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BLOWN TO BITS

At this stage, the refugee stop- ped speaking, as he was so moved that he could hardly tell any more. Then, with tears in his eyes, he told the story of the death of his bride-to-be..

After, this bombardment, with. shattered fragments of crumbled buildings, human bodies torn to pleces lying all over the place, and streets drenched in blood, with the place one mass of debris, he and his bride-to-be walked, slowly along the road on their way home,' Horror-stricken and shell-shock- ed, his girl. fainted. Walking to a nearby shop for water and for sid, a stray bomb fell in the vicinity, blasting her to pieces.

FRIDAY,

AUGUST 20, 1937.

Refugees aboard another Ningpo River boat, fleeing from Shanghai. (Photo by Capt. T. E. Rees, of the King Yuan).

CHINESE REFUGEES

Broken-hearted, he went home, only to sit till dawn lamenting. The Butterfield and Swire s.5. listening to the boom of guns King Yuan, which arrived yester- which occasionally broke the still-day from Shanghal brought over a ness of the night,

thousand Chinese refugees, who As the Rajputana steamed down had witnessed many thrilling air 1,000 re-raids and bombardments by

the river, with over a

fugees, en route to Hong Kong, Japanese warships and exchange he took his last look at the "City of fire by the Chinese batteries off of Gloom" and sighed, happy in Woosung, the knowledge that he was leaving it for good, and yet, he said, "the bitter mentory of the tragic in- cidents I witnessed will linger in my mind forever."

The Rajputana arrived here shortly before 7 p.m. yesterday with some 100 passengers, on board. They were met by members of the Shanghal Refugees' Committee while the wharf was swarming with local residents looking for relatives and friends amongst the passen-

who were all gers

inoculated against cholera before being allow- ed to disembark.

HEAVY DEFENCES AROUND LIUHO

According to some of the re- fugees, en August 13 Shanghai was quiet but early the next day the

full was broken by two Japanese arcraft flying in the direction of Hungjao. Not long after the planes had passed them they saw dense smoke ever the horizon Another thrilling incident occurred at 4 p.m. when three Japanese cruisers and seven destroyers steamed up the Whangpoo, River and opened fire in the direction of "Chinese planes were Pootung. then seen in action. Three bom- bers took the air in spite of the stormy weather and dropped bombs on the three cruisers without effect.

The K'ng Yuan had to move three times in order to get out of

the line of fre.

. Shanghai, Aug. 19: A report

That night the Japanese craft received here to-day to the effect" that three divisions of Japanese Protected themselves by mingling with foreign ships. During the reinforcements from Japan are be-duel between the Chinese planes Ing brought over to atterip a land-

JAPANESE FAIL TO LAND

Shanghai AUK. 19: A large detachment of new Japanese re- Inforcements which attempted to

land from warships at Jukong

Wharf under cover of heavy artil-

lery fire last night, was literally down by withering fre mowed from Chinese machine-guns, con- cealed in nests along various sec- tions of the river. It way disclosed to-night.

Owing to the Impossibility of landing at the Wayside "Wharf. property of Japanese shipping, in- terests which has been blown to shambles by Chinese bombers, the Japanese reinforcements chose to make their attempt at landing at

Wharf the Jukong

which the Japanese bombed at the opening of hostilities last week.

The Chinese military received information of the Japanese plan to land and march to the Klangwan Civic Centre where they would at- tempt to repeat the story of the 1932 hostilities by dislodging the Chinese entrenched in the Woo

sung and Klangwan sectors.

Despite the barrage of shells from guns on the Japanese war- ships anchored in the river, the Chinese advanced cautiously under

aid of colleagues from the Poo- cover of darkness, and with the

ing at Lluho has prompted the and Japanese warships, the Chin- tung side, swept the Japanese ese planes successfully destroyed a Chinese forces to throw heavy re-Japanese cotton mill in Shanghai.machine-gun fire.

landing party with

inforcements into that area.

Trenches are being dug in the sector, heavy defence works are being erected, and it is understood that every effort will be made to repulse any attempt on the part of the Japanese to land there.

Liuho 30 miles northwest of the International Settlement and situated on the Yangtze River, was the scene of severe fighting during the 1932 hostilities in Shanghal after the Japanese land- ed a force of 15.000 men, there on March 1. and succeeded in swing. ing а flanking attack on the Chinese rear. This movement. it is generally belleved, was large- ly responsible for the collapse of the Chinese defences in Kiang- wan shortly afterwards.

have been forced to withdraw

continuous

According to reliable sources 1 Hundreds of Japanese fell! Into was learned that a Professor from the river, according to the Chinese the Hong Kong University came description of the encounter, while down to Hong Kong from Canton the remaining Japanese returned yesterday to

borrow gas-masks to their warships.-Central News from the Hong Kong Government for the population in Canton.

DR. RIDE TELLS OF

on

EXPERIENCES

MOSQUITO DAY

To-day. August, 20. is Malaria Mosquito Day, for it was on August 20. 1897 that Sir Ronald Ross, the great British physician, discovered the life history of malaria para- sites in mosquitoes. The late Sir Ronald, who died in 1932, was a

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Manila, "Straits, *Cavian, *India, *Aden,]

*Egypt and EUROPE via Naples - doo Naples, 11th September... Dairon

Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa, Aden. Egypt and EUROPE via Marseilles-due Marseilles, 17th ( September.

