1938-06-09 — Page 9

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

CABLES

CANTON BOMBING CONTINUES UNABATED

SAICHUEN POWER HOUSE REBEL PLANES

PARTIALLY DEMOLISHED

Appalling Situation In

The Hospitals

Canton, June 8,

For the twelfth day in succession, Canton was bombed by Japan ese planes yesterday morning, causing farther pitiful loss of civilian lives and extensive damage to property.

Thirty-one raiders appeared over the city at 10.50 a.m. and suc- cessively bombed Honam Island, Wongsba station, Saichaen, the Gov- ernment offices and the vicinity of the White Cloud mountain,

The British-owned power house at Salchuen suffered a direct hit and was partially demolished, while eight bombs fell in the compound. There were, however, no casualties.

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CITY IN DARKNESS

40 BOMBS IN ONE DAY

The power house was also bomb- Three engineers employed by ed last night and the Bower supply Messrs.. Malcolm and Company. falled, the city being plunged into who are building the new water- darkness,

works in Canton, have arrived

The air raid alann, which is safely in Shameen. electrically operated. was out of

Interviewed, they said that 40 action this morning and bells bombs were dropped in the coin- are now being issed.

pound of the waterworks in 24

Meanwhile, telephonic communil- cation between Shameen and Ling- nan and Salehuen has been cut of.

. The hospitals are the hardest hit hours. Casualties were, howOYCE, by the lack of power, particularly small as most of the Chinese work- as regards the preservation ofers had evacuated. serums, X-ray work, operations and other general work. With the thousands of badly wounded in need of urgent suspsour, the situa- tion is stated to be most appalling: Nearly 20 bombs were dropped on the Salchuen district today.

LINGNAN BOMBED Three bombs landed in the com- pound of the Lingnan University In Honam, where 31 Americans. three Britons and one German re-i side.

It is learned that during last night's bombing of Salchuen, the Melwah School received a direct i htt and was totally demolished. (Reuter),

CASUALTIES 300

Canton, June 8. An unofficial estimate placed the number of civilian casualties in this morning's raid at more than

houses.

DROP 50 BOMBS ON ALICANTE

British Consular Official Has Narrow Escape

Alicante. Janë 8 Hitherto 32 persons have been killed and 100 injured in today's air raid carried out by four National ist planes.

JAPANESE WILL APPOINT NEW

C.-IN-C. IN

NORTH CHINA

Tientsin, June &

Following Lieut.-General Seishiro | Itagaki's assumption of the post of War Minister in the reshuffled Konoye Cabinet, a new comman- der-in-chief for Japanese troops in North China will be appointed to repisce General Couni Hasiebi Terauchi, according to a Chinese

report.

Fifty bombs were dropped and Martial law was proclaimed in the British Vice-Consul had a nar-Peiping yesterday, and this lent row escape.

colour to the report that the new The Belgian Consulate caught commander had arrived in the are but the outbreak was quelled. former capital.

A church was also bombed and destroyed..

General Itagaki served as chief-

of staff of the Kwantung · com

A British dredger was bombed, mand, when General Teranch) wLS at a port 40 miles south of Valencis War Minister two years ago.-(In and was disabled, but it did not ternational). sink.

Reuter Bulletin).

SITUATION IN AMOY

Japanese Report “ Improvement

Shanghai, June 8

Ities in Amoy are co-operating with The Japanese Consular" author-

the naval authorities with a view

to improving the situation, stated Japanese Embassy spokesman this evening.

The Formosan Government has been sending foodstuffs consisting of rice, flour and other commodities

for the relief of the food situation in Amoy.

JAPANESE

PLATOON

In a

WIPED OUT

Kinhwa, June 8. surprise attack on the small villare of Tungli near Wukiang in southern

Klangsu,

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Taken unawares. the Japanese. who were having breakfast at the

time, lost several men when the The general situation in Amoy Chinese forced the gates open and has improved considerably and the attacked them with revolvers and authorities will shortly give, per-shot gurs. mission to return to those Japan-

All exits being barred. the Japanese Inside the building were forced to make a stand upstairs. where they found telephonic com. formunication with their comrades

One bomb was embedded in the pathway and did not explode but the other two detonated with a 300 in Honam alone. A number of terrific roar and shook the build-missiles, apparently aimed at the ings occupied by the

Pear! Hiver Bridge, went wide of staff, from which the occupants were watch their mark and fell in congested ing the raid,

residential areas near the bridge. One Chinese woman was "dlled causing the demolition of some 100 in the

University's compound. while several foreign women on the

Socony oll tanks in Wongshaese residents who have been living staff are suffering from shock.

