THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH,
MONDAY,
JUNE 13,
1938.
REFUGEE PAPERS Flandin Keeps
MAKE H.K. CHINESE NEWSPAPER CAPITAL
(Continued from Page 1.)
hai fell into the hands of Japanese. The paper Itself claimed its highest record in circulation as around 150,- 000, and was generally accepted that at the height of the Shanghat fighting its circulation did top that of the Shun Pao.
MOVED PRESS HERE The only refugee paper that suc- ceeded in removing its press to Hong kong was the Ta Kung Pao. This well-known newspaper was estab Hahed in Tientsin twenty years ago and sistor paper was founded in Tlentain Shanghai in 1930. The issue resumed pubilcation in Hankow immediately after the fail of Tientsin while the majority of the staff of the Shanghai To Kuse Pas arrived in months ago, but the Colony four publication of the Hongkong Issue
Cool Head
Parle, June 12. It is hypocrilleal to grow indignant
bombing the
of picudo- over merchantmen golg Into Spanish deliver Illtel còrgocs, ports to declared M, Pierre Flandin, former Prime Minister, addressing the Con- gress of the Democratle Alliance Federation to-night.
100,000 FIGHTING MEN OF
OF SZECHUEN MARCHING TO WAR
Hankow, June 12,
to
A flag has been presented by local public bodies to ito urged the abolition of transit the Szechuen troops who have arrived here en route of war materials to Barcelona and the front. Valencia allowed by successive Popular Frant governments and from which fortunes had been amassed and the civil war in Spain prolonged,
Referring to the talk of war, Flondin declared
that conflet was impossible while France herself was not attacked and while all attempts at conciliation and not been tried. Reuter.
M.
The name of this paper will be was delayed owing to the absence Hang-tao ih Pro or the Singapore- However, with the re-longkong Dally News with its sister of the press. cent arrival of a roller press from papers in Slugapore, the Singapore Chungking the Tientsin the Hongkong To Kung Pao Daily News, in
Dally in Singapore-Chungking
News will probably start August,
publication
It is learned in Chinese circles here that these first arrivals represent only the vanguards of a "big Szechuen army which is now on its way to Hankow." The army is said to total 100,000 men.-Reuter. ·
RAINS HOLD UP JAPANESE
Chengchow, June 12, There has been no chango on the Lunghat Railway front during the fast few days. The lull caused by The continous rains still prevails, Chinese
are still holding out at Paisha, a station west of Chungmow. and in Canion the Singapore-
South of the Lunghal Railway the It is understood that the Kuo Min Kwangtung Daily News which has Japanese troops have also not been Chuw Poo, an outstanding weekly not started publication yet.
active owing to the rains. There are tae at Chun- With the daily papers, several now about 3,000 Japanese magazine on political, economic and social affairs published by the Tanagazines from Shanghul have also nsienchen, 25 kilometres south of
The Young Com- Kaifeng,
constructing a They are Kung Pao, will also resume publica-removed here.
panion, which is the Arzt pictorial highway linking Chuhsichchen and tion here.
south. in addition to the above four re-imagazine in China, and its new sister Weishth, about 25 kilometres
Arc operating fugee dailies one more big Chinese pletorial, the War Illustrated, have Chinese
the been printed by maruing paper of an ambitious news-
Lowas The latter Hu Preas in Hongkong since their re- paper chein financed by Mr.
West und 30 well-known Chinese moval early this year, while the about 25 kilometres Wen-hu, the
next Travel Journal of the China Travel millionaire, will appear here
chen-Control News.
guerilias
Bombs Fall Within Mile
THE RAID OF THE. GOTHAS
[Continued from Page 6.) terrible sight of their dead and injured fellow scholars. Poison From
The Air
sible by means of clothing, boots, trinkets, or a scar.
Limbs were found, but many bodies were entirely missing.
In one case a father identified his infant child by a button sewn on his shirt the previous night. Another was identified by his collar, one by her over- all.
The dead and mutilated body
TA children were smothered in a ruddy coloured powder. of his own little five-year-old son Thoir eyes started. They were was the first that the school choking as though suffocated. caretaker, who assisted in
rescue work, extricated. He Their tongues were parched.
died shortly afterwards from the shock of his discovery.
There had been poisonous con- stituents in the bomb.
tho
Nothing but the shell of the Tho bomb had crashed walls of the three classrooms re- through the roof into a top room occupied by thirty little girls.mained.
It instantly killed one severed the leg of another.
and
There were twisted girders, splintered laths, and heaps crumbled plaster.
Then it passed through an- other classroom on the first floor Pathetic of the building in which
killed.
were
Of Shameen fifty boys. One, nged ten, was
Many Boat People Die In Raid
Canton, June 12, Another moonlight raid occurred. when four
Commercial around Chubsienchen, Chenliu and over Choton last night of
squadrona separate
Tunghsu.
School Relics
of
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Feeling Stirred Germany had calculated that Hanging crookedly on the more than any other weapon de- Finally it completed its
were torn and these raids by Gotha machines vastating descent to the ground-pitted walls
tattered water-colour paintings would hasten the war to a vic- floor classroom where the
done at one time and another by torious end for themselves. infants were having lessons.
the children themselves and They were to be disappointed. Quite contrary to striking British people the effect of these concentrated attacks by day, carried out by as many as twenty machines at a time flying in formation, was merely to atir
month is newly erected four-storey Service will resume publication here kilometres southeast of Chuhsien-/Vicinity of Satchuen then on the old greatest number of deaths
building in Wanchai Food,
shortly.
