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World Condemnation Of Japanese Frightfulness ON HORROR'S HEAD, HORRORS

ACCUMULATE SUBMARINE BOYCOTT CAMPAIGN OUTRAGE:

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London, To-day.

"The Times" in a leader headed "Frightful ness," says it is no easy matter for one nation to outrage the feelings of the whole world.

Japan, as yesterday's speeches at Geneva made very plain, has in the past few days made herself an exception to this rule.

It has become terribly clear that prosecuting her undeclared war with China, she is resolved to "Abandon all remorse; on horror's head, horrors accumulate and the world watches her actions with growing resentment and disgust.

Referring to Admiral Yonai's statement in the Diet that it was unthinkable that the Imperial Navy would commit any act contrary to humanity, "The Times" observes that these lofty words make a shabby pendant to the Imperial Navy's latest ex- ploit in systematically destroying a whole fishing fleet of junks.

JAPANESE BOMB

PADDY FIELDS

Macao, To-day mo At 7 o'clock this morning Ja panese planes dropped a number of bombs near Tongkwa, south- west of Macao, the missiles falling în rice fields.

The Tongkwa district is entire ly nafortified-Reuter.

ANOTHER AIR

VISIT TO CANTON

It is a crime revolting not only to the world at large but to all those Japanese who still honour the chi- valrous traditions of the Samurai.

"CAUSE TO REGRET The tragedy of wholesale slaugh- ter has been enhanced incidentally: by the innumerable wounded, and in this connection it is sincerely to be hoped that sympathisers in this country will be afforded the oppor tunity before many days are over of sending medical assistance through some one ~ recognised channel these innocent sufferers.

Japan, it seems, is bent on de

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sult of the Japanese bombing raid in the last few days.

Machine-gun fire greeted the visitors, causing no damage.

Meanwhile, foreign observers state they saw seaplanes drop- Canton, To-dayping two bombs on the military Chinese officials inform: Ren-academy at Xingtong, east of

fer that three Japanese planes Canton

gahan this morn- The damage is alleged to have ing, evidently to observe the re been only small-Reuter

REPORT SENT TO GOVERNMENT

Shanghai, To-day.

NEW- CROSS HARBOUR PIPE LINE

The laying down of a new cra harbour pipe line from Shing at a total cost of $800,000 īs started before the end of 1 sent year.

Government plans.

the expenditure of $40,000 on project before the end of 19 Cand completion of the en before the end of 1938.-

express gratitude to the captained in Hong Kong, and the

The Chinese newspapers all several of the boats were reg of the N. D. L. liner Scharnhorst could thus claim the protection for his rescue of the survivors the British of fishermen reported to have

been drowned or killed when

a

Japanese submarine shelled a The fishing fleet near Cheelung light. official source marine has created a storm of in-of the stories related by the sur- dignation here, editorials passing vivors, has been forwarded by the scathing remarks on the cold-blooded Hon. Commander J. B. Newill, the action of the submarine commander Harbour Master, to Government. in destroying one junk after another At the Colonial Secretariat, it with not the slightest attempt to was stated that it was not known

what action would be taken. save their crews.

Foreign circles in Shanghai be It is, however, believed that the lieve that sinking of the junks will report will be communicated to the have diplomatic consequences, as Foreign Office.

The action of the Japanese sub-based upon the police investigation.

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