1937-09-20 — Page 13

4.

WILL BE

PIRATES WILL FIRED AT

Implementing Nyon Agreement

London, Sept: 10.

The Italian Government having received a copy of the agreement supplementary to the Nyon ar- rangement which was signed yes- terday, Its terms were published in Geneva "to-day.

latter

DESTROYER BOMBED

heavy At "11.10 yesterday six bombs were dropped by an aero- plane close to the British Destroyer "Fearless" in a position off Gijon

The ship was hit but no casual- tics resulted. The aeroplane re- turned to Gijon.

With the discontinuance of the British and French naval patrols in the zones off the Spanish coast

In communicating the text to the

the Italian Government, were informed that their practical observations on the second agree

would be allotted on the first,

to them by the Non- ment, as given the closest attention by the intervention Committee under its Nyon Powers. The now agreement sea supervision scheme, the only upplies to attack by surface vessels. part of the land and sea observa- or aircraft upon any merchant ship tion schemes which is left in opera- in the Mediterranean not belong-tion is that under which neutral ing to the parties to the Spanish observing officers are embarked in conflict when such attack is ac- specided ports and roadsteads by companied by violation of the null ships of Non-Intervention coun- manitarian principles embodied in tries bound for Spain. the rules of international law re- lating to warfare at sea as laid down in part 4 of the Treaty of London, 1930, "and confirmed in the London protocol signed in Novem- ber last.

TO OPEN FIRE Any surface war vessel which witnesses such an attack, when engaged in carrying out the Nyou arrangement, is authorised, if the ättack is by aircraft, to open tre on such aircraft, or, if the attack is committed by a surface vessel, to intervene within the limits of Its powers and, if necessary, to suminon assistance in that task.

It is understood the recommen- dations contained in the recent re- the work of the Son- port on Intervention Board upon which observations of Nun-Intervention Powers are awaited include the proposal to end the patrol.

38 DESTROYERS The battleship "Resolution" and two destroyers will keep their pre- sent station off. the north-west of Spain. The notilla leader Keith, and two other destroyers which have been on patrol duty there, will join the Mediterranean anti-piracy patrol British destroyers hitherto engaged on non-Intervention pa-

tro in the zone or south coast of Spain, will also be released for this more urgent duty.

In territorial waters cach, of the participating Powers concerned will give instruction as to the measures

With the addition of the 4th to be taken by its own, war vessels in the spirit of the present agree- flotilla now being sent from home' ment. It is pointed out that no-waters to the Mediterranean it is thing in the agreement prejudices understood there will be 38 des- the right of any country to defend troyers and five flotilla, leaders the its shipping from attack of any available for carrying out kind, whether such attack is in duties imposed by the Nyon Br- conflict with humanitarian prin-rangement.--- ciples or is merely legal.

British Wireless.

RAILWAY TOWNS BOMBED

IN CENTRAL CHINA

Shanghai Sept. 19:

A number

and

BROOKLANDS

John Cobb Wins Fine Race

Brookland, Sept. 19.

of important towns along theThe "Five Hundred miles han- Shanghal-Hangchow-Ningpo

the Nanking-Shanghal Railways were bombed to-day by Japanese planes, latest information receiv ed here state.

dicap, one of the season's snap- plest events was won by Johni Cobb, on a Napier Patiton in the time of two hours 20 minutes 4 seconds. His average speed was hour. Second 127.08 miles per

Four Japanese machines at 9.45

this

bombed o'clock

morning. Sungklang station. where earlier in the month a fleet of Japanesem.p.h, planes rained bombs and killed over 300 civilian refugees. Only one Brst-class coach was slightly damaged.

The planes then raided Ming- hsingchina station dropping, bombs and damaging the station" mas-... ter's resident, the store house and the telegraph wires."

Was C. J. P. Dodson (Riley) 2 hrs. 20 mins.. 24 secs. average 118.0 Third. Percy Maclure mins. 34 secs. Riley) 2 hrs. 31

Sir Malcolm average 109.8 m.p.h. Campbell was the official starter. Cobb led throughout winning at a speed which was the highest in any British long distance race. „

Mrs. Kay Petre while prachising yesterday crashed and was sent to hospital, She is still unconcious.→→ Reuter

At 10 o'clock this same group of planes headed for Kashing. 100 miles from Shanghai on the Nanking-Shanghai line, and at- tacked the station, damaging four Central News

coaches and Xiling five menibers of the railway staff.—

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1937.

