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JAPANESE BOMBERS

SINK U.S.S.

U.S.S. PANAY Former “China Mail" Editor Among Those On Board

NANKING

PRACTICALLY ENCIRCLED

Hankow, 2 p.m., To-day. Fresh troops thrown into the battle for Nan- king by the Japanese

THREE SOCONY TANKERS

SUNK AT SAME TIME

SENSATIONAL

DETAILS OF

HSIASHAN OUTRAGE

Shanghai, 1.40 p.m., To-day.

+ It is now revealed that in the bombing attack

Command are expected which resulted last night in the sinking of the to complete the encircle-U.S.S. Panay by Japanese aeroplanes, three oil- ment of the city before tankers belonging to Soccony-Vacuum were also nightfall, preventing any sunk by bombs. hope of the retreat of the defenders.

In the city, these troops are still fighting heroically, though the tide appears this morning to be going against them.

They were the Meiping, commanded by an American, Meihsia, commanded by an Esthonian, and the Meian, commanded by a Norwegian. The casualties aboard these ships are not known.

DEMAND FOR

BRITISH NAVAL

INCREASE IN FAR EAST

Tokyo, Te-day.

Lt. Commander R. J. H. Flet- cher, the Labour MP. for Nunes-

ton, a member of the China As the despat of strong British naval renforcements to the Far Bast, according to a Domei re- port published here to-day.

sociation, is actively agitating for

The report states that Lt. Mr. C. M. MacDonald, former were on board the Panay when she No less than four Japanese editor of the "China: Mail," now was sunk, only 18 are not account Commdr Fletcher addressed brigades were thrown into action representing "The Times" was led for

mass meeting in London yester this morning before the capture among those on board the Panay. Besides Mr. George Atcheson, the day, when resolutions were of Chungshan gate was effected.

The captain of the Paray, Lt-Panay carried three other members passed demanding the strengthen- Sheer weight of numbers carried

Commdr. Hughes suffered a of the US Embassy, Capt. F. Ming of the China Squadron by the the day, but, according to a tele-broken leg, and his Executive Roberts, assistant Military Attache, British Government, and de phone message from Nanking at Officer, Lieut. A. F. Anders was Mr. Hall Paxton, Secretary, and nouncing any policy allowing a

casualties were almost

also wounded, but it is not yet Mr. Emile Gassin, code clerk. foreign Power to encroach upon known how seriously.

British rights, to fire upon the White Ensign and to attack Bri- tish shipping in the Far East. Our Own Correspondent.

noon,

fantastically high.

STREET BATTLE immediately, the gate had been forced, the attackers became in- volved in desperate street fighting and the issue remains undecided.

The Chunghwamen Gate" was carried in a storming attack by at least three brigades this morning, and heavy street fighting is now taking place in Chunghwa East and Chunghwa West streets.

Severe fighting is taking place in the vicinity of the aerodrome at Mingkukong.

The fifty-four survivors in clude all four members of the Embassy aboard.

The Navy Department în Washington, issuing its report on the incident, says that ten are believed to have lost their lives. Some of those taken ashore are believed to be badly wounded.

VICTIMS NOT KNOWN The number of dead as the re- sult of the outrage is not definite- ly known in Shanghai, but it is believed RETREAT CUT OFF

now to be eighteen, Retreat of the Nanking defend-though it may be greater. ers has been cut off by the capture The U. S. newspaper men aboard of Pakow by the troops which the Panay were using her as a

despat crossed the Yangtsze at Taiping floating wireless station for An, while another force crossed ches to the United States via Manila the Yangtze at Chinkiang this when the bomb struck. morning and is proceeding west to

link up at Pukow.

Heavy fighting is taking place

CIVILIANS ON BOARD Other Americans on board were Mr. Norman Alley, of Fox Movie- (Continued on Page 213

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Hohsien, where the survivors were below

round Pukow, where the Chinese landed, is about ten miles provincial troops are launching Wuhu and it contains an-American violent counter-attacks in an at- Mission Hospital, where the wound- tempt to retake the city.

fed are being cared for.

-No details of the circumst

Hatakwan is this morning being attacked by troops, identified as the in which the outrage occurred Nagano and Yamada Brigades-yet be obtained, and news is Our Own Correspondent.

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Shanghai, To-day.

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