ARMED CAMP AT CHINKIANG
Japanese Expected. To Launch Major Drive
RAILWAYS
AGAIN BOMBED
Several Stations Damaged'
Nanking. Der
Cantón. 'Dec. 6: Damage was Chinktang, ägainst which the done to Tongtowha and Pingwu Japanese are expected to launch a stations on the Cantan-Kowloon major drive, has been turned into Railway and Yingtak station on An armed camp with the evacua- the Canton-Kowloon Rallway and tion of all non-combatants having Yingtak station on the Canton brezi completed except 30,000
Hankow Rallway during two raids able-bodied civilians, who are by Japanese planes to-day." offering volunteer service to the defence army of the city,
With the support of an air force. the Chinese right flank has launched a vigorous attack on the enemies since this morning. who are engaged in the struggle along the line from thing to Wuhing with their back to the southern shore of the Talhu Lake. Wuhing is reported to have been surround- ed on three aldes by the Chinese who expect its fall within the next twenty-four hours barring no un- expected developments from other direction. Scores of junks and armed Jaunches loaded with Japanese troops were sent out from the northern bank of Taihu Lake last night in order to relieve the pressure of Wuning - Hua Nan News.
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At 7.45 am: three Japanese planes were sighted coming from the direction of Chung Shan. After passing over the Bocca Tigris Forts and Whampoa Har- bour, they flew along the Canton- Kowloon railway. At 9.25 they reached" over Tongtowhe station where they released seven bombs, destroyttig sections of rails and. some telegraph wires and poles. Afterwards they flew off to sea,
At 12.25 p.m. five other Japan- ese planes also came from the direction of Chung Shan. A few moments later they appeared over the northeastern part of the city. Chinese anti-aircraft guns fired (uniously at them.
After circling over that part of the city, they departed along the Canton-Hankow Rafway. At 1.26 p.m. they reached Yingtak where they released three bombs, slightly damaging the track and some tele-
ONLY SLIGHT DAMAGE graph wires and poles.
From Yingtak they returned to Canton and dropped two bombs in the northern suburbs which land- ed on the open felds.
Canton, Dec. 6. It transpires that the planes which visited Canton this after- noon dropped 5 bombs at kilo- Meanwhile, two other Japanese metres 110, along the Canton-Kow-planes appeared over Shumchun. loon Railway, causing only very Flying along the Canton-Kowloon slight damage. The damage done Railway, they later reached Fing- during the morning raid has al- wu station where they dropped five ready been repaired. "It is believed
missiles. Considerable damage was that these planes flew over the done to the track- Canton-Hankow line but this is Central News. unconfrmable.--
Reuter
FALL OF NANKING IMMINENT
Nanking, Dec. 6. The capture of Nanking is im- minent, sald a Japanese Army spokesman in announcing the Japanese capture of Kuyung which is only twenty-two miles to the south-east of the capital.
Meanwhile. according Chinese press, the Japanese have falled in, their attempts to salvage the Japanese battleship, Nagato, 33,850 tons "which was sunk in the lower Yangtze sometime ago by Chinese planes.”— Central News.
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CHINESE ENVELOPING
WUSHING
BRITISH SHIPS BOMBED
Miraculously Small Casualties
Nanking. Dec. 6: There was a miraculously small number of casualties aboard Jardine's vessel Tuckwo and the Butterfeld and Swire's. 8.5. Tatung which were struck during yesterday's bombing together eight Chinese were killed of Wuhu by Japanese planes. Al-
twenty injured aboard the
and vessels.
At present there are 117 foreign- ers in Wuhu, including 40 Spanish nuns and 30 Britons. Reuter
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FOREIGN DIPLOMATS EXCHANGE VIEWS
Hankow, Dec. 6: Views on the Sino-Japanese condict were ex-
between
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1937.
ABSOLUTELY
FANTASTIC
RUMOURS
NO ROYAL" ROMANCE
Gossip in popular newspapers of a Royal romance has evoked a thorough corrective from Brussels in
which King Leopold's Secre- tary states that absolutely fantas- tic rumours are again being cir- cutated on the occasion of the. King's visit to England. None
of the rumours have any founda- tion for any member of the Royal family.
