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JAPANESE ISOLATED AT NAVAL HEADQUARTERS

NO LIMIT TO RISK OF FOREIGN LIVES

Mr.. H.V. Hodson On War In Far East

RUSSIA'S TWO FRONTS

"Relations To The Rest Of The World Of The War In The Far East formed the subject of the talk given by Me, H. V. Hodson in his weekly talk on "World Affairs" last night.

Mr. Hodson opened his talk by saying that he had "rather Intended to leave the Far East out for once this week and talk about other things, for while the war in the Far East, other world problems were growing no less important.

He said that news had been re- Britain and the United States ceived in London that the Chinese would be content with only hold- Government would refer the mating a watching brief, but as things ter to the "meeting of the League (have turned out there can be no of Nations next month but much suying what is in store for us. as he would like, to see the League There was little doubt that one of in a powerful enough position to the reasons why Japan has adept-

be able to deal with the mattered her present attitude is her fear that she will go into war with satisfactorily. he was afraid that

Russia one day, and while the Pel- nothing very much will come of it, for if in 1931 the League could not ping area was Chinese, the City. take any action to stop the con- Government of the International quest of Manchuria. how was she Settlement of Shanghai was more to be able to do anything to-day? international, with a British popu-

So long as the fighting was con-

lation of 9,000, not including In Aned to the Peiping area, said Mr. | dians, and about 1,200 Americans. Hodson, one could safely say that

MIDDLESEX

REGT. ARRIVE

750 Officers And Ranks From “

Singapore

The 1st Battalion, Middlesex Re- giment, under the command of Lt.- Col. O. H. Tidbury, M. C., arrivedi aboard the Blue Funnel liner, Menelaus. from Singapore, at 4.20 p.m. yesterday.

They were met at Holt's Wharf by Brigadier "H. G. Seth-Smith, D.9.0. (Asst. "Adjt, and Qmr-Gert In Charge of Administration), Brigadier F.W.L. Bissett, D.S.O. M.C., (Bde. Comdr. of the Hong Kong Infantry Brigade), Captain R. H. Dower, K.O.Y.LL. (Bde. Major

Kong the. Hong

Infantry Brigade), various Captains and Lleutenants, and the Embarkation Staff.

of

Those present at the wharf in- cluded Lt.-Col. G. Lammie, Capt. G.H.W. Baird, Capt. B. J. Rimmer, Lt. C. F. Allen. Lt. R.G.B. Innes, Lt. E. F. Johnston, Rey, W.MA Farren, M.A. Asst. Chaplain Gen- erals, and many others.

From the Menelaus. the Re- giment transferred to the Yehl- cular ferry, Man Kim, which took them, to Nanking Barracks, for- merly occupied by the Royal Welch Fusiliers and Royal Ulster Rifles, at Shamshulpo, where they will awalt orders for departure for Shanghai.

Enquiries from the Command Headquarters elicited the informa- tion that they will not leave for Shanghai unless the present altua- tion deteriorates."

Following is the list of Middle- sex officers:

Lt. Col. O. H. Tidbury. M.C., Capt. 8. F. W. M. del Court, M.C., Capt. A. V. Weilar, Capt. J. E. Dobbs, Capt. 8. F. Hedgecce (Adjt.). Capt. A. N. Overell, Capt. F. Walden, Capt. M. Crawford, and Capt. W. C. Newton.

QUARANTINE

RESTRICTIONS

Quarantine restrictions have been imposed by the Government of the Philippine Islanda against arrivals" from Hồng Kong on ac- count of cholera.."

The Japanese Government has declared Hong Kong as an infect- ed port on account of cholera.

(Continued on Page 9.)

OUR SILENT SERVICE

"These Sailors Are Marvellous"

From a British nurse writing to a friend in Shanghal" comes a tribute to the tender care and assistance of the British Navy.

HEAVY LOSSES IN ATTEMPTS

TO BREAK THROUGH CHINESE CORDON

137 Bodies Recovered From Nanking Road Debris

Shanghai, August 24: The Japanese marines in the Naval Landing Party Headquarters at the end of North Szechuan Road, who have been isolated from the left and right flanks, made three at- around the tempts to-day to break through the cordon of Chinese troops which have been thrown fortress-like structure.

They were driven back with heavy losses in "each attempt.--Central News.

Shanghal, August 24: One hundred and thirty-seren bodies have been recovered from the rains and debris en-Nanking Road in front of the Sincere and Wing On Department Stores where bomb ex- plosions devastated property and iurned the busy downtown section into a scene of horror yesterday

afternoon.

The bodies have been removed to the Kochiao Garden to await identification and interment. Bodies not claimed will be buried immediately by local philanthropic organizations.

The huge crater in the road and damage to the sidewalks caused by the explosions have been repaired, and traffic has been restored."

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The Sincere and Wing On Department Stores remained closed to-day. The premises of both stores were badly damaged --Central News..

