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THE HONGKONG
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Bombers Fail To..
Damage City Missiles Land Beyond Gates
Nanking, Aug. 23,
Three Japanese bombers staged a spectacular raid over China's capital last night, appearing at 10 p.m. from a south-easterly direction in brillant inoonlight and a cloudless sky. 1
Searchlights from the ground im- mediately spotted the bombers and anti-aircraft batteries opened imme diately. Heavy machine guos fred tracer bullets and one after another ranged the speeding machines.
The more adventurous of the pupu- lace toolt advantage of the moonlight und remained outside the dug-outs
and cellura which are the city's refuge from air raiders. They had a full and complete view of the combat.
The attacking pilots appeared to be duzzled by the powerful search- light rays.
They dropped their bombs, but these, landed outside the South gate of the city, and then flew across the very centre of the capital, They vanished for a few minutes, and Afteen minutes later they had turned! and headed in the direction from which they come.
The "all clear" signal was sounded at 11.30 p.m.-Reuter.
NIGHT RAID FAILS Nanking. Aug. 22 (1.10 p.m.).
air Another attempted
raid on Nanking t night by three heavy was frustrated Japanese bombers
when the bir defences of the capital went into netion and drove the in- vading planes away.
the
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Warning reports were received by
military headquarters, searchlights were turned on the ap- proaching
when machines Japanese they flew into range.
them
Anti-aircraft guns greeted with heavy fire, and the raiders turn- ed back and disappeared.
Two bomb were dropped by the planes before they made their cscape, both falling outside the city and doing no serious damage.— Central News.
RAID SUIYUAN TOWNS
Kwelsul, Aug, 22. Five Japanese bombers raided a wide area along the Peiping-Suiyuan Rullway line yesterday, according to reports renching here.
dumage.
Tsalkoupuo, another town along the railway line, was bombed by one of the Japanese machines. The extent
Central News.
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TELEGRAPH. MONDAY,
AUGUST 23, 1937.
CHINESE CLAIM BIG ADVANCES. IN S'HAI
S'HAI AREA
AGAIN DECLARE JAPAN'S DEFENCE LINE BROKEN
Shanghai, Aug. 22 (4 p.m.).
The vanguards of the right column of the Chinese force, advancing steadily south from the Chapei sector, have occupied the intersection of Jukong and North Szechuan Roads, near the Isis Theatre, according to an announcement made by the Chinese military head- quarters this afternoon.
Following the retreat of the Japanese in that area, the main body of Chinese troops from Hungjao moved rapidly forward last night to reinforce the vanguards now pressing north towards the Japanese Naval Landing Headquarters.
Another unit is moving east and west to “mop up" the Japanese north of Soochow Creek.
The huge fres which broke out on Woosung, Haining and Range Roads in the Hangkew district last night, continue unabated to-day. Accord ing to an eye-witness who escaped) from the war zone, the Ares were; started by the Japanese in an effort to check the advance of the Chinese forces. Central News.
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U.S. Stock-Holders Have No Definite
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Shanghai, Aug. 22. After having broken the Japanese defence lines at Yangtsepoo and: Hongkow Chinese claim to have separated the
the defenders into three sectors. Some of them have been dri- ven to the water front in the vichity
New York, Aug. 21. of the Tung Hing Colton Mill, others
The Pan-American Airways to-day forced to concentrate along the Anj Tung Road and the nearby front, announced it was without informa There are still a large number of tion respecting reports of the dis- Japanese holding a wide area out-solution of the China National Air- side the Bridge at the mouth of the ways Corporation, in which it holds
stock. Soochow Creek.
It was stated when the service was Although they were heavily out- numbered by the Chinese, whose re-suspended that machines were sent inforcements continued pouring into to Hankow for possible continuance Shanghal every day, the Japanese of the service to Chungklang and resisted stubbornly with the aid of Chenglu. As far as is known the their naval guns and bombers. Hankow pilots are not marooned and could go to Canton if it were thought advisable.