AIR RAID IN

›

SHANGHAI

1

KIANGWAN SECTOR

ACTIVITIES

It is reported that Shanghai was raided by Japanese planes, but details are lacking regarding the extent of the damage, if any, done.

So far as the Chinesa air force is concerned, two bombers flew over the Whangpoo and despite a re- lentless fire kept up by the Japan- ese anti-aircraft guns, they drop- ped a number of bombs on the Japanese warships, one of which was hit. This raid lasted about two hours after which both Chinese planes returned unscathed to their base,

About 5 30 p.m. on Saturday, four Japanese planes' raided the Hung- Jao Aerodrome and dropped four bombs in the aerodrome and an- The other three just outside it. Chinese were prepared for this and no damage was done. though the enemy managed to get away with- out suffering any damage from the anti-aircraft fire.

STOUT DEFENCE

News from the Klangwan sector is to the effect that about 500 Japanese soldiers tried to break through the Chinese lines. They were greeted by a stout defence From Lo- and were driven back. tien it is learned that the Chinese are holding a line about 2,000 metres long and confirmation was obtained about the Chinese evacua- tion from that place on Friday. Early the same day the Chinese succeeded in entering Yangmochow but the same evening the Chinese recaptured the place. The Japan- ese made yet another attempt to take the place for the second time, returning with some 3.000 men but the Chinese defenders proved much too strong and the Japanese were forced to retreat.

SPLENDID REPORT

A high Chinese Star officer who visited the front lines returned to Headquarters on Friday with an excellent report on the positioning and also the morale of-the Chinese. troops. He said that the Chinese defences were much stronger than the Japanese attackers and Insofar as the Chinese Fight wing is con- cerned, this officer compared it with the famous, Hindenburg Line during the World War. The Left wing also. he reported, was also excellent and he expressed the opinion that the Japanese will And it well-nigh impossible to break through the defences.

Undaunted by the fact that their attempts had me and again been beaten back. the Japanese again tried to land 2.000 sailors in the different points along the river. They were on 40 large junks and their efforts were "covered" by heavy gunfire from two of their warships. In spite of this. how- ever, however. the Chinese prepara- tions for any such eventualities were equal to the occasion and once more the Nipponese had to abandon their attempt.

ENTHUSIASTIC GREETING Having worn down the Japanese attack along the Felping-Hankow rallway, the Chinese are now ready to engage the attackers and are expected to be able to resist them. The Chinese vahguard has reach- ed its designated points, thus nulli- fying the Japanese attempt to eut them off.

The people in Shansi, Chahar and Hopel greeted enthusiastically the appearance of Chinese fighting planes over these districts and it is felt that a first class air battle in this vicinity is imminent. flight of Japanese planes flew over Taiyuan but were driven back by Chinese "pursuiters" who ready to greet them.

A

were

+ ABSURD RUMOUR. Turning to the activities" of the Japanese in South China. It is re- Hably stated that Japanese war- ships continue to interfere with fishing junks along the coast while 30-innocent civilians are reported to have been killed as the result of the air raid on Shuntak.

Some imaginative individual, be- lieved to be Japanese pro- pagandist, stated that in view of the seriousness of the situation the British, Frerich and Italian Embassies had transferred their headquartera to their respective warships. The rumour was des- cribed as "highly absurd" by a Government spokesman.

a

SIR GEOFFRY NORTHCOTE

His Excellenty the Officer Ad- ministering the Government has teceived telegraphlo Information to the effect that Bir Geoffry Northcote, KCMG., Governor de signate, is now expected to arrive

Kong on October 28, 1937.

Japanese troops landing from a transport at Woosung. (Photo, in the ss. "Ranch" due. at Hong

"N.C.D. News"},

NATIONALISTS CAPTURE

IMPORTANT TOWN

Destroyers Leave Merchant

Vessels To Fate

Salamanca, Sept. 19.

The Nationalist forces operating on the Asturian front fol lowed up yesterday's success in storming the Pajares Pass by capturing the village town on the Leon-Oviedo Road. The village Pedrosa is now within range of the Nationalists' guns.

From Pajares Pass the road winds downhill for a stretch of about 38 miles and leads to Oviedo where the Nationalist troops. under General Aranda, have been holding out for over a year against the superior forces of the Asturian militia.