King Leopold
King Leopold is staying with his mother at Welbeck Abbey as the guests of the Duke of Portland. The Klan's αντίνας on Friday started rumours coupling the names of King Leopold with the Duke's grand-daughter, Lady Anne Cavendish-Bentinck. When the rumours were denied a similar
Suggestion was made in connection with King Leopold's brother. Charles, who arrived in England, yesterday.-
Reuter
COUNT ISHI TO
SEE EDEN
Japanese Envoy Talks With Europe's Leaders On Far East
Paris, Dec. 5. Viscount Kikujiru Ishil; Japan
trom envoy to Europe, arrived Rome to-day and is proceeding to London to-morrow.
In an interview with Reuter, *Viscount Ishii said he hoped to see Mr. Anthony" Eden, the British Foreign Secretary, with whom he would discuss the Far Eastern situation.
"I
While in Rome he saw Signor Mussolini, but it was untrue to say he was on a special" mission. amonu purely private visit," said the Viscount, "but naturally I am taking the opportunity to discuss the Sino-Japanese conflict with European statesmen. 'This question was touched upon during my interview with Signor Musso- lini, but it was agreed that noth- ing should be made public."
HOPED FOR SETTLEMENT Viscount Ishit said he knew nothing about German and Italian mediation in the Far East, but he certainly hoped that it might be possible to reach a settlement soon. There was no question of Japan carrying out any imperial scheme and there was no danger that the war party in Japan would get too much power. But the Commünist peril was very great and there might come a time when their patience was tried too far by Bo- viet propaganda in Japan, he warned..
Reuter.
LINDBERGH CASE RECALLED
New York, Dec. 6. Stirred by the return of the
SALARIES INCREASED | Lindberghs. the German-Ameri-
Irish Free State Officials
ak
Dublin. Dec. 6: Ministers and high officials of the Irish Free State will have their salaries in- creased according to a Govern- ment decision. The Prime Minis ter's salary will be raised to £3.000 from £2,500 Ex-Presidents will receive pensions of $1,200 yearly. The President of the Irish Free State will have a salary of £5.000 yearly plus an allowance of £10.000,-
Kanter's Bulletin Seraita.
GERMAN MEDIATION NOT SUCCESSFUL
Hankow, Dec. 6.
accom-
Dr. Oscar Trautmann, the Ger- man Ambassador, who has been in conference with Generalissime Chiang Kai-shek at Kuling endea- vouring to persuade the Chinese Hengchow, Dec. 6.
leader to seek peace terms, arrived the foreign from Chinese troops are now envelop-charged
Nanking to-day. ing Washing", and
representatives HOW the town is diplomatie expected to be retaken at any
gathered at Hankow at 11 o'clock panied by the Chinese Vice-Minis-
ter for Foreign Affairs. moment Reports are widely cir-
this morning at the omcial resi- culating here last night that the
dence of Dr. Oscar P. Tradtmanu, German Ambassador to town had fallen to Chinese hands
China, although official confirmation is lacking.
It is authoritatively stated that "nothing definite" emerged from Dr. Trautmann's conversations who returned here from Nanking with Generalissimo Chiang- yesterday morning-- Central New
Meanwhile the 7,000 Japanese forces, besieged, at Wushing are
TWO AIR RAINS still offering stiff resistance.
Nanking. Dec. 6. Three thousand of the Chinese Nanking was subjected to two alï dare-to-die corps scaled the wall raids during the past two days. from the East Gate of the town.
Yesterday morning six Japanese and succeeded in pushing east-bombers appeared over the city word where street fighting is shortly after the warning had taking place.
sounded, and bombed the civil alt- The right flazak column. of
feld within the city limits, scoring the Chinese forces succeeded in five hits. gaining considerable ground and
a sanguinary battle is in full progress at Singshantaze.'
די
It is reported that over 1,000 Japanese were killed and more than twenty, Japanese armoured cars and some thirty truck-loads of ammunitions were destroyed.--- International News Agency.
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RAILWAY FRONT QUIET
Hsinhsiang, Honar, Dec. -With--the Japanese forces con** centrating their efforts on break- ing the Chinese resistance along the Nanking-Shanghai zone, there has been no serious nighting along the Pelping-Hankow Railway sec- tor during the last few days.
The Japanese, however. árs. on their guard at Hantan, Tsuhalen,
Other misslie's struck open lana
in the vicinity, and one partly demolished a house.
