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AMERICAN URGES CHINA TO FIGHT
FIGHT ON
ARMIES CANNOT KILL Laboratory Experiments On
SPIRIT OF THE FREE
.. Hankow. June 27.
Echoing intense American sympathy for China's armed resistance against Japanese aggression, Mr. George L. Thompson, President of the American Unlows for Social Justice has sent a message 'to the. Chinese urging them to continus their fight for the freedom of their country,
In a letter accompanying the message, Mr. Thompson said: "No doubt it may seem presumptuous for a foreigner to submit a mani- festo to strengthen the morale of a people who do not seem to need The thought that I have in so doing is this; human experience has shown that everyone is helped in the hour of trial by the know- ledge that he has friends.”
The message is as follows:-
Comrades of China: we people To the People of, China: Greet-lying on the other side ut the Ings from an American Friend,-world in the very nature of things I want you to know that in this cannot know all the merits of your hour when you are struggling for cause.. but this we know: you are life and herty the heart : then your own country, fighting on American people is in sympathy your own sull in defence of your
homes. You with you. Whatever may be the
guarding th attitude of the government. or the ashes of your ancestors and trying counsel of expediency, ninc out of to save the living, every ten Americans are on your Alde and against your enemy.
WORDS OF CHEER
!!!
are
The very fact that a foreign army has invaded your country and is destroying your homes is proof of the justice of your cause. May I remind you that Freedom
In the days when America was is a costly rift, and to keep it you fighting for liberty, and indepen-must pay a great price. It may dence a man born on another con-cause you to suffer from heat and tinent wrote words of cheer for cold, hunger, wounds and even. American patriots.
death, but it is worth the cost.
He said: These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot
SPIRIT OF THE FREE When America was struggling for
will, in this crisis, shrink from the freedom and independence, our
The Living Tissues
Paris, June 27.
The Director of the Rockfeller Institute for Medical Research in New York, "Dr. Alexis Carrel, arrived in Cherbourg from the United States today and was welcomed by the famous aviator, Colonel Charles Lindbergh, with whom he will continue, during the next few months, Eberatory experiments on living tissues.
Dr. Carrel; it is announced, will proceed immediately to his home on Island Saint Gildas, off the north coast of Brittany, which is close to Island lee recently acquired by Col Lindbergh and where the latter now lives with his family.
COL. LINDBERGH
service of his country; but he that great leader, George Washington, THE DEFENCE OF
stands it now, deserves the love the Father of his Country, found and thanks of man and woman... himself defeated. without arms,
without money, without fond, with only a few faithful soldiers. There:
JAPANESE "RUSH seemed to be no hope, no chance REINFORCEMENTS TO MATANG
Chinese Forts Hold
Positions
Hankow, Jupe 27.
Hsiangkou
on
Saturday in the direction of Ma-
tang have reached; the
north-
western shore of Lake Tapeh and
of victory, but he did not give up He would not surrender. He fought on until he won victory and freedom for his country.
free.
This is the Voice of America! (Central News).
are launching a series of assault YELLOW RIVER
on the Chinese forts there..
Reinforcements are stated to
have landed in support of the at- tack.
The Chinese forts are being sub- Jected to heavy artillery bombară- ment but the Chinese are holding them. (Reuter).
CONTINUES
TO RISE
INDO-CHINA
WARNING NOTE SOUNDED
Paris, June 27.
4.
It will be recalled that Dr. Car- rel, who is a Frenchman by birth- and who received the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1912 for, hi suc- cess in the transplantation of organs, has been working for many years in collaboration with Col. Lindbergh. The great aviator, by his invention and perfection of the ""mechanical heart" immensely helped Dr. Carrel's 'bhysiological researches.
Dr. Carrel recently announced that, he planned to retire from the Rockefeller Institute in 1839.
..
Meanwhile, their respective falana homes which are completely cut off from the mainland but joined to each other by a rocky ridge that can be crossed on toot at low tide will provide perfect seclusion for the two eminent workers.-(Trans- ocean)
WAR IN SPAIN
Heavy Fighting On Levant Front
Barcelona, June 27.
A communique issued by the Republican War. Ministry fast
A note of warning is sounded re-night states that furious' fighting Carding the defence of Indo-China
enough.
Hankow June 27. The Yellow River continues to sufficient. rise.
