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TO-DAY'S WEATHER FORECAST North-East Winds, Moderate To Fresh; Fine.

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Japanese bombing of Honam and Canton on November 24, 1937: Reseat workers and First Aid Squads arriving at the scene of the bombing at Mungsingsze and Kwan Yin Temple at Ho- nam shortly after the Japanese rained death on the residential district. (Photo, Central News Agency).

JAPANESE DESTROYER REPORTED SUNK

Nanklag, Dec. 3.

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ber 24. Three bombs were ported to have hit the battleship between the funnels, at the stem and near the conning tower.

Fourteen Chinese bombers es- corted by fighters conducted 2 second rald On the battleship Nagato and other Japanese war- One destroyer was sald to have ships on the Yangtse River early been sunk by the acrlal attack. An this morning, according to a Chi-aircraft carrier was also bombed. nese report.

Despite the heavy fire from the The Nagato was anchored off warships, the Chinese bombing Tsung Ming Island for repair squadron and their escorts safely after sustaining some damages by "returned to their base.-

a Chinese aerial attack on Novem- | International News Agency.

"PATRIOTIC SUICIDE"

Chinese Jumps To Death

Shangha, Dec. 3.

A spectacular "patriotic suicide" was committed by a male Chinese An full view of the Japanese As the proces- troops on parade. alon was turning in Thibet Road from Avenue Edward VII (where the bombs from a Chinese plane killed and injured two thousand persons on August 14) he jumped from the roof of the Great World Chinese amusement building" on the French Concession side of the boundary. Below h!m were French armoured cars and a unit of French infantry ready for action in case thé Chinese mob, created 30 Incident. The man fell on some telephone wires bounced up in the air and landed on the pavement. dead.-

LORD MAYOR'S FUND NOW £74,000

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London, Dec. 3. The Lord Mayor's fund for the relief of the distress in China has reached £74,000 at which £68,000 has already been remitted in cash, drugs and surgical instru ments to the British Ambassador.

Reuter,

Christmas Air Mails For Britain

The Christmas air. mail for 'Great

Britain by Imperial Air- ways' direct service will be closed in the General Post Office and Kowloon Central Post Office as follows:

Registered 5 p.m. December 10. Ordinary 8 a.m. December 11. This mail is due to arrive at London on December 20.

ARMED "ROBBERY IN KOWLOON

A gang of three robbers, two of whom were armed with choppers, raided No. 137 Fuk Wah Street, 3rd floor, yesterday at 10 m, and after binding and gagging the inmates three women and u child-ransacked the place and decamped with money and. jewel- Iery to the value of $171.80...

The Police were notified the crime at 2.40 p.m. yesterday by Chan, 8am-mel married man, who, was one of the four persons: gagged. Investigations "were commenced immediately but "up to a late hour last night no "arrests had been made.

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INSURGENT AIR RAIDS

Attempt On Barcelona Fails

Barcelona, Dec. 3.

Two Insurgent planes attempted

JAPANESE NOT SATISFIED

WITH CONTROL OF ANTI-JAPANESE AGITATION DURING PARADE

• MAY BE COMPELLED TO PATROL FRENCH

CONCESSION AND SETTLEMENT

Shanghai, December 3: Regarding to-day's parade a spokesman of the publicity section of the Japanese Army stated that control of anti-Japanese agitation in the French Concession and Inter- national Settlement was not satisfactory despite 'repeated statements issued by the Commander-in- Chief of the Japanese Army. The spokesman said it was regrettable to note that anti-Japanese Chinese are still operating with the French Concession and International Settlement as their bases. The spokesman stated that to-day's patrol parade was certainly a demonstration against those anti-Japanese agitators but it must also be regarded as a manifestation of the determination of the Japanese Army regarding the present situation which is full of unrest. If the present disturbed situation should be allowed to continue, the spokesman said, the Japanese Army will be compelled to patrol the Concession and, the Settlement to maintain peace and order.

