THE CHINA MATE, AUGUST 23,
WHARVES AND GODOWNS SHELL SCARRED BUT DAMAGE NOT TREMENDOUS
Shanghai, To-day.
A foreign eye-witness who went down the Whangpoo yesterday afternoon in a small motor- boat, states that the wharves and godowns on the waterfront are still comparatively little damaged.
Holes have been blown in the walls by shells but the material damage does not appear to have been as great as was at first supposed.
The Japanese lodged a protest yesterday against the removal of 500 prisoners from the Ward Road jail.
Public utility services in Shanghai all appear to be working as usual except for the gas supply, which is still being "rationed" owing to the danger of fire.
SANTANDER'S IRON BELT WILTING
Paris, To-day.
The iron belt" surrounding Santander, latest objective of the Nationalists, which was construct- ed in imitation of the famous de fences of Bilbao, has been broken in the western sector.
So declares the correspondent of Havas, the French news agener, with the Nationalist army which is marching on Santander.
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Very little reliable information can be obtained about the Japanese reinforcements reaching Shanghai but yesterday afternoon a trans- port tied up at Hongkew Wharf. It is not known how many troops were landed.
The Japanese steamer "Nagasaki Maru", left Shanghai yesterday afternoon with over a thousand Japanese wounded on board.
MORALE HIGH
The morale of foreigners in "Shanghai is excellent and the is a fine spirit of cheerful - "co operation evident among all com munities.
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Most of the men have offered their services for special volunteer police.
Germans in Shanghai have been ordered to report to the German emergency committee to be enroll- ed for service in various ways.
: TSINGTAO QUIET According to telegrams, the
The correspondent states that the Nationalists are now within ar- tillery range of the town of Torre situation at Tsingtão remains com- lavega, about 20 miles west of San-paratively quiet and Japanese mea- tander-Reuter.
VILLACORRIEDO FALLS
sures for evacuation of their na- tionals have been carried through.
The Tsingtao camp of the Hitler Youth. composed of children from the confusion in Shanghai is over. all over. China, is to remain until
Only those youths from North
Peiping and Tientsin
Salamanca, To-day. The Nationalist Division known as the "Black Flames", part of the forces on the Biscaya front, yester-China day captured the town of Villacor-have returned to their homes. riedo, only 24 kilometres from San-1 Several factories in the Shan- tander as the crow flies and 37 ki-tung summer resort have closed lometres by road-Trans-Ocean.
LAS ARENAS SHELLED
Bilbao, To-day.
The Nationalist advance on San- tander is being well supported by artillery, which yesterday pounded the town of Las Arenas.
The Spanish Foreign Legion has already occupied the outlying houses in Contaneda, while another column has crossed the Pas River.
-Trans-Ocean...
SHIP SEIZED
Seville, To-day. The Spanish Government steamer "Teneriffe" has been seized by Na- tionalist warships, declared Gener- al Quepo de Llano, in a broadcast yesterdayTrans-Ocean.
down following mass desertions.. Trans-Ocean
CITY RECOVERING
Shanghai, To-day.
In spite of the continued Sino- Japanese hostilities, Shanghai is gradually recovering from the sudden tremendous shock.
All foreign banks reopened for business on something ap- proaching a normal basis this morning, while the Chinese Chamber of Commerce is urging Chinese shopkeepers to rece merce trading the assu ance that they tection from the police and the Volunteers.
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