All Lines Kept Clear For Troops
Poiping-Shanghai Journey Takes
Two Weeks
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.NEW DANGER THREATENS SHANGHAI
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Peh Steam Navigation Company and the China Merchants Steam Naviga- Hon. Compmy are matatuining skeleton service on the river between paints nari of Nanking.
These steamers have nu denite snilling schedules, Central Newa,
BOMBING CONTINUE
Simultaneously Japanese scouting plaies appeared over Pooting, ope parently trying to spot the new gun positions established by the Chinese during the night,
Shanghai, Aug. 18 (9.31 n.m.) After a night marked by occasional bursts of gunfire, several squadrons of Japanese planes shattered the Shanghai, Aug. 17. morning's comparative peace by This correspondent has just bombing the vicinity of the lampy arrived in Shanghai from Peip-aerodrome and the Chinese Ties
zinging Chapel and Klangwan. ing, having taken a fortnight for trip which normally requires only 36 hours.
On the way I observed very heavy movements of Central Government troops from Sui- yuan and Shamsi, across Inner Mongolia and towards Nankow.shortly after dawn and for twenty aimit aintained a heavy bambard- These troop
meraf. peatedly delayed the civilian travellers.
movements
Everywhere The Currespondent eneuntered terrified refugers, fleeing in all directions, in the utmost con
fusion, not knowing where to turn to escape
disaster threatening from
Japaneke warship, following the example of their flagship, the Tdzuno, spened fe
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THE HONGKONG
NEW YORK GAINS ON LEADERS
Gomez Wins In Spite Of Grief
TELEGRAPH.
New York, Aug. 17. New York gained on Chicago, National League leaders, to-day by defeating: Boston tour to one. The Cubs, meanwhile, were going down to defeat at the hands of Pittsburgh's Pirates, who broke the hearts of the St. Louis Cardinals Sunday by win- ning two straight. two to list. Chicago scored Philadelphis swamped Brooklyn, eleven to one.
four.
WEDNESDAY,
CANTON PANIC ENDED
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lice have been mobilised and are restricting the inflow of Chinese to Shameen..
Chinese planes are circling the city at a height of 5,000 feet.
The Chinese police have advised women and children to evacuate to- day in order to escape the danger of air raids.Reuter.
Four Planes Sighted
Canton, Aug. 18 (1,05 pm). Reuter is now Informed from a source closely connected with the Cunton air force that this morning's of four Japanese observation planes xcitement was due to the sighting over the Bocca Tigris forts at 10 am. Immediately they were sighted a St. Louis and Chucinnati are play-warning was Bashed to Canton, and
a night game In the Ammerlem League Detroit
two squadrons of Chinese planes Look uit. One flew to the locality scored a win over Chiengo, eleven to
Fox, York
where the invaders were sighted, the and Gehringer
other remained over Canton.
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the Pootum esseven; <103
"Japanese planes flow daringly low the Footung sale of the Whange River, and drew the fire of Chinge frogs entrenched there. activities have been responsible for Yesterday's anal today's aerial
British of acceleration American registration for voluntary evamation. Many who had hitherto hesitated are now rushing to get their names on the refugee lists.
and
Altogether 3,176 British woonen and
Kalgan to the Yangtze,
When I left Panting on August þa a number et American missionaries i
there to keep the remaining hospital open and treat Chinese wounded.
and to Starving and wounded children are registered for evacuation, men straggled into
ith the rity following} the Tentsla bombing, deliciously
which more than half the total la Shanghai. Reuter.
crying out for their mothers, avizing AIRCRAFT CASUALTIES the hands of volunteer nurses, often dying soon after their arrival.
