JAPANESE OCCUPY AMOY ISLAND ·
Amoy, May 10.
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Although the market remains quiet, the lower-priced stocks continue to
At four o'clock this morning an intense Japanese bombardment commenced from 12 warships, though attrnet buyers. The volume of busi-
dawn had not yet come.
Within 20 minutes the Chungshan Road was full of people hurrying to the Bund and Kulangsu, carrying bundles, bedding and babies.
At 5.30 came Japanese aeroplanes in relay which dropped, in successive flights over 100 bombs on the fortified area. Pedestrians were segregated in the shelters. Chinese machine-guns were active.
The bombardment stopped with foreigners to leave, the ebb of the tide, but the acro- planes continue dropping, bombs.
Motor lorries with wounded pass occasionally along Chungshon Rond to the hospital Our Special Cor- respondent.
ISLAND OCCUPIED
Amoy, May 10. During the air attack on Amoy Island a Japanese acroplane dropped teaflets into Kulangsu, the foreign settlement here, intimating that the Japanese forces have occupied Amuy Island and are clearing off the Chin- ese forces.
The Jenßleta request the foreigners to leave and foreign ships to clear from the watere nearby. They will remain at their own risk, although the Japanese promise to take to anfeguard the rights of third Powers. There is continual aerial activity. The Amoy University has been damaged.
Fighting Reuter.
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care
progress.
MASSACRE IMMINENT A hopeless massacre in about to take place in Amoy. Crossing from Kulangsu I saw four bombs dropped In Amoy Kung and two more mond,
to
dlately after behind Chungshan Road, I saw four bombs dropped at Pon Soo early in the afternoon from the roof of the Majestle Hotel,
During the night the warships re- turned
and commenced
land troops before daylight, the defending tranches being heavily shelled by artillery from the warships. The retired and hid Chinese soldiers themselves. The Japanese, thinking they had run away, landed a force!
Severe of 500 men.
fighting took place when 76 Japanese soldiers were
and 100 captured Japanese boats then retired.
killed.
The
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also that third
party rights would be respected.
Thousands of women and children acr crowding the bund seeking to cross the harbour, The congestion of babies and children imaginable.
is almost
Reuter adds that 12 Japanese war- ships and 18 planes attacked Amoy In the early morning, rolning 200 shells and bombs on the city. A big fire was started, but it is claimed that the damage was comparatively small,
OCCUPATION CLAIM
Tokyo, May 10. Japanese naval forces this evening in occupation of the eastern portion of Amoy Island following a aurprise landing at dawn to-day.
were
This announcement
was inde ut
0.30 p.m. to-day by the Naval Section of the Imperial General Headquar- ters here.
A section of the city of Amoy, the communique said, was on fire, "ap parently being burned by the chit-
Amoy University, alleged to have been used by Chinese troops as concentration point, was bombed by Japanese naval aircraft.
The landing, the announcement re- the euntern vealed, was effected on shore at 4 o'clock this morning. A "powerful" landing force, the com- munique continued, hnd dislodged the Chinese from their trenches and pill boxes, occupying the eastern half of the island after a vigorous ch- gagement.
Naval units aflout, the announce- anent added, subjected the Palshitao and other forts to an Intensive bom bardment, as naval aircraft bombed and strafed Chinese positions to as- sist surface forces.
Japanese losses "up to the present,“ the communique asserted, were "ex- tremely light."
ness reported during the day was on a moderate scale.
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JAPAN USING GAS NOW
Loudon, May 10.
A formal accusation against Japan of using polson gas on a large scale In order to break the Chinese re- slatance on the Shantung front was made by Dr. Wellington Koo in his the Council asking speech before that steps be taken immediately to forestall preparation for such an in- famous crime.
Dr. Koo pointed out that
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JAPANESE TRY OLD STRATEGY
Pincher Movement In Shantung
Hankow, May 10. Heavy Oghting in progressing in the vicinity of Mengcheng as the Japanese try to endanger the Chinese forces at Hsuchowfu by a pincher movement, which if successful would carry them to Kwelteh.
A force of 10,000 Japanese, sup-i ported by artillery and aircraft, is be engaged in this manoeuvre,
ported to Kweitch is also reported to be the common objective of the Japanese operaing In West Shantung. force with Tsining as base.
In other words the pincer move- ment,
which the Japanese originally set out to accomplish several months ago, la once again being seriously attempted.
A Japanese column from the south to trying to reach Kweltch via Po- of the hsien, which la just south Anhwel-Honan border.
A heavy artillery duel is proceed- ing in West Shontung in the vicinity of Welshan Lake, with the Japanese trying to drive the Chinese back to- wards Pelhalen,
west of the lake. The Japanese are now advancing from Lincheng to Hsiacheng village on the north shore of the lake.
