AIR RAID ALARMS IN CANTON
Outlying Districts Bombed
Canton, Aug, 11. Two air raid alarms were founded this morning.
alarm The
zent first
People scurrying to shelter at 6.30 am.. but heavy rain held out well-founded hopes that the Japanese rulders would not oppear.
The weather was just commencing to clear when the second alarm was sounded at 0.35 m
So for TO appeared.-United have
bombers Press, OUTLYING DISTRICTS BOMBED
Canton. Aug. 11. Japanese planes visited outlying districts of this elly this morning and 15 bombed Pakong, on the Canton- Kowloon railway,
Six other planes headed for Sam- shut.
One machine was reported Over Sheklung-Reuter,
PLANES OVER NANCHANG
Nanchang, Aug 11. Four Japanese planes.circled over Nanchang this morning without drop- ping bombs.
The Chine
headquater wer
bombed yesterday, but the Jap.mere were not able to senre direet hits on their objectives.
KULING'S POSITION PRECARIOUS
Many Foreigners In War Zone City
(Special to "Telegraph").
(By Courier from Tchan)
Nanchang, Aug, 10. Railways have long since censed to operate between Nanchang and Kluklang, and from Telian I was forced to hitch-hike my way to the war zone,
A postal truck, carrying mall and TE enses of tinned milk, gave me a to Tchun. We travelled through hilly and mountainous country, re- miniscent of the Missouri terrain in
except that the hillsides
Amrugated with paddi-felds.
were
Even under the desultory Japanese artillery are, the
the Chinese peasants are busy harvesting their matured rice, trying to save as much as they of Chri егор before the Japanese actually overrun their fields. For timately, the Japanese planes have not yet visited this area.
rati
I arrived in Tehan after a five- hour trip and found the elly twenty miles behind the tile-front. The city walls and the railway station are in ruins, and the railway tracks have been torn up by the Chinese, I slept at the British mission, desertel ex-
cept for a caretaker and lunely
fox-terrier dogs.
The missionaries are at present at the fametry center report at Kuling, the battled. above 3,300 feet Huge bomb craters testify to the vigorous nature of the Japanese
welt-ani ne or two craters are less than a hundred yards from the Mission premises.
General Lian-Yuan, the known Cantonese leader, says that "the Japanese planes are practically useless now that the Chinese forces the mountainous terrain, through which the Japanese will have to advance from
onwards. now United Proes,
are
RUSSO-JAPANESE
TRUCE SIGNED
(Continued from Page 1.j helling on both sides ceased during the afternoon.
The attack ceased suddenly at 6.30 p.m., and was not renewed.
During the period of activity two fights of Soviet pursuit planes re- peatedly power-dived over the day
anti-aircraft ese left Bank. Japanese
uns which went into action did not seem to have any effect on the Soviet armen, and the Japanese guzi- ners did not seem able to deal with the alters--Neuter.
the
LITVINOFF'S PROPOSALS
Muscow, Aug. 11.
which The proposals €71 Armistice were based were put for- ward by M. Livinoff, according to a later communique,
M. Litvinoff also suggested that the Include border commission should an arbitrator from a neutral third Power, but the Japanese Ambassador would not agree to the proposal and M. Litvinoff did not insist on its in- clusion in the agreement,
The communique states that an agreement has still to be reached re- garding the bases on which, the di inareation comunission will work.
M. Litvinoff proposed that the basis should be the agreements and maps of the the signatures bearing
representatives plenipotentiary Chinn and Russia. Mr. Shigemitsu that plher documents suggested should be included, but promised to refer the matter to his Government and to reply shortly-Reuter,
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Moscow. Aw: 11.
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THE HONGKONG
Brutally Beat, Tied, Starved Young Girl
Junk Woman Sent To Prison
Slated to have been severely beaten with a piece of firewood about on inch thick, and tied up for two days girl, Fung without any food, a Yuet-ho. 13, appeared before Mr. Butlers at the Central Magistracy this morning, when a widow, Lam Yung, 40, was charged with assault- ing her on board a Junk at Shauki- wan harbour,
THURSDAY, AUGUST 11,
TELEGRAPH,
CHINESE
AIRMEN
SCORE
Hits Registered On Japanese Ships
Hankow, Aug. 11. The Chinese air force staged two raids on Japanese warships in the Yangise River yesterday. The first rald was carried out in the afternoon by an undisclosed number of planes
six large and 10 medium-sized Japanese vessels between Matang and Hukaw. Power-diving, the machines released their bombs. Columns of black smoke rose sky-high from two of the vessels.
