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PLANES CARRY SUPPLIES
To Advancing Army Of Japanese
Shanghai, Nov. 23, Employing this device for the first time since the condict began, Japanese planes dropped supplies to the Japanese troops walch are relent- lessly pushing on towards Nanking.)
The Japanese claim occupation of Wusih, known as the "Manchester of China". The report is unconfirmed, but if true would mark the passing of one of the greatest Industrial cen tres in the country, second only to Shanghai.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER
23, 1937.
MISSION WORKERS AND
HELPERS FOUGHT. CHOLERA ON SANCIAN
Gallant Effort To Resist Encroachment of Plague
The courageous and successful fight waged against a cholera epidemic on Sancian Island during the latter part of the summer by the Catholic Misslon is revealed in a letter just received in For a whole Hongkong from Father Robert "Sandy" Cairns. month Father Cairns and his colleagues, who included. Sister Meanwhile Japanesa forces are ad- Monica, toured the island, injecting the natives with anti-cholera vancing along the Shanghal-Hang-vaccine, until finally they had treated 1,850. chow railway and have reached a point only slout 30 miles from Hang- chow.
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It is reported that 600 Chinese who have incurred the displeasure of the Japanese are down on their black list. While some of those in Shanghel have already left, others are too terrifled to go even by British ship, fearing that the Japanese may board them and seize
This them. persista despite the reassurances of the shipping companies that action is out of the question.
Some for
foreign observers say the Chinese withdrawal from Wusil would mean the disintegration The Chinese forces, and they declare they would not be surprised 11, in that event, the Jupons ng flies in Nanking with three weeks. They extend also expect the Japanese to the advance to include Wulu, and shen can a halt, while they seek to negotiate peace terms with a respon sible Chinese authority, failing which they may established a new Chinese administration
with Nanking ut officials brought down from north China.
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Hopes that the island would remain immune from the plague which was sweeping South China were destroyed when fishermen and their families, who had come from Mneno, The disease brought with them their fish and their cholera. immediately struck the island inhabitants, because the Sancian Island shops exist upon the dribbling patronage of the free- Jance fishermen who spend their lives fù their small boats. Then the epidemie began to spread among the villages.
The three European workers in the Catholic Mission immediately "shot" which other with vaccine cach Father
O'Neill had maued them. they used the remainder on mission workers, and took orders for a few
hnd not. extras for whom they enough vaccine. The news spread mcans of that the Mleston had n prevention, and very soon they were treal- mundated with requests for ment.
EVERY VILLAGE VISITED Ilowever, observes Father Cairns, the vaceing was expensive and so it was decided to give the three neces- sary injections to any who cared to But whatever happens, the present visit the mission and give in their Laler the Mission workers administration seems determined to names.
visited the distant villages. The continue resistance, re-organising the army and strengthening it by-man-sisters took care of the women, whilst Father Cairns attended to the power from the provinces of Kwang-
He trained four men.
helpers to Hunon, lung. Kwangsl, Kwelrbow, Hupch, and Szechuen from which the perform the injections and directed Duck of China's west fighting material and supervised them. is drawn-Reuter.
RAINS HOLD UP TRANSPORT
They spent some weeks on the road on their errand of mercy, and during that time visited every village on the Island. One day found 20 of iem elimbing over mountains, and at n Shanghal, Nov. 23,
of 20 central junction the parly Despite unconfirmed reports of oc-ispersed, spent the night on Chinese cupation by the Japanese of lines beds. "shot" the people, had rice and live mine seast of trash at 3 o'cheall gathered at another central point yesterday afternoon, Japanese.the following day. Once the party scuthern- Army spokesman said that rains are travelled by boat to the holding up transport, to some extent,
most part of the island, but at all and the: for the first time since the other tim:s it was a case of "Shank's Suri of the Shanghai conflict, acro-
Father Cairns writes. pony. planes were parachuting supplies to
At High Crown, over 200 injections were mads, and Sister Monica was given a "perfumed bed, but it was Just as wooden as the rest, though made of soft blne.
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At Stand-On-Your-Head-In-The Sand" the party had a Chinese meal on the beach in the moonlight, and the villagers gave a whole shan to womenfolk. Sisters and the Father "Sandy" shared a room with three oplum smokers, one of whom, he says, talked doctrine very well. Altogether 32 villages were visited, and Kwangtung Government donated part of the vaccine.
