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No. 24645. ##CET¶Ã‡Ð ƑSHA✯✯T HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18

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FIERCE HAND TO HAND FIGHTING

COURAGEOUS DEFENCE

OF SHANGHAI

Japanese Forced Yield Ground

Governor Wu Te-chen Speaks To

To Canton Cadets

(from our Special CORRESPONDENT)

Canton, August 17.

General Wu Te-chen, Governor of Kwangtung, this morning ad- ›dressed 1,000 special class Military Academy cadziš.

Governor Wa Te-chen told them that following the Busso-Japan war, Japan participated in the Great War by fighting the Germans at Tsingtao. Since then the military strength of Japan remained a mystery to the world.

In 1932 the Chinese Army in Shanghai disregarded the superi- ority of Japan's armaments and accepted the challenge revealing | the real strength and weakness of the Japanese Army before the armies of the world."

power in the world to-day that is anxious for wär and is the main factor, menacing ·

world peace. courageops China's

defence .or Shanghai is not only in defence of China's national sovereignty but also to maintain the high prin- This weakness was revealed ciples of democracy and world when the Japanese attacking peace. Even if the world should Woosung Fort by land and air ; allow China to fight alone agairist damaged only one gun and did the peace-breakers of the world not enter the Fort until after the she will fight to the bitter end. evacuation of the Chinese Army. The prestige' and awakened spirit Therefore, the undeclared war of the Chinese nation will 'more of 1932 was a distinct contribution than counter-balance the losses in to world peace, and gave the Chi- the field. nese people more guts....

"The greater the sacrifice. the "We Are again fighting the longer our resistance, and the enemy in the battlefield in Shang- | longer our resistance the more will' ha · remarked" "Governor

we shatter the morale of the ́ag- Wu Te-chen. "Japan is the only gressors," Governor Wu concluded.

THEY MAKE A DESERT AND CALL IT PEACE

JAPAN-* Honourable gentlemen will please keep out. We have not gone to war with China-just keeping the peace."Bulletin (Glasgow).

CHINESE AIRMEN STAGE RAIDS

OVER YANGTSZEPOO

Bhanghai, Ang. 17: Chinese air- man staged two air raida, on the Yangtszepop area to-day, dropping bombs with telling effect on Japanese positions.

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At 10,30 o'clock in the morning. a aquadron of Chinese bombers subjected the Japanese fagship Idzumo, which is anchored at No. 2 Buoy in the Whangpoo, to a hail

Party Of Britons Under

Fire In Settlement

SHANGHAI,' 'AUGUST, 17.

A HANDFUL OF BRITONS WERK ATTACKED AT THE SETTLEMENT POLICE STATION NEAR THE NORTH-EASTERNMOST LIMITS OF SHANGHAI UNDER FIRE' THIS · AFTERNOON WHEN CHINESE TROOPS PRESSED THE JAPANESE BACK IN A FURIOUS ONSLAUGET. THE JAPANESE RESISTED STRONGLY BUT WERE FORCED TO YIELD GROUND FOLLOWING HAND TO HAND FIGHTING. MACHINE GUN BULLETS SPLATTERED THE WALLS OF THE POLICE STATION AND SHELLS FELL DANGEROUSLY' CLOSE DURING THE ENGAGEMENT. FOR THREE HOURS THẸ BRITONS, NUMBERING ABOUT FIFTEEN, WERE UNDER SIEGE : THEN THE JAPANESE ALLOWED THEM TO PASS THEIR OWN LINES TO THE WATER WORKS. ATTEMPTS TO HEACH THE PARTY BY TELEPHONE FAILED OWING TO THE BREAKDOWN IN COMMUNICATIONS. THE SETTLEMENT POLICE ARE ANXIOUSLY `· ‚„NEGOTIATING WITH THE JAPANESE FORCES TO ARRANGE FOR THE SAFE-CONDUCT OF THE 1SOLATED PARTY TO SAFETY.. EVERY SET- TLEMENT: POLICE STATION NORTH OF SOỘCHOW CREEK HAS BEEN EVACUATED, CONSEQUENT- LY ALL AUTHORITY NORTH OF THE CREER. IS NOW VESTED IN THE JAPANESE, AN

Nanking, Aug. 17: A very severe Sino-Japanese aerial engagement at Hangchow is reported the result of which as yet is unknown. The alarm signal. was sounded at Nanking at 11.30 am. as the Aviation Headquarters 'aunounced that' a "fow Japanese planes were observed along the Skanghai-Naniding rallway and feared the planes might fly in the direction of Nanking.” The “all- clear" signal was sounded at 12.30 am whèn the Japanese planes had not appeared in the Chinese capital.

· Thres Japanese planes raidst à Chissa nerodeduce at Etalring none Tangelibw, north of the Yangtze River dropping four bombs but they, were driven out--Beater.

