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MONDAY,
JUNE 6.
1938.
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Canton, June 6 (3.05 p.m.). French-owned Doumer Hospital in Canton City, situated on the River Bund, has suffered a direct hit from a Japanese aerial bomb.
His
Commander Talec, રા French military surgeon, has been wounded slightly. colleague, General Ringenbach, is said to be unhurt. Two Chinese in the hospital were killed, and a number were injured.
Meanwhile,
by
arrangement
with the
Chinese authorities, a detachment of 30 French marines has been landed and has barricaded off the district.
The surrounding buildings suffered much more heavily
than the hospital. Corpses
and pieces of human bodies are strewn over a wide area. Among these pitiful remains on the broad Bund can be identified the uniforms of students, Boy Scouts and Red Cross workers.
To the left of the French
Hospital is a Chinese Red Cross unit outside whose quarters 46
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SPECIAL TELEGRAPH MAP OF CANTON, showing the areas bombed by the Japanese during the week-end, when over 2,000 casualties were sustained. From the roof of a 14-storey hotel on the Bund, in the vicinity of the Telegraph Office, a Telegraph Staff Reporter witnessed bombs being dropped yes- terday on the heart of the city. The High Normal School, near the East Parade Ground, was completely wrecked, and Wing Hong Street, one of the principal thoroughfares, was devas- tated for over two blocks. During the week-end bombs landed in the vicinity of the Roman Catholic Cathedral, on top of
Hongkong Consul which a huge French flag is painted, the River Defence Head-
For Japan Sends Word
On
To Tokyo
at
The Telegraph is officially in- formed that a British protest against Japanese planes flying over the British Concession Shameen, Canton, was lodged with the Japanese Consul- General in ilongkong, Mr. T. Nakamura, at 2 o'clock this lafternoon.
quarters, the South China Girls' School (partially wrecked) and the Financial Bureau. Only one bomb struck an objective of military importance.
CHINESE RETIRE TO NEW DEFENCE LINES IN ANHWEI
Liuan, June 6.
After exacting a heavy toll on the advancing
London, June 6.
The protest was made by the Hongkong Government, acting Japanese troops, from Mengcheng, numbering 10,000, The London Times in
on behalf of the British Consul Chinese forces have abandoned Fengtai and Shouhsien, bodies are laid out in the road-editorial this morning under a General in Canton, Mr. A. G. two west Anhwei cities approximately 70 kilometres way. A number of bodies are
sub-heading "War on Civilians,” Blunt. lying outside the Y.M.C.A. near-
that although many It is understood that Mr. Bhant's South-west of Pengpu, to take up a new defence line. by, The Secretary of
The Chinese offered gallant resistance against the Y.M.C.A., 'Mr. H. Lockwood, civilians have been killed during protest to the British authorities In Hongkong was made by telephone from Indiana, escaped death by the week-end air raids in Can- this morning, following to-day's air invaders who struck in a southward direction from
ton, it seems that on this oc-raids.
The protest does not specifically Mengcheng, and kept to their posts until their defence casion the principal targets mention any particular raid. It is packed sampon dwellers in the river were legitimate military objec-known, however, that the British Works were completely destroyed by Japanese artillery. Consul-General has already reported
Part of the Japanese forces, Dozen Japanese Vessels to London the fact that Japanese
Sunk heavy planes flew over British territory at continuing their drive towards the Bghting with the Chinese in the Shameen during the first four days' west, are now engaged in raids.
vicinity of Chengyangkwan, 20 kilometres west of Shouhsien.
a hair's breadth, he says.
Bombs landed among the tightly-
havoc. tives.
anchorage creating terrific Human flesh is scattered all over the statue of the Chinese admiral which
Bombing crowded cities from the stands upon the Bun near-by-nir will always be accompanied by
Reuter,
Marines In Occupation
Canton, June 8, (3.19 p.m.) The French Hospital, situated on the Pearl River Bund, was directly
hit by a Japanese bomb this after-
sage from Canton.
cruel suffering to the civilian popula-
iri
~CAMTON ARILAWAY
J.G.
