1937-09-21 — Page 1

THE JAPANESE THREAT TO DESTROY NANKING TM4

Two To Three Hundred Planes May Now Take Part

WARNING PRINCIPALLY

DIRECTED TO

BRITAIN?

Shanghai, To-day.

It is believed that the Japanese warning to for- eigners in connection with the bombing of Nan- king was directed especially to Britain, since the cruiser H.M.S. Capetown and the river gunboats H.M.S. Bee and H.M.S. Gnat are moored in Nan- king.

It is expected in some quarters that between 200 and 300 aerolpanes will take part in to day's threatened bombing of the capital, but the threat

·NANTAO

BOMB THREAT

Shanghai, To-day.

The Japanese authorities have renewed their threat to attack Nantao from the air.

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U.S. PASSES RESPONSIBILITY

ASTOUNDING

HARBOUR

INCIDENT REPORT

An alleged assault by the Cap- tain on three British coal-trim- mers of a Greek vessel under charter to the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, because they asked per- mission to go ashore to see the

ed to the Police yesterday at

to lay the city level with the ground is not taken too TO AMBASSADOR British authorities; was report-

seriously in international circles.

It is pointed out that the Chinese have powerful anti-aircraft batter- ies on Purple Mountain, outside Nanking, and that these batteries have already proved their efficiency during the last 24 hours.

TIME TO PREPARE

BRITISH AND

HUGESSEN

It is also stated that the Japanese INCIDENT

warning has given the Chinese Gov- ernment time to take the necessary measures for strengthening the de fences of the city against airraids. The Embassies and Legations have caused the roofs of their buildings to be painted over their respective national flags.

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Bomb-proof shelters for the civi-

lian populace have been ready for

some weeks in expectation of such a large-scale raid from the skies.

Trans-Ocean.

CHINESE COMMENT

Ready For Japan's Raiders

Nanking, To-day. Commenting on Admiral Hase gawa's threat of bigger and more destructive air raids on Nanking a spokesman of the Chinese Govern ment declared to-day that Japanese air operations against Shanghai and Nanking in the past few weeks had revealed the surprising weakness of the Japanese air force and also how. barbarous were their acts.

He added that Nanking was quite prepared for all air raids by the Japanese planes regardless of how serious they might be.

The threat to destroy Nanking in- dicated that they entertained little hope of dislodging the Chinese forces

London, To-day.

WASHINGTON, TO-DAY. noon. THE STATE DEPARTMENT DECLARE THAT THE AME

Paul Phillips, Carlos de Pass and BASSADOR TO CHINA, MR. John Forrest, coal-trimmers on the NELSON T. JOHNSON, HAS ss. Onassi Socrates, a Greek regis- FULL AUTHORITY TO TAKE tered vessel under charter to the ANY STEPS NECESSARY IN M.BK, stated that at about 7:30 CONNECTION -WITH- THE pm on September 18, while the JAPANESE WARNING TO vessel was anchored in the Hong FOREIGNERS то LEAVE Kong harbour, they asked permis- sion of the Master to go ashore and see local shipping authorities.

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NANKING.

No specific instructions, it is stated, have been sent to him.

Withdrawal of Mr. Johnson from Their request was refused and It is pointed out in London Nanking to the gunboat Luzon was they alleged they were assaulted that it is now more than three a temporary measure in no was by the Master of the vessel "All weeks since the British protest constituting any abandonment of three jumped into the harbour and was sent to Japan in regard to the Nanking Embassy in so far awere later picked up by the stea the Hugessen Incident, and the diplomatic relations with China ar launch, Stork, which conveyed them Prime Minister, Mr. Neville concerned. Reuter.

to. Hong Chamberlain, and the Foreign

Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, APPRENTICES

STRIKE

may consider the time has come to ask Japan to expedite her final reply.

The Japanese interim reply is

Manchester, To-day.

not regarded as satisfactory, and The Amalgamated Engineering a further request by Britain will Union has approved the strike of probably be frankly worded. 10,000 apprentices in the Manches-

The British Government is not ter Engineering Works, who are de likely to be satisfied with less manding an increase in wages of than an apology, punishment of 3/- and recognition of their status. the offenders and assurance The apprentices are now able to against further attacks, already claim strike pay from the Union.- demanded. Renter.

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Shadow Of War Darkens The World

Boston (Mass.), To-day.

The ship has in the safle

unknown.

with the belonging of the men on board The coal have been sent to the Shipping Master at the Harbour Office.

GERMANY'S PROTEST TO SWITZERLAND

Berne, To day.

The Department of Foreign Affairs yesterday issued the fol lowing statement:

"The German Legation has called the Department's attention to the insulting reference to the head of the German Reich, which

"The shadow of war darkens the world, which from the Shanghai and Woosing needs a return to belief in the pledged word and

the reign of law rather than that of unlicensed according to the Journal des force," declared the Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell leader of the Spanish delegation, were made by the

areas,

YESTERDAY'S RAID

MARBLEHEAD

Nations,

ited

ac-

iding.

sociation of

the League

The President, Dr. Motta, has inform the Federal Council of this

AT TSINGTAO demarche

As a result of yesterday's raid on Nanking, in which about fifty Ja-Hull, in a speech at the Conference on DistribuSenor Negrin, at a banquet given by panese planes participated, over fifty tion here yesterday. houses in the capital, were destroyed The American reciprocal trade or partly damaged and scores of treaty programme, he stated, was a civilians were wounded and killed basic alternative to policies of but no damage has been caused to economic nationalism and economic establishments of any military value isolation, which bred fear of war.

Tsingtao, To-day- On the other hand, four Japanese

World trade as a supplement to The United States cruiser Mar- planes were brought down in Nan-domestic commerce was the only blehead arrived here at noon yes-in Switzerland against Senor king during the air battle. One Jar means calculated to raise the stan-terday. panese bomber crashed at Kiangyin dard of living all over the world! The U.S.S. Canopus has sailed for 131in, who enjoys the privilege and two others, which were dam-to a level which would discourag Manila with the first batch of Ameri- aged during their engagen ent with recurrent preaching and accept-cans, including the United States

at Soo-ance of campaigns of imperialistic Consul's wife and some Summer ever, or

aggression-Renter.

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the Chinese plane

chow

Hua Nan

"The Federal Council has ed that no measures can

Feder

Council has, how- estigation of the