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No. 18544
三拜體 號五十月六英港香 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1938.
日八十月五
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The World's
Master Tyre
WARNING OF CANTON ATTACK DELIVERED
JAPANESE
TO SEIZE
K-C RAILWAY
Operations Will Bring Army to Hongkong's
Frontier
Shortly
Shanghai, June 14.
Japanese troops intend to occupy Canton. This warning was issued by the Japanese military spokesman here to-day, during the press conference.
The spokesman would not indicate when the invasion of South China would commence.
He disclosed, however, that the Japanese army plans envisage the occupation not only of Canton, but of the entire length of the railway linking the border of Hongkong with Hankow.- United Press.
THREAT TO HAINAN
DUE TO SUSPICION OF SECRET TREATY
Tokyo, June 15.
between
Important negotiations France and Chinä regarding mutual military measures for the defence of Hainan.aro in progress, according to n Japanese news agency.
It is asserted that representatives of the Chinese Government have proceeded to Honol to negotiate with the Governor of French Indo-China.
The 'hews' arenoy, emphasises that any military pact between France and China would constitule a threat
to Japan, and hints that Hainan Island may be the subject of Japan- cso attentions in the near future.
It is also asserted that, in spite of
repeated French
denials, ugreemen! is in existence
to
a secret
CANTON HEAVILY BOMBED
Planes Come Over In Relays
150,000 Perish As Yellow River Flood
JUWE?
"WEIHWEI
SINSIANG
HWOKIA
LOWUCHIN
TUNGMING
TSAOCHOW
CHANGYUAN
YENTSING
TINGTAO
FENGKIUG
YUANWU
MACHW
JUNGTSESI
KAIFENG
CHENGCHOW
CHUNGMOWSIHEN
SINCHENG
SZEKING
Yüsum
TUNGSU
WEICHWAN
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Aivre
TAKOW
KIANGLOW
OLD RIVER BID OF
CHENGWU
TSAOHSIEN
LANFENG
TAKUNGKI
KIHSIEN
NINGLINGHSIÈK
SUICHOW
KWEITEH
TSUNKIAO
J.G.
FLOOD AREAS on the Plains of Honan, which have been inundated by the bursting of the Yellow River dykes. The flood-waters are spreading rapidly southward and eastward and already cover an area of 2,500 square miles. There is a possibility that, as a result of the floods. the river may be diverted along its old casterly track, past Hauchow to the China sen at Hai- chow. It has not followed this course, which is 300 miles south of its presont outlet to the sea, since 1862.
CHILDREN KILLED IN RAIL CRASH
Landslide Wrecks Two Trains In Japan; With 200 Casualties
Canton, June 15. their first daylight raid since Appearing over Canton on last Thursday, Japanese planes, vigorously bombed the city be- operating in three relays,
Tokyo, June 15. between tween Ca.m., just as the sun
Sixteen railway passengers, was rising, and 7.15 a.m. this mostly school-children returning morning.
home for their summar thea- Bombs were dropped over
tions, have been killed and over centre of the elty, the Japanese ap-which simultaneously wrecked the 180 are injured in a landslide parently endeavouring to hit several civic government centres,
two
passenger trains on the
China and France. Under the terms of this agreement France has agreed
China provide
with military advisers and, secondly, agrees to the now of munitions and war materinis through Haiphong to Yunnanfu.
It is believed that, with the new Japanese threat to Canton, the Chin- cse will not rely much in future on Hongkong as a possible port through which munitions con flow to central China-Trans-Ocean,
Royal Party Rides To Ascot Races
London, June 15,
The Duke and Duchess of Kent, the Princess Royal and the Earl of Hare-
wood were in a Royal procession from Windsor to Ascot to-day,
Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose were absent, though they rode their ponies half way to the famous race course, and then waved good-bye to their parents.
Many people fainted on the course owing to the Intense heat.—Router,
Heiress Weds Despite Her Father's Fury
The first relay of five planes bomb. Sanyo line last night.
cd Tai Tung Road, apparently in the There have been vicinity of the Bureau of Education casualties.
Yoto school, while the other was
homes.
HONGKONG CENSORS' BAN ON NEWSREEL STILL UNEXPLAINED
German Consul Did Not
Object to Picture, But to Commentary
Without offering any explanation, the Hongkong no European censor yesterday ordered the complete withdrawal of and not far from the Roman Cathe- One of the trains was bound for the the March of Time film, "In Nazi Germany" from the lie Cathedral.
