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OVER A THOUSAND SWATOW

CASUALTIES

Bomb Drops In Midst Of Crowded Coolie Quarter

GUERILLA

FIGHTING IN

PEIPING AREA

Peiping, To-day...

With the approach of the first

anniversary of the outbreak of the

American Consul

Reports Details

To Washington

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)

Swatow, To-day.

GEN. TERAUCHI REPLACED

Peiping, To-day.

Important changes in the com- mand of the Japanese North China Army, have been made.

General Koiso, former Chief of

Sino-Japanese War, the Japanese Over 1,100 were killed and wounded in yesterday's General Staff of the Kwantung savage raid on Swatow, when over a hundred Army and present Governor- heavy bombs were dropped in ninety minutes General of Korea, took over su- preme command, succeeding Gen- of terror and destruction,

eral Count Terauchi.

forces find themselves battling near the points where the opening shots were fired on July 7, 1937.

Guerillas are active within a few miles to the west of Peiping| and fighting is going on between guerillas and Japanese forces at Nankow Pass. In the neighbour- hood of Miyun, large forces of guerillas forced the Japanese to bring artillery into action in an attempt to blast them from their positions in holes inside the Great Wall.

Japanese troops have also launch ed a general campaign in the triang- le formed by Peiping, Paotingfu and Tientsin.

-250,000 GUÉRILLAS

Lieut. General Doihara, known for years as the champion of the

Japanese policy of expansion in

Greatest single disaster occurred when a bomb dropped in the middle of large coolie quarters. More than a hundred were killed instantly and scores were injured.

China, became Chief of General Red Cross workers early this the Red Cross Association. In Staff and Lieut-General Kita, în morning were still searching in the centre of the city alone, overcharge of the Political Depart demolished buildings for possi- 50 bombs were dropped, ble survivors of the holocaust.

Three dropped very close to ment, was replaced by Lieut.- - Fires are raging in three parts the Swatow-Hospital, it is stated. General Shiogetsu. Lieut.-Gen-

of the town, but it is expected they will soon be brought under control.

Eye-witnesses say that while the-raiders concentrated for The Japanese military authori- some time on military objec ties estimate that in the provinces tives, they dropped many bombs of Hopei, Shantung and Shansi, at random in the congested resi-

dential areas. there are at present 250,000 gueril- las, excluding the 28 divisions now massed in Shansi, against whom Japanese reinforcements are now advancing for the third time since last October:

On the constructive side may be included the official opening on July 1 of a Japanese-built commercial airport near the Summer Palace and the repair of the Yellow River Bridge near Tainantu, enabling resumption of the Peiping-Teinan railway service Reuter

CHINESE BOMB ATTACK

Hankow To-day. Braving a heavy dow low clouds, Chinese: corted by pursuit"

over Matang,

and Hokon yeste in an attem

warships, and. Yangtse.The bombing

The official estimate of casual- ties this morning was at least 600 killed and 500 wounded.

SCHOOL DEMOLISHED

Among the many buildings de- molished were the Japanese School and the headquarters of

YANGTSE RIVER FALLING

Hankow, To-day.

If the Bunny weather continued, the flood danger in the Hankow area was over, declared Mr. Hau Shih-ying, Chairman of the Na- tional Relief Committee, following, personal investigations yesterday Changkung Dyke, low-lying |- die- Han and banks of

Hou, the water-

From the the Tangtse the last

The American Consul, accord-eral Umetsu has taken over com- ing to the same report has cabled mand of the Japanese forces on a detailed report of the raid to Washington. Our Own Corres the Peiping-Hankow Railway. pondent.

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