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PANAY SURVIVORS

IN SHANGHAI

Vivid Stories Of Bombing And Sinking Of Gunboat

JAPANESE PLANES FLEW LOW

Shanghai, December 15: Mr. James Marshall. of Collier's, ma- razine. Mr. C. C. Vines, from Roanoka, Virginia, who is connected with the BA.T., and Fireman John Hodge, Burvivors of the U.S.S. Panay disaster, arrived in Shanghai unexpectedly this evening from Wuhu aboard a Japanese seaplane. Mr. Marshall, Interviewed by Rea- ter, said that the Panay opened fire on the Japanese planes when she was bombed and kept blazing until the last minute..

has been issued from the U.S.8. Augusta, as follows:

A. Kozak. machinist, chest wounds.

serious

E W. G Hulsebus, coxswain, serious back wounds.

Zeigler, cook, head and body wounds,

C. S. Schroyer, seaman, head and leg wounds,

"The Japanese plahes dropped twelve bombs around the Panay and Socony ships. The visibility was excellent and the planes faw so low that it was impossible for them not to have known that they were attacking foreign ships," said Mr. Marshall. "The first bomb hit the forecastle of the Panay and when she began to sink the cap- tain gave orders to abandon the ship. All the passengers and crew jumped over the side. I went aboard the Bocony steamer Melan and helped the unlucky Captain! wounds. Carlson to pull up the anchor and get under way. I was aboard the Melan when I was struck in the shoulder by shrapnel," declared Mr. Marshall."

N. L. Davis, fireman, shock,

J. S. Lang. quartermaster, cuts on the face and chest,

Carl Birk, electrician.

back

Hibbard, fireman, hip wounds, Greer, seaman, shoulder wounds. In addition to Lt.-Com. Hughes

It is said that it is an absolute miracle that they escaped.

and Lt. Gelst, the entire ship's company, including many slightly The condition of Mr. Marshall 15 | Injured, are suffering from shock, not: serious but he was sent to hos- | exposure and strain due to nature pital suffering from exposure.

of the attack and their subse- Fireman Hodge, of the Panay.

quent experiences. was picked up at Wuhu, Flag- Captain . E M. O'Donnell who was wounded in the leg in the attack on HMS. Ladybird on December 13 was also aboard the seaplane. He was picked up at Hohsien. It transpires that Capt. Hughes, of the Panay, was not on board the plane.

WIFE OVERJOYED Mrs. Marshall who did not know that her husband was aboard the Japanese flying boat was overjoy- ed when Mr. Marshall unexpected- ly walked in the Cathay Hotel.

Messrs. Marshall and Vines and Fireman Hodge stated that the Panay's machine-gunners remain- ed at their posts firing on the Japanese planes and Japanese launches until they were for:ed to flee for their lives from the sinking vessel.

Fireman Hodge. Interviewed by Reuter's correspondent, stated. "When the bombing occurred I was off duty chatting with Capt. Carlson aboard the Melan which was tied alongside the Panay. A bomb struck and set are the Melan. Capt. Carlson turned the wheel over to me and said, 'Beach the ship.' Then like 2 inspired he joined the crew fought the names. After the Melan was beached, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Vines and myself started to- gether through the countryside looking for help. Finally we were picked up by, a Japanese Army truck and taken to Wuhu."*

man and

Immediately the flying boat landed at Shanghai Flag Captain O'Donnell was removed to hos- pital for an X-ray examination.- Reuter

Shanghai. Dec... 15: A Japanese naval spokesman announced that a Japanese seaplane has arrived at Shanghai from Hohsten with Capt. Hughes, of the Panay, and two other wounded survivors.—

Reuter.

SUFFERING FROM SHOCK

Shanghai, Dec. 15. An amended list of stretcher cases among the crew of the Panay

News correspondents who were on board the Panay and who are safe and now en route" to Shang- hai on the U.SS. Oahu, are:

C. M. Macdonald. British, for- merly editor of the "China Mall" and now of the London "Times."

Weldon James. American, United Press,

James Soong. Hawalian-born Chinese, of the New York "Times." Luigi Barzini, Italian, of the "Corriere della Serra."

Sandro Sandri, another Italian correspondent it will be recalled. was killed in the bombing.-- Reuter

JAPANESE BAN NEWSREEL

Shanghai Will Not Hear

Roosevelt's Speech

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,

Madame Sun Yat-sen, widow of the founder of the Chinese Repub- lic and eldest sister to Madame Chiang Kai-shek, who is reported

to be seriously Bi in Chengtu.

PREMIER'S TIMELY STATEMENT

London. Dec. 15. The Prime Minister's confident statement in Commons yesterday in which he rebuked the dismal prophets who talked as though another trade depression were ap proaching, adding assurance that Britain in any case was now in a far better position to meet sny temporary decline than at any time since the war, is regarded as timely.

