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CHUNGKING AGAIN DEVASTATED
HORRIFYING MASS RAID
IN Incendiary Bombs Start Big Fires.
In Wide Area
By ROBERT P. MARTIN, "United Press" Staff Correspondent. HUNDREDS OF people are dead and dying, and three huge fires are raging in China's war capital as a grim sequel to the re-opening of Japanese air hostilities against Chungking.
The raiders appeared over the city shortly after 7 p.m. on one of the most beautiful nights of the year.
The moon was high and bright and there was not a cloud in the sky.
The stillness and peacefulness was shattered half-an-hour after the sun sank behind the horizon,
The Japanese wasted no time.
Within half an hour the scene was almost indescribable in its confusion
and horror.
HUGE
Siam to Change Name to Thai
TOKYO, May 25.
THE SIAMESE Government has decided to introduce into the People's Assembly on func 24, a bill changing the name of the country to "Thal", the anniversary of the Rovolution, according to official informa- tion reaching hora to-day.
The present designation "Siam" means a subject or doperidency in the native tongue, while the now name "Thai" meaning "Freedom" is the name of the original race which settled in the country about 3,000 years ago.
In ancient times, the country was called “Thai" of "Muang- thai", meaning the land of freedom.—Domci.
JAPANESE BLOCKADE EFFECTIVE
KULANGSU FOOD SUPPLY CRISIS
AMOY, May 26.
Automatic Military Aid TRIPLE ENTENTE: TEXT OF PACT:
PARIS, May 26.-The French Foreign Office has announced that the final text of the complete tri-power alliance as formulated by Great Britain and France will be submitted to Russia.
From reliable sources terms of the alliance are as follow:-
the
1.-Each signatory will give au- tomatic military aid in the eveni of direct aggression again another signatory,
Automatic ald in the event of Indirect aggression against any of the three powers while protect- 'ing Poland or Rumania.
AMAZING WARNING "Japan Will Resort To Arms"
3-Britain and France to auto- matically aid Russia in the event of conillet against Russla whillst protecting the Balile States includ-papor ing Latyla, Esthoufa and Lithuania.in --United Press.
Scope Of Pact
London, May 25, Although ofciat elrelca are ex- ceedingly reticent regarding the nature and scope of the latest British proposals to Russia, "Reuter's" diplomatic correspondent learns tha
ALARMED at the prospect of the supply of daily it is believed they cover: necessaries from the mainland being suspended, Mr. L.
H. acting Chairman of the Kulangsu
FIRES RAGING Municipal Council, made representations to the Japanese
MORE than a hundred demolition bombs A bomb hit the Mei Feng Bank, where seven were dropped by the twenty-six planes participat-civilians were killed while standing in the door ing in the raid.
"They ignored the military area on the out- skirts of the city, and confined their attention to the swarming civilian areas.
The shimmering waters of the two rivers, gleaming silvery in the moonlight, provided their markers for the rain of death on the darkened city.
Roaring Infernos
fire
to the
way'.
Consul-General, Mr. G. Uchida, on Thursday, requesting the Japanese naval authorities to relax the prohibition of junk traffic between the island and the Continent.
It is understood that the Japanese Consul-General pointed
The Salt-Bank-was-struck and the tall-tower of the Bank of Chungking was demolished.
Six bombs virtually destroyed group of out that the traffic restrictions JAPAN MAY buildings surrounding the Canadian Mission were calculated to prevent entry Church and the dormitory of the Women's of anti-Japanese elements into BE HALTED Foreign Mission Association but neither building Kulangsu from the mainland.
was hit.
Hospital Destroyed
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Mr. Uchida Informed the Muni- cipal Council official that Japanese authorities were consider- ing means of ameliorating the sltun-
SHANGHAI, May 26. THE JAPANESE vernacular the "Mainichi Shimbun," an editorial to-day says:
"If Britain takes the partial Japanese withdrawal of Japanese marines from Kulangsu as a sign of weakness, and if Britain keeps her unnecessary blucjackets at Kulangsu, Japan-whose blood is aroused as a result of two years of war-may be forced to resort to arms to settle the Kulangsu ques- tion."United Preis.
a menace until a formal pact is the concluded.
