1937-09-29 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL SEPTEMBER 29, 193

JAPANESE RAIN DEATH AND DESTRUCTION ON WUHU Casualty Toll In Yangtse Port Tragically Heavy

TOWN WAS LISTED AS

IN SAFETY ZONE FOR FOREIGNERS

Nanking, To-day.

Fifteen Japanese planes, rained 100 bombs on Wuhu, a commercial port above Nanking, yester- day, starting two huge fires which consumed whole blocks of closely-packed houses.

The casualties are not known but are believed

to be tragically heavy.

The bombing has caused surprise as the Jap-

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It will be recalled that the United States Am-JOINS IN URGE

bassador, Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, originally intend- ed to go to Wuhu.

The Chinese claim that their pursuit planes in- tercepted and shot down two of the Japanese fleet of raiders which visited Nanking yesterday. Reu- ter.

PLANES ATTACK

KONGMOON

Streets Machine-Gunned} Yesterday

Pakkai, To-day.

FUTURE OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE

London, To-day.

Visiting the town for the first

A plan for developing the Crystal time, three Japanese planes appear- Palace site as a sports and physical ed over Kongmoon yesterday and culture centre will be considered swept the city with machine-gun by the trustees at a meeting next fire for fifteen minutes with result that scores of innocent people were killed and wounded-Hus Nan.

BOCCA TIGRIS RAIDS.

Canton, To-day.

the month

Central feature of the scheme would consist of a covered stadium seating 25,000 people and running halfway round a sports arena on which football, baseball and athle-

number of Japanese planes cartes could take place. ried out a systematic raid on se veral Chinese-warships yesterday in the waters between Whampoa and wi

but their bombs

Round the arena would be a run- and cycling track British

missed their marks except one which strack the gunboat “Fengwu. The vessel was damaged. Hua Nan.

RAIDS GENERAL

NEW BRITISH

Aerodromes Bombed PROTEST

Shanghai, To-day.

Numerous Japanese air raids in

AGAINST RAIDS

London, To-day.

the Chinese hinterland were a fea- ture of yesterday's developments in the Sino-Japanese confict, and among the aerodromes bombed by Sir Robert Craigie, the British the Japanese were Kwangteh, Hang-Ambassador in Tokyo, called at the ehow, Changying, Kasing and Woo-Japanese Foreign Office yesterday hung

and left a memorandum on the sub- So far no information has been ject of bombing of non-military released as to the extent 'of the objectives în China.. damage done.

ANGLO-FRENCH NOTE TO ITALY

London To-day.

It is expected in London that a

joint Anglo-French Note to Italy,

setting forth the views of the two Governments on the main problems resented by foreign intervention will be delivered in Rome the end of

the Note

sideration by

and between then Governm

He referred to earlier represen tations on the subject, and in the course of conversation with the Vice-Minister, called attention to the fact that bombs had fallen on

the Central Hospital in Nanking.

British Wireless

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London, To-day.

OPTIMISM IN PARIS

NAVAL TALKS

London, To-day.

The conferen of naval ex- perts of Britain, France and Italy in Paris, continues to be regarded here optimism

The diplomatic correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph writes that the opinion is generally prevalent London that no serious dimeul- ties need be anticipated and that the conference will have success- fully accomplished its task within

Its proposals would then be sub- mitted to the signatories of the Agreement.

The correspondent adds that the

• International boycott of lap- anese goods is urged in resolution passed by the South Wales only signatory likely to raise ob- Miners' Federation, representing jections is Russia, but that these 120,000 members, at Cardiff ye

objections are not taken tragically terday.

in informed British quarters. Trans-Ocean

The resolution expresses horror at the massacre of Chinese and urges the Trades Union Congress General Council to make every effort, through the International Federation of Trade Unions and other working class organisations, to adopt a policy of refusing to handle any goods and materials for export to, or import from, Japan, and to create a worldw ment to boycot until the

ese territory Rente

ZONES DISCUSSEDD

Paris, To-day. Yesterday's tri-partite naval talks were mainly of an informatory character, for the bene of the Italian delegation.

move- The question of what zones ese goods should be placed under trol left Chin-the Italian navy was also

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