Justified by economic experts. Sir William Larke, Director of the British Iron and Steel Federation yesterday said that with full con- viction and knowledge he could state there were no signs of any trade recession in Britain Many producers were fully engaged well into next year and many con- sumers forecast En increasing consumption during 1938

·British Firstanı

JAPANESE GIRL STUDENTS SEE U.S. AMBASSADOR

Tokyo, Dec. 15.

A delegation of the girl students who participated in the flag pro- cession in celebration of the fall of Nanking saw the American Am- bassador, Mr. Joseph Grew, at 11.30 a.m. to-day and expressed their sincere apology for the U.S.S, Panay incident. They were representing Japanese girls and women,

Shanghal. Dec. 15: President The delegation consisted of seven Roosevelt's speech in Chicago studerits of the Bunks (Cultural) arging the quarantine of aggressor | Institute

led by Miss Setsuko countries as recorded and "shot" || Matsunobu, their teacher. by Fox Movietone will not be A movemerit Is also afoot for screened in the International Bet- | starting- a national drive for a tlement here at the request of the subscription fund for constructing Japanese military authorities. a gunboat for presentation to the United States to replace the Panay.

This newsreel will not be ex- hibited anywhere under Japanese | —Reuter, military occupation. President Roosevelt's speech is considered anti-Japanese. Internctional News Agency.

PEACE BY TRADE

the In

AND INDUSTRY

London. Dec. 14: Mr. George Lansbury, Labour leader and well- known Pacifist. is seeing President of Poland to-day. an interview with members of the Polish Government. Mr. Lansbury suggested bringing the nations in conference in order to help peace in the world by industry and trade-i

Reuters, Bulletin Service...

Hangchow railway sheds after Japanese bombing on October 15, 1937. One bomb struck the track beyond the station police- man, 'breaking the four feet section, which was replaced an hour later.

TRADE MARK CASE,

RECALLED

THURSDAY,

COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY

IN SHANGHAI .

Commons Reminded Of Seriousness Of Matter

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NEGOTIATIONS

IN PROGRESS

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London. Dec. 14 In the House of Commons to-day. Mr. Percy Harris enquired whether any speci- fic date had been fixed by the Japanese Government for payment of compensation for damage done to British lives and property in Shanghai, Nanking and elsewhere in China.

The Foreign Secretary, Mr. An- thony Eden, replied that while no specific date had been fixed nego- itations arc" now in progress for payments of claims arising out of recent events in China,

Mr. Harris asked if Mr. Ederi could give some assurance that an early result was likely to accrue from these negotiations as this was a very serious matter particularly to people whose property was com pletely damaged.

Was

Mr. Eden replied that he conscious of the seriousness of the matter opined by Mr. Harris who would appreciate that the claims were in different categories, "but we are alive to the urgency of the matter."

Mr. Arthur Henderson asked if it included damage caused at the end of last week,

Mr. Eden: I think this relates to the situation in Shanghal.

Mr. Tom Williams, of the Op- position Labour. asked whether the dependents of those killed were being cared for by the Government pending settlement.

Replying, the Foreign Becretary replied in the affirmative and added this was the particular series of claims which came in the first category he had in mind, Asked if he would lay summary cases before the House. Mr. Eden said he would consider 'that but

information was being collected by the British authorities in Shanghai and he was not sure if they had the full list. Reuter

CANTON DETERMINED TO RESIST INVASION

Is

Canton, Dec... 15: Canton determined to put up strong re- sistance to any Japanese attack, declared Col. Li Chieh-chih, Can- ton Police Commissioner, in an Interview with the "Central News Agency" to-day.

Adequate preparations, accord- ing to Col L, have been made by the military and police authof ties for the defence of the city.

The Police Commissioner. how- ever. expressed the hope that the Canton populace will take a calm and resolute attitude in the face of the current rumours Central Neins.

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The absence of hard labour in the prisons is strongly condemned. as is the ever-growing number of hawkers which all the prisons.

Recommendations include the establishment of an internment camp for hawkers and others who are not regarded as criminals, but merely nuisances, that the stan- dard of discipline in the prisons be tightened, the system of feeding that prisoners re-organised, and

to earn

where possible be zade their keep by performing || an amount of labour at least com mensurate with the cost of their food.

We

RECOMMENDATIONS From the report:- We might summarise our' con- clusions in the following form. consider that the moral, mental, physical and economic conditions of the average Chinese prisoners In the prisons of Hong Kong differ from those of the so radically

prison in average prisoner in a Great Britain that too rigid and ilteral an adherence to conditions and regulations applying at Home would defeat the object desired.

