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Hongkong Daily Press.

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JAPANESE PLANES

BOMB

CHINESE

ATTACK

SECTION IN FIRST NIGHT

CANTON TRAINS PACKED WITH PANIC-STRICKEN PASSENGERS

the demand for a speedy exit from Canton. It was stated that there were two further late trains due to arrive at Kowloon after mid- night.

Scenes reminiscent of Coronation, taking on passengers so great was week, the only difference being that the people were seeking safety and not enjoyment, were witnessed at the Kowloon Railway Station yesterday when the express trains arrived from "Canton packed full with Chinese who were panic- stricken by the air rald scare. "Several extra trains were put on the run to cope with the evacuation of women and children from the Chinese city.

One train which arrived at 12.05 EM. was delayed for five hours

Representatives of the "Dally Press" learned that in Canton all public cars had been taken over by the Government for use of the military and all shops were close.

The Canton Government has given two days for all the women and children to evacuate, it was learned.

REFUGEES DUE | CANTON READY

AT 6 P.M.

FOR RAIDS

PUBLIC NOT ALLOWED' Anti-Aircraft Defence

TO BOARD SHIP

Disembarkation Procedure

The following communique was received from Mr. W. J. Carrie, Chairman of the Shanghai Re- fugees Committee, last night:-

The P. and O. 55. Rajputana. with the first party of refugees from Shanghal is expected to an- chor in Kowloon Bay at 6 pan., to- day.

Only persons In possession of a permit from the Chairman of the Shanghai Refugees' Committee or from the Inspector General of Po-

lice will be allowed on board the ship in Kowloon Bay. The ship is expected to be alongside the Kow. loon Wharf about 7 p.m.

Passengers who are to live with

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friends or who have already secur- ed accommodation will disembark as early as possible.

Measures

Canton, Aug. 18.

A survey conducted by the Cen- tral News Agency here revealed that local authorities have been preparing extensively for possible air raids before to-day's alarming

Practically ali incident.

high buildings and hills in Canton and its vicinity have been adapted for mounting anti-aircraft guns.

Towering above the skyline on the Bund; the newly-opened 01 Kwan Hotel, a 15-story reinforced concrete structure has Its top few stories which end in a tower,

platforma gun equipped with The roof of the Sun Company- Asia Hotel building, has been pre- pared

to accommodate ant aircraft guns at a moment's notice. Other high buildings surrounding the city light and power plant are similarly equipped for emergency.

As in the case of Nanking, many of the city's historical landmarks have been prepared to take ground The Members of the public will be gun crews and equipment. allowed on to the wharf ar

Goddess of Mercy H behind the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Auditorium- has been so equipped that it can

soon

as possible but they will not be allowed on board the ship. Those for whom accommodation has to castly be converted into an anti- be provided will not be disembark-aircraft fortress. White Cloud ed unt!] Friday *morging.

JOCKEY CLUB TO BE USED

Accommodation For Refugees

Mountain across the city has also been fortified in a like manner.

Every precaution has been taken to guard against damage to the city's electric and power plant in the event of an air raid, since the

crippling of the plant may con- tribute to creating panic among the city's population and disrupt- ing communications.

A string

BUILDINGS SET AFIRE

Chinese Scuttle Enemy Steamers: Severe Reprisals Expected

Nation's Ready Response To Appeal

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MAYOR YUI GIVES ASSURANCE

KWENMING, AUG. 18; EXPRESSING REGRET THAT HIS ADVANCED AGE DOES NOT PERMIT HIS SERVING. HIS COUNTRY ON THE BATTLEFIELD, MR. LI HENG-CHENG, 70-YEAR-OLD RE- TIRED MINING BUSINESSMAN HAS DONATED HIS ENTIRE FORTUNE OF $1,600,000, BEPRESENT- ING HIS LIFETIME SAVINGS, TO THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TO HELP FINANCE THE CUR- RENT CAMPAIGN.

THE DONATION HAS BEEN SENT TO THE YUNNAN PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT TO BE FORWARDED TO NANKING. MR. LI REQUESTS ONE-HALF OF HIS GIFT BE USED FOR FINAN- CING ACTIVITIES AT THE FRONT AND THE REMAINING HALF TO BE USED FOR RELIEF WORK` AMONG REFUGEES AND OTHER UNFORTUNATES. ~~~CENTRAL NEWS.

Shanghai, Aug. 18: The Rest night air attack took place to-night when several Japanese planes whirled about in the moonlit sky at 9.15 p.m. flew over the Chinese positions in Chapel, Klang- wan and Nantao and bombed; and blew up buildings and started fires, AKAN

Nanking: It is understood that the British Cónsul in Shanghai who drafted the proposals for the creation of a neutral zone has been given a free hand to devise plans to clear the Shanghai area of fighting in order to shorten the war if possible.-Reuter.