"Hochi
1-A mutual assistance pact which will operate in the event of
Affect East, Says Papur direct aggression upon European
TOKYO, May 26. territories of
Even If the Far East is excluded any of the three parties,
from the scope of the projected Anglo-French-Soviet military agree- 2. This will be preceded by a ment, it is destined to tripartite declaration covering such Eastern altuntion in various
affect the
Far wuys, Shimbun," popular 3.Provision for consultation Japanese dally newspaper,
Commenting on the Press reports the British Government will ple the proposed triple alliance, the approve in princi-
paper urges the Government to fol- low the immediate
developments be- tween the three Powers.
and action in the event of direct from London aggression upon the territories of any States guaranteed by the three parties.
that
corular declarpe
Victims Of Aggression The question of which States come The paper believes that the effects under the guarantee has yet to be of the proposed pact are already be- ginning to affect the For Eastern It is also gathered that any State nituation as allegedly demonstrated who is the victim of aggression must in connection with the Kulangsu resist before the guarantee operates, affair.
London Concerned.
At New Trend
staffs of the three
.Soon it was no longer dark, for huge tongues One bomb scored a direct hit on the largest. tion and that supply of necessities to of flame quickly became roaring infernos as the Buddhist monastery in the heart of the city.the International Settlement would
Consultations between the general The decision of the British Govern- LONDON, May 25. incendiary bombs set
highly Another destroyed the "Wounded Soldiers in be made from Amoy Island.
parties will be ment is apparently inspired by the re- THE LATEST Far Eastern held in order to inflammable wooden structures.
Transit" headquarters which was supported and
Japanese Rejection
ensure the most cent signing of the German-Italian The Japanese rained their missiles of death directed by foreigners.
developments, including the on-efficient collaboration between the air, military alliance, the paper alleges. It is also revealed that the proposal nounced intention of the Japan-land, and sea forces. over an area a quarter-of-a-mile wide and a mile-
Fires are at present ablaze in the business made by the Foreign Consular Body ese to blockade the entire Chinese reason for believing any
There would seem to be a.good
Increasingly Acute and-a-half long.
to the Japanese naval authoritles for
ugreement "It is evident that the relations be- area and are out of control, but most of the the establishment of a special area coast, are regarded here with reached will follow these general tween the Axis Powers and the bloc bombs were demolition bombs.
to be patrolled by Japanese police more than usual concern.
PLEASE Turn To Page 4. at Tsono In Kutangsu, to which food-
Although they do not fully satisfy stuffs would be imported from the British political circles regard the the original Soviet proposals for 1 mainlond, was rejected by the Japan-situation as the beginning of on full defensive alliance, they would ese on the ground that it would not entirely new course of development, cover practically every direct thrent be effective to prevent secret entry of Chinese irregulars.
Their attention was concentrated on the heart of the central area, just cast of the path of death blasted through the city during the May G bombing,
All lights and telephones in the city are out of action. All telegraph poles are down and the streets Swooping over the end of the peninsula are piled with debris as much as 20 feet high in some where the Kialing and Yangtse rivers meet, the places. armada took long swooping dives in order to Telcase their cargoes of death.
The waterfront area became a shambles.
Dog Fight Over City.
The scene of the greatest earnage was the Central Park, where five bombs killed at least 100 and wounded hundreds of others. They also destroyed a small zoo, in which there were birds and monkeya.
T
Dugout Demolis hed
Six Chinese pursuit planes pluckily attacked the invaders and the roar of the fighting machines as they screamed through A bomb made a direct hit on a dugout killing the air brought many people out of their hiding score of people. The trees in the park and the places to wait, at the risk of their lives, the shelters built in the form of pagodas have been either one-sided moonlight battle.
destroyed or spattered with blood, The flash of anti-aircraft guns, the bursts of A row of twenty civilians who sought aholter red shrapnel in the air, added to the Intensity of under a rock wall were all killed in the exact positions the drama above the city..
they had adopted, from concussion and shrapnel.
THOUGHT RANPURA MAY HAVE BEEN CHINESE!
lincs.
on
Should the Japanese actually to all the three Powers, yet would not carry out the threat to blockade constitute a menace to any State that It is understood that the British, the coast, England, it is declared, based its policy peaceful col- American and
laboration. Reuter Japanese
could scarcely refrain from counter- naval commanders, meeting in their thirð measures, although, breause of the conference aboard H.MLS, Birming- extensive obligations undertaken ham on Thursday, agreed on the
by England in Europe, there is desirability of withdrawing blue-
little inclination to become involved Jackels from Kulangsu,
in the Far East.
counter measures.
U.S. Action Soon
Talks in Moscow
LATEST
British Protest To Tokyo
Moscow, May 25. Sir William Seeds, British Am- bassador, had a few minutes Inter- Tokyo, Mny 26-The British Am- view with the Soviet Under Secretary bassader, Sir Robert Craigle, made for Foreign Affairs. M. Potemkin, this strong representations to the Foreign Omec to-day regarding the very pro- morning,
It is belleved he informed the vocative actions of Japanese navy Soviet Secretary that the British re-in holding up well-known British ply to the Soviet proposals will be vessels, notably the Ranpura, on the forthcoming shortly--United Press. High Seas of the China Coast.
