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RAPE OF NANKING

Cable Message Censored By Japanese In Shanghai

DEATH STALKS

WITH POVERTY IN SHANGHAI

Reaches Hong Kong By Steamer

MOLESTATION AND

MURDER CONTINUE

UNRESTRAINED

Shanghai, To-day. The numbers of aban- doned dead Chinese bodies in Shanghai in- "A leading article in this morning's "North China

(The following message has been received by Reuter from Shanghai by steamer, the first message having been censored by the Japanese military in the cable offices in Shanghai on January 21.)-The message reads;

crease by leaps and bounds, many being daily picked up by the Public Health Depart- ment.

Bodies are being dumped in streets, alleyways, vacant grounds, compounds and gardens by those connected with the de- ceased.

Although normally several hundreds of corpses are abandon- ed each month within the Settle- ment limits, the number now is out of all proportion.

MOSTLY: CHILDREN

Fortunately, owing to the cold weather, they are not presenting a serious health problem.

The dead are refugees, beg- gars and poor people generally. A large proportion are children, victims of measles, dysentery and other infectious diseases.

Most of the dead are dis- covered in a decomposed state.- Reuter.

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HANKOW'S AA.

DEFENCE SHOWS EFFICIENCY

Hankow, To-day. Another attempted air raid by Japanese planes on Hankow this morning revealed how remarkably the air defences of the city have been improved in the last week,

"It

DR. KUNG'S MESSAGE TO UNITED STATES

Hankow, To-day.

The Chinese · Government has addressed a message to the United States Government expressing warm appreciation of the campaign

Daily News" states: On Christmas Day this journal had occasion to refer to scenes of hor- ror perpetrated in Nanking after its occupa-by the American Red Cross, with tion by Japanese forces.

President Roosevelt's support, to was believed then that the outrageous behaviour raise funds for relief of Chinese

of the Japanese troops was a result of tempor- sufferers from the hostilities. ary indiscipline and the influence of the blood Dr. H. Kung, President of the lust roused by the heat of battle, and it was Executive Yuan, has sent a mes- hoped that order would be rapidly restored and sage through the United States the civilian population of Nanking relieved from the horrors they were suffering.

President Roosevelt for his ap- Embassy expressing thanks to

peal to the American people to help Chinese civilian victims of the war.

"It was even suggested in stopping these unruly soldiers some quarters that the Japan-(from further insulting the uniform Dr. Kung states: "The expres-

sion ese were taking revenge for the they wear." Reuter.

of the American humani- outrages of 1927.

tarian spirit and traditional The above leading article con- friendship for China at the first "It is learned with astonish-firms the report, "The Rape of hour of our national trial and tri- ment, however, that these out-Nanking" received from our cor- bulation, is deeply appreciated, rages have been continued, respondent and published in the and will be gratefully remember- and that ever since the occupa-Sunday Herald" on January 23.ed by us. tion of Nanking until to-day, the abduction of women, rape and looting have been carried on with an industry which would do justice to a more praiseworthy cause.

or

10.000 MURDERS.

"Numbers of Chinese have fbeen stabbed with bayonets

recklessly shot, and it is estimat- ed, that more than 10,000 people have been killed, some of them not even guilty of the trivial offence of having the hardihood to fight for their country.

Thiever

Journal does not believe, and never bus believed, that these things occur by reason of any set purpose of the Japanese High Command, and prefers to think that these must deeply deplore what is happening as

does any right-thinking man, but that does not relieve the Japanese com- manders of the imperative duty of

bombs were dropped.-

No sooner had the planes ap- peared, in a group of nine, when they were compelled to scatter by a concentrated fire which seemed to come from all parts of the city at once. The miracle · Anti-aircraft batteries have of the affair was that none of the now been installed on the roofs invaders were hit, but the gun- of scores of prominent buildings, nery was rufficiently effective to and are particularly well concen- compel the airmen to consider trated along the waterfront. only their own safety and no our Own Correspondent.

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-Reuter..

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