"Shanghai, Aug. 18: An assurance that the Chinese troops will not enter the International Settle- ment south of the Soochow Creek as long as the Japanese forces are not allowed to enter has been given by Mr. 0. E. Yul, Mayor of Greater Shanghai,

In an interview with Reuter. Mr. Yui declared that the Commander of the Chinese forces had been strictly ordered that there be no looting or damage to foreign" property. Mr. Ya predicted. that the Chinese troops would drive back the Japanese to their ships in less than a week.

Japanese warships down the Whangpoo River began heavy shelling in the direction of Woosung and Nantao at 7.50 p.m.

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A message from Shanghai states that it is learned from reliable. Chinese quarters that the proposals of Mr. Davidson, acting British Consul-General, for the creation of a neutral zone Shanghal will be rejected. The Chinese consider the proposals are not practicable especially because. it is their conviction that British and American troops occupying the zone would never use force in any event. It is suggested that China might agree to re-establish the 1932 demilitarised zone but only on the condition that the Japanese forces withdraw..completely from the Shanghal area.

It is authoritatively stated that it is purported that the proposals were not accurately repre- sented and that the proposals were not delivered to the Sino-Japanese Governments and had not even reached a concrete stage-Reuter.

Shanghai: Three Japanese steamers, alongside the boom in the Whangpoo' River were scuttled by Chinese to-day. Severe Japanese reprisals are expected, including an attempt to seže ali Chinese shipping in the harbour and other river craft. Chinese river and coastal ships have moved elsewhere as a result of this crisis. Reuter..

Shanghai: A handful of fifty Italians are forming part of the defence force helping the Loyals men on the western perimeter of the Settlement. The Royal Ulster Rifles are replacing the Loyals." It is learned that thirty-three Japanese warships are now concentrated at Woosung and Whangpoo River.

Two hundred and fifty Danes, Swedes and Norwegians 'evacuated to Hong Kong to-day-Reuter, Shanghai: A large crowd of Chinese watched the Royal Ulster Rifles land on the French Bund and go in lorries to the Public School for Girls, west of Shanghai, where they are now in quarters. The Chinese also watched with excitement the American flagship Augusta come up the river and moor ahead of HMS. Duncan with her bow pointing to the Japanese Consulate. There is now an im- pressing array of naval strength at Shanghal-Renter.

SALVATION BONDS FLOTATION

Nanking: Complete details are auriounced for the flotation of

National uf observation posts $500,000,000

Salvation coast and between Honds bearing no interest and re- deemable after the conclusion of the war. Redemption is to be The completed 20 years bence. people who have contributed money and valuables to the Chinese Government at present may re- ceive bonds at the same value-- Reuter..

We were informed by Mr. J. H. B. Lee of the Colonial Secretariat, last evening. that the Shanghal Refugees Committee has decided to along the use the Jockey Club premises at Bocca Tigris and Canton will in- sure timely warning to the city Happy Valley for the accommoda- tion of some of the refugees. It population of the approach of 16 believed that about six hundred raiding aircraft. of them will be "housed" here.

Special attention has been given the defence of the two Enquiries as to whether any

bridges memorandum-had been presented across the river at Sheklung on to His Excellency the Officer Ad- the Kowloon-Canton Railway ministering the Government to Central News

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restrict the number of refugees. arriving in Hong Kong elicited, the reply that up till last evening no such action had been taken.

CHINESE DENIAL

The Hong Kong Hotel is very fully booked up at the moment, but the management will

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KEEP CALM

This is the heading of the lead- ing article on Page 8 in which the Editor comments on the prevalence of "atories" designed to create panic during the present crisis.

FRENCH BEFUSE TO LET GUNBOATS DOCK Shanghai, Aug. 18: Two Japanese gunboats proceeding

the Whangpoo to-day attempted to dock at the French Bund but were driven away by the French police.

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WAR DONATIONS

Nanking. Aug. 18: The membera of the staff of the Control Yuan, headed by President Yu Yu-jen of the Yuan, have donated $10,000 from their salaries toward swelling

the war chest.-

JAPANESE EXCUSES

Damning Duplicity Disclosed

BY

Y. C. LEUNG

Dismayed by the Japanese atrocities in North China, the whole world will sharply feel her menace. Apart from the Inhumane massacre that Japan inflicted upon China, the excuses on which she Justifies her aggression may still be baffling to a great majority. In order to throw light upon the real position a review of her ex-

for committing the unprecedented carnage is necessary.

