1937-09-28 — Page 24

JAPAN AIR ATTACKS ON KWANGTUNG TO CONTINUE

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Shanghai, 2.15 p.m., To-day.

WHOLESALE TIMBER RAIDS IN ABERDEEN

It was stated that over three tons of wood had been cut from the hill- sides in the Aberdeen district dur- ing the past few days, when, as the In an official statement to-day, result of a special watch, a number the commander of the Japanese of culprits made their appearance Third Fleet, Vice-Admiral Hase before Mr. W. Schofield at the Cen- gawa, gave warning of Japan's tral Magistracy this morning. intention to continue air raids on In one case two women were sen- the Canton-Hankow Railway tenced to two months hard labour until the line has been demolish for possession of 1,045 catties of

The statement says that the rail-wood in Pokfulum Road.

Mr. Carr, of the Forestry Depart- way has played a material part in ment, said that a lorry laden with the transport of war materials to the wood was intercepted. The ex- the Nanking Government, adding cuse of defendants was that they that attacks on the railway com had bought the wood in Aberdeen. menced, as warried on September 27,

In another case, two men and a and would continue.

sentenced woman were

to three The Admiral does not mention months' imprisonment. They plead- Hong Kong in the statement, but ed guilty to possession of 3,250 cat- says that munitions have been land-ties of wood. The wood was being ed at Hoihow and conveyed

transported by lorry and was in- there to Canton, and from Canton tercepted at the same point ten

to Hankow.

→

Systematic destruction

from

of the

minutes after the other.

Two women and a man were re- line is the objective of the Japan-manded for 24 hours in connection ese airmen - Our Own Correspon with possession of a further 1,260 dent

catties in Pokfulum Road

10-MINUTES AIR RAID WARNING EXPERT ON NATION'S DANGER

NEED FOR MORE AMBULANCES

CONDEMNATION

OF JAPAN

(Continued from Page 1) moralising China by methods which other nations have not hesitated to condemn, and which are indeed arousing public opinion, particular- Actual warning of an air attack ly in this country and America to a in the event of war would be re-degree which Japan may well have ceived by the civil population only cause to regret.

Department,

SYMPTOM OF IMPATIENCE

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 28, 1937.

STOP PRESS

TEL. 20022 or 33993.

MISS A. FOWLER

AGAIN ELECTED

Her resort to tactics of barbarism HOCKEY CAPTAIN

"Y" Ladies Hold Meeting

10 minutes before the invading air- craft reached their objective, stated Major H. Stuart Blackmore, Chief Medical Officer of the Air Raids Precautions

Home is a symptom of her impatience, if not of her alarm, and by making Office.

Speaking at the Sanitary Inspec- that resort she has conjured up a tors' Conference at Brighton, he said menace ultimately greater than that! that the network of observation represented by the elusive and in-

The European YM.C.A. Ladies posts being constructed all over the destructible Chinese soldier.

She is earning the unqualified Section held their annual hockey country would enable a preliminary

20 condemnation of the world on meeting, in the West Lounge yes warning of something like minutes to be given. But that warn(which (whether she is at peace, at terday evening, when Mis ing would not be specific; it would war or making good the gains of Fowler was again elected captain only be a general warning to an area war) she vitally and inescapably for the ensuing year, while Mrs. J. to get for its toes."

2

im-

The actual warning of the minence of attack was bound to be

much shorter than that.

that

Speaking of the medical aspect of air-raid precautions, Major Black- more said

more ambulance vehicles would be needed, and there should be a means for converting ordinary vehicles into stretcher- bearing vehicles.

“SAFETY” AREAS 4

depends-Reuter.

DEMAND FOR BOYCOTT

Sir Arthur Salter's Contribution

Gardiner relieved her

Anne

duties of Hon. Secretary, post Miss Fowler had held for the past five years,

Miss

After the minutes of the last meeting and the Hon. Secretary' report had been read and confirmed Mrs. A. W. Ingram was elected Pre- London. To-day-

sident of the Section Miss V. Brad The "News Chronicle” in our bury was elected vice-captain of the suance of its campaign for the boy senior eleven, while the following cott Japanese goods, to-day publishes will serve on the Selection Commit- He emphasised the importance of

an article by Sir Arthur Salter, the tee, together with the coach. Mr. not imagining because one was in a noted economist, who paid two visits G. T. Palmer: Miss Marie, Smith remote district that one need not to China in the capacity of adviser Miss Marjorie Westcott and bother about air-raid precautions to the Nanking Government. Areas which appeared to be relative-

Sir Arthur. developing the sug- ly out of danger constituted a na-gestion that Japan could not carry tional reserve, either for carrying on in the face of an embargo on help to places which were likely to her goods by other countries

or be attacked, or acting as "reservoirs”

even by Great Britain or the United into which casualties could

States urges the public evacuated.

its overwhelming such measure by ernment

ernmen

be

Janie Weller: ?

It was decided to retain the same. uniform as in previous seasons.

A subscription of 1 for those girls who only wanted to play Hockey for the "Ladies, although not members of the Association was agreed upon, while full members of the Association were entitled to - British Gov

other Gov-play hockey without the additional

charge of $1.

assure

any

The total proportion of indivduals required for active local services, in- cluding decontamination, rescue work, special constables and extra firemen, worked out at about one in- dividual to every 30 of the popula- tion.

problem of what proportion Hospital staffs had to be rein- of their they could safely allot forced

authorities must ito the treatment of casualties,

settle

In the discussion which followed the meeting it was decided to hold

for actices every

∙at a fortnight before the season to give players an

opportunity

Shanghai, To-day. Beyond brief but spirited tillery duels in the Yang- hang and North Station eas, and routine bombings by Japanese planes, compar

quiet prevailed on all sector of the

Shanghai front this morning.

The Chapel sector the scene of

all night

produced change in the Japanese lines.

Meanwhile, the situation

on the Lotien Liuhang front very obscure. While the Chinese claim that they are pressing on Yanghang, a Japanese spokesman

the Japanese

that?

since

have advanced between 200 and 500 metres yesterday occupying Lin- hang wireless station.

He adds that the Japan- ese advance is making only slow progress in this sector because of the great numeri- cal superiority of the Chin-

ese..

The spokesman claims that the Japanese bombings of the Canton-Hankow Rail- way bridges yesterday cut the vital Chinese supply line, through which muni- tions from abroad were sent to the northi

Japanese planes also raid- ed Pakhor, he stated. Ren-

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