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TUESDAY, AUGUST
21, 1937. 日九十月七
No 15294
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BARGAINS EVERYWHERE
WHITEAWAY'S
WARSHIP SUNK
SUNK BY CHINESE FIRE
Foreigners Report Seeing Destroyer
Heel Over and Sink
SECOND VESSEL BADLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING OPERATIONS
NEAR WOOSUNG
FORTRESS
Vast Fires Raging As Battle
Increases
in Intensity
Shanghai, Aug. 24 (9.10 a.m.).
Japanese warships greeted to-day's dawn
bombardment of Pootung. direction of Woosung.
with
heavy દી
from the
audible Gunfire was also
Foreign eye-witnesses claim they have seen a Japanese destroyer heel over and sink and a Japanese gunboat retire disabled as a result of the Chinese attack from the air and land batteries during the landing of Japanese troops in the Woosung area.
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At 4 am an enormous fire was started south of Soochow Creek. It is the largest since the inception of hostilities and it rages along the waterfront of Pootung about two miles up river from the Shanghai Club. The flames are consuming Japanese ware- houses-Reuter.
Chinese Making Progress mouth of the Yangtse River and suc- į
Shanghai, Aug. 23.
ceeded in driving back the marines who attempted to land in the sur- rounding sector.
(4 p.m.) The Chinese right column and re-
Headed by the flagship Idzumo, inforcements from the Chapei sector which quietly left her moorings in Whangpoo near the Garden the Jukong and the which occupied North Szechuan Roads intersection Bridge off the Bund last night, the near the Isir Theatre yesterday, are Japanese war craft opened the hom- now moving in two routes, the bardment on the Chinese positions in southern wing to Range Road and an attempt to cover the landing of the northern wing towards the reinforcements, Japanese Naval Landing Party Headquarters.
Chinese defenses had received Jand day,
of the attempt to reports Japanese troops earlier in the It is learned that the men moving and sheiled the attackers. as they north have reached Ta Teh Lee, offtried to reach shore in smaller boats. North Szechuan Road, which is about half a mile south of the Japanese headquarters.
Heavy defence works are now being rushed by the Japanese in the north- ern end of North Szechuan Road.
holding the The Japanese units southern section of north Szechuan Road are withdrawing to Haining. Woosung and Tiendong Roads near the New Asia Hotel and Central Post Ontee.
In an interview with Japanese pressmen last night the Japanese commander admited that the Chinese were advancing in both directions along North Szechuan Road.
Headquarters Bombarded
While Chinese forces at Woosung were shelling Japanese marines who were attempting to land from the warship, Chinese artillery units launched a heavy bombardment of the fortress-like Japanese Naval
Headquarters Landing Party North Szechuan Rond.
Many of the shells hit the structure causing considerable damages.
on
Meanwhile, the Chinese columns trom Klangwan and Chapel are con- verging on the headquarters and ne- the cording to military reports Japanese holding the structure are being isolated from the main body of Japanese forces.-Central News. Prevent Japanese Landing
Shanghai, Aug. 23.
(2 p.m.) Chinese batteries carefulty cealed behind trees and bushes in the Woosung area, replied with telling effect to the Japanese bombardment from the fleet of warship off the
con-
The bombardment ended at o'clock when the Japanese warships (Continued on Page 4.)
STOP PRESS
NARROWLY ESCAPED DISASTER
Huge Projectile Lands In S'hai Without Exploding
ULSTER RIFLES IN SHANGHAI
The 1st Battalion of the Royal Bister rifiés arrived in Shanghai, by the Empress of Asia to reinforce the British
garrison there. The mon are here seen unpacking their kit di their new quarters.
Frightful Carnage In Big Store
Rescue Workers Cannot Reach
Victims
Shanghai, Aug. 24, (8.24 a.m.) Despite the ceaseless efforts of the Fire Brigade, ambulance crews. police and volunteers, several terri- bly mutilated bodies still remain on the fourth floor of Sincere's big departmental store, one of three damaged extensively yesterday in the Testernational Settlement, apparently by bombs.
Stairways are smashed away and rescuers have no means of reaching the bodies and clearing them away by stretcher,
Meanwhite all the windows of the three big stores damaged have been boarded up to prevent looting.
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A confusion of blood-stained mer chandise and fearsomely mutilated bodies greeted rescue workers after the explosion. Many were killed the instant of making purchases, Shop assistants lay on one side of the smashed counters, customers on the other.
