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FOUNDED 1801. 四拜禮 號七月七英港香
No. 1383
THURSDAY, JULY 7.
1938.
日十月六
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SHANGHAI TERRORISTS OUT OF HAND
DESPERATE Many Dead in Widespread Palestine Outrages
ATTACK ON
JAPANESE
Bombs Hurled At Sentries; Many Shot in Streets
Shanghai, July 7.
Despite the heaviest city patrols since the war struck Shanghai itself, anniversary terrorists threw at least a score of grenades and "bombs at various alleged pro-Japanese centres
before 8 o'clock this morning.
Japanese sentries killed a number of fleeing Chinese in West Hongkew when an unknown assailant threw a hand grenade.
Three grenades exploded on the Bund, and an unidentified Japanese is reported to have been shot dead in Gordon Road.
The police are absolutely swamped by the increasing number of fresh cases that are being continuously reported.-United Press.
15 Grenades Thrown
Shanghai, July 7, 9 a.m.
So far 15 grenades have exploded
in various parts of the cly.
Two Japanese civilluns have been
shot, one fatally.
Grenades have
been thrown at posts,
least two Japanese sentry where the Japanese fred, killed at least four Chinese and wounding one. -United Press,
Gendarmerie Bombed Reuter adds that the Garden Bridge objective was the former Chinese Government headquarters, which is now the headquarters of the Japanese gendarmerie and the Yokohama Specie 'Bank. The Japanese have cordoned off the area.
Sikh Wounded
•
Shanghul, July 7.
A Japanese riding in a ricksha
JAPANESE
REFUSE REQUEST
"Rulers" Of Shanghai
Deaf To British Complaints
Discrimination Alleged
PENANG
CROWDS RIOTOUS
Fierce Feeling Against Japan
Volunteers
Called Up
Penang, July 6..
The Japanese are-getting into awkward country along the Yangtse and as they approach Hankow the difficulties of the terrain will not Decrease. The Chinese hope to make a stand where the nature of the ground will offset the Japanese advantage in mechanised equipment.
Then there will be more of this sort of thing-gunners carrying their own pieces.
40 EUROPEANS FEARED DEAD
IN KOBE FLOOD
Penang's Volunteer Corps Casualties Include 600
has been called up owing to the threat of general distur- bances, following the agita- tion against imports from Japan.
With the help of the London, July 6.
being Volunteers, police made sev.
in the International Settlement was Representations
aro
shot and seriously wounded at 5.20 made both in Tokyo and Shang-eral arrests after the crowds a.m. No arrests have been made. hai to obtain the removal of
At 5.30 a.m. Sikh was slightly wounded when three bombs were restrictions on travel in trams had visited ships from China, the Settlement boundaries. Simul- concerns, said Mr. R. A. Butler, thrown at a Japanese cotton mill in by Chinese workmen of British taken out their Japanese taneously two bombs were thrown at the Japanese mill quarters nearby,
Under-Secretary for Foreign cargoes, and, made bonfires causing slight damage. There were Affairs, in answer to a question of them in the streets. no casualties, and no arrests have in the House of Commons to-day, been made.-Reuter.
The police were stoned on So far, added Mr. Butler, the Japanese had refused to accede to several occasions.
ANGLO-U.S. TRADE PACT NEAR
London, July 6.
the
It is authoritatively learned that negotiations between
the British requests on the score of All shops remain closed
military necesatly and the main- tenance of peace and order,
Sir John Wardlaw-Milne, Conser- vative M.P. for Kidderminster, asked if the Government could furnish the replies from the Japanese Govern- ment to the British protesis of
to-day.-Reuter.
AUSTRIAN
December 31, 1937, April 5, April 6 TITLES
and April 11, in connection with Prime recent cases of assault by Japanese Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, on British subjects in the interna-, and the U.S. Ambassador, Mr. Walter
tional Settlement.
ABOLISHED
Kennedy, for an Anglo-American Mr. Butler replied that, shortly Discrimination Shown
Agreement are nearing com-after taking office, General K. Ugaki, the new Japanese Foreign Secretary,
In these enses.
between the
Against "Province"
Vienna, July 0. The Austrian law abolishing all confirmed by a new decree, issued
pictions
It is probable that the negotiational informed Sir Robert, Craigle, the will be concluded and the Agreement British Ambassador in Tokyo, that signed before, the end of the month. he intended to examine personally
It is reported that Great Britain all questions at, issuo may receive substantial ship-build- British and Japanese Governments. titles of nobility in Austria has been ing orders from the United States.--- United Prest,
Lord Halifax, the Foreign Secret- to-day, which states that no distinc- nry, is asking Sir Robert Craigle tion can be made in this respect be- whether he can report any progress tween members of the former reign
ing House of Hapsburg, who are to Mr. Butler, replying to Sir John be called by their family name of Hapsburg-Lorraing, and other per- Haslam, Conservative M.P.. for Bellon, said that Lord Halifax was sons who belonged to the hereditary
aristocracy. Austrian usking the Brillh Embassy In
In the of the Reich the titles Shanghai to report regarding
been allegation that Japanese commercial of the nobility have never
abolished and the now decreo warns bour dues and fees in Shanghai,
eventually be unified to apply to the Sir John Haslam requested that a whole of Germany, strong protest Be made to Japan It is added that some time will The heat wave, la expected whewazainst such serious discrimination | stapes before this unification becomes continue;TM
against foreign-shipa Reuter effective Trans-Ocean,
MOSCOW HAVING
INTENSE HEAT
Moscow, July 0.
Children, Says Wireless Report
Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 1994. Copyright by United Press. ceived by wireless telegraphy, July 7, 9 a.m., published July 7, 16 a.m.
San Francisco, July 6.
