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WAICHOW BOMBED
Air Raid Alarm Sounded
In Canton
Canton, September 12.
Another air raid alarm was sounded In Canton at 10.25 am. when sirens and gongs warned the populace to take cover. Fully an hour and a half elapsed before the "all clear" was even- tually sounded. It is learned from official sources that three Jupnese planes dropped six bombs on Walchow near Sheklung. Only four exploded and the damage was slight. A telephone message from a Chinese source in Walchow alleges that two of the bombs fell in the compound of an American Hospital near the northern gates of the town.
Meanwhile a party of American evacuees arrived from Hankow by the Hankow-Canton Railway to-day en route to Hong Kong—. Reuter.
Japanese Army Leaders Hold 11th Hour Conference
Shanghai. Sept. 12: All high Japanese military .officers
Shanghai held an important con- terence in the Japanese Consulate this afternoon to discuss Anal plans for general offensive on the Chinese lines.
The details of the conference } not been disclosed.- 4. trilNews.
33.541 JAPANESE LEAVE. CHINA
Shanghai, Sept. 12: According to Agures made public here 35,511 Japanese have evacuated China because of the current hostilities, up to September 1- Central New..
JAPANESE ACTIVE ALONG
TIENTSIN-PUKOW LINE Pioting, Sept. 11: Japanese forces have been active along the Tientsin-Pukow Rallway during the past few days, but have lost con- siderable ground in the Chenkuan- tun, Tangkuantum area, about 40 miles south of Tientsin, according to reports received here.
Although the Japanese troops have largely withdrawn northward along the line, Japanese planes conducted two raids in the Ma- chang region yesterday morning. At 5, 'clock, a squadron of 20 Japanese bombers flew over Chang- sien, a short distance from Ma- chang, and dropped a number of bombs. The extent of damage is¦ not known.
At & a'clock, another group of bombing planes dropped explosives in the vicinity of Tsangchow, about 90 miles south of Tientsin on the railway line:
MISSING PLANE
Reporte 1 Found Near
Shumichan
According to Information re- ceived last night, the Far East Flying Training School's plane, an Avro Cadet. marked VE-FCM. which was reported to have been missing since 11.45 a.m.on Satur day, has been located approx!- mately 38 kilometres north-east- of Shumchun. A message to this effect was circularised to all po- flee stations at 8.20 p.m. last night. It is understood that the pilot,
B. Lee. is safe and uninjured...
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MISSION HOSPITAL HIT
Canton. Sept. 12: According to late Information recelyed here, the American mission hospital near the North Gate of. Welyang was hit when Japanese planes bombed the town this morning.
Extent of the damage done" is as yet unknown.- Centrul Vers
Loops. The Japanese positions in this area have been cut off by floods as a result of the recent heavy rains in North China;
A report from Tlentsin states that skirmishes are taking place at Wenhsta. just outside of the city. and machine-gun fire is distinctly audible in the city.
At Wangchlakou, about 10 miles west of Chinghal on the Tientsin- Pukow line, Chinese troops blew up a series of Japanese pontoon Japanese forces are now gather-bridges in the Grand Canal and ing around Tuliuchen, only 22Tzcya River. miles from Tientsin. Chinese are conducting harrassing flank raids on the Japanese concentrations.
At Liangwangchuang, a few miles east of Tulluchen, the Japanese forces are in danger of being Isolated and surrounded by Chinese
East of Tsangchow on the Hslen River, the Chinese right wing has encountered groups of Japanese, but have been able to crush these detachments by sheer weight of numbers... Central News.
JAPANESE DIARY TELLS OF FIRST
RAID ON CAPITAL
Nanking. found on the body of a Japanese officer in the wreck of one of the Japanese bombers shot down near Chuyung on August 28th following an attempt to raid the capital. gives details of the first Japanese air raid on Nanking on August
Sept. 12: A ...diary.
.. 15.
Second Squadron daught in
typhoon.
Planes number 3 and 4 caught.
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Number one. Fourth Squadon forced down.
Number three Fourth Squad- ron disappeared.
IMPLICATIONS OF
OF THE
General
BLOCKADE
Wu Te-chen's Masterly
Survey
CHINA'S DEFINITE AND DEFENSIVE POLICY
Interview by Alec. Einar Pratt, Editor of
The Hong Kong Daily Press
A fortnight ago the Governor of Kwangtung, His Excellency General Wu Te- rhen, in the course of an interview which he granted me at his headquarters in Canton, foretold that the instituting of a blockade would have international repercussions which might result in a world-wide conflagration. As the blockade vitally affects the famous ports of South China, that section of the Republic of which General Wu Te-chen is the Political head, His Excellency spoke boldly and comprehensively on this most important phase of the present undeclared war. After the intensifying of the blockade and the hombing of some of the nerve-centres of Kwangtung last week, I decided to make another trip to Canton to ascertain at first hand how matters were, progressing, and to obtain a statement from General Wu Te-chen on the most recent developments.
