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No, 18365
六拜禮 號九月七英港香
SATURDAY, JULY
9, 1938.
日二十月六
JAPANESE PRESS CLOSE TO
TERRIFIED
POPULACE
IN FLIGHT
Chinese Press Heavily At Hukow, Pengtseh
Hankow, July 8.
Foreign reports from Kiukiang state that the populace has fled from the city with fighting approaching nearer and nearer,
Barbed wire and sand-bag barricades have been erected across the streets by the Chinese military authorities, who apparently intend to make a stand in the important Yangtse city.
The Chinese forces are preparing defences along the south bank of the Yangtse in the vicinity of Kiukiang and barbed wire and trench
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KIUKIANG
Guerillas Raid Within Few Miles of Peiping
PIRATE MENACE GROWING
British Warship Standing By
Shanghai, July 8. Anxiety is growing in local shipping circles as a result of the sharp increase in piracy along the Chinn const, uncl particularly in the lower Yangtse.
It is learned that the majority of
shipping companies have decided to
etup her vessels with iron grils asset wireless, and to carry armed
guards whenever possible.
Aceeding to the Marine Superin-
teen of me of the large British pan of the Whungpou, travelling in
shipping Arms, pirates in the lower
junks, have !machine-guns,
1yt
sten varrying
The semi-querillas ave at present confluing their attentions to cargo
Junts, but it is feared that they may
attack larger craft laler.
in view of the degenerating of the
systems are being constructed along the Yangtsentation it is learned that the British
in the direction of the strategically important city of Tienchiaocheng, where the Yangtse flows between towering hills on both banks.
It is believed that once the Japanese reach Nanchang they will thrust westwards to Chang- sha in order to cut the Canton-Hankow railway and force the Chinese to
Hankow.
communiqu
A Chinese military states that fighting is continuing on the south bank of the Yangtse, where the Chinese are exerting pressure on the Japanese
at Hukow, Pengisch and
The communique adds the Japanese transports loaded with re- inforcements are sleaming up-river to strengthen the Japanese forces at Pengisch and Hukow-Reuter.
Great Difficulties
the
Nanchang, July 9, Trapped in the maze of lakes, creeks and hills along the Yangtse valley in Anhwel and Klangsl, the Japanese troops will encounter almost insurmountable difficulties in their attempted drive up-river to Wuhan area, declared a Chinese staff officer in an interview yesterday.
Belittling
the Japanese capture of Pengisch and Hukow, the officer sald that the morale of the Chinese troops has not been affected at all. On the contrary, taking advantage of the dif ficult topography, they are determin- ed to inflict heavy blows upon the слету.
Meanwhile, the Chinese counter- offensive on Hukow and Pengtach, is developing favourably. Occupying · the high-level grounds at both placer, the Chinese have again and again descended on the enemy, inflicting heavy casualties.,
After the recapture of Lungtan- shan, cast of Hukow, several strong Chinese columns closed in on the
Japanese at Huangmaotong, a point in the vicinity on Thursday. A unit of about 1,000 Japanese there was annihilated in the bitter engagement. More than ten Japanese motor bonts
Chinese,
withdraw from
Supply
Huge Supply
Of Oil For
British Navy
London, July 8. Gigantic of deposits discover- ed in Iran, is believed, will make the British navy entirely Independent of foreign ell sup-
plies
The first two new borings, ac- cording to results so far obtained, will be capable of delivering 3,000,000 tons of alt annually, which equals one-third of the former total production of the entire Iranian ollfields owned by Britain-Trans-Ocean.
CHINESE BOMBERS
HIT SHIP
naval authorities are keeping H.M.S.
Aphs in the vicinity of Tungchow,
sixty miles north-west at Shanghai,
at the mouth of the Yangtse, in order
to be ready at all times to answer calls for assistance from ships.
ILM.S. Aphris tyesterday escorted the Minnie Moller safely back to
the caplain had Stanghal after radioed suspicions that the ship was
Reuter.
Royal honeymooners are Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia, about to be attacked by pirates. grandson of the former Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany, and his bride, the former Princess Kira of Russia. They are on a round-the-world trip. Louis, son of the former Crown Prince, formerly worked in Ford plants in America. He is now with a German aviation concern.
R.A.F. SETS DISTANCE RECORD
1,000 Miles Added To
Italian Mark
London, July 8,
The longest non-stop light by an organised unit of acroplanes was
URGENT APPEAL FOR
FURTHER TROOPS FOR PALESTINE
Jerusalem, July 8.
The military authorities in Palestine have completed to-day by the Royal Air sent an urgent request to the War Office in alirent, London for further reinforcements.-United
Force.
Four Vickers-Wellesley Atted with Bristol Pegasus engines, landed at Ismalita in Egypt, cover Press. ing 4,300 miles, and thus exceeding! by a thousand miles the previous long distance record for organised units, held by the Italian Air Force for a dight from Dakar to Rio de Janiero last January.
