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No. 13001 五拜雞 號六月八英港香 FRIDAY, AUGUST
26, 1938.
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DUN LOP
SO YEARS OF GROWTH/
DUNLOP Fort
The Tyre with 2,000 Teeth
RAIDERS BOMB CANTON STATION
CITY STILL Czechs Have New Formula for Sudeten Peace
IN STATE
OF ALARM
Japanese Bombers Likely to Return
Canton, Aug. 26.
About a dozen Japanese planes, which appeared in groups of two from different directions over the city this morning, dropped twelve bombs on the Wongsha Station between 11 and 11.30 a.m.
The raiders were greeted by heavy anti- aircraft fire which, however, was rendered ineffective by the height at which the raiders were flying.
The air raid alarm first sounded at 8 a.m.
and the all clear had not been sounded at 11.45
a.m.
It is expected that some of the planes will return over the city after bombing the Canton- Kowloon railway.—United Press.
HUNDREDS
PERISH
IN KOREA FLOODS
943 Dead And 343 Missing Already
Seoul, Aug. 26.
Reports slowly filtering in
from outlying districts indicate
that the floods in North
Korea
and Manchuria have become
major disaster.
CONDEMN KWEILIN ATTACK
Shanghai Foreign Press Aroused
"' SENSELESS OUTRAGE"
Shanghai, Aug. 26.
"Another senseless outrage,"
a declares the North China Daily
Tokyo Denies Ugaki Under Extra Guard
Tokyo, Aug. 23. Reports that General K. Ugaki, the Foreign Minister, was meet- Ing with "personal difficulties"
and, as a consequence, was being afforded special police protec- tion, were dented ln official circles to-day.
It is pointed out that Ainisters are usually under pollec pro- lection, the number of police guards depending on the gravity of the situation prevalling." It is denied that General Ugaki's pre- sent guard is unusually high- United Press.
C. N. A. C.
PLANE
Already 943 are known dead. News to-day commenting upon SALVAGED
while a further 343 are reported the destruction of the C.N.A.C.
missing, and scores are injured. airliner.
Over 3,000 houses collapsed and
4,080 have been washed away. In
"Indiscriminate destruction" echoes
addition, 17,463 houses are inundated the China Press.
The foods followed heavy rains in The North China Daily News em- the areas around the recent scene phasises that even it no definite
of Russo-Japanese hostilities.-United | understanding were arranged regard- ing the inviolability of the C.N.A.C.
Press.
New British
Pursuit Plane
Fastest Known
Lord Nuffield. Will Build Machines
Three Bodies In Airliner Cabin
Canton, August 26.
MADAME SUN YAT-SEN has been visiting Canton. Here, with General Maurice Cohen, formerly her husband's aid, the bombers shot down in the Canton area recently.
widow of the great republican leader sees wreckage of Japanese
LULL IN FIGHTING FINDS CHINESE IN STRONG POSITIONS
Nanchang, Aug. 26.
After days of fighting, a lull has set in on the west hore of Poyang Lake.
Except for a Japanese attempt to land several hundred troops at Niushihtsun, near Singtze, which was frustrated by the Chinese, there was practically no fighting there yesterday. Positions of both sides remain unchanged, with the Chinese guarding the hills west and south-west of Singtze.
SETTLEMENT HOPES HIGH AS CABINET PLANS COMPROMISE
Germany Wavers Between Doubt and Despondency
Prague, Aug. 26.
Yesterday's meeting of Ministers forged a new basis for negotiations which, it is hoped, will be acceptable to the Sudetens.
The nature of the new offer is not disclosed, but authoritative quarters declare that the official outlook is somewhat more optimistic.- United Press.
FRENCH EXPECT NO NEW PLEDGE
Britain's Influence
na
London. Aust. 20. Britain has inunched a drive to. solve the Czech-Sudeten Impasse, recognising that
invasion of Czecho-Slovakia by Germany would probably plunge her into war with the Reich. It had been expected that warning would be conveyed to
at the same time Mr. Neville berlain
made a statement of polley; but that plan bus bera abandoned. It is feared posi- apparently tive
ve action
of that sort might have aggravated Nazi feeling and ended hope reports that Mr. Neville Chamberlin, Germany curb her anti-Czech press are surprised at British newspaper plan to request Infornkill that It is indicated that it is the British
Parls, Aug. 25.
quarters
Well-informed French
of co-operation.
