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OVER 50,000 REFUGEES

FLOOD

KULANGSU

Chaotic Conditions At Amoy Island Concession

DELIBERATE

BOMBING OF

BRITISH SHIPS

London, To-day.

The British Government's diplo-

SNIPERS STILL

ACTIVE IN

AMOY CITY

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Kulangsu, To-day.

SEAFORTHS DO POLICE PATROL IN SHANGHAI

Shanghai, To-day. Patrols of the Seaforth High-

matic agent in Burgos has present-More or less chaotic conditions at present prevail on |landers, steel-helmeted, have now

ed a note of protest to the Spanish insurgent Government in connection with the bombing of Valencia by insurgent planes on May 7 and 9. which resulted in considerable damage to British ships and other property in the port.

Announcement of the new Bri- tish protest was made by the Under-Secretary for Foreign Af- fairs in reply to a question in the House of Commons yesterday.

Mr. Butler pointed out that on May 7 as well as-on May 9 two separate attacks were made.

They are operating on a regulated

commenced to function in the the little internationally-administered island Louza District of the Inter of Kulangsu in consequence of the Japanese national Settlement, the scene of

the recent bomb outrages. coup on Amoy Island, more than 50,000 re- fugees, fleeing in panic from Amoy city, hav- basis. Details of the Highlanders, ing created a critical situation. Accommoda-carrying rifles, are making rounds of the principal streets in the dis- tion is quite inadequate.

trict, which includes the western

uation

end of Nanking Road.

Each squad is accompanied by a

foreign member of the Settlement Police.

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Last night, detachments were landed from the U.S.S. Asheville to assist the small British po- lice force in any emergency that might have arisen, but the night passed quietly and the party returned to their ship this morning. Their presence in the crowded Thousands of the refugees were Amoy, is arriving in Hong Kong thoroughfares is having a quieten- "As regards the first three raids, compelled to spend the night to-morrow morning at about 6ing effect on the Chinese. -the-Government_does_not_possess sleeping in the open, Lut the a.m. She is expected to leave at reliable information proving that foreign community, some 250, about 8 a.m., continuing her trip the British ships were deliberately with the aid of prominent Chin- to Amoy, where she will join the attacked. As far as the fourth ese, is organising a committee to U.S.S. Asheville. raid is concerned, the Government, deal with the immediate problem by the overwhelming however, came to the conclusion created that it was a deliberate attack." influx of terrorised people.

TWO TRIPS

Mr. Butler pointed out that this inference was drawn from the two following facts:

1

Occasional shots are still to be hard from across the harbour, but it is plain that organised Chinese resistance to the Japan- (1) the aeroplanes flew at an ex-ese invasion is at an end and that

tremely low altitude,

the Japanese bluejackets are en- (2) the captains of the ships re-gaged only with isolated groups

ported in a protest telegram of snipers.

of May 9, that the planes car-

over the ships on the morning

DESERTED CITY

ried out reconnoitring flights It is believed that the Japan- of the same day when the raidese found a practically deserted

city. Fifty thousand

was carried out.

Chinese

eg-

The Japanese closed in on the

In view of these circumstances, fled to Kulangsu but more said Mr. Butler, the British caped to the mainland. Government had decided to lodge, a protest in Burgos and to demand city from two sides, from south- that the Spanish insurgents should hold an enquiry into the incident without delay.--Trans-Ocean.

east, and north-east and were in full occupation last night. The Japanese flag flew from all pub- lic buildings to-day.

The fate of the hundreds of

C.-IN-C. GOING UP wounded Chinese oldiers in

YANGTSE

Shanghai, To-day.

Amoy hospitals is not known.

Such information as is avail able indicates that the Chinese concentrated their forces against| Vice Admiral Sir Percy Noble, a minor landing party; the main Commander-in-Chief of the force, consisting of some 2,500 China**** Squadron, is leaving men, making their way ashore Shanghai to-day. on board practically unobstructed on the HMS. Bee on a trip up the north east corner,Our Own Cor- Yangtse as far as Nanking. respondent

Admiral Noble, who is expect ed to be away about a week or more, is understood to be return- Ing Shanghat on the Bee. Reuter

MARBLEHEAD COMING HERE

The "Ching Mall" learns that the USS Marblehead, bound ford

square miles in area.]

[Kulangsu is only one and a half

Yesterday, the Municipal police reservists searched hundreds of per-- sons in Nanking Road, while police patrols from Louza combed the area connection with for suspects in Tuesday's bombing-Reuter.

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