WE WILL KEEP ON FIGHTING"

Shanghai, Aug, 24: "We will keep on fighting till we've smashed the Japanese," declared Lieut. Woo Chuang when interviewed by Reuter in the Chinese lines to-day. The Chinese troops, he stated, seemned, confident of eventual victory. Ration were plentiful and the health and morale of the troops were good. The troops were armed with Geman type rifles manufactured in China and wear Ger- man made tin hats. Eleut. Woo claimed them had been looting but this ceased after summary. executions. The interview ended when Japanese naval shells tell uncomfortably close.-Kenter.

AIR BATTLE AT

HSUCHOW

Hsuchow, August 24: An air battle took place here this afternoon between seven Japanese machines, and ten Chinese fighting planes. The battle lasted about an hour and a ball. The Japanese. bombers dropped about six or seven bombs, three of them did not explode, but no appreciable damage was done-Da-Dao,

MACAO CHINESE

HELP

re-

Macao, Aug. 24: Chinese sidents here have formed an or- She says: I thought you would ganization for the relief of war like to know we got on Al. My good-refugees, each member of the or- ness! how good they are to us. ganitation pledging one day's Tea, water, biscuits and the sailors salary each month for an Indefinite nursing the babies. We saw the period for the support of the or- Japanese firing, but no danger to ganization's activities.— us. I never put in such a morning. Central News A moving crowd and scared when

NANKOW PASS TAKEN? ring is heard-everyone is happy The babies are having cus- now.

Tokyo, Aug, 24: The Japanese tard and apples and bananas.

claim to have taken Nankow Pass. These sailors are marvellous- they the key to Chahar Province, all seem to love nursing.

REAL SAILOR'S GENEROSITY Another kind act is related by a lady on board H.MS, Duncan when it was taking passengers to the Rajputana.

GENERAL MATSUI TAKES OVER

Shanghai, Aug. 24: It is an- nounced that the Commander-in- Chief of the Japanese forces in Shanghal. General Iwane Matsui, former Commnder-in-Chief of The lady in question was in such Formosa has assumed command. a hurry that she left Shunghal without calling at the bank. Che

WOUNDED SENT TO CHENGCHOW said to a sallor that she did not know what she would do as she

Chengchow, Aug. 24: A trainload had no money on her. On leaving of Chinese soldiers who wêre the Duncan the salior handed her wounded in the northern front, an envelope and sald:-"Miss, my arrived here to-day to be interned address is inside the envelope, at the local base hospital. I should like to know how you get on."

The local population is doing The lady thanked him and thought no more. Later to her everything it can to contribute to astonishment when she opened the recovery and comfort of the the envelope she found two £1

wounded. A training class for notes inside.

women in nursing and first aid har been recruited to help. In the hospital.

INDIAN TROOPS LEAVE FOR FAR EAST

Calcutta, Aug. 24.

Central NewN

HOW LONG?

Under the heading "How Long?" the Editor asks to what extent the Powers will countenance the pre- sent Sino-Japanese conflict. See Leading Article on Page 8.

CHINESE PAPER SUSPENDED

Singapore, Aug. 24. The "Modern Daily News" & Penang Chinese paper has been suspended for one month by the authorities there. for publishing articles in too forceable an at- titude regarding the Sino-Japan- ese conflict

CHINESE AGENTS OF | Keuter's Bulletin Service. -

JAPAN ARMY

FIGHTING AROUND LIANG-·

ISIANG

Paoting, Aug. 24: Fierce hand- to-hand fighting characterizes the clashes in the Lianghsiang area, about 15 miles south of Pelping pa the Pelping-Hankow line, between Chinese and Japanese forces, it was learned here to-day.

Chinese forces advanced toward the Japanese positions at Liang- hsiang in three columns at Meter-

Caught In Shanghai Shanghai, Aug. 24: Caught in the act of attempting to poison certain sources of water supply in Pootung, a Chinese woman who gave her name as Chu Hslu-ying was caught by Chinese military police to-day, it is reported here.

Tang Wen-fu, a Chinese who was tried and found guilty by a mill-ling. Pingishan, and Nanliyuan, tary tribunal, of spying on Chinese battles raging with heavy casual- lines and giving information to the ties on both sides during the past Japanese, was executed to-day.

The Japanese, with the Chinese arrested Tang was

in Chapel, where he was conducting obser-forces closing in on Lianghsiang vations on behalf of the Japanese throwing up entrenchments in a three sides, ‹ are · hastily. military, disguised all the while as

semi-circle between Llanghslarig a refugee.--

and Changhsintien, Between five Central News.

and six hundred Japanese troops supported by 10 field pieces are re- ported in the area.- Central News

$93,000 CONTRIBUTED TO WAR CHEST

Nanking. Aug. 24: Contributions to the national war chest during the past 24 hours run to the figure of approximately $93,000 from Chi- nese Uving in foreign countries,

Further donations from Chinese CANTON "AND

in the South Seas total $44,000, SHAMEEN IN From Indo-China, overseas Chinese DARKNESS have sent the sum of $12,000 Chinese In Penang donated $2,400, The 3/6th Rajputana Rides

A colony of Chinese in South which have been under orders to

Canton, August 24. Africa, composed mostly of labour proceed to Bingapore and Hopg The electric supply has been off ers and small businessmen, have Kong left for the Far East to-day.aince 9.15 am and caused concollected £300 which has been sent The 4/19th Hyderabad Regimentsiderable inconvenience in Canton to the National Government. will be proceeding very shortly, and Shameen this evening when. Chinese in Honolulu have con- They will be employed on inter- hotels, clubs and residences were tributed $8,500). From Liverpool, a nal security duties in Hong Kong compelled to use all lamps and draft of 2240 has been sent, re- and Singapore until the situation candles.