Lo
mission, returned to their base.
Mr. II. W. Fraser, Inspector of mul-15al, said that the girl's mother was rowing past Lam's bont on Mon- day when she heard her daughtersirmen, call to her. Going alongside the junk, the mother found her daughter bound hands and feet with a length of rope, and with her arms und lega covered with a mass of bruises and bilsters, which the girl alleged had been caused by Lam beating her the day before.
1938.
RADIO BROADCAST
Gaston d'Aquino to Sing With Z.B.W. Orchestra
HOUR FOR CHILDREN Radio Programme Broadcast by ZBW on a Frequency of 845 k.c's. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. m.c's. per 9.52 and 8-11 p.m. on second.
6.9 Studio The Children's Hour. 7.0 Closing local Stock Quotations. 7.02 Quartets and Trios (Selec- tions).
Alf From Suite In D-Transcrip- tion (Bach); Quartet No. 1 in D Moment Over 18 Japanese planes flew up Major-Finale Allegro (Diitersdorf) Challenge the raiders. The Chinese Lener String Quartet;
Op. 04); No. 2 having
completed thelr
(Schubert Etude No 7 (Chopin, Op. 25) Lener String Quartet: Love In Idle- Shortly afterwards, another squa-ness-Serenade (Macbeth) .Court dron of Chinese bombers staged
Symphony Orch.; The Herd Giri's second raid on a fleet of 15 Japanese worships in the vicinity of Hukow,
(Aut. Labitzky).....Trio: Violin, Flute and Harp: Tons of high explosives were unload (No. 2 of Five Novelettes, Op. 15- ed, inflicting heavy damage.
Glazounov)....Pro Arte Quartet. Japanese opened terrifle anti-aircraft It seemed that on Sunday, Lamuntre without effect.-Central News, had asked the girl to row some pare sengers ashore, which the girl did,
.
but she forgot to collect the fare, and P.M.G. Takes
her return to the junk was thrashed by Lam, and tied up until he was discovered by her mother. During that time, she was not given my food, ant on being taken to Shaukiwan police station, was in a very faint condition.
The girl had been sold by her mother to Lam for $110 when the was Th-yen-old, as Lam's prospee
The
Action Against
P.O. Employee
The Past Master General, Mr.
Decam
Orientale
7.30 Songs by Amelia Galli-Curci (Soprano),
Serenata (Tosti): Carceleras ("Los Del Zebedeo"Chapi); Bolero Filles De Cadiz (Delibes).
--Les
7.40 Light Orchestral.
The Daughter Of The Regiment... Overture (Donizetti).......Vienna Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paul Kerby: From The Old And The New World-Fantasia (Dvorake ar. B. Leopold)...Dol Dauber and His Salon Orchestra: Lane Wilson Melodies: Intro: When dull care; Phyllte has such charmning graces, The Come, Lets be merry....Symphony Orchestra conducted by Dr. Malcolm Sargent.
8.0 Time, Weather and Announce- ments.
aerial bombing of Tehan last week, tive daughter-in-law. fusp. Fraser. Wynne-Jones, was the complainant Sallor's Life; My Lovely Cella;
in the case against Au Kit, 42, submitted a medical report of the shroff, employed at the General Post the Magistrate'onice, charged with fraudulent dis- irl's injuries for inspection.
naluf $389.39 by public servant, Lam, asked if she had anything to say, claimed that she had beaten the before Mr. R. Edwards at the Central HID FROM PLANE This morning: I set out for their because she had been disobedient. Magistracy this morning.
She also alleged that the girl wan Chinese Army headquarters with a
unwilling to get married, Chinese milary escort. We were forced to Batten ourselves against the hillside as a tone Japanese plane, which the Chine unenthusiastically machine-gummed, flew overhead,
Eventually the clouds around maj- Mountain discourpred estie Lushun the Japanese pilot, who wheeled its machine and disappeared.
