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JAP. BOMBS ON TERRITORIES

MANY KILLED IN BRITISH YANGTSE CO. TERRITORY: RUTHLESS RAID MEETING WITH

A SUDDEN AND RUTHLESS ATTACK WAS DIFFICULTIES

PAUL LINEBARGER DEAD

Washington, To-day.

The death has occurred. of Paul Myron Linebarger, author and legal adviser to Dr. Sun Yat-sen and the Chinese - National: Gov». ernment-Router.

M. BUTLER NOT WITHOUT HOPE

LONDON, TO-DAY..

MADE BY JAPANESE BOMBERS ALONG

London, To-day. THE BORDER BETWEEN HONG KONG

The Under-Secretary of Foreign AND CHINESE- TERRITORY THIS MORN-ed in the House of Commons yes- Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, was ask-

ING.

A large number of bombs were dropped on Shum chun and other points along the frontier, several bombs falling in British territory and causing many casualties.

A part of Shumchun is in flames, and the terrified population, many of whom have been killed, are streaming across the border into the New Territories.

Amager

terday whether enquiries had been Inland Navigation Steamship Com- completed relating to the Shanghai,

pany.

The Company was formed some time ago for the Yangtae servic

Mr. Butler replied that the Bri-

tish Consul General at Shanghai was continuing to function.

had reported that the Company

BEING REORGANISED However, the concern had met with a number of difficulties and was being reorganised as a sub- and dropped 17sidiary of one of the holding com- panies promoted by the Japanese Government.

The raid took both the Chinese about 10 a.m. districts and the British authori- bomba, concentrating on the rail- ties by complete surprise, as ac-way line area, which was wrecked. cording to an arrangement made The Royal Scots are in camp at THE RAPID EXPANSION OF last year, the Japanese promised Lo Wu, and the Kumaon Rifles are THE TRADE IN NARCOTICS IN to give 48-hours warning of any THE JAPANESE- OCCUPIED military action on the British AREA IN SHANGHAI AND | border. OTHER PLACES IN NORTH

CHINA WHERE THE JAPANESE is still difficult to obtain, but it Detailed news from the border ARE IN CONTROL, WAS THE has been established that several SUBJECT OF A QUESTION IN bombs fell in British territory, THE HOUSE OF COMMONS YES- between Lo Wu and Lokmachau. TERDAY AFTERNOON.

The Under-Secretary, for Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, said re- ports received did not indicate su stantial modification of the position as described in the debate on December 22.

He was not, however, without hope that the Japanese authorities may now be aware of the dangers attendant on an increase in drug traffic and may n

now be devising measures to meet them.-Reuter.

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BRITAIN STILL CONSIDERING HELP FOR CHINA

London, To-day.

KILLED IN BRITISH TERRITORY

One bomb fell near the Lo Wu blockhouse, in British territory, killing an Indian policeman; P.C.B, 750. Many Chinese were killed and wounded on both sides of the border, and refugees are pouring in by the hundred.

Nine planès participated in the raid which was carried out at

House of Commons yesterday by the Under-Secretary for. Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, in reply to Mr. Philip Noel-Baker (Labour, (Derby).

Mr. Hatler regretted he was not yet in a position to make a state. ment.

The matter of further measures of British financial support for Mr. Noel Baker commented: “If China in pursuance of the League the British Government can do Assembly resolution. last Septem-something they will have very wide ber, are still beling considered. support in this House and in the

This statement was made in the country." "Router.

stationed at Sai Wan..

British troops are manning the frontier posts.

been informed that the British The Japanese authorities had Government did not admit their right to impose any system of con- trol on British shipping in Chinese inland waters. Reuter.

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