1937-09-27 — Page 1

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Japanese Bombs Set Station Oil Stocks On Fire TEMPER OF CROWDS-JAPAN LIMITS

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Canton, 3 p.m., To-day.

Shanghai, To-day. Under order from the Central military authorities, three crack! divisions of Szechuenese troops and

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their way to Shanghai.

Six Japanese planes appeared over

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS

Tokyo, To-day.

The Japanese Government this morning announced new regula- tions regarding imports and ex- ports.

Imports and exports will be limited by the new decree, al- though no details have yet been divulged. Our Own Correspon dent.

SIX STATIONS BOMBED

Shanghai, To-day. The Commander of the 3rd Ja

One of the bombs dropped by Japanese planes two divisions of Yunnanese troops during this morning' raid on the Canton-Hankoware moving to the Shanghai front railway station apparently fell on the railway work-along the Yangtse River.

A portion of the Yunnanese shops, and it is believed that a number of railway troops have just passed Hankow on workers were blown up.

Huge clouds of black smoke, caused by oil the Kiangsi-Fukien border yester-panese Squadron told pressmen this stored in the workshops, are now rising into the air. day morning and later flew toward morning that Japanese naval planes the Meanwhile, at 2.30 this afternoon, another air the northwestern part of Kiangsi

but were intercepted by a number from the aircraft carrier off raid alarm sounded, and the city is waiting ex of Chinese pursuit planes. Kwangtung coast yesterday bombed pectantly another raid from the skies.

The enemy "planes managed to six stations along the Canton- Dis-Hankow Bailway-Our Own Cor- trict before making off-Hua Nan. frespondent.

Reuter's correspondent found it extremely dif-drop several bombs on Kweich I ficult to get to the scene of to-day's bombing and to personally inspect the damage, as apart from the difficulty of ingress to and egress from Shameen, Chinese police and soldiers are strictly cordoning off the vicinity of the bombing.

In addition, the temper of the crowds is very uncertain, and almost any foreigner is likely to be labelled a Japanese spy and attacked or arrested.

-Reuter.

BATTLE RAGES AT LOTIEN

Shanghai, To-day. Tremendous losses are being suffered by both Chinese and Japanese in the fighting around Shanghai, which has been renewed following im- provement in the weather.

Chief Japanese attacks are being made in the Lotien and Liuhong sectors, where the invaders have been checked at all points by dozens of well- concealed Chinese machine-gun nests..

Meanwhile, nearer Shanghai, Japanese bom- bers are dropping tons of explosives on Chapel, North Station and Pootung.

Both Chinese and Japanese are transports, escorted by wa concentrating strong forces in have anchored along the coast Kiangwan

here heavy fighting is tween Liuhong and "Nachiao. expected occur in the next few Additional reinforcements will be daye, especially as twenty Japanese (Continued on Page 2

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