An interesting talk was given by Dr. L. T. Ride yesterday at the Burgeon-Major in the Indian Z. B. W. Studio and the public Medical Service when his triumph heard of the experiences of a man

came. He was not only a great had who

witnessed the Chi- scientist but might have also won a poet, dramatist or It is learned that the Japanese ese airmen attempting to bomb fame as

the Japanese Flagship Idzumu novelist.

August 14. He mentioned The Ross Institute, at Putney, south from Klangwan Road and the fact that he was on shore in

was opened in 1926 by the then the Yangtzepoo area, having fall- ed to land marines on either the Shanghal in the company of the Prince of Wales.

Captain and others, from H.M.S. Shanghai or Pootung sides of the Cumberland. As they got on to Whangpoo. They are said to have

the Custom's Jetty in the Inter- decided on pouring their main re-

national Settlement, Chinese Bhangnal, Aug. 19: Despite the inforcements into the Liuho area in the hope of repeating their 1932 planes which were flying rather heavy bombardment opened by high suddenly dived." As they the Japanese warships in the success.

dived low the aircraft d's-Whangpoo River the Chinese for- The Chinese military, having

none ccs prevented the Japanese ma- gained a costly lesson from the charged their bombs but hostilities ave years ago in this took any effect. Japanese anti-rines from landing on the Poo-

aircraft guns from the Idzumo tung side last night.

but sector, have made adequate pre-

brisk manner

Several attempts were made by parations to meet Japanese at- replied is a

without success and the Chinese the attackers to reach the shore tacks from this quarter.

escaped. Confusion was rite and from the vessels but each time Manila Central New

Prof. Ride and party could not get they were driven back by wither-Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, Canada,

the back to the Cumberland until a ing machine gun fire from pilot boat came and pleked them Chinese troops entrenched in that

area- Centrai, Neus

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ROYAL WEDDING

Munich, Aug. 19. The Chapel of "Nymphenburg Palace.

near Munich, witnessed to-day the wedding of Prince and Peter

Orleans Henry of Braganza, a great-grandson of the last Emperor of Brazil, Pedro the Becond, and himself a claimant to the Imperial Brazilian' Crown, and Princess Mary Elizabeth-of- Bavaria, a twenty-three-year-old daughter of Prince Francis of Bavaria.

up.

HONG" LONG⋅ TEOR TABLE From August 20. to 76, 1977,

HIGH WATKE,

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Pakbui and Haiphong Swatow... Amoy

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Imperial Air. | ways Plane

Haming Яolyang Canton

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Eurasia

Plane

Fistoria

Radnorshire

Rajputana

JATK and TIME

Friday, 20th. G.P.O &

K.P.O

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K.P.O. Reg. 9.30 AM Ord 9,30 AM Parcels 11.00 A Ord.

Noon

2,00 P

5.00 ↑ M

G.PO, &

K.P.O.

Reg. 4.00 PM

Ord. 5.00 PM

\GP.O. & X.P.O.

Bex.

Ord.

4.15 PM 5.00PM

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{Par. *0th, hou PM ¡Ree. 21st, 9.45 & M Ord: 21st,10.230 AM

Saturday, 21st, G.P.O, &

K.P.O. Rajputana Reg. 9.30 AM

Kingyuan Bandviken

Tjilane.. Davike Sphing

Lord 10.00 AM

1,00 P

2.3) PK 4.30

900 & M

Anhui

Pres. McKinley

4.30 FN

U.S.A. Central and South America

and EUROPE "ris Vancover AB.O (Parools for Canada only)-duo Eme, of Asia

Vancouver B.C., 18th September and *EUROPE vin Siberis

Parcels 3,00 X

Reg. 10m.

Saigon

Lysamsoon..

4.15 P

5.00 7 M

5.00 PM

SUNDAY

|Sunday, 22nd,

8.30 AM

Amoy

10 am, Aug. 18. Barometer (at sea level), 29.80

and J-pan

MONDAY

8.00 a 2

Monday, 23rd,

G.P.O, &

tus.

LOW WATER.

Hong Kong

Hong

Humidity. 82 per cent..

Kong

Air Mail for "Prance Orient Service"-due Marseilles, 5tb September.

Aramis

Reg. 4.30PM

Ord. 5.00 PM

Cardinal Faulhaber. Archbishop of Munich, officiated at the cere- mony, and among those present was ex-King Alfonso..

Standard

'Time: 4

Standard Time

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Tast

Fri.

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night, 77 F.

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Genoa, Aug. 19. The Chinese Minister Finance, Dr. H. H. Kung, has postponed at the last minute his Wed, 25 departure for China. It is believed that the Minister will leave here Thar. 26 for Prague on Friday in connection with further contracts for the supply of war material Transocean News Service

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Wind Direction, East

Rainfall for 24 hours, ending 10tu Batavia.. to-day, 0.25 ins.

Total rainfall since January 1 60.07 ins

Against an average of 02.31 ins, Sunset to-night, 6.52 pm. Sunrise-to-morrow, 6.02 a.m.

4 p.m., Aug. 10.

·Barometer (at sea level), 29.07. Temperature, 84. Humidity, 78. Wind Direction; EIN. Wind Force (Beaufort), 8. Maximum tempera- ture, 88. Minimum temperature, 76. Rainfall, nii,

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