The area connecting the Central
carrying school-children' 10 their Queen's and Alhambra Theatres, and thereby and Tungshan districts was vigorous-
bombed by the first relay, and a nature but it was sufficient to derail Colony, for hundreds had bought seats at both theatres The landslide was only of a minor considerably incensed the cinema-going public of the subsequent relay of seven machines, the trains, which plunged down the to see a picture so widely advertised. heavy damage being done in Ching-grades.-United Press. nan Road in the vicinity of the Sun Yat-sen Hospital. The hospital La only 30 yards from the palatial 14- storey Of Kwan Hotel, largest sky- scraper in Canton. The objective
IN EARLY HOURS
Tokyo, June 15.
Although a Telegraph representative endeavoured
Flood Freed
THREE PROVINCES IN
PATH OF WILD WEIGHT OF WATER
Worst Disaster In China History May Result
Shanghai, June 15. Japanese reports state that the flood of muddy water sweeping across the abandoned battlefields of the plains of Honan has already caused the deaths of 150,000 Chinese civilians.
Chungmow, for possession of which Chinese and Japanese troops fought bitterly on Sunday, is now a vast lake of water four feet deep. Those of the Chinese and Japanese combatants and Chinese peasants who did not evacuate the town before their retreat was cut off have been completely engulfed.
Many villages have entirely disappeared in the calamity that is sweeping north China.
The entire Japanese engineering corps in North China has been mobilised in an effort to close the numerous gaps in the straw dykes.
RETREAT TOWARDS VALENCIA
Loyalists Blow Up Bridge To Impede Insurgent Troops
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Although the foods have already reached serious proportions, gravely affecting the operations Japanese troops and adding to the miseries of the milions of Chinese
.area, peasants in the
olu China hands in Shanghai declare that the disaster has by no means reached Its процес.
The real danger Iles in the fuet that the river normally continues to rise throughout June und until nearly the end of July, when the flood waters usually reach their peak. Added to this is the weakening of the dykus, both by Japanese artillery and de- iberate Chinese wrecking. There is no knowing what may happen.
cu-
Hendaye, June 14. Rapidly falling back 011 Should the present heavy rains Valencia, the Loyalists are continue it is freely predicted that dynamiting bridges along the Hsuchow will be completely Rio de Jares as they retreat,
gulfed by a flood rushing down to Withdrawal orders were
the ocean along the old bed of the 30 river, along which
Sorrow urgent that the dynamiting of 'has not flown since 1802. the bridges five miles south of There is no dyke protection along Castellon left 3,000 Loyalists this old bed of the river, and the
(Continued on Page 7.).. stranded on the north bank of ing a rearguard action. All the river, where they were fight-
were forced to surrender. to the STOP PRESS Insurgents.
crossing the river over temporary The insurgents have already begun
pontoon bridges, and His morning attacked Villardal, seven miles south of Castellon. \
Insurgent plines carried out four!
buildings.—United Press.
The worst accident in recent years) to contact the Hon. Mr. T. H. King, chief censor, this air raids on Valencia, destroying 20 yards further down the bound, the at 3.50 o'clock this morning when from his office. on business. Both distributors and the liere is the Power House and. Atty on Japanese railways occurred here morning, he was unable to do so, as Mr. King was away
more than 200 casualties resulted.
The accident took place on the exhibitor of the film are mystified as to the reason for Denies Japan's
Pearl River Bridge.
The Civic Administrative buildings Kyoto-Shimonoseki Line near Oka- was also included in this morning's yuma, between Wake and Kumayama yesterday's order from the censor's office to withdraw objectives, and bomb landed near stations. the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, whose Immunity from destruction is school children
Reports state that ten primary the film, as originally it had been agreed that it could be becoming rather uncanny.
umong those shown in silent form.
DTC
still
off.
A second alarm was sounded
at
killed.
arc
Army Carries Opium To China
Sentry Amok At Government House Gates
shots...
the
tributors were Inforined by the cen-/ Theatre, but that it could be shown can charges that the Japanese army / Papidants were not fred at any appear over the city. Eight machines (roll has now reached 20. Including called for a further shaving before Theatre, after which It must also be and merchants were tracking luapparent object but one struck the
10 a.m., but the Japanese did not
are reported to be bombing the Canton-Hankow Preas.
ed.