. I found Canton quiet and alert. There were absolutely no signs of fear or panic, and I was assured that reports to the effect that the entire populace was thrown into a state of pahle during the air raids was a considerable exaggeration.
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Canton's armament häs been considerably increased during the past fortnight and there are ample supplies of equipment," whilst the accumulation of reserves is the subject, of systematic planning.
It was late an Saturday niterangn "when I was greeted by the Governor of Kuangtung in his suite of offices at his headquarters, and it "wanzafter midnight that. I' met His Excellency in his home and he was still working, as cheerjal “aud enim and betindiral as Aver. Indeed, I have met few people who have much rapacity for sustained work a General Tu Té-chen, and rectainly have never met anyone who remained an cool and collected no matter how fatiguing the duties and exacting the details.
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SILENCE OF WESTERN NATIONS
BEWILDERMENT
EXPRESSED BY
MADAME CHIANG
KAI SHEK
JAPAN'S
SIMPLE
MAGICAL
FORMULA
"WE WILL TRY TO FIGHT TILL WE WIN" Nanking, Sept. 12: Expressing bewilderment at the silence of the Western nations in the face of the Japanese war against China resulting in massacre, demolition of homes, and dislocation of business, Madaine Chiang Kai-shek in a special broadcast to America this morning declared, "If the whole accidental world is indifferent to all this and abandon its treatles we in China who have laboured for years under the stigma of cowards will do our best. We will try to fight til we win or are really beaten "to our broken knees even if our good earth with all its history and its cares is steeped with blood, swept by fire and destroyed."
Deploring the tragic accident in to have secured their spellbound Ehanghai causing death, Injury suffering to American and other residents Madame Chiang Kai- shok stated. "such accidents could never happen had it not been for the fact that the Japanese brought the war into Shanghai by using the Settlement as a base for military operations."
Madame Chiang said, "Japan is acting on a preconceived plan to conquer China." Curiously no other nation seems to care. She seems
MR. R. G. HOWE PAYS COURTESY CALL ON...
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silence by uttering а simple magical formula, 'this is not a war but merely an incident.'"
Fearing for the safety of Ameri- can and European women and children, Madame Chiang con- tinued. "We Chinese greatly value the services of the missionaries of all countries have given our people and it is with sincere regret that I find myself compelled to assist in arranging for their evacuation within the immediate future."
-LEADING ARTICLES
On Page 8 will be found the Editor's comments on the most re- cent phases, of the Sino-Japanese
MACAO RACE MEETING
P.P. Botelho Injured
SPLENDID LADIES' RACE.
Splendid racing, especially in the ladies' dash, and close finishes, featured the September meeting of the Macao Jockey Club held on the Arela Preta course yesterday.
An accident marred the proceedings when in the fifth race of - the day, the Dha Verda Handicap over six furlongs, Mr. P. P. Botel-. he was thrown by Gold Clause and sustained a broken collar bone. The George Potts' Memorial Cup was won by Mr. P. L Tao riding Victory Life while the Ladies' Dash Was won by Jack 0Lantern (Mrs. H. E. L Langley). The latter paid the highest dividend of the day, $178.50.
Detalled results were as follows:
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$10,000 GIFT BY FORMOSAN
Overseas Japanese Attitude
CABLE COMMUNICATION
WITH SHANGHAI --
RESTORED
The cable companies announce that cable communication with Shanghai was restored at-5 p.m. yesterday.
COST OF £3.900 (From Our: Special Correspondent)
Shanghai, Sept. 12: Cable com- Canton, Sept. 12. munication between Shanghai and Whatever the people of Japan the outside world which had been may think of the actions of their cut since August 23 was restared Government In China, whatever to-day after 26. miles of cable, their reaction to the attitude of costing £150 a mile were laid by the militarista in helping to make a tug up the Whangpon River to Japan an outcast among the na-Shanghal from a point in the sea tions by the complete disregard of where it was spliced onto one of Japan's fighting forces of Interna- the main seagoing cables. The tional law and etiquette, it is clear, cable companies hope, this con- according to a well-known local [nection holds until it is possible to resident, who has just returned repair underground cables between from a tour of the South Seas and Shanghai, Woosung and Paoshan. — the Malaysian Archipelago, that Reuter. the Japanese residents of those countries are by no means pleased over recent events.
So strong, indeed, is their feeling on the matter that many of them. have openly declared in Press in- terviews their unwillingness to join the colours. In most countries this gentleman visited Japanese resi- dents were being recalled to the homeland for service.
