1937-07-29 — Page 24

THE CHINA MATE

HEAVY FIGHTING Temperature

AT TIENTSIN

(Continued from Page 1)

In Tientsin, a Japanese military communique is sued at 5 o'clock this morning, states that remnants of the Chinese troops entered the Chinese city and began firing at 2 o'clock.

Drops To 81 Degrees

Hong Kong's temperature took a steep drop this morning, the Royal ing only 81 degrees though humidity was 94 per cent.

Observatory at 10 o'clock register-

The maximum temperature yes- Precautionary measures were immediately in-

terday was 89 degrees, and the stituted by the Japanese troops, "who are at pre-minimum last night, 79 degrees.

Rainfall in the twenty-four sent suppressing the Chinese remnants.”

morning totalled .07 inches, the

The firing was gradually dying down after hours ended at 10 o'clock this dawn. The Chinese troops sustained no casualties, total for the year being 1.2 inches it is claimed.

below average.

The Royal Observatory reported

The Japanese claim the Chinese troops in ac- this morning that pressure is pro- tion were 2,000 soldiers of the 29th Army, and not bably highest over the Pacific to the Peace Preservation Corps, as previously report- the east of North Japan; it is rela- ed. Reuter and Our Own Correspondent

CHINESE ATTACK AERODROME

Battle Watched From

Concessions

Tientsin. To-day.

The attempt by the Paoantui (Peace Preservation Corps) to cap ture the Japanese aerodrome at the East Arsenal at daybreak this morning led to considerable firing and bombing, the Japanese planes bombing and machine gunning the. shel- Chinese troops and snipers* ters.

The activities of the Japanese planes, the incessant gun reports and bomb explosions awakened the entire city this morning, the

and

now

Chinese populace are viewing the spectacle from the roofs of houses in the Concessions.— Renter.

BARRACKS AT SIYUAN

possible for the Japanese to send reinforcements to the Peiping front from Tientsin.

During the engagement at Siyuan yesterday morning a Japanese bom

ber

was brought down by the Chinese-Da-Dao.

EARLIER REPORTS ON THE SINO-JAPANESE

CLASH WILL BE FOUND IN PAGE NINE

TREASURE SHIP DISPUTE AT AN END

Paris, To-day.

The Spanish ship "Axpe Mendi," over which a legal battle has been raging since it put into La Rochelle harbour with a cargo of 7,000 Almost Destroyed By chests containing gold and securi-

Bombing

.4.

Peiping, To-day. Japanese bombing activity was continued this morning from 5.30 to 6.30.

The planes came over the outly ing suburbs in two batches, the first consisting of eleven machines "and the second of ten. They

dropped dozens of bombs.

ties from Bilbao banks, has now been confiscated by the harbour authorities at the order of the civil court of La Rochelle.

The cargo has been assigned the Bilbao banks by the court,

tively low over China generally, the depression being stationary over South Chima,

South-West

Local forecast: winds, moderate; cloudy generally with occasional rain.

'LONG AND BLOODY' WAR THE ONLY RESULT

San Francisco, To-day. "War, long and bloody, can only result from the present con- fict," according to General Siao Chen-ying, on his arrival here by air yesterday from Washington en route to join the Chinese forces in North China.

General Siao said that for the first time in its history hina really becoming unifed.

"We are confident we can repel Japan," he said. "We have tried all peaceful measures but finally had to adopt defensive action."

General Siao expects to participate actively in the Peiping fighting. Reuter

TELEGRAPHIST

IN COURT

Telegraphist T. Taylor, of HMS. It will be recalled that the Basque Regulus, was fined $20 by Mr. W. Government requisitioned the ship Schofield at the Central Magistracy and loaded her with valuables from when found guilty of behaving in the banks for transportation to a disorderly manner while under the France when the fall of Bilbao be- influence of drink in Gloucester came inevitable

Road last Friday. He was caution- British, American and Spanished, but ordered to pay $1.60 amends,

the on the charge of maliciously damag companies with securities banks then entered on a suit to reling same crockery at No 169 Gloq- cover the valuables.

cester Road

The Chinese barracks at Siyuan were the main objective and the buildings have been levelled almost to the ground. As the Chinese. troops and civilians had evacuated.

It is believed that the decision of Chan Po, a foki of the shop said the area, loss of life was very small.

From Tientsin it is reported that the La Rochelle court marks the end that the defendant entered the shop the Japanese air force in Tientsin of a dispute which has gained inter-shortly after 11 o'clock that night consists of 80 planes, commanded national interest-Trans-Ocean.

by Lt-General Nalikawa-Da-Doo |

CHINESE WAR CLAIMS

Japanese Plane Shot Down

Nanking. To-day. learned from 2 reliable

rce that Marshal Feng

hsiang Vice Chairman of the War

Council, has proceeded north

AMERICANS TO EVACUATE PEIPING?

ton, To-day

Evacuation of all

direct the operations against the at a Japanese, and that he arrived at Paoting yester

Meanwhile

ordell Hull

and upset a table on which were some bowls of congee. He caught complainant by

back of

neck

the

Inspector Baker gave evidence of the state defendant was in at the Station and thought. defendant be lived that the fokis were trying to keep his cap from him.

dant did not desire to give

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Tientsin, To-day. Two Japanese destroyers ar- rived at Tangku and bombard-

Taku village, which Chinese troops are at present occupy- ing in force, after which a Japanese detachment landed and attempted to force out the Chinese troops. Firing act the river at Tangki and other points towards Tientsin was general The Chinese troops have complete control of the west and central stations, the Japanese troops remaining in the east station, possession of which is disputed, but the Chinese troops occupy all the area between east station and the International Bridge. Ship- ers from house-tops are pre- venting traffic across the bridge, isolating the east sta- tion and post office from the foreign areas and the right bank of the Har Ho-Reuter.

Tientsin, To-day.

A shell from Japanese artil- lery struck the Nankai Univer- sity, just outside of Tientsin, while one shell crashed into the gymnasium of the Trentsin Country Club. Chinese troops.. narrowly failed in their at tempted bid for the Japanese aerodrome, giving the Japan-

a tremendous scare Reuter.

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