1937-09-27 — Page 9

JAPANESE BOMB ANHWEI CITY

With Planes Bearing Chinese Insignia

Nanking. September 26.

Two Japanese planes, with their colours changed and the Chinese Air Force insignia painted on the wings. flew over Kwangteh, Anhwel province, at 10.10 a.m. and fell outside of the city wall.

This report has aroused con- siderable indignation among off- clal Chinese circles here. Fearing International complications may result from such misuse of the Chinese insignia, the Chinese authorities are preparing to send a note to the International Settle- ment and French Concession and other foreign Warships in Chinese waters calling attention to this fact.

The "Arst signs of the planes were noted shortly before 10 am.

when an alarm was flashed to Kwangteh stating that two Japan ese planes were on their way from the southeast to bomb the city. The land defences got ready for action but when the machines, 500 feet, both dying only at reached the city they found that the planes resembled Chinese machines and therefore withheld Aring.

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dropped two bombs which

JAPANESE PLANES BOMB NANHAT DISTRICT Canton. Sept. 26: Three Japan ese attempting to bomb Canton

were from the south-west,

re- pulsed by anti-aircraft guns near Bocca Tigris Forts at 12.40 o'clock to-day, according to reports re- ceived here.

A number of bombs were drop- ped, falling in the river and fields. A lone bomber was sighted later In the afternoon over Palsha in Nanhai district. Dipping low over the crowded town the plane re- leased a hall of bombs and strafed the buildings with machine-gun bullets, killing and injuring over 30 farmers and civilians.—

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ABSURD JAPANESE REPORTS

Nanking, Sept. 25.

The Central Government will re- main in Nanking, declare official Chinese circles, branding as absurd

However, as soon as the planes were well over the city they re- leased two huge bombs and pep-Japanese reports that the tapital pered the rooftops with machine- gun bullets before flying In the direction of Shanghal.-- Central News

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would be removed to Chengtu, some other town situated further up-stream on the Yangtse- Transocent News Service.

GENEVA HOPEFUL

Hitler"

Mussolini

Geneva, Sept. 26: An atmosphere of hopeful expectancy pre- vails in Geneva in regard to the outcome of the Hitler-Mussolini talks. Whatever secret agreements may be reached it is believed that some important gesture towards international peace is like- ly to be made.-Reuter.

Long Conversation At Munich

Munich, Sept. 25. When Hitler paid Mussolini & return visit at the Prince Karl Palace, he presented the Duce with

a magnificent specimen of the

people were cheering and bands were playing at the station. Reuter.

HONG KONG DAILY PRÉSS. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1937.

NATIONAL

HEALTH

ADMINISTRATION

Demolished By Air Raid At Nanking

Nanking, Sept. 26. The National Health Adminis- tration and Central News Agency offices were completely demolished by two bombs, probably of 500 kilo- grammes, which just missed the Central Hospital, making huge craters in the vicinity. If one had landed on the hospital, it would have destroyed the entire building. killing the doctors, patients and

nurses.

The Canton Cirls' Middle School and superal primary schools, and une private hospital were bombed. When the Japanese bombers swoop- ed down and bombed the National' Health Centre, two machines crash- ed near the business office of the Power Company at Hsiakuan.

A foreign eye-witness saw one Japanese bomber halt. submerged In a pond near the Power Plant and one pilot was blown a hundred feet from the machine with his head, legs and hands knocked off.

One bomb landed in a pond near the new International Club, scat "tering dead Ashes all over the

vicinity.

'FURNITURE TUMBLING OVER

Interviewed by Reuter, Mr. Lo Chia-lun, Chancellor of the Cen- tral University, stated, "My College of Arts and the Public Health Sta- tion luckily escaped. There were 50 patients in the station and they were removed in the morning otherwise all would have been

killed.

time This is the fourth Japanese planes have bombed the. University."

