SEVERE
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1937.
CASUALTIES AMONG
REFUGEES IN NANKING
Nanking, September 22: The known casualties as the result of to-day's air raids include more, than 100 refugees who were blown to bits when a bomb exploded on the waterfront camp. Several buildings behind the headquarters of the Kuomintang were demoli hed and the final check-up shows that more than 30 places were bombed, averaging 'two' or three projectiles in each place,
Biuch amazement and perturbation was caused by the Japanese bombing of the south city, the most densely populated part of Nanking and also the new residential district where the American, Italian, and German Embasales are situated and where most of the foreign homes are situated.--- Reuter.
CHINESE DENY USING POISON GAS. IN SHANGHAI
Nanking, September 22; A spokesman of "the Chinese Military Headquarters issued a vigorous denial of the Japanese charges, broadcast by radlo last night from Tokyo, that the Chinese had used poison gas during the fighting around Shanghal.
The spokesman explained that China is merely fighting a war of defence and that the Chinese troops were fighting in accordance with International Law and will not use any unnecessary ог Inhuman methods of warfare.
The Japanese allegation, the spokesman added, was probably designed to cover up the Japanese Intention to use poison gas. The world knows too well. he said, that the Japanese planes have wantonly destroyed cultural institutions and hospitals and have attacked members of the Red Cross, and will not easily fall prey to Japanese propaganda.-Central News
FRENCH SHIP ATTACKED
British Warships Go To Assistance
London, Sept. 22. It is reported that the new Naval patrol tri connection with the Nyon Anti-Piracy Agreement start- cd yesterday. It is understood that a French steamer wirelessed for assistance when attacked by J plane south of the Bajeric Islands. The plane failed to cause damage. to the vessel and when Brush warships came to her assistance it flew off. The French merchant- man was escorted by the British warships for some distance.— Renter's Bulletin Fervice.
BOOK RECALLED
London, Sept. 22. · Surprise has been caused by an announcement by the frim of publishers Messrs. Methuen and Co.. recalling copies of a new book. Trivial Forid Records," by Sir Laurence Guillemard. former Governor of the Straits Settle- ments.
The book was to have been re- leased for sale on September 23.
It contains reminiscences of the administrative service, and a num- ber of reviews have already appear- ed in the press.
The publishers have made no statement giving reasons for the
recall,-
Reuter.
LLOYD GEORGE OBJECTS
London, Sept. 22. The postponement of the pub- lication of Sir Laurence Guillemard's 'book followed Mr. Lloyd George's objection to certain passages. Mr. Lloyd George's secretary has stated that the matter has been placed In the hands of solicitors.--- Reuter.
CABINET CRISIS IN
TURKEY
Istanbul, Sept. 22. It is understood that there is a Cabinet crisis in Turkey and it is reported that the Premier and the Prime Minister will not be includ- ed in the new Government when It is formed.
News of the Government split will not be published in Turkey until it is possible to announce the new Government.— Reuters Bulletin Service.
AMERICAN DRIVER'S.
FEAT
Records Broken Wholesale
· ARRAY
Salt Lake City, Sept. 22." The American driver, Ab Jen- kins, have broken all records from 500 to 1,000 kilometres and for the
CIVIC CENTRE
DAMAGE
Top: A Japanese field gun near the Administrative Building
In the Civic Centre;, Below: The complete destruction of the cast wing of the Museum. (Photos. "N.C. Daily News ").
THE SPANISH FRONT
Insurgent Governor Of Irun Detained
Paris, Sept. 22:. The press bere takes a grave view of the events leading to the detention of Major Troncoso, Insurgent Governor of Irun, who had voluntarily crossed the frontier and informed the French police that he planned to kidnap the sub- marine C2 whereupon he was detained. A ferment on the frontier followed and the Insurgents closed in on the Spanish side. "Paris Surete" states that no doubt the recent series of bomb outrages perpetrated by Spanish terrorists were believed to have been planned In Irun. The crow of the G2 assert that they recognise Major Troncoso as the leader. of the boarding party. being transferred to Bayonne-Reuter.
Major Troncoso is
DESPERATE RESISTANCE
The
London, Sept. 22: Bands of Asturians are staging a desperate resistance to the Insurgent advance on the Gijon front where the advance is very slow owing to the necessity for clearing both sides of the mountains along the road to Gijon. The As- turians are dynamlting all the bridges in their retreat in order to render the Insurgent advance most difficult The Govern- ment troops claim advances on the southern sector.