saw thousands of coolies, presset to labour, digging frenches and dug outs
for strong-points almig the Helping-Hankow rufiway, where machine-gung and heavier artillery will be set 11p. The trench-making went off from Panting to Shibchia- chung. where it the banks are digging deep vaults in the ground to
store their monny,
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Nanking, Aug. 18. Chineze anti-aircraft units and counter-attackim pursuit patrons have shut down a total of 30 Japan. ese planes, mainly bombing machines, during the past three days during the Japanese air raids over the pro- vinces of Kiangsu, Anhwri Chekiang. according to a bulletin issued by the Ministry of War to-day,
On August 14, the first day of the ralds, three Japanese bombers were shot down in various localities in saw scores of prisoners, their the vicinity of Sonchow, while Ove Imands tied behind their backs, heinruthers weres disabled and forced to led to the back of sonic buildings stand at Lanku. The next day, an Paoting. I wan tol they were
attempt to bomb Nanking was "fros- Chinese traitors and that all were trated by Chinese airmen who shot down six Japanese bombing machine before the invading air feet made its
shot,
The train I travelled on stoppedt often to give all north-bound troop | escape. trains right of way,
At the Yellow River bridge, which if bombed would mean the euriplete severing of communications. I was shoved into my compartment and had a bayonet stack into my side because I looked out the window to see if there were
of uny sipos
143 Lu bombings. I was told not
nosey.
Confusing Japanese
soldiers I observed moving The
the bath
and south along north Lunghe and Tientsin-Pukow rail- way in freight and passenger cars, for the most part wore no divisional insignia. They are afraid of spies. Some wore new Chinese charactera representing "energy, force and faith" on their collars, representing the division number. Officers explained the armies were being switched and combined to confuse the Japanese.
I was with the honeymooning couple, Dr. Everett and Ruth How- kins, both
HEAVIEST LOSS
The heaviest losses incurred at one time by the Japanese, however, were on the nutskirts of Socehow on August 15 when: another of Japanese inland raids ended with eight hambers being brought down.
With raids being conducted over a wider oren yesterday, Chinese de- fence and eciinter-attacking air units shut down three Japanese bombers ot Chuyung, which is 30 miles south- Cast of Nanking, three other invading machines near Chinking, one out- side of Yangchow, another at Soo- chaw, and two more in the Shanghai area.
The name bulletin of the Ministry of War gave the number of Chinese planes damaged in serial combat an three, with two pilots killed and 3 wounded during the three days of aerial warfare,
The report states that Chinese att men have succeeded in wrecking the Japanese Kung Dah Cotton Spinning and Weaving Mill and causing damage to Readquarters of the Japanese Naval Landing Party in Shanghai and the Wayside Wharf. Central News.
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homered for the Tigers, F. Walker for he White Sox. Washington Senators scoreless, with Lefty Gomez of New York held the three hits, white the Yankees scored eight times. Gomez played in suite of the fact that had learhed only
muther. Dickey this morning of the death of his ind Lazzeri hit home runs.
In thele serond game, New York won six to four, Dickey again hitting a cireut drive. Boston beat Philadelphia, one-Reuter.
Six to
Sound British Finances
Buoyant Revenue A Feature
AUGUST 18, 1937.
RADIO BROADCAST
Relay of the Cafe Colette Orchestra, London PROFESSOR HARRY ORE
Broadcast by Radio Programme 2.D.W. on wavelengths of 355 metres (845 .c's.) 31.40 metres (0.52 m.ca.),
4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme.
Or- 7.00 New Light. Symphony chestra.
Dance of The Hours ('La Gloconda' Kamennol-Ostrow- Ponchiclll); traume Op. 10, No. 22 (Rubinstein); Llebes- Orchestrated by
(Liszt); Triana (Albeulz Arbos): Spanish
Dance No. 3 (Granados).
725 Stock Quotations and Hong- kung Exchange Market.
7.30 London Relay-Ityde Park? A dramatic narrative by Jonquil Antony. Produced by M. H. Allen,
0.00 Time. Weather unil An- nouncements.
8.03
In view of the opposition offered const at 11.15 u.m.-tenter. the Japanese planes returned to thetra and Elisabeth
prano).
Planes Over Foochow
Foochow, Aug 18. Three Japanese bombers appeared
Vicuna Philharmonic Orches
Schumann (So-
Mozart Serenade *Eine Kleine Nachtmusik', K.325. (Vienna Phil- harmonic Orchestra condtd. by Bruno
over Foochow yesterday afternoon.er); (a) In Abendroth (bi Dio
(Schubert) (a) Die Post (b) Wohin?....Elisabeth Schuman (So- causing considerable excitement | **
Ruins Of Athens-Turkish prano among the pupulace. It is believed
March (Beethoven); Turkish March that the planes were returning to
(Mozart).
