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Intensive Japanese Raid Over Nanking

INCESSANT FIRING IN PAOSHAN SECTOR

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Nanking Is Objective Of Japanese Raids

VILLAGERS KILLED IN SIAN

The Japanese air force made Nanking, the capital of China; their objective yesterday but despite the fact that they made four ralds on the city, the damage done was negligible. News coming through from the front last evening revealed the fact that the Japanese airmen were using the extra heavy bombs, the explosions of which were heard for many miles around.

As early as 2 a.m. a squadron of 11 Japanese planes flew over Nanking

vessels being reported to have been hit by the missiles. It was also

but due to the fact that the Chin-stated that at least two of the ships

ese defences were ever-ready the raiders were driven away without being able to do any damage. They returned again, however, two

hours later but this time they only managed to get as far as Kayang where they were sent back by the Chinese anti-aircraft guns. The third raid at 9 a.m. was no more successful than the first two but the Japanese seemed determined to reach the capital so they came again at 2 p.m. their planes, eleven in all, this time unloading many heavy bomba" The majority of

these fell into the river and thus did no damage but one or two fell on matsheds on the outskirts of the city and started a few fire which began to rage furiously.

"WAR BIRDS"

While the Japanese air force were busy in Nanking, the Chinese “war birds were by no means inactive. They visited the Japanese warships off Shanghal and subjected them to a severe bombing, three of the

ARMISTICE DAY

London Cenotaph Service To Be Televised

were set on fire but detalls regard- ing this are lacking.

In the Faashan sector there was both sides keeping up heavy ar Incessant fring all night long,

tillery and machine-gun attacks for many hours on and. In the west of Klangs! the Japanese subjected the Chinese lines to a heavy bar- rage of artillery fire and supported by the air force they wrought havec with one Chinese company, killing the entire force with the exception with the Colonel and a soldiers. From the Paoshan Road front it is reported that two com- panles of Japanese troops launched a heavy attack on the Chinese lines. They not only failed but the whole lot was killed by the Chinese who showed extremely clever

strategy in drawing the Japanese Into the open before mowing them down with machine-

gun and ride fire.

dozen

(Continued on Back Farë).

WOUNDED ITALIAN

SOLDIERS

Fought For Franco

London, Oct. 19. The King has decided that the celebration of Armistice Day on November 11 shall follow the lines

Gibraltar, Oct. 10: It is learned as adopted in previous years. At

from, a very reliable authority that over 700 the Cenotaph in Whitehall after

wounded Italian soldiers, many of them disabled, the Two Minutes 8llence has been observed a short service will be were aboard an Italian hospital conducted by the Bishop of Lon- ship which called here yesterday don. The service will be broad-afternoon, en route to Genoa. They cast and televised by the British had beer fighting for General Broadcasting Corporation. British Wireless Service.

Franco in Spain.- Renter's Bulletin Service.

General Wang Yao-Wa giving instructions to his officers at the Lotien front,

TEN PERSONS KILLED

ATTEMPT TO DESTROY BRIDGE LINKING NANKING AND

PUKOW FAILS

POOTUNG SHELLED FOR NEARLY AN HOUR

Nanking, October 19: The capital was severely bombed this afternoon when a number of Japanese planes flying in formations of three, appeared all over the city. More than ten bombs were drop-

· ped simultaneously on the aerodrome outside Kwanghuamen throwing up a dense column of smoke and fire. The planes raided the south-eastern and northern areas of the city and dropped bombs on a coal, harbour and ferry on the Pukow side setting ablaze a train-ferry station and several near- by dwellings. Telephone communication in Pukow was interrupted hence further details are unavail- able.-Beuter.

Shanghai, Oct. 19: About ten persons were killed by a Japanese air raid on the town of Pukow, opposite Nanking, on the other bank of the Yangtse to-day. The object of the raid was apparently. to destroy to ferry bridge Inking up Nanking and Pukow but this object was not achieved-Trans- ocean News Service.

Nanking. October 19: Continuing their routine bombings along the Nanking-Shanghai Railway, a fleet of six Japanese planes appeared over Tanyang, important town 50 miles east of Nanking on the Nanking-Shanghal Railway, at 9 o'clock this morning and released a number of Bombs which all fell outside of the city.

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Chinese pursuit planes were sent out from Nanking to engage the invaders but the Japanese planes had disappeared when the Chinese airmen. arrived. ...

