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FRENCH CATHOLIC CHURCH AND HOSPITAL BOMBED DURING ICHANG RAIDS

Ichang, To-day.

THE CHINA MATEY NOVEMBER 19, 1938.

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Ichang, 350 miles above Hankow, was severely STOP PRESS

raided by Japanese aircraft successively on

Thursday and Friday.

The French Catholic Church and its adjoining hos- pital were bombed and partially wrecked. Over 40 civilians seeking shelter there were

· killed and 30 others wounded.

SETTLEMENT ON GERMAN REFUGEES

London, To-day.

The French flag was painted on the roofs of the church and hos- pital.

Shortly after 9 a.m. three planes dropped a number of incendiary and demolition bombs, causing several casualties among the civilians, and wrecking many houses,

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In the afternoon a squadron of nine planes staged another raid. About 20 explosives ånd 10 incen- diary bombs were dropped in the slum areas along the railway. Sever- The Government is considering

al fires were caused. Rows of as a matter of the most serious houses were razed to the ground and urgency the plight of the German nine persons were burnt to death. refugees, said Sir John Simon, Central News.

Chancellor of the Exchequer, in a speech at Rhyl yesterday.

They were anxious to make the maximum contribution that they could towards settlement of these people outside Germany.

They had telegraphed to the

: Governors of a number of Colonies where some settlement might be possible, and expected to be able to make a statement in the House of Commons on the position at the beginning of next week.-Reuter,

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NEW FRENCH

TIGHTENING UP SEDITION ORDINANCE

Draft of an amendment to the Sedition Ordinance published in the "Gazette" is designed to fur- ther tighten the Ordinance.

(a) by the repeal of the words "But it is not a seditious intention in the eighteenth line of sub- section (1), and the substitution of

AMBASSADOR the following words therefor:

TO CHINA

Paris, To-day. The Quai d'Orsay has asked the Chinese Government for agreement to the appointment of

"But an act, speech or publica- tion is not seditious by reason only that it intends-";

(b) by the repeal of the proviso at the end of sub-section (1).

The Objects and Reasons state: Doubts have been expressed as to M. Henri Cosme, Minister at the effect of the proviso in section Athens, in succession to M. Paul 3 (1) of the principal Ordinance, Naggair, the retiring Ambassa- on the ground that it may be un- dur to China, who has been trans-derstood as nullifying to a large. ferred to Moscow.

M. Cosme for six years was sub- director for the Asia Department at the Quai d'Orsay, and also spent a long period as charge d'affaires in China,

He is regarded by the Quai d'Orsay

as one of their leading authorities

on the Far East.Reuter.

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extent the provisions of the second part of the definition "seditious in- tention" which state what is not a seditious intention.

SHEKKI BOMBED

Shameen, To-day.

A message received from Chung Shan District states that several

| Japanese aircraft bombed Shek-ki

BLUE BOOK ON yesterday afternoon. RECENT CRISIS

Bombs were dropped in the cen-

Paris, To-day.

tre of the city. Ten Chinese were

killed and over 50 wounded.Our Own Correspondent.

The Quai d'Orsay announced; last FIRE IN NANTAO

night that the French Government

will shortly issue a Blue Book on

the events of the September crisis.

Chungking, To-day.

huge fire broke out in the

This Blue Book, in addition to central district of Nantao, Shang- public speeches and official announce-hai, yesterday morning, gutting ments, is expected to contain also many houses,

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