WIS
When I arrived at headquarters I Informed that the front was at present quiet, with the Japane worth and south of Shabo on a ten mile line. The total Japanese Inves are estimated at 10,000 here and the invaders appear to be awaiting re- commencing inforcements before their push on Tehran,
The postman still carries out his long delivery service up Kulin: Mountain to the famous health resort, although he is to travel nowadays by night in order to evade the Japan- surrounding the base of the
mountain.
KULING STRONGLY HELD Kuling is still in Chinere hands, and is protected by several Chinese
divisions.
Every time the postman makes his ascent of the mountain, however, he as to come within reach of the Jup- anese machine-guns, which have the terraced pathway up the mountain- side ranged from the opposite side of the valley.
Food is earce at Kuling, where there are still over 300 foreigners. Rice is 30 yuan a pleut, salt 50 cents a cally and matches 50 cents a box. -United Press.
.....
DRIVE ON HANKOW FORMIDABLE TASK FOR JAPAN'S ARMY
(Continued from Page 1)
fending Shalo yesterday captured une Japanese officer and ten Jajanese soldiers, all of whom were left Settlement of the dispute was offi-severely wounded on the battlefield
the Foreign after the Japanese forers cially announced by
pulsed. Ofice.
Russians and Japanese troops will remain in the pusitions held at mid- night on August 10,
A mixed Commission, comprising two Soviet chukuoru
Japanese MN MUS ne Man-"
were YO
all
The offfeurs and me sequently died in Field Hospital.- United Press.
She was sentenced to three months imprisonment.
Ball of $500 was allowed and the defentlant was remanded for a week.
ANCIENT WALLS DISCOVERED IN
8.02 London Relay-Work Affairs'.. A talk by Edwin Haword. 8.15 Studi-A Concert by Z.B.W. Orchestra with Gaston D'Aquino (Tenor).
1. Wallz-Wiener Blut (Strauss) ..z.D.w Orchestra; 2. Salut demeure chaste e pure ("Faust"
3. Gounod)...Gaston d'Aquino; (a)
CASTLE GROUNDS Atinue (Beccherini); (b) Jester's
Serenade
Orchestra: London, Aug. 11.
Prost); Whilst digging a trench to lay a
JAPANESE ADMIT LOSSES SEVERE
(Continued from Page 1.)
650-11, wedge into Soviet and at another paint, where there is
Soviet 1,0UJ-ET,
into
The wall was about five feet below Manchurian territury.
Artillery fire continues along the the surface and was in a good state
of preservation. entire front.
1
territory, pipe in the lower ward of Windsor in
wedge
the
Castle to-day, workmen came upon a wall several feet thick.
It is believed to be the foundation The report Indicate that
of the lookout tower buill by King Japanese wedge is at Benyani Hill,
the neighbourhood al Chang-Edward II. The wall was originally the outer wall of Windsor Castle but kuteng-Reuter,
now is just inside the King Henry Vil gate. British Wireless.
Soviet Consul Leaving Korea "on Vacation"
Tokyo. Aug. 10. The Russian Consul General Seoul, capital of Korea, has informed the Japanese Governor General that
Moscow he is departing for vacation.
Informed circles
at
on
that
Soviet Russia will utilize his absence and the present frontier conflict as U.S.S.R. for excuses
closing the Consulate in Kares.-Trans-Ocean.
Russian Warning
Moscow, Aug. 10. Referring to the strength of the Ited Army during the course of the Joint session of the Soviet Parliament to-night, M. Zveryev, the Commissur for Fince, declared: "Woe to hum who dares try our Army's strength." --Reuter.
Claim Soviet Attacks
Repulsed
All
Tukyn, Aug. 10. Rursla's reverest counter-attacks to dale have fad to bring any change to the situation n the Changkuteng Ire, scend to a War Office com- munique irard at 6 p.m.
Soviet treats at 3.30 p.m. were still confronting Be Japanese forces at Clanghof the two ne being REPORTS ATROCITIES
Nanchang, Aug. 11. Reparated by Ho-man's-land of and
A refugee who arrived frean Khu-nhul 150 feet one
In this sector have will deal kian this morning alleges that the with the demarcation of the frontier. the Use will The Commission Russo-Chinese map attaches to the a basis for Agreement of 1800 as their work-Router.
