THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1938.
Extensive Japanese Bombing Operations
Much Damage And Many Deaths In Raids Upon New Cities
NINGHSIA, KANSU AND SHENSI ARE LATEST TO SUFFER
CHUNGKING, NOV. 16.
JAPANESE AIRCRAFT extended their sphere of activi
tics to China's Northwest yesterday when they bombed towns in far-flung Ninghsia, Kansu and Shensi.
Three of the invading machines broke into Ninghsia, provincial capital of Ninghsia, carly in the morning and staged an air holocaust which the city had never ex- perienced before.
More than 70 civilians are known to have been killed and wounded when bombs made direct hits on their houses. Many more are believed to be burying under the ruins where excavation work is continued. houses were reduced to a shambles.
Chinese anti-aircraft guns went
into netion but made no hits.
At noon, a squadron of Japanese planes made another attack on the city. They dinner seven or eight missiles causing 10 or more civilian casualties. They were driven away. by Intense Chinese anti-aircraft gun- Are.
The ale atarm was raised in Lan- chow, Kansu, shortly after 5 a'clock
Were
in the morning when it was reported that three Javanese planes heading for the city. Clincse pur- suit plants look to the air ready to give battle to the invaders.
RAIDERS TURN BACK
Scores of
RUSSIAN PILOTS
IN CHINA
Reported To Be Playing Passive Roles
Tokyo, Nov. 16. In view of the Chinese prepared-|
Fresh light has been shed on the ness, the Japanese raiders turned Soviet pilots serving in the Chinese back and dropped four bombs at air force by Information reaching a Taingalenwanpao
Inflicting nearby,
rellable quarter to-day wilch, quoting several casualties and demolishing a leader of the Chinese National about 70 houses.
Government just arrived in Hong. Altogether 20 Japanese planes, kong from Changsha, says the num lying from Shansi, visited Shensi. ber of Soviel aviation Instructers. .China Eighteen of them broke into Stan pilots and mechanics sent to and dropped more than 20 explosives total 600 or 700.
Prior to the fall of Honkow, half in the western suburbs, causing,
number
moved to of this however, tile dumuge.
the Eight other machines in the mean- Changsha and Chungking, end
to Sinklang Province time recounoltred over Pucheng and remainder
of Sian. (Chinese Turkestan), which possesses Fuping, to
the
northeast afterwards without fine airfields at over a dozen placis, They
New
away
The information says the Soviet dropping bomba.
It is learned that Japanese air-plots are acting independently craft also visited Fungkwan, on the the Chinese side and seldom under- Shenai-Shansi border, and Wuyuan tale dangerous operations.
in west Suyuan, for rtronnaissance yesterday. At Wuyuan, they dropped
a number of handbills.
were
of
Retural to
Chinese obey the command on the part of the Soviet pilots Ls a constant Fource of irouble, and on one occasion the Chinese side retused to allow the Soviet pilots to take the ukr. The information says the properties of the
Sovie
planes are not so good es at first represented and that these planes cannot stand comparison with the Japanese planes, while the Soviet technique is inferior to that of the Japanese.
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Mrs, Lawrence Kadoorie cuts her wedding cake after her marriage last week. The bride was formerly Miss
vinnig Day-Anqqno PUNIŁ
U. S.
All-Time Mechanic Flies Bomber
Secretly At Night, Then Crashes
Record Defence Appropriations Are Indicated
Washington, Nov. 15.
It is authoritatively learned that President Roosevelt has de- cided to transfer a large part of the Federal Relief Funds for defences,
Appropriations for the army and navy during the next fiscal year may reach two billion dol- lars, which is double the scal record.
It is understood he will make available W.P.A. and other rellef fands, using them for general Improvements in army posts and naval bases, to enable the ex- penditure of the regular military appropriations to be used strict- ty for military purposes. United Press.
Chancellor On Necessity Of Re-Armament
Honolulu, Nov. 15.
Army officials disclosed to-day one of the strangest flights on record, when Private Ben Fleigleman (35) a Lukefield mechanic, alone Bew and crashed a huge twin-motored Douglas bomber.
He was apparently the victim of an uncontrollable urge to become an aviator, and after the other bombers had taken off for a night flight on Monday, he entered the bombing plane which had been held in reserve, took off, turned north-west, and flew about for five minutes in the darliness.