Palbormonle (Vienna Formust following an unsucressful
Orchestra Conducted by Korl Alwind; raid on Nanking and vicinity. Solveig'a Song (From Peer Gynt')
Central Netex.
HONGKONG
(Grier)
Kuss' Wiegenlied *Der
Elisabeth Schuman
8.10 Studio Tchaikowsky Grande
ANTI-GAS | Sonate in G. Op. 37, Planoforte Soto
MEASURES
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its own
zation of such measures as he's Brin I decided to adopt for the protection of
premises 11:2 personnel. For this reason it is thought that en- ployers would agree to the lectures being held during the customary office hours.
4. It is proposed also to issue to representatives attending the fictures copies of certain of the Am Hails Precautions bandbooks issued by the Air Raids Precautions Department of
London, Aug 17. Buoyant revenue is the continuri feature of exchequer returns.
The total ordinary revenue mounts to £228,052,063, compared with £219,016,510 at the correspond- ing date of last year. Income Tax at £30,074,000 has yielded £4.709,000 more so far this year, and the growth of overseas trade has raised receipts from Customs by over £5,000.000 to
£81,719,000.
Total
Expenditure, lena self- 5. The lectures would be open to balancing items. is 1310,346,043. the less and to any other members compared with £203,517,630 at the of the public who cared to attend. corresponding date of 1936. Over £2,000,000 of the increase is due to
Before proceeding further with the higher rust of Interest and man-
this scheme the Air Raids Precautions agement of the National Debt.-Dri-ured of the active support of at least Sub-Committee would like to be as-
fish Wireless.
C.N.A.C. PLANE SERVICE
MAY BE RESUMED SHORTLY
Latest, advicen received by the local office from the Shanghai Head Office of the China National Aviation Corporation are tu the effect that though schedules are at present dis- rupted, owing to the war, and all plants and equipment have had to be to Hankow and may be moved further afleid within the next few days, an
an attempi will be made as soon as it prac- ticable to arrange special sehedules between the North and Hongkong. although the route is still undèride.
shifted from Shanghai Mount Holyune College professors. on the Tsinan-Nanking train on August 18. just across the river, when the Japanese planes hombed Nanking's aérodrome. The train rushed backward and forward as the planes swooped low over us. We were held up for three hours, and later locked In the station, when eight Japanese bombera aguio it- peared, only to be chased away inge Ave Chinese pursuit plunes.
Americans Fired On
An American instructor in aviation in Nanking told me two American pilots of the CNA.C. passenger planes, when trying to land in Nan- king after the bontbardiment, were fired on by Chinese machine-guns. The bottoms of their muchings were riddled and one bullet passed through the trinisers leg of one of the ilfers. Unable to land at Nanking, they put their plane down at
Hangehow. They absolutely refuse to fly apon. Nanking was frightened by the first bombardment. People stamped- .ed out of the capital. On the only train out on August 15 people had to fight for berths. All light turned out. 1 stumbled over meu, women and babies sleeping in the aisles, We reached Sonchow after seven hours, where we sat for ten hours letting troop trains rush through to Shanghai.
car
were
Bombs On Soochow We were sting in the same train al Soochow when we were rocked by explosions and sw Ave planes extremely high Over the city, Chinese artillery replic fo the ralders, and one of them burst into flames and came spinning down with a long streak of flame behind it.
The train shuffled up and down the track, and finally made a dash for Soochow Station, where 12211- aircraft guns have been erected.
The Japanese
apparently unable to see their target, for the bombs fell more or less harmlessly, senttered
wicht: pren.-
over
United Press.
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Shandini, Aug. 18. The Japanese flagship Idzumo, which was badly daninged by Chin- ese airmen who bombed it the night of August 16, is now anchored at No. Buoy in the Whangon, undergoing repairs. Central News,
EASTERN SHANGHAI
SHELLED
Shanghai. Aug. 18. The Japanese artillery stibjeeted the eastern stetion of Shanghai to luavy shelling late last night 'enus- ing considerable damage to the area. A Lig fre is raging there:
The Kaokang Bridgy destroyed.