In the cast of Shantung, a small detachment from Tancheng is ad- milled to have reached n point only
between Taler- Ove miles north of Sinoncheng on the Lunghat Railway,
to be progressing. chwang and Halchow. Severo Oght- ing is said Reuter.
meeting of the Council. The fallure of the League members carry out its resolution and the gravity of the situation in the Far East compelled the Chinese Govern
the bring
question of Japan- ment to
Council ese aggression before the again and ask it to take more to deal with it. effective measures he said. The resolutions passed on October & and Fobruary 1 had been unexecuted because practically
with
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or nothing to old hard done little
the Fox-Trots Double Dare You: Ch
her struggle against China in Have You Go! Any Castles, Baby? aggressor in the Interests of inter- (From Varsity Show) Freddy national law and order, notwith- Gardner And His Swing Orchestra: standing, their obligations under the Little Drummer Boy: Once in Covenant and the terms of While
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Shorus; Rumbas-M Vocal My Own; Green Silvester and His Ball-Room Orches- Dr. Koo made a formal statement tra; Intermezzo--Who Carest Waltz to the Seeretary-General, M. Avenol, Little Anne....Jungherr's Accor- that the Japanese were preparing to dion Melodians: One-Step Amazon use gas, giving the names of Lieut. Goes A-Wooing: Fox-Trot-Glamour Gen. Motoma, who sailed from Kobe and on April 19, Girl...Jack Harris And His Or for Shantung chestra; Fox-Truts-Me And My Girl Major-Gen, Kikuchi, who has juct (From the Flim); Lambeth Walk left Japan for Shantung, both com- (From 'Me and my Girl') ...Hon-manding detachments equipped with nie Munro and His Orchestra with gas apparatus. vocal refrain; You Took The Words
The statement asserted that more Right Out Of My Heart (From Big Japanese troops for gas attacks were Broadcast of 1038'); Waltz-The Waltz Lives On (From 'Big Broaden route to China.
"The apathy and Indifference cost of 1030') ...Henry Jacques the momentous issues involved are (Britain's Champion Dancer of 1934- not only disappointing to China but succeeded in disarming and captur- 36) and His Correct Dance Tempo unless rectified in time will be bounding alive
to prejudice the cause of law and
the general interest order and
Yet, he said.
thanks pence," the united opposition of the Chinese people and the heroic efforts of the Chinese troops, the advance of the been hos at last invading forces arrested and recent weeks have seen fighting CONVICTED
desperate the tide of gradually turn in favour of the brave Chinese defenders, Convicted on two charges, of driving his motor car while under "At Taierchwang last month
first majoi of drink to
suffered the the Japanese extent of being incapable of having defeat in their military history and proper control over it, and driving the myth that the Japanese Army on the wrong side of Pedder was invincible was shatter:d.
on March 25, Oswald that Street
Cedric Womack, land surveyor, Pub- Aned was practicallic Works Department,
$50 and $5 on the counts, respectively, hy Mr. H. R. Butters at the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon.
LIE DETECTOR WON
New York.
The "he detector" helped to acquit
Raymond Kenny to-day at his retrie at Queen's County, New York State, on charges of robbery and assault,
Judge Colden told the jury that they must heed evidence given by Father Walter Summers, the Ford- ham University psychologist, who described tests with his lie detector to which, he said Kenny's responsea were favourable. He warned them, how- ever, that they must not give it more value than they would the evidence of finger print or other experts.
The District Attorney
Gold
The Chinese forces on Amoy (s- while he was not ready entirely to Leaflets were dropped by Japanese land are estimated by Informed ob-approve the detector for planes 01 Kulangsu carly this servers to number between 7,000 and courtroom work, he believed it to be morning stating that they were about 8,000. Gen. Sung Tien-tsui is re-highly useful in the preparation of
asking all portedly in command.--Domei,
to
attack Amoy
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Liuan, May 10. In a chance encounter in the to vicinity of Yistautsi north of Feng- tal, a strong force of Chinese troops
more than 200 Japanese soldiers yesterday morning.
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pan is a deliberate and wilful aggressor. The fact that she is net a member of the League is no just reason for the League refraining trom making a serious ffort to deal with the matter. Let us not lose sight of the fact that the
terrific problems in Europe and the existing situation are not unrelated to each other.
ese aggression with all its horrors "Now, when a wave of realism in and cruelties will be brought to an sweeping through the West, em- early and and the principles of the to the indispensable phasis is being placed on facts in- League,
in stead of principles. The India establishment of durable pence criminate Japanese bombing of open the world, fully vindicated," Dr. Koo Chinese towns is causing daily concluded. Reuter.
"In the name of my Government I ask the Council to apply the pro- visions of the Covenant and imple- ment the resolution of the Assembly by concrete measures so that Japan- The
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