The Royal Air Force formation, which left Cranwell at 4.15 am. July
7, was 32 hours in the air.
an average The planes flew at
10,000 feet on the Great height of Circle route to a point between Koweit and Bahrein, where, accord- ing to plans, they turned westward to their destination at
IRREGULARS BEATEN BACK
Jerusalem, July 8.
Two hundred Arab irregulars who attempted to cross the Jordan River into Palestine were repulsed by Trans-Jordan border guards, supported by aeroplanes.
Trans-Ocean
Policeman Wounded
wasma ed by outrages in Jaffa
ก
Jerusalem, July f Among the victims of the terrorist British The Right
Wing policeman, who was seriously injured Squadron Leader R. Pellett. Commander Gayford, who directed in the head following a bomb explo-. motor-bus on the outskirts the organisation of the fight, was slon in the pilot of the Fairey Napler mono- of the city. pinne which In 1933 established the world's non-stop record from It is "officially announced that, Cranwell to Walvis Bay-Reuter.
Series Of Raids On Japanese Bases
Hankow, July 8.
and 400 gas masks were seized by the despite heavy rain, the Chinese 19 still proceeding at Air Force carried out five raids
kilometres along the Yangtse tó-day.
The first rald was made on Endeavour To
Remove Slums
It is believed that hand grenade was thrown at the bus, in which the police ofcer was travelling.
been
A Jewess who is suspected of par- ticipating in the crime has arrested Trans-Ocean.
Press.
Four Arabs. Killed
Jerusalem, July 8.
AMAZING ESCAPES
IN CRASH
Only One Killed In Plane Wreck
FOREIGNERS TELL OF SWIFT ATTACK BY EX-COMMUNISTS
Gendarmes Disarmed And 30 Taken Prisoner
Peiping, July 9. Foreigners stationed at the Shihchingshan Electric. Light plant fifteen miles west of Peiping report that 200 uniformed members of the 5th Corps of the Eighth Route Army, crossed the river and attacked the Chinese gendarmerie force at Shihchingshan.
The Chinese gendarmes were all disarmed, the Central guerillas making bonfires of their rifles..
The guerillas then made speeches in the electric light plant and to workmen in other villages, scattering a. large amount of literature.
thrown into the delicate
Hand grenades were electric machiney at the plant.
SEEKING HOLIDAYS FOR ALL
Progressive Bili In Commons
London, July 8, An annual holiday, with pay, of at least one working week for all in Industry is within sight in England as the result of the introduction in the House of Commons of the 'Holl- days With Pay Bill.
The Bill, which is based on the ro- commendations contained in the in- animous report.by Lord Amulrce's Committee last April, was published to-day.
to
It empowers the Government. compel Trade Beards, Agricultural
Wages Committees, and other statu- tory bodies to grant holidays with
pay, totalling not more than one ful- working week each year. to all in-
dustrial workers.
The Bill is expected to become law during the present session of Parlia-
meni.
A tremendous
holidays has
are
:
The guerillas then departed, carry- ing off 30 Chinese gendarmes, re- portedly in retaliation for the arrest of two guerilla messengers last week.
The former Communist soldiers, were equipped with light artillery and before departing they shelled the. Shihchingshan Steel plant, which the Japanese are rebuilding preparatory to smelting Chahar
Char
Little ore. damage was reported, although one
workman was killed
Over a thousand Chinese coolies working at the Steel plant fled when the bombardment commenced.
It is also reported that the guerillas skirmished with, a force of CuifneseTM gendarmes and Japanese troops alx killing of Mentoukou, miles west thirty gendarmes. A Japanese spokes- (Continued on Page 4.).
STOP PRESS
Babies Drown As Sampan Capsizes
drowned
Increase in pald occurred In the past
Two infant girls were two years, and it is estimated that
wage-earners 3,750,000
is missing now and a four-year-old boy covered by voluntary agreements following the overturning of a-sampan in the harbour during the heavy squall at 3.30 p.m. yesterday.
Victims of the tragedy are:
The Amulree Committee considered the question for a year. Its recom-
mendations, which were published un April 29, are:
Com- Trade Boards, Agricultural mittees, and other statutory bodies for regulating wages, to provide for holidays with pay; and
Domestic staff in full time employ- ment to be entitled to two weeks' holiday with pay when the service has been for a year or more in ond household.
The Committee also called attention to the need for the staggering of holldays" from the beginning ស
the beginning of
summer October.
time to.
Further suggestions were:
DEAD
To Tsui, five-year old girl; Lo Kau-chan, four months old girl.
MISSING
Lo Nanu-chou, four year old boy.