When he descended he hit the Kunin rond, crashed through # rinn. apple tree and cane fields, had both motors torn away, and one of the wings erushed,
An Anhwei report received here revealed that 21 Japanese bembers ralded Taiping, southeast of Ting- yang, on Monday morning raining 150 explosives there. Some of the missiles hit a hospital, killing scores of Clinest. wounded soldiers re- ceiving treatment there, and wound ing 40 m
Scores of non-com- 40 more. batants were also killed and wound-
London, Nov. 15. ed. Over 60 houses were razed to the ground,
Speaking at the Constitutional Club lunch to-day the Chancellor of the On the same day, Lanki and Iwu, ufactured In 1017. Morcover, the Exchequer Saki he thought there northeast of Kinhwa, en the Che- range of Soviet anti-aircraft guns is
was reason to be satisfied that the klang-Klangst Rallway in Cheklang so low that foreign military attaches necessity of British rearmament was
raided by Japanese aircraft. do not hesitate to express amuse- were
universally recognised practically mostly inerndiry. Sixty missiles,
ment at them.
scores of ralders released
houses.
At Iwu,
Most arms supplied by the Soviet Union to China are out of date, In-
which cluding guns
were man-
inent.
WOMEN'S CLUB
Production Account Of
Chinese Drama
AMERICA HÁS
18th BIGGEST
ARMY IN WORLD
Roosevelt Outlines New Plans For Defence
WASHINGTON, Nov., 15.
LESSONS FROM THE Chinese and Spanish wars are stressed in the annual report of the Chief of Staff, General Craig to the Secretary of War, revealing the deficiencies of the army, and suggesting remedies.
The authorised army of 165,000 enlisted men ranks only 18th among the armies of the world. This marked inferiority suggests that it is imperative to equip it with the right sort of armament, but until last year appro- priations were devoted mainly to aircraft, and to a lesser extent, tanks and similar combat weapons.
The larger appropriations recently made will perint a marked reduction in the extreme shortage of semi-| automatic rifles and anti-aircraft armament, and an ultimately efficient anti-tank weapon.
The operations in Spain and China, says the report, illustrate the greatly Increased power of these new defen- sive weapons.
Discussing organised reserves, the report declares that the rapidity
with which modern wars ore launch- ed indicates that the time available:
emergency
past experience.
Japanese Investigate Property Damage
Hunkow, Nov. 10.
for training after the outbreak of nu The Japanese Consulate-General is brief compared with Here hus completed investigations Into the damage done to the Japan- ese properties in the three Wuhan Dealing with aircraft, the report eitlen as the result of the "scorched states that the Air Corps is now being earth tacties carried out by Chinese equipped with planes and material troops. equal, if not superior to any military
It is revealed that in the Japanese plane in design, speed, endurance and Concession 86 houses
were сот- suitability for milltary purposes.pletely destroyed by fire or other
Reuter.
WHOLE CONCEPTION OF DEFENCE CHANGED
last few
means and 59 houses were patially destroyed. Seventy-nine houses were f Iew Only slightly destroyed. houses including the Mitsubishi go- down, the Dojinital Hospital and the Japanese Consulate-General remain- ed intact.
The circumstances of the crash indicated that he had not made at lowances for the rising terrain -
Washington, Nov. 15. proaching a mountain range, in the
During the past month, the newly President Frankin Hoosevelt point vicinity, and that he struck a power formed Hongkong Chinese Women's ed out to-day that in view of the line.
during the Club has been engaged in manifold world events Investigators have discounted the
Its inception, the years, and the scientific advance in Houses owned by foreigners which activities. Since possibility that he hopped off ne-members have worked willingly and waging war, the whole conception of were inhabited by Japanese residents, cidentally, drawing attention to the are striving to bring the Club's name national defence in the United States also sustained heavy damage. Four- high speed and long run necessary
In the realms of nad been changed. the forefront
teen houses were compicely burnt to to raise the bomber.
China.
The President made it clear that down, 10 partially destroyed and 46 Flolzleman is now in hospital being :
general service lo
The recent presentation by the the defence programme contemplated slightly damaged. treated for minor cuts to the face club of the Chinese drema, "The compiete co-operat.on with other and head.-United Press.
Houses outside of the Japanese i governments, and does not rest solely Romance of the Western Chamber",; has been rewarded with very sails on the shoulders of the United States. Concession wn.ch have been burnt factory results, far in excess of any-
Reply.ng to thing the optimists imagined. The Chairman of the Club, Mrs. Li Shu- pui, spared no effort in her endea
to bring this beautiful drama before the public of Hongkong.