LEADING PEIPING DAILY CLOSES
Publisher Escapes
Nanking, Sept. 12: The "World Daily News.""" better known as the "Shin Chieh Jin Pao," leading DEFTED CONSUL'S ORDER
Chinese daily newspaper Ini Pel- In Malaya, said my informant, ping. has suspended publication many Japanese merchants of long and its publisher, Mr. Cheng She standing, who had made numerous friends among the Chinese, are quite unwilling to go back to Japan life. with the prospect of being sent out to fight against China.
wo has barely escaped from the old Capital to Nanking with his
For some time, the Japanese in Pelping have endeavoured to make It is said that in an iron mine Mr. Cheng a member of the so- In North Johore four reservists
openly defied the Japanese Consul's called Peace Maintenance Com- order, "but were later compelled to mittee. The publisher not only
rejected all leave with the rest for Japan.
such offers, but This gentleman, who prefers not his outspoken opinions on
aroused the ire of the Japanese by the to reveal his identity, also cited an instance in which a Formosan re-subject of Japanese aggression, nounced his nationality and don- especially in North-China. ated $10,000 to the Chinese cause.
Chin
After expressing her thanks for the loyal support of overseas
$86.000.000 NATIONAL SALVA- Chinese, she added, "At this mo-
TION BONDS 'SOLD: ment I also wish to thank many
Shanghal, Sept. 12: Mr. foreign friends of China who by
Fen. Secretary-General of the their expressious.of sympathy and
National Economic Council, in an moral support have heartened us interview with Central News to.. in our task. Foreign, sympathy is day, announced that $88,000,000 of necessary for we depend on the the new $500,000,000 National Bul- wisdom and justice of the nations
vation Bond Issue has already throughout the world to save us
found subscribers. from the consequences of calculat- ed falsehood daily emanating from
Japan."-- Reuter,
JAPANESE DESTROYER SUNK
Shanghai, Bept. 12: It is now -confirmed that the Japanese-des- troyer which was struck by a Chi- nese bomb on Friday, was sunk of the Tinghat Road Jetty in the Whangpoo River.
Oply the masts and the funnel
Shanghai, Sept. 12: Mr. R. G. Howe, British Charge 'D'Affaires Number three, Fifth Squadron who to taking the place of the situation. "The leading article en- of the vessel can be seen above the Burled among the routine in- caught fre, fell in flames.” British Ambassador to China until titled "Japan Mobilises" appear-waterline.'. formation, the revelation that the Regarding his own plane, the His Excellency Sir Hughe Knatched in the Dally Press special Central News. Japanese lost 30 men and 6 planes diarist noted: "My plane was hit bull-Hugessen has completely re- Sunday edition during the raid, is given in detail. in 42 places. Returned and land-covered, paid a courtesy call on A fight of 20 planes participateded without further of the 30 plots, Mr. Shigeru Kawagoe, Japanese In the raid. Briefly noted in the observers, machine-gunners, radio Ambassador to China, to-day, diary, the fates of the different operatora and navigators who unfortunate planes was described were killed in the 6 machines that In the diary thus:
never returned. The rald took a "Number one plane. First total of 8 hours to complete.- Squadron shot down.
Central Neon.
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MARTIAL LAW
ADMINISTRATOR Shanghai, Sept. 12: General Tsai Ching-chun, Chief of Police NO CHINESE PLANES
"planes were in the air at the time of Greater Shanghal, was appoint- of the attack against. Sir Knatched concurrently commander of Meanwhile the Chinese Air bull-Hugessen on the afternoon of martial Law administration Force have officially notified the August 26.— British authorities that no Chinese Router.
Shanghai yesterday--- Central News.
in
The figure is taken from reports from 17 provinces and the “dit- férent municipalities.- Central News.
Pressure was brought to bear upon him. Anally making it im- possible for his "World Dally News" to serve the Peiping püblic honestly. Central News.
POISON GAS BOMBS Paoting. Sept. 11: Japanese used poison gas bombs in their at- tack on Panshan along the Tien- tsin-Pukow Rallway, according to | military information received here. A whole Chinese battalion was al- most wiped out in the Japanese attack, only a few men surviving: CHINESE · HOLDING YUEJIPU
Following their capture of Pan- Shanghai Bept. 12: The Chitiese shan. the Japanese attempted to troops who were forced to with scale the walls of Tienchencheng. draw from Yanghang last night but were surprised by a hand following £ Дегсе
attack by grenade attack, losing heavily in Japanese land, sea and air forces, men-Central ·Bown are now entrenched at Yuehpu, the important highway, town, accord- ing to an official announcement Issued by the Chinese headquar- ters this morning.
NEWS INDEX-
Amusements
The Japanese, headed by a num-Cables ber of tanks, broke through the Finance Chinese frat line of defence at Leading Articles Yanghang shortly before nightfall Local Diary but were repulsed when they at Mail Notices tempted to advance on to Yuehpu. Radio Programmes
Heavy Chinese reinforcements Shipping are being rushed to Yuehpu
Sport ***** Central News,
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