Shanghai, Aug, 17: Thirteen Japanese aircraft retaliated, the Chinese air raid, when they staged forty-minute raid on Chinese positions in Chapel. One by one the planes rose higher then dived and released bombs. They then zoomed aloft and repeated the process time and again. The only Chinese resistance was machine gun fire. A significant feature is the, machines were land planes suggesting the establishment of a Japanese base not far from Shanghai-Renter.

Shanghai, Aug. 17: Twenty-six Americans evacuated last night consisting of seventeen women, eight children and one man, to Hankow, by the midnight ship at Woosing while the final batch will leave on Thursday. The Americans here at present total 33 women, 19 men and 4 children which figures in- *clude the Embassy staff. All the ladies of the Embassy have refused to evacuate-Renter.

Shanghai, Aug. 17: According to reliable information the Japanese Naval Landing Party Hend- quarters has been moved from the fortress-like structure facing Hongkew Fark, to the Japanese school south of Dixwell Boad on North Szechuan Road. This step was taken owing to the heavy damage inflicted on the headquarters yesterday by Chinese bombing planes.-Central News.

REFUGEES

HERE FROM.

WAR AREA

With the situation in Shanghai critical Chinese living in Chapel are hastily evacuating.

The Butterfield and Swire 3.8. Tai Yuan, which arrived yester

refugees, from the North,

¡STRENGTH

OF FORCES

OVER 100,000 REFUGEES

IN NORTH

80,000 70,000

CHINESE JAPANESE

Bhanghal, Aug. 17.

SHANGHAI

BOMBARDMENT

Graphic Story By Eye-Witness

"T WAS NEVER MORE TERRIFIED".

MRS. V. BISHOP

“It was so unexpected. 1 was never more terrified in my life. A flight of Chinese seroplanes simply roared out of the blue and at a height that seemed to me to be about 500 feet trying to bomb Japanese warships that were in the Whangpoo Elver,” remarked Mrs. V. Bishop, wife of Wing Commander AG. Bishop, OBE, EAF., in an interview with the "Daily Press" shortly after her "arrival last night from Shanghai aboard the ss. Kalmerland accompanied by her son

Commenting on her experiences which Mrs. Bishop observed with: us the ship on which she was horror, hurtling through the air travelling from Tsingtao put in at like a flaming torch. A quarter of Shanghal just before the typhoon, an hour later, another fight Mrs. Bishop said that the tension of Chinese planes roared out of which even she could experience the clouds and again attempted to ол board the ship that was bomb the Japanese : warships. anchored in the stream was such They were quickly lost to sight that she could never forget and although the Japanese anti-air-- would never like to experience craft guns roared incessantly. again. Her ship arrived in the early morning in the river and whilst she was on deck at 10.30 a.m. the first night of Chinese planes came over. They apparent 17 tried to bomb some Japanese destroyers but without effect

Things to be hund-with seven other ships made. The Japanese retaliated with downstream,

- anti-aircraft are which brought down one of the Chinese planes

The Japanese bad intimated that it would be well for all mercantile ships to clear the river because a heavy bombardment was expected.

HMS. Cumberland, fagship of the China Station, weighed anchor

(Contlaxed an“ Back Page).

ACCOMMODATION H.K ENGLISH FORUM

FOR REFUGEES

(The Editor, the "Hong Kong

Daily Press"

My Dear Sir-With the problem of housing the Bhanghat refugees facing you, and with no doubt the problem of limited finances facing

Address On The Present Crisis

At the invitation of the Hong Kong English Forum, the Editor of the "Hong Kong Dally Prem,“ Mr. Alec. Einar, Pratt, wil dellver an address on the Sino-Japanese situation entitled "Asia's Greatest

a great number of the refugees Ordent" at the next meeting of the why do you not, through the Forum to be held in the Chinese columns of your paper aciicit a YMCA at 8 pm. to-morrow. "A listing of all available rooms that cordial invitation to members and

IN SHANGHAI the good people of Hong Kong their friends to attend this meet-

might have available for donationing is extended by the committee.. in this cause? Meals can be

nt.

Shanghai. Aug. 17: Between one optional as the donator shall see and two hundred thousand re-

I am sure such a procedure fugees are quartered in 64 stations would be greatly appreciated by

R.M.A. DORADO

We have been informed by the It is reported that the total of established and maintained by those who have been through so local offices of the Imperial Air

much horror these past few days,

the

Chinese Tortes investing

day at noon brought hundreds of shanghai is over 80,000. The total local charitable and relief organ and we who have been interested ways (Far East) Limited that of the Japanese forces already zations here, according to a survey but safe onlookers, have the yesterday with one passenger landed is over 10,000 according to made to-day." Japanese reporta

According to some of the re- fugees, Shanghai was very quiet when they left on August 12 with

The largest concentration of re- But, during the fighting which the exception of mea moving out has been taking place these few

fugees, numbering 8,500, la quar- of Chapel in haste. As the steam- days, the number of Japanese tered in the premises of the Great ed moved out of Whangpoo River troops participating in the World Amusement Center, in the refugees,· saw - seven heavily different encounters must be from armed cruisers and 21 destroyers of the Japanese Navy, with their decks cleared and guns pointing in the direction of Greater Shang- hal Marines were ready to land if necessary, bu

Hongkew, where all the night clubs and high-class cafes are situated is now "No Man's Land."'

