1938-05-13 — Page 11

HIGH TENSION NOW REIGNS IN

IN FOOCHOW Japanese Reconnaissance Planes

Chinese Claiming Recovery In Amoy Is.

Foochow, To-day.

CHINESE

BOMBING

RAID ON

AMOY REPORT

Canton, To-day.

An unconfirmed report circulat- ed in Canton states that a squa- dron of Chinese bombers and fighters raided the Japanese gun- boats around Kimoi Island and Amoy yesterday.-Our Own Cor-

respondent.

Fly Over

STRONG U.S. REPRESENTATIONS TO GERMANY

Berlin, To-day.

It is learned that the United States Ambassador has made re- presentations to Germany against violation of the German-American Treaty of friendship.

By the Treaty, American sub- jects and property in Germany enjoy equal rights with those of German subjects' property in the United States.

Japanese invasion of Amoy Island has caused the development of high tension among the popu- lace here. Rumour is spreading like wildfire that the next step in the Japanese campaign will be the occupation of Foochow, and this fear had been fed by the appearance of Japanese re-to Kulangsu started on Tuesday connaissance planes.

morning, but no men were allowed over until the evening. Numbers of Chinese are flocking from Foochow

into the interior.-Our Own Correspondent. At present practically the entire It is understood that the Unit- The situation at Amoy this morning remains some-crowded on Kulangsu, with tens of Austrian and German Jews of civilian population of Amoy City is led States wishes assurances that what obscure. One message received states thousands of refugees everywhere American citizenship will not that Kulangsu, though troubled by the refugee blocking the streets, which have have their property expropriated. problem, remains quite quiet. ·

STREETS IMPASSABLE

become almost completely impas- sable.

were

The United States Government admits no distinction between. It adds that as far as can be, City, on the west side of the is- All public buildings, schools and Aryan and non-Aryan Americans. judged, the situation on Amoy Island, according to information churches are full to overflowing. Reuter. land is settling down to the clear-which has just trickled through The food problem is acute, but

foreign committees are ing up of remnant Chinese forces from Kulangsu.

making bombing of the forts, which were still holding out in the hills.

On Wednesday afternoon, a num-emergency arrangements.

still resisting gallantly in spite of Casualties among the military the terrific bombardment. Somewhat contradictory, however.ber of large fires appeared in the is an official communique received city, and the Chinese main body.

very heavy, and Kulangsu No contacts have yet been made from Amoy, via Hankow, claiming commenced retiring to the main hospitals and emergency centres between the Japanese and the Set-

are overflowing with

authorities. Chinese tlement

Meanwhile, the land. after counter-attacking,

foreigners are safe on Chinese have driven the Japanese The Japanese, eventually reached wounded brought across in small all

Kulangsu Reuter. naval landing forces to Kiangtou the waterfront late in the afternoon

This, however, is only a small The communique adds:

The and commenced mopping, up opera-fraction of the total number, while Chinese are recovering the lost tions.

the Japanese are attending to their ground."-Reuter.

It was learned last night that own wounded.

there are still hundreds of Chin- FORTS FIGHT GALLANTLY ese troops on Amoy Island engag- On Wednesday morning. Japanese continued shelling and [dent.

the ed in sniping.-Our Own Correspon-

that

INTENSIVE BOMBING Shanghai, To-day. Meanwhile, intensive bombing which the Throughout Tuesday night there continued all day, to

inter- Chinese had no means of making an continuous was an almost change of machine-gun and rifle fire effectual reply, although they con- on Amoy Island, and the Japanese tinued to make an heroic stand with renewed intensive aerial bombing at the forts, and isolated units held dawn on Wednesday, with the Chin-out all ̄day Wednesday,

ese gradually falling back on Amoy Evacuation of women and children

MEDIATION IN FAR EAST OUT OF QUESTION

London, To-day.

Mediation in the Far East appears extremely un- likely at present, says Reuter's diplomatic cor- respondent.

Mr. Chamberlain, he says, made it clear in the House of Commons on Wednesday that it is useless to offer to mediate until both sides have shown willingness to accept, and at present there is no indication that such is likely in the immediate future..

For one thing, Japan has recent-¡Kai-shek, and unofficial observers ly shown that she does not intend here fail to see how mediation is to negotiate with General Chiang possible in these circumstances: seeing that the Generallesimo is the leader of an unprecedented unity move in China:

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WAR SITUATION Moreover, as far as it is possible to assess the war situation from London, it appears that both sides are capable of carrying on a long time without seriously cracking up on either the military or the econo- mic side.

Thus it would appear unlikely that either party, while this con- tinues, will show much readiness to negotiate-Reut

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