A fleet of 18 planes were also sighted over the Hongpo district shortly after noon to-day- Central News.

Shanghai, Oct. 19: A Japanese warsbly moved near Lachlach i at 3 o'clock this afternoon and -shelled Pootong for over 40-milantes in an attempt to silence the Chinese batteries which have hätress-

ed the Japanese fleet for over two months. The Chinese did not return the fire.

While the warship, was laying the barrage three bombers zoomed overhead apparently trying to spot the Chinese positions-Central News

CHINESE TROOPS MAKE GOOD ADVANCE

Shanghal, Oct. 19; Fierce fighting is raging south of Woosung Creek where the Japanese are making the most determined attempt so far to penetrate to Tachang to bottle up the Chinese troops in Chapel and Kiangwan.

Both forces are throwing their whole weight against each other in this sector. Despite severe pounding by Japanese planes and artillery, and a furious attack by Japanese infantry and tanks, the Chinese claim to have re-captured the ruins of Pechila Patiou village,

Meanwhile it is claimed that the Chinese troops in the Klangwan sector counter-attacked and crossed the Shanghai-Woosung Railway, and made a gain in the direction of the Civic Centre.

Another Japanese attempt to land troops at Palkaokou on the Yangisze, 20 miles, north-west of Liuho is believed to be Imminent. following the furious bombardment of Chinese positions by Japanese warships. Reuter.

CRUSADE AGAINST

BOLSHEVISM

Tokyo, Oct. 19: The Social Mass Party has cabled to labour or ganisations throughout the world denouncing the proposed boycott against Japanese goods. "It is add ed that the action of Japan is a crusade against the Bolshevising and colonisation in China; The Social Mass Parly is only a pro- letarian party which holds 36 seats | in the House of Representatives.— Reuter's Bulletin Service.

SPANISH WAR

Salamanca, Oct. 19: The Govern- ment troops claim further advances on the Cordova and Asturias sec-

tors, while repulsing Insurgent attacks on the Aragon front- Reuter'e Bulletin Service.

MOUNT EVEREST

ASCENT

British Expedition Next Summer

London, Oct, 19. Permission has been granted by the Tibetan authorities for a British expedition to Mount Everest next summer. The necessary per- mit has been handed to Mr. Gould, British Commissioner at Lhasa.-

British Wireless Service.

"JAPAN · TELLS THE

WORLD. WHERETM TO GO

Under th's caption on Page 8 will be found the Editor's comments on the Sino-Japanese conflict;

JUNK SINKING ENQUIRY

SHIP MASTER® GIVES EVIDENCE

JAPAN CUTTING

DOWN EXPENSES

JAPANESE AGAIN

BOMB SHEKLUNG

BUT FAIL TO HIT C.-K.R.

Canton, Oct. 19. this morning shortly after" ten A trunk call from Sheklung stated | o'clock on a reconnaisance flight at that the Canton-Kowloon Rail- an attitude of 8,000 feet. After re- way at that section was again | connoitring for ten minutes-it went bombed this afternoon at 12.30 by away without releasing any bombs. four Japanese planes, but the rall- No alarm was sounded here dur- way was not hit.

ing this visit. Flying at considerable height, the | International News Agency. bombers unloaded over ten ex- plosives. Heavy ground fire pre- vented power dive of the enemy machines, which few away at 1 p.m.

The objective was to destroy the two railway bridges at Sherlung.

The Arst air raid alarm was sounded here at noon to-day, when Your Japancae planes 'came north from Tongkawan and Shekki to bomb again the Canton-Kowloon Railway at Sheklung.

SHORT AIR RAID

Canton, Oct. 19. An air raid of short duration occurred to-day at noon. Five Japanese planes flew over the Canton-Kowloon Railway in Shek- lung district and dropped five bombs. The objectives were up- parently the bridges over the East River which however were not damaged.- Reuter..

TRAIN DELAYED Canton, Oct. 19: The morning train from Hong Kong was delay- éd half an hour in reaching Can- ton but the other trains arrived on schedule.

The planes reached Sheklung at- 12.30 p.m. Ten bombs were dropped without hitting the railway. About Afteen persons in adjoining villages were killed

or wounded by the bombing, and over twenty houses. It is also learned that a lone were set on fire.