were hit by incendiary bombe, in Amoy before the war. Permission It is stated that the nearest which set them on fire-Central will also be given within the next military objective, an 'anti-aircraft - News).

few days for the return of battery, is one and a half miles DR. KUNG'S ASSISTANCE eigners and some Chinese. ⠀

Canton, June 8. General Calame, who was sent to OIL TANKS ON FIRE

General Wu Te-chen, Chairman China from Geneva by the Inter- It is believed that bombs landed of the Kwangtung Provincial Gov national Red Cross Society to in- also on the "Christian Village" on ernment, has been instructed by vestigate conditions, told Consular Honam Island, while the bombing Dr. H. H. Kung, President of the representatives that he was "thor of Wongsha caused two tremendous Executive Yuan, to convey his sym-oughly satisfied" with the crder fires amongst the oil stocks, the pathy and compassion to the vic-being kept in Amoy. flames leaping 50 feet high,

tims of the Japanese aerial bomb- Foreign shipping will be allowed One large group of houses was ings in Canton.

to enter Amoy after the "revised also demolished in the Wongsha

tarif scheme comes into effect" district.

(Reuter),

Away.

Mr. Li Ta-chao, Chairman of the Canton Refugees Relief Com- Windows in Shameen, which is mission was also instructed by Dr very near to Wongsha,, were 'ahat- | Kung to distribute $3 as a "com- tered this morning while the ter-fort" fund to each wounded civilian rific concussion of the striking now receiving medical attention in bombs was felt in the German the Canton hospitals.(Central Consulate and nearby bulidings.

News).

RUTHLESS BOMBARDMENT

OF YANGTSE BANKS

TRIBUTE PAID TO GENERALISSIMO

· (Continued from Page 1)

opponents in his own country' ad-

outside cut.

der whereupon the house was set The Japanese refused to surren- on fire.

addition to other military supplies, Six rifles and two revolvers, in

were seized by the Chinese- (Central News).

PANIC IN DAMASCUS

TURKS GIVEN HIGH POSTS

Damascus, June 8.

JAPANESE MAY mit that Chiang Kai-shek is the A state of panic prevails among

LAUNCH DRIVE ON FUKIEN

(From Our Own Correspondent)

Canton, June 8. Tsingyang, June 8.

An important military figure is „More than 2,000 shells were fired reported to have arrived in Fuklen on the Chinese defence positions to take charge of the defence of along the Yaartse in the vicinity the province, it was learned here

today. 01 Tatung. Hoyuch. and Kiuhsten Japan's policy following the upriver from Waha during the last change of the Konore Cabinet is to several days by a dozen Japanese occupy as many provinces along vessain, démolishing hundreds of the coast as possible and all strate- gic railways, hence Fukien is con- civilian houses on the banks.

sidered an objective of the enemy Presaging fresh movements by with Amoy as a base of operation. the invading "forces. Japanese All able-bodied men along the planes have been active in sub Fukien coast have been trained. Jecting the riparian positions to It is anticipated that the Japanese incessant air bombardment. It is may attack. Fulden in order to reported that for the past few divert some troops to Fuklen and days, more than 1,000 missiles, to weaken the Chinese Lines An light and heavy, were rained from Honan province. the enemy planes.

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General Chen Chi-long Wholesale demolition of houses offered the post of Chairman of along the bank at a number of Fuklen Provincial Government,' poluts was reported, which con- but he declined to accept as the stitutes the only damage inflicted conditions in Fukier are different by the combined Japanese naval from those of this province. Gen- and aerial activities. (Central eral Chen is now in Hong Kong News).

HEAVY ENCOUNTER

Kwangteh, June 8. More than a score of Japanese killed and many others were wounded during a heavy chance encounter between a detachment] of Chinese guerillas and 500 Japan- ese, troops, 30 kilometres north of Liyang in south Kiangsu early yes-

·terday morning.

owing to the illness of his wife, the well-known Mot Shau-ying.

Kwangtung divisions are main- taining close co-operation with Fukien troops.

NOTED GENERAL. IN

HONG KONG

IN MINES AND IRON INDUSTRY

ས་ཡདབཏགས་སྶ

Unemployment On

Increase In U.K.

Londoa, June 8.

A statistical survey published by the Ministry of Labour shows that | on May 16 altogether 1,788,805 men and women were registered as un-

in the United Kingdom. This is an employed at the Labour Exchanges increase of 31,044 as compared with the figures published on April 4

The gure for May, which in- cludes temporarily unemployed, re- employed as compared with the presents an increase of 383,000 un-

figure for the same month in 1937. buted by official quarters, above increased unemployment is attri-

all, to the shortage of work in the mines and iron industry during the months of April and May.