*

In their six-day push along the Leon-Oviedo road, the Nationalists have advanced a total of 21 miles. The enemy has retired to a line between Ribadesella, and Cova- donga where they, are con- centrating their forces. Owing 10 the danger of exposing their fank to the Red troops still occupying the higher levels, the Nationalists have been obliged to slow down their coastal advance on the town

of Ribadesella although that ob- Jective is already in sight.

There was a naval encounter yesterday between the Nationalist- Spanish cruiser Canarias and three Red destroyers that were escorting two merchantmen from Mahon to Barcelona After the first shots had been exchanged the red des- troyers made off, leaving the mer- chantmen to their fate. They were taken to a Nationalist port.- Transocean Yews Service.

WAGES OF TREACHERY

In these two cares are the beads of two executed Chinese traitors

on Ming Kuo Road, West Gate, Nantao. (Photo, "N.C.D. News"}

DIRECT HITS ON WARSHIP

Shanghai, Sept., 19: According to a report of the Squadron Com- mander who directed the series of surprise air raids over Shanghai last night, the feet of Chinese bombers inflicted heavy damages on the Japanese warships and land positions in the Yangtsepoo and Chapel sectors.

The planes took off from an un- known air base shortly after dark and remained in the air six hours before returning to their. hangars. They swooped low and despite the heavy machine-gun and anti-air- craft gun fire, they released bomb after bomb on the vessels.

LONE BOMBER

One lone bomber appearing from the south-east, returned shortly after the first rald and dropped a heavy missile which scored a direct hit on a Japanese destroyer in the river. The vessel ts reported to have been badly damaged.

A number of fres were started in the Yangtsepoo and Hongkew sectors where the bombs fell.

The Chinese land batteries in the Pootung side took advantage of the searchlights from the war. ships- which were trying to locate the Chinese planes, and subjected the ships to heavy shelling. It is number of also claimed that shells hit the vessels but the extent of the damage is not known yet....

Central News.

POETESS AT WAR FRONT Chinklang, Sept. 19: Miss Hsieh Wan-ying, a Chinese poetess and the authoress, better known by pen-name of "ley Heart," arrived here to-day from Hunan with 30 women who have been organised into a service corps to work at the front lines. The party is proceed- ing shortly to the Shanghai area.

Miss Hsieh in private life is Mrs. Wu Wen-tsao, wife of a Yenching University professor. She recently visited the United States and Europe, returning to Peiping early this summer.- Central Newe

REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVE Nanking. Sept. 19: According to information received here, Japan- ese reinforcements are continuing to pour Into North China.

Several large transports arrived at Taku yesterday and landed 4,000 troops. They were Immediately sent to the war fronts along the Tlentain-Pukow Rallway to relleve the men who have been on duty for the past few weeks-- Central - News.

LOTIENCHEN DEMOLISHED

Shanghal, Sept. 19: Lotienchen. important highway town on the Yangtse Delta which has been the scene of some of the bitterest fighting during the past two weeks, has been completely demolished following the shelling and bumbing from Japanese warships and planes.

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY TIME-TABLE (AMENDED)

UP TRAINS

STATIONS

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Dop. 7008

Fanting Dep 7.19 Sheungthui

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9.08 10.02 12.10

0.17|10.14 12.23)

937 10.34 13.44,

9.43 10.41 1362

0,50 10.52 1,02

Dep. 7.2 (31) 10.03 10.57 1.07

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2.00 3.31 420

3.149.884,28

1,97 2,393.48)

1.99 3:12 3.50

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16.01 8.55

8,079.07

(225) 3,504,37)

6.179.18

1.882.80 3.54 442.99 6.93 9.29

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Canton.... Arr.] 11.50 6.00

8.08...

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4.37

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Kowloon

141

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19,442,48

12.23 1,08 3,001

12.37 1.10 3.25

4.546.09 7.07

5.10 621 7.37

5.32: 6.33 7.80

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Car will be attached thi-train daily.

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BLOCKADE ORDER

His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom have issped the following instructions:-----

THIEF GAOLED

Picked Pocket Of Swatow Passenger

A young man, L Cheun-chlang.. was sentenced to ten months' im-

or

Masters of British ships are advised that, if they are requested to stop by a Japanese Man-of-war The Chinese were forced to give and none of His Majesty's ships is | prisonment by Mr. S. F. Balfour. up the town for the second time present, they should permit Japan at the Central Magistracy

Saturday after he Was found. late Friday night as they were unese to board and examine the certi- able withstand the terrific ficate of Registry on the under-guilty of stealing a watch on 'bombardment. All their defence standing that an immediate report board the sa. Hal Ching berthed

works have also been ruined. Not is made by the Japanese Man-or- at the Douglas Wharf. cne building in the town is left standing.

to

."