Japanese bomber scouted over the The trains schedules were not Bocca Tigris Forts early this interrupted. The bombers were morging and after circling for 10 not sighted over Care2-minutes it disappeared without

One lone Japanese plane few dropping any bombs- over. Bozen Tigris and Shek Kal Gentral News

HASEGAWA

WOUNDED

During Raid On Flagship

Shanghai, Oct. 19.

PLANE CRASH

Heart Specialist Among Dead

Salt Lake City, Oct. 19.

▲ search party has confirmed that all the occupants of the

Chinese repurts stated to-day | United Air liner which was report-. that Vice-Adinirai Kiyoshi Hase- gawa, Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Third Fleet now opera ting in China, was wounded yes terday by the Chinese air raid on his fagship Izumo."

The captain of the warship was reported to be also wounded. A Tokyo, Oct. 19: It is stated bomb fell on the conning tower that at a Cabinet Council meeting and injured the Admiral and the held here to-day it was decided to commanding omcer of the cruiser, cut down all expenditure other

They are both being treated than that necessitated by the con- ashore in a Japanese hospital,

to realise flict with China so as

according to the same report... economies amounting to approx-International News Agency. mately 200 million yen for the next financial year.-- Transocean News Service.

GERMAN CONSUL PROTESTS AGAINST BOMBING

Shanghai, Oct. 19: The Ger- man Consul-General has made re- presentations to the Japanese au- thorities against the bombing of three German owned houses com -- prising the Restwood estate on the western outskirts of Shanghai on the Hangchow Railway Line, by Japanese planes which, unloaded ten projectiles on October 14

The sinking of a fleet of fishing. Junks off Chelong Lighthouse by a submarine on September 22, wis recalled at the Bupreme Court yes- terday when the "Junk-Sinking Inquiry" was continued before a special Government-appointed Commission comprising His Honour The German Consul-General has the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl Mac- also made representations to the Chinese authorities not to halt Gregor, the Harbour Master, the

mig.. trains near the estate as Hon. Commander J. B. Newlll, "and

directed bombs endanger the Mr. Justice J. A. Fraser.

houses. Struter.

Mr. J. C, McDouall' is acting as Secretary to the Commission, whilst Mr. John Whyatt, Assistant A- torney General, is in charge of the witnesses.

Amongst the witnesses called yesterday were Capt. E. EL Histed, master of the as, Kaying which picked up two, men on a raft who were survivors of one the junks, whilst Sub.-Inspector R. G. Butcher of the Water Police banded in a letter from Capt. W. Stein of the

· JAPANESE PROTEST Tokyo. Oct. 10: The Japanese Minister at The Hague has protest- ed to the Dutch Government 8.A. Scharnhorst which stated that against the recent encounter be- tween a Dutch sloop in the East Indies and Japanese fishing boats, The Japanese denied that the fishing boats were trespassing in Dutch watera

Heuter's Bulletin Service.

on the morning of September 27, they picked up nine Chinese, males and one female who were drifting on a small raft. They too were survivors of the junks..

THE DOLLAR

TİT. ON NEW YORK: 30-11/16 TIT: ON LONDON: 1s. 2.7/83.

London Silver Market

(From Our Own Correspondent).

London, Oct. 19. London. silver prices-to-day were unchanged for "Spot" and up 1/16 for "Forward," as fol- low-

Oct. 18. Oct. 19. .20

20 19-7/8 19-15/18

A full report of the inquiry will Spot............. be found on page 2.

Forward...

FOG CLAIMS SIX DEATHS

ed missing on October 18 are dead. The victims include Dr. Louis. Grass, one of the most distinguish- ed heart specialists in New York, two newsreel men and a young Was eri stewardess. The plane route for San Francisco from Newark Reuter.

R.M. A. DORADO

RMA. Dorado arrived at Kal Tak, from Penang, at 2.50 p.m. yesterday with one passenger, Lt. "Comdr. C. Drage who travelled-all the way from. London by air.

board There were also on

the" plane 8.480 kilos of freight and 323.088 kilos of mail.

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London, Oct. 19: England and Scotland were blanketed in fog during last night and to-day. In some places the fog had not lifted for 40 hours. In London it was | Cables

Finance clear this morning but the Mid- lands were still affected. Many delays occurred with suburban trains some being held up for more than half-an-hour. were reported on the roads yester-Shipping... day owing to the fog.

Sport Reuters Bullätin Service.

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Chinese soldiers at North 8tation on the border of the Inter- national Settlement. The foreign outpost block house directly behind the soldiers.