The spokesman said that the authorities of the French Concession and International Settle- ment are, not entitled to claim neutrality as already pointed out by the Japanese Commander-in- Chief-Reuter.

JAPANESE BOMBERS RAID NANKING

Nanking, December 3: Twenty Japanese bombers appeared over Nanking and the surrounding vicinity during two air raids to-day but were driven away by Chinese pursuit planes and anti- aircraft guns. It is offeially announced that although a number of hombs were released in the Kwang- huamen, area no serious damage was done.

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Five planes took part in the first raid at 10 o'clock bat were intercepted by Chinese pursuit machines before they could reach the city.

At 1.30 p.m. fifteen, machines headed for the capital. Eleven of the planes were driven away. near the Tangshan Hot Springs by Chinese pursuit machines. Four of the planes flew over Kwang- haamen and dropped a number of missiles before flying away Central News.

TWO STATIONS -

ON C.-K.R. WIPED OUT

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More Japanese Bombing

Four Japanese

Canton, Dec. 3.

bombers this

to bomb Barcelona but were driven off by anti-aircraft guns, The Government reports that the in-morning wiped out the Shek Lung surgent's surprise attacks on the northern front were repulsed-

Reuter

The

ITALIAN PLANES' RECORD

Rome, Dec. 3. authorities report that Italian planes brought down 455 Spanish government planes dur- ng 1937. A

of thirty-one Italian airmen killed in 1937 was given. Reuter.

list

STATE LOTTERY

DRAWING *. CANCELLED

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Nanking, Dec. 3: Owing to the war situation, the 41st drawing of the National State Lottery which was scheduled to be held

teen Cad- Shanghal to-day, has celled by the Lottery Administra- Lion with the approval of the Chinese Government.

Lottery tickets sold out will be fully refunded Within three months from date- Central News.

and

Shek Koo stations of the Canton-Kowloon Railway and des- troyed several parts of the track, One Japanese plane Was ahot down at Pingwu, the ground fre having severed the wing from the fallen machine.

Eight Japanese planes flew over the Canton-Kowloon Railway and raided Kwun Tien. Yuan Tan and Chunghus. Over twenty persons were killed and many were wound- ed. Train services on both lines were disrupted.

The air raid alarm was sounded at 7.15 am. and a second alatm followed ten minutes later. No. planes came within the city and the "all clear" signal was sounded at 11.27 a..

International News Agency.

PLANES HELD UP London: Two of the five RAF. planes which are flying to Aus- tralia in formation are held up in Marseilles while three have left for Malta.-

Beuters Bulletin Service.

Japanese Reach Boundary

Of Settlement Unhindered

Shanghai, December 3.

The Japanese reached the boundary of the Settlement Proper. three-quarters of a mile from the Western Perimeter, at 1135 arn. without incident. A small Chinese boy had come into the " path. of the procession and a mounted Japanese dashed up and tried to keep him back but the lad got across safely.

During the early stages of the procession no planes were sighted but, later eight big Japanese bombers circled over the city but at intervals there were Japanese lorries with anti-air- craft guns trained towards the sky and their crews ready to fre but Chinese planes did not appeared. All Chinese shops along the route. were closed and shattered-up and the police, stand- -ing at every 20 to 30 paces let the Japanese alone but kept back the crowds who, as the parade appeared, diverted into the back streets.

In some sections the Chinese who saw the marchers looked on apathetically and there was complete silence except for the tramp of the marching feet and the "banzais" from the delirious- ly happy flag-waving. Japanese,

The Japanese troops were coated with dust and many wore black beards grown during the campaign. The horses looked shaggy and ungroomed and the gun-limbers were coated with

· mud-Reuters edalon ke

(Earlier cables on the Japanese march into the Settlement will be found on Page 9).

TO-DAY'S RACES

Final Selections

BY LAST QUARTER"

RACE 1 (2 PM) Donovan. Emergency Call. Morning Tip.

RACE 2

Gladiator. Oak Bay, Soldier of Britain. RACE 3 Dawn Star.. New Star. King's Lead.