Enses

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Outlet

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The usual excuse is that Japan regards. China as her only outlet, the possession of which would de- termine her fate. She holds out to the world that, due to the in- evitable Increase of her popüla- tion, she is under a strict necessity to seek for her expansion both territorial and economic. But 30 long as she can manage to hunt for lands to house her population and

markets to consume her goods, she simply keeps on ex- panding beyond what is necessary to her. Her policy of necessity has been changed to aggression.

*Monroe Doctrine** Reliable sources endorse, the fact that the rapid increase of the Јарапезе population only took

place within the last twenty years. especially after the Russo-Japan- ese war when the latter came out victorious. The rapid increase owes more to that Government's encouragement than to the natur- al tendency. After turning-out Russia from Oriental politics and having entered into an alliance with Great Britain, she was tempted to propound the "Monroe Doctrine" in Asia. In order to realize her dream of domination she purposely sped-up the increase of her population at all costs. According to the productivity of her lands, her population en be well fed without any fear of scarcity. Her, plea for aggresston that she needs more lands to ac- commodate her surplus population is as filmisy as is absurd.

H.K. ENGLISH FORUM | 66°

Address On The Present Crisis

At the invitation of the Kong Kong English Forum, the Editor of the "Hong Kong Daily Press," Mr. Alec. Einar Pratt, wih deliver an address on the Sino-Japanese altuation entitled "Asia's Greatest Ordeal" at the meeting of the Forum to be held in the Chinese YMCA at 8p.m. to-night." A cordial invitation to members and their friends to attend this meet- ing is extended by the committee.

ALPINIST RETURNS FROM NANGA PARBAT

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Munich, August 18. The famous German alpinist, Paul Bauer, who led the party sent to recover bodies of the members of the I-fated German expedition to Nanga Parbat, returned here this afternoon accompanied onc of his companions, Fritz Bechthold

Bauer, who has now completely recovered from a severe attack of malaria, and Bechthold travelled by alr from Bombay to Brindis! and thence by rall to Munich.

It is stated that his second REPRESENTATIONS MADE companion, Dr. Von Krauss, will Berlin. Aug. 18; Dr. Yao Ting-. | arrive here later.— chen, à member of the Chinese (Dr. Karl Wien. the leader,

at Embassy Staff, alled the perished in the avalanche which Foreign Office and made repre overwhelmed the German expedi- sentations regarding the attitude tion to the 26 629-foot Himalayan of some German newspapers on the peak Nanga Parbat, highest moun- Sino-Japanese dispute In Shang-tain in the British Empire. hai.

Ulrich Luft, of Munich, was the sole German survivor.j Transocean News Service.

Central News

Reuter.

JAPANESE FILOTS TAKEN

PRISONERS Nanking, Aug. 18: Four Japanese pilots of bombing planes shot down by Chinese at Hsiaoshan near The authorities fear that the Chi-MB., F. W. THOMAS TO RETURN Shanghai, Aug. 19: The Chinese authorities emphati-

Chinkdang, have been taken prison-nese bombers will raid the Trench ers and were sent here last night. Concession if the Japanese war- cally deny the growing rumours deavour to find room for as many that they plan to force their way survivors among the crews of the the French Búnd-- Central- News' The four prisoners are the only ships are permitted to anchor off people as possible. At the Penin- through the French Concession to sula Hotel special accommodation the International Settlement in for refugees is to be arranged in order to attack the Japanese from the Rose Room, which will be fitted the rear. Chinese claim-substan-- up for the occasion, and will be tial advance in the Yangtsepoo able to hold an enormous number district and assert they are now of beds,

cnly a mile from the waterfront.

The Gloucester Hotel is very fully They also claim, that they pressed booked, and applications for rooms back the Japanese troops in the through the post are being received Chapel sector

all the time. Everything posable Reuter

will be done to find accommodation

for those who apply.

Japanese machines which were destroyed by Chinese gunfire on August 14,

Ventral News,

1,000 JAPANESE LEAVE SHANGHAI

Shanghai, Aug. 18 (6 p.m.): A party of 1,000 Japanese refugees left here this afternoon for Japan aboard the Nagasaki Mara -- Central Newa

London, Aug. 18: Mr. F. W. Secretary of Thomas, General British Forces. YM.C.A. Shanghai, has decided to terminate his holl- day and to return to China on the first available vessel.- Reuter

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London Silver Market

(From Our Own Correspondent).

London, August 18. London silver prices to-day were down 1/16

Spot............ Forward....

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