1937-08-04 — Page 21

GRIM EVIDENCE OF

NANYUAN

SLAUGHTER

(Continued From Page 1)

JAPANESE AMBASSADOR'S MISSION

Dairen, To-day.

Mr. S. Kawagoe arrived here by plane from Tientsin and left for Shanghai in the Haito Maru an hour or two later.

The Japanese Ambassador expects to be in Nanking on Saturday. Our Own Correspondent.

NANKING, TO-DAY.

EUROPEANS FINED IN MUZZLING CASES

Europeans were summon-

ed at the Central Police Court this morning before Mr W. M. Thomson for allowing their dogs abroad with- out muzzles or leads.

Mr P Saunderson, of No. Bungalow, Stanley, Mr. CC. Stark,

of No. 274 Stubbs Road, the Peak, and Mr. W. L. Alexander, of No. 267, Stubbs Road, The Peak, were

each fined $5.

Mr. N. L. H. Railton, of No. 118,

Severn Road, The Peak, was fined $3 for a similar offence. In answer to the summons he stated that he AUTHORITATIVE CHINESE QUARTERS DENY THAT THE bad fenced in his garden so as not NANKING GOVERNMENT HAS MADE ANY APPROACH TO allow his dogs abroad. On the TOKYO FOR PEACE WHICH WOULD WARRANT THE DES-day in question, the Indian con- PATCH OF THE AMBASSADOR TO NANKING.

IT IS POINTED OUT THAT CHINA'S POSITION HAS BEEN "FOUR PLAINLY STATED IN THE GENERALISSIMO'S POINTS" AND UNLESS MR. KAWAGOE IS PREPARED TO NE GOTIATE ON THAT BASIS, HIS JOURNEY IS LIKELY TO BE MADE IN VAIN. OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. NANYUAN CARNAGE

Reuter's Story Of Tragic

Battleground

Reuter's correspondent who visit- ed the Nanyuan battleground en- countered piteous scenes.

EARLIER REPORTS

ON THE SINO-JAPANESE

CLASH WILL BE

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stable

and approached him told him that his dog had been out on the road. The con- stable pointed out the dog which ton said that he accepted the con- was then in the garden. Mr. Rail-

stable's word for it was quite pos- sible for the dog to have gone out.

CAROL'S TOUR IN DIPLOMACY

Belgrade, To-day.

Some time this week he will visit

The main road and ditches stret-

The next stage of King Carol of ching to Nanyuan from a point three w¡£562X381X6+F27££*XXX881]]QUARTERFERIDANGAN KIRTANE

Rumania's European diplomatic tour miles south of Peiping were filled

Gunfire and bombs, the pilot will be Jugo-Slavia with at least 500 Chinese dead, in-

found, had completely destroyed the cluding a number of villagers.

radio equipment, station house and the young King Peter and the Be About thirty motor-trucks and

warehouse of the company. The

gent, Prince Paul, and will also have and staff cars had been wrecked

aerodrome itself shewed many

important conversations with their occupants blown to pieces, ap deep holes where the bombs

leading Jugo Slav Minister parently by hand-grenades. The

Trans-Ocean. road was strewn with guns, pistols, big swords, dud shells and dead horses...

Japanese troops were patrolling Nanyuan town, where almost every house was flying a Japanese flag supplied by soldiers. Japanese troops were encamped on

or shells had landed.

AIR SERVICE

Canton, To-day.

The Eurasia Aviation Corpora- About 500 tion announces that as from to-day the northern terminus of the line

MR. CM. MacDONALD PASSING THROUGH

**The

Mr. C. M. MacDonald, Times" correspondent in Peiping,

the airfield. The barracks north or will be Taiyuanfu, which means and former Editor of the "China

the airfield had been only slightly damaged, but those to the east had been heavily shelled and bombed.

JAPANESE BURY DEAD

that the service will be maintained between Canton, Changsha, Han kow, Chengchow, and Taiyuanfu Paoting and Peiping having been cancelled-Da-Dao.

The east end of the airfield had DISSENSION RUMOUR

The

DENIED

anking, To-da

sman

the Affairs cate-

Mail, arrived in the Colony this morning by the Empress of Japan from Manila, on his way back from Europe

He is accompanied by Mrs. Mac- Donald, to whom he was married after his arrival in England.

Mr. and Mrs. MacDonald are leaving for North China on Friday.

spread litary

been the scene of a hot duel with light artillery, and the rival pieces were still confronting each other at a distance of a hundred yards.

Inhabitants of villages north and east of Nanyuan described how the Japanese moved in They had gorically denied a run ordered everybody indoors, mounted by certain foreign newspapers that their s machine-guns on roof-tops com-there were differences of opinion ernment in the campaign manding byways and had ambushed between General Ho Ying-ching the Japanese invaders. hundreds of Chinese troops.

EURASIA DAMAGE AT NANYUAN

Radio Station And Buildings Wrecked

Heavy damage by gunfire was

Aviation Cor-¡

and build

offering

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A Da-Dao News Agency report from Canton states that seven Japanese steam- ers have been detained in Swatow. It is alleged that they were attempting to ex- port a large quantity of sil ver from the port.

NEWS FLASHES

The Banking Business is gainst gaining momentum and ROYAL - TYPEWRITERS only add to their asset

Minister of Military Affairs, and Reports state that Nanking is other Central Government leaders trying to arrange for the passage He pointed out that the Chinese of the Red Armies through Shansi Government had decide on armed to the Manchukuo border for the resistance to foreign invasion, and purpose of checking any move by the whole nation was maintaining & the Japanese in the North Chahar united front.Da-Dao.

COMMUNIST ARMY DEFER

May Pass Through

Shansi To

sector. It is not intended to make use of the Communists on the Ho- pei battlefront, Paotingfu or else

where

According to

Chinese sources, the Red Army can put a huge force, fully equipped wi

planes into action Our Own Cor

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