THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 6, 1939
LARGE-SCALE RENEWAL OF JAPANESE AIR RAID FRIGHTFULNESS
Chungking, To-day.
Renewal of terroristic air bor Bardments, started towards the week-end, was continued and in- tensified yesterday by the Japanese air force in a series of indiscriminate air raids, in the wake of which hundreds of people were killed and wounded.
In Kwangsi, 18 Japanese aircraft, flying from Kwangtung, severely raided Ishan, northwest of Liuchow, They rained more than 70 missiles, including incendiaries, inside and outside the town.
CHINESE MINE
Huge fires were started with the UNDER JAP.
east gate area suffering worst. Rows of houses in the busy sections of the town were reduced to masses
: of cinder and rubble. Many lives
were lost.
TROOP TRAIN
Chungsiang, Hupeh, To-day..
Chinese
Lienhsien, north Kwangtung, was attacked by eight planes. Over 30 A Japanese' troop train carrying explosive and incendiary bombs more than 500 soldiers was blown were dropped in the heart of the up by a mine laid by city, starting many fires. The guerillas at Kuantien, on the Tien- conflagration spread far and wide tsin-Puchow Railway, south-east and was not under control late last of Fengyang, in Anhwei, on Fri- night.
day, a report reaching here re- Shiuhing, on the West River westį veals. of Samshui, was also severely raid- ed by seven machines.
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Some 300 Japanese soldiers were
In Hunan, Liling, on the Ping-killed and injured.-Central News.
siang-Chuchow Railway near the Kiangsi border, was bombed by four aircraft.
Tienpa and Yeungkong, in south- west Kwangtung, were subjected to terrific raids by Japanese bombers. -Central News..
YOUNG ISRAELITES PRIZE FOR ROOSEVELT
New York, Jan. 30. The "National Council of Young Israel" has decided to award its annual prize to President Frank- lin D. Roosevelt, to thank him for "his high humanitarian sentiments and indefatigable efforts for the rights of man throughout the world."
The prize consists of
a manu- script parchment in the Hebrew Language containing 7,000 words, on the cover of which the Pre- sident's name will be inscribed in gold letters-Havas.
NEW H.Q.
- Chungking, To-day.
FRENCH TALKS IN BURGOS
Burgos, To-day.
The French unofficial envoy, Sena- tor Leon Berard, expressed great satisfaction with the result of his two hours' conversation with Count Jordana.
Immediately after leaving Jor- dana, he had a long conversation over the telephone with M. Bonnet in Paris.
Although reserve is shown on both sides, it is believed in Nation- alist circles that the talk between Jordana and Berard left no doubt that the French may appoint Д diplomatic, and not merely a com- mercial, representative in Burgos.— Trans-Ocean.
JAPANESE DETAIN CHINESE
Following the winding up of the STUDENTS
Generalissimo's ProvistonHead- quarters at Chungking, now - prus visional Headquarters are being established at Chengtu-Central. News?
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Eor, Hong Kong.
Shanghaf, To-day.
"The China Press reports the detention of four students of the Yenching University by Japanese authorities in Pelping.
Quoting the Shanghai Branch of the Yenching Alumni Associa- tion as the source of the report, the "China Press" declares that one of the four students has since been set free, after third degree "methods had failed to drag any in
criminating information from him,
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