•
A remarkable shooting incident in Several shop buildings were des-stated, were responsible for the dis- remarkable. When this particular hibit the film as a slient.
Heavy raing on Tuesday night, it is i The history of the citire affair is Alhambra theatres decided to ex-
which a sentry, on guard duty at the troyed on Chingnan Road.
gates of Government House was in- aster Casualties
volved was revealed this morning. causing a landslide. unreported.
film was presented to the censor, he The "All Clear" was given at 7.30 station whence
Pandemonium prevails in Okayama passed it without making any "euta" Then, just before it was due to
The sentry was pacing his beat a.m., shortly after alone Japanese doctors, nurses and workmen have exhibitors, indicating that the Almthough no explanation accompanied it, Advisory Committee of the League apparent reason, he presented
rescue parties of and a censor's card was issued to the appear on the screen, an order was
outalde Government House yesterday. received from the censor's office,
Geneva, June-15, plane had circled lazily over
At today's meeting of the Oplum slope when
afternoon, with his loaded rifle at the elly, dropped two bombs, and made
the been rushed to the scene.-Doinel. could be shown in local theatres.
suddenly, for no that the entire film had to be with- of Nations the Japanese delegate. Mr. weapon to his shoulder and fired two Afterwards a press preřiew was or- DEATH ROLE RISING ranged, and subsequenty the dis drawn forthwith from the Queen's Amau, Indignently denied the Ameri-
Tokyo, June 15. The Okayama train disaster death sor's office that the film fad to be re-
during yesterday at the "Alhambra withdrawn.
narcotles in China.
petrol Japan had taken radical measure bringing the vehicle quickly to a Railway,United school-children. Over 100 are injur- the censor. This was done, and the
tank of a passing motor. Jorry, pleture was, thich seen by the censor Hundreds of people who attended against drug traffickers in Tientsin, standstill. The tragedy occurred on the main and a representative from the Ger- the Queen's Theatre with the lden of he declared.
Consulate, Consequent ino between Kobo and Shimonoseki, mon
upon seeing this film,
His Excellency the Governor and were thus dis-
How can there be so much smoke some guests were playing bowls on Great Neck, N.Y., June 14.
without are?" asked the Eighteen-year-old Andren Lucken-
Belgian the lawn less than 50 yards away were thrown off the tracks at
that the commentary should be with only a silent version of the picture. Twelve planes came over in this same spot due to the collapse of the drawn from the Aim as it was ro- back, the blonde beauty who inherits inorning's ralds, flying in
This morning spokesman at the
United Press. $1,000,000 of her mother's estate when formations,
three right-of-way, after heavy ruin:
garded to be anti-Nazi and In many German Consulate stated emphati- sho reaches the age
It of 21, was A
is learned that un
respects untrue. number of bombs were dropped train
cully, that their un excursion married to-day to "Billy" Dobbs, here and there throughout the city, proceeding to Kyoto ran into the fall
only request had EXPANDING FRENCH Room until police arrived. packed with school-children
LAST MINUTE BAN
been for the withdrawal of the com youngest
member of the Dobbs Hat post, where the viber of houses were falling aver on its side and lylug the distributors that the Alm be pictorial record of present events in mentary, and that the Consulate was Park,
number
Representations were thin mude to well satisfied with the film, de a marringa was contracted demolished. against the whalics of Andrea's father, Casualties were slight, the present down train camo around the bend it Because the picture had been ad-
across the down line. When Commodore Edgar Luckenback, who official figures being ten killed and was unable to pull up before running vertised, and it was too late to lot offered by the censor to either the
the shown on a slient, or not shown at all. | Germany.
No explanation has yet been violently objected to the couple going 30 injured, this being due to the fact into the wreckage of the first train. the public know of the position, the distributers or the exhibitors for his to the altar-United Press.
(Continued on Page 7)
Reuter.
management of the Queen's and
(Continued on Page 7.)
12 PLANES OVER
Canton, June 15.
when the up train', and down in this the German Consulate requested | appointed, while in Kowloon they saw delegate when Mr. 'Amau sat down when the incident occurred.
the
AIR FORCE
Paris, June 15.
of Ministers.
Provisions for the expansion of the have been adopted by the Council personnel of the French Air Forca
Detalle will probably published, Reuter,
The sentry was quickly relieved at hit arnis und was held in the Guard
(Further. Stop Press News.on Page 12.)