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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 8,1989.
BOMB DODGING BY
H.M.S.
ANTI-AMERICAN
INCIDENTS:
A.P.C. PROPERTY
ATTACKED
are
Peiping, To-day,
The local papers print lists of British products which the populace forbidden to purchase and alongside are given lists of Japan- ese, Chinese and German "sub- stitutes which should be bought instead.
The press also prints a report] of a mass meeting at Chashan, on the Tsinan-Tsingtao railway, which turned into a riot involving the storming of A.P.C. property and the theft of a considerable quantity of gasoline and kero-
sene.
GANNET
Authoritative Reports On Ichang Raids
Shanghai, To-day. Unimpeachable foreign reports show H.M.S. Gan- net very narrowly escaped damage or com- plete destruction in both air raids on Ichang on Sunday.
During the first raid on the town, two bombs from a formation of four machines passed right over the ship and landed on the foreshore 250 yards ahead.
DILUTION OF
PERSONNEL TO EXPAND ROYAL NAVY
London, To-day.
The Admiralty announces two new measures designed to expand the personnel of the Navy by the diluting of personnel in less exact- ing active duties.
The first measure invites 8,000 ex-naval and Marine ratings under 53 years of age to re-engage for a
During the second raid, the planes power-dived
and released a bomb which passed over H.M.S. period not exceeding six years. Gannet, which by this time had moved her position (after the first attack).
They are required for training ships for naval militiamen and the maintenance of instructional duties the service certain ships of the reserve they of the naval air stations, and to
fleet.
It was this bomb which hit the Japanese authorities and as Jardine steamer Kiawo, which was were tied up at the wharf of lying only one hundred yards as Asiatic Petroleum Company two tern of H.M.S. Gannet. A new anti-American incident. is reported to-day by missionary The bomb struck the stern, and and were clearly marked with Un-the decision to form a Naval Sup- and half miles away from the Bund The second measure announces sources which state that an five Chinese members of the crew ion Jacks, reports from Shanghai plementary Party and a Royal Ma- American belonging to the China were killed and three wounded, while suggest that the attack had every rine Supplementary Party and to In'and Mission was driven from it was the fire started by the bomb appearance of being deliberate.- Wohsien, 100 miles south-south-which destroyed the two
re-organize the Fleet Air Arm Sug- Jardine British Wireless. west of Taiyuanfu, and is now vessels.
plementary Party-Reuter. refuging with other missionaries at Kiehsin, 50 miles away. Reuter.
SOVIET REACH AGREEMENT ON SAGHALIEN OIL
In the face of these facts, Ad- miral Oikawa has asserted, in re- ply to British protests, that no Ja- panese plane bombed Ichang yes- terday!-Reuter.
WAS TWO MILES UPRIVER
Shanghai, To-day.
It is now learnt that during the first raid of the Japanese-machines, the British river gunboat, Gannet,| was lying at anchor at a point two miles upstream from Ichang.
Her commander weighed anchor Moscow, To-day. and after steaming down river, Competent circles believe that a moored his vessel alongside the Soviet-Japanese agreement in prin-wharf of Jardines. Shortly after- ciple has been reached over the wards, the raiders returned and North Sakhalin oil concessions, but dropped several bombs the Japanese press report that the which exploded only ninety yards one of agreement has been actually sign-away from the Gannet. Another ed cannot be confirmed.
It is understood that some de- tails have yet to be worked out.
The owners of the Japanese con- cessions are understood to have agreed to a 15 per cent wage in- crease for their Soviet workers.
An early signature of the agree ment is hoped for, effective to the end of this year and retroactive to last January.-Reuter.
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JAPANESE PLANE SHOT DOWN
Chungking, To-day. Chinese Aviation Headquarters confirm that a Japanese plane was shot down by Chinese pursuits, during the air raid on the morning
of August 4.
A wing of the machine, with the Japanese in found six miles east
Search is now being
body of the machine. News
scored a direct hit on one of the ships, causing fire. Almost at the same moment, a second vessel was hit by a bomb, caught fire and, in waterline.-Trans-Ocean, a short time, was burned to the
NAVY BLAMES ARMY
Later.
It appears that the Japanese are not denying responsibility for the raid.
The denial is merely of the sup position that machines of the Ja- panese Navy were concerned.
It has been definitely ascertained. that the planes were not of the Navy, and therefore, Admiral Holt's protest has been remitted to the Japanese military authorities "who would investigate the matter."
EVERY APPEARANCE OF BEING BRLIBERATE
The British naval authorities made a protest against the attack which resulted in hips: being burnt out
of the ships, which Matheson and
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