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THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY,
JUNE
10,
1936.
March on Japanese Embassy
WEEK OF PROTEST AGAINST CANTON BOMBING PLANNED
KIDNAPPED
CHILD MURDERED
Body And Ransom Money Found
By
"G Men"
Lord Dawson of Penn Among Suspect Held
Those Appealing for Aid For Lord Mayor's Fund
London, June 9.
The China Campaign Committee has organised a week of protest against the bombing of Canton beginning with a poster parade from Marble Arch to the House of Commons on June 13.
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JAPAN'S NAVY MAY AID ARMY'S DRIVE BY RIVER WARFARE
Shanghai, June 10.
The suggestion that the Japanese may co-ordinate their advance on Hankow by way of the Lunghai railway with naval operations on the Yangtse River is contained in Chinese military reports, which add that Japanese warships are assembled in the vicinity of Anking.
Miami, June 9. The body of little "Skeegie" These ships have been shelling the Chinese positions Cash, five-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. James Cash of Prince- sporadically but it is claimed that attempts to land men ton, Florida, has been found. from them have been frustrated by heavy machine-gun The boy was kidnapped last fire. month and although a ransom of
To reach Hankow by river the Japanese would have $10,000 was paid by his frantic
"Skeegic" was to destroy a series of powerful booms which the Chinese murdered by his abductora. father, little
have flung across the waterway, notably one at Kiukiang, A suspect, Franklin Pierce McCall,
where hundreds of thousands of labourers worked for months to create what the Chinese believe to be an imprenable barrier.
On June 14 the Committee will send a deputation to 21, has been detained. wait upon the Japanese Ambassador.
A protest meeting at Queen's Hall will be followed by a march to the Japanese Embassy on June 15.
Committee members will lobby among House Commons members on June 16 and a demonstration Trafalgar Square will take place on June 19-Reuter.
APPEALS FOR SUPPORT
London, June 9.
Lord Dawson of Penn, the King's Physician, is among the signalories of a letter in the Lancet, appealing for support for the Lord Mayor's Fund for the relief of China.
The letter emphasises the terrible sufferings of the Chinese people and points out that large areas rendered desert and enormous num?- bera of people are seeking safety and food.
The chance of harvesting this year's crop and next year's as well is gone
BRITAIN BUYS U.S. AIRCRAFT
Plan To Get More From Canada
London, June 1
of
in
in a great many places. The death The Air Ministry announces that rate of 380 per
largely the Government has agreed to buy
thousand,
among chlidren in the refugee camps: 400 aircraft
two From
in the first few months, gives but a manufacturing Brins. bare statistical picture of an inepteul-
American
Two hundred of these planes will
able amount of suffering and anguish be for general reconnaissance duties both physical and mental.
The letter dwells upon the spread and two hundred for advanced train-
of epidemic and food deficiency TOE dinenses and pays tribute to the|
The purchase was recommended British hospitals in China which are by the air mission to the United being overwhelmed with care of the States. Atck and wounded.
The mission
The body was found in a dense clump of underbrush near Princeton, area already searched by farmers and police. Edgar Hoover,
in An
chief of the "G men" says McCall has confessed to writing the ransom collecting the $10.000, notes and
which has been recovered, but that be refused to admit carrying off the child or being responsible for its death.
The runsoin money WOR found hidden in an orchard.
McColl and his young wife lived for two years in a flat lie the home af Mr and Mrs. Cash and knew the baby well. But in April they moved to a new home in the same locality.
Meanwhile, Marshal Chiang Kai- shek has declared that the morale of Me Chinese people has been po command advanced that the high
on plans based feels free to decide on the highest principles of military strategy. It is now possible to re- or withdrawals on gilate pdvances
the of sustaining the principle minimum loss, and to deal heavy blows at the enemy when the oppor tunity arrives.
During the first stages of hostili- thes Chit made gallant sacriflees in the defence of strategle points. The experience thus gained enabled her troops and people to develop con- Adence and at the Game thne a
The Sherif of Princetur. says McCall himself fed police to the thicket where the body was found It was Metall who "found" the third ransom note and called the attention of the dead child's father to tenacious spirit, and the Marshal. Afterwards he joined the searchers. Sheriff Cuteman says he arrested McCail L week ngo beenuse he suspected his story WAS untame Kruter.
Denounce Japanese Barbarism
also discussed with High Chinese Officials
It goes on to say that £18,000 worth | firms in Canada the possibility of of medical supplies and drugs have bringing into being increased capa- been sent out by the Lord Mayor's city plants in thut country, it is re- Fund to the hospitals in China is being veiled, for the manufacture of air- rapidly exhausted and we must stand craft on a long-range plan. by our medical colleagues in their nerd."-Reuter.