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Mr. Ja Bin-hsu, Director-General of Affairs at the Ministry of Fin- ance said he saw the Health Ad- ministration office completely de- molished but the Customs Ad- ministration Office was not hit. The Ministry of Finance offices shook as it was tumbling over, throwing over the furniture and telephones. The water works häs been repaired and the supply of wa- ter restored. but in view of the fact that there is no power current, the pumping of water is presenting dif-

culties

Reuter. SURPRISE ATTACK BY CHINESE BOMBERS

Shanghal, Sept. 26. Undercover of darkness, a fleet of Chinese planes staged two sur- prise attacks on the Japanese war-1 ships and land positions in and around Shanghai last night and early this morning.

At 11 o'clock last night, when' excitement was still running high throughout China over the air ralds in Nanking, a number of Chinese

out of bombers zoomed the darkness over Yangtsepoo and released a score of bombs on the Japanese positions as well as on the warships anchored in Whangpoo River. The damage is reported to be heavy.

the

Two hours later another "group

FIGHTING IS RESUMED

IN SHANGHAI

Japanese Break Another

Promise In Nanking

Shanghai, September 26.

The weather having improved here, Oghting was resumed on a large scale in the Shanghai region yesterday, on all sectors of the front. The chief attacks by the Japanese were made in Lo- tien and Lluhong but they failed to break through the Chinese lines, all their efforts being repulsed, while the losses on both sides were stated to be extremely heavy,

The Japanese air force was specially active in bombing the different Chinese positions, Chapel and Pootung coming in for the bigger part of their attention. Both sides are concentrating their troops in the Klangwan sector where a fierce battle is ex- pected within the next few days, especially as 20 Japanese trans- ports are reported to have anchored between Lluhongton and Na- chlao, giving the impression that the Japanese will land their reinforcements between these two points.

These reinforcements will indeed be urgently required since the Japanese have suffered very con- siderable losses. They state that up till September 21, their casual- ties totalled 1400 killed and 4200 wounded, but it is believed that these numbers have since then

been largely increased.

Japanese stated that their objec- tives were the varicus Government buildings. Including the Power Works, Treasury and Broadcasting Station despite the fact that but three days ago the Japanese stated that any Government building. apart from military headquarters and offices, would not be attacked.

In connection with the renewed air raids on Nanking yesterday, the i Transocean,

DEPLORABLE LOSS

OF LIFE

Britain Repeats Protest

London: Sept. 24. Further instructions are being sent to Sir Robert Craigie, British Ambassador to Tokyo, to make strong representations to the Japanese Government concerning the bombing of non-military ob- jectives in China, and expressing the horror felt in England at the deplorable loss of fe among the civilian population caused by the bombardment of Canton-Heutco

MEDITERRANEAN PATROL

London, Sept. 24. Four of the five Singapore Third flying boats in No. 10 -Squadron, Royal Air Force, which left England on Monday for the Mediterranean to take part in the scheme for employing aircraft in the anti- piracy patrol are now based at Arzeu, near Oran, where moorings have been provided by the French authorities—

| British Wireles

ART PURCHASE FOR

SOUTH AFRICA

CONTINUED

WEAKNESS OF

WALL STREET

Victim Of Big Bear Attack

London, Sept. 25.

The City is seriously perturb- ed at the continued weakness of Wall Street, which, in the opinion of broking circles. is due partly to fears regarding the reforms' in- stituted by Mr. W. O. Douglas, new Chairman of the Securities Ex- change Commission, and partly to the statement by Secretary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau that he proposed discussing the possi- Elity of a reciprocal with Britain for taxing income on foreign investments.

agreement

The opinion is generally held in London that such an agreement is

CANTON

RAILWAY

SPEEDY

E C NOMICAL

NOTICE

The TRAIN SERVICE both Local and

between Kowloon and Canton is NORMAL with the exception that the evening Expresses which leave Kowloon at 5.00 p.m. and Canton at 4:50 p.m. have been cancelled temporarily.

R. D. WALKER,

Manager & Chief Engineer.

THE

HONG KONG

PENINSULA HOTEL;

HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL;

&

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL; HOTELS LIMITED.