Thren
his been
squadrons of Japanese planes inflicted heavy daturge to the Chopei and Yinginngkang area in the north. The thundering of the Bon
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confél be heard miles away.
Sirens have been mounted on alt the larger Japanese buildings | Shonghai, It was learned to-day. Arrangements have been made fo rend out warning to the Japanes warships auchewed along the Whang- I poo in case of further air raids by Chinese bombers-Central Neura,
JAPANESE UNIT SURROUNDED
Shanghai, Aug. 18. A Japanese detachinent, which has been holding a small bower plant nour the Ta Kang and Yu Foong ills along the Whangpoo River, now surrounded by Chinese troops advancing from the Woosing rectur. The British-American Tobucen Company plant at Porțung "wan, hit by two shells fired by
Japanese warships during the fighting yester day. Considerable damage was done, to the bulldings and mochinery.—— -Central News.
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Any farther decision, the cable stated, would immediately be cabled to the Hongkong - offier.
shelling one missile exploded in the S.MLC, gaol on Seward Road killing over 100 inmates. It is believed that there were around 3,000 prisoners in, the cells at the time.
to
The Chinese are continuing advance on all fronts and a decisive battle is expeeled within the next 18 hours-Central News.
REINFORCEMENTS
REACH TANGKU
Nanking, Aug. 17. Japanese reinforcements, number- Ing 1,000 men, arrived by an army transport at Tangku to-day, necord- int to information received here from Tientsin.
One group was sent immediately by train to Tientsin, while the rest will be sent to potats along the Japanese soldiers who have been on Tientsin-lukow line to relieve the
duty there for the past several weeks, -Central News,
The
the Home Office.
by Harry Ore.
9.00 London Relar-The Cafe Colette Orchestra.
Directed by Walford Hyden, in a Programme of dance music from the Continent and other parts of the world.
News
Relay The
9.30 London and Announcements.
9.55 Variety and Dauce. Fox Trot-Let's Put Our Heads Together; Fox Trol-With Plenty Or Money And You. (Film: Gold Dig- ers of 1937)....Ruy Fox and lis Orchestra Comedienne--The South Is The Place For Me, Why Hos A Cow Gut Four Legs. (Cicely Court- | neldge); Piano Selection-Still We Dance. Intro: Shul we dance: Be- ginner's Luck; Slap that Bass. They all laughed; They can't take that away from me; Let's call the whole thing off. (Vivian Ellis); Vocal- Climbing Up (The Mountain Sung) Ho! Ho! (The Wagon Song) (Film, King Solomon's Mines)....Paul Blackpool: Intro: Robeson (Bass); Medley-Helle Hello Blackpool; a substantial number of the leading Coronation Waltz; Across the great local employers, and I am therefore divide; Boo-Hou; Goodnight my love directed to
to request that you will be All alone in Viennu; Delyse; Hello so good as to circularise members of Blackpool. (Jay Wilbur and lis your Chamber in order to ascertain Band); Humorous-The Three Trees whether employers would
be pre-
'No News (Or.-What Killed The Dog) pured to depute oficial representa (Frank Crumit); Fox Tro-Girls tives of their firms to attend the pro-Were Made To Love And Kiss: Waltz posed lectures.
-Love Live For Ever And Rule My Heart (Jack Hylton and His Or- 7. For the purpose of circulariza-chestra); Vocal-Artificial Flowers; then I am sending to
under A Little White Room (Floodlight). separate cover two hundred coples of Frances Day and John Mills; Orches this letter.
you
1 am. Sir. Your abecent servant,
(Sd.) J. H. B. LEE, For Colonial Secretary.
Cheap Clipper Fares
From Hongkong To Manila
A special rate between here and Manila for round trip passengers has been announced by Pan-American Airways.
Hougkong residents
Imay Now months make a two
vacation it Manila and fly in both directions, and their fares will
amount only to U.S.$108 reduction on the narmal round trip fares of exactly 25 per
cent.
