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Last Minute Evacuation of Foochow LIVE
WIRE
AIR FIGHTING CONTINUES AS TROOPS CLASH
WARSHIPS TAKE HORROR Big
KILLED
OFF FOREIGNERS THIS
BRITISH and Ameri- can subjects evacuated Foochow at 6 o'clock last night.
The number of evacuees is not specifi- ed, but it is believed that a large number in addition to the nine who evacuated by the B. & S. steamer Yunnan on Tuesday, have departed.
Last night's evacuation was made from a point near Sharp Peak to the U.S.S. Asheville and H.M.S. Duchess.
"
The U.S.S. Asheville, with Commodore Stapler aboard, proceeded to Foochow from Amoy for the purpose of ussisting in the evacuations.
In order to reach the Ameri- cun and British warships, the evacuees had to proceed overland -for nearly fifteen infles from
Foochow.
As soon as they were taken. aboard, the two warships pro- ceeded to sea where they met the Douglas steamer Haiching.
TRANSFER AT SEA The passengers were transferred to the Haiching. which shortly afterwards de-
then
parted for Amoy and Hongkong
She is due to arrive here on
Saturday afternoon:
After the evacuation the U.S.5. Asheville returncil to Amoy. ILMS. Duchicas returned Anchurage."
The Japanese closed
to Pogoda
the boot
across the entrance to the Mm River:
at o'clock this morning.
SITUATION TENSE
At 10 o'clock this morning, a brief flash reported that everything Was quiet, although Japanese planes" orej displaying considerable activity.
The situation in Foochow itself as described as tense,
The evacuation of foreigners is by no means complete, and a large mum ber of missionaries headed by Bishop Hind are remaining at their posts.
WARSHIPS FREE
MAN
- EXCLUSIVE “TELEGRAPH" photograph shows one of the Chinese victims of the electrified The unfortunate man was barbed-wire barrier around the British Concession at Tientsin, killed whilst unsuspectingly attempting to crawl through the electrified barricade.—Copyright.
Solicitor Voices Criticism Of Landlords: Damages Sought
STRONG criticism of the measures adopted by certain landlords
in Hongkong to obtain possession of their property from tenants was voiced by Mr. M. A. da Silva at the Summary Court this morning, during the hearing of an action by three tenants against their land- lord, Lee Cho-chuen.-
OUTRAGE Tal-hing, claimed damages not STATEMENT
RECALLED
The plaintiffs, Shum Yin-tong, Yung Kwong-chuen and Chow
exceeding $1,000 and sought an injunction restraining further demolition of the premises occu- pled by them. The promises
TO HOUSE
Baby Orphan Goes referred to are 326-28 Laichicole Premier To Explain
To United States
SHANGHAI, July 6,
Rand,
Mr. Silen, who appeared for the plaintiffs, said that in pursuance of what he might term a trick which various landlords were adopting to
Latest Position
Battle
On
Mongol Border
Navy
and
JAPANESE field des- patches this morning claimed that the com- bined Japanese Manchukuo forces operating on the Outer
ceeded in dislodging the Russo-Mongolian troops from their trenches on the heights of Balshagal and Nolo yesterday afternoon.
Admits Mongolia frontier suc
Europe Tension
MANOEUVRES ABANDONED
LONDON, July 5.
These two cities are on the right bank of the Khalha River, along which fighting has now become fairly general.
Another
British
Protest
Lodged
British Concession is
HOLD-UP OF MILK SUPPLY TIENTSIN, July 6. THE The Japanese communique
ACTION of IT WAS officially an- Sun" flag is now
claims that the "Rising Japanese sentries at the nounced late to-night several
flying at one remaining barrier river positions where entry into the that the joint manoeu-formerly occupied by the vres of the British navy Mongol forces. No mention and air force which is made of the Manchukuo permitted in interfer- ing with supplies of were to have been held flag.
AIR BATTLE on July 26 and 27, have
milk formed the subject Further heavy air fighting is of been cancelled.
a protest to the also reported this morning. Japanese authorities by London official quarters "Domei" states that an armada add that cancellation of the of 110 Soviet planes appeared Mr. T. R. Shaw, British manoeuvres is due to the over the Balshagal and Nolo Consul, yesterday after- present tension in the areas this morning, heavily out- numbering the Japanese nerial European situation,
patrol which rose to give battle. Mr. Shaw pointed out to An official statement ex-! Despite the admitted inferiority of the Japanese Consul, Mr. S. plains that the Admiralty at the Japanese air force at this sector, the present moment is not that twelve Soviet planes were shot milk to the British Conces
the Japanese communique claimed Shima, that the supply of in a position to spare war-
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sion has been totally sus- ships for tlie planned
pended.
manoeuvres.
It was originally intended to Big Air Raid land troops at English seaports On Chungking Japanese Planes Break Through
lend part of the British fleet to!
while the Fourth Division was to
have attempted to frustrate the landings. Trans-Occan. 30
German. Action Breach
Of Danzig Statute LONDON,
July 5.-There were numbers of questions in the House of Commons to-day on Danzig.