RACE 4 Strathroy. Lancashire Chips. Able Amazon.

RACE 5 Laughing Girl, - Sylvandale.

Ythan.

RACE 8 Australian Boy. Saucy Face. Snowy River.

RACE 7 Whalsey. Atomic Star. National Anthem... RACE 8 Valorous. Coronation Day. Good Morning.

DAILY DOUBLE Laughing Girl and Whalsey.

PANCHEN LAMA DEAD

New Delhi, Dec. 3. The Fanchen Lama died in the neighbourhood of Jyekundo in Western China, He was eitled from Thibet for thirteen years Reuters Bulletin Service.

JAPANESE

FORCES RETIRING

Chinese Recapture Many Places

Hankow, Dec. 3. Japanese forces in Shansi and Shantung provinces are retiring northward owing to transfer of their units elsewhere and the con- tinued activities of the Chinese mobile units.

GRAPHIC STORY OF FIGHT

TO SAVE LIVES

Talamba Tragedy Recalled At Kowloon Inquest

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EVIDENCE OF SALVAGE SUPERINTENDENT

A graphic story of a hectic fight to save the lives of eight workmen rendered unconscious by gas in the hold of the 8.5: Talamba, typhoon-wrecked British-India Line steamship, at the Kowloon Docks on November 23, was told by Mr. J. K. Bayford, Salvage Superintendent of the Shanghai Tug and Lighter Co. Ltd., at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday when the inquiry into the circumstances of the deaths of Shen Kung-tao, and thres others suffocated while at work on the Talamba, was begun. -

Mr. K. Keen sät as Coroner and was assisted by a jury com- prising Messrs. G. A. Pentreath (foreman); A. Raymond and A. R. H. Phillips, Inspector T. O'Connor was in charge of proceedings for the Police.

Giving evidence, Mr. Bayford, 7.30 and 8 am, and about 8.30 they said that about 7 a.m, on Sunday, all came up to look for some more November 28, he went to No 1 wedges. They were all perfectly hatch on the Talamba with his No.

well and cheerful and none of 1 foreman. There were a lot of them complained of having even coolles at work down the hold, smelled gas At about 8.50 they they having worked through the went down again. night. He noticed the bulkhead between No. 1 and No 2 holds leaking pretty badly in places, and Instructed his foreman that when the carpenter came up. he should send a few men down and put in wedges to stop some of the leaks.

Eight men, went down between

KIANGYIN FORTS FALL

After 100-Hour Battle

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Four of them went to the stag- ing where the carpenters had been working and the other four re- mained on the lower twin" decks to give any assistance that might be required in the way of handing down tools

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OUR SILENT ALARM

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The Government announces that the impromptu emergency alarm system which was tested on Tues- day last having proved unsatisfac- tory, tests of an alternative alarm device will be carried out on Mon- day, December 6 at 9.45 a.mi.

Nanking, Dec. 3. After 1 fierce battle lasting more than 100 hours, the Klang- yin Forts

100 situated about

This alarm will consist of ́a miles down" river from Nanking, combination of the sounds of a fell to the Japanese at 7 o'clock į siren and a bell, and will be trans-

from last night, it was officially an-mitted

the Broadcasting nounced here to-night.

Studio through loudspeakers · in- stalled at the Post Office Building and at one other point in the Centrai. District.

The Chinese défenders had put up a stiff resistance against heavy odds despite their inferior weapons and equipment and later being In Shens the Chinese reinforce- entirely cut off from the rear. ments, having recaptured Tayu

For more than four days the and Pingyao, are continuing their Japanese attacked furiously with advance towards Taiyuanfu, the out any let-up from land, sea and provincial capital. The people trial, using the most modern the recaptured towns came out en weapons of warfare which finally mass to welcome the return of brought the fall of the Chinese their forces after the evacuation of the Japanese.

forts.

As this test is being carried out on a limited scale it is not expected- that the sound of the alarm will be heard outside the Central Dis- trict.

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