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tra--Swing Bigh, Swing Low (Filni: Swing high, swing low) Will You Remember Waltz. (Film: Maytime) (Louis Levy and His Gaumont-Bri- tish Symphony); Comedian-You Can't Go Away Like That: Weeplag Willow. (Max Miller); Fox Trol That Song In My Heart (Film: The Gang Show) (Jack Hylton and Ilis Orchestra),
11.00 Close Down.
Holidays Now With Pay
Railway Workshops Award
London, Aug. 17. Following last week's RIMother- tribunal's decision, ment of the railway staff national by which half a million railway workers The large number of people
were present moving into Hongkong and awarded a wage increase estimated to cost about £2,000,000 per umum, the large number expected to move an award has been made on the clam from here during the next Iwo months to avoid the summer beat of-railway shupment. are expected to create a lively de Basic rates are to be increwed by mand for seats on the Hongkong one shilling weekly and sixpence Clipper between here and Manila, weekly for different grades, and an- taking advantage of the five-hour must leave with pay will be given to service which avoids the roughness all employces in railway workshops of the China Sea crossing and now after twelve months' continuous ser- costs comparatively little more than vice, commencing in 1938. steamer fares.
CAR EQUIPMENT STOLEN
FOOD SHORTAGE
Shanghai, Aug. 18. The city is facing an acute food shortage. Hotels and restaurants are adreitly curtailing their menus. stoppage Kas is making house-
Appearing at reinaid before Mr. holders resort to charcoal stoves or cold meals. Must firms have closed. Keen at the Central Magistracy down for the duration of the emerg- chey-Reuter,
MOBILISATION
Nanking, Aug. 10. The Legislative Yuan has adopted the national mobilisation law and submitted it to the Government for promulgation.--Renter,
this morning, Chan Ping, aged 32, and Mak Chiu, aged 27, both unemployed, were charged with the theft of a jack with
crank handle, footpump, A plug spanner, a starting handle and four plugs from private car No. 1074 at St. Paul's College Hostel August 5, and alternatively with re- ceiving the property.
on
This is the second extension of the principle of holidays with pay to be announced in recent weeks." Other workers affected were also an impor- tant section of industry, namely, those engaged In the engineering trades--British Wireless.
MARKET SCALES
FAULTY
TWO STALLHOLDERS FINED
Fines of $10 were imposed in encli Chan denied both charges, but Mak of two cures of possessing sentea winch admitted theft, FUTILE OPPOSITION
Detective-Sergeant
registered three per cent. against the 'T. Castman said the property belonged to Mr. C. before Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kow- they were bened customer, when Shanghai, Aug. 18.
G. Merelman, who had left his cartoon Squadrons of Japanese planes have
istracy this mornlug reappeared and are systematically an open garage at St. Paul's Col- Fong
muster of stall No. bombing strategie points expanding tege Hostel. On August 15, Mak was 32 at the Kowloon City Market, was HUNDRED PRISONERS from Chapel to Woosung. it formation, and he took the police to scales, and Wong llung, mister of arrested in Upper Lascar now on in-summoned for having a pair of failty tackers
ure meeting with full marine store dealer's shop, where stall No. 43 of the same market, wa opposition, conditions being ideal for
Jack was recovered. He alko Im- bombing-Reuter.
plicated Chan in the theft, but the summoned for having two pair of
faulty senles, police could not prove ngainat Chan,
In the frat ense Inspector A, 1.. First accused was accordingly dip-Hopkins pointed out that a pleen of charged, and second defendant was wiro had been attached to the bound over in the sum of $50 to be of | wrong side of the senten, while in the good beljaviour for a year,
other a piece of land hait been red,
KILLED
LEAVING TSINGTAO
Taingtao. Aug. 18.
Shanghal, Aug. 18. Fierce fighting broke out in the northern sector lhst night where the Chinese forces are pressing hard upon the Japanese positions on Word Foreign women and children are Road in the International Settlement. not being evacuated from Tsingtao)
It is reported that during the of present.-Reuter.
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