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ONGKONG. TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, AUGUST
16,
1937.
JANESE WAGE Now Plenty Of
ENSIVE WAR TH AIRCRAFT
Full Mastery CChina's Fliers
The
Vaccine
Inoculation Lasts
Six Months
The Medical Deportment issued a statement this morning making it quite clear that the Kennedy Town Hospital has been closed. It has not been closed because it is full-tere are no cholera enses there now-but because it is tesirable to centralise treatment in the Government Civil Hospital, now re-opened and devoted solely to cholern cases,
Ample supplies of cholera vaccine are still available, it is learned, Gur- ernment having a good supply re- maining of the consignment received from Shanghai and having secured some locally from the Bacteriological Department. Shanghai has also pro-
mised to send more.
To clear up public misunderstand- oculations, the Medical Department
and their machines from the aircrafting on the effectiveness of the in- ying in the Whangpoo River off explains that the one injection given hbed Nanking, among other places, provide immunity for six months.
estroyed an aggregate of about 70
at the public centres in sufficient to
Thore has been a feeling that two in- Jretions were necessary, but this, the Department stutes, la not so.
Shanghai, Aug. 16 (6.31 a.m.). developments in Shanghai concluded with and of intense aerial activity, but without Saturdayus casualties.
The Japanese claim mastery of carrier wh Woosung, and claim Chinese ain Chinese
this latter assertion. Meanwh
he northern outskirts of Shanghai in the neigh
of the Shanghai-Woosung railway lines, the Ch MONEY"
ces are pressing the Japanese hospital yesterday and twenty people southwards.
e warships are pounding the have since died. The sufferers are Chinese lines,
all Chinese. m to have obliterated the newly- constructed, hd beautiful Civic Centre at Kiangwan...
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Chinese batteric
Later, the Department added that xumelent suppiles of vaccine were in hand to tust at least three
weeks at full speed. More have just been received from America.
There were 134 cholera cases In
DESTITUTES SUFFER Inspector W. Mair, in charge of No. 7 (West Point) Police Station, re- have attempted to piwan, Volunteers stationed on the North vealed at the Central Magistracy this hitherto without su2uino, Honan Road gate. The S.V.C, out- morning that the outbreak of cholera A Japanese comd posts there reported heavy shelling was most virulent in his district when that reinforcements sserts of the near-by North Station, in he told Mr. W. Schofield that every are arriving in rapid and Chapel. Shells also fell intermittent-secund destitute picked up the number and the, but ly, during the day and night, near the cholera case. of these men are laces various blockhouses the Volunteers
were manning.
Reuter.
d.
The S.V.C. was finally reinforced by the U.S. Marines, whose patrols
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He was applying for a remand In the eases of four Chinese charged with minor offences, who could not
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EVACUATING RAL sought to clear Soochow Creek of all appear in Court as they were under |
This
Shanghai, Aug. 16)
city of tern) escaped another majoriy terday afternoon when es- a Chinese aeroplane, Intom Japanese flagship, Idzujhe Soochow Creek," immedļļoj
traffic.
MİLK SUPPLIES REDUCED
The American-owned Henningsen} site the crowded Gener Produce Company has abandoned the and failed to explode. 1, Popular Grove Dairy Farm, in the The transfer of patient Hunglam District, where Mr. J. H. hospital to the western
sterns Mclennan is manager. He is former- the city was begun soony of Houston, Texas. The Chinest
Meanwhile, more than staff had previously fled. The Ameri wounded by the bombings can staff is now in the International day have succumbed. A Settlement and the cows are un- of the explosions in Nani attended. Shanghai's milk supply is the death roll in that area consequently greatly reduced. It been swelled to 150, and the reported the Chinese have already killed on Avenue Edward Vi occupied the farm buildings.—United 537. The slaughter was
ษ Avenue Edward VII becal
Fress.
bombs fell in the midst of
SERIOUS
parked like sardiness. whil watching the aerial operation
FIGHTING Shonghai, Aug. 15. '
(7.30 p.m.)
Reuter.
medical attention. One of these men was definitely a cholera case and the others had been in contact with him. been re- "The old G.C.H. has upened," Inspector Mair said, "and I understand there are 180 cases there now."
Missing Soviet Airmen
Search Partics
Active
Washington, Aug. 15. The Soviet Embassy has announced that three four-engined planes are
flight
SWEEPING SEARCH
Scuttle, Aug. 15, A scaplarie piloted by Herb. Hunter has hopped off for Juneau, from which point the rescuers will board a Pan-American Airways plane to organise a sweeping search for the Russian fliers-United Press.
head. Most of the victim Serious fighting is going on in the being checked up preparatory for a
Polar national Settlement and Frenc cession for safely.
e troops are enveloping the Japan- party headed by Pilot Levanevsky.
The Embassy added that so far no Shrapnel
be forces holding that area. from Japanese
heard alreraft batteries to-day cause Chinese
authentic signals had been troops which were en- from the filera-United Press. deaths of four persons and wounched at Chih Tzc University, six in the French Concession, rth of Hongkew Park and Shui three and wounded 41 in the In Road, have advanced to Klong- national Settlement. All the can Road and occupied the Japanese ties were Chinese. Nost foreink Club on Darroch Rond extend- remained Indoors b-day.
from North Szechuan Road, wisely shuttering their windows wi
he Chinese forces in Chapel have anti-aircraft guns wee in action, started moving eastward to- ls North Szechuan Road in the
cannon and machine-gun
AWAITING OTHERS Shanghai, Aug. 18 (6 m.) preceded the Chinese advances Foreign banks in hanghal bav Klangwan and Chapel.
