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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, "OCTOBER 8, 1937.
Ruthless Bombing Continues
Continued from Page 11
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China Hopes League
And America Will
Act Quickly
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In this connection it must be very gratifying to the millions of Chinese to learn that their alr-
Shanghai, October 7: The utmost satisfaction at the action of men are not only Aghting for the U.S. State Department in condemning the Japanese invasion in their country but that they are China is expressed in official Chinese circles who believe that also helping, financially, the Air the statement marks a definite departure from a policy of strict Force personnel having contribut-neutrality and Isolation and belleve it will immeasurably strengthen ed $200.000 towards the National the League in dealing with Japan. Chinese official circles are hop- Salvation Bonds.
ing that the United States and the League will act quickly "other- wise they will be too late to prevent a general world conflagration."
Ecuter.
SEVERE FIGHTING
The Japanese made an attempl
to land forces in Yanglowan and while they succeeded partially the
troops concerned were immediate RAIN PRECLUDES
ly surrounded by the defenders and severe fighting ensued in the. course of which many of the at- tackers. Including an officer, were killed. The Japanese also made repeated onslaughts on Chapel. bring heavy artillery,and their alr
AERIAL ACTIVITY
force into very prominent use but Japanese. Determined
despite all this the Chinese, at the end of the battle, still held their original positions. The Japanese casualties In this engagement totalled 700 while the losses on the Chinese side were placed at only 300.
To Crack Chinese Lines
Shanghai, Oct. *: With rain of almost tropical intensity preclud- The new Japanese strategy aping aerial activity the Japanese pears to be the concentration of their troops along the Lotien- Luhong sector while large num bers are also massed in the Yang tszepoo-Jukong Wharf sectors and it is at these two points that the next major engagement, is expect-
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Shanghat, Oct. 7: Four leading Chinese organisations in Shanghal have sent a joint telegram to Pre- sident Franklin Roosevelt, express- ng their deep appreciation for the stand which he took when he pro- posed in his speech at Chicago on October 5 that "concerted" action be taken by peace loving nations to maintain justice throughout the world.
nagship Idzumio moyed down the river from her anchorage near the Japanese Consulate, to join a con- certed land and naval bombard- ment of Chinese positions in which The message was signed by the eight-inch shells were being used. Shanghal Chinese Chamber of The downpour
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Ways of rain swamped | Commerce, the Shangha! Civic As- the trenches which are waist-deep sociation, the Shanghai Education- n water while the entire country-al Federation and the Shanghai side su quagmire.
Labourers' Union.
Nevertheless the Japanese Infan- try are making a determined ef- Denver, Oct. 7: Mr. Woll, vice-fort to crack the Chinese lines on President of the Federation of the Klangwan-L'uhang sector with
the
the intention cf dividing the Chin- Labour
other has joined Federation leaders in demanding a ese forces. The Chinese, however, are withstanding all the attacks. boycott of Japanese goods. In a
Casualties on both sides are report- statement he, sald he was con- fident that the, American people ed to be very heavy.
Meanwhile the Japanese would not want to assist Japan in- directly in ber campaign of violent rushing up reinforcements to the aggression.
Klangwan-Luhang sector 29 fast as communications permit. They must do some hard fighting if they wish to drive the Chinese second line of defence by the 'Double Tenth (Sunday).
Reuter.
| DISTURBANCE OF
PEACE IN FAR EAST
London, Oct. 6. The 18th assembly of the League of Nations stands adjourned after to-day, unanimously adopting the report and recommendations of the Committee of 23 on the Japanese" conflict.
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The confidence of the Chinese forces has not diminished. A birb officer in Chapel told. Chinese correspondents that the defenders there will be able to hold
their present positions for at least one year-
Sino-Reuter,
Siam and Poland alone abstained. In accordance with this decision the President of the Assembly, the Aga Khan, has communicated with signatories of the Nine-Power' Treaty and five other nations asso- elated with them, asking them to convoke the meeting to discuss the d'sturbance of peace in the For East.
RAILWAY LINE BROKEN
in
Canton. October 7. Four foreigners arrived Canton by car this morning after a long interrupted train journey trom Hankow during which they were on many occasions compell- ed to refuge' in Far
the countryside when Japanese planes flew over- head
Japan, as one of the signatories will be invited. It has been sug- gested in Geneva that the Eastern Advisory Committee may meet again next month and the President of the Assembly is a thorised to re-convene that body on the request of the Committee.-- British Wireles
CANTON, ADJUSTING PUBLIC FINANCE
Canton, Oct. 7. Adjusting public finance to war time conditions, the Provincial De- partment of Finance, to-day de- cided to reduce its staff to minimum without impairing effi- ciency and to reduce the salaries of its staff to as low as 50 per cent, on a gradual scale. "
This ruling is applicable also to all the tax bureaus under the juris- diction of the Finance Depart- ment. Detail announcement whil be made later.
A lights in the city are to be extinguished after midnight, while for the outskirts of the city lights go out at 8 pm. This order goes into effect to-night.
Special warnings by drums will be sounded if enemy planes drop gas bombs during raid. This alarm will be sounded by the Defence and Protection League.
· International- News Agency.
MANY TOWNS ALONG TIENTSIN- PUKOW LINE BOMBED Tsinan, Oct. Over a dozen cities and towns along the Tien- tsin-Pukow Railway were subjected
One foreigner informs Reuter that the train, with a few hun- dred Chinese passengers himself and thiee companions aboard, finally stopped at a point a few miles below Pakongchow, about sixty kilometres from Canton where they spent all yesterday
Last night they were informed that the line was broken and that the remainder of the journey was only possible by bus, but fortunately these four managed te charter a car, arriving here, carly this morning after a three- hour run.- Reuter.
$450,000 RECEIVED FROM SINGAPORE
Nanking, Oct. 7: The Executive Yuan, during October 5 and 6. re- ceived over $450,000 contributions for the national war chest from Chinese residents in Bingapore, Penang and other cities in the South Bead, it was learned here.
Mr. Tai Chi-tao, President of the Examination Yuan, personally donated $2,000 to purchase medi- cal supplies for the base hospitals in Nanking- Central News.
GENERAL PAI" CHUNG-HSI
Although the American recu- tive did not point out any speci- flc nation in his speech, the tele- gram declared that the message has come as a ray of light in this dark hour to the Chinese people.
President Roosevelt was urged to take some positive action to matu tain world peace.- Central News.
SOVIET ENVOY ARRIVES IN MOSCOW
Nanking. Oct: 7: M. Dimitri Bogomoloff, the Soviet Ambassador to China who was recalled by his home government late last month, arrived safely at Moscow by plane on October 5, according to in- formation received here;
The official Soviet Tass News Agency has moved its head office from Shanghai to Nanking... Central News.
American Missionary
Captured By Bandit
Tokyo, Oct. 6: It is understood that an American missionary in Manchukuo, the Rev. Gerald Donovan, has been captured by bandits who are demanding $50.- C00 ransom-
Reuter's Bulletin Service...
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Temperature: minimum Last Dight, 77 F.
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Total rainfall since January 1 -80,61-ins.
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