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BITTER FIGHTING IN SHANGHAI AREA
MEDICAL RELIEF WORK IN CHINA WAR Illuminating Talk By Dr. W.S. Fu
YESTERDAY'S RECEPTION
The Hong Kong Chinese Medical Association were hosts al a reception given at the Chinese Merchants' Club last evening in honour of Drs. W. S. Fu and C. Y. Wu, of Shanghai. Dr. Li Shu-pui, president of the Association, welcomed the guests on behalf of his colleagues, and there were also present Dr. Wu Lien-teh, the famous plague prevention expert and Director of the Chinese National Quarantine Service, the Hon. Dr. Li Shu- fan, and Drs. Ma Luk, W. K. Fok. Arthur W. Woo, Chau Wai- cheung, F. I. Tseung, Edward Sun. Eva lio Tung. S. N.. Chau. T. C. Weng. T. Y. LE S. F. Cheang, Y. K. Wong. L. S. Blin. K. C. Cheng. C. W. Lam, P. 1. Chan. K. D. Ling, N. P. Karanjia. K. T. Loke, H. C. Tan, K. F. Ko, Y. Y. Tang, K, C. Cheam and K. Cheung.
The Chairman said:"On behalf, graduate of the University of Hong
of the members of the Association.
I take great pleasure in welcoming two well-known doctors here this afternoon.
Dr. H. S. Fu, as you know, is the Chairman of the Executive Com- mittee of the Chinese Medical Association of Shanghai, but you may also be interested to know that he is also Chairman of the Medical Relief Committee of the Association, of the Medical Supply Committee. Medical Supply. De- partment, of the Shanghal Emer- zency Medical Relief Committee. and
Chairman of the Medical Supply Department of the Inter- national Red Cross Committee in Shanghai.
His experiences in Shanghai will be "needed in Hong Kong for quidance in our future work of medical relief.
Dr. C. Y. Wu is. amongst
i
no stranger
té A distinguished
13 JAPANESE
PLANES OVER
NANKING
Nanking, Oct. 22 Thirteen Japanese planes visit- ed the capital this afternoon and bombed the aerodrome "at Pukow. The bombing was less severe than the previous raids S smaller bombs were used.-- Reuter
Kong his work on preventive incdicine has benefited China a good deal. Now he is staying in Hong Kong to 'represent Dr. J. Heng Liu of the Ministry of Health and also head of the Chinese Red Cross. While ne is here I am sure we shall do our best to assist him in whatever way he desires. plause).
(AP-
PRESENT CRISIS Dr. Fu, called upon to address the meeting, gave an illuminating and informative account of medical relief conditions since the begin- ning of the crisis. He said that the war was thrown upon China all so suddenly that the Shanghai itself medical profession found culte unprepared to cope with the large number of casualties both amongst soldiers and the civilian population..
(Continued on Page 8.)
TWO PASSENGERS KILLED
Japanese Attack Train With Machine-Gun Fire
CITY ROCKS
ROCKS FOLLOWING
BIG EXPLOSIONS IN POOTUNG, CHAPEI SIKHS AND CHINESE INJURED BY INCENDIARY BOMB
Japanese Armoured Train Engages
Chinese Troops
SINO REINFORCEMENTS POUR INTO
TACHANG
&
LI
SHANGHAI, OCTOBER 22: THE HEAVY FIGHTING WHICH BEGAN LAST NIGHT WITH CHINESE ATTACKS ON ALL SECTORS CONTINUES UNABATED WITH THE JAPANESE FLING- ING ALL THEIR WEAPONS AGAINST THEIR ADVERSARIES. THE JAPANESE CLAIM TO HAVE OCCUPIED KWANGFU, FIVE MILES NORTH-WEST OF TACHANG BUT THE CHINESE, HOWEVER, DISPUTE THIS AS BEING FANTASTIC AND ASSERT THAT THEY CAPTURED FOUR VILLAGES EAST OF KWANGFU AND THUS RELIEVED THE PRESSURE ON TACHANG BECAUSE THE JAPAN- ESE WERE FORCED TO SHORTEN THEIR SALIENT.
CHINESE PLAÑES MADE FIVE APPEARANCES DUBING THE NIGHT AND DROFFED BOMBS IN THE YANGTSEPOO AREA. JAPANESE PLANES AWAITED TILL DAWN AND THEN BEGAN EXCEPTIONALLY SEVERE BOMBING, TREMENDOUS EXPLOSIONS IN POOTUNG AND CHAPEI ROCKING SHANGHAL - A CHINESE SHELL STRUCK THE BRITISM-OWNED PEARCE APARTMENTS IN BOUNE ROAD, HONGKEW DISTRICT, AND TÖRE A HOLE IN THE WALL-BEUTERE
Shanghai, October 22: Five Sikls and twenty-Ave Chinese were removed to hospital suffering from buras as the result of a small incendiary bomb which in the course of Japanese bombing fell In the United States defence sector. Sergeant John R. O. Coleman, U.S.N., and Marine Atkins, of the U.S.S. Arkansas were burned about the hands when helping a Chinese man whose clothes were on fire. There have been no fatalities up to the present but some of the injured are not expected Lo recover.-Reutër.