Fairbanks, Aug. 15. announced that "in onsequence ofcial reports released to-night
The plane piloted by Joe Crosson the state of war anlanger to life that 20 Chinese and over 200
other
their machines on and property on the3und" (where ese soldiers were killed and
errand of mercy are grounded here, most of the banks re situated), led during the Klangwan cn-awaiting the arrival of other rellef these commercial Hises will be lent to-day-Central News
pariles to resume their search for closed, to
busines temporarily.
the missing Russian Biers-United They will reopen wheconditions are
Presa. safe for the staffs on customers.
The decision has bet approved by the Governments corned.
!| FOREIGN BANIS CLOSrnational Settlement.
It is understood thChinese "bank holiday," proclaimedy the Ministry
PILOT DIES
Shanghal, Aug. 15. officially announced here to- the Chinese bombing plane nt Captain Liang Hung-yun,
of Finance in Shanat on August as hit by anti-aircraft shells 13, will be extended Reuter.
CURFEW NOWN FORCE
and
at
5
ye Japanese flagship Idzumo o'clock in the
succumbed to his Japanese machines appeared over the
A squadron
chow within seven hours. three successive air raids on Hang-
The first attack tools place
morning when 22 wa has
clty in an attempt to bomb the six Liang piloted one of the military airdrome there. Shanghai, Aug.) (6.35 a.m.) The curfew has ba enforced for parse bombing planes that look of Chinese planes look the air and she rald on the Japanese war-engaged the invaders, resulting in the Arst time in International abit managed to bring his dis- three of the Japanese planes being Settlement and Fr Concession.
chine back to the field. His shot down. The Chinese At 10 p.m. Joce
Jocal
tinthe rainswept Lieut Jerz Yun-keh, who acted Chinese
comi
encounter. in the plane, Second- machines in the streets were desed except for
pilots received members of the dece forces and band was wounded at the wounds.
also died last night.—
persons. such having special pass
are
and
asjewspapermen,, .
refugees JARESE OFFICIALS
About 250,000
dese sheltering
In em houses, shops. This only ten alleyways. days' supply of ridor them, but the Municipal Cow has ordered 10,000 tons from Hong and It is
LEAVE
Nanking, Aug. 15. The hese consular officials and
two
Four
serious
Nine Japanese army planes visited! the elty at 9 o'clock and were im- mediately engaged by Chinese planes In a fierce air duel over the Tsaowo River, just outside of Hangchow. The
down one
the Chinese shot
of Japanese planes while the remaining
hoped it will arrivire before the member the staffs of the Janongchines few of to the south.
supply is exhausted
The French auths have issued kow on lukiang who stopped in cae condes at Ichang. Shaal, Hon-
a proclamation bag all gather-Nankingsterday because the river Ings and demonstrs,
and
are barricade Chinklang made it im
Six Casualties
The third air raid, which occurred another roon, turned out to be
threatening to arreșmour-monger possible their steamer to reach dog-fight with more serious results. :
suspects. Reuter...
SHELLS ANĖSNIPERS
Shanghavers accommodated in a specati which left Nanking at noo nto for North China.
Three Japanese and three Chinese planes were shot down.
At 9.30 yesterday morning, a group Shanghal, Aug. 10.40 p.m.).
The sp of 143 officials and star of 14 Japanese machines, Including six Stray shells andipers took a lng anderess
eight pursult membergas escorted out of Nank- heavy bombers and growing toll of Ain lives and Pukow lway Station by Chinees chang, cúpital of Kinngst province.
the river
to the planes, launched an attack on Nan- damaged foreign, as Chinese
ten bombs, kill- and Japanese propenside and out Kendarm They will. lenva
the The raiders side the Internatiopettlement to the port from which points they
train at hinan and other cities in ing six pantants, damaging day.
one motor car warehouse. had planned to destroy the newly
It is belleved the Japanese planes constructed Chung Cheng Bridge and the airdrome.
Shrapnel, reported ye-witnesses i will make their way back to Japan to come from Chiositions wCEL --CentroNews.
of the Settlement e mid-after- noon, killed at leight Chinese
civilians and woundiny others in
one block of Broad
The Shanghal ko
Lateer
headquarters has
Skies Of Raids
Nanking, Aug. 10.
At 8 o'clock last night, several Japanese planes reconnoltred along While Nanking successfully re- the Cheklang-Kinngal Railway line Corps nulted the air attack by 16 Japanese on which service has been suspended.
to the effact that thanese Land- Japanese kimbing squadrons launched reported over the Shanghal-Nanking a statement planes sterday afternoon, other Japanese observation planes were
ing Party headqua through a series d raids over extensive areas Railway.
staff offeer. has opted for snip-in the princes of Kinngsi, Cheklang
Two separate groups of Japanese
ing, and promised will not be, and Anhicl, it was revealed here army machines appeared over Wuho resumed, following.V.C.'s com-to-day.
plaint that Japanesejackets had!
-
disappeared yesterday, but
tho
According to reports received here scouting in been sniping downge Road at late last night, the Japanese singed News.
after
vicinity--Central
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