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( 二月九 1937. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26,
KAITANGATA DISASTER:
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CAPT'S.
EXPLOSION AT Heavy Carnage In
MIDNIGHT IN No. 2 HOLD
Wireless Dismantled: Chinese Crew Panic
OFFICIAL INQUIRY. TO BE HELD
A MIDNIGHT explosion in the No. 2 hold, which
blew the cover off the hatch and dismantled the wireless aerial was the first dramatic intimation given the crew of the Kaitangata that the ship was in danger, said Captain H. McVee, skipper of the vessel, when he arrived in Hongkong on board H.M.S. Thracian this afternoon.
Captain McVee was disinclined to discuss the loss of his ship, which, after it had become a blazing inferno with 27,000 cases of aviation gasoline on board, sank on Sunday evening about 150 miles from Hongkong. He said that an official inquiry would be held later, and he was not at liber-
ty to discuss the matter very fully,
wus un-
He described however How, about two or three minutes after midnight on Surday an explosion occurred in No. 2 hold which blew the hatch cover off and dismantled the wireless aerial. Flames immediately
enveloped the forward part of the ship and spread with alarming
rapidity. fortunate that just at that time most ships would not have a wireless operater on duty and, without an aerial, the range of the Katangata'o set was limited. The Nanning how- ever, was about eight miles distant when she saw the flames and turned in the direction.
"Pretty Hot On Board"
There was considerable confusion -on board among the Chinese crew, sald Capt. McVee, and it is true that overboard, of them leapt frightened by the rapidity with which the fire spread and their knowledge of what comprised the cargo.
same
"However, I did not leave the ship until about 4.30 a.m. It was pretty hot on board then, but twa lifeboats were actually lowered and their Occupants picked up by the Nanning!
I know that one engineer was fairly
Kaitangata Inquiry Im Near Future
An inquiry into the sinking of the Williamson & Co. steamship burnt out Kallangata, which between here and Haiphong on Monday while carrying a cargo of inflammable fuel for the Standard Oil Company, is to be held in the near Iuture.
Foreign Ships Warned By Authorities
The Chinese Authorities have severely burned, but I think the rest issued instructions that, should for-
are suffering mainly from exposure
war
entering
the
CHINESE TANK COES INTO ACTION
Firis remarkable action photograpli was taken in Stanghal In the far end of the street a Chinese tank rolling towards the Japanese position in the foreground. With rifles and machine-guns the Japanese soldiers are attempting to stop it. Onco, it is upon then their flimsy sand-baɛ barrier will be useless. The tank's machine-guns will rake them. The camera-man did not wait to see the end of this engagement,
German Officers Held Prisoners
By Japanese
AN extraordinary story of the capture of the locally- owned steamship Tchekam (1,300 tons, Ping On S.S. Company), only eighty miles from Hongkong was told this morning to the Telegraph by two European officers who had just been released after nearly a month of captivity in Formosa.
The men are: Captain L. Hammann, of 236 Wanchai
U-24 Sunk By British Destroyer Suggested
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The hawspaper Espagna re- ports that the German Govern- ment has notißed ile parents of the members of the crew of the submarine U-24, which was sunk on manoeuvres, that it believed the accident confirmed the sink- ing of a submarine by the British destroyer
Cape Baselisk off Antonie carly In October. United Press.
It will be recalled that Britlah Admiralty declared story a "canard.””
Road, well-known German skipper, formerly of the s.s. Lee Hong who was making his first voyage on the The INFLUX OF
river Canton
kam:
Chief Engineer K. Nielsoni, a Dane who signed off
his ship a few months ago to take his first trip on the ILLEGAL
Tchekam.
Messra, Hammaan and Nielsen, all 50 members of the crew and exhaustion. When the Thracian sign merchant vessels and men-of-1 and both Chinese passengers were brought to Hongkong this left the Kaitangata she had not estuary be followed by Japanese morning by the Hongkong Maru from Formosa, their passages actually unk but was still blazing warships, they are not to proceed, but having been paid by the Japanese Admiralty. The Tchekam, Bercely and obviously about to go to must immediately turn back on their however, remains at Takao as a prize of war.
Though flying the
the bottom.
course.