The
of the Levant front.
positions.
their Arst lines near HID 405 in the vicinity Motrillo, on the An- dalusian front.
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Sacrifices Life In Sinking Japanese Gunboat
Indo-China, declares the Colonel, flood waters at Fukou, requires from two to three squa- north of Chowchiakou, are about drons of seaplanes and twelve sub- CHINESE- NEAR
nine feet deep and 20 miles wide
The enemy made several attacks while at Sihua they are about four
marines. NANKING
in the Zuadalajara sector of the and a half feet deep and ten miles that the French Government's loan
Colonel de Lapomarede asserts Madrid front suffering heavy "Hankow, June 27.
wide.
losses. (Transocean); Chinese forces, using Kwangteh ibuting money to flood refugees will have to
The Chinese Government is dispose of strengthening the defences of 400,000,000 francs for the pur. as their base, have advanced to a for immediate relief at the rate of rortifications are to be effected.-. point in the vicinity of Nanking. 82..per adult and $1 per child.
be doubled if the Chuyung. Chingtang and Ching klang, according to
Those wishing to proceed д Chinese military spokesman, who states to take part in land reclamation western Honan or southern Shans! that one column attacked the Hsiashu railway
work will receive $9 each from the station be: tween Nanking and Chungklang
Chinese Government-Reuter). while another column has reach-
All the armies of the world can- not vanquish the spirit of the by land.. sea and air in an article is taking place on all the sectors
It is afirmed in political quar- In the Epoque today by Colonel de
ters here that the efforts made by People of China. Fight on! Do Lapomarede, who spent five months-
. In the sector of Villareal Na- not compromise! Do not surren-In French Indo-China.
tionalist troops, with heavy losses, the British and French Govern- ider!
The decision of the Minister of Succeeded in occupying Mount ment to persuade the Barcelona "The world is watching you. Colonies, M. Mandel, to increase Vertice Rodor Your battle is our battle. Be brave the present strength of the French
Government to give up any attempt The Japanese are continuing to and you
The Republican troops, repelled at reprisa will neither wear the colonial troops by a further 20,000 several enemy attacks on, Solera have been successful and that the on an Italian towa Fish reinforcements to Matang in chains of slavery nor the yoke ofis an admirable resolution, writes on the hermitage of San Antonio, an attempt to seize the Chinese the conquered. Your children and Colonel de Lapomarede, but this is on Bechi and on other Republican Barcelona Government decided to fortified positions there on the your children's children will hon-Insufficient for Indo-China. south bank, of the Yangtse.
our the memory of those who did
yield to the combined diplomatic Japanese troops which moved not fall in the hour of peril.
This French colony possesses only
In the Alcora sector the enemy Ave squadrons of aeroplanes, whlie succeeded
pressure of the two Governments. westward from
in occupying the her neighbour, Siam, has a hun-hermitage of finda. Three enemy Considerable anxiety prevailed Cred planes, half of which are the airplanes were shot down while here over the week-end which was most recent American models. the Republicans lost one pursuit increased by reports concerning
Moreover, the fortifications and plane.
the effect produced in Italy by the mobile "forces for the 2,000 kilo- It is reported from the Estre- threats of the Barcelona Govern
(Continued from Page 6) metres long coastline are inade madura front that the Republicans ment. quate and furthermore, the coastal occupied 555.
period of armed resistance near Fuente batteries could not shoot far Ovejund the valley of Ventura that General Franco has given in-Wang
The papers this morning assect national reconstruction, stated Mr. Dehesa de San Vicente and Cerro structions to the Nationalist. alr Chairman of the Council, in an Ching-wei, concurrentiv The number of seaplanes-or del Pozo capturing numerous pri- force to make every possible pre-Interview with the Central News which there is only one squadron-isoners and war material.
Tungilu, June 27. and of submarines is definitely In-
The Republican troops advanced when attacking Republican porta
caution not to bomb foreign ships Arency today.
Writing with his own blood an- Mr. Wang revealed that General-other flaming page of Chinese in order to avoid any increase of issimo Chiang was Instrumental gallantry, a member of China's al tension, between the Nationalist in bringing about an increase of force sacrified his life to sink a Government
other States, the number of National Advisory Japanese gunboat during the fierce notably England.
