Shanghai Narrowly Escapes Another Tragedy
BOMB JUST MISSES THE GENERAL HOSPITAL
Shangha, To-day. i
The ominous developments in Shanghai con- cluded with another day of intense aerial activity yesterday but without the disastrous casualties ex- perienced on Saturday.
Although the Japanese claim mastery in the air, Chinese planes carried out yet another raid on -the flagship Idzumo yesterday.
Neither side obtained any success but the death-roll in the foreign areas in Shanghai was further increased by shells from Japanese anti- aircraft guns, which blazed away at the raiders.
In the French Concession, four were killed and six wounded, and in the International Settlement three killed and 41 wounded. All the casualties were Chinese.
The total death-roll in the foreign areas since the first bombing raid has now been raised to at leas the first bombing raid has now been raised to at least 694, following the succumbing to their wounds of more than 200 who had been seriously injured in the Nanking Road and Avenue Edward VII-trage- dies.
FRENCH CONCESSION MAY BE EVACUATED
Paris, To-day. Official French Government cir cles consider that the French an- thorities may very shortly order evacuation of the French Conces- sion in Shanghai-Renter
NANCHANG BOMBED
Nanchang, To-day. The city of Nanchang was attacked by fourteen Japanese planese yesterday morning. They dropped ten bombs on the city but owing to effective
resistance from Chinese anti- air batteries, flew off after
without losing a plane. As a
result of the bombing, six. civilians were killed and a motor-car depot was destroyed.
Hua Nan News.
BOMBING THE JAPANESE LINES
Shanghai, To-day.
heard
At 9 am Shanghai and saw another battle as Ja panese AA guns peppered as number of Chinese planes which bombed the Japanese lines.
Meanwhile 120 British Mari- nes from H. M. S. Cumberland and H. M. S. Suffolk have arriv ed. They were brought to..
Of these, 537 were killed in the Avenue Edward Shanghai from Woosung, where VII affair and 150 in the Nanking Road bombing.
BOMB NEAR GENERAL HOSPITAL
THE HOLOCAUST IN AVENUE EDWARD VII WAS SO HUGE BECAUSE THE BOMBS FELL IN THE MIDST OF THE SARDINE-LIKE CROWD, MOSTLY CONSISTING OF RE-
·FUGEES, WHO WERE WATCHING THE AERIAL OPERATIONS ABOVE.
Meanwhile, Shanghai narrowly escaped an- other big tragedy yesterday afternoon when a bomb from a Chinese plane, intended for the flag- ship Idzumo, fell into Soochow Creek, opposite the General Hospital, without, however, exploding...
Transfer of all patients in the General Hospital to the west- ern suburbs of the International Settlement began soon afterwards as a result.
Most foreigners kept indoors, some wisely putting up the shut- ters on their windows when the AA. guris went into action. JAPANESE CLAIMS RIDICULED
Claiming mastery in the air, the Japanese state that their ma- chines from the aircraft carrier lying in the river at Woosung bombed Nanking, among other places.
The Japanese claim to have destroyed an aggregate of about 70 Chinese planes, though this is ridiculed by the Chinese-Reuter.
SERIOUS FIGHTING
Shanghai, Yesterday.
Serious fighting is going on
around the Yangtszepoo sector where
Heavy cannon and machine-gun fire preceeded the Chinese advances from Kiangwan and Chapei.
the cruisers are anchored, OM board the destroyer H. M. S. Duncan. The Duncan is ROW. anchored at the British naval buoy off the Shanghai Club, where quenes of Britishers are lined up awaiting registration for evacuation. Reuter.
BEDLAM
BREAKS LOOSE AT
DAWN TO-DAY
Shanghai, 7.25 am, To-day. The Japanese began what ap- pears to be a combined offensive on land, sea and in the air, at dawn this morning, when more than twenty Japanese planes bombed Lunghua and Hungjao aerodromes and the Shanghai Nanking and Shanghai Hangchok Railways.
The results of the bombing are not as yet known. The Japanese planes turned and disappeared in → the general direction of Woosung after an attack which lasted an
•hour.
While the Japanese planes were. bombing the Chinese rear, Japanese warships down river and Japanese artillery opened up on the Chinese front lines. Reuter.
BUYING ARMS
Berlin, To-day. Reports appearing in the European press state that Chin- ese representatives in Europe have been instructed by Nan- king to place large orders for arms and munitions with vari- ous armament firms.
Dr. H. H. Kung, the Chinese Minister of Finance, is reported to be negotiating in Vienna with the biggest Austrian arma firm.
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LANDING STOPPED
Shanghai, To-day
wan Boad and occupied the Japan- ese Naval Club on Darroch Road Japanese marines attempting extending - from North Szechuan land at Jukong Wharf from a num- Road
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The Chinese forces in Chapei alzo ness and fog last night were met started moving eastward towards by machine-gun fire from Chinese North Szechuan Road in the Inter-troops and were forced to retire î national Settlement.
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