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The invading machines first bomb- It is reliably reported that Chinese
When the plots took their equip- troops, who have occupied the Way-ment to Hankow the Chintee in- ed Pinglichuan, a town 65 miles cast of here, then flew over this city and
side Wharf, are rapidly advancing ontimated they would take over the there,
The "east wing" forces planes, but Pan-American Airways reconnoitred for a short time before both Banks. proceeding
south to Talung. A pas- have reached as far as Yangtsepool obtained a pledge that neither per- senger train moving out of Tatung Road, while those on the west have sonnel or equipment would be used station was the target of bombs, hut reached Wangping Crack and are able In military activity and the company the missiles failed to find their mark, to join the strong column of Chinese is therefore not worried about the landing and exploding in the out-who are attacking on the North Sze, pilots safety. They have been in- skirts of the city without doing much
chuan Road front.
structed not to fly at all without the According to information given by American Consul's approval-United wounded Chinese soldiers, who were brought back from the battle this SEVERING CONNECTIONS afternoon, a considerable number of
third place in the National appeared before Mr. E. Himsworth at taken prisoner) Mr. P. H. Tal, manager of the this morning. One of
featured by the pitching of Welland, ning, the first. Au Cheung, 30, driver, added that they have been instructed that he was unable to make a
who shul out the Pirates, while in being convicted of driving without by their superior officers not to harm statement on the alleged pending
the second Jerome Dean emerged in due care and caution and driving the any Japanese if they allowed them-severance of his company from the
the role of home-run hitter. Wel-bus without the permission of the selves to be taken as prisoners and Pan-American Airways.
land also hit a homer in the opener, Company, whilst his companion, So handed over their arms.
Ching, 20, fitter, was found guilty of "We are awaiting instructions from as did Mise,
Chicago:
Cubs won twice against alding and abetting him. An official communique Issued by our Shanghai office who, we expect
Cincinnati, Cavaretta's home run in
Traffic Sergeant James Scrim sold the Chinese Field Headquarters this will make a statement to-day. Fan-
that unnounced
the American offeints here are in the the opener meaning a lot in a low- President and Vice- Japanese have Chiang
failed
many same position as ourselves while Mr. Chien-jen,
scoring game, The Cubs hit eight the bus was taken out about 2 pm, apfelles to collect four runs in this on Sunday, driven by the first defen- land to
reinforcements Bixby is in Shanghal."
dant,
without express permission. President of the Central Aviation attempts
with six game, the Reds replying with at Woosung. Meanwhile, Japanese
He drove it down Talpo Rond and Academy, respectively.
hits and one run. In the night turned The Chengtu, one of the C.N.A.C. very active
into Yenchow Street. Kaga, the largest, curries 48 planes, seouling planes were
the Cubs hit right to score five, and seaplanes, la anchored off Kal Tak
the two whole during
day
between above the second 40 planes, the third 16
for three days, and will remain for
Cincinnati replied with nine and argument arose points It was also disclosed that in addi- Woosung and other
near tion to these planes which have been Liuho, evidently looking for suitable some time while an engine defect is two, out-hitting their opponents but men, second defendant declaring that unable to get past their hundred per the driver did not apply his brakes attacking Chinese cities during the places to land their reinforcements. remedied. Meanwhile the service is
properly. in abeyance.
cent. Belding. past ten days, other bombers have The Japanese scouting planes did not
Brooklyn beat Boston 5-1 in the In Apliu Street, with the, consent come from Formosa.
drap any bombs but occassionally
opener of their double-header, hilt of the driver, the atter jammed on The two Chinese aviation chiefs fired on the Chinese troops below have appealed for
ing nine to four. The night-cap was the handbrake. The driver was not more funds. with their machine-guns-Wah Kin
called on account of rain. Central News,
in a position to release the brake and Yat Po.
The New York-Philadelphia games control the bus, and it skidded on the the same reason. weg road, crashing into a street foun- were called for
AMERICAN LEAGUE
tain and knocking down a little girl In the American League both of before running into a verandah the Yankees' matches with Phila-pillar. The girl was not seriously delphila were ruined by rain. The hurt. Arst had to be called at the start of: the sixth inning when the Yankees atter $20.
