Lag
CHINA'S AMELIA
EARHART IN HONG KONG
THE CHINAS
TERRIBLE STORY OF
FALL OF NANKING
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wheeled transport along the roadway Heavy machine-gun fire continu- could not pass owing to the inten-ed into the night, reaching a climax sity of the heat.
at midnight, when the defenders Charming and dainty, Miss Lee As a consequence, the roadway were wiped out outside the city Ya-ching. China's leading avia-was jammed, and the fire spread to walls, where eye-witnesses later trix arrived in Hong Kong this the mass of cars, limbers, guns, saw more than 1,000 Chinese dead. morning on board the s.s. Vic-anti-aircraft gums, bicycles and toria from Shanghai
rickshaws:
The
IN REFUGEE ZONE
morning of December 13 Miss Lee, who was surrounded by The Chinese troops then proceed- found many Chinese troops still a large crowd of relatives and ad-ed on foot to the Hsiakwan Gate trapped inside the city, wandering miring friends, yet managed a few leading to the waterfront, where a hungry and desperate and appre
hending their inevitable fate at moments for pressmen. "I have come narrow opening remained.
Japanese hands.
GATE JAMMED
MBER
MAURICE
TATE ILL WITH PNEUMONIA
Buenos Aires, To-day
Maurice Tate famous England and Sussex cricketer, who is on his way to South America with the England cricket team which is to tour the Argentine, is reported to be suffering from pneumonia on the voyage, and is unlikely to be able to play during the tour. Renter
All of them, fully armed with STOP PRESS
down here to see my people,” she
This also was jammed with said "how long I stay here is de pendant on them Certainly my vehicles, which caught fire, block-rifles and machine-guns, appealed to foreigners to save their lives. visit is not connected with flying, ing access to the river entirely. although it is quite possible that I Many of the Chinese troops per- Many gave up their arms inside shall manage a certain amount, if ished here, their incinerated bodies the refugee zone and took off their
remaining to form a rampart of uniforms. I can fit it in
Reports indicate that Gen. Tang Miss Lee, who has been engaged charred flesh across the gate.
Hundreds of Chinese troops Sheng-chih, Nanking garrison com- in Shanghai, since the outbreak of hostilities, in medical service, hopes trapped within the walls then mander, had left at 8 pm. the pre- to find similar work to do here in scaled them, using ladders, ropes vious night.
and even tied their clothing to- the South. She has had an ex- tremely distinguished fiving career gether for this purpose. Some Starting off some years ago, purely SO en- for pleasure, she became thusiastic that she decided to go as far as she could and with that end in view, went to the United States for further instruction.
200 HOURS
jumped
TUNGCHI BATTLE The Tungchi Gate, principal gate in the south city, was the scene of It was WATERFRONT TRAGEDY the main Japanese attack: Escaping thus far, survivors heavily shelled and stormed while sought boats and rafts in order to other gates were comparatively un- cross the Yangtse at Hsiakwan damaged. These became overcrowded.
At the Tungchi Gate, Chinese In the words of a Chinese eye troops blew up the bridge over the witness, hundreds, perhaps thou- moat in order to delay the attack- In due course she took her com-sands, were drowned." mercial pilots ficence and in the In the meantime, a valiant rear- This manoeuvre was comparative- course of the 200 hours she has had guard action was fought in an at-ly unsuccessful.
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Miss Lee, who is as unlike one's hind her, conception of a modern miss, with fondly known as outstanding feats of endurance be Earhart
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ers.
in the air, has to her credit a flight tempt to stem the Japanese ad- One o'clock in the afternoon saw across the continent of America.
most of the city, including the cen- possible could be, is fre and south, occupied by Japanese
China's Amelia
troops, while Chinese troops were holding a large portion of the north land centre. These, the Japanese patrols drove further north, wiping Fout the Chinese on the morning of
December 15.
CALENDARS
XMAS
NEW
CARDS
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Sensational Reductions !
20%
DISC.
Stationery Dept:
CHINA EMPORIUM
FIRST JAPANESE PATROL First definite news of the arrival of Japanese troops was received at 1 pm on December 14, when Mr. Yates McDaniel, of the Associated Press, and a Russian mechanic em- ployed in the refugee zone, réported meeting a Japanese patrol in the city.
At 1.30 pm the first Japanese flag was hoisted over the ridge south of the American Embassy. Many others were soon run up over the principle buildings.
SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN DEFENDED
Results of the struggle, perti- cularly the collapse of the Chinese defenders, confirm foreign obser vers in their opinion that Nanking should never have been defended.
Reuter
FIREWORKS ON NEW YEAR'S EVE
TEL 20022 or 33993
It is notified for general informa-THAT CAMELS CARRY WATER IN
الله
LONG TIME WITHOUT.. DRINKING,
tion that His Excellency the Gov-THEIR HUMPS AND CAN GO A ernor has given permission for fire works, not being unlawful fireworks, to be kindled, discharged or let aff in a lawful manner within the Co- Hony, between 11.45 pm on the 31st December, 1937 and 12.15 am on the 1st January, 1938.
It is notified that His Excellency the Governor, has be make the follow
be
sed to
This is not sol Camels: humperare merely masz
of fat and are used as food res Though a camel's stomach signed so that a small amount of water may be carried fo use, they are rarely able to more than five days without water It IS true however, that ROYAL "TYPEWRITERS, owing
RUST-PROOF WORKING PARTS and STURDY CONSTRUCTION: can go for vers ong periods w out requi
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