchange of machine-gun and artillery Are. A duel between the Chinese guns at Klangwan and the " Japanese batteries at Yangtszepoo Was particularly severe, the reverberations shaking the entire city.
The Idzumo, stationed at Jukong Wharf, midway between Shanghai and Woosung. is leading the Ja- panese attack. About 20 Japanese places are participating in the aerial operations in the Woosung area and the Japanese attack from land and sea is being accompanied by intensive bombing.
ruling was mainly to be regarded as a safeguard for use when an aeroplane is forced to go very high
to get "above the weather." Some Empire lines may be affected, for their aircraft have to fly high over parts of Europe and East Africa. Dutch air liners have oxygen equipment.
Captain Gordon P. Olley sald that the ruling did not in the meantime affect the generality of of British lines.
RESULT MAY PROVE SENSATIONAL
Shanghai, Sept. & - The fighting in the Shanghal Bren was resumed with renewed violence to-day, and it is thought extremely probable that "the next twenty-four hours will bring a decisive result either way.
The launching of the offensive followed a day's careful prepara- The Chinese B.S well as the tion, in which large reinforce- Japanese have thrown all avall- ments and huge quantities of sup-able reserves into action and the piles were landed from the eastern district of the Settlement and "the Yangtze Estuary.— Reuter.
FUSILIER ACIDENTALLY
SHOT eastern district of the Settlement occurred here to-day of Fusilier Shanghai, Sept 6: The death Kwelgul, Sept. 6: Tatung. im-yesterday 23 the Sino-Japanese portant coal centre and western forces in all sectors were engaged George Evans, Royal Welch Fusi- terminal of the Peiping-Sulyuan in artillery duels in which the lers, aged thirty-four, who Railway, was bombed again by a Japanese were supported by war- accidentally shot with a revolver
yesterday, This is squadron of Japanese planes yes.
not a war casualty.- terday.
Reuter,
ships.
Both sides are reported to be digging trenches in the Woosung Peninsula where "no-man's-land"
The reports further reveal that Japanese" plades have been bomb- ing the city dally since August 21, in some points is only three hun- but have apparently been unabledred yards wide. The Japanese to hit their object up to the pre-announced the capture of Paoshan while successes for the Chinese
sent.
Central New
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It appears that the Chinese have been reinforced to a greater extent than the Japanese; and they are reported to have broken through on the Luho-Lotien Woo- sung front at several points. scored
The Chinese troops have also some notable suc- cesses on other sectors Of the front, notably in Pootung, where they have broken through the Japanese Line.
JAPAN'S FAILURE TO REPLY
London, Sept. 4. Although the British Govern- ment is greatly disappointed that Japan has so far failed to reply to the British protest against the attack on the Ambassador. Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen,
by Japanese planes, it does not in- tend to ask the Japanese Govern- mert to expedite its reply, says. the diplomatic correspondent of the "Morning Post."
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GASOLINE CONTROL
Nanklag. Sept. 8: The Chinese- author.dies have instituted a con- trol consumption and transporta- tion of gasoline and kerosene and
The correspondent believes that the Japanese reply will probably not arrive in London before early only holders next week.
of special coupons are allowed gasoline but this is. limited to two gallons daily,
cuter.
Tokyo, Sept. 4. Another declaration to pressmen on the Sino-Japanese conflict was It is estimated that a total of were recorded in an official com; 50 planes have bombed Tatung munique stating that
made by the Foreign Minister, Mr. during the past two weeks, drop- troops re-captured Lotien, a bus Koki Hirota, yesterday, in which
six villages
he indicated Japan's "Desire for ping over 200 bombs altogether and station and killing between thirty and forty after fierce hand to hand fighting a change in China's policy."
Origin of the present confilet, people. Many houses in the city in which the Chinese used have been demolished by bombs.- bayonets and big swords with very sald Mr. Hirota, must be sought telling effect. The Chinese also the encouragement given for claim to have frustrated two at political reasons by the Chinese tempts by the Japanese troops to Government to the anti-Japanese land at Pootung where the Chinese movement in China. positions are intact despite per-
By co-operating with Moscow, sistent shelling and bombing. The he alleged, Nanking had openly
The Japanese Foreign, Minister's Sino-Japanese llues around Shang- showed her intention of methodi warning that Japan would under "Hangchow, Sept. 6: Dr. Chu hat are also unchanged. Japanese cally preparing for war against no circumstances. tolerate. 'inter- kiang Provincial Administration, fined mainly to bombings west of Chia-hua, Chairman of the Che-activity in the air to-day was con- Japan.
vention of ather Powers in the The recent non-aggression pact | Bing-Japanese conflict, and would has sent Secretary-General Wu Eu | Shanghai in the course of which between Russia and China was If the necessity arose, resist at- of the provincial government,, and two junks laden with Chinese re-especially characteristic of this tempts in this direction" by force," Chairman Chin Jun-chuan of the fugees were hit and sixty killed polley, he declared.
is prominently featured in all the local branch of the National Bal- Raiter.
British newspapers.— vation Association, to distribute a
Transocean News Persson. large quantity of edibles to the
MARIST. PRIESTS LIBERATED thousand Chinese wounded In fighting between Blianghai and
BY BANDITS Hangchow.-*
"He said that Japan, neyerthe-
Peiping, Sept. 4. Central News.
less, was prepared to recall her Bome of the Catholic priests and. If the Chinese score further troops from China and conclude a lay, brothers of the Marist Order successes, they say, It is more than putt of friendship, provided that who were kidnapped by bandits probable that the entire Japanese Nanking furnish proof of funda after an attack on their convent forces will be rolled back to their mental change in policy towards near Pelping on Monday last, have ships. Japan.
now been liberated after interven- Foreign observers also state that Until then, Japan was Brmly tion by the French Embassy. the present battle in the Shang- resolved to adhere to the line of Ten of them, however, are still haf area is probably the greatest conduct which she had drawn up.in captivity.
action ever fought on 'Chinese'
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PLANES OVER SWATOW
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Honolulu, Sept. 4. The United States transport Chaumont, carrying 1460 officers and marines, escorted by the cruiser Marblehead, stopped here briefly, en route to Shanghai where Canton, Sept. 6. the marines are to protect Ameri- According to the spokesman of car lives and property in the the Kwangtung Provincial Govern- International, Settlement, The ex- ment, three Japanese planes ap- pedition is under the command of peared over Swatow this morning Brigadier General' J. C. Beaumont, at 6.30a.m. and, dropped-eight former commander of the United bombs. No details of the damage States marines who are now al- „hás yet been received.-
ready in Shanghai-
• Reuter
· Reuter
Mr. Hirota said that Japan, as the "bulwark against Communist invasion of the Far East," could not under these circumstances remain inactive.
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PREGARIOUS SITUATION Foreign military observers in Japanese troops may soon be in Shanghai point out that the
an extremely precarious situa- ition, as they are holding a wide- ly-scattered front, extending over 40 kilometres, which is proving exceedingly vulnerable.
Mr. Hirota concluded by afarm- According to the released ec- soll, with, both sides utliising .the ing that Japan' would guarantee clesiastics the convent was attacked most up-to-date Implements of". the rights of third Powers, and by a band of from 150 to 200" war on a very large scale. expressed the hope that the well-armed convicts who had es Powers would adstain from all acts caped from the penal establish- liable to prolong the hostilities.ment in Peiping- Transcccan Newi Bervica.
Trancean News Service...
All observers agree that: the wonderful Chinese resistance has given the Japanese a severe shock. Transocean Neson Bernjen.