The Club wishes to thank every member of the cost and all who helped in the production of the play, as well as those who voluntarily as sisted in any way in making the per- formance a success.
HE STOLE TO SAVE HIS HONOUR
were dumped Inside Lanki city, There are many Soviet military throughout the country, and shares, starting huge fres which Butled experts among the Soviet newspaper not only by Gov-rum ni cunnorters. the men now in China, the Information but by those who consistently and 71 bombs, which states, but they are not guiding persistently criticised the Govern- killed four persons and damaged Chinese military operations. Instead, In this matter Britain stood
Casablanca (French Morocco). a section of the railway track.they are studying Japanese tael.es-unized nation. The first and most
Friendship, which unites men Central News.
try should be adequately provided of all nations in the French with defences 10 word theeign Legion, provided another! possibility of na inillal blow,
Sir John Simon added that not the Legion story recently.
Domel.
An Air Raid Warning Hoax
CODE SECRET
KEPT IN COURT
urgent nee:ss.ty was that the coun-
least dificul: of dutes which would fall on Ministers in the testing times abad would doubtless be those the Chancellor of the Exchequer. British Wirelcos,
REFUGEE SQUATTERS
To Go Eventually Into Special Camp
A summary of the accounts is ns
For-follows:
When Corporal Gillen, of the 4th Regiment, killed himself after an unhappy love affair, Corporal Hielten Werner, his comrade in urins, swore to do the same.
At the first attempt his courage failed.
There is only one thing to dn," he said, and he did it. He sole £350 worth of goods from rigi- mental stores, cold them for a paltry
sun.
An hour later he was found with bullet wound in the temple.
Sole of tickets .............. Sale of programmes Advertisement
Donations
Gross receipts
specific question, he, down, included several buildings of adued that the programme did not the former Japanese barracks and contemplate a feet large enough to others. Many dynamite sticks defend both the Atlantic and Pacific were recovered from the buildings of the Yokohama Spécie Bank and coasts simultautously.
Revealing that
ently been he conferencen had re- the Bank of Taiwan
national.
No Japanese properties were left concerning d:fence, President Hoosevelt said that in Wuchong, but the Nisshin Yeokoo not only would the existing resources building in Hanyang was looted, of the Government be used to make The Chinese troops seized the Talon
ne continent safer from attack, but Spinning
Mill at Kinokow
which new legislation would be sought, but contained 30,000 spindles and in Invested the question of changing the Neu- which Japanese interests trality Act would not be involved. Yen 8,000,000. All spinning machines and electric power equipment in the inill were taken away into the hin- terland by the Chinese and the buildings were dynamited and com- pletely razed
the to
ground.--- Dome!.
OBITUARY
$7.438,00
1039.33.cuter,
1.000 on
201.33
$10.670.00
$1,200.00
404.00
139.64
44.39
03.200
of stage
401.23
20 no
It female & confectiunery
during rehearsals
Theatre hire
Printlist and advertising
Payment of labour
Shiponry. Downgr
Travelling expenses
130m and purchase
Joperties and seenery Tips to state lands & Theatre
runtuloyees Sundry expenses
Father of Local Lady Dies in Shanghai
The death occurred at St. Marie's 28.00 Hospital inst week of Major A. M. Diniz, at the age of 65, following his $2.430.51 admittance to the hospital the pre-
vious week.
A former commander of the Por-
Nursed back to life, Werner faced Wires Crossed In Courttuguese Company, Shanghai Volun
have Chinese refugees who
୦୯~ cupied vacant areas near the Cosmo-
:1 military tribunal to-day. politau Docks and Canton Boud are
"I stole the goods to save my Government. to be removed by
the Baid. "I knew honour." he following complaints by the Kow-
abane of the theft would drive me loon Residents Asonelation.
to suicide." the In a letter to Government,
Even the State Prosecutar pleaded Secretary of the K.R.A. pointed out Air-raid warnings flashed over the West Riding of the menace to public health and the for leniency. Werner left the court free, but the bullet had crushed un Yorkshire, -
The Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, Colonin! optic nerve-he is blind for life. Secretary; stated yesterday that the
Leeds.
riak of fire from the refugee city.
as alternative accommodation could
Sixty-nine police posts on their guard. Fire brigade ordered to stand by in darkened premises.quatters would be removed as soon These were some of the precautionary steps taken be found for them. late on the night of September 23 after the Post Office had the refugee camps now under con- received an emergency code message, now alleged to be action," Mr. Smith said. hoax, telling of the approach of enemy aircraft.