Lord Halifax and Sir John Simon attacks. have decided to make publie a state-1
ment renewing British assurances to brough France regarding Czecho-Slovakia. appears. Prague has announced the
The new diplomatie offensive has immediate results, It Inner Pahtical Council has agreed M. Georges Bonnet, the Foreign to offer the Sudeten Germans a new Minister, telephoned
basis for negotiation, including: ad- the French
ditional concessions. Ambassador in London, M. Cambon,
In London diplomats indicate that who saw Lord Halifax this morning. Lord Runciman, as mediator, has
M. Bonnet has not received con-
(Continued on Page 5.)
Fierce fighting is still raging on the banks of Chihurmation of the reports, which appear Lake. The hills east of Juichang are reported to have changed hands many times.-Central News.
FIERCE FIGHT FOR JUICHANG
of
Hankow, Aug. 25. Fighting of 20 most sanguinary character is proceeding Cast Juichang, where the Japanese forces are Iaunching a determined assault on the Chinese positions in the hills. These positions have changed hands several times, according to a Chinese report.
The ill-fated C.N.A.C, airliner, I Both sides are said to be putting up service "the least that can be said Kweilin, which was forced down which according to Japanese reports, a determined battle for Juichung, of the situation is that the Japanese, by refraining from inking action and machine-gunned by Japan-has been evacuated by the Chinese, against Chinese civil aeroplanes in ese planes on Wednesday, was but which the Chinese claim is still
pust, permitted the impression
In their position. to be formed that, at any rate for salvaged from under 40 feet of
free from attack."
POPULACE EVACUATES
BY ORDER
Military Searches Homes In Jenin
incorrect. It is felt here that no, new development in the Czech situn-| tion has occurred in the past few| days warranting fears that The situation has been aggravated, and It is not thought here that the British Government is about to make any declaration of international im- port on the subject.-Reuter,
CO-OPERATION NECESSARY London, Aug. 25,
It is pointed out in French circles in London that close Anglo-French collaboration and exchange of views at a time when the situation in central Europe and Spain is making itself more and more felt is only to be expected.
STOP PRESS
Sun Fo Says Italy, Germany Japan Allies
Jerusalem, Aug. 25. The entire population of Jenin was the difficultles to be surmounted the It is learned that while recognising the time-being, these machines were water shortly after 6 o'clock sion of Juichung would seriously evacuate the town and assemble at a abandoned its original belief that a It is admitted that Japanese posses-ordered by the military authorities to British Government has in no way yesterday afternoon, according endanger the Chinese booms across spot a mile away yesterday. That C.N.A.C. machines could have to a report received to-day. the Yangtse and the fortifications in After, the inhabitants had complied Czecho-Slovakia is to be found along Legislative Yuan, in
solution to the minority question in been attacked at any time during]
the vicinity of Wusuch.-Reuter,
with the order a complete search of the lines of negotiation.-Reuter. the empty town was made by the. authorliles. According to count several houses were demolish-
the past year and were not attacked, Owing to a strong current,} created a sense of security.. If the salvage work was greatly ham-! Japanese could no longer grant that security, the least they could have pered, it is stated, -
done was issue an explicit warning
to that effect.
Together with the recovery of
London, Aug. 25. Capt. 1. H. Balfour, Under- :Secretary of State for Air, visited Duxford Aerodrome to-day and went up in
one of the single-seater Vickers on the part of the Japanese that the News. Super-marine Spitfirea" which, in whole occurrence does not have a the recent Air Debate in the House wider international significance." of Commons, the Prime Minister do- scribed as "the fastest aircraft in ser vice in any air force in the world."
According to this afternoon's newspapers. Captain Balfour flew the "Spitfire" at over 300 miles per hour.
