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JAPANESE NAVY ACTS NEAR H.K.

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the launch, which by this time, had been reached by Ho Man, who with

ransacked the boat, and destroyed the other men, jumped overboard

cars, rope and sails.

The junk was left to drift, three men, one woman and children on board.

and swam for the shore.

with

As they neared the beached four launch, one of the motor boats opened machine-gun fired. None Fortunately, however, they werewas hit, however. sighted by another fishing junk, Japanese marines boarded, the which towed them to. Shaukiwan junk, transferred all the vegetables Bay late yesterday afternoon. band foodstuffs to their gun-boat

HA. LAUNCH SHELLED Fand set the two old men ashore in Relating his experience with theja sampan.

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Japanese, Ho Man, coxswain of the The Japanese then sent up a sea- steam launch "Tang Hing" of the plane which flew very low and Hong Kong Launch Towing Com-dropped a bomb on the vacated pany. stated that he left San Mijunk, totally destroying it. with a junk in tow, laden with Pacantui, numbering about 300, vegetables, eggs and other food-stationed at Ma Kung fired on the stuffs.

plane with rides and the pilot in re- He was on his way to Hong Kong-turn, bombed the Chinese barracks. Near Ma Kung, he saw a three- The coxswain managed to get funnelled gar-beat coming up and back to Hong Kong yesterday. immediately piloted the launch alongside the junk intending take off all the men and make for the shore.

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JAPANESE BOMB FLOOD REFUGEES AT KIUKIANG

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As he was transferring the men to the launch, the Japanese opened fire, one shell crossing the of the launch.

With all on board the launch, Trains playing between the two with the exception of two old men, cities are compelled to extinguish all who would not go, he steered the lights, owing to the danger of air launch towards the shore of Ma raids. Kung intending to beach her.

JUNK BOMBED

More shells from the warship failed to hit the launch.

Since the Sunkiang bridge, south- west of Shanghai, has been destroy- ed by Japanese bombers, travellers from Nanking must leave the train The Japanese then lowered two there for a long trudge into Shang- motor boats which sped towards hai-Trans-Ocean.

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 16, 1937.

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Tokyo, To-day.

·It was officially announc~ }

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this morning that Generat

Terauchi, former War Minis-

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Commander-in-Chief in

North China, and General·

Iwane Matsui, Commander-

in-Chief in Shanghai-Our

Own Correspondent.

REMINGTON 16

Taiyuan, To-day.

Taiyuan was bombed by

a Japanese squadron for

nearly an hour last night.

They were engaged by anti-

aircrat guns, but kept high

out of range. Little dam-

age of military importance.

was done, but civilian casual-

ties were numerous. Our

Own Correspondent.

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yesterday at noon.

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