CHUNGKING, July 6. over thirty Japanese planes at Chungking was raided by
one o'clock this morning.
Flying in four squadrons, the
LONDON, July 5. "TRANS-OCEAN" learns from THE Anhwel "Miracle Baby." obtain possession of their houses, and well-informed source the de- and probably China's most which method could only be classed
British Cabinet famous foreign infant, Ifelen as ulterior, the defendant gave notice tails of two Priscilla Stam, whose parents to his clients to quit the premises meetings held to-day,
sometime in December last, on the In the morning, the Cabinet ap- Mr. Butler agreed in reply to Mr.i were behended by Kiangai com ground that certain structural alters proved the draft of the statement Cocks (Labour) that certain of the machines broke into the city Mr. Chamberlain is to make to the tary preparations reported to be limits, and dropped a number of House of Commons on Thursday, and taking place there appeared to con- the contents of the statement were stitute a breach of Article Five of demolition and incendiary bombs Chinese anti- submitted this evening to the British the Danzig Statute, and reafirmed indiscriminately, Charge d'Affaires in Warsaw, who that the British Government was aircraft batteries fired heavily at immediately had a conference with keeping in close touch with Polish them. Colonel Beck.
and French governments regarding;
Two fires started aspects of the Danzig situation.
by in- Adams Mr. Vyvyan
in another cerdlary bombs were soon put question asked if, in view of these re-
under control.-Central News.
LATER. munists on December 9, 1934, istions were required. Commodore Stapler has departed;
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for Amoy in 1.9.8, Asheville, which at present in Shanghai proparing
100 Persons Affected Is believed to have escoried the to embark next week with her
The notice to quit stated that the Halching to that pert. The Halching grandparents, Doctor and Mrs. premises being a wooden structure, leaves Amoy for Hongkong to-day, Charles Ernest Scott for the the landlord wanted to convert them and will omit Swatow,
into cement concrete. There was No British warships have been United States.
actually no necessity for this, as the blocked by the Japanese boom across) The group is salting for Japaý next premises were in fact af cement the entrance to the Min River.
Monday en route to New Jersey, concrete. IL.M.6. Duchess is anchored off where Hefen, who will be. five years The plaintiffs. went
·Sharpe Peak, which is outside the old on September 11, will enter Silva, were not the only ones offected boom, The Brilish steamer Sinklang kindergarten.
by the notice for there were alto- In the afternoon, the Cabinet decid-Prime Minister would inke stepa. is nearby, awaiting opportunity to
After a year of schooling in the gether over 100 persons living in the ed to ask Parliament to agree to an take off further evacuees if necessUnited States Helen is returning to premises.
increase in expart, credit funds in Following receipt of the notice, the favour of Warsaw by a considerable H.M.S. Grasshopper has departed China to enrol in a China Inland
plaintiffs atempted to obtain alterna-amount. from Foochow, presumably for the Mission school.
tive premises but were unable to do Tangise.
50. Later they sent a deputation to see the rent collector for the purpose of pointing out to him that no struc- tural alterations were necessary.
The rent collector, on hearing this, consented to the plaints remaining PLEASE Turn To Pago 4..
Afterwards the British Foreign Office was informed of the Polish Government's agreement with the Mr.statement. on
ported illegal proceedings, such Parls was also Informed, and consented to the statement.
the importations of munitions and
Wide Area Bombed armed mon into the Free City, the
In addition to the Chungking ruid, while there was time, to Impress on Japanese planes were active over a the Germen Government the deter-wide area in China yesterday.
ary.
The situation is still quiet. No Mass Exodus
Torrible Ordeal
She underwent a terrible ordeal when she was three months old, but The "Telegraph was informed by is now a happy, healthy and bright a naval spokesman this afternoon: Hittle girl. She has been staying with "We have had no word of evacuation her grandparents ever since her from Foochow, although it is quite parents were murdered. Her grand- reasonable to suppose that samo of parents have been 34 years in China the foreigners there have decided to connected with the American Presby- leave.
terian, Mission.
necessary."
Americans Coming
GRIFFITHS RELEASED
old second officer of the B. &S.
Big Credits
mination of the British people by seme physical action such as mobi- lisation of the fleet.
Premier's Warning
noon.
The British Consul requested a definite reply to a question whether the Japanese sentries had been instructed to modify or tighten up the blockade.
Mr. Show pointed out that milk was a daily necessity, especially Cor the hospitals and the children.
Will Consider Protest Following the discussion, the consideration to the representations. Japanese Consul promised to give
He requested the British Consul to inform him of the quantity of milk required for dally consumption, but Japanese authorities had suspended rejected any insinuation that the PLEASE Turn To Page 4.
LATEST
Final Warning
London, July 0. It is understood that the British Cabinet has approved the draft of a statement to be made by Mr. Chum- beriain in the House of Commons to- day, proclaiming that any unilateral change in the status of Danzig with- dut Poland's free consent will auto- matically bring the Anglo-Polish milltary alliance into operation.
