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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1937.

JAPANESE PLANES OVER KONGMOON

BUT C.-K.R. LINE NOT BOMBED

Canton, Oct. 25. Five Japanese naval planes dew to Tolshan to bomb the Sunning Railway at 8.30 am. to-day and seeri over Kongmoon and Almen, Two bombs were dropped on the county of Sunwuf, and about ten persons were killed or injured.

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The railway was not damaged. The air raid alanı was sounded here at 9.10 m. and again at 9.25 a.m.. but the machines did not come over Canton. Eleven, Japan- ese planes were reported to hare flown to Lien Shek Wan near Chungshen.

For the first time during the past ten days, the Canton-Kowloon Railway was not bombed to-day, and the trains from Kowloon ar- rived here only "a little late.-- International News Agency.

SUNWUI CITY BOMBED

LEPER MISSION HEAD

(Continued from Page 1)

last Friday evening. These pre- sent. Included Mr. William Yinson. Lee, former

DOW president and a member of the board of direc- tors of the Mission, Dr. Sargent of the Kwangchi Hospital, Hang- chow. Mrs. "Ma Wing-chan treasurer of the local auxiliary, and others.

INVESTIGATING

MILITARY SITUATION

Tientsin, Oct. 25. The military attaches of six foreign nations stationed in Tokyo, including the American and British attaches, are in North China to investigate the military situation. They will remain a month in North China, to inspect the various fronts. They may call on General Count Hisaich Terauchi, commander of North the Japanese forces in China

The National Leprosarium at Tazang

to was undamaged up three weeks aga, according to. DI.

The attaches are Lieut-Colonel Work, but as some of the fercest

William C. Crt e, of the American fighting has been going on in that sector there is little hope of Embassy: Major-General F. 8. G. saving this $120,000 institution. Piggott, of the British Embassy: Major Adam Przybylski, of the Half of the 100 inmates have been transferred to a building adminis- Polish Embassy: Commander Juan tered by the Chung Shan Memo-Mendeze, of the Peruvian Legation, rial Hospital in Shanghal, while others have been sent to various | teprosaria

Dr. Wong will spend six months in the Philippines, principally at Culion, Cebu and Manila, where be will investigate the latest methods in the treatment of leprosy upon, a fellowship, granted by the American Leprosy Founda- tion, of which Mr. Percy Burgess, who is now en route to the Colony from the United States, is president.

Dr. Wong said that a Aumber of lepers have been cured of the disease by injections of

and Lieut. Col. Luang "Virayodha, of the Stamese Legation.- Paternational News Agency.

FIERCE FIGHTING

ON TIENTSIN-PUKOW LINE

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Canton, Oct. 25: According to reports received here, Ave Japan- ese planes raided Sunwui City to- day and dropped 12 bombs which all fell in the city.

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Mr. Li Wu-tse, the magistrate, was not in the building at the time of the bombing.

direct The other bombs scored hiis on the rallway station.' Wrecking the office and over 30 houses nearby.

The exact number of persons killed and injured during the bombing to-day has not been ascertained.

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Tainan, Oct. 25: Furious fighting is reported to be going on at several places along the Tientsio- Pukow line where Chinese forces.

mobile by

walts chaul-assisted

back SLIE pushing Japanese along the railway zone.

which A Chinese detachment crossed the Tu Hsueh River last week, launched a surprise attack on the Japanese garrison at Wang- chuang, a few miles north f Changchuang.

free by the Chinese Mission to Lepers.

ALLEGED TRAITORS

Directing. Japanese Aerial Bombings

Seochow, Oct. 25: Traitors are accompanying Japanese airmen un their raids in China and directing the bombings of various Chinese

to railways, accordin received here to-day from front.

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report the

It is stated that the Japanese during their earlier raids were not familiar with the Chinese railways and therefore their attacks were a complete failure. They have now employed traitors who sit in the

Another report received here re-cockpits and inform the Japanese veals that five planes reconnoltred alrmen where to bomb-

over

Kongmoon and later flew | Central New

over the Sunn'ng Rallway station

where one bomb was dropped.

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11 on

over

machines were in Lienshihwan

Chungshan district.