"There were foreign officials at the plane, the bodies of three the time of the aircraft's departure passengers were retrieved. They who might very well have travelled by it and it is thanks to no action are still unidentified.-Central
By next year "Spitfires" will be in large scale production at the new factory which Lord Numeld is open- ing by arrangement with the Air Ministry.British Wireless,
The China Preis declares: "Not since the bombings of the Panay and Ladybird and the indiscriminate des truction brought to the civillan population of Canion by Japanese planes, has local public opinion shown such signs of being thoroughly aroused by the Japanese inflitary depredations,"
CATHOLIC FATHERS WOUNDED
ARGUES JAPAN'S RIGHTS IN HAINAN
Tokyo, Aug. 20. "Japan has the right to occupy Hainan Island if such a course should become necessary for strategics) rea-
ed"
опо пе
The inhabitants were permitted to return later in the day, but the strict curfew still remains in force,
A strict press censorship has been imposed throughout Pålesine and in future no newspapers will be allowed to publish any accounts of disorders or of clashes between police and ir- regulars except omelal
versions handed out to them.
Editorial or other comment on in- eldent occurring in Palestine prohibited-Trans-Ocean.
are
HULL SENDS
SHARP NOTE
TO MEXICO
Washington, Aug. 25.
Honicow, Aug. 20. Dr. Sun Fo. President of tho an exclusive statement given to the New China Daily Netos, asserts;
"Germany and Italy are to-day standing hand-in-hand with enemy,
lined
Our
hed up on the side of im- perialist aggression. Thus, although you may contemplate co-operating with Italy and Germany, actúai con- ditions forbid it.
that
"We all understand clearly the US.S.R. is facing a threat from the Fascist countries of Europe. Now we hope that the U.S.S.R. will co-operate with us to defeat Japaneso imperialism.
At the same
time
some of us
roms, the Miyako Shimbun, popular THREE CASES OF Des; or at least to set aside regular ridiculous
locni dally, declared this morning.
Devoting its editorial to presa re ports that France has acquired 1 long-term lease of Hainan Island from the Chiang Kai-shek adminis-
CHOLERA
In a note to the Government of Mexico, Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary dream of following an Italo-German of State, urges that nation to re-course and co-operating with them, consider its rejection of an arbitra- which would obviously be tant- tlon scheme in connection with the amount to aggravating the threat to expropriation of American pro- our International friend. This is a self-contradiction. Italy payments to be disbursed among the and Germany are at present the allies victimised Amerleans, as soon as the of our direct enemy. amount of compensation is agreed Tunici, Anhwel, Aug. 28.
Thus walking with Italy and Only three new cases of cholera upon by the two Governments con- Germany' is no different from 'walk- Ing with Japan. It would, of course, Three French Catholfe fathers are tration in return for French assist-were notified for the 24 hours up to cerned. incoming news
reported to have been wounded as a once to Marshal
bo prostration and surrender."— Recuses These bring the total for the year violation of International law by
Mexico of United Press. After describing the inefficacy of machine-gunning of Kwolchih on the matter of occupation of the Island rights in the such methods, the Chind Press con- south bank of the Yangte River, have already been made clear.
là 370.
proposing to replace the rule of just Aylmer Maude leading Eng- cludes ironically: The Japanese below Anking, on August 11 and 15, ****
compensation by the rule of con-
(Further Slop Press NewS ON Hah, authority on Tolstoy, all of Bghting services have again displayed.
Japan, the editorial pointed out, Kai-shek admnistration. and any fiscation, which theory, it adopted by
Page 12.) whose works he translated, died to their amazing capacity for showing The Catholic Church at Kweichth arnounced more than a year ago that third Power or Powers subsequent to all nations, would imperil the very
who are af 1,80% years the world how to win friends; and was dyingje huge French flag at the the would not recognise any agree-the outbreak of the China Incident, foundations of modern civilisation
Ame time of the bombing Central News, ment concluded between the Chiang |--Domel,
· TRANSLATOR PASSES
London, Aug. 25.
The Japanese authorities, the paper goes on, were apparently quicle to realise the enormity of the action of their naval flors in attempting to chforce an air-tight censorship on all
e of the tragic event." { result · of Japanese bombing and i stressed that so lang, the paper midnight, August 25.
The
note
Reuter.