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on
TUESDAY, the 14th June, 1938
At 3 pm. In the afternoon
at the
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In Four Lots
GENERAL
CHINESE AIR FORCE U.S. PROPERTY
BIGGEST VICTORY
OVER WUHAN CITY
Numerically Inferior But Sufficient To
Foil Japanese Ambition
1:
On April 29 the Chinese Air Force scored the biggest victory over Wuhan ever since the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese hostilities.
As reported, 35 Japanese planes raided Wahan with the object "The following properties
of celebrating the birthday of the Nipponese Emperor, bat entirely Lot I-Bections D and E of New contrary to their fervent expectation their "celebration stunt” only Kowloon Inland Lot No. 489. To- turned out to be an occasion for mourning, because twenty-one alr gether with the dwelling houses raiders including eleven pursulis and ten heavy bombers had been thereon respectively known as Nos. brought down. 416 and 418 Prince Edward Road and No. 2 Ngar Tsin Long Road.
Total area: 3112.87 square feet or
thereabouts
IN CHINA
STRONG NOTE TO JAPAN'
Shanghai University Used As Barracks
Washington, June 1. The United Staten bas sharply expressed its "wereading concern" at the refusal of Japan to permit Americans in Chinä to return to their properties, from which they have been forced by the Sine- Japanese conflict.
BISHOP OF NANKING
On His Way Home
Prague, June `%. The Catholic Bishop of Nanking. Monsignore Paul Tu-Ping - origia- ally of Manchukno and leader of the delegation of 20........ Chinese Catholics who attended the Eucharistic congress In Budapest, is now on his way home again passing through Czechoslovakia,
On Tuesday, the Bishop visited where he the town of Bruenn held a lecture at the Komensky University about religions and cul- tural conditions in China In the evening Bishop Yu-Ping arrived in Prague and paid a visit to the Cardinal Archbishop, Dr. Kaspar and other Church dignitaries.
Mr. Cordell Hull Secretary of State, has instructed
the US Ambassador to Tokyo, Mr. Joseph Grew, to present a Note expressing the American view to the Minister
The for Foreign Affairs, General Ugaki.
Minister and Plenipoten- tary of the Republic of China. The American note says:
Mr. Long Llang-liang gave 3 "The problem of enabling Ameri-lunch yesterday in honour of the The signal victory won by ther As retaliation, the Chinese cari citizens to re-enter and pos- Bishop of Nanking, that repre Chinese Air Force is not the result people could do no better than sess their properties, from which
sentatives of the Czechoslovakian mere accident. The expla-unanimously back up their Gov-they have been excluded by the Foreign Office with the Chief of of a nation is this.
ernment in the fight to stem the Japanese military authorities, and the political section. Dr. Krano. As everybody knows. the Japan-tide of Japanese terrorism. They of which the Japanese military and many other prominent per- Iese imperialists have oppressed and were particular about the organ-authorities have been, and in some II New Kowloon Inland bumillated China for years, rob-ization of a big air force for their cases still are, in occupation, is of the Lots Nos. 1935. 2334 and 2335. To- bing her of whatever conceivable country and their generous con- giving the Government gether with the Chinese, dwelling sovereignty and rights. What was tributions towards the purchase of United States Increasing concern, houses thereon respectively known worse, they endeavoured to exter-airplanes in honour of Generalis- as Nos 18, 20 and 22 Nam Kokminate this peaceful country as astmo Chiang Kai-shek's 50th birth- Road.
State in the family of nations. day show how they were then feel-warrant for the continued placing
Under the pretexts of the ing in this respect. Mukden Incident the Japanese
Total Crown Rent: $15.70.
Lat
Total area: 2858 square feet or
thereabouts"..
Total Crown Rent: $30.00
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forces invaded the Four North-
per
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afterwards annexed by creating a
INSPIRED SPIRIT
sons attended.
From Prague, Bishop Yu-ping will go to Marseilles where he will take ship for Hankow.-
"It is dimcult to perceive any (Transocean).
of
by the Japanese authorities Jobstacles in the way of the return
by Americans, who have legitimate CHINESE LEAGUE
OF NATIONS
reasons for proceeding to the areas eastern Provinces which they Besides this, the patriotic youths in question." Lot. III-The Remaining Portion puppet government. Later, with of the country, inspired by a spirit
The United States specifically of Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1747. lame excuses for the Lukouchiao to defend their country in the air,
In its Note that the Together with the Chinese dwelling incident. the Japanese
readily responded to the call of demands invaded houses thereon known as Nos. 23 North China.
their Government and entered the University of Shanghai should be UNION ISSUES and 25 Ash Street, Taikoktsui,
Again, giving reasons to be be-aviation schools in various centres returned to American Missionary
fles, adding that the Univers MANIFESTO sity has been occupied by Japanese" military and naval units since the outbreak of hostilities. the
abouts
Annual Crown Rent: $18.00.
"Ares: 1860 square feet or there-lieved by themselves only. the of the country. They conquered Japanese launched a big attack on the sense of fear that it is dan Shanghai with the land, naval and gerous in, the air." They tried to aerial forces. Step by step the become excellent aviators in
hope that they would be able to upon the Japanese encroached
serve their country by repulsing means Of Chinese territory by
air riaders from the neighbouring armed force.
Island Empire.
Lot IV-Kowloon Inland Lot No. 2235. Together with the Chinese dwelling houses thereon known as Nos. 5 and 7 Larch Street, Taikok- tsui.
abouts
ז'
Annual Crown Rent: $22.00.
Particulars and Conditions
'Sale may be had from
Messrs. DEACONS.
