THE ∙HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1938.
Massed Bombers Cause Carnage in Wuhan Area
680 CASUALTIES IN SEVEREST ATTACK IN WAR'S HISTORY
Fleet of 30 Junks Blasted And Entire Crews Killed
Hankow, Aug. 12.
The heaviest Japanese air attack yet made on Chinese cities occurred yesterday afternoon, 680 being killed and injured and 437 houses destroyed. More than 100 Japanese hombing planes appeared over 13 towns in Hupch, dropping altogether nearly 200 bombs, most of which fell in thickly populated districts.
Particularly serious was the damage in the towns
of Wuhang and Hanyang close to Hankow. Altogether
63 Japanese planes were counted over these two towns alone.
TURKISH PROTEST LODGED
Japanese Parley's Purpose Suspect
Istanbul, Aug, 11.
The "mystery meeting" of Japanese. diplomatic and trade representatives at the Turkki capital has at last aroused the opposition of the Govern
ment.
Kussin.
LONDON SERVICES FOR BOMB VICTIMS
Protests To Be Sent Japan's Embassy
London, Aug. 11. Churches in London are hold
FAILED TO RENEW LICENCES
Motor Car Owners Pay Fines
Several motor car owners were summoned before Mr. Butters at the Central Magistracy this morning for failing to renew their car licences and their driving feences.
Dr. M. Shi, Dr. W. K. Tsang, J. T. Oei and Lo Kiu were each fined $10 for failing to renew their car licences. failing to renew his driving licence. Dr. Sung Sheng÷het was fined $5 for He was represented in Court by Mr.
1. A. de B. Botelho.
The semi-cfficial Anatolian Newsing Services of Intercession on Agency announces that the Turkish Sunday for the Chinese victims Foreign Office has sent a note to the of the aerial bombings in Canton, Japanese Ambassador on the subject, Included in the Churches announce recalling press reports that the con- ing special services are Westminster Paul's Cathedral, St. ference was directed against Soviet Abbey, St.
Martin's, and the City Temple,
The International Peace Whilst expressing doubt concerning
Campaign Mr. D. A. Murdoch was fined $5 the accuracy of this assertion, the and the China Campaign Committee for causing an obstruction with his inte goes on in say that, in view of are appealing to ministers throughout motor car inside Queen's Pier
relations the entry to hold similar services July 27. He was stated to have left the particularly friendly existing between Turkey and Soviet of Intercession on Sunday next. the car under the archway of the Russia, it would be difficult to suppose
deputation will A
proceed to
to the pier from 8 am, to am, when he that Turkish soil had been chosen by Japanese Embassy on Monday, mer had accompanied friends who were the dimere delegates as the venue in, and in the evening a protest
to Hyde Park, where il
for a conferene pursuing anti-Soviet
Dims.
maret will go through the West End emlaking by faunch from the pier.
on
For causing an obstruction In Dou- protest glas Street on July 20 with his car, "Apart from that, Turkey could meeting will commence at 8 pm-5, F. ip was fined $10. neither expressly
implicitly tolerate within her boundaries
State.
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The Note continutes: "If the confer ene had beest purely economic it
In the bombardment of the munition depots of terene directed against another | Hanyang, which had but shortly before been évacuated, a great number of bombs were dropped in the densely populated poorer districts on the Han River. Most of these bumbs caused deaths.
might have teen expectal that the Japanes: Government would have taken steps to inform the Turkish Government of, the fact. In absence; the Turkish Government
the
A fleet of 30 junks was completely destroyed and the feets bound to bring its views to the crews killed.
At the railway station of Werhang six bombs landed in 'the vicinity of 5 refugees who were waiting for the compound and four landed in the the train were killed,
An otel count of the number of dead is not yel complete.
The entire Red Cross sprang into activity immediately after the bonne bardment began and is now engaged
compound.
The Hoy Scout Headquarters and the students' dormitory of the College were destroyed,
Bombs landed unty 50 yards from the residence of Bishop A. Gilman, of 011 clearms away the dead" and the American Churchi Mission, who wounded and looking for injured was in his house when the missiles beneath the collapsed houses. Inexploded. A bumb splinter entered view of the suddenmess and the living room-Render, violence of the attack the Chinese anti-aircraft guns could not act effer-
tively and were moreover hindered |
by low-lying clouds-Traus-Deean,
Narrow Escape
Hankow, Aug. 12.
At least six hundred people were killed or wounded in a devastating
air raid on the Wuhan cities yester-
day.
TERRIBLE FLOODS
IN INDIA
Allahabad, Aug. 11,
The
One hundred and two planes Nearly ten utsend villages have participated in the raids, but only co been bored and isolated in succeeded in entering the Within United Provinces.
It is estimated that 300 have been
area.
The Boone College of the American | drowned, while thousands are home- Church Mission war damaged when less-United Press.
