1937-10-16 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 16, 1937.

BOAFOREIGNER LEADING

CHINESE

AIR

SQUADRON

Reported To Have Led Brilliant Shanghai Raid

MORE LPASS THROUGH

HONG KONG TO OFFER

SERVICES

A story emanating from reliable Chinese sour- ces which states that a foreign aviator led the re- markably well organised Chinese Air Force bomb- ing expeditions on Japanese units in Shanghai on Thursday night, is well within the bounds of pos- sibility.

Rumours which have been circulating since the

JAPANESE

JOURNALIST KILLED

Shanghai, To-day.

A Japanese newspaper corres- Iwakura, pondent, Tomokata younger brother of. Prince Iwa- kura, was killed by the explosion of a Chinese shell during the Chinese bombardment of Hong- Kew last night. Reuter.

outbreak of hostilities between China and Japan JAPANESE regarding the recruiting of foreign adventurers by

the Chinese Air Force, have been substantiated by HANKOW the local representative of a prominent American

aviation firm who, for obvious reasons prefers to PROPERTY

remain anonymous.

the

ALLEGATIONS

WAR AGAINST EPIDEMICS IN CHINA

Geneva, To-day.

The health sub-committee of the Technical Co-operation with China Committee yesterday adopted details of

helping the Chinese

a plan for

Govern

ent's struggle against epide-

follows the

Hoo

The plan generally lines of the proposal of Mr.. Chi-tsai, the Chinese representative, who asked the commission to make a special effort in five areas, pre- Shansi, ferably the provinces of Hopei, Kiangsu, Kiangsi and Kwang- trung.

He suggested that anti-epidemic units be sent thither without delay, each unit to consist of a foreign foreign epidemic commissioner, a

a foreign sanitary Shanghai, To-day. bacteriologist,

He told the "China Mail that ceived here by a fellow passenger despite the fact-that anything up on the Nellore, the vessel on which to five years in gaol awaits any he arrived two weeks ago, to American discovered to be taking effect that he is in Canton.

A Japanese spokesman to-day said engineer and an isolation hospital AUSTRALIAN ARKIVAL part in a foreign war, ten or so

This particular aviator has had that the Japanese had received de- with a foreign doctor, two ámbulan-” American pilots, in addition to a

extraordinarily interesting finite information that the Mayor ces and ten light lorries. equal number of other nationali-an

A member of a prominent of Hankow has received instructions Chinese chauffeurs and subordin- ties, have arrived in China in the career.

-Reuter. course of the last few weeks and Australian family, he lives for ad- from the Military Affairs Commis- ate staff would be provided but each have offered their services to the venture and has already had thrillssion to break open the Japanese Do-junit would have a foreign mechanic. enough to have lasted most people jin Hospital in Hankow, which wasj

+

H.M.S. Cumberland, flying the The spokesman asserted that the Flag of the Commander-in-Chief of <

break the China Station, Admiral Sir Mayor was also ordered to open Japanese, warehouses and seize Charles Little, left Hong Kong yes- 100 tons of bleaching powder for terday evening for Shanghai via the despatch to Nanking-Reuter.

coastal ports..

Chinese Air Force.

All of them have passed through a lifetime. For the Loyalists in sealed and handed over to the Chin- Hong Kong and it is known that Spain he flew regularly for some ese authorities when the Japanese Cumberland Sails six of these have already been en-twelve months. He returned to Aus- evacuated Hankow. rolled and are now actively engag-tralia a few months ago but could ed in piloting war planes on various not settle down to a normal hum- drum existence and attracted by fronts.

the promise of thrills in the Far SIX AMERICANS

six Americans who East, he sailed in the Nellore, de A party of had been taking part in the Span-spite efforts on the part of his peo ish Civil War, recently arrived in ple to keep him at home. Le Colony led by a veteran with . total of some 11,000 hours flying Imme behind him. This "Ace,' whose name is well-known in world- wide flying circles, served with con- siderable distinction in Spain has behind him a record în distance Hights and other spectacular aero- aautical feats which have made his name famous throughout the leng and breadth of the world.

and

Down on his uppers, he recruited -five other flyers of his own ilk and to Nan- went to Canton and on king offering to form and lead his of such a own flight. The value unit, equipped with some of China's: modern, combat aircraft, can be well imagined, and all six men left! here burning to get into action.

They left for Canton a few days ago and as they have not returned it is assumed that they have been signed up and are probably now in Nanking finalising matters,

9 Frantic telegrams to each port failed to change his mind and a final one to Hong Kong arrived too late he had left the vessel as soon as she docked and had gone straight to Canton. Altogether it is estimated that at least twenty foreigners are serving with the Chinese Air Force and this number is expected to be considerably increased in the near future...

CHINESE CLAIM HUTO RIVER

STILL HOLDING

now

Shanghai, To-day.

The Chinese claim that fighting is OTHERS TRYING According to these six, twenty- still going on along the banks of the five other American pilots in Spain, River Huto where further Japanese who have already tasted the excit thrusts at the Chinese lines have ment of aerial combat, are await-been successfully held by reinforce ing ways and means of getting out ments rushed from the South

Three Japanese Regiments, which here but owing to various compli- cations that have arisen from dif-managed to cross the River are re- ferent sources, have not yet been ported pushing rapidly westwards to- wards Taiyuanfu, where they plan successful.

Two Germans and three Austrato attack the town from the east lian's also known to have ar-They hope to draw part of the ! rived i Hong Kong but their moveChinese forces in North Shansi disembarkation are away from the Yuanping district mystery, although in where the Japanese have suffered 2 east one of them, severe defeat. Our Own Corres- word has been repondent.

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