The International Bettlement is well protected and barricaded

60,000 to 70,000.

Japanese re-inforcements of two divisions totalling about 20,000 mea have arrived and are watching for an opportunity to land.

The Chinese air force is also watching and waiting and are ready to bomb the Invaders Chinese Evening Prem.

front of which; a bomb' landed on

Sunday, killing in the neighbour- hood of 500 and wounding an- other 1,000.

The refugees are

Sincerely,

portunity to offer Hong Kong-hos- pitality par-excellence.

Ar: American Within Your Gates

ANOTHER AFFEAL

(The Editor, the "Hong Kong

*****_ _Daily Press"}," Dear Sir. May I appeal through your columns to the members of the Overseas League in Hong Kong subsisting on meagre rations hand any of their unfortunate fellow necessarily who are willing to accommodate them in the form of two meals members from Shanghal to inform a day. A hundred piculs of rice me at once at 3 North Point House, and ten pleuls of vegetables and or by telephone 21860-Yours etc... aundry foods are distributed daily

NO HOPE OF PEACE by each of the 84 stations--

Central News

Shanghai, Aug. 17.

All accommodation on the ships. .which are leaving, Shanghai for Hong Kong on or before August 20Since the outbreak of hostilities have been booked.

CYCLONE KILLS

An hour later, a second group at Chinese machines took the air withi the Japanese positions along the Yangtazepoo as objectives, raining bombe in 'great profusion. One of the raiding planes caught fire. in mid-air during the bombing, but the pilot kucceeded in bringing his machine back across the Chinese It la reported that a violent

lines.

CHILDREN; 60 INJURED

London, Ang 17,

cyclone struck the Adriatic coast,

A third squadron of Chinese | north of Italy. A number of of missiles. Guns from the Japan-planes appeared at 2 o'clock in the

houses were razed to the ground.

ese warship replied, but without afternoon, but confined its activi. Four children were killed as a ra apprent effect, the raiders flying Hes to reconnoitering over the

off in a westerly direction un-Japanese positions ——

scathed.

Central Ne

between the Japanese and Chinese

at Shanghai, it is the beller or 2,000 JAPANESE KILLED

IN SHANGTU BATTLE

foreign observers that owing to the extensive preparations, which have been made by both sides, all prospects of a peace settlement are hopeless.-****

Chinese Evening Presi.

JAPAN'S

CIVILIZING MISSION IN ASIA

On Page 8 the Editor comments

under this caption:

the Sino-Japanese situation

on

spit of the storia and 60 are in Sured

Reuter's Bulletin Service.

Tatung, Aug. 17. "According: to Getalled reports received here to day, between one and two thousand

R.MA. Dorado arrived at 11.14 2.m

(Senator JM. Velogo) from Bin- gapore. 4.400 king of freight and 302.196 klios mail

THE DOLLAR

*T.T. ON NEW YORK: 30-9/16 T.T. ON LONDON: 1s-2.3/42;

London Silver Market

(From Our Own Correspondent) London, August 17. London aliver prices to-day wore

// G.G. Stopan-Thomson | unchanged as follow **s Hon. Corresponding Becretary Overseas League

C.NA CEXPRESSES

APPRECIATION

In connection with the recent dia sater to the plane, Cheriang, the Superintendent of Kai Tak Airport has received the following telegram.

Ang. 16:

20 20

Aug. 14 Spot... 20 Forward AR201

Market quætly steady, no special, features.

- London gold:-139/6/17

Bombay silver51-11, 51-1251- 13 oflake 50; market steady:

NEWS INDEX

Amusemen

| Japanese soldiers were killed in the from the Managing, Director. of the battle preceding the capture of Chins National Aviation Corporation. Bhangtu by Chinese troops from and stained work in connection Deeply appreciate your prompt

Cables Suiraan on August 14. Chinese Sikóny: sccident. Kindly express Finance casualties are placed around 300 pur appreciation Commandant British Leading Article which have been moved, to base naval forces, Hongkong and also Com- Local Diary hospitals in the area. The battle mander HM.8. Thracias. Also please Mail Notices was described as one of the most express our appreciation to Chinese Radio Programm sanguinary encounters on the Bui-toms authorities and commanding shipping

officers of cruisers. Their effective and yuan-Chahar front-

untiring efforts are credit to the Sport pandasangan service."

The Berricos

Central News