CONDITIONS OF ARMISTICE
Moscow, Aug 14- The conditions of the Armistice are as Inllows:
atrocities against
Soviet
to two battalions, the De ultory llery Bre till pro- eeding at Stufeng and tislayune Women were raped, men fave been
feng, Nurthy ds, at Yaugkatamping, thrown into prison and children have Javanese artillery forces are continu- been taken out to the Japaner shipsing their alts on the Soviet lines. laint in the river, he alleges the communione ads. Buited Props, JAPANESE COLUMN DECIMATED
Japanese have committed terrible been ineres
the few Chinese communique tales, people who remained in the stricken city.
Fangchi, Aug. 11.
A Japanese column of 2,000 men pushing westward from Tinshui to Viebeng, in south Shansi, has been dreinated during repeated attacks by the Chinese.
1.--fastilities to cease on both sides at noon on Thursday, local time:..
2.-Soviet and Japanese troops will continue to excupy the territory they were holding at inidnight on Wednes-
The Japanese suffered most heavily day:
3-Both sides will send represen- at Wangchat about 10 kilometres west to arrange the detalls for the of Tainshui, where they were sur- rounded and attacked for five days ion of hustililles.
from July
Over 20 to August 2. Mr. Shigemitsu conferred with M.
1.500 of them Litvinoft from 7 to 10 p.m. and from
were alain. The remnant of 100 which suc- to midnight. Shortly after- 11
p.m.
the wards the secretary to the Japanese ceeded in breaking through Ambassador announced the agree-Chinare cordon was ogala attacked ment, ending a fortulght's bitter Wangchiapu, further west, In the fighting.
afternoon of August 3, suffering
Only more casualties.
handful The three conditions agreed to are
teached Visien, compromise оп apparently a previous Japaneso demands,-United Pre35
the
GOVERNMENT IN
BENGAL SAFE
Calcutta, Aug. 10.* The motions of non-confidence- against the Minister for Labour and another Minister in the Bengal As- sembly were defented without dlyl- alon.
Seven motions of non-confidence against other Ministers were not moved Reuler Special.
four armoured cats, seven
TURKEY ANGRY AT JAPAN
|
2.B.W (Herbert) Non Torni
(a) Se Tu Non (b) La Mia Canzone (Tosti); A Marechiare (Tost!)....Gaston
5. 2. Scandinavian Sulte (Frederiksen)
n); (a) In The Mountains; (b) in the Country: (e) March Of The Vikings: (d) Elf's Dance...... Z.B.W. Or
Orchestra.
9.15 London Relay A Visit To The Empire Exhibition (Scotland). 9.30 London Relay-The News, 9.50 Beethoven-Concerto No. In C Minor, Op. 37.
Played
by Arthur (Piano)
the anct harmonic Orchestra conducted by Dr.
Malcolm Sargent.
Schnabel I-
London
10.25 Songs by Derek Oldham (Tenor).
Serenade
Derek Oldham Medley; Intro:- Sentry Song ("Madame Pom- (Continued from Pape 1.)
ur"); Love in my heart awalding padour"); "The Merry Widow"); New Moon bassy, saying the Ministry cannot be Whirled inta Happiness"); lieve press reports that the con-
("Madame Pompadour"); ferener is inspired by political aims
of the Vagabonds
("The against the Soviet since it is difl- Vagabond King"); All, must I leave cult to understand why Turkish ter- thee (The Pirates of Penzance");
A wand'ring Minstrel I ritory should be chosen for a con-
("The ference of that kind in view of the Mikado"); Rose - Mario ("Rose- particularly relations.
friendly
Turca-Soviet "
The note points out that the Tur- Sullivan. kish Government could not authorise such an action,
It adds that if the conference has
character the purely economie
have Turkish Government should
H
Excerpts from Gilbert and "The Mikndo"; Behold The Lord Executioner; As Some Day It May Happen...Henry A. Lytton and Train Chorus of Men; Comes A of
Ladles Little
Chorus ΟΙ Three
Little Maids.. Chorus
been notified by the Japanese Gov- ( Girls of Girl: Three Little Maids
ernment.—Reuter.
matter into her own hands and settle it by military action-United Press.
At Close Grips
Tokyo, Auz. 10. At the conclusion of fighting that the night, the lasted throughout combatant were entrenched sin it live mile front in the Changkuteng are separated by only a few yards uf no-an's-land,
Grifin, D.
D. Hemingway, B. Elburn
burn and Chorus of Girls; So Please You, Sir...