"It is pointed out in this connec- tion that although several British ships were in the port of Alicante cent of the councillors are women. was not disclosed, was piloting his The Chinese bero, whose name during the last bombardment nonę
They are Miss Wu Chith-mel: bomber in the vicinity of Anking of them were wrecked: It 's be prominent feminist worker in Can when he was challenged by three JAPANESE REVERSE leved that the British Government ton, Miss Lo Heng, Miss Tao Hsuan Japanese naval aircraft. The plane. NEAR HSUANCHENG
will, unless unforeseen incidents lexislator. Miss Shih Liang, woman was
riddled with machine-gun should take place in the meantime, attorney-at-law. Dr. Wu Yi-fang, bullets from the enemy machines Kinghalen, Anhwel, June 27.
refrain from taking any, further President of Gining Girls' College, and caught fire. A detachment of 200 Japanese steps until it is in possession of Mrs. Herman Liu, wife of the late troops heading from Hshancheng detailed reports which Sir Robert President of the University
The plane at that time was over to Wanchih. Afteen kilometres Hodgson will personally make on Shanghal, Miss Yu Wei-hua, Miss chine doomed, the pilot could have of Chinese positions. Finding his ma southeast of Wuhu, in several his arrival here tomorrow or Lu Ching-hens, one-time goodwill jumped to safety in his parachute," ed: A point ten miles south of NEW BANK ISSUE Amy Johnson, was not hurt when guerillas yesterday afternoor near
Chinese | Wednesday.”.
envoy to Tibet, Miss Chang Hsiao-but the chose otherwise. Furthermore, it is stressed that mel, director of the statistical de- In any case the British and French partment of the Bank of China. was seen power-diving headlong In a whirl of smoke, the plane in the Midlands, yesterday even- More than forty Japanese were Governments are making every and Miss Teng Yung-chup Mrs against the side of a hig Japaneit Cairo, June 27. ing. Although the glider was killed in the ensuing encounter and effort to prevent new complications Chou En-lal); Negotiations for the creation of wrecked, "she escaped without in-three of the trucks destroyed.-arising out of the present altua- a new bank of issue here to which jury.-(Transocean).
Four "State
gunboat on the river. Socialist Party" would be conceded the privilege
Thousands of Chinese soldiers on members are represented in the the southern bank of the river saw Council, namely, Dr. Carson Chang. the doomed plane with its full load Prof. Chang Tung-san, Mr. Li of misstles hurtling onto the Jap Ting-kwel and Dr. Lo Lung-chi.
The "China Youth Party" is re-deafening detonation which spelled anese gunboat... followed by i presented by Mesara, Chao. Shun the end of the craft (Central sheng, Li Wang, Tseng Chi, Yu Chia-chu, Chen
Newa). Chi-tien and
Prominent Communist
Party
Chingklang.
A third column has reached the outskirts of Nanking.-(Reuter).
JAPANESE
A
INVADERS
IN CAIRO
tc
which has hitherto been the
monopoly of the National Bank of Egypt are stated in informed quarters to be making satisfactory
REPULSED progress.
Tunghiu, June 27,
<Transocean).
AMY JOHNSON IN CRASH
London, June 27. The famous British airwoman, trucks was attacked by
she crashed in a glider at Walsall. Shwangshan
1(Central News).
·
tion.-(Transocean),
Canton-Kowloon Railway Again Bombed
now preceeding MORE JAPANESE
· TROOPS FOR
Discussions are smail
concerning transitional regulationis force of about 400 to be applied during the next nine Japanese troops, penetrating' west- ward along the bank of the river privilege of the National Bank will years at the end of which the from Stangkow, was surrounded and wiped out by Chinese defence forces after 1 bitter encounter lasting five hours yesterday morn
ing.
•
These troops, according to military communique represented the remnants of a strong Japanese detachment which had previously landed at Stangkow but was later routed by defenders op, the river bank.
Throughout. the hot engagement yesterday morning the Japanese infantry invaders were supported by their naval arid, air forces who put down a terrific barrage on the, Chinese positions.
ccase.
SHAOPO
Canton, June 27, -
Councillors from 150 to 200.
WOMEN MEMBERS According to the list, five per
Cheunsmukion station, on the SWATOW SHOPS Chang Nai-teh.
Canton-Kowloon railway, was again the target of a Japanese air at- |tack by three planes shortly after-
eight o'clock this morning.
