THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER
BANDITS OF THE EAST: LONDON INCENSED
-London, To-day. Yesterday's Japanese attacks on British, gunboats in the Yangtse are the subject of big headlines in the press this morning.
tone,
JAPANESE BOMBERS SINK U.S.S. PANAY
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bassy, was bombed and sunk by Japanese planes 25 miles up-river
Mr. Wildon James, United Press from Nanking. correspondent,
The survivors, some of them Mr. Roy Squires, of the Shanghai wounded, are now on shore at Hoh- Chins Import and Export Lumber
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Main Añhwei Province.
Mr. James Marshall, of Collier's Weekly,
Mr. T. J. Broderick, of Socony, Mr. A. L. Paterson, of the China Air Motive Co.,
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The "Daily Telegraph," in a lead- Mr. Norman Sonng, of the New er headed "Running Amok ba the York Times," who is a Yangtse," states "Nothing that has born Hawaiian
SURVIVORS ASHORE
Shanghai, To-day.
Some Standard Oil ships, which were in company, with the Panay,
were also sunk
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HMS Bee is proceeding down river to the assistance of the sur- vivors, and will convey them to
Wuhu
The US.S. Oahu is also steaming down river to the spot.
EMBASSY STAFF SAFE happened in the Far East in recent A Briton, Mr. C. Malcolm Mac-
Mr. George Atcheson, Second months, not even the machine-gun-Donald, representing the London Secretary of the United States En- British Ambassador,Times," former Editor of the bassy, and L-Com. Hughes, com- ning of the could be more calculated to ex-
China Mall was also a passengermander of the Panay, are among
Reuter. acerbate feelings in this country
the survivors at Hohsient. against Japan than yesterday's
All the members of the Thmbassy outrages on the Yangtse.”
staff who were on board the Panay, The journal adds that in spite of The U.S.S. Panay, which had been are now reported to be safe and the seriousness of the attacks. serving as America's floating Em-among the survivors. there will be a general desire în
Lt-Com Hughes is reported to Britain to await fuller investiga-
have been injured Renter and tion before it is believed that the The "Daily Express, which is Our Own Correspondent. insult was as deliberate as it ap-more outspoken in referring to the peared
RUNNING AMOK Detailing anti-British acts, the journal says that these can hardly be the responsible acts of the Ja- panese Government
NO MISTAKE
attacks, states The Japanese re turned again and again
This doesn't look like a mis-
take
"Whatever it is, be sure the ag- gressors will pay for it.
"We put down pirates in the West and will know how to stop handits
Only conciliatory assumption is the various local commanders in the Yangtse area are running amok in the East. in panic, and it is hoped the Japan- "The Japanese will not like that ese Government will make proper word. However, it applies."-Reu- amends.
ter.
Shanghai, To day. Tremendous excitement has caused here by reports that the U.S.S. Panay was sunk by Jap- banese bombers last night
about 29 miles above Nanking.
American Embassy officials and civilians from Nanking were on board the ship.
No details are yet available.- Trans-Ocean.
OFFICERS OF PANAY: Commander of the US.S. Panay was Lieutenant Commander J. J. Hughes.
Other officers aboard included:
Lt. A. F. Anders,
Lt. J. W. Geist,
Lt. C G. Grazier, and
Ensign D. H. Biwerse.
EMBASSY OFFICIALS
It is known that Mr. George At- cheson, Junr. Second Secretary of the Embassy was on board.
Mr. J. H. Hall Paxton, also Se cond Secretary in the Embassy, is also reported to have been on board. Although no authoritative infor mation has yet come through, it is understood that a number of Ameri- lean residents from Nanking were
also on board.
LARGE CREW-
The U.S.S. Panay was built in Shanghai in 1920 or 1922 and car- ries a crew of between 75 and 85,
NANKING
PRACTICALLY
ENCIRCLED
(Continued from Page 13 Japanese warships have broken the boom at Chinkiang and steaming up the Yangtse to Lombard the capital.
are
It is officially announced that nese troops who ssed the Yangtse on Saturday at a point be-
tween
STOP PRESS
TEL. 20022 or 33993.
Shanghai, To-day
The Panay survivors were landed at Hohsien just as Japan-
ese troops attacked the town. Urgent steps are now being taken to secure the halting of the attack in order to them, presumably through diplo- matic channels.
save
One of the sailors who was wounded in the attack has since died.
Mr. S. Kawagoe, the Japan- ese Ambassador to China, has telegraphed to the American Ambassador, now in Hankow, expressing the regrets of the Japanese Government
Mr. Okamoto, the Japanese Consul-General Shanghai, called on Mr. G. E. Gauss, the American Consul General in Shanghai this morning and ex-
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