1937-10-01 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 1, 1937.

RIVER SHIPPING STOPPED No Traffic Permitted As From 6 am. To-Day

BELIEVED SEQUEL

TO WHAMPOA AIR RAIDS

All river traffic between Hong Kong and Can- ton was compulsorily suspended this morning, following the action of the Canton authorities in completely blocking the river between Bocca Tigris and Canton.

It is understood that the blockship closing the narrow channel left open when the river was par- tially boomed recently, was sunk at about six a.m. to-day, on the orders of the Fourth Route Army.

No official announcement has been made to ex- plain the action and it is not known how long the closing of the river will be maintained.

attacks on Hoihow and Pakhor

NOTICE TO MARINERS

NEXT YEAR'S AIR LINERS

Big French Orders

AMBASSADOR ARRIVING IN FALMOUTH

The Commander-in-Chief, Ad- miral Sir Charles Little, is expect- ed to make a tour of the coastal Swatow and ports, Foochow, Amoy, in the near future, return- ing to Shanghai about October

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Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Huges-: sen, British Ambassador to China, accompanied by Lady Knatchbull-

Hugessen and his daughter, is ex- pected to arrive in Hong Kong on or about October 7 on H.M.S. Fal- mouth, this being the first part of a convalescing voyage to the Dutch East Indies.

SHORT, SHARP 7 A.M. RAID ON TUNGSHAN AREA

Canton, To-day.

Shortly after an air raid alarm had sounded at 6.50 this morn- ing the din of aerial warfare

and lasted sev broke out minutes.

Action took place east of the city, apparently in the neighbourhood of Tungshan, while the hum of planes was also distinctly audible.

A foreigner phoned Reuter's office from Whampoa this morning stat- ing that he witnessed five Japanese

CONTEST FOR TOWN planes flying over the harbour on

DESIGN

their return journey.

However, the raiders dropped no.

London Architects Win bombs at Whampoa

4.

At present all is quiet and the all clear sounded at 8.45.-Reuter.

SHEKPAI RAIDED

Canton, To-day.

It transpires that in the first faid this morning, three sea- planes dropped bombs, appar- ently on the aerodrome in the vicinity of Shekpai The aero- drome was empty.

An unconfirmed report from

Three London architects have Amoy, however, states that a large

won the first prize of $500 offer- Japanese aircraft carrier was sight-

ed by the Aberdeen Town Coun- ed steaming south late yesterday

cil for the design of a new satel afternoon, and Canton official quar-

lite town at Kincorth, on the ters are stated to be gravely con-

ad-south side of the River Dee. Replacements by more cerned regarding the report.

Fears are entertained that her vanced types of the air liners in The contest, which brought arrival presages intensified raids on luse in many countries are now entries from all parts of Britain, Canton and possibly more serious in the workshops. Imperial Air-was won by Mr. Clifford Holliday, Mr. B. ways will soon take delivery of M.Arch., F.RLB.A.,

B.Arch., A.R. the last of the 28 Empire fly-Gardner-Medwin, ing boats and put into service LB.A., and Mr. Denis Winston, the new

Armstrong-Whitworth B.Arch., A.R.L.B.A., of Suffolk- four-engined land aeroplanes. street, Pall-mall, London.

British Airways, compelled to A London woman architect, use a few foreign machines to working with a man, has "An order has been received maintain essential services, has the second prize of $200. She is from the 4th Route Army that ordered the D. H. "Albatross" Miss Ruth Ellis, and her partner British is Mr. L. H. Bucknell, FRIBA, navigation between Canton and four-engined type, Bocca Tigris has been suspended machine, first designed for the of Bedford-gardens, London.

schools as Air Ministry's Atlantic experi- The new

satellite town the There will be seven as from 6 am. to-day (Friday).

first of its kind in Scotland well as a municipal library, wel- "This appears to be the result of ments.

Air France is continuing a will have 400 houses to accom-fare centre and maternity cen- air attacks on warships at Wham-

bold progressive policy, and has modate a population of 2,000.Itre. poa.

ordered a number of four-engin-

The following Notice to Mariners was issued by the Harbour. Office this morning:

"It is not yet known if this is a temporary order.”

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ed Farman air-liners, with seats!

a bar, a reading-room,

The Notice was apparently issued for 40, on the authority of the Senior and other ample accommodation. These will be put on the London- Naval Officer, West River.

Paris service, and will make the journey in 80 minutes.

The Harbour Office apparently received advance information, for Boarding Officers, on instructions, were stopping all ships from pro ceeding to Canton as from mād night.

GUNBOATS TIED DOWN

Canton, 1135 am The news of the stoppage of - traffic in the Pearl River is causing considerable interest. here, where it is hoped that the measure is only temporary.

Meanwhile, in Canton there are six British vessels, includ- ing three river steamers and four gunboats, the British ships -Tarantula and Robin, the French Argus and the Ameri- can Mindanao,

It is understood that there are two other British gunboats somewhere on the Canton side of the obstruction.

At Whampoa, there are three Norwegian vessels, three Bri- tish and two others, believed to be French-Reuter.

Air France has also ordered 15 Bloch 220 air liners, which have a maximum speed of about 200 miles an hour and carry 15 pas- sengers. These are for the Paris Lyons-Marseilles line.

Twenty-one Dewoitine 338's, have been ordered for the ser vices to the East and across the South Atlantic.hey are 22- seaters on Western route, and carry eight sleeping berths and seats for 12 passengers the route to the Far East.

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A number of Liore 47 flying boats are being built for the South Atlantic service between Dakar and Brazil

WHAMPOA SUFFERS IN RAID

Canton, To-day. According to reports just receiv-. ed in Canton, Whampoa had a bad time during yesterday's aerial activi- ties.

One bomb fell through the roof The B.LS.S. "Santhia" leave for Singapore, Port Swetten of the Military Academy, whilst a ham, Penang Rangoon and Calcutta second sloop was sunk as well as a on or about Thursday, October 7 number of smaller craft în the at 10.30 am.

harbour-Reuter.

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A foreigner witnessed the machines circling and then go- ing into power dives before The dropping several bombs. damage, however, is alleged to have been only slight.

A second alarm was sounded, the all clear being given at 9.30. -Reuter.

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