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TO RESUME BUSINESS
air and naval battle, on the Yang tse yesterday morning,
members sitting on the Council of Education in the Peking govern- are Mao Tse-tung, Chin Pang former President of Lingnan Unt ment; Dr. Chung Wing-kwang, halen, Chen Shao-yu (Wang Ming), Tung Pl-wa, Lin Chao-han and Wuversity; Mr Ou Yuan-wal, Vice- Yu-chang.
President of Great China Univer- BANKERS AND EDUCATORssity: Mr. Wang Yan-wp, editor-in Two bankers are included: chlet of Commercial Press: DI.. M. Chien, president of the Hung-chiun Zen, executive director Shangbal branch of the Joint of the China Foundation for the
Soėlety of the Kin-Promotion of Education and Cul
cists
Tsingklangpu, June 27, inactivity, more Japanese troops the raid when over a dozen bombs rice, shops, druggists and pur-
Several civilians in the viclulty
Swatow. June 27. Following an extended period of of the station were killed during Mayor Ho Tung has ordered all
were dropped. A few houses were demolished, and several lengths of veyors of dally necessaries to re-. rails torn.
sume business. in four days from Savings
The new bank of issue will em. ploy Egyptian nationals only and at least 50 per cent of its capital must be subscribed by Egyptians have arrived in Yangchow in north
(Transocean)
Kianisu during the last few days. At Shaopo on the Grand Canal the Japanese forces have also been strengthened, preparatory to further northward thrust,
Along the southern section of the Tientain-Pukow railway in eastern Anhwel, Chinese guerillas have, ré- newed their work of destruction.
J
Japanese Officers Killed
Tsingyang, June 27.
The Invading machines In the today, otherwise they will not be cheng, Salt, Continental, and Chinature; and Dr. Jen Jen-kap?
morning attack followed their cus-allowed to carry on business at á and South Seas Banks and Mr. Zee sidered one of the best tomary route, first appearing over later date."
Po-yuan, Tientsin manager of the In China. Tongkawan and then passing Bocca
Bank of Communications, All chiefs of the mutual guaran-
* A JOURNALISTS Tigris:
Professors, scholar and educa tee units and borough heads are tors include: Mr. Tao Hai-sheng, sented by Mr. Chen Po-sheung, China's Fourth Estate is repre- in the afternoon, another three ordered to remain in Swatow to professor of Peking National Uni-editor-in-chief Central In a recent surprise' attack on. Japanese machines took off from maintain peace.
News the railway near Tahoyeh, midway their base off the Chungshan coast,
veralty; Mr. Fu Sau-nten, director Agency, former publisher of Pai- It is believed that during the between Chuchow and Fongyang, and again visited the Canton-
Nan Ao Island is now used as of the Research Institute of His-ping Morning News and Centin At the same time, several hun fierce combat at Tikang last week many Japanese were lied, and the Kowloon line. More than
a naval air base, from which, six tory and Philology of the Academia News representative in Tokyo: Mr. dred more Japanese. In a number end, more than twenty Japanese railway in the vicinity was sys-bombs were dropped on the Tito Ku Tong Ping, near Melhsten of Kwangsi University: Mr. Liang Ta Kung Pao Me Cheng Sheh-wo Japanese warplanes yesterday. flew Binica, Or. Ma Chun-wu, President Chang Chi-inan, editor-in-chier of steam-inunches, landed at officers were killed. Their bodies teinatically damaged.
tongwal station, destroying a num- and dropped 24 bonibs. The Chao Shu-ming, rural welfare worker; publisher of 1h Pac, Hong Kong: Shihsanki to strengthen their be- were cremated on the river brink Following their success, the ber of telegraph poles and rails. On Railway station. 25 mies north Dr. Chien Tuan-alieng, head of the Mr. Wang, Ya-ming, publisher or
Chinese are advancing towards. A service was held before the Kuantien along the railway base at two o'clock in the after-terday by the same group of tional Central University: Mr. Shu-mu, publisher of the Hankow The raiders returned to their of Swatow, was also bombed yes political science department of Nathe Wuhan Jin Pao; and Mr. Liu cremation (Central News),
(Central Newa),
|| noòn,--{Central Newa).
Japanese raiders-(International) Chang Shih-chao, former Minister Times (Central News)
of
leaguered comrades. They were yesterday.
beaten off and forced to return to their craft (Central Newa).
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