It is expected that a parallel pro-
Japanese naval air units corried out ralds in Klangau, Klangst, Fukien and Kwanglung provinces. I is planned that during the pre- sent deadlock in the Anglo-Polish
The highway from Foochow and financial negotiations to give Poland Mr. Chamberlain replied "Gov-Shulkow, along which a stream of nouncement will be made by Franco jcredits to accelerate her re-armament, ernment will not fall to take any steps evacuees from the Fukien capital underwriting the strong note which It is remoured that the credits will which may seem necessary or desir- are passing, was heavily bombed by Poland plans to deliver to the Danzly amount to several million pounds.
the squadrons, able to make absolutely clear their several
Japanese Senate regarding the Nazi military Concerning the Moscow negotia-attitude, which has already been communique cluting that Chinese preparations in the Free City, tions, It is asserted that in agreement stated with precision In recent military reinforcements en route to
It has been rellably stated that the with Parls, the British Government speeches by Ministers."
Foochow were the objective.
Cabinet has also approved a DOW Naval planes also assisted military Bill for export creans, a large por has decided to drop the plan to guare The Prime Minister was also asked antee Holland and Switzerland.it the British Government were con- operations in the hinterland behind ton of which has been earmarked to Trana-Ocean.
sulted regarding, and had fully ns-Swatow, where the Japanese forces
finance Poland's reatmament,- sociated themselves with, representa are pushing inland following capture United Press. tlons made on Saturday by the French of the terminus of the Swalow-Chiso-
chow Railway. Government to Germany.
Mr. Butler who replied sald: "His Talchong, on Important Hainan Majesty's Government were not Island town, was also severely bomb- PROHIBITED previously consulted in this particular ed-an indication that the Japanese matter, though they have been keptland forces have by no means suc- WASHINGTON, July 5.-The fully Informed by the French Gov-ceeded in subduing opposition on the that the Japanese have arrested and Treasury has imposed extra Majesty's Government has
ernment. The' altitude DI Xta Jaland
been Fenghua, 10 miles south-west of are detaining a Briton, Mr. C. Win- duties оп all Italian goods, made clear in recent statements, and Ningpo, was the target of a rald
terbottom, who is Chlef Officer of one wholly or partly silk, as a result there is no divergence of view be yesterday
morning, 10 civilian of the British ships at present
anchored off Hankow. of an investigation showing that
governments."-casualties being reported.
Mr. Winterbottom, it is stated, has Shashing and Chinkai, another two Italy is subsidising the export of
"War Monger No. 1"
Important towns in Cheklang, pro-Deen arrested "for insulting be
haviour," vinoe, wero alsó ralded. WASHINGTON, July 1---President In Klangel Province, the Japatiese Neither the British consulate nor Mr. Chamberlain na "War-Monger Tengchimpu, south-west of Naneliang. the arrest, although Me. Winterbottom Roosevelt has suddenly again, ousted planes concentrated on Kinn and the owners of the ship are aware of
PLEASE Turn To Pago 4.. Casualties were alight,
has not returned to ila aliip.........
ITALIAN GOODS
"Any evacuation which has taken place, however, must not be cons- Helen's parents, the Reverend John trued as a mass exodus of foreigners. Stam, and his wife, Elizabeth Scott, "H.M.S. Duchess and the steamer were kidnapped early in December, who Sinkdang are still standing by off 1934, by Kinngsl communists,
Mr. Edward Grifiths, 39-year- to Anhwei
escope the Sharp Penk to evacuate
British Acd nationals, should such a step become Generalissimo's drive.
The Communists are believed to steamer. Yochow, who was ar- have kidnapped the Stoms in on rested by Japanese gendarmerie effort to cmbarrass Chlong Kalin the Japanese Conccasion at
with the sheik' relations
United Tientsin on Sunday, was released An offelbl of the Douglas Steam-
Strles. ship Company confirms the "Tele- graph" report that an unknown numbeen refused, the bandits
After a 10,000 yuan ransom had last night, according to a mea ber at foreigners was evacuated to Stams to Mlaoshino, 49 11 from
Mr. Griffiths was arrested for the sa. Halching, which is now en Tsingtch, where the Stams had been route to Hongkong.
allegedly "insulting a Japanese sentry."
The Japanese authorities in silk goods, apologised for his "conduct" bo- In the presence of the parents the Tientsin claim that Mr. Grimthe
PLEASE Turn To Pago 4. fore he was released.
"We do not know how many are
aboard," the official said.
The Telegraph" understands that,
stationed..
took the sage from Tientsin.
Tortures Discussed
In addition to some Britons, the Hal-bandits discussed the various tortures
ching is bringing three American
evacuees to Hongkong.
the action was of no political Treasury officers stated that Isignificance.--Router,
the two British Wireless
Another Briton Detained
HANKOW. July 6It is reported
Reuter.
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