1937-12-30 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 30, 1937.

EXPLOSIONS

ROCK TSINGTAO:

PROGRAMME OF DESTRUCTION

Japanese Attack Still Held Up At Weihsien

婆ざ

ADMIRAL SHEN URGES -YOLANDE

POPULATION TO

EVACUATE

Tsingtao, To-day.

INCIDENT SEQUEL

Paris, To-day.

The French steamer Yolande which was attacked by Spanish ened by a French cruiser and es- corted into 2. French port, has been searched, as the Nationalists

The city was rocked by a series of explosions Nationalist warships but was res- in the early hours of yesterday morning as the Chinese blew up the cableheads connecting Tsing- tao with Shanghai, Chefoo and Sasebo (Japan). The telegraph and wireless offices were also des- troyed.

Meanwhile, the fight of residents to safety. has been intensified with the steady advance of the Japanese forces along the Tsinanfu-Tsingtao Railway.

The Mayor, Admiral Shen another part is marching southward Hung-lieh, has issued a proclain the direction of the Lunghai mation urging the inhabitants to Railway.

evacuate as soon as possible, in It is supposed that the Japanese order to avoid unnecessary sa-will endeavour, by means of a thrust crifices."

from Poshan, to cut off the latest Much excitement has been movements of the Chinese troops. caused here by news that a-Jap- anese destroyer, and a transport have been sighted off Tsingtao.

HANGCHOW FRONT

Four steamers belonging to B. The Chinese defensive positions and S. left yesterday. All were now run in a line extending from crowded with refugees, including Poshan to Chanchin via Taiyuanfu. many foreigners.

SAMPAN HARVEST

alleged she was carrying arms. only tobacco and dry beans-Reu-

ter

The cargo was discovered to be

REP

ART DEALER'S COUP

Milan, To-day-

Much excitement has been created in Venetian art circles by a report that the London National Gallery has purchased four small paintings tributed to Giorgione.

It is stated that the paintings which were recently acquired in Venice by a Viennese art dealer for 14,000 fire have now been resold by ja London firm to the National Gal-

lery for £14,000 which is the equiva- ? lent of 1,300,800 lire-Trans-Ocean."

Sir Robert Craigie Report Denied

London, To-day. EPORTS that Sir Robert Craigie, British Am-

bassador to Tokyo, had informed the Japanese.. Foreign Minister that the Japanese reply on the protest against the Yangtse incidents was unsatisfactory, are described as incorrect, as the instructions in this connection have not yet been sent to the Ambassador.

The reports have possibly arisen These positions were yesterday sub- from confusion with the statement jected to incessant bombing by Ja-issued by the Japanese military au- panese planes.

thorities regarding the Ladybird in- panese Sampan owners have reaped a panese are reported to be busily It is understood that Sir Robert

are reported to be busily cident. rich harvest as they provide the engaged in strengthening their posi- Craigie may have raised an objection only means of reaching steamers tions. The situation on this front, to certain passages, therein but the which are anchored in the Bay. which runs along the southern sec-military statement is entirely se- Many foreign firms are now tor of the railway from Tientsin to parate from the formal Japanese re-

Pukow, is unchanged.

preparing to evacuate their Chin- ese staffis,

JAPANESE DIFFICULTY

The question of organising a volunteer corps to maintain peace and order in the event of disrup- tion of Chinese authority; is being

The Japanese have considerable seriously considered by foreign difficulty in maintaining their posi- tions between Fuyang and Tunglu

residents.

The volunteers would be armed on the Sienfang River, where Chinese only with batons."

WEIHSIEN BATTLE

are waging guerilla warfare and the Japanese forces are numerically weak.

It is believed that unless the Ja-

at

Severe fighting is going on at panese receive reinforcements Weihsien; the important railway the last minute it will be impossible town between Tsingtao and for them to maintain their positions Tsinanfu, but in spite of vigorous there. Japanese attacks, the city is said

to be still in Chinese hands.

In Shansi Province, the Chinese

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NEW YEAR TIME SIGNAL

Observatory, will be repeated at

The time signal given by means of lights at 9 p.m. from the Royal

the termination of the programme midnight on the 31st of December,

signifying the end of the year 1937. statement has not yet reached Lon- Full text of the Japanese military don-Reuter.

iply.

IN

GERMANY

Japanese aircraft subjected are apparently contemplating early When travelling in Germany and on German ships

Taian, 25 miles south of Tsinanfu, resumption of hostilities, and the

to a severe bombing attack yester Governor of the Province, General reduce your expenses considerably by carrying

day.

Yen Hsi-shan, is now in Hankow for

Tafan became the headquarters the purpose of discussing future of General-Han Fu-thu, Governor operations with Generalissimo

of Shantung, on the fall of Chiang Kai-shek Tsinanfu-Penter

GUERILLAS FORMED.

Hankow, To-day.

Japanese advance on Tsingtao|

temporarily been held up by the Chinese at Weihsien, according to despatches received here...

The Mayor has ordered evacuation by the civilian population and the destruction of all public buildings before Japanese occupation.

In informed quarters, there in a hint of the possibility of a concen- tration of large numbers of troops in Shansi-Trans-Ocean

NAVY EXPERTS TO BREAK PARIS STRIKE

Brest, To-day.

Only a few thousand Chinese troops are still left in Tsingtao, and they have been formed into guerilla bodies...

About 100 naval officers and men Part of the Chinese army-form-skilled in engineering electricity erly stationed in Tsingtao is said have left for Paris to help keep the to be on its way to Weihsien while public services running – Reuter

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