The sending of the message had a sequel at Leeds Police! Court recently, when William Henry Wood, a slight, bespectacled, part-time G.P.O. telephonist, was charged with causing a public mischief.
Ives in were put in as the result of the Wond, aged 26, who
Chapeltown, Beopold-road,
Leeds, message.
"I JUST SENT IT" was said to have telephoned to the
from D Mr. D. W. Bradley, prosecuting, tald Leeds G.P.O. headquarers public call-box near his home giving that Wood had been supplied with secret Instructions from the Homie the fake warning by code.
During the hearing the message. Once on what action should be taken in secret code, was handed to Mr. If any message came through relat Horace Marshall; the stipendiarying to the approach of enemy magistrate, who was told that it was aircraft. of the utmost importance that its
On the night of Sepember 23 a mes- mature should not be divulged. It is sage, Inter tenced to Wood, who had stated that about 250 telephone calls been instructed in the use of the
"They will probably enter one of
secret code, was sent out.
P.S. Kirkbride, of Wakefield, sald he received the message at the tel ephone control room at the headquar- ters of the West Riding pol'ce. He Immediately got into touch with ten) 'ditional police headquarters in the West Riding and retransmitted the message to them.
Sup. J. Craig, head of the Leeda] C.I.D., said that Word, in a statement, repeated the code message and added. "I sent it from Spencer-pince call box. just thought I would send it and that's all." When charged ho replied, "I understand."
Wood, who reserved his defence,) was committed for triai, ball being
lowed.
HERE'S A NEW 'FLU CURE- LIVE ON BARGE
teer Corps, Major Diniz had been; Cleveland. employed by the Hongkong and
If you suffer from colds, go to live Common Pleas Judge Frank S. Shanghal Banking Corporation. He
son, Dr. A. P. Diniz, on the and work-on a barge, preferably Day was all crossed up by an ele-leaven
Hos-a barge plying along the canal be trician who wired a buzzer system staff of the Shanghal Mercy
one of tween Brentford and Birmingham. daughters, two Instead of ringing the pital, and in his offer.
The canal workers never catch desk of his ballilt, Patrick Daley, whom is resident in Shanghai and) when the Judge pressed the button the other, Mrs. Arthur Reed, resides colds or influenza. They say it is because there are no draughts in a he buzzed himself.
in Hongkong.
barge.
Chang Hsueh-Liang Said To Be
Imprisoned In Hengshan
Keijo, Korea, Nov. 16. "YOUNG MARSHAL" Chang Hauch- THE
Fang, who was imprisoned by Chiang Kai-shek at Sian, capital of Shenai Province, two years ago, in collusion with Communist troops has reportedly been missing since the outbreak of the S.no-Japanese conflict, but his whereabouts have been traced to Heng- shan, in Hunan Province, where he is now imprisoned by Chiang Kai-shek, according to information reaching Keijo,
The information says that Generala Yu Haweb-chung, Ho Chung-kua and other
leaders of the old northeastern or Manchur fan Armies, recently demanded, of Chiang Kai-shok the immediate release of their war-lord.
Their demand was supported by Chou En-lai, leader of the Chinees Eighth Route or Communist Army, who is an old friend of Chang Hsuch-liang.
The information adds that Chiang Kai- shek is planning to remove Chang Hauch- Fang from Hengshan to Kwe'ln, in Kwangal Province, in order to foil the movement started by his benchmen' for his release Domci.
These borge-dwellers are 30 healthy that not a single case of in- fectious disease among them reported last year.
Was
*NO ILLNESSES' Listen to Mr. John Barratt who Ilves with his wife and two young sons In a converted motor-launch at Brentford and spends all his time on the canal:-
"I cannot remember hearing of, a connl worker being taken ill..
"Some go to hospital with strains, ог од result of accidents-but' willi Illnesses, no.
"There are more than 100 locks between Brentford and Birmingham, and
as
the canal prople have to walk to each lock ahead of the barge; to open the gatos, it is pretty hard work, "A wolk to Birmingham and Häck every fourteen days tends to keep you at all right.
"Besides, living on canal
A miss a lot of the strain of “life
day."