Sir......E Griffin, A. Davies, B. Elburn, L. Shefield and Chorus of Girls; Were You Not To Ko-Ko Plighted....E. Griffin and D. Oldham; With Aspect Stern-Finale, Act. Sheffield, H. Lytton, D. Oldham, E. Griffin, A. Davies, B.
G. Baker and Chorus: "The (Cont'd); Your Revels Cease-Finale Act ...... Lewis D. Oldham, A. Davies, B. Elburn and Chorus: Oh, Faithless One (Finale Act 1. Lewis, D. Oldham, E.
grenades Each side thered hand across the barbed-wire entanitlements that had been erected during the Grim, and Chorus night.
Reports from the war front state that yesterday was a brilliant, sunny dag, in contrast to last week's cloudy
conditions.
A large marshy tract to the rear of the Soviet lines is preventing a There is change in the situation large Soviet concentration, necessita- at Shataoping and 52-metre Hill.
t; the Russian troops marching
to Despite Ens Weather, Soviet planes the front along a route commanded failed to put fr an appearance to-day, by the Japanese. Reports state that Dat sort of Soviet machines are the Japanese are not molesting the reported to be concentrated at Hansh, Russian troops as they come up to
of 12 miles north of Changkufong, on the front, as dapan "does not intend
the south hote of Possiet Bay. I to violate Suviet fers* correspondent
Domet
Italian Flagship In Korean Port
Keljo, Aug. 10, The Italian cruiser Monte Cuccoli, flagship of the Italian Far Eastern Squadron, has arrived at Kinsen, seaport of the Korean capital.
Donici's border
states that sporadic Russian attacks
still continue, but the Japanese are
by
11.0 Close Down.
MATERNAL MORTALITY REDUCED
Striking Figures Out Of Britain
abiding the "Government's deck United
sion not to aggravate the situation."
Domel's correspondent acis that
London, Aug. 10. Statistics of public health in the the Kingdom, fecued in annual report of the ministry of
on last year's
the Japanese are consistently defend- Health to-day, show a maintenance Ing the disputed territory, and also of or improvement the Korean villages of Kojo, Keiko, ngures. Aroehl, Seikaku and Rishindon, Maternal mortality duringt which have been subject to attack was 3.1 per thousand births.the almost incessantly since the com- lowest figure ever recorded,
of hostilities..-United tlicmencement
Captain Alberto de Zarn, Comman- der-in-Chief of the Italian For Eastern Squadron, was aboard Monte Cuccolt. He pald ofcial calls Press. on General Jiro Minami, Governor- trench
General of Korea, and General K. Nakamura, Cominander of the Korean, Garrison.-Domet.
The Chinese captured 40 Japanese, more than 200 motor ears and truck, mortars, 30 machine-guns and sub- machine-guns, 200 rites and other military supplle-Central News.
NEW FIRST SEA LORD POSTED
Landon, Aug. 11.
·
Strong Action Urged
Tokyo, Aug. 10. Reports from the
Manchukuo Siberia border indicate that there is no change in the situation.
The Nicht-Nicht did not carry late afternoon despatches from the war
The retirement of Lord Cliatfield area.
Aircraft Strike
£
1037
The Rection of the report dealing with public asalstance records that the total cost of out relief for the £10,020,000, against was year Tokyo, Aug. 11. £10,834,000 in the previous year. Flying at n considerable height,
Lost your's Agures show a further provi- Sovict acroplanes suddenly swooped great advance in the work of moving down and bombed the Japanese posi-people from slums, and new
over- tions on the border zone at 3 p.m. ions for the abatement of
and improving housing yesterday, according to an unofficial crowding,
conditions of agricultural workera Japanese despatch.
Anti-aircraft guns went into action are also recorded, and the raiders turned and disappear
ed.
for
thie
Property housing a population of 227,190 persons was declared The Soviet troops are receiving clearance during the year by
reinforcements and have local authorities, who also built as First Sea Lord und Chief of the The Yomiuri Shimbun declares that heavy
slum dwellings-British Naval Staff since 1933 tookt effect to-Soviet Russin does not intend to settle launched an intensive bombardment, 77,944 new houses, of which 50,720
the question by negotiation, and to which the Japanese vigorously replace day, when he was succeeded by Sir
Wireless. Roger Backhouse-British Wirelca. advocates that Japan should take the replied before nightfall.---Reuter,
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