1937-07-21 — Page 24

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 21, 1937,

GRAPHIC STORY OF WANPING

JAPANESE TRIBUTE TO CHINESE STUDENTS

(Continued from Page 1)

100 additional machines have been ordered to Loyang. Our Own Correspondent.

JAPANESE AERIAL ACTIVITY

:-

Peiping, To-day.

Eight Japanese pursuit planes roared low over Peiping at 9.40 this morning.

After circling above the south city they flew off in the direc- tion of Fengtai.

U.S. CAMPAIGN

AGAINST DRUG SMUGGLING FROM FAR EAST

from of

Word has been received America that the U.S. Bureau Customs, working in co-operation with the US Coast Guard Service, are now taking even greater precau- tions in preventing narcotics from being landed from Dollar and Ameri- can Mail Line steamers arriving from the Orient. ⠀⠀

Three planes put in ‘a further appearance ten minutes later but the steamers into the harbour disappeared to the northward.-Reuter.

JAPANESE TELL ·

EPIC STORY OF WANPING BATTLE Courageous Fight By

Chinese Students

HSU SHIH-YING VISITS GAIMUSHO

Tokyo, To-day, Mr. Hsu Shih-ying, Chinese Am- bassador to Japan, arrived here late last night.

The Coast Guard cruisers follow to see that

no packages are dumped overboard...After steamers have tied up at the Wharves, uniformed Coast Guard officers take up poši- tions on the wharf and at the gang- all ways. They carefully search members of the crew and also all the stevedores every time they leave the steamer. The American au- He paid a visit to Mr. Hirota at thorities hope by this method to and reduce, and if possible to eliminate, the Gaimushọ this morning, expressed the firm attitude of the the carrying ashore of narcotics, ón Tokyo, To-day. The story of a wonderfully cour-Chinese Government not to intensify the person of employees.

He hoped that Japan The U.S. Customs are also giving ageous fight put up by Chinese the conflict.

more careful attention to searching student soldiers in the vicinity of would withdraw her forces.

in detail in In reply, Mr. Hirota expressed baggage for false bottoms or Wanping is described

the hope that China would recognise, cret hiding places, and have recent- the Japanese press this morning.

out, ly discovered some carefully hidden The reported clash between Chin-the "pacts," and carry them ese and Japanese troops in this area and as to the rest, let further par- consignments of pink pills and mor-

an incident leys complete them.-Da-Dao. related in reality to when a force of Chinese students numbering several hundred made a

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a sortie out of Wangping and open- ed fire

the Japanese troops stationed nearby.

on

MACHINE-GUN NEST The Japanese replied fiercely

to

the fire and after some sharp hand- to-hand fighting, took most of

the the exception

strategic points occupied by

students,

of one

the with

post main

on. the de- wall of Wangping, which was fended by a tower in which were se- veral machine-guns manned students.

by

Fighting went on for some considerable time, the students courageous putting up a most defence and refusing to with draw despite the intensive fire of overwhelming numbers.

BLOWN TO PIECES

U. S. DECISION

Washington, To-day. President Roosevelt indicat- ed at a press conference to-day that he has no immediate in- tention of invoking the Neutral- ity Act and prohibiting the ex- port of arms to China or Ja- pan-Reuter.

MANILA PREPARES FOR REFUGEES

phine.

se

for American na- concentration tionals should large scale evacua- tion of China become necescsary. Therefore, we must look ahead and prepare for any such emergency."

Mr. Forster recalled the events of 1932 during the Japanese siege of Shanghai, when it became neces- sary for the Philippine Red Cross to assist in the care of Americans who were evacuated to Manila from that city The Red Cross in the Philippines took care of a good num- ber of those who had to come, and Cross has only the sudden termination of hos- The Philippine Red

serious com- tilities prevented a more started the organisation of mittees to meet any emergency in evacuation problem from develop- the way of evacuating, large groups ing. of Americans from Chinese cities should the Sino-Japanese situation make this step necessary.

This work

will be under

It was in these circumstances that the Japanese Brought their artillery info the engagement and they shelled this particular post until blown to pieces, presumably with the men's Emergency Committee students and their guns.

it

the

AMERICANS IN PEIPING

The Americans are the most

was supervision of the American numerous of the westerners now in

The Japanese, admit that the students put up a very brave fight.

Our Own Correspondent.

CANTON SENDS TROOPS TO SWATOW:

Canton, To-day.

of

which Miss Marguerite Wolfson is chairman:

Explaining the need for making early preparations for any such emergency, Charles

Peiping.

Residents of the city are without night diversions, including movies but the people are circulating freely. during the day hours.

Hotels are empty. Most of the H. Forster, tourists on hand departed hastily manager of the Philippine Red when fighting broke out in the re- Cross, said:

gion between Chinese and Japanese We

are hoping that the situa- troops. A few remained, however, In view of the threatening out-tion in North China will straighten to "see the fun." break of hostilities between China itself out without recourse to ma- The United States Embassy ma- and Japan in North China, and jor fighting. However, no one at rine guard has made the usual pre- rumours of possible invasion of the this stage can say with any degreeparations to meet any emergencies. Formosan Army along the Fukien of certainty what is likely to hap The marines too are without movies, Coast, the Canton Military authori- pen. ties, acting on instructions, despatch- ed over 1,000 soldiers late last night

to Swatow Our Own Correspon dent

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CONCENTRATION POINT

"Manila is the natural point

and cabarets, their night life be- ing confined to the embassy quar- ters.

Several Americans residing

out. side the city have moved into Pei- ping on advice of the Embassy al- though the Tenching faculty mem bers and others remained in their homes outside the walls.

STOP PRESS

TEL. 20022 or 33993

SO

Swatow, To-day. The Japanese Consul here has requested all Japanese residents in the City to make adequate preparations: that they may be evacuated with the least possible delay in the event of war break- ing out in North China.- Our Own Correspondent.

NEWS FLASHES

High tension ultimatums are going forward. - Royal type- writers are playing an import- ant part in transcribing and recording new demands. ·

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