This is necessary in
firing.
order that
WAR TO PROTECT JAPANESE ECONOMIC EXISTENCE
Dramatic Story
Messra. Hammana and Nellies:
MUL-TSAIS
tho tho
BROUGHT HERE BY REFUGEES
Lenient Treatment By Magistrate
Refugees from Canton were On Ship
lealently dealt with by Mr. R. A. D. Central Magistracy Forrest at the "A big motor launch soon came, this morning, when they appeared alongside. There were about forty before him on charges of keeping. and bluejackets and several offlerm, the bringing unregistered mul-tral_ in the former carrying rifles with fixed Colony. Defendants were Marina
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STORY
Battles
JAPANESE ARE REPULSED AT NANHAUIKUA
Kwantsun Re-Occupied By Chinese After 4-Hour Fight
Tayuan, Oct. 26. Japanese forcés, splitting into several groups, yesterday at- tacked Nanhuailua, west of Hsinkou, three times, but were repulsed and left numerous dead and guns behind on the battlefield
A surprise night attack by the Twenty-First Division of the Japanese Forces swept back the Chinese from Kwantsun, west of Hainkou, and forced their way up the mountains, occupying the strategic positions which they had been attacking on several successive nights.
SHANGHAI BUND IS PATROLLED
"PRECAUTIONARY".
MEASURE
Shanghal, Oct. 28. The Japanese drive is continuing. Meanwhile Russian members of the Shanghai Volunteer Force are patrol- ling the Bund, reinforced with mount- ed machine-guns, for the first time. This is said to be a precautionary measure.-United Press.
Japanese Turn Attention To Miaohong
Shanghai, Oct. 28. After repeated attempts to drive a wedge into the Chinese lines at Tazang have falled, Japanese forces are reported to have turned their attention to the Niaohong sector.
It is stated that the Japanese con- sider the Chinese positions here jutting out to the south of the Wen Tead Creck constitute a great menace to their position at Fengtauntang near
the creek.
Severe fighting is expected in the Minchong sector within the next few days.
With a view to testing the Chinese strength in this sector Japanese troops yesterday already launched a concert- ed attack from Hsuchiachai, Chow- chiachat and Tachinmachal but were repulsed by the Chinese forces. Central Newe
After four hours, a Chinese divl-- sion pushed up the mountains and They cap- re-occupied Kwantsun. jured 20 machine guns,
on
Three hundred dead were found
the
Chinese
battzellelda. The suffered casualties, from knife and
bayonet wounds.
that the
Chinese reports state Japanese, in starting their counter- attack, used tear gas, which proved | ineffective.
Kwantsun is still held by Chinese | who-claiming fear of a real-attack,- dispatched 5,000 gas masks to tho
2 ust.
Tungshihus, west-of the sinkou front, is held by the Chinese, who captured it on October 21-United Press.
Chinese Bombers Start Fires
Shanghal, Oct. 20.. Chinese planes made two raids this bombs morning using Incendiary which caused fires in scattered areas, in Hongkow and Yangizepoo.
The reinforced Jupariese anti- aircraft guns at Yongizepoo showered the Bund with shrapnel, the Cathay Hotel among other places being struck, United Press.
at
Terrific Battle At Niangtze Pass
Shanghai, Oct. 20 According to Domel's correspondent Shihchiachwang, a terrife battle
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STOP PRESS
JAPANESE ON RETREAT IN NORTH
Shangliai, Oct. 20. According to a telegram received
Panamanian | almosi dark by this time, but the Engineer Sent To Hospital Japanese vessels may not take ad-flag-under which she was register-cruiser flashed us in Morso "stop." We had no alternative and accord- It is learned that an engineer of the vantage of their presence to enter the ed in August this year-and though Steamship Kaltangata was so serious-river, as well as to avoid damage to running for years between Touralne ingly hove to."
with Hongkong
commercial shipping from the forts in and other
cargo, a submarine stopped the ship Machine Gun Trained ly bumed by the explosion that he was Immediately taken to Queen repulsing enemy craft,
The Chinese Authorities will not and called up a Japanese cruiser, the Mary Hospital on the arrival of the be responsible for loss or damage to Coromander of which accused Capt.
Chinese Planes Raid steamship Nanning with the survivors foreign vessels resulting from such Hammann of attempting to convey this afternoon.
provisions to Shanghai warriors.
