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PILOT'S STORY OF SHANGHAI BOMB TRAGEDY
The air story of the fateful bomb-
VII ing of Avenue Edward "Bloody Saturday, August 14, is given in an exclusive interview with the pilot of the bomber, Flight-Cap- tain Jook Hung-sing, of the Ninth Squadron of the Chinese Air Force, in the new issue of the "China Sky Clipper."
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Accompanied by Lt. Liang Hung- yung, Capt. Jook said that they re- ceived orders from Headquarters at 9 am, on August 14, to proceed to Shanghai from their base be hind "no-man's-land" at Chapel, to lay "eggs" on the Japanese flagship, H. L. J. M. S. Idzumò. Because of bad visibility the flight was delay ed until 11 am, when thick over hanging clouds prevented accuracy efforts in bombing. When their proved futile they decided to eastwards over Yangtzepoo to tack the enemy barracks and, at an altitude of 600 feet, they bombed heavily, causing much havoc and then returned to their base.
ATTACKED IN AIR
orders
They again received
3 p.m., to renew their attack
at-
CANTON BOMBERS ON NEW RAID?
Canton, To-day.
Canton is reticent regarding the Kwangchow Bay incident, in which a Japanese destroyer was sunk by Cantonese bombers, but a number of planes left the zero- drome here at dawn this morning for an unknown destination. Reater.
MURDER TRIAL
JURISDICTION APPEAL
The Chief Justice, Sir Atholl Mac- Gregor, Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell and Mr. Justice C. G. Alabaster sat in a Full Court of Appeal this morn- ing to hear an appeal by Mr. H. C. by Mr. flyMacnamara, înstructed
Wong Kin-fan, of Messrs. Geo. K Hall-Brutton and Co., (Solicitors), the Chief Justice's against
at the Criminal Ses- decision sions that the Colony had juris- diction over the case in which cabin- atboy Chung Chi-cheung was found on guilty of the murder of Captain D.
Customs Cruiser, "Cheung
the original target, and typhoon L. Campbell, in the Chinese Mari- conditions caused them to fly not time over 500 feet. Anti-aircraft guns Keng."
Mr. Macnamara stated that his bombarded them at this juncture from the Idzumo and an enemy plane first point was that the jurisdic hovered above them raining mation of a Colonial port, in Common chine gun fire which, after a few Law, was purely territorial, unless minutes fighting, 'fatally wounded it was extended, by state, to Lt. Liang,
particular country's nationals.
His second point, Mr. Macnamara Capt. Jook went on to say that
it said, was that a public armed-vessel they were at a disadvantage as was well-known that a fighting plane and its crew were not subject to the had great difficulty in firing up at jurisdiction of the Colony. an adversary. When he found that
his bomb racks were damaged
Counsel then quoted
numerous
Ris
it authorities as in support of
was too late, the bombs had des- argument
cended to wreak havoc below, re-
sulting in the most regrettable ac-
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cidents at the Cathay and Palace wholly on the Japanese as no harm Hotels. He hastened to a safe land- to foreign property and lives was ing behind the lines at Chapel and intended by the Chinese, who were it was not until then that he dis- considerably more skillful in covered that he too had been hit air and whose marksmanship
much better. by a machine gun bullet.
the
was
Capt. Jook concluded by saying "China-Sky Clipper" is published
moral responsibility rested by Millington's, Ltd.
that
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Canton, To-day." Reports received here at noon state that Chek Wan was bom- barded by Japanese warships.. again yesterday evening.
About 50 bluejackets, adds the report, commandered a junk and As they attempted to land. neared the shore they opened machine-gun fire and concen- trated on the structures along the shore, but the inhabitants had already fled inland on the approach of the ships.
The Peace Preservation Corps: arrived and no landing was effected. Our Own Correspon- dent
Nanking, To-day.
The Chinese claim that they re-captured Changsintien after a fierce encounter with the Japanese forces last night.
The troops are now pushing towards Lianghsiang and ex- pected to occupy the town by to-morrow morning.
It appears the Chinese man- aged to sever communications between the Japanese forces and their headquarters, and Japanese planes did not appear to the aid of the troops.
Both sides report heavy casualties. Our Own Corres- pondent
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Tokyo, To-day.
The Japanese version of
the attack on Bocca Tigris
Forts this morning denies
that any of their ships-re-
ceived a direct hit during
the engagement.
The report says that Chin- dropped
ese
aeroplanes
bombs but were driven off
by A.A. fire. Our Own
Correspondent.
Canton, To-day. The Air Force authorities here now indicate that the planes which left on a mystery mission" at dawn this morning, were sent to bomb the Japanese warships which attacked Bocca Tigris Forts-Beuter
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