IN HOSPITAL
Lam Mul, 64-year old widow. suffering from shock and im mersion;
Ip Mul, mistress of the sumpan and mother of the three children, The sampan was proceeding across the harbour, near Kowloon City
Billings, Mont., July 8. An eastbound North-West Air Line
A fixed Easter, the Bank Holiday transport plane crashed from an to be taken
on the first or second when it was overturned by a heavy allitude of 100 feet three minutes
Monday after the beginning of sum-squall,
The three children were swept mer time; and
From Colony Blue Jackets Land The pilot, co-pilot and five other
The sampan was recovered."
about 15 southeast of Pengisch.
the of the furious Chinese Japanese vlow In
aerodrome Bt Anking, counter-offensive Japanese reinforce-where 18 bombers and 12 pursuit
Four Arabs were killed and 16fter taking off from here to-day.
Mrs. N. S. Mackie, of Evansion, Greater effort from the Govern-nway. Their mother and grand- ments are being sent from Siangkow planes were grounded. Pilots of the
wounded when a grenade exploded Illinote, was killed and her husbandment for the general co-ordination mother clung to the upturned vessel to Pengtseh and Hukow. Chinese Chinese machines
near the American Colony Stores in was injured. Other Injured were and supervision of holiday plans. and were rescued a short while Inter. 6QW one plane iroops entrenched at Hsiangshan, a catch Arc,
the old quarter of Jerusalem United Mrs W. J. Timdale, of Slocum,
North Carolina. strategle hill nearby, counter-attack- The second raid was on the acro- ing the Japanese at Sjangkow-uronic at Wuhu and the third rald Central Newa
passangers were uninjured, although was a second visitation at Anking.
Jerusalem, July the plane was demolished. Scrubby None of the Japanese planes took off
Following a six months' experiment
H.M.S. Emarald has landed 300 Jack pine saved the machine from tonight the Chinese, pilots.
in attempting to find a way to
plunging into a 75-foot ravine.--- The Chinese also bombed a con-solve the slum problems, of Hong-bluejackets at Halfa
In the past three days, 37 have United Press. centration of ten warships on the kong, the sponsors of Social Settlor been killed and 110 wounded through-e MANOEUVRES
mentaan
group return flight from the third raid."
апопутном made young men in the Colony have out Palestine-United Press;
12-Year-Old Terrorist Anking aerodrome,
of the Settlements, and suggestions
ACCIDENT DURING
on
of
The fourth rold was here 16ssued a report detailing the working
London, July It is unofficially reported that dur- ing exercises near Malts, the aircraft Japanese planes were encountered.
in te afth and final raid the for a bigger scheme on somewhat
police station, where she broke down ond
erled
Reuter.
Locomotive Explodes
Missoula, Mont., July 8, A hysterically.
ginnt North Pacifle freight locomotive exploded in Hell. Gale
day,
BLUEJACKETS LANDED
Jerusalem," July. 8. H.M.S. Repulse arrived at Haits at
Ballora and marines,
carrier. Glorious was fouled by its Chincha concentrated on a largo war-almine lines, which, it is claimed. *. A twelve-years old; schoolgirl Supernumeraries Released Canyon, 27 milos cast of Missoula, to- | noản, to-day, and immediately lážd
Jeruzalom, July D among several klapcets who have attendant destroyer, H.M.S... Wishart,
bee arrested following a bomb whose fore-mast was entried away, ship among a group of vessels at the would be a practical method of
Is romcially Both skips; are now anchored off bom across the river at Hukowa liquidating the Colony's slums, bet parrest
Black
ek smoke billowed up from the The report says the essentiain toxinted, three firmation of the reporty line," Loan Issued by the Adraisally neuter by bomb and theranis was later soon rubsidy (b) emelont supervision and Bystande rullege that the school
H.MS Wishart workformerly on to be fisting Cidly) red (the Institution of schools, p girl threw the bomby The girl, who Bréturned Avahe, report in full will be found in "believed "to - bé, a Newark, Was
Interrogated at some length at the Reuter
the breakwater at Malta Noedrie kraunnbsé Vosmol” when it was strunk litsenicetas „nent}\\ \(n)}; A ̈per capita | Injured allied and 26 | reflréd :frim service, are incorrect.
Jerusalem; July 0. Five people in transit aboard the Reports that the regular Arub and train were killed and 18 others wore Jewish police officers have been injured.
The blast flattened trees 300 yards A small minority of the Arab on each side of the track.
on each wears were demolished supernumerary police on short-term enlistment, who were found un- and the remains of the engine, were ralinbley have boon withdrawn,blown into the Clarkfork River
United'Prazu,
from, H.M.9. Emerald have, return The 300 marines who were land
to the cruiser, which will resume interrupted voyago from the United Press
Station to Enatum
(Further Stop Prets News on
16.)