In sasociation with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lite. Peking:

GENERAL HAN WATCHED

Tientsin. Sept. 25.... Chinese troops evacuated Tsang- chow simultaneously with the fall of Paotingfu und are now retreat- ing towards Shantung, maintain-

not likely to be reached, but fearsing alignment with the forces be- lest the United States may raise tween the two rallways west of the dividend tax on foreign in Pinghan. vestments from 10 to 224 or 25 per

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A TRAGIC SIGHT

Hankow, Sept. 25. Wuchingmiae, the slum section of Hankow, near which, there are no military establishments, present- ed even a more tragic sight when it was again visited to-day with harsh daylight bringing out last night's terrible havoc.

and

view of recent Japanese .. Thousands of bewildered cent, are causing some British sell- bombing raids in Shantung and homeless people wandered in the

enlargement of the crisis, it is streets, while tired relief worker generally assumed that the Ja-were still engaged in digging out dead and alive victims. Some weIE- so mangled that they would have been better dead.

to will advance panese troops the Yellow River and will cross Into Shantung.

A Reuter Correspondent encoun←. tered a ten-year old Chinese, boy

ing on Wall Street.

London, Sept. 24.

GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE

Wall no doubt that The

There's Collections The National Art Fund has purchased for presenta Street is the victim of a big bear tion to the National Gallery of attack, which, it is rumoured, bas

In connection with this possible oll South Africa, Capetown, an emanated from Amsterdam, but

is spreading that development," the Japanese mili- painting by Campbell Taylor whlets the opinion was exhibited at the Royal Acade- though selling may come via Ams-ary authorities are closely watch-bearing the slight corpse of his my last year. This is the first serdam, It originated in New York, ing the attitude of General Han the Fu-chu. Governor of Shantung, purchase by this Fund for a Southbears there realising that

which will greatly influence the African gallery but it has presented works of art to galleries in Austra-

movements of the Japanese array.

-Reuter. lla, Canada, New Zealand | Jamalen.---

Grand Cross Order of the German MUSSOLINI'S GLOWING of machines re-appeared and the British Wireles

Eagle, conferred on Mussolini on July 6. The Order was made of pure gold while the star to be worn in the breast was set in diamonds. The decoration was encased in a silver casket inlaid with amber, with the Naz! emblem in Gold.

After Mussolini had laid a wreath at the Nazi Memorial the two dic- tators had over an hour's conver- sation at which international ques- tions of mutual interest to the two 13 were discussed. It countries understood that the Mediterranean problem especially in connection with the Spanish civil war, was discussed. Simultaneously Count Clano and Baron von Neureth dia- cussed matters of foreign policy.

Subsequently Mussolin! left to witness the manoeuvres at Mockle- nburg to the accompaniment of an outburst of cheering. The police admitted that a number of black- guards were injured in a collision on the tenders earlier in the day, but state that the accident was less serious than at first reported, no one being killed. Ten minutes after the departure of Mussolini Hitler' left in his own special train for Mecklenburg-Heuteg

the

AT THE STATION

1.

Munich, Sept. 25. Signor Mussolini's train reached Austro-German frontier at 8,50 1.m. Herr Rudolf Hess and uther high Nazi leaders boarded- the train there. Signor Mussolini arrived in Munich at 10 a.31,

Herr Hitler awaited him on the platform, together with Baron von Neurath, high military and other officials.

The two Dictators greeted each e children were singing.

other!

TRIBUTE TO HITLER

Honorary Corporal In Fuscist Militia

Munich, Sept. 25. Signor Mussolini to-day appoint- ed Herr Hitler an Honorary Cor. poral in the Fascist Militia

A document announcing the ap- pointment states: "As leader of the German people he has given Ger- many faith and new greatness.

"As restorer of civil, social and political order in Germany, he is leading Germany with a firm hand towards its high destiny.