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While some observers are pessimis. tie of the prospects of the Chinese checking the Japansee drive to Nan- king. ollers say that the Inpanese
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a much longer suggest this may take time than is being generally predict ed. Chinese prospects, they contend, are e-hanced by the fact that Chinese troops who fought in-the-Shanghat So far as the war is concerned.
are being Sanelan Island has had few outward and Soochow arca signs of . For two months about organized, while fresh bodies of well According to Delective-Sergeant 750 men, whose ages range from 18 trained and well equipped men are Davies, Wong was walking
Klanvin has hitherto along to 35, have been drilling three hours steadily pouring to the front. Connaught Road Central yesterday a day na a reserve force in case they persistent shelling from the se,
he was afternoon when
should be needed. told by
while the boom across the Yangtze passer-by that defendant had taken
Planes few over the island several there still stands. Even if the boom apen from his breast pocket. He times and the sight of them scared is breached, the Japanese will have
minefields, immediately stopped and searched the people badly. The market and to clear miles of defendant but could not find the pen. every shop but four closed. People would have to contend with another However, District Watchman soon from the villages went into the hills boom at Chinklung. came on the scene, took off defend-and slept in the open for two or three ant's hat und the pen dropped out. nights because they were no terrl
Defant, who had
pr.vicusfied. ม conviction, was sentenced to four mouths' hard labour.
"Electrician" Interested In Watches
Two cases of persons galning admit. tance to premises by pretending they were electricians have been brought to the attention of the Police. In the first case. Miss Leno Loe, 11 Hillwood Road, reported that on Sunday after- home noon
man en
ent-red her claiming to be an electrician sent to repair the electric wiring. On his departure a watch valued at $15 wa found to be
be missing Mr. Johnson, of 80A Nathan Road, was the other victim, He reported a man gaining admittance by the same means and the discovery of the loss of two watches valued at $50.
The Mission, however, carried on as before, and it has turned out that Sancian is the most peaceful island In south China. Recently three men went to Sancian Island from the mainland to escape the bombing and said they intended to remain in such quictitude, The Sisters and other mission workers have also agreed to rema1 where they are, come what may,
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Nanking, these observers say, will be well able to defend itself against air attacks as has been shown in the past for the city is well equipped with anti-aircraft guns and Chinese pinnes will almost always engage the caldera.
HEARTENING WORDS
Chinese circles are enheartened by the statement made by Dr. H. H. malter Kung at Hankow that "No
iasts China is how long the wor anancially prepared 10
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He told the National Government had completed all preparations for this purpose.
Gunboats were reported by the villages to be off shore on one alde of the island, but there was some doubt whether they had really been,
Ho'added the removal of the sent seen and were just un imagination of
of Government to Chungklang did not the frightened people. The trans- port to Canton is now only intermit-mean the abandonment of Nanking. tent and this is affecting the source It was "designed to demonstrate that of supplies to the island.
However, the mission fortunately. has a good stock of canned goods, enough to last six months, and the workers are facing the future with confidence.
the course of the war was protract- d China would resist with cast-iron determination and fight to the last." Dr. Kung recalled that during the Great War Paris was under constant threat of German occupation and "You don't have to waste your French Government had to move its did not prevent sympathy on me or to worry about seat. But that my safely, for I live on serene France eventually emerging victor- Sanclan," is the concluding note of lous. Father "Sandy's letter,
Spies Taken As 11 MONTHS Daladier Views DETENTION-
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Stenssbourg, Nov. 22.
M. Edouard Doledler, Minister of National Defence, presided over the ceremony of the 19th anniversary of the entry of the French troops Into Strasbourg after the World War, after which he inspected the Maginot Line,
Parliament Protest
London, Nov. 22.
In the House of Commons in an answer on the imprisonment without trial in Bolivia since last January or two British subjects, Messrs. Ashtun and Webster, the Foreign Secretary Meanwhile, nearby, police arrested declared that the British Government six alleged sples under the leadership did not regard such a lengthy deten of a German named Dengler; and put tion without trint ns in any way war- them in custody in military pristranted or consonant with justice.- United Presa.
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