There were no casualties. Reuter.
CHENGTAI RAILWAY
Reuter. KIANGSU REFUGEES FLOCK To TENGPU
can organization sought to re- open the famous kidnapping case and sent a wire, asking Governor Hoffman to suspend payment of the reward money on the ground that the real culprits have not yet been caught, and requested Col. Lindbergh to do.something for Mrs. Hauptmann who is stated, to be in dire distress- Reuter.
CLASH NEAR YANGCHUAN Linfen, Dec. 6:"A clash occurred yesterday at Yaoying near Yang- chuan on the Chengtal Railway between a Chinese mobile unit and a party of Japanese scout. a message reaching here to-day slates.
Outnumbered by the Chinese, the Japanese withdrew to Yangchuan rallway station, leaving about 10 dead behind- Central News. JAPANESE TROOPS WITHDRAWN FROM SHANSI
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CALDBECH'S
FOUR BOMBS ON THE RAILWAY
One Plane Nearly Hit By Shell
!!
Canton, Dec. 6.
Three Japanese planes dropped four bombs on the Canton-Kow- loon Railway during an early morning raid, causing slight dam- age to the line in the neighbour- hood of Cheungmuktou but repairs are expected to be completed very shortly.
Five Japanese planes participat- ed in the second raid at tiffin time to-day. There were three single- float machines and two with double oats. They were seen by a foreigner flying over the country- alde to the north of Canton where- they were greeted by anti-aircraft fre. He saw one shell explode al- most on the tall of one of the planes which compelled it to leave the formation for several minutes. News regarding the actual bombing which occurred is still not yet to hand.- Keuter.
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CHINESE ATTEMPT TO SMASH JAPANESE
RIGHT WING.
ture of Kwangten on the Anhwei
Nanking, Dec. 6: With the cap-gress inland along the river owing to lack of reinforcements and the border and Changhing in Cheklang pressure in the south. Several on the south bank of Taihu Lake. abortive attempts havè been made the Chinese forces are now con- by the Japanese column at Kintan verging on Thing in south-western and Tientwangssu, to push, west- Kiangsu in an endeavour to smash ward to threaten Nanking- the Japanese right wing.
Central News.
"DOSSIER NO. 25"
Chinese military observers here Vienna, Dec. 6. The question of what has be- opine that the Japanese advanced less than 10 miles during the past come of various documents par-
week and at present their 75- the porting to shed light on
kilometre Une running through mysterious death of the Austro-Tanyang, Liyang and Kintan is far
"TUCKWO" INCIDENT
London, Dec. € The morning newspapers give prominence to the Wuhu incident, when the Jardine river steamer
esc_bombs, but hitherto there has been no comment.--
Linfen, Dec. 6: Since they began Hungarian Crown Prince Rudolpe too long to prove effective on the "Tuckwo” was set on are by Japan-
at Mayerling in January 1889 is discussed by the official organ "Wiener Zeltung", which stresses the remarkable. fact of the dis- appearance of an important "dos- sier No. 25" which contains de- talls of Crown Prince Rudolph's plans for the autonomy of the Hungarian Army.
to retire northward on November 17, about 20,000 Japanese troops in Shansi, have passed out of "Yen- menkwan Pass, strategic point at the Great Wall in north shansi, according to an estimate.
This includes infantry, cavalry, Pengpu, Dec. 6: Refugees in artillery and mechanised units. tattered clothes and looking weary
The Itagald Division, it is re- and нокт
are streaming
ported, has completely withdrawn Into Pengpu from districts in Kiangsu northward. Their vanguard have now under the forcible occupation
passed through Kalgan via Tatung of the Japanese.
and are marching further east-garded them as nothing short of
The local authorities are taking steps to relieve them.-- Genival Neuna,
ward.
Central Newn.
HSIAOYI BOMBED
TIENTSIN-PUKOW TRAIN.
→ Chengchow; Dec. 6: Forty bombs BOMBED
were rained on Hsiaoy on the Hsuchow, Dec. 8: A passenger Lungha! Railway about 70 kilo- and a freight coach were complete- metres west of Chengchow, by 11 ly wrecked and a locomotive badly Japanese planes during a
raid damaged when Ave Japanese yesterday, resulting in several bombers released over 10 bombs on casualties and the destruction of Nanshaho and Kwanchlao stations
a number of houses. on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway
Traffic Reported Disrupted yesterday, it was disclosed here.