PLANES DIVING ABOVE SHAMEEN
F
Casualties Likely To Bo High
Bombs Heard In Hongkong By Telephone (Special to "Telegraph")
This morning's air raids in
pro-
GUTTERS RUN RED IN CITY OF DEATH
Hundreds Porish In Daily Air Raids
(By "Telegraph" Staff Reporter) The mantle of death covers Canton.
No one knows who it will en-
velop next.
I do not think the Chinese military authorities exaggerated when they told me that 1,500 civilians had died in the reign of terror on Saturday and Sun- day
Europeans who know the horrors of the Great War
the blanched at
scenes they witnessed in the heart of the city after the awful holocausts of the week-end.,
There was some semblance of sanity, of civilisation, in the carnage of 1914-18, when men fought men, and not helpless women and children. Ono hundred and twenty bombs were released by the Japanese air- men on Saturday, and 46 were re- leased yesterday. Because of the congested nature of the centres lit during yesterday's raid, the casual- tles were only slightly lower than the 2,000 men, women and children dead and injured on the previous day. day.
Perched within a hundred yards of a Chinese anti-aircraft battery, American news-reel men and I were the only occupants of the roof of the Oi Kwan Hotel, Cunton's tallest building, during yesterday's raid.
The whole tragedy was unfolded before our eyes. From our vantage point above the fourteenth Boor we watched 23 Japanese bombers, fly- ing in relays, power-dive from 12,000
feet and to 5,000
retense thel deadly missiles.
The bomba seemed to gather impetus as they fell. A moment of suspense and then the earth seemed to shoke and rise. Sight beat sound by a few seconds, and the eyes were filed with the indescribable horror of thousands of tons of debris and Humanity thrown bodily into the air (Continued on Page 5.)
Canton, which started at STOP PRESS about 8.30 a.m., are still ceeding and are the heaviest thus far, according to United Press despatch re- ceived by telephone in Hong-
kong.
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The United Press staff man taking the message at the Hongkong end could dis- tinctly hear the concussion dozen Japanese of the bombs over the tele- Inunches, loaded with large numbers phone.
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It is believed that the French tion but until this method of warfare authorities at Shameen have in mind is outlawed by common agreement,
Following a series of exhausting of men, were hit and sunk by Chinese "This looks like an all-day "I have telegraphed Mr. Blunt's there will be no ground for protest simling representations. as long as cities are used for really representations to Tokyo," Mr. Naka- battles in its vicinity, a general lull shells on the Chientang River during raid," he was told at 10.30. military purposes,
mura tok the Telegraph this after-
has descended at Kotci.
on abortive landing attempt in the The Japanese planes are vicinity of Pingyao, fifteen kilometres quently power-diving over Reports from our special corres-noon.
"In view of the definite nature of! At Yungchao, part of the Japanese north of Yuhany.
International Concession noon according to u telephone mes-porident in Conton show this has not
Chins. the protest by the Britich Consul- have withdrawn to Tungchengelial, always been the CRSC
with only a small force keeping posts: Chinese detenders kept up a con- Shameen. One roared over tho to General In Shameen, we must nccept made From vigorous protests
barrage of artillery und roof of the Victoria Hotel, where The surgeons in charge are Gen-Tokyo by the British Government it his assurances that Japanese alimen
the Japanese the United Press has a "watch- arul Ringenbach
and Commander is plain that their reports have been have indeed flown over British ter-behind the many block-houses there. stunt
Another unit of invaders, which machine-gun fire on ritory. Talec, the latter being slightly into the same effect.
on vessels, which replied with ineffec- heavy u
assault "But I would like to add that any launched jured.
were finally driven back to the to be no more than 300 feet In Britain and America, the leader violation of British territory would multinokual, has also retreated in tive light guns. When the invaders ing point," and was estimated eastern bank. It is estimated at least above. The pilot's face, as he says, opinion is agreed in renouncing be an indeliberate act on the part of the direction of Yungchno.
capsized and peered over the edge of the methods of warfare not aimed at the Japanese nirmen.