The Chinese forces have with- drawn 2,000 metres from Lotion- chen and are now entrenched at Chienchia Village.- Central Nerin

PLANES DESTROYED BY BOMBS

Shanghai, Sept. 19: An Indian watchman in the Japanese mills in

war to British Naval, Authorities.

CLOUDBURST HITS SHANGHAI FRONT

Sergeant Davis said that on Friday, "about noon, a Mr. Murray, arrived from Swatow with his gold watch and chain. in his pocket.

The defendant was nearby and made a grab at the watch. He Shanghal. Sept. 18.

take actually managed to

the A virtual cloudburst yesterday watch but before Mr. Murray could prevented large-scale

recover it the defendant had pass- operations on the Shanghai fronted it to another man nearby who

Use of tanks and heavy guns made good his escepe.

military

landed by the Japanese is virtually The defendant was then arrest-

with

the Yangtsepoo district who wit- impossible over the muddy ground. nessed many air raids during past Trenches are half-filled weeks, declared that he saw seven water.

Heavy fighting seems to be Japanese planes on the newly- constructed aerodrome near Shang-going. on only at Lotten, where sides are relying on ma- hal University completely destroy-both ed by bombs dropped from Chinese chine-guns planes a few days ago.

The front line now runs from.

defendant in evidence. ed. The denied stealing the watch.

SWATOW HARBOUR

CLOSED

.

He also added that 10 other Liuho. Lotlen, over the west of

Liuhang and the International The American Consulate General machines were damaged and were

Racecourse west of the Adminia-Inform us that they have received. hurriedly removed to the warships tration district to Chapel and the following telegram from the to be sent to Japan for repairs.

North Station.

American Consul at Swatow: This watchman revealed that be Chinese machine-gun nests in

"Sugar Loaf and Good Hope Cape counted around 40 trucks carrying Pootung, on the banks of the riverBghts near entrance Swatow Har about 1.200 bodies of Japanese are still worrying the Japanese, bour have been closed down for the soldiers killed during the fighting whose planes carry out repeated present and Swatow Harbour.. being loaded on to Japanese war-raids on this area.—

closed to merchant and naval veg- sels between 7 p.m. and 6 am by ships at the Jukong Wharf- Central Newpa.

order of local Military Headquar- ters."

FOREIGN EMBASSIES REMAIN

* OPEN

Nanking, Sept. 19: A report cir- culated by a foreign news agency to the effect that the British, French and Italian Ambassadors in Nanking had moved to their re- spective warships to conduct their work owing to the repeated Japan- ese air raids on the capital, is denied by a spokesman of the Foreign Office.

The French Ambassador is at present in Shanghai but is return- ing shortly to resume his work here while the Embassy staff mem-. bera are all remaining in their cflces.

Mr. Howe, the British Charge d'Affaires who is acting for 8ir HugheKnatchbull-Hugessen, the Ambassador, in continuing his work in the British Embassy Building.— Central News.

Transocean News Service.

CHINESE PLANES SCORE SUCCESS

Nanking. Sept. 18: Chinese bombers taking part for the first time in an aerial combat in North signal China yesterday scored a success, when they drove away a fleet of Japanese, machines attack- ing Taiyuan, capital of Shansi, and shot down one of the bombers, ac- cording to information released by Air Force Headquarters to-day.

Polish Yacht Turns Up Safely

Warsaw, Sept. 18.

A Polish yacht with sixteen. students on "board, which was be-- lieved to have foundered in a gale in the Baltic, has arrived at Copenhagen."

The yacht had taken refuge in a sheltered bay during the storm.

Francen New. Hermite-

When news of the air raid was received, the Chinese planes took off from an un-announced air base and after driving the invaders away from Taiyuan, engaged them in a serious dog fight over Chilisten. One Chinese pursuit plane suddenly left the group and after gaining further altitude the airmen released a hat of machine- gun bullets on the Japanese planes killing three Japanese filers. hitting one of them. The Japan- The Chinese planes escaped un- ese machine immediately caught | damaged fire, crashing to the ground and | Central News, -