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The inceting of
the Japane tiplomatie god commercial represen- tatives, which was summoned by the Ambassador at Istanbul, is being held in the Turkish capital behind closed doors, and no statement has been
med regarding its purpose. Ambassadors, diplomatic and con- representatives and trade
Reuter,
Big German Plane Hops Over Ocean
A summons taken out by Mr. C. Parkinson, Quartermaster of the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corp: against a taxi driver, Lan Hung, for driving without due care and caution in Garden Road on July 6, was ad- Journed to 2.30 pm. on August 30, Lau was represented by Mr. W. Mackinlay, who picaded not guilty. A warrant was issued for the arrest of Simon Lee, who was suininoned on two counts for driving It tar with-
Lufthansa Experiments out an appropriate driver's licence on
July With Land Machine
6, and for driving in a westerly direction In Chater Road on the same date. He had failed to appear in New York, Aug. 11.
Court several times when his case A four-motored Focke-Wolfe had been called. Inspector Saunders monoplane landed at Floyd Bennett said Lee had caused the traffic police Airport at 3.50 pm. E.S.T. to-day, quite a lot of trouble. after completing a crossing of the Atlantic in 24 hours 57 minutes non- stop. sentatives were summoned from The machine, which has been the Balkans. Soviet Itussia, the Near named the "Condor", is an all-metal East and the Middle East-Trans-plane with a wingspread of 100 feet, Organ.
and is capable of cruising at 198 m.ph. It
sular
Claim Three Warships Destroyed
Hankow, Aug. 12. Three Japanese warhips were sunk and five more badly disabled by bombs dropped by Chinese air- mich during another raid on the concentration of war vessels in the Yanitse River near Kiuking yester-
nowy
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An undisclosed number of Chinese bombers took part in the raid. The ships which were hit were sven to catch fire, sending columns of black smoke skywards. Three of them were later reported to have sunk, leaving the smokestacks and masts above water,
The Chinese planes returned their base safely-Central News.
- TEN OFFICIALLY DAMAGED
Hankow, Aug. 12.
the
to
It is onlellly claimed that Chinese planes twice raided the Japanese war. ships concentrated off Kiukiang yesterday morning.
Ten of the vessels were damaged
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TEMPERATURE HITS 90 AGAIN
110,
is owned by the Lufthi Cor- poration and is the first land-type plane to make an experimental crossing of the Atlantic for this German corporation.
The "Condor" will leave New York on Saturday for the return non-stop flight to Germany.-Uulted Press.
SECRET DEPARTURE
Urges Strong Stand Against Militarists
Moscow, Aug. 11.
cx-
M.` Bulganin, Premier of Russia proper, whilst discussing the Soviet budget In Parliament to-day, drama- Berlin, Aug. 12. lically turned to M. V. M. Molotov, The multi-motored plane secretly heldent of the U.S.S.B., and departed from Staaken Airport at horted him to "continue to pursue a 7.50 p.m. on Wednesday on a non-vigorous and unyielding policy to-
panese militarists." op dight to New York in order to wards the Japanese "demonstrate Nazi eficiency."
The plane is piloted by Herr Alfred Henkel-United Press.
PROMINENT CHINESE
FLY NORTH
"We will not only approve of credits for nallonal defence, but will request the Government to use them entirely to strengthen Soviet arma- ments, he added. Reuter,
ABSENTEE JUROR
FINED
The maximum fine of $25 was im-; posed on So Yee, Director of the Globe Motion Picture Studio, when i he was summoned before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen ut Kowloon Magla- tracy this morning, for falling to uppear as a juror at a death inquiry on August 10.
It is learned from reliable sources that a group of prominent Chinese officials including Dr. Chu Chia-kwn. Mr. Liu Ve-lse. Dr. Andrew Lee and Dr. Chu Min-yi left Kal Tak aero- drome for Chungking yesterday early in the morning. It is also under- Defendant gave as an excuse that stood that they were recalled by the he was under the impression that Chinese National
amment
for us the business of the Globe Motion Picture Studio had been suspended, it is also reported that Mr. Li Tal- it was not necessary for him to at- Isan, secretary to General Wu Teh-tend. In Imposing the fine, Mr. chen, Governor of Kwangtung Pro- Macfadyen said that the notice vince, is here at present to make clearly stated that a person preparations for General Wu's official attend when summoned to do so.
all to His Excellency Sir GeoTry Northwote.
some important 'official
Maximum temperature in ons kong yesterday again reached while the minimum last night was fen and Miss Sze Liang, newly ap
Messrs. Soon Sue-yuch. Tsu Too- This morning the temperature was pointed members of People's Council,
86, ml unidity was 75 per
cent. There was no rainfall during the past 24 hours, and the gate is now 40.20 inches as compared
year'
with an average of 58.80 inches.
week left for Canton yesterday after- who arrived here from Hankow last
noon by train.
UNMUZZLED DOC
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must
Four months' hard labour and 12 strokes of the enne was imposed on Lam Yul, 33, unemployed, by Mr.
| The Royal Observatory weather report issued this morning stated that
depression envers Shantung and the G. Amann of Conduli Road was R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy typhoon is situated about 350 miles fined $7 by Mr. R. Edwards at the this morning for the theft of a pair cast of Formosa, muving W.N.W. Central Magistracy this morning for of gold earrings from Li Chol, 31, Local forecast is—Wust and north-allowing his dog to be abfoad with- Jonah, at Caine Road, near Peel west winds, aqoderate; fair generally, cut a muzzle.
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