Most the Japanese marines who ta dozen boats were numbers of
the Japanese cockpit, was clearly visible. milltary "I have been informed from Tokyo destroying the enemy's
It appears that the Japanese bund close to the big Tiger Balm irength but terrorising the civilian that they have been given the most crossed the river to the north bank drowned-Central News,
lying all population by indiscriminate man- stringent instructions that every care
Possible Threat To objective is still the aren in which 2013, 2046, 3441; 3210, 930, 2704, sacre. Mere denunciation, however, must be taken not to violate British wiped out by the defence force, and
the Government buildings are kicated.]
FIFTH RACE has little effect upon these who em- or French territory in Canton.
Hankow
The Wing Hon Street arca made a MUST BE MORE CAREFUL
shambles yesterday, wan
- No. 2801 ploy these methods. Tho ultimate
bombed fig Mr. remedy,
Cordell Hull
(Continued on Page 5.)
French marines have landed and are nt present occupying the hospital.
The hospital is situated along the
building. Corpsca ате
around the building.
Another bomb fell in
the
same
were flying low.
and
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Jorge
Japanese Near Lanfeng, Kaifeng
Chengchow, Juno 0.
here out
Hankow June 3. Twelve Japanese warships are re- ported to have left Tätung, for Kwelgbil, about 20 miles up-river, Over ten Japanese aircraft carried reconnaissance flights in the
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the remnants beaten back to the "I, for one, am most sorry that it opposite shore-Central News. brea close to the water's edge wiping recognises, is to actlvery promote should happen, and our people will out crowds of sampan dwellers.
The French hospital carried a huge peace by fostering respect for Juwave to be more careful in future.
at heights "Aeroplanes flying
feet upwards French fing and the Japanese planes and working for the resumption of
International co-operation in settle-varying from 10,000 ment of difficulties. Meantime, to would, as you can imagine, have the
situation
A belsted report received the greatest difficulty in judging whether American meet the immediate British, French consular offiotals have inspected the only practicable course seems that they were over a tiny speck like Shatate last night states that a threaten vicinity of Tatung yesterday up- KS CECOR for the
Washington, June 5. scene of the bombing and it is bellev-proposed by Mr. Neville Chamberlain meen, which is only fifteen acres in ing situation has developed at Lan-parently acting
the feng shuice June 3 when a detachment ships.
westward en that the British Consul has got in to make international public opinion extent and is separated from
The Ministry of Agriculture The objective of the warships is touch with the Japanese Consul- more effective by clearing away the city by a strip of water so narrow of Japanese forces in a
doubts as to real eircumstances in that it would not be seen at any great drive along the Lunghal Railway believed to be Anking.
announces that sugar import quotas General in Hongkong..
will be reduced in accordance with height. disputed cases.
arrived at Hainglungtai, a small
Chinese circles here state it re- the revised estimate of domontic It is reported that the British
"I can assure you than any viol- village west of Lanfeng. Consul intende maiting a strong pro-
mains to be seen whether the threa-consumption, which is now placed at "Although the activity of an indetion of Beltain territory will be
every Το the south-west of Kaifeng, tened attack represents the beginning 0,780,000 short tons, compared with test against the Japanese planes pendent commisalon, if and when rigidly inquired into, and power-driving over the Shameen formed, will be confined to Spain, effort will be taken to see that there | Japanese forces appeared at Yuch of a Japanese attempt to capture 6,881,000 short tons in the December
tleri on Jund 4.--Central News
estimate.-Router. United Press,
(Continued on Papa 4.).
(Continued on Page 5.) Is no repetition."
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