"As representative and protector. of European civilisation against any attempt to overpower it, he has proved his unconditional soll- darity and friendship with Italy in the hour of struggle.”—Reuter.

fliers, despite the heavy fire from anti-aircraft guns, emptied their bomb-racks and escaped unscathed. -Central News.

NEW NANKING BROADCASTING

STATION

1:

and

which was bombed by Japanese planes on September, 24.

Three bodies were also found in Hankow where several bombs fell. Rescue work is continuing and it is feared that the exact number of dead will never be known as many persons were blown to bits while others have been mangled beyond

Nanking, Sept. 28. The Chinese authorities an- nounce the opening of the Gining Radio Station XGZ which will substitute for the Central Broad-recognition. casting Station XGOA which was bombed and destroyed by Japanese planes yesterday.— Central News,

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109 BODIES RECOVERED IN HANYANG SLUMS

Hankow, Sept. 28. One hundred and nine bodles, many of them badly mangled and charred, have been recovered from the slum district In Hanyang

The injured in Hanyang is placed at 350 in addition to five members of the Arst ald squads. The in- jured in Hankow number 114. with 59 houses completely wrecked. The Chinese authorities nounced that over ten 200-pound bombs were dropped, at Hanyang In addition to four incendiary missiles.-- Central News.

An-

market is vulnerable owing to its narrowness, which business men opine is the result of Government interference.

One of the few cheerful sides is the report that some British in- vestment trust and others usually in the know, have been acquiring small lines in American stocks on the decline.--- Router

ESPIONAGE

Moscow, Sept. 25. Thirty-one railway employees have been executed in the East Bberian district of Khabarovsk.

They

all sentenced charges of sabotage, and age on behalf of Japan.

were

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CHINESE GARRISON

WIPED OUT?',

In Felping to-day, a Japanese military spokesman claims that the Chinese garrison of Paoting- fu, consisting of the 2nd Division of the 52nd Army was practically

annihilated.

After the Japanese troops had forced their way into the

city through a breach in the north wall, the Chinese, he alleged, at- the tempted to escape through south gate, but Japanese machine- gunners lay in walt outside and mowed them down ruthlessly.

Many parts of the city were set on fire as a result of Japanese explon-bombardments and hundreds of

buildings were laid in ruins. However, the Japanese

This brings the total number East of railwaymen executed in Siberia since last May to 212- Transoceam News Aravice.

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state

mother on his shoulders. He rent- ly laid it at the feet of the hos- pital gate man. pleading to him to look after the corpse while the child searched for his brothers and sisters, so that his mother could have a proper burial.

looked

Reuter's correspondent into one of the huts and saw three but all were quite dead, one of men sitting up in natural attitudes,

in its arms. them clutching the body of a child

The correspondent walked into another dwelling. In one room there was a pile of corpses, while" in the next room a Chinese woman unconcernedly cooked a meal!

Chinese reports claim that a Japanese bomber was brought down 40 kilometres from Hankow Chinese pursuit planes after yesterday's raid,

It is estimated that the raiders came over a height of 2,000 feet, and in the opinion of foreign ön.

that most of the civilian popula-server, could not fail to notice the thickly populated conditions of tion had fed before the battle..

Wuchingmiso and the absence of Reuter.

military objectives.

MALAYA COMMAND TATTOO.—Part of the final display at the first military tattoo held in Malaya, which took place at Singapore at the end of August. Units taking part in the tattoo included the 1st Bn., The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, the 2nd Bn. The Gordon Highlanders, and the Malay Regiment, a unit raised in 1933.

Meanwhile Hankow fears a other visitation of Japanese planes and anxious watchers are scanning the skies all day.

Heuter.

"THE BIG PUSH"

Shanghai, Sept. 26. The Japanese announce the oc- cupation of the Islands of Huan tao off the coust south Cheklang.

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The Japanese Army spokesman stated that supplies of men and horses are being concentrated on various points and "once the big push gets under way it will be like a food breaking dykes,"

It transpires that the Nanking office of the "Havas News Agency" was also demolished during-yes- terday's rald.

Reuter