Visit Canton And
Hongkong
a
LAID TRAP TO CATCH KIDNAPPER
Plan To Abduct Lord Nuffield. Went Awry
London, June 9. Major Ramsden, whom Jolin Bruce The records of the Chinese artiny. Thornton sought as an accomplice in both at Shanghai and in southern plot to kidnap Lord Nuffield, Shantung, afford Indisputable test famous British motor manufacturer mony to the capneity of its fighting and philanthropist, gave evidence at
the hearing of the case to-day. strength
Ramsden, who was a witness for the Turning to the heavy loss of Ife Crown and who had kept the police suffered by Chinese non-combatants, informed throughout of Thornton's Marshal
declared: Chiang
"The scheme, and he had tried in every Japanese apparently believe that by way to put Thornton off the kidnap- so doing they cun terrorine aud ping scheme. rueree the Chinese people, as well as shatter their will เป reant."- Renter.
Chengchow Being Evacuated
12 Ramsden said he coin- On May municated with the police and since that time has been acting on pollee instructions.
Later, Ramsden had an interview with Lord Nuffield and A certain scheme was put forward to be com- muntented to Thornton, he said, in- Shanghai, June 1.
dicating that a trup was being laid Japanese headquarters here states that becording to observations made for the kidnapper.
Thornton's plan was to hold Lord by Japanese airmen, the town
Nuffleld on a yacht untli letters of Chengehow, situated at junction of credit were Arranged in Europe, the Lunghal and Peping-Hankow when he would be released-Reuter. Dr. Tan Cheng,
vice-President of railways
been practically The Government Is considering
Judicial Yuan, arrived in Hongkong evarusted alike by Chinese troops certain tentative proposals which
Airmen yesterday, and the civilian population. have been formulated as a result of from Chungking by
and immediately made a motor trip report that the last train for Hankow these discussions-Reuter.
to Canton to investigate the present left Chengchow 011 Wednesday.--- situation there He WUS accom-Trans-Ocean, panied by several other high Chinese eficials. Including Dr. Chien Trong- Resisting Strongly quin, Dr. Andrew Lee, and Heng Liu
Detailed Statement
STILL CONFIDENT, BUT WANTS AID
Honkow, June 9.
Landon, June P. The paramount necessity for ull friendly powers to fulfil their treaty The Aut Ministry announces that obligations by giving Chine positive the Government has given considera- assistance, was emphasised by tion to the report ul the Air Mission
Chiang Kni-shek Marshal
visited the United In } which recently lengthy statement
last States and Canada, and which was Di night.
instructed to inquire primarily into the possibility of purchases for early
mircraft of
with eerthin
Kiven
He said the fighting strength of the delivery Chinese army had been more thing specini characteristics doubled since the outbreak of hosti- lities, while its armaments had under-'
#
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After
hus
Chengchow, June 10. withdrawing from Chung- mow, 30 kilometres west of Kaifeng, *Mic repeated to Palsho, seven kilometres east of 2 stel. aver Chungmow, the Chinese troops con- of inue to put up staunch resistance to
the Japanese.
They returned to Hory- 1 kong safely late last night.
Chinese news- Dr. Tan told the paper reporters: ruthless Japanese ale Canton in which large numbers civilians have been massacred will convince the work that Japan is not
elvilised country."
Fighting is
Bround raging
the Paishin dlway station and Lung
A Japan- A considerable number of proposals Dr. Ta highly praised the berole wangmino, a point north.
rescue work of the foreign Salvation ese cavalry unit of 100 men which gone П considerable improvement were made, not all of which fulsited Lath in quality and quantity.
the conditions above referred to, and Army, Chinese Red Cross Workers attempted to stage a raid on Kucheng, In the future the Chinese troops eventually the Mission recommended, and Boy Scouts, and he said: "I was west of Puisha, yesterday was re- the Chinese. Another 11 Boy pulsed by would be even better able to hold the that negotiations should be entered sorry indeed to hear that
workers Japanese raiding party which reach enemy since they were shifting their into with two firms in the U.S.A. for Scouts and 34 Red Cross
Hisukeng, were killed by machine-gun bullets ed
about
miles, line of defence. Both the army and a total of 400 atreraft.
Bred from Japanese planes while south-west of Chungmow, was also people were confidant of victory, ho
those humanitarians were working driven away. added.--Reuter,
among the ruins of bulldings bomb
FURTHER ADVANCES REPORTED
Saragossa, June 9, Advancing with Increased speed and case, the Insurgents claim that they are now approximately 12 miles from Castellon, which town is clearly
vialble from their positions.
A three-mile advance on the Teruel front is also claimed.
Newspapers, giving details of the opposing air force, declare that there are 14 women among 40 Russian aviators doing service with the Loyalists--Reuter Special.