Vendors Solicitors,
PILOTS' ATROCITIES
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USED AS BARRACKS
The Note alleged that the University has been used as bar-
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Hankow, June 2:-A stirring áp-: peal to civilised nations in the world to check Japan's indis- criminate bombings in Chinese cities was contained in a manifesta} just issued by the Chinese League of Nations Union.
Recalling the recent visit to Japan by Chinese planes which re- frained from dropping any bombs, the declaration accused her with replying to such civilised action with unrestrained brutality.
It is noted with interest that, racks and military offices and the The atrocities of Japanese pilots owing to the insatiable thirst of campus as an airfield, supplemen- Area: 1880 square feet or there-in bombing Chinese innocent people the Japanese imperialists for the tary runways being constructed on and cultural institutions are well conquest of China, the oversea an adjacent golf course, which has known to everybody in the civilized Chinese all over the world also been converted by the Japanese world. The Japanese propagan-joined their brethren and sisters in into a military flying field. of dists often proclaim that only the the fatherland.
The Note adds that during the Chinese Government "is Japan's. Take the case of America. Many Japanese occupation of the Uni enemy, and not the, Chinese peu-Chinese have resided in the United versity several buildings have been ple. #
States for decades, and some even damaged and the majority have If that be the case. It only makes for one or two centuries; their sons been looted. 1. Des Voeux Road Central others fall into an utter loss as to and daughters have never return-
why the Japanese aviators haveled to China and adopted the land; not infrequently bombed the Chi-of living as their second home. that the Јарапезе Government nese non-combatants аз ап ex- Angered at the brutalities of the Japanese forces towards their countrymen especially during the
authorities involved in the past few years, numerous Chinese youths in America took up aviation, situation to which attention is brought in this Note, are contrary hoping that they might one day to the repeated assurances by the tarists, the manifesto pointed out. determination of the Chinese Na-Japanese Government that Ameri-
can rights will be respected.
or from
Mr. E. V. M. R. de SOUSA,
The Auctioneer,"
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serve their ancestral country. The
tional Government to carry on a prolonged war of resistance gave them such an opportunity.
men.
SENSE OF DUTY
"My Government is confident
cannot but concede that infringe ment and interference with Ameri- can rights in China by the Japan- ese
"My Government is also con- fident that the Japanese Govern- ment will take immediate steps in keeping with such assurances, and will cause
the return of the
In the past the Chinese aviators Shanghai University premises and got a bit ashamed of themselves other American property under that they had not been able to re-occupation by the Japanese forces pulse the air raiders for the good to their rightful owners, and that and safety of their fellow-country-the Japanese Government will
Inspired by a deep sense of order the removal of obstructions shame and duty, the Chinese imposed by the Japanese authori- aviators, redoubled their effort of ties in China against the return by learning and training. It is only American nationals to places such marvellow to..note that within ajas those "mentioned in the areas short period they have overtaken under Japanese milltary occu- and excelled the Japanese in the pation.”—(Reuter). skill of air battle. Courage and gallantry form a definite advant- | ****** age of the Chinese over the Japan- ese in aerial Eghting.
SURPRISE ATTACKS
The Japanese have occupied a Therefore, as mentioned in the.
towns and above, the unprecedented victory number of principal won by the Chinese Air Force on April 29 is not merely an accident.
FORMOSA RAID ́·
cities in which they have station- ed 'planes, but these machines are often subjected to surprise attacks by the Chinese Air Force, as re-, ported in newspapers. It is often It is believed that many people the case that on reaching their can still remember the successful destination a small squadron of attempt of the Chinese Air Force in Chinese planes made powerful raiding the Japanese aerodrome dives and having dropped bombs, over the north of Formoss. It is accurate in most casea, zocmed up the first, and biggest retaliation of in an attempt to fly off. its kind for the wanton bombing
It is said that Japanese planes
of Japanese airplanes in the vast destroyed by Chinese in surprise territory of China. At the same attacks are more than those of time it indicates that there will be the Chinese machines destroyed by every possibility for the Chinese Japanese in a similar way. "Iron englea" to Ay to other parts
of the Japanese Empire for the purpose of bombing.
China's adoption of new tactics
on the northers sector of the Tientsin-Pukow Railway has China has not got a naval feet. but after all, being a non-aggres- brought the Chinese Air Force in sor, she need not have such a close co-operation with the army. naval power like that of her for This gives one of the reasons for midable foe. As far as the pre-the recent successes of the Chinese sent is concerned there is also no troops in South Shantung, where need for China to have a power-after suffering untold losses the fal navy to guard her long coast Japanese troops have, yet failed to line. Be that as it may, the Chi- break through the Chinese cordon nese Air Force hastily formed and at Hsuchów.
trained up is sufficient to foll Numerically, the Chinese Air much of the pre-conceived designa Force is inferior to the Japanese, of the Japanese imperialists by but, as mentioned in the above, it attacking and destroying both is sufficient to fofl much of the their land and naval forces in the Japanese ambition towards the invaded parts of China at any Chinese nation.-(Chinese People's moment.
Foreign Relation Association).
Having inflicted no less than 3- dou casualties, Including Boy Scouts and Girl Guides engaged in rescue work, and rendering over 7,000 people homeless in the bomb- ings, the Japanese still attempt to cover their crimes by stating that their planes bombed only military establishments,
Such an attempt to twist the facts serves only to prove the mili- barbarity of the Japanese
to
The manifesto concluded by asking the civilised nations whe- ther they would continue tolerate such frightful methods of war as being conducted by Japan.
Central News).
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