"présenting the donations, from the

at Shanghai is easter and the units. It is understood that the under-amall colony of Chinese there." despatched there from Hong Kong ground main is broken and is at Smaller donations from other

overseas for protection of British nationals present under water making re-

groups total another can be withdrawn.

$23,250,-- Central News

Router's Bulletin Service.

pairs difficult.- Beuter

two days.

from

RADICAL LEADER

· RELEASED

Nanking, Aug. 24: Mr. Chen Tu- hslu, former leader of the Chinese. communist left wing" party who' was found guilty of plotting against the government and sub- sequently sentenced to seven years' imprisonment, was released from the Soochow Prison last night.-- Central News

R.M.A. DORADO Brought Cholera Vaccine

The R.MA ́ Dorado 'arrived at 421 pm yesterday with -113.250 Kilos of freight (out of which 106- 150 kilos were of cholera vaccine); 306.181 kilos of mail and no pas- sengera.

18,000 FOREIGNERS EVACUATE FROM SHANGHAI

Shanghai, August 24.

The C.P.S. Uiner Empress of Canada is leaving for Hong Kong to-morrow with 1,000 foreign refugees of all nationalities mainly British. This will bring the total number of foreign evacuees from Shanghai to approximately. 18,000.

Five hundred Germans left for Hong Kong to-day aboard the N.D.L. liner Gneksenan while the President Pierce departed with 213 American refugees aboard for Manila.

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Two shiploads of Chinese refugees from Shanghai arrived at Ningpo this afternoon to find the city was being bombed by Japanese planes.-Reuter.

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NEWSPAPERS

IN SHANGHAI

Changed Complexion

Newspaper production in Shang- hal must be extraordinarily dif- Acult just now. Judging by the latest issues of newspapers which came to

it 19 hand yesterday, clearly demonstrated that con- densation is certainly the art of journalism, for," taking a publica- tion of such comprehensiveness and accuracy as the "North China Dally News," editors have to pack all the news into about one-sixth of the normal space. "The emer- gency of the case is forcing tabloid journalism on Shanghai, and it will be interesting to see how it fares in the long run.

MEMORIAL SERVICE

Gen. Miao. Pei-nan Takes Oath

PEACE AND ORDER IN CANTON

(From Our Own Correspondent)

Canton. Aug. 23. At this morning's memorial ser- vice at the auditorium of the Pro- vincial Government House, Gene-. ral Yu Han-mou, Commander-in- Chief of the Fourth Route Army, administered the oath to the new garrison commander of Canton, General Miao Pel-nan, chief of ataff of the Fourth Route Army,

Addressing the large gathering. General Yu extolled the ability and experience of General Mao and emphasized the importance of the newly created office.

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Glancing through the "North China Daily News" of four instead of twenty-eight pages, one notices

Continuing, the Commander-in- that practically the whole of the

Chief of the Fourth Route Army front-page advertisements for Aug. 17 were devoted to intimations of expressed the hope that all civil:

and military oficials in the pro- changes of address of members of the diplomatic corps. One is au-

vince will assume the fullest rea- thorised for publication by "sponsibility in helping to pull the Britannic Majesty's Ambassador," nation through the present na- tional crisis, and carry on their and other advertisements apply to matters affecting certain erger

duties not only with the usual composure in the face of danger gency regulations issued by the Municipal Council

Greater of

but with added perseverance.

(Continued on Back Page). There is almost an entire column of "changes of addresses" inserted by medical practitioners who have found their surgeries and Tooma somewhat too conspicuous for safety.

Shanghai.

(Continued on Page 8.)

SIR WILLIAM HORNELL

A bulletin issued by Professor Gerrard yesterday stated that Sir William Hornell's condition tinued to improve slowly.

GAS NO GOT"

COR-

THE CURIOUS

ONLOOKERS

THE DOLLAR

T.T. ON NEW YORK: 30-7/8. T.T. ON LONDON: 15. 2.7/80.

London Silver Market

(From Our Own Correspondent).

London, August 24. London allvez prices to-day were down 1/16 for "Spot" and un-“ changed for "Forward." as follow!

Aug. 23. 19-15/16

Spot. Forward..

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TABOD.

FOR, ONCE

REMOVED

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AND "TAS". PIOTUNG SIDE.

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SPIRIT OF

SHANGHAI

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AND FAITHFUL

RICKSHAW RUNKING FASTER THAN..... BEFORE

-By-SAPAJOU

VIGNETTES OF SHANGHAI LIFE'

(From "NC. Daily News")