1937-09-21 — Page 24

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 21, 1937.

JAPANESE BOMB BOMB AT CHUNGSHAN

HAICHOW THIS MORNING

Tsingtao, 1.30 p.m. To-day. Japanese bombers are reported to have launched a severe attack on

Haichow, the Yellow River port

this morning.

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concen-

The raid lasted for more than an hour and a half and was trated upon the military barracks and the nearby aerodrome. “ @

It is stated that the damage done to the Japanese objectives was com- paratively slight, but havoc was wreaked in the surrounding areas.

The Japanese have shown increas- ing activity in the Haichow region in the last few days and there are general anticipations of a landing with the cutting off of Chinese troops in the Tientsin-Pukow Railway as the primary objective. Our Own Correspondent.

ITALY AND DESPATCH OF TROOPS TO LIBYA

UNIVERSITY

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About half an hour after the alarm had been given, the first Japanese planes had appeared over the city.

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The din of anti-aircraft guns is again being heard, while Chinese planes are circling round the enemy planes engaged in a dog fight. Reuter.

UNIVERSITY

HIT IN RAID

Canton, To-day.

ITALIAN EMBASSY STAFF BOARD GUNBOAT

Nanking, To-day.

The Italian Embassy staff

The

offices remain

The Chung Shan University, moved this morning to an Italian the Yen Tong Military Academy, gunboat off. Hsiakwang, but the and the Kwong Nga Middle vessel is not moving up-river. School, are those among the

Embassy buildings which were struck by open and the staff will daily take bombs dropped by the Japanese trips from the gunboat to the Em- planes during the air raid this bassy. morning.

to

Meanwhile, following the board-

Over 15 bombs were dropped nearing of the U.S.S. Luzon by the the Tien Ho Aerodrome and the American Ambassador, Mr. Nelson Pak Yun Aerodrome, but did not T. Johnson, and his staff, Mr. Hall hit the hangars, according a Paxton, second secretary of the Chinese official.

Embassy, is ΠΟΥ representing Three Japanese planes were American interests in the capital. brought down by Chinese pursuit-Reuter The semi-official Italian news planes, and crashed near the latter agency states that London press aerodrome. The pilots escaped. by reports regarding shipment of coming down in parachutes. Italian troops to Libya are exag- gerated and unjustifiable.

Rome, To-day..

Squads of police are now scourg- ing the countryside endeavouring to locate the Japanese pilots.

The Chinese admit that one of

According to the agency, it is only a question of sections of the 20th Army Corps, creation of which had their planes were shot down by the been decided by Italy last April af- Japanese, and that the pilot has ter the Duce's return from his visit been admitted to hospital in a seri to Libya

ons condition, owing to injuries Hence, says the agency, it is only sustained when the machine landed a question of carrying out a plan in a field. Our Own Correspondent which had been drawn up long ago, and which is known to the whole World, and there is nothing drama- Sic in the Italian measures.Trans- Ocean.

T.B. Fatalities

Rise To 116

SOVIET PROTEST IN TOKYO

Tokyo, To-day.

TWO NEW

PIPE LINES TO

BE AUTHORISED

The construction of two addi tional cross-harbour pipelines (to carry water from Jubilee Dam to Victoria) is authorised in a new bill which will be given its first reading in Legislative Council to-

morrow.

The Bill also provides for cor struction of a new pier.

The schedule of works envisages: A pier (approximately 70 feet The Soviet Ambassador, Mlong and 32 feet wide) at North Deaths from tuberculosis during Slavutsky, yesterday lodged a Point projecting into the Harbour the week ended midnight on Sep- protest with the Foreign Office from reclaimed Crown Land in the tember 18 totalled 116, according to in connection with alleged as-Area Reserved for Central Stores the weekly return of the Hong saults on members of the Soviet in front of the premises Kong health authorities.

Embassy staff.

occupied by the Royal Hong Kong In the same period there were The Note asserts that unknown Yacht Club and between the pre- 106 cases of cholera reported, of persons of Japanese nationality as-mises of the Hong Kong, Electric which 66 proved fatal. Forty-three saulted members of the Soviet Em-Company Limited and the premises of the cases occurred in Victoria bassy staff in Tokyo on three set of the Asiatic Petroleum Company and 29 în Kowloon.

parate occasions during the past Limited. Ten deaths out of 14 cases of week.

Two additional Cross-Harbour dysentery occurred, while five died Victims of the assault, says the Pipe Lines in the Harbour from Note, included the wives of the So-opposite Nathan Road to Queen's In the 24 hours ended midnightviet military and- commercial at-Pier situated slightly to the west- last night, 13 cholera cases were taches.

ward of the existing Cross-Harbour reported, seven in Victoria and twó After protesting emphatically Pipe Lines in the Cable Reserve.

against the assaults, the Note asks

from enteric fever.·

in Kowloon. ↑

There were also four cases of the Japanese authorities to take en- enteric fever and four of dysentery, ergetic measures to prevent recur- rence of similar incidents.Trans- Ocean.

Local Weather Forecast

The Royal Observatory reported this morning that an anti-cyclone is developing over Manchuria, and a ridge of moderately high pressure extends from it across the Yellow Sea to S.-Japan..::

SOVIET DEFENCES ON ESTONIAN FRONTIER

Tallinn, To-day.

TYPHOID ON WARSHIP IN FALMOUTH

London, To-day.

The fate of the Spanish Govern ment destroyer, Jose Luis Diaz,

STOP

PRESS

TEL 20022 or 33993

Canton, 2.15 p.m. Japanese planes dropped · bombs in the northern and eastern areas of the city, Chin- ese A. A. guns responding.

The sky at present is clear, and the raiders apparently hav ing returned to their base.- Reuter

Objective of to-day's air raids on Canton, says Reuter, was apparently the Canton-Hankow Railway, rear which the Sai- chuen Cement Works, which was hit, is situated.*

People on rooftops sighted planes to the east and others to north circling and powerdiy- ing in the same manner as this morning before loosing bombs. Anti-aircraft guns were in action. One-shell seemed burst almost on the tail of a Japan- ese which eventually disappear- ed in a northeasterly direction. Five minutes later three bombers were sighted to the west of Ganton.

They appeared to be accom- panied by four smaller ma- chines, two ahead, two. lagging behind. Reutersaw three columns smoke rise to the sky, indicating a hit, one of which -emitted a huge cloud of rust coloured smoke in the vicinity of the Saichuen Cement Works.

NEWS FLASHES

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Exeter Gaol by the British authori- ties until a decision could be arrived at as to the course of action to be taken

It is now reported that the men which has been held up at Falmouth will not be forced to return to Spain

Russia is strongly fortifying the for repairs, took a new turn yester- but may visit relatives and friends Pressure remains low to the East Russo Estonian frontier, according day when the vessel was placed un-residing in other countries Trans of the Southern Phillippines. to press reports here, which stateder quarantine after several mem- Ocean

The typhoon entered the coast that the entire Russian frontier Ibers of the crew were taken to hos-

about 100 miles S.S.W. of Haiphong population is being evacuated. pital with symptoms of typhoid at 6 am moving W.N.W.

The papers compare the elaborate fever. Local forecast-E. winds, moder- system of fortifications with the ate; cloudy with local showers, pro- Maginot Line on the bably improving.

frontier-Trans-Ocean.

It will be recalled that 66 mem- Printed and Published for the Pr bers of the crew deserted the ship Ltd, by GORDON CAFE BURNETT, &

prietors. The Newspaper En last week and were finally taken to Wyndham Street, Victoria Hong