The explosion caused a water main high up in Sincere's building to burst, and water cascaded through the building, washing over the dead, and running red into the gutters.
It is a strange coincidence that this is the third of Shanghai's four
SIR WILLIAM HORNELL
A bulletin issued by Professor Shanghul. Aug. 24 (0.20 a.m.). Gerrard this morning states that The International Settlement of Sir William Hornell's condition Shanghai escaped yesterday the most continues to improve slowly. dreadful disaster in its history by the
IRONUNCIATES non-explosion of a projectile
which penetrated the United States Navy's busiest street intersections to meet storehouse in the middle of the city. disaster within ten days Reuter.
missile assumed immense
About 175 were killed in pro- portions when it was reassembled by Nanking Road explosions and at ofleers of the United States navol|least 475 Injured,
board of inquiry, measuring almost four feet in length, and its base was some 18 inches. The atcel of the outer shell was three-quarters of an inch in thickness.
NOT DEAD
the
Shanghai, Aug. 23. Mr. R. Montague-Smith, of the Imperial Chernical Industries, who Had it exploded, experts consider, was erroneously reported killed when on acre of buildings would have been a bomb fell near the Great World destroyed, including the nerve centre Amusement resort in the French of the Anglo-American Governments Concession on August 14, is slowly here, the administrative headquarters recovering. He lost an eye and an of the Welfare League, the Japanese arm as a result of the bombing.. Embassy press bureau, the Central Just before the explosion, he had Police Station and the headquarters offered a lift to an Australian nurse, of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps. Mias Eisle Farrell, of Kalgoorlie, who The loss of life would have been was injured in his cor and terrible-Reuter,
Aerial Torpedo
Shanghal, Aug, 24.
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now
convalescing at the Country Hospital.
It To stated that Mr. Montague-Smith had sold more bombs and explosives to the Chinese Government than any other individual-United Press.
Reassurance
--
British and American naval ex- peris reconstructing the projectile which struck the U, S. Naval Store- house yesterday, belleve it to be an
The Netherlands Consui in Hong- aerial torpedo, of approximately kong has received a telegram from 1,000 pounds weight, almost four feet the Consul in Shangha! stating that no Netherlanders were injured by The fallure of this projectile to ex-national Settlement In
the shells which fell in the Intor- Shanghai plode averted a disaster worse than
yesterday. nny the Settlement has experienced thus far United Proza.
in length,
No Evidence
Wounds Not Critical
Shanghai, Aug. 24. Washington, Aug. 23.
Another victim of the Nanking Admiral Harry Yarnell of the Road bombing of yesterday is Maurico
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(Continued on Page 12.)
Another Baby Aboard
Born
Refugee Ship
Another instance of a child being born to a refugee from Shanghai was reported this morning when the MM. liner Aramis arrived here from the Northern port with 377 passen- gers for Hongkong. The child, a girl, was born to Mrs. Isabelle Rosario last night. Both mother and child are well.
Kalgan's Fall Unconfirmed
Chinese Fighting On Five Fronts
The Arumis arrived in Kowloon Day at 6 o'clock this morning and was immediately boarded by police and medical officers. She then pro- ceeded to the Kowloon wharf, where the refugees, mostly French and Members Portuguese, disembarked. of the Portuguese Company of the Valunteer Defence Corps did
Kood work in helping the passengers to disembark and in carrying baggage to the ferry which took many
the newcomers across the harbour.
Passengers,
when interviewed,
Nanking. Aug. 23. stated that when they left Shanghai
Government circles RIC unable they could hardly see the city for smoke from the numerous fires which either to confirm or deny Japanese had broken out. Shrapnel and un-reports that the Japanese have cap- shells fell tured the suburbs of Kalgan, due to exploded anti-aircraft near the tender as they left for Woo- lack of information. sung, and all aboard were ordered to keep below.
One of the passengers stated that has been no large-scale there evacuation of French residents, and many women are still remaining in the French Concession.
The Aramis leaves for Saigon and Europe at 3 p.m. to-day with passengers.
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For
Planning
Safety Of S'hai People
Shanghai, Aug. 23. It I learned that Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the British Prime Minister, will return from Scot. land on Tuesday and consult with his Cabinet on the next move in the plan for the withdrawal of Chinese and Japanese forces from the International Settlement in Shanghai.
Official circles state that, Bri- tain' Intends to allow most of her remaining nationale in Shangħal to stay there--United Press.