"
Shanghai, October 22: A day of bitter fighting in which both sides claimed advances was climaxed with a Chinese air raid early this evening. The Japanese persist in claiming the occupation of Kwangtu, the Chinese denying the claim. Meanwhile Chinese reinforcements continue to pour into Tachang. The Japanese who recently offered a dollar for every Chinese soldier surrendering jumped their bid to five dollars in leaflets showered from the air. A Japanese spokesman states that the Chinese divisions in Shantung consist of four of General Han Fu-chu's, two of the Central Govern- ment's and four formerly belonging to Marshal Chiang Hsueh-liang-Reuter.
Pelping, October 22: A Japanese armoured train on the Tsinpn railway on reaching a point a thousand "metres north of Yachang in Shantung exchanged fir with Chinese troops entrenched in the vicinity of the railway station according to a Japanese report from Telchow. The train then withdrew across the Tuhai Piver to its base. It is stated that in order to impede the Japanese advance the Chinese destroyed the bank of the Tubal River flooding the countryside between Chang chuang and Yachang-Reuter.
COOLIES REFUSE
TO WORK LOCAL SHIP
Believed Cargo Was
For Japan
Canton, Oct; 22: The Kowloon Canton and the Hankow-Canton Rallways.. were both bombed by Japanese planes to-day. The form- er was hit in three places near Cheunghuktau. It is understood that the damages will be repaired very shortly. Twenty-three Japan-
Under the impression that the ese planes flew over Canton at 11 cargo they were leading was in- a.771 and heavily bombed the tended to be shipped to Japan, over Hankow-Canton line. The planes so coolles refused to work the 5.5. comprised warships anchored in the Whang- also machine-gunned another train Hal Tan. The cargo poo opened a terrific bombard-killing two Chinese passengers-tas of Kerosene and petrol which
CIVILIAN HOUSES
DESTROYED
Shanghat, Oct. 22:
Japanese
ment on the Chinese positions at Pootung for one hour this after-
FOOD.
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Chinese Headquarters claim that their defences were not damaged but scores of civilian houses were. destroyed.
Centrul Herrn,
Kleuter.
JEAN BATTEN
were to be shipped to Swatow, Foo- chow and Amoy.
It was learned that the Texas Oil, Co. Installation had engaged
Karachi, Oct. 22:-Jean Batten 120 coolies to load onto the Hai left here early this morning Tan. A commotion was caused for Cyprus after stopping for among the 80 coolles who turned
an three-quarters of Basra.-"
Beuter's Bulletin Servies.
bour
Japanese Will
Change Tactics
to
Shanghai, Oct. 22. According Chinese evening papers, General Hajime Buglyama, Japanese Minister of War, sum- moned a conference of his depart- mental heads at Tokyo yesterday for a meeting concerning the military situation in North China and Shanghat in view of the alleged reverses during the last two days.
at up when it was alleged that some- one had informed them, that the cargoes were meant for Japan. On hearing the rumour the coolles im- mediately stopped work.
Another incident of a smillar na- ture took place yesterday at Con- naught Road West on a junk where a number of coolles were unloading wolfram ore to be stored in a go down. It was alleged that the ore was to be sent to Japan.
NEWS INDEX
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It is stated that the Japanese wili" change their tactics and strategy in North China, but no concrete measures were formed.
With regard to the revolutionary Leading Article activities in Korea, General Jiro Local Diary
Japanese Mail Notices Minami, commanding troops in Manchuria, is ordered Radio Programmes..... Page 4 ..Page 16. Keep a strict watch of the activities shipping
Sport...... nicis qu.Page 10. of the revolutionaries,
The Bervices
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International News "Agency,
TO-DAY'S RACES
Final Selections
JAPANESE
DRIVETM HELD UP
BY, "LAST QUARTER By Sino Communist
RACE 1-2 P.M.
Oak Bay. Gladiator.
Wild Life.
RACE 2 Lancashire Chips. Able Amazon. Centre Court.
RACE 3 Expansion Time... Havoc Eve. King's Coronation,
RACE 4 Boolat Bay, Soldier of China, King's Lead
RACE 5 Tabby Cat. Yum Sing. Ebony Idol
RACE & Discovery Bay. Brutus Twilight Star.
RACE 7 Ythan. Gold Cofn. Valorous.
BACE 8 Centre-forward. · Amberley.
Night View.
DAILY DOUBLE- Tabby Cat and than.