They flew away without dropping any bomba. -Central News,

FOREIGN LABOUR UNIONS

BASE METALS

Fresh Wave Of

Demoralisation

Unfavourable week-end

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URGED TO BOYCOTT, JAPAN Street advices together with a Canton, Oct. 25: The Canton alight deterioration in the inter- national political outlook caused Pestmen's Union, in a message sent to Nanking to-day; requested a fresh wave of demoralisation to sweep over base metals this morn- Mr. Wu Ting-chang, Minister of

ing. Speculators who bought at Industry, to appeal to all. labour

the end of last week in anticipa- unions in Europe and "America

tion for a sustained recovery has- economic urging them to apply

The tlly unloaded and with consumers Japan. sanctions against message adds that this is the only adopting the usual Monday hold- way to check Japanese aggressioning-off tactics prices slumped to in China and to uphold interna- tional justice.- Central Netta.

'JAPANESE RETREAT TO SANYUAN

Tainan,

Oct. 25: A Chinese military communique issued to day states that Chinese mobile units have recaptured Huchlao along the Tientsin-Pukow Railway and that the defeated Japanese troops are retreating toward San- yuan оп the Hopel-Shantung border along the same line.

The

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that

there

of Kiow are

traces no Japanese troops north of Yucheng, about 35 miles north of Tsinan, while the main body of the Chinese forces have advanced to as far as Changchuang situated about 8 miles north of Yucheng- Central News

MORE JAPANESE REINFORCEMENTS Shanghai, Oct. 25: The Japanese 11th Division, forming the third batch of Japanese reinforcements arrived in Shanghai this morning aboard 14 military transports. It including comprises 15 000 men, 4,000 of mechanised units.

Eight hundred Japanese wound.

ed soldiers sailed for Japan this

fresh lows for the year.

While all metals participated in a fall the decline in tin was es- pecially severe. The first deal in the latter transacted was £215 after which the next bld was £210 and the price eventually closed at £205 as compared with £218) on last Friday afternoon.~~ Reuter

MR. DUFF-COOPER Mr. W. A. Duff-Cooper. First Lord of the Admiralty, has arriv ed back in London after a tour of the Mediterranean, says a Reuter Bulletin Message. On hls way back the Minister made a short stop in Rome where he met a number of Fascist officials.

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Meanwhile, mobile units are re- ported to be very active in a num- ber of villages between Yucheng and Pingyuan where the railway tracks have been torn up.

It is disclosed to-day that dur- ing the fighting at Fengwang len last week the Chinese "big swords- men" killed over 500 Japanese and damaged two tanks. Japanese re- inforcements were rushed to Feng- wangtien to-day- Central News.

NEW JAPANESE OFFENSIVE

London, Oct. 25. The new Japanese, offensive launched in Shanghai is directed against Nanziang on the Nanking- Shanghal railway, according to re- ports received here. Well-inform- ed Shanghai circles consider the Japanese attacks on Tatsang only as a diverting action. The section north of Nanziang was under Japanese fire the whole night long. The Chinese troops have main- tained their positions in Kialgwan and Chapel. Transocean.

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"ELECTIONS IN AUSTRALIA

Melbourne, Oct, 25: The latest returns in the Australian election to the House of Representatives show that the United Australian Party has 27 seats. Country party 14, Labour 30, Victoria Country Party two, Social Credit one In the Senate election although there is a awing towards Labour, the Labour Party has not made lärge enough gains to have a majority in the Benate.- Reuter.

ANTI-JEWISH

DEMONSTRATION Warsaw, Oct, 25. Thirty shops were damaged last night during an anti-Jewish de- monstration.--..

Reuter's Bulletin Service.

SONG KUNG TIDE TABLE From Oct, 28. to November 1, 1937.

HIGH WATER.

D2.2

Height.

Low Water

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Standard Time

Height

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01464

18349 71 1005 2.9

Hong Kong

Standard Time.

Temperature, 77 F

Humidity, 58 per cent.

Wind Direction, ENE.

h. m.

Temperature,

night, 71 F.

:

minimum last

Rainfall for 24 hours, ending 10th to-day, nii,

Trea. 28 Wind Force (Beaufort), 4. Temperature; maximum yester; Wed 17

Chor. 18

FIL 20

Sat, 30

Sun, 31.

! Mon.

0055 7 61

1310

17 28

08 28

JAPANESE PLANES VISIT SOOCHOW

Continuing Boochow, Oct. 25: their daily raids over Boochow, Japanese planes visited the city. four times to-day and dropped 11 bombs along the railway. It is claimed that most of the bombs fell wide and only minor damages were inflicted on the line. Central New

Total rainfall since January 1. 80.82 8.

Against an average of 81.53 ins. Sunset to-night, 5.51 p.m. Sunrise to-morrow, 6.25 a.m.

4. p.m., Oct. 25. Barometer (at sea level), 30.04. Temperature, 75. Humidity, 68. Wind Direction, East. Wind Force (Beaufort). 4. Maximum tempera-

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