4-1, having were leading to their opponents' three. glo homered for the Yankees.
Chicago shared A double-header with Cleveland, winning the opener by live to two, when the Sox hit only four times to their opponents' five. In the night-cop Averill's homer had a lot to do with the Indians' victory by three to two. Cleveland hii nine and Chicago live. Each had
the
1,000 Japanese Wounded
BRIEF APPEARANCE
Nanking, Aug. 23. The city spent a restless night as
Shanghai, Aug. 22. three Japanese bombers appearing
A Japanese merchant vessel, which from the north-west above the Chi-
left Shanghai to-day, carried more nese city after midnight caused the than 1,000 Japanese soldiers and wild shrieking of alarm signals, the
civilians wounded during the blazing of earch-lights and the hostilities around Shanghai, Centrat hubbub of the
The guns.
raiders
News. of quickly disappeared an account the Intensive artillery fire.--Reuter.
Says China Winning War With Japan
Madrid, Aug. 22.
The Bghting in China provided Senor Del Vayo, Spanish Prime Minister, with the text of a speech in which he appealed to Socialists and Communists to patch up their differ- ences and support the Loyalist army unliedly, otherwise, he warned, the war would be of long duration.
Drawing altention to the Sino- Japanese conflict, Sener Del Vayode- ctured: Thanks to the unity of the and the proletariat, the are winning the war."—
army
Chinese Reuter.
BLOOD PURGE CONTINUES
Moscow, Aug. 22. Eight alleged counter-revolution- aries, accused of sabotage in Central Russia' munition plants and with plotting the nasossination of exccu- tives, have been put to death follow- ing sentences passed at Leningrad Friday-Reuter.
COMING WEDDING
Second Huge Battleship Christened
Genoa, Aug. 22. In the presence of the King and
Queen of Italy, the second of the glan: 32,000-ton battleships for the Italian Navy, the Littorio, was launched to-day.
The warship was named by the
The forthcoming wedding is an- nounced between Lieut. Arnold wife of one of the workmen engaged Holbrook Green, of H.M.S. Daring, in the yard where the ship was built. and Miss Sylvia Naomi Isabel Mears. She sinashed the traditional, bottle residing at No. 4 Garden Terrace, of champagne over the bows of the Hongkong.
mighty craft-Reuter,
CHINESE MACHINE-GUN UNIT
This picture shows a Chinese machine-pun unit on the Sulyan front, where the defending forces are well equipped with tanks, armoured care, feld guns and machine-puns.
times and two crrors.
hit seven Di Mag-
Detroit beat St. Louls twice, York In hitting T homer in each game. the first the Tigers' batters pounded out 18 hits, which cou
11 counted for
The
An
The driver was fined 980, and the
Japanese Leave Foochow
Business Houses All Closed
Foochow, Aug. 23. Following the withdrawal of the runs. Their fleiders had eight errors, however. The Browns replied with Japanese and the staff of the Jap- on Saturday six hits and three runs, with four anese Consulate here errors in the field. Gehringer made night, all Japanese business firms in the city have been closed. The circuit clout for the Tigers. night-cap saw a closer fight. The military and naval attaches of the
Consalate also left. Browns actually out-hit their oppo- It is learned that the heads of the nents, by 11 to 8, but the Tigers made their hits count for mere, and Bank of Talwan here, the superin- won four to three. Each had one tendent of the Japanese Hospital, the publisher of the Japanese lan- error, the game going to ten innings.
Min dolly Kunge
Pao,
and the prin- The Washington-Boston games
of the Japanese School have were called.-Reuter.
also evacuated since. Their institu- tions have been handed over to local Chinese authorities for safeguarding. The offices of the Osaka Shosen Kaisha remain open to evacuate the remaining Japanese in Foochow. It period The Manila Observatory reports at will close for an indelinite
1s a after these people have been given 8.20 a.m. to-day that there
of the clly-Central typhoon in about Long. 130, Lat. 10, 18sage out
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