Forces
MODERN MIRACLE IN
CHINA
Acclaimed By World
SECRET OF SUCCESSES AGAINST JAPANESE AGGRESSION
FAMOUS, STATESMAN "INTERVIEWED
A DISTINGUISHED VISITOR TO HONG KONG AT THE PRE- SENT TIME IS MR. CHEN SHU-YEN. A FORMER GOVERNOR OF KWANGTUNG PROVINCE UNDER DR. SUN YAT-SEN'S REGIME, AND NOW HOLDING AN IMPORTANT POST IN THE EXECUTIVE YUAN OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OF CHINA AT NANKING Mr. Chen is the President of the Commission of Overseas Affairs in Nanking and is on his way to Manila' personally to convey the thanks of the Central Government to the Chinese of the Philippines for their generous help to the mother country during the period of National the present crisis as well as at other times since the Government was inaugurated. This will be Mr. Chen's first visit to Manila and he is keenly looking forward to it. He is accompanied by Mr. Lee How Chu, a former Chinese Consul-General in Manila, and Mr. Liu Yik Lang, his private secretary.
Mr. Chen in addition to being a ceived the pressman with all the Chinese Statesman of repute is an charm and cordiality usually ac- artist of international distinction. corded to an old friend. That is Specimens of his work are to be the secret of the popularity of found in the national academies Chinese statesmen the world over. 'Mr. Chen freely, discussed the of practically every European na- tion. In China he is recognised Sino-Japanese war and without as one of the country's greatest minimising the gravity of the living painters.
situation so far as China is con- A man charming personality, cerned, unhesitatingly declared Mr. Chen is one of those many that with the goodwill of the great men of China who are the world the Chinese people had very personification of simplicity every confidence of emerging vic- and when a "Dally Press" repre- torious from the ordeal through sentative visited him on the Vic-which the country was passing.
(Continued on Back Tage) toria yesterday afternoon he re-
DEATH OF MR. C.E. FRITH
Was Formerly Chief Sanitary Insp.
RETIRED IN 1933
--
U.S. PRIEST STILL IN CAPTIVITY
Ransom Demand Reiterated
Peiping, Oct. 22. It is with deep regret that we A Chinese altar-boy, kidnapped. record to death of Mr. Charles | with the American priest, Fr. the Edward Frith, 18.O., formerly Chief Donovan, was released by Inspector of the Sanitary Depart bandits at Chingyuan and arrived ment, Hong Kong, whose death at Fushun with a note reiterating occurred in London on Thursday, the demand for 350,000 as ransom, cabled advice being received in the He said that Fr. Donovan was well, Colony yesterday,
treated but lacked proper food.
Japanese military authorities profess hopes of an early release. Beuter.
The late Mr. Frith went Home on pension in 1933 after over 30 year' faithful service in the Gov- ernment. During his period of office, Mr. Frith endeared himself to all with whom he came in con Shanghai, Oct. 22. After fierce tact. He was very popular and a KING'S SPEECH hand-to-hand fighting. Japanese valuable servant and, news of his troops have broken the Chinese passing will be received with wide- His Majesty the King's speech realatance at Hsinkow mountains, spread regret."
at the prorogation of Parliament The late Mr. Frith is survived by will bend on Page §. In Shansi, according to a report
The from Yuanping.
message his widow and four children who married also adds that the southward are in England, and a drive by the Japanese to Taiyuan fu, which was held up in this re- gion by Chinese communist forces for more than a week is now expected to be speeded up--- Reuter. -
· GIRL INJURED
Chan Mong, a girl, was sent to the Kowloon Hospital for treat- ment for injuries sustained as a result of a fall while alighting from-a bus while it was in motion in Waterloo Road.
THE DOLLAR
T.T. ON NEW YORK: 30-11/16 T.T. ON LONDON: 11:2.7/84.
London Silver Market
(From Dur Own Correspondent). London Oct. 22, London liver prices to-day were down 1/16 as follow:-
Oct. 21: Oct. 22, 19-15/16 19-7/8.
19-13/18
Spot.... Forward....
19-7/8
daughter, Mrs. Prew, wife of Mr. A. Q. F. Prew, Assistant Master at the Diocesan Boys' School, to all "of whom much sympathy will be
extended in their bereavement.
In his upcoch, His Majesty trusta that the Nine-Power Conference may contribute to bring the de- plorable Sino-Japanese conflict, to an end.
Governor's Official
Visit To Macao
His Excellency the Officer Ad-motor drive around the Portugiese ministering the Government, Mr. N. Colony, they left for Hong Kong L. Smith, CMG, accompanied by by the Falmouth, arriving here at his A.D.C., Capt. G. F. Rickcard, and 7-p.m. in the evening. private secretary, Mr. H. J. Crutt- well, paid an official visit to Macao, yesterday
I
The visit had no political signi ficance and was suggested several months ago and approved by the Secretary of State for the Colonier, Its postponement had been due to the situation in China but, as no such visit had been paid since 1933, the Secretary of State was anxious that this courtesy should, if possi In Macao, they had luncheon at ble, not await the arrival of Sir Government House with the Gov- Geoffry Northcote, the Governor emor of-Macao. After taking a I Designate of Hong Kong.
They left shortly before; 8 am yesterday by the HMS. Falmouth, the Admiral's Yacht, and were seen on by the Portuguese Cousul General. "Signor Alvaro Brilhante Laborinho, at Queen's. Pier.