AIM OF COUP REVEALED
However, Chinese reports admitį that Afteen Japanese plunes carried out an air raid on Kalgan on Mon- day,
but claim that the Chinese front is at present siluate at Houerhshan.
Chinese military authorities staje that there are seven Chinese divisions In the Kalgan area, for which reason they believe that the city is still in Chinese hands.
Government officials assert that there was serious Oghting all day, long In the Nonkow district, where] they claim that three divisions of Central Government troops have ar- rived, Improving the Chinese posi- tions.
Chinese reports state that there Was a day-long artillery duel of Lianghalang, also north of Chinghal, i where the Chinese are said to be creeting strong defences, from which
ITALIANS AGAIN ACCUSED
Spain Calls For League Action "Flagrant Of Aggression"
Acts
Geneva, Aug, 23. Accusing Italy of respon- sibility for the sinking, of live Spanish Government steamships in
the Mediterranean, the Valencia Government has tele- graphed to the Longue of Nations demanding the matter be tlealt with under Article XI of the League Covenant.
The telegram declares the sinkings constitute a new hel of aggression gainst republican Spain and create general tension in the whole of the Mediterranean area by reason, of the open assistance given to the Insur- gent forces in Spain by the Italian naval forces.-Reiter.
"Flagrant Aggression"
Geneva, Aug. 23.
The Valencia Loyalist Government in a note to the League of Nations charged Italy with "fagrant aggres- republic" sion against the Spanish and ched specific instances in the alleged sinking of and interference with Loyalist vessels between August 11 and August 19-United Press.
Insurgent Advance
London. Aug. 23.
A Salamones radio broadcast_states the Insurgents have captured Castro Urdiales, north-west of Bilbao,-- United Press.
Stronghold Falls
Bilbao, Aug. 23. Castro Urdiales, most important Basque stronghold on the coast, be- tween Bilbao and Santander, has been captured by the Insurgents, ac- cording to a military communique reaching here.—Reuter.
Refugees Attacked
Madrid, Aug. 23.
It is reported that Insurgent planes machine-gunned fleeing civilian re- fugees along the road from Reinosa to Santander, anil Inflicted casualties.-United Press.
British Steamship Bombed
heavy
London, Aug, 23. Another British steamer has been bombed in the Mediter ranean, according to a wireless message received from the vessel, The message states that two aircraft, marked
withr
black circles and white crosses, and with distinctive numbers, alfack- ed her while she was proceeding to Barcelona from Tunls. The bombing occured of Ajaccio.
The name of the ship is not disclosed, nar
definite whether or not any damage wAS done. Reuser
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three divisions are alleged to be pro- MOTOR MAGNATE
ceeding to Tulfuchen and seventeen) from Tientsin.
A Government spokesman said that beside China's five war fronts,
ANSWERED
London.. Aug. 23.
at Shanghai, Kalgan, Nankow, Linag- halang and Chinghal, the situation is In reply to the recent criticism by becoming worse at Tsingtao, where Lord Nuffield regarding the high price Chinese troops are prepared to fight.
of steel, the North Wales Steel Com- Air raid sirens Nanking yesterday, but
were sounded at pany to-day said that the price of the Japanese metal in Britain at this time is con- pinnes did not appear and the "All trolled by the audited cost of pro- clear" signal was given later. Chi-duction. Otherwise, the company de- reports state that Japanese clared, prices might be 40 per cent. pinnes were intercepted and diaper-higher. sed by Chinese pursuit planes outside NankingUntied Press.
nese
LAUNCH LOST
15 DROWNED
Alexandria, Aug. 23.
Fitteen persons were drowned and
As to Lord Nuffield's threat that motor car manufacturers might be forced to buy steel from foreign the company commented merely that such a course would not be economical-Reuter,
Bources,
WORLD TRADE GAINS
Asuncion, Aug. 23. Paraguay will have a constitutional government, according to the newly- elected President Parades, who ex-
Geneva, Aug, 23. plained that the present regime was 30 injured when a faunee capsized trade during the second quarter of The gold valus". of the world's paving the way for the system of in the river 18 miles from this port 1937. was ten per cenfie constitutional rute,
to-day. The Government of the country re-
the Arst guar cently changed hands after a blood- from a neighbouring villago where
The launch was returning shore OCINALIO less revolution hoaded by Colonel the passengers had been seleks ting Parades--Reutor.
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