1938-08-15 — Page 24

JAPANESE NAVY CHINESE DRIVE

AND YANGTSE SHIPPING

Tokyo, To-day.

Japanese Naval authorities have

AGAINST HANGCHOW

Hankow, To-day. Chinese forces in western Che- again made representations to for-kiang 'reacaptured Fuyang, 20 miles eign diplomatic and consular bodies southwest of Hankow, yesterday in Shanghai, voicing the wish that morning but left the city shortly the Japanese authorities might al- afterwards to give pursuit to the ways be kept informed of the move- retreating Japanese. ments of foreign steamers in the Yangtse sector between Kiukiang and Hankow, state reports from Japanese sources.

It is pointed out by Japanese authorities that in the case

of small vessels, it is impossible for Japanese airmen to recognise their nationality.—Trans-Ocean.

PARTITION, COMMITTEE TO REPORT SHORTLY

London, To-day.

They retook Sinkiao, Lion Hill, Husiaotsun and other strategical points in their advance and the van- guard is now pressing on Tientšun,]. about 15 kilometres southwest of Hangchow.

The Japanese who retreated from -Fuyang are now entrenched at Fangkiashan and Lailungshan, northeast of Fuyang.

Meanwhile, other Chinese units are beseiging Yuhang, 15 kilome- tres west of Hangchow, following their recapture of Fenghuangshan, about 30 kilometres south of Yuhang. on Saturday.

Another Chinese column is push- ing towards Liuhsiachen, about 10 kilometres from Hangchow.-Cen- tral News.

The report of the technical com- mission just returned from Pales- tine, which is to hold its first British Government will announce session in London to-day, is ex-its final decision about Palestine. pected to be ready at the beginning It will then be known definitely of October, writes the diplomatic whether the original partition plan correspondent of the "Observer." of the Peel Commission will be

When this report is issued, the altered or not.-Trans-Ocean.

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Canton, To-day, 280 p.m. Almost uncontrollable panic oc- curred on the Bund: opposite Shu- meen a few minutes ago when a Chinese in the crowd taking refuge there, suddenly shouted out, "A bomb is falling on us."

The crowds ran in all directions and between thirty and forty people jumped into the creek.

Order has only just been res- tored, by soldiers with fixed bay- onets who were brought swiftly to the scene.

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The, excitement arose from dropping of six bombs by the raid- ers, who are still over head. bombs were dropped from other side of Shameen passed over the end of the island, dropping apparently on the oppo site side of the river from Canttyd. ---Our Own Correspondent.

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