1937-12-17 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 17, 1937.

PANAY ATTACK DELIBERATE: OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION Machine-Gunning Of Survivors Escaping In Boats

MR. HULL DESCRIBES

INCIDENT AS "MORE SERIOUS"

Washington, To-day.

Official reports have confirmed that Japanese vessels machine-gunned the Panay after it had been bombed by Japanese airmen, announced the Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, yesterday.

Mr. Hull added that this information, which made the incident more serious than it at first ap- peared, would be transmitted to the Japanese For- eign Office in the form of representations to sup- plement the facts already set out in the formal Note of protest against the bombing.

- State Department officials further assert that it is con- firmed that while the Panay survivors were escaping in small boats, Japanese aero- planes dived and machine- gunned them from low alti- tudes, wounding two of them.

They also confirm that before the Panay sank, two Japanese army motorboats approached the ship and machine-gunned her, after which some Japanese

JAPANESE PLACATORY EFFORTS

Tokyo, To-day.

Japanese endeavours to placate boarded the Panay, remaining on American wrath over the Panay the gunboat for five minutes, al-

though the United States colours outrage have passed beyond diplo- were flying and were easily dis-matic procedure and have now cernable.-Reuter.

WILL KEEP STEP WITH BRITAIN

entered the personal spheres

It is now announced that a

A record number of students, a third of them girls, have enrolled for the winter session at the East Anglian Institute of Agriculture, Chelmsford, Essex, which has just opened. Photo shows Short-lived freedom. Girl 'poultry students releasing some turkeys, short-lived free- dom in view of the approaching Festive season. (Fox Copyright).

SANJAK ISSUES REVIVED

Ankara, To-day. Turkey has addressed a tele gram to the League of Nations Secretariat, stating a number of definite reservations regarding re-. gulations drafted by the League. Commission for elections in the Sanjak of Alexandretta-Trans- Ocean.TM

company of Japanese marines NAVAL REVUE

CHINESE ENVOY IN ROME RECALLED

Rome, To-day.

The Chinese Ambassador, Mr. Lio Wan-tao, left for China yes- terday at the behest of the Chin- ese Government.

It is understood his recall is for “informative purposes" and is without political significance. Beuter

The Royal Observatory reported. from the fleet in China waters

this morning that the anti-cyclone will proceed to the spot where

Booking for "Hullo Hong Kong" continues to move eastward and pres- the Panay was sunk and will ac-

central cord full military honours to the at the China Fleet Club is reported sure is now highest over Washington, To-day. American sailors who lost their to be excellent. HE. the Governor Japan.

Local forecast: N.E. winds, Official reports stated to describe lives when the vessel was bomb and Lady Northcote are attending

Wednesday night's performance. fresh; cloudy. the deliberate nature of the attacked by Japanese planes.

on the Panay and of the machine- Navy circles in Tokyo also de- gunning of the survivors, which are clare willingness to take up a col- flowing in to the State Department,lection in the Japanese navy for will ensure the United States con- the benefit of the families of the tinuing to keep step with Britain in victims. -Trans-Ocean. connection with the Far Eastern crisis, it is considered in Washing-

ton.

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Diplomatic quarters suggest that Japanese policy after these grave happenings, will concentrate breaking up Anglo-American com- munity of interests if possible.. Reuter

JAPANESE SEEK TO DENY MACHINE GUN EPISODE

Shanghai, To-day.

The Japanese military and naval authorities emphatically deny as inconsistent with the facts, reports that before the Panay sank she was machine gunned by Japanese in two motorboats who then boarded her and left before she went down.

They claim that neither Jap anese military nor naval craft were near the Panay when the latter was bombed. Reuter.

FIVE-BARRED FLAG OVER TIENTSIN CUSTOMS

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Peiping. To-day.

The new Republican flag was hoisted over the Customs House at Tientsim yesterday following taking lover of the Customs

by the provisional the Republic of Cums

sem-official Japanese source predic that trade will take place in North China

special trade will

now be homad

The mest" went by yesterday to thank Teranchi, com North China, for his help in Hahing the new

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