It is of course recognised by us that the dietary supplied should be

suficient to maintain the average

prisoner in a decent state of health whilst undergoing the type of la- bour demanded by his sentence. It The Eagle Brand Razor Blade

is necessary for him to have a Trade Mark Case was finally dis-

sufficiency of rest and leisure, but posed at by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at

it does not follow that his re- the Central Magistracy yesterday

quirements correspond with those when he gave his decision nct to

of an English prisoner in an Eng- Ush climate. For this reason we review the case. This application had been made by Mr. D. B. Evans,

recommend that (a) the standard representing Petersen and Co., the

of discipline be tightened, (b) that Leung Sang Kee Company and the

the system of feeding be entirely Man Sheung Company, against

reorganised, (c) that the prisoners whom Judgment had been given in

where possible should be made to the case in which they had been Canton, Dec. 15: Fifteen Japan-earn their keep by performing an summoned by the Hong Kong Im-ese planes carried out two raids amount of labour at least "com- port and Export Company for in- on the Canton-Kowloon Railway mensurate with the cost of their fringement of the Trade Mark and the Canton-Hankow Railway food, and (d) that an effort be Ordinance in that they had had in to-day.

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their possession razor blades to which a false trade description had

of rebuttal of "mens rea." He was

MORE RAIDS ON RAILWAYS

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made to separate hawkers, at Coming from the direction of least, and deal with them apart Tongkawan around 12.50 p.m. from criminal prisoners. We can. been given. Mr. M. A do Bilva Seven Japanese planes split intonat at this stage deal with the appeared for the complainant arm. two groups when they were near entire lack of reformative treat- In giving his decision, His Wor-Canton. Five flew along the Can- ment in the Hong Kong Prisons. ship said he had gone carefully ton-Hankow Railway, and dropped Mr. Churn and I cannot conclude over all the points of the defence. more than 10 bomba at Kwantin, our report without an expression of He did not think it was part of the Yingtak, "and Pakong stations deep regret of the death of Mr. T. prosecution's work to facilitate the

whilst the other two attacked the A Mitchell who was appointed a defence to the extent of making Canton-Kowloon Railway.

member of this Committee with us. clear at the beginning the lines it At 2 pm eight planes rained

Until his death he carried out with intended to take. Especially, they more than 30 bombs over Illong.

ns most faithfully a very careful could not do that in the question Puki, Tintongwa and Cheungmuk-investigation, the results of which tau stations on the Canton-Kow- are shown in the records of the not now disposed to take further loon Railway and a few on the evidence taken. In addition, we evidence because he held that that | Canton-Hankow Rallway.—.

had almost daily discussions on the evidence was available at the time Central News

various points as they arose. We of the hearing and should have

are confident that in our con- been brought. He therefore reaf-

RETIRED OFFICIAL DIES clusions we have not embodied any Armed his original judgment.

Tsingtao, Dec. 14: Mr. Chang point with which he would not Hu, former Minister of Finance, of į have been in entire agreement and the defunct Peking Government, we take this opportunity of re- passed away: at Tientsin on cording our gratitude to him for December 12, according to word the care, energy, and good sense just received here from Tientsin. I which he applied to the investiga- He had been living in retirement | tion. since 1923,- Central Newn

His Worship also made an order for the costs of the application for re-hearing and tax on the same scale as the original order for the costs of the original proceedings.

JAPANESE CLAIM

Shanghal. Dec. 15.- Japanese claim the occupation of the northern bank of the Yang tae near Pukow and also Yangchow on the northern bank of the Yang- tse, north of Chinklang and at the entrance of the Grand Ganal.. Bruter.

NEW COLLEGE HEAD

Chungking, Dec. 14; Mr. Helung

CURFEW TO BE LIFTED

Shanghai, Dec, is.'

.on

Ching-lal was appointed President The Settlement, authorities have cf the University of Yunnan at decided to lift the curfew today's regular meeting of the Christmas Eve and New Year's Executive Yuan.-

Eve. leuter. Central Newx.

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CATHOLIC BISHOP'S LETTER ON WAR

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NEW GOVERNMENT WILL RULE SHANGHAI

Peiping, Dec. 15. The government established here will govern all territory from whence the Kuomintang was driven including Shanghai, declared Tang Erb-ho, Chairman, in a statement to Reuter's correspondent The The letter, which was issued in

·regime had defacto Japanese re- Chinese pays a tribute to the

cognition and was the Government heroism of the Chinese soldiers of China and would seek foreign who have fallen in the war and recognition and financial Co-Opera- cites their example as an incen- tion and will be friendly to all ex- tive to all citizens to do their duty cept Communists. It too early to' to their country, The Bishop have a president. The regime at points out that loyalty to one's present consists only of adminis- and legislative country is a Christian obligation,trative, Judical and he urges all to show it by commissions and no foreign affairs helping in every way they can or military departments-- those who have suffered because Reuter, of the war. He pays a special tri- bute to the Hong Kong Catholles for the generous way in which they have taken up the work of War Rellef, and he urges them to con-

tinue it with increased vigour.

-The letter giveg proof of sincere sympathy with the sufferers of the war, and is a document of great practica¡ value.

THE

VICEROY OF ABYSSINZA Rome, Dec. 14: The new Viceroy of Abyadnia, the Duke of Aosta, cousin' to the King of Italy, milod for Abyssinia to-day, in the com- pany of the Italian Minister for Public works who will inspect the road building in Ethiopia.

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