Japanese Positions. On board the ship were several
Shanghai,.. Oct. 20. Total Death Roll 19
A report has been made to the hundred kend of cattle and one bax | Bayonete end the latter drawn re Poon, (21), charged with keeping an
Chinese planes, staged three ralds The total death roll is now 13 police by Mr. J. C. Large, of 10 of French mail for Hongkong. *** Chinese crew lost, most of them Tungshan Buildings, that somebody This mail was brought back by the valvers. A machine gun was in the unregistered mut-taat, Fok Fan, alter on Japanese positions at Hongkew and Yangtzepoo between, 10.45 o'clock last having tumped overboard in pante at broke the door lock of his fat, and Captain this morning and handed to bow of the launch and was trained Tsul Yin, (10), at No. 17 Man Chung night and 1.50 o'clock this morning at Triyunn, a mass attack was made the outbreak. The search for more stole a quantity of cloth and a finger the Porimaster-General.
on us, while some of us also thought Terrace, ground floor, on October 26, Despite heavy Japanese anti-air- by the 22nd Battalion of the Eighth survivors has been abandoned.
ring, worth altogether $110.
we saw an anti-aircraft gun is well, and bringing her into the Colony on craft shells, Chinese raiders swooped Chinese Army on the Japanese out
The officers asked us for our papers September 3, and Lam Shul, (02),
over Japanese positions and posts on the Tatung-Yehmenkuan This is the story as told jointly by which wo handed to them, together widow, of the same address, who was dropped a number of heavy bombs. road and destroyed five bridges, im-
with our manifest. They were not charged with keeping two "Our ship is owned by the Ping salisfied and said: "You have thrown registered mus-tral, Pun Wong, (12), Several fires were started at Yangtze- perilling the Japanese communica On Steamship Company
All Chinese planes safely returned and wha some papers overboard. You area and Tam Tip, alias Tung HoL, (12).
10 their airbase after the ralds flying under the Chinese flag up to Chinese Government ship and are on October 25, and with bringing August-this year. We then register-going to Shanghal with your goods to unregistered mul-tsal into the Colony Central News.
on October 15. ed under the Panamanian dig and Leed the soldiers."* continued the regular run the ship "We told them we had been on the Both women pleaded gulity, bui come from had always made between Hongkong run for seven years and were carry said they had recently and Touraine.
ing Hongkong provisions, but they Canton, and did not know the San Francisco, Oct. 25. 400,000,000, which was 40 per cent
"There was no incident on the oul-
still did not bellove us. With the regulations. The Japanese Consul General, Mr. of all foreign investments, in
Inspector H. W. Fraser, attached to Kanyo Shozaki, speaking to the Orlent. Ho
that prior toward trip to Touraine and we started armed party on board we had to fol- said
had on the retum trip, on September 29 low in the wake of the cruiser, Chamber of Commerce,
elements anid: hostilities, radical
cargo of livestock and one bac "We had told them that our fuel! the Secretariat for Chinesa Affairs, said the elder girl of the three mul "Nankier's agressive anti-Japanese actively terrorised the Japanese and with
On October 1, whoo was not sufficient to take us totaal ran away from her mistress and polley bas had Zar-reaching effects those Chinese who preferred a peace of French mati.
we were about 100 miles
Shanghai, and this was proved by reported to the police, as a result of Our running out on Japan's economic life. Our beliet ful policy.
of fuel near which a visit was paid to defendania' is that the abandonment of such "Our military operations cannot be kong, we were sighted by a Japan- policy is the only true means where construed as ratalioilers against the cse submarine. She flagged us for Swalow. This was on Oddber houss, and the other two girls dis two days after we were captured. I covered. One was hiding behind by permanent D30Eo / tấn he Chinese armies illegal attack, nor our name but we did mot stop and
There was no food for the cattle. a door, as he had been chastised by established, throughout the Orient.” acts of aggression with territorial the submarine continued to follow us
The ship was anchored ten miles Lam Shul for stealing peantats. - Hp continued that the Chinese designs,"
added." "Wapen
We lentned afterwards that she had
from the entrance of Swatow while The elder girl had been presented polly Jeopardised - Japan's invest-protecting her economie existence wiraitased for a cruiser, and about
the cruiser went ors-phead to get. us to Marina Poon's mother, who was ments in China. Japanese Invest Through opposing the Chinese anti- 20 miles further on we saw a cruil-
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Lady Northcote III On. Way To Hongkong
It is officially stated that news has been recolved that Lady Northcote, wife of Sir Geotry Northcote, the new Governor of Hongkong, has been ill on the Voysgo and will almost certainly, "not be able to partšolonio in the landing ecremontes sa originally arranged.
ilons.
Japanese artillery and munitions are reported to be scanty, over 100 cannota being removed from Kuoshien, north of the main front, and sent to Taishlen, the second line, In order to prevent their capture,
Twenty-two damaged Japanese planes are marooned at Yammingpo, The Japanese being winblo to obbli their transport to the rear for ro palr-United Press.
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