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They were singing. In a second there were inde-exhibited by the teacher Japanese scribable death and destruction. sign of their merit-pathetic terror in the hearts of the.
It was in this room that the relics of happy hours of school-
days. curred. Many of the little chil- To this day on the wall of the dren were never seen again.
The cries of the injured ones classroom at the school at Upper public feeling to fuch an extent
are planes first dropped bombs in the power-house and the Pearl River Bridge on the East Bund, less than a mile from Shameen. PRESSURE RELAXED
The explosions of the bombs rattled windows In Shameen. The were awful to hear. Hanicow, June 12.
drive from "all-clear" was sounded at midnight. Frustrated Lrs their
The new power-house at Saichuen Rescue Paisha to Chengchow on the Lung- hat Railway, Japanese troops to-day stiffered three more direct hita dur- relaxed pressure in this direction ing last night's raid. This puts the advance $3,000,000 German-bullt enterprise and
their from Chungmow and completely out of action for many southward Weichuen to Hauchang, an important months to come. town on the Pelping-Hankow Rall-
way.
concentrated
There is a heavy concentration of Chinese troops at a point north-east of Hsuchaug in anticipation of this altack
OC-
corridor outside the infants'
a
North-street, Poplar, there framed hangs
letter of sympathy sent by Queen Alexandra when she heard of the terrible catastrophe that had be-befallen dozens of families.
It reads:
Work Begins When the work of rescue
EX naval Started in 1932, the power-house gan-a doctor and only tonk over the supply of current officer who were passing the to the whole of Canton, including school at the time were the first Shameen, last February. It is be
lieved the German interests will feel on the scene, and they had to the loss of the station because the climb a high wall to gain access "Japanese units at Menhalen, Tung-cost was to have come from working to the school premises, as kwan and Hancheng in north Honan revenue.
It is understood that the bulk of gates were locked-it was found are moving down in order to attack the cost has not yet been paid. that in many cases identification
the
the Peiping-Hankow Raliway from Meanwhile, Shameen faces of the victims were only pos-
the
the went with Ho Shang Chia or Monk Bridge on the same line their objective. Yuhsien and Chin hsteh, west of the railway, are also Japanese objectives, from which the enemy may proceed by highway to attack Loyang in the north-west International.
CHINESE RE-CAPTURE
HWAHSIEN
Chengchow, June 12. Chinese troops paraded into Hwa- halen in north Honon and planted the Chinese flags on the city wall yester- diny.
the
serious situation in the event of the old power-house bleng blown up. This old power-house now supplies the entire city and Shameen.
With the temperature averaging ninety degrees, the absence of power for ice, refrigerating and electric fans will prove a serious incon- venience.-Router.
MANY BOAT PEOPLE KILLED Canton, June 12. Scores of boat people living along of the Pearl River the waterfront near the Kwanglung Weaving Fac- tory on the Honam side were killed
The recapture of the city followed and injured during the Japanese air last night, according to un a bitter engagement during which raids
Chinese out-manoeuvred the official report issued to-day. A num- The defeated Japanese with- ber of villagers In the Saichuen dis- enemy. drew to Tackou, the eastern ter- trict were minus of the Tackou-Chinghua Rail Japanese airmen released high ex-
plosives on the surrounding area.
way.
11. News.
also killed when the
The report reveals that five batches Holly pursuing them, the Chinese
the of planes took part in the attack last- soon orrived
attacked and
night between 7 and 12 o'clock. barracks there. Japanese
They hurled hundreds of hand-grenades More than 10 bombs were released near the Power Plant and the Cement into the barracks, killing and wound-Factory in Saichuen west of the city, ing many Japanese. After two four near the Kwangtung Weaving hours' Aghting, the Japanese fled Factory on Honam, two into the southerly direction--Central river just off the East Bund arxi one near the Taishatou Station, the terminus of the Canton-Kowloon luc. HEAVY FIGHTING
It is now revealed that during the Hankow, Juno 12. Heavy fighting is progressing to the night ratd on June 10 the Japanese dumped scores of bombs on Huang- west of Hofei where the Japanese hua village north of Canton killing forces are advancing westward in over 60 civilians. Another bomb is three columns according to Chinese reported to have partly demolished reports yesterday.
One Japanese column is said to the First Prison while three missiles
exploded on Mao Yee Kang have reached Taohsicheng, north of Shuchen, while the Japanese attack Tungshan Central News.
Is reported to be most severe on two
near
wings in an attempt to encircle the chen and Luan. A Chinese military Chinese troops at Shuchen.
communique claims that the Chinese
The Japanese are stated to be try-ore holding their position south of ing to cut the highway between Shu-Shuchen-Reuter.
that the question of reprisals was again revived with renewed vehemence.
Massed meetings were held all over London. The aid of the members of Parliament re
presenting the affected districts
was invoked.
Shortly afterwards retaliatory measures by our own machines on German towns were brought
"In deepest sympathy with the poor bereaved parents who are mourning the loss of their beloved little children.
"Suffer little children to to bear. to come unto Me, for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven.'"
The daylight raids ignomini- ously petered out.
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