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Pelping. Sept. 10.

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YUEHPU AND

CHOLERA IN SHANGHAI

YANGHANG Shanghal

Launched By Japanese

Shanhai, Sept. 11: Japanese at 5 o'clock this morning launched attacks on Yuehpu and Yanghang, west and south-west of Woosung

are preparing to fight on the side repectively undera cover of heavy of Nanking Government-

bombardment from Japanese war- Renter

ships off the coast.

MERCHANT VESSELS WARNED

Washington, Sept. 10. The State Department and the Navy Department have warned

American merchant vessels that it is dangerous for them, to operate in waters adjacent to the Chinese owing to the Japanese

c039%, blockade.

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Shanghai, Sept. 11.

Municipal Council health officials state that cholera prevalis in epidemic form in Shanghai, and that more than 130 cases have developed in a period of ten days.

It is pointed out that all the cases have broken out in the 'em- ergency refugee camp, -

iruter.

CHOLERA IN PAOSHAN

Shanghal, Sept. 11 Japanese announce 80 cases (1 cholera, or which 20 have proved fatal, among the Japanese troops in the Paoshan district.

They attribute the epidemic to the spreading of the cholera bacteria by the Chinese.

The Chinese Indignantly deny

Reuter.

The attackers at Tungtangchla In the Yanghang area were pre- ceded by a vanguard of tanks, bur it appeared as If the Chinese were well-prepared, anti-tank Kuns being brought into activa mala mediately, causing serious damage to four of the Japanese tanks.

Attempls were made to force the Chinese left and right The warning was broadcast by simultaneously. but the defenders wings

the Hydrographic Office in the form of an announcement stating that the conflict in the Far East has resulted in the creation of a danger zone along the coast of China, making it dangerous for American merchant vessels to operate in adjacent waters.

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WILD LANDING FIGHTING "

Shanghal, Sept. 11. A bombardment by Japanese held armly against the onslaughtanding aghting on several sectors planes and warships and wild of the 1,000 méchised attacking

followed the night air troops.

ralds by Chinese bombers. Chinese planes carried out three ralis on the Japanese lines In Hongkew and Yangtsepoo, and attracted the usual Ineffective anti aircraft are, which awakened all Shanghai.

At Lotien, Paoshan and the Jukong Wharf areas heavy fighting continued all night- Reuter.

Fighting was reported to be still going going on fiercely up to late this afternoon.--- Central NewN

FIERCE BATTLE

RAGING

The warning adds that the Chinese authorities have request- ed naval and merchant vessels of third Powers to avold proximity to Japanese naval vessels and military transports, and to have their respective national colours painted on the top decks in southward of Tientsin, where, the conspicuous manner-

Reuter.

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DR WU RECALLED

London, Sept. 11. Dr. Wu Lien-teh, the noted plague expert, has been recalled to Shanghal while en route to Lon- don from Bandoeng. Reuter

YANGHONG FALL TO JAPANESE

Shanghal, Sept. 11.

Shanghai, Sept. 11.

A Berce battle is raging 35 miles

Japanese military announce, they launched an attack against the Chinese forward bases at Machang on the Tientsin-Pukow railway.

The railway positions are at pre- sent held by remnants of the 37th and 38th. Divisions of the 39th. Army, together with a number of Nanking troops.

MORE JAPANESE “

ATROCITIES

Shanghai, Sept. 11: The Japan- ese charges that the 80 cases of cholera, of which 20 have proved fatal, among the Japanese troops in the Paoshan 'district have be caused by the spreading of cholera bacteria by the Chinese, is brand- ed by Chinese military authorities here as "childish propaganda."

The Japanese claimed that they captured the villages of Hslaochu- While declaring that cholera chuang and Tienchuang, just cases have been discovered in northward of Machang, while the Hong Kong and also among the Japanese artillery rendered the refugees in the Shanghai Interna- The Japanese capture of Yang-Chinese position at Liuhochen, Wonal Settlement, the

Chinese hong township. four and a halt westward of the railway untenable. officials state that the Japanese miles westward of Woosung, is the

Bimultaneously, Japanese alr- are spreading such malicious. re- chief result of their drive in the craft bombed Maching, which was

ports to "cover up their own.at- The Chinese soon covered with a dense pall of rocities" committed on non-com- Wocsung peninsula. only retreated after fierce fighting black smoke, and also the support-batants in this country. in which the Japanese made ofing Chinese positions at Ching- lective use of tanks. The Chinese, hsien, seven miles at the south of who officially admit the loss of Machang, the fall of which is be- Yanghong, are preparing to coun-

lieved imminent by the Japanese- ter-attack

Reuter.

An Intensive bombardment of the

DECLARATION OF WAR URGED Chinese positions from land and sea, combined with a

persistent

Shanghai, Sept. 11. attack from the air, marked to-

Several leading Chinese news- formal de- day's warfare. Apart from the loss Papers to-day urge of Yanghong, which the Chinese claration of war against Japan,

that Chinese describe as unimportant, the prin- stating cloal Chinese ines

Intact batants have been Japanese reports that general bombed and the China coast

are

a

Chinese retreat is in progress are emphatically dented.

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CO.OPERATE

Slan, Sept. 11: Generals Chu Teh and Peng Teh-hual, comman- der and deputy commander res- pectively, who took over leader ship of the newly-reorganised 8th Route Army yesterday, have been receiving numerous telegrams

from various military and govern- ment officials, lauding their fine spirit of co-operation in the cause of national preservation and unlty.

Among those sending notes were Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek Mr. Wang Ching-wef and others. In his telegram of congratula- tion to the two generals, General- tasimo Chiang expressed his deep gratitude over the action taken

by the two leaders in the interests of national unity. He urged them to stand by the national govern- ment during the current crisis Central Newa.

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DEFENCES

Canton, Sept. 11. Kwangs busily preparing her air defences. Work has been in tensifed during the past few days in view of the appearance Japanese planes in the vicinity of Hainan, and other points,

of

blockaded..

con-com- mercilessly

The Journals contend that de- declaration of war would enable. China to confiscate Japanese pro- perty. abolish unequal Bino- Japanese treaties and cease pay- ment of indemnities to Japan.- Reuter.

VILLAGES SET ON FIRE

Shanghai, Sept. 11. A battle along a ten-mile front, stretching from a point near Liuho to Paoshan, raged to-day, with each side pounding the other with heavy artillery. A number of villages were set on fire.

Another duel is under way along the Woosung Creek., where the Japanese are trying, hitherto without, success, to execute flanking movement for an advance toward Klangwan.- Reuter.

STARTLING SHANGHAI

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Nanking. Sept. 11. A sensational report came ight here to-day that one of the inain targets of Japanese raiding planes over Napking is the Soviet Embassy.

It is alleged that this was re- vealed with the discovery in а Japanese plane brought down in the vicinity of Nanking of a map on which the Soviet Embassy was marked as an objective of bomb- ing

As a result of this report. the Embassy has built strongly pro

tected shelters.

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The rest of the capital is going ahead with air raid defences, and

are It air bases are established in bomb-proof dugouts this neighbourhood Kwangsl will built in different parts of

elty be more vulnerable than hitherto:

The local press states

that Reuter General Ll: Chung-yen, Comman- der-in-Chief of the Kwangst for ces, bas ordered the Air Defence Directorate at Kwellin to study plans for the protection of the provincial capital, including bomb- proof dugouts and refuge stations.

Reuter,

JAPANESE PLANE SHOT DOWN Paoting: Sept. 11: According to military information, one Japan- ese plane was shot down in the Yungching districtTM yesterday: " by Chinese anti-aircraft- defence forces-Central News

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