The Ambassador also complained at the continued 'detention of the British steamers Sagres and Lolita,
A spokesman told Reuter that the The Foreign Office has nstructed Ranpura had been held purely as a
Tri-Power Entento
London, May 25,
No agreement regarding the datej
For this reason, it is believed that of the proposed withdrawal was Britain will refrain from political or understood to have been reached military coups, at least for the time being, and will tely On economic Domei.
Morhaus For H.K. AMOY, May 20-Mr. J. M. Morhaus, Chairman of the Kulangsu Hope prevails that any nation Municipal Council, baked for leave of directed against Japan would be absence at Wednesday's session of the borne principally by the United German business firm were destroyed
Complying with the Chairman's and also the home of Doctor Fight, a
request, the Municipal Council elect Japanese blockade of the Chinu
const would induce President Rooss-sador to Moscow, to advise the Soviet her nationality Reuter, German physician. His home haded Mr. L. 11. Ilitchcock, manager of vell to revise his atillude towards the Foreign Minister of the general ouf-
the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Far Eastern conflict. been previously set fire during the
line of the British plan for the tri- May 5 raid.
Corporation, as acting Chairman
power mutual aid pact and The first bombs hit the colony of during. Mr. Morlinus's absence.- Up to the present, President Roose indicate the lines of the deinlied
Domel. sampang sending dead bodies and
the formula which will be forwarded wreckage floating down the Yangtse.
PLEASE Turn To Pago 4. However, it is estimated that there arc not more than a thousand casualties.
The city was almost blanketed for an hour with dense smoke and dust which choked and blinded the ficcing refuices.
The oflices of Kunst and Albers Municipal Council to visit Hongkong.States, and there is an opinion that sir William Seeds, British Ambas-matter of routine in order to verify
velt has jefused to apply Japanese Confer At Amoy “ Neutrallty Act against Japan, but a blockade, it is felt, would bring about AMOY, May 26-Japanese diploin situation in which President Roosa- matic and naval officials at Amey in-velt would be unable to oppose cluding Consul-General Uchida, Cap-American public opinion
in Mido, chief of the Amoy Liaison matter-Trans-Ocean, Office of the China Affairs Board, and Vice-Admiral Nobutake Kondo, Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese
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"I MUST KEEP COOL", HE SAID, SO STOLE FANS!
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A REMARKABLE excuse for the boarding of the P. & 0. liner Ranpura and M.M, liñor Aramis off Hongkong was · ad- vanced by a spokesman of Japanese Foreign Office in Tokyo this morning, according to a "Domel" message.
Foreign vessels, he declared, have "It is these complications which been visited refularly.”býTMJüpühesʊ |nove "secounted" for many dimeuit)
A bomb hit directly behind the -boarding-partics-in-order-lo. Avarity.) cases along the Chinazoakt
- WASHINGTON; · Fiest in South China, held a lengthy
May Canadian Mission Hospital, but there their fintionality."
'The spokesman reiterated that was no damage or injuries. Many conference yesterday to discuss the Cordell full, American Secretary of
Kulangsu situation
Stato, to-day refused to comment on "The boarding of the P. and O. vizits to foreign vessels were designed bomba hit the area which was bombed on May 5 killing soldiers on
the ailempled blockade of the China Ilner. Kanpura was, a. case. In point," only to verify their nationalities.
Informed quarters understand that Coast. guard.
during the three-hour conférence, the spokesman naively declared.
Unable To Reach Fires
He added that he had not had yesterday. Entrance was gained by forcing a window. the Japanese authorities reached the official despatches Informing him of "Mupy Chinoso voścola.inveldis
decision-to-seek-seorganisation-of-the
The haulZ-Two celling fans, which he took_down_from the Kulangsit Municipal Courell through ach a blockade being attempted, and celling! negotiations between the Japanese American diplomatie and consular he would await official reports from Sveskel have been chartered by the loss of a camera võlued at £15 while / chokes the street. Hundreds of Ned Consul-General, and the Municipal, PLEASE Turn To Pago 4.
guised their nationality,
4t is also true that many foreign Chungking Government,
Dr. C. Joubert, a passenger 'on the The firemen are unable to reach Empress of Asin, has reported the the fires because of the debris which shopping in Pedder Street yesterday. PLEASE Turn To Pago 2.
Counell autkörfiles-Donjet, -
HERE is one thief who knows the advantage of keeping cool. He visited the Blockhouse Quarters' of the Urban Counc!!
A report of the loss was made to the police this morning by Mr. 8. Eccleatrali.
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