Hodza Meets Henlein's Lieutenants
Paris, June 9.
Government accepted this recom- mendation and contracts have been Degutiated for 200 aircraft suitable ed."
for general reconnaisance duties, and Dr. Andrew Lee, when Interviewed 200 aircraft suitable for advanced said: "Japanese militarists are be- training duties. The Mission
that
seven
Japanese raiding parties were also discovered yesterday at Wunuillen Hsuching, 86 kilometres south ner ot Chengchow on the Peiping-
JA also coming more desperate, and it Hankow Railway, and nt Hoshong-
Italy Faces Shortage Of Wheat
London, June D. Faced with a crop shortage due to bad weather, Italy bought three cargoes of wheat on the Baltic Exchange here to-day. Italy, It is reported, has bought a total of 90,000 tons of wheat during the pust days.
ten
and make
It is predicted that Greece Portugal will be forced to similar imports, whereas France is anticipating a bumper crop, and is believed to be anxious to export some of her wheat to Italy and ather needy countries.--United Press,
Japanese To
our chow, but were promptly dispersed Give Up U.S.
pursued certain discussions with firms probable that any remaining human chiao, 65 kilometres south of Cheng- it: Canada as to the possibility
: Car
of iceling will disappear. However" bringing into being
increased Dr. Lee added, "the killing of
the women and children will not enpacity i
country for manufacture of aircraft on a long our men from resisting."
Dr. Chten suid: "Unless the range plan. Government has under consideration certain tentative pro- civilised Powers approve the Japan- posals which have been formulated eae ruthless bombing of Canton, they should do something to prevent sucti as a result of those discussions,
barbaritics, at least for humanity's suke."
stop by the News.
Claim Japanese Warship S'hai School
Latest Type
It is understood that the general reconnaissance aircraft mentioned in the Air Ministry's announcement are being obtained from the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation of Burbank, California. The aircraft is derived from the latest standard type adapted for general reconnaissance duties.
It is learned that these officials will fly back to Chungking to-morrow.
EXCHANGE RATES
Paris... Advanced truiners are being pur-Geneva. chased from the North American Berlin. Aviation Incorporated of Inglewood, Athena. California. This Aircraft is the latest Milan type in production suitable for ad- Oslo..... vanced training duties.
*Copenhagen
It will be recalled that the mission Stockholm. which visited North America on Helsingfors behalf of the Air Ministry was com- Brussels,
of posed of a number experts, and New York. The recommendations upon which the Vienna... Government is now acting were based
Amsterdam.
on tests of various types on offer in Prague.
Dr. Milan Hodza to-day conferred the United States carried out both Madrid.
for two hours with representatives in the air, and on ground.
of Herr Konrad Henleln, Sudelen
Lisbon
As is known from statements made.
German leader. Negotiations were in recent air debates
the Houses of
It is understood the Sudeten Gercraft Industry for the production of Belgrade
man
June 7.
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Tokyo, June 0. The Foreign Office this evening announced that the military author! ties were preparing to return the American Baptist School, owned by
Kinhwa, June 10. During the fierce land and air battle at Wushachai, some distance above Tatung on the Yangtze River yesterday afternoon, a Japanese war- ship was sunk and another heavily the Shanghai University, early durasted by bombs dropped by July. Chinese planes, according to a military message received here.- Central News.
Chengchow Shelled
On Three Sides
Shanghai, June 10. Chinese military authorities atated 2240 this morning that Japanese troops 22.40 were shelling Chengchow on three the 10.40% sides, and seriously threatening
220%
city.-United Press.
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me given orders to the British Air-Yokohama.
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bombers and fighters Bucharest. types of
Montevideo,
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Japanese Sight| Mystery Ship
Seoul, June 9. The Japanese newspaper, the Keljo 1/2 217 Nippon, has published a report that 007 shermen off the eastern coast sighted 20% foreign warship in the vicinity of 19.03 Fusan and Amaho on the morning of
211 June 6,
10
The vessel carried no flog, and the 18 newspaper falls to mention the 102 possible nationality of the ship.-
United Press,
.1024 -British Wireless.
11
I was stated that the school had been converted as a supply base due to the necessity of garrisoning Shanghai,
It was added that it was decided
to return the property as soon as possible despite the attendant mill- tary inconveniences.-United Press.
Labour Can't Agree to Speed Arms Programme.
London, June 9.
The representatives of nearly thirty traites unions of the engineering and shipbuilding Industries, meeting York. falled to arrive at any decision regarding the Government's and employers proposals for speeding up the armament programme.
The secretary of the ference said they were aiming at unanimity before deciding upon definite polloy and a further meeting is being held on July 6, consuitsiens among following Individual milons-Reuter.
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