Linien. Dec. 6: Trame on the Chengtai Railway now under Japanese occupation is reported to have been disrupted as a result of the destruction of a large section Liangtzekwan on the Hopef-Bhans! of the track at Chingching east of
border by Chinese forces.— Central News,
BOGUS ORGANS FORMED IN NORTH SHANSI Linfen, Dec. 6: At the induce-. Taningfu and Anyang fearing sur-ment of the Japanese military prise attacks from Chinese mobile alleged Chinese traitors have form-
units.
ed so-called peace maintenance Major-General Doihara, the committees in districts in north Japanese "Lawrence of Man- Sharusi now under Japanese oc- churia," is reported to be directing cupation, reports received here in- operations at a small village near | dicate.
A
Hantan, One thousand Japanese These committees have increased troops were rushed to Tamingfu on the rates of many kinds of taxes Baturday as Chinese mobile unita and are withdrawing mining rights are reported, to be active in that from the people.- area;
Central News,
All passengers had fed to the fields shortly before the raid and no one was injured.--
entṛus-Nour JAPANESE INFANTRY BRIGADES
..ROUTED
Nanking, 6: Two Japanese Infan- try brigades were routed yesterday near Chintung, according to mi tary report reaching here to-day.
Taking advantage of the Insecur- ed. position of the Japanese brigadez and aided by a number of tanks, machine-guns and field artilleries Chinese forces launched
a flerce attack on the Japanese positions at noon yesterday. Tha Japanese beat a hasty retreat and left over 700 dead and a large number of field guns and numer- ous heavy mechanized war equip 'ments behind.
One field officer and two junior officers were captured alive.- Hua Fan News.
The Japanese planes also bomb- ed Chingshulchen west of Cheng- chow and the north bank of the Yellow River, but the damage was understood to be alight. Central-Newr
JAPANESE PLANES BAID FULICHI Pengpu, Dec. 6: Two Japanese planes raided Fulich! station on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway. about 103 kilometres north of Pengpu yesterday morning. They dropped two bombs which, however, failed to do any damage to the railway Central News.
GREEK GOVERNMENT LOAN Athens...Dec. 6: The Greet Government has granted
a loan equal to one 'month's salary to civil servants. The loan is repay- able in six monthly instalments without interest.
#euter's Bulletin Bervice.
The drawing up of these plans. says the paper, greatly irritated Emperor Francis Joseph who re-
treasonable. The paper goes on to affirm that this affair contributed in no small measure to the suicide of. Prince Rudolph and Baroness Maria Vetsera. International Newì Agency.
UNITED STATES
..
INFORMED
Washington, Dec. 8: Speculation in regard to the interview of Mr. Anthony Eden, Foreign Secretary, with the United States Charge D'Affaires in London, has led to the explanation-that-Mr-Eden-merely- desired to inform the United States of the Anglo-French con- clusions in regard to colonial and economic appeasement "after the Minister, to London, last week.- visit of M. Delbos, French Foreign
Reuter.
BRITISH LABOUR HEADS IN SPAIN
Madrid, Dec. 5.
Mr. Clement Attlee, leader of the British Labour Party in the House of Commons, together with Mr. Noel Baker and Miss Ellen. Wilkin- son, Labour Members of Parlia- ment, arrived here to-day on a visit to the Madrid front and the devastated areas.— Reuter,
Nanking.
concerted drive to Tanyang is 70 kilometres east of Nanking. Kintan, 40 kilometres south of Tanyang and Liyang 41 kilometres south of Kintan.
It is believed that if the Japan- ese attempt to advance either north or west their line will be fur- ther drawn out and weakened. The Japanese defeat at Kwangtch and the fallure to make any head- way towards Chinklang is largely due to this weak line.
Despite the fall of Klangyin Forts last week the Japanese have been unable to make further pro-
Central Newi
CONCERT FOR RELIEF SOCIETY
The International Medical Relief Society is organising a Dinner Dance for December 15, to which His Excellency the Governor, and Lady Northcote haye graciously given their Patronage. Its object it to raise a fund for the support of the Red Cross unit at the front for which this committee has made itself responsible for the duration
of hostilities,
Fire in Footung.