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25, 1937
TWO NIGHT RAIDS
SON CANTON
EASTERN AND WESTERN
SUBURBS
BOMBED
Canton, To-day..
One, or possibly more, Japanese planes subject- ed Canton to further visitations last night, drop- ping several bombs, two of which exploded in the direction of the Canton-Hankow Railway line. The damage is unknown.
Two alarms were sounded but the silence of the city and Shameen indicates that the majority of the populace slept through the raids.
Machine-gun and rifle fire
e was also audible from time to time but it is not known in what con- nection.
Meanwhile, the city is alive with various ru- mours, such as that the Canton-Hankow Railway is due for bombing on Sunday and that two Jap- anese aircraft-carriers which have allegedly been operating in the vicinity of Macao, have sailed for Formosa to refuel and reload bombs.
Another rumour is that a number of Chinese planes have arrived in Canton from Nanking to re-
Reuter. inforce the local air force.
SOVIET AND JAPANESE IN DISPUTE
Moscow, To-day. Friction between Soviet and Japanese oil and coal concession- aires on Sakhalien Island has in- creased.
The Japanese are accused by the Soviet of violation of the So- viet laws regarding concessions.
---Reuter.
BOXER INDEMNITY STUDENTS IN LONDON
London, To-day- Twenty-four Chinese Boxer In demnity students arrived in London yesterday, one other being unable to leave China owing to the war
“ALL CLEAR” IN HALF AN HOUR
Bombs Heard In: The West
Canton, To-day. The populace were awakened twice in the early hours of this morning, when air raid sirens. were sounded by the authorities.
The first alarm was sounded short- ly after midnight, Chinese planes were seen heading in the direction of Lin Tin Island to intercept the invading machines.
to
Apparently, they managed drive the Japanese planes offer divert them for half an hour later the "all clear" signal was given and the people returned to their beds..
awakened
However, they were again about 215 am, at the se- cond screeching of air raid sirens. This time the invading machines must have almost reached the city, as the Chinese anti-aircraft guns went into action.
Three Chinese planes circled over The Universities' China Commit-
the city, but no invaders appeared tee gave a reception to the students
within sight of Shameen. in the afternoon, at which a notice-j
The explosions of bombs could ably large number of foreigners, in-faintly be heard some distance to cluding Lord Lugard (the former
the west of the town.
CASUALTY CONFLICT
once
Governor of Hong Kong), Sir Char- The "all clear" signal was les Addis (formerly of the Hong again sounded at 3.30 2m-Our Kong and Shanghai Bank), Sir Ed-
Own Correspondent. ward Denison Ross (Director of the School of Oriental Studies) and Sit Meyrick Hewlett (Consul-General at The extent of the casualties in Hankow), were present to welcome Wednesday's disastrous raid is the the students and to testify sympathy subject of much conflict in reports. with China in her hour of trial The naval authorities in Hong
The students have been allocated Kong have received a message from to Universities all over Britain, ac-Canton suggesting that the death- cording to their respective subjects. froll has been exaggerated and Stat- The term begins early in October.
ing that officially only 200 were
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jkilled.
PIRACY CONTROL CONFERENCE
Paris, To-day.
Various foreigners arriving in Hong Kong from Sungshan, where the greatest havoc occurred, affirm #the opinion that more than
thousand lost their lives.
one
the French Ministry of Marine, The conference of British, French the French delegation will be the and Italian naval experts on piracy same as at the Nyon Conference. control is scheduled to begin on namely, Admiral d'Arlan, Chief of
Monday.
Naval Staff, Admiral Godfroy and The conference will be held in Commander de Leuze Trans-Ocean.
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