1937-08-07 — Page 24

HAN FU-CHU'S ACTION

IN SHANTUNG

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station at Lianghsiang yesterday hsiang from the Japanese

afternoon. No casualties. are

ported-Hua Nan.

NIGHT ATTACK

Japanese Repulsed At Nankow

re-day-Hua Non

Nanking, To-day After conferring with Generalis- simo Chiang Kai-shek, General Pei Chung-shi and General Yu Han-mow on his arrival here from Shanghai

TV. Soong,{ on Thursday, Mr.

China's financial expert left yester- Shanghai by day afternoon for plane.

·HAN FU-CHU WARNING

Tsingtao, To-day.

General Han Fu Chu, Military Governor of Shantung, has issued a warning that irresponsible rumour- mongers, if found, will be severly! dealt with-Hua Nan

SWATOW TENSION

RELAXED

Flight Of Residents Checked

Swatow, "To-day.

THE CHINA MAIL AUGUST 7 19

COMPENSATION

TO THE PHILIPPINES

The Sena

day, passed a Bill to repe the Act of 1931 de signed to credit the Philippine Government with $23,800,000 as compensation for losses suffered on deposits in the United States when the dollar was devained.

A similar Bill passed the Senate last year but the House of Repre sentatives failed to act on the measure-Reuter

NAVAL MOVEMENTS ON YANGTSZE

the

The Naval authorities in Hong Kong report that H. M. S. Ladybird, River Gunboat, attached to Yangtze Command, has arrived in Hankow from Kiukiang, while H. M. S Falcon, another River Gun- boat of the same command, has left Hankow for Nanking.

Reports received here last night state that a minor clash occurred at Nankow between Chinese troops and The tense situation at Swatow has

The two new Submarines for the Japanese forces who attacked under somewhat relaxed but the local au-China Station the Grampus and the cover of darkness. The battle raged thorities are still maintaining special Rorqual arrived in Singapore on for almost three hours after which vigilance.

Thursday and are expected to ar- the Japanese retreated.

One of the Japanese warships rive in the Colony on August. 16. lying in the harbour left for Clashes in the Nankow area adds unknown destination on Thursday the report, are becoming daily oc- night, but another arrived yester currences.Our Own Correspondent day morning.

Both sides suffered many casual-

ties.

· SOVIET AND CHINA

Moscow Statement On "Midi" Rumour “

Nanking, To-day. The Central News Agency Corres pondent in Moscow reports that he learned from high Soviet officials yesterday that the Soviet has not sent a representative to confer with the Nanking Government with re gard to the mutual assistance part which it was rumoured had been signed at an "unknown" place out- side Nanking.

Negotiations between China and the Soviet, stated Moscow officials, have been going on for the past two years and have not been concluded.

Our Own Correspondent.

HAN FU-CHU'S CENSORSHIP

Blames Correspondents.

For Panic

Tsingtao, To-day.

Stating that it is due to the se- veral news agencies in Tsinan that

an

In view of repeated official as-! surances, the general exodus of local residents has been considerably checked-Hua Nam.

AMOY ASSURANCE

Amoy, To-day.

DR. H. H. KUNG'S RETURN

Expected Back In September

Nanking, To-day- Dr. Kung is expected to arrive in Shanghai on September 11. An official of the local British Officials here state that Dr. Kung Consulate declared that there was no will be requested to relieve Gen- reason to fear that the peaceful con-eralissimo Chiang Kai-shek of all dition in Amoy would be threatened the Government administration by the North China crisis and that duties and will be placed in charge therefore the local British residents of all political affairs had not been advised to make pre- Generalissimo Chiang will then parations for immediate evacuation devote all his time to the military. or to take any self defence measures. affairs of the country and will take -Hua Nan- ̈-

SHANGHAI WATCH TOWER

Shanghai, To-day. The Japanese marines have erect- ed a watch-tower in Hongkew Park, and signals for planes have been set jup on the tower-Da-Dao.

BOMBING THREAT

Chinese Report Of New Menace

charge of the entire military and naval forcesOur Own Correspon- dent.

HANKOW PROTEST

Hankow, Today-

The local Chinese authorities have odged a strong protest with the the Japanese authorities against landing of Japanese bluejackets at The the Japanese Concession Chinese authorities argue that the presence of Japanese bluejackets is entirely unnecessary as adequate measures have been taken by the Chinese Government to protect-for-

Hua that eign residents in Hankow.

Nan

Nanking, Today.

Soviet Aid Not Sought

reports have been circulated that A Tientsin message states he has agreed with Generalissimo the Japanese army anthorities are Chiang Kai-shek to direct the right planning a large scale offensive. A wing forces on the northern fron-request has been made to the Tokyo tier, and that these news agencies War Office to send more planes and were, indirectly, responsible for the it is alleged that railway destruc- panic caused among residents, both tion will be one of their primary func

Nanking, To-day. Japanese and Chinese, in Tsinan tions. Their first objective will be

Chinese officials have demed --re- and Tsingtao, resulting in mass Chengchow, on the Lunghai Rail-

ports that negotiations for a Sino- evacuation, General Han Fu-chu, way, as in the opinion of the Ja Soviet commercial and military pact Governor of Shantung has impos-panese General Staff Chengchow and

jare in progress. An official of the ed a censorship on all despatches of Loyang are the two principal bases Chinese Government declared that Chinese news correspondents and at which Chinese reinforcements China was concentrating all her news agencies. Our Own Cores from the south concentrate.

resources fo the defence of her. pondent.

ton-land, but she had sought as

sistance from Sovie the Soviet people tou Nan

Other points are the the Nanking

WARFRONT QUILT

Hange

Paoting, To-day-

Japanese troops were constructing

defences along the mks of the

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