Three hundred and, fifty Italian legionaires who were wound-
ed on the Northern Spanish front have arrived in Naples. Reuter's Bulletin Service.
three, six and twelve hour runs SEVENTH CONVICTION Hong Kong Students Belief
to-day, driving at the Bournville Salt Flats, Utah. The average speed in the twelve hour run was 160.17 miles per hour which, in- seven miles better than, the pre- vious record.
It is understood that the Ameri- can driver, Cobb, who holds the
"Bad Hat" Caught On
Nocturnal Visit
A youngster. Li Kam Cheun, aged: 17. unemployed. appeared before Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday on a
Nathan Road. on September 20.
Association
The Committee of the Hong Kong Students Relief Association
held their first meeting last night in the Union Assembly Hall of the University. The following tions were made-Chairman, Mr.
AMERICAN TELLS OF
AIR RAIDS
CANTON THRILLS.
Crowds of Chinese flocked to Hong Kong by train from Canton yesterday. At the rallway yester- day, an American citizen who re- sided in Tungshan, told a thrilling" story to representatives of the "Dally Press."
"The night was rather bright, as the moon was shining but the 'raiding Japanese planes could not be seen," he said. "The only way which we could' distinguish them from the Chinese was from the buzzing sound. During this raid I "think that the Chinese planes took off but Chinese anti-aircraft bat- teries certainly repiled"
During the early hours of Tues- day another mass raid took place and Chinese land batteries were again kept busy.
"The Chinese anti-aircraft bat- teries" he said, "were very effetent because they kept the Japanese from hitting their objective, which was the rallway station, and the nearest point which a bomb land- ed was two blocks away."
'When the train departed from Canton about 5 p.m. Japanese planea were again heading in the direction of Canton." Pror ta leaving he witnessed an ammuni- tion train, bound for a Northern elty, leaving Canton with #Highly, Dangerous marked on the side of the wagons.
ORDER
COATES ORIGINAL DRY-
PLYMOUTH GIN
AND NOTE THE DIFFERENCE
The Connoisseur recognises that Distinctive Flavour which is the sign of a Quality Gin
AND THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO
CALDBECK'S
NANKING RAID
Shanghai Front Lull
Regarding the air raids on Man- king yesterday. It is stated that no less than 51 Japanese planes
A troupe of Chinese gypsles were forced to leave Canton as they. were unable to make a living under repeated bombardment. The group billetted themselves in the arch-participated in the' operations and
way of the entrance of the rall- way station in Kowloon, on arrival here.
SEVEN HOMES DESTROYED
Nanking, Sept. 22. Seven homes behind the Bank of Ching were demolished but there were no casualties, the oc- cupants having taken retuge in the dug-outs. Bombs also fell near the head office of the Telegraph. Ad- ministration but the building was not damaged.- Reuter
HAND GRENADES FROM PLANES
bombs were dropped on the dif- ferent parts of the capital though without finding any "important target." Chinese anti-aircraft fire. was yesterday heavier than before and this was taken as an Indica- tion that the Chinese defences have been so strengthened that they are now ready to cope with any attack, no matter on how large a scale.
There is again a lull in the Shanghai front where only minor skirmishes were reported from Lotien and Liuho. From Swatow It is learned that four Japanese warships have appeared in the harbour again, after an absence of a few days.
JAPAN'S ATTITUDE
Nanking, Sept. 22. "Japanese planes showered hand grenades on the south city and - Tokyo, Sept. 22: The Japanese many fell in front of the A.B.C. spokesman declared, that the Restaurant, filing the streets with Japanese Air Force will not attack holes. Another bomb fell On non-combatants or endanger for- Chunsan Road, Nanking's main eign lives., in raids on Nanking thoroughfare, making # huge but the Japanese Government crater in the ground. The bomb does not commit themselves to intended for the Kuomintang the payment of indemnity on Headquarters "blew up a nearby loss of lives or damage to pro- Chinese hotel. The full extent perty suffered by foreign of the damage is not yet known tionals in the raids. The spokes- but the loss of life is small because of the shelter afforded by the well- prepared dug-outs.—- Keuter.
INCREASE IN FIRE CALLS
Brigade Report
THE
HONG KONG
PENINSULA HOTEL;
KONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL;
SHANGHAI
APTOR HOUSE; FALACE HOTEL;
HOTELS LIMITED.