Re-
The radio operator aboard the Dollar liner President Cleveland has advised the Globe Radio Corporation in San Francisco that three water reservoirs in Kobe have col. lapsed, deluging the streets of the city.
Approximately 40 European residents of Kobe are among the victims, who number countless hundreds.
Six hundred school-children were also drowned, ac- cording to the report.-United Press.
Houses Swept Away
Tokyo, July
Kobe's flood danger has assumed serious dimensions.
now
Further heavy rain yesterday broke the river dykes and the escaping flood waters have swamped almost the whole of the city, over 100,000 buildings being inundated.
Two thousand buildings were torn from their foundations by the raging flood waters and have completely disappeared.
One hundred and thirty-onɑ were drowned, and a further 800 people, reported missing, are believed to be deau,
All railway traffic is totally dia. located-Trans-Ocean.
EGYPT SPENDING ON ARMAMENTS
SHOTS FIRED INTO
CROWD AS BOMBS BURST AT HAIFA
Jews and Arabs Alike Fall To Unknown Marksmen
Jerusalem, July 6.
Twenty are dead and an additional twenty wounded in a bomb outrage to-day outside the Central Police Station in Haifa.
The explosion was followed by firing on the crowd from an unknown source. The dead include five Arabs and two Jews.
A curfew has been imposed in Haifa, beginning at 7 p.m. to-night.
It is alleged that after the bomb was thrown police arrived and fired on the crowd.
Cholera. In Swatow Spreading
Shanghai. July 6. The ephiemic of cholern is rapidly spreading in Swalow, ac- cording to messages, received here.
Over 600 people are reported to have contracted the disease during the past few days and, of these, more than 200 are already dend.
Large quantities of anti- cholera serum aro being pre- pared as rapidly as possible in Hongkong, from where It is being despatched to Swatow. Trans-Ocean.
SPEEDING ARMY'S PROMOTION
No Colonelcies For Men Over Fifty
London, July 6.
A Jewish civil engineer, Tuvia Founle, brother-in-law of Dr. Walz- mann, President of the British Zionist Federation, was among those. killed. He was driving his car in the line of fire when the fusilade rang out.-Reuter.
Bombs Thrown.
Jerusalem, June 4. A Jewish girt was killed and two, Jews were seriously injured by a bomb thrown from a train passing over a level crossing in the main of Tel Aviv to-day, thoroughfare Several other Jews sustained slight. Injuries,
Another bomb outrage is reported from Nazareth, near where two "Jews were seriously injured by an expla
slon-Reuter.
STOP PRESS
AIR RAID ALARM
IN CANTON
Canton, July 7
At 0.53 a.m. to-day an air rald
The British Army Council will alarm screamed warning to Canton of the approach of enemy, aireraft. shortly announce important new An audible gasp went up from the. Regulations which will have the crowd on the waterfront, although the effect of drastically rejuvenat-attack was half expected, ing the Army, according to the Express from Hankow, bearing the It is also reported that the Swastiku. Military Correspondent of the
former German advisers to the Daily Telegraph and Morning Chinese Government, Is due ut, noon.
Japan Claims Post.
Half Million
Chinese Slain
Tokyo, July 6. Another Japanesʊ claim has been put forward.........It is this:
Chinese killed since outbreak of war........610.109.
Japanese kufed since outbreak of war...... 30,108,
Total Chinese casualties are, according to the Japaness claim, 1,300,000, and territorial · losses are: 156,125 square miles, contain- ing 13,000,000 inhabitants.---- Trans-Ocean.
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UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS
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The following unclaimed Telegrams
Reuter.
United Press adds that the alarm Under these new provisions, no
came a few minutes beforo ten and officer over the age of 50 years will that the city expects the raid to be a be promoted to the rank of Colonel. severe one. No planes have yet been
A large number of elderly Majora sighted.. will be asked to retire on pensions that will be ftícreased from £300 to £400 per arnum, in order to open the way for the promotion of younger ofcers,
The pension of officers not attached to Stala will be substantially In- ereased, and the period of service between the ranks of Lieutenant and Captain will be shortened to eight years.Trans-Ocean.
European Hit
By Taxi
The hottest day in Moscow since shipping, doos" not pay "regular har that the law concerning titles will Parliamentary Committee on Military Fan Chun Lin, Wan Kooic c/o down in Garden Road by a taxi
July 31120 was recorded yesterday shon 116 tiermometer, touched. 112
Calro, July 6. Expendituro for National Defence in Egypt during the current year will are at the offens of the Great Mr. T. Parkinson, of the H.K‚V.D.C., aggregate: 45,234,000, compared with Northern Telegraph Company: was admitted to Queen Mary Hos £3,074,000 last year, according to R12000, 11 Sik Yan c/o Sun Wah pital last night after being knocked figures rolensed, to-day “by the Hotel 501; R11414, NE
Queen's driven by Lau Hụng.
na.. Affairs.
Wanchal; R1380, Yew; R1016, 2403; Recruiting during the year has R1043, 1845; R411, 8808; 11716, 7112; The taxi-driver fold the police brought up the strength of the R861, Kwang Hot Sạn c/o Luk Kwok [that Mr. Parkinson was crossing Egypilan army from 10,819 to 30,239 Hotel; R143, Hildebrandt Peninsula' Garden Road near Volunteer Head- mani-Trans-Öcean,--
Hotel and 11387, 9300,
quarters when the accident occurred.-
Two Japanese Shot Dead
Shonghai, July 7,
Two Japanese are dead here, shot by terrorists.
The man who was wounded while riding, in a rickshaw has dlod. An other has been shot down in the US, Marines' defence sector.
In West Hongkew a grenade was thrown at a Japanese sentry, who kill ed one Chinese and wounded two others with rifto shots-Reuter.
(Further Stop Press News on Page 12.)