In amsociation with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lita, Peking.
Scene after a bomb had killed 1,000 people in a Shanghai thoroughfare
man declared that nineteen Chin- ese machines were brought down to-day in the aerial battle over Nanking while the Chinese Govern- ment offices, barracks and aero- dronies were hit. The Japanese Foreign Office states that 57 Japan- ese fishing boats were detained in Vladivostok by the Soviet authori- ties for allegedly being in Soviet territory waters. In Tokyo there is
Shanghai, Sept. 22, indication that Japan will not take
Vice Admiral Hasegawa's warn- part in the deliberations of the Ing to foreign warships and a League's Advisory Committee to tlonals to move from Nanking, re- which she was invited to send a representative- Reuter's Bulletin Service.
The report of the Chief Officer, Hong Kong Fire Brigade for the year 1936, states that the expen-
U.S. EMBASSY RETURN diture of the Fire Brigade for the Nanking. Sept. 22: The American year 1938 was $293,162.54 Including Ambassador, Mr. Nelson Johnson special expenditure amounting to and his staff have returned to the $11,225,31 as against $285,832,15 Embassy from the gunboat Luzon. including special expenditure Chinese circles express gratification amounting to $10,477.17 in 2935. at the return of the party especial- Two fatalities resulted from frey as they returned despite the during the year, viz., a Chinese prospect of further raids.-- Heuter. male, aged 20 years, who succumb-" FRENCH REPRESENTATIONS ed to burns received at a are in
Paris, Sept. 22. un-numbered.' hut In Lung
The French Ambassador to Tokyo Chau Tseng Village, Kowloon City,
has been instructed to make re- on the 10th April, and a Chinese presentations on the subject of the workman, aged 18 years, who was
Nanking bombing similar to the suffocated at the fire which oc- British representations.- curred on the S.&. "Recorder" in ❘ deuter.
an
Talkoo Dock on the 11th Novem-
-ber.
Eighteen persons lost their lives
as a result of collapses and land- slides. Nine of these deaths re- sulted from collapses caused by the typhoon on the 17th August.
Forty-five
persons
were EXTM
CHINA'S UNITED
STAND
(Continued from Page 1) overthrow of the Kuomintang Government. The German-educat- ed Communist leader, Chu Teh,
considered to be one of the best
The
lap record at Brookland, will at- charge of " attempted larceny at | Ching-lu, (Hong Kong University) tual fires 158, chimney fires 12. manifesto adds that the new po-
tempt to break the world's record of 301 miles per hour .held by Bir Malcolm Campbell.
The designer of Sir Campbell's Bluebird is designing the car, for Cobb who will make the attempt on the record at the Bournville Salt Flats. The car will be driven by two Schneider engines develop- ing 1,500 horsepower each- Renter' Bulletin Service.
tricated alive from the above collapses and landslides. elec- The number of calls received mands the reorganised Red forces military brains in China, com- during the year totalled 182: awith the rank of General. Vice-chairman, Miss Wong Sik Ho, collapses 7, landslides 3, and false icy is designed to consolidate unity Paul's Girl School), Hon. alarms 12. Compared, with the of the nation at a moment of Secretary, Chinese section Mr. previous year (1935) there was an Shek Pak Hang, (Chinese Middle increase of 53 calls,...
national crisis, School) English Section-Mr. Lal
Reuter. Man Yuet (King's College), Hon. Treasurer, Mr. Au Wai Kwok.
At 3 a.m. that day defendant | (81. gained entrance to the house through a window. The occupant Miss Mary Arto was awakened and an alarm was raised.. Defendant was arrested by "a" man In the house.
Six previous convictions having: been proved sentence of 6 months' hard labour was imposed.
SHANGHAI MAN'S DEATHI✨
London, Sept. 22. The death is reported of Mr. T. Trueman, from Shanghai. He was buried at seater,
Manager of Kwong Tung Bank. Sir Wu So Ching, Mias D. Hutchinson, William Hornell was appointed Miss E Atkins, Rev. Bishop Hall, President, and the following were Dr. M. K. Lo, and Mr. Last King. appointed Hon. Advisers:--Miss Ching.
WARNING TO HOLD GOOD
mains for the duration of the war, said a Japanese spokesman to-day who added that the Capital will be subjected to repeated attacks- | Reuter
Cook
by
Gas