In the building trade, however, the employment situation is said to have improved. Since decreased employment is also reported from such industries which are working for rearmament, the survey of the Labour Ministry is attracting spec- tal attention-(Transocean).

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HOME CRICKET JAPANESE LUNCH SCORES

London, June 8. Lunch scores of cricket matches played today are as follows:

PRESS-GANG

CAMPAIGN

Tungiu, Jane' d

Cambridge University 456 for & declared v. Rajputana tourists 406.

The Japanese forces at Hang- Lancashire v. Kent 154 for 1. chow, Fuyang, and Yubang ́have Leicester B1 for 4 v. Glamorgan, intensified, the press-gang cam- Middlesex 135 for 2 v. Hampshire.paign for able-bodied adults to Northampton v. Derby 7 for engage in transport work on the Rain stopped further play.

Sussex 140 for 3 v. Aurrey. Warwickshire Yorkshire 106

for 1.

Worcestershire Y. Notts 105 for 3.-(Reuter Bulletin).

ROYAL STANDARD

RESULTS

Cheklang front, causing a further exodus of people from these places.

All the Chinese men

press-

ganged into service were cowered into submission as their families were held by the Japanese as hostages (Central News).

only man capable of mastering the the Armenian and Arab population situation, and he has consequently in the Sanjak. Excitement has been given practically unlimited been augmented by the appoint-

(Continued from Page 1) powers. O humble origin the ment of a large number of Turks Ten persons were arrested on the

1. Seventh Wonder (133 to 8); 2. Generalissimo has risen to the to high administrative posts and Shameen bund for allegedly send-

London, Jane B. Actuality (3 to 1); 3. Fairing (5 to highest possible dignities.

by the fact that the French forces | ing out flares which were clearly The results of the Royal Stan. 1). There were six starters. Won The Sino-Japanese war had now in the Sanjak are commanded by visible from the rooftops in Sha-dard Stakes run today were as by half a length: short head.--- brought to light the wonderfulja pro-Turkish official in the nd-meen.

follows:- qualities of Chiang Kai-shek as a ministration. statesman and a general.

Every time a flare was seen there The Armenian and Arab minori- was a terrific barrage of a ma- In conclusion, Herr Kuehlmann ties take a serious view of the chine-gun, ride and revolver fre refers sympathetically to the im-situation. Most of the Armenisa in the direction of the flare. Po- portant part played by Madame and Arab shop-owners have closed lice and military authorities took Chiang Kai-shek, who as a corres-their shops and the majority of all precautions to persuade the pondent of many leading foreign the members of the two minorities, popilace to show no lights waat- newspapers, has actively assisted are abstaining from participation soever. her husband's work and largely in the election campaign since contributed to the awakening or they fear acts of violence by the sympathy of the outside world for Turks. China in her formidable struggle.--

(Transocean).

OUT OF TEST

Revolver shots were fired into houses on the foreshore wheneve: a light or cigarette end was seen Arab quarters here assert that a Several shots wizzed over Cha large number of Turks who are ant meen. enfranchised have been granted the right to vote since French control virtually ceased with the conclusion of the Franco-Turkish agreement.(Transocean).

KING'S BIRTHDAY

NO SAFETY ZONE Reuter learns from official sources that the establishment "of * safety zone outside the city is not contemplated by the Provincial 'Government,

It is pointed out that such a zone - "would not prevent the Japanese planes from machine- (Continued from Page 1

gunning or dropping bombs on re- Highlights of the official ar-fugees within the zone as the [rangements are the Review of Japanese forces had falled to dis- troops at Happy Valley in the early criminate between safety and non- morning, and the Garden Party at safety zones while conducting mil- Government House in the after-tary operations in Nanking and

Shanghai."

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In addition to Government ar- rangements, however, innumerable private parties, including at least two launch picnics on a grand scale, have been fixed.

POWER SUPPLY RESTORED During the morning's raid sever- bombs were dropped south- ward of the Pear! River bridge de- molishing seventy houses. There

In short, Hong Kong is showing were about 35 casualties. The beyond shadow of doubt that it power supply of the city was re- regards today as no ordinary holl-stored at 4 p.m. presumably from day, but very much of a special the old power station.

MASS EXODUS

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General Sir Arthur. Wauchope. G.C.B.. G.C.M.G., C.LE, D.8.0.

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An X-Ray picture of the Ans- may be in size, It admits itself as tion of Canton is at present only for two hours, claimed also a num-Palestine and Trans-Jordan," ar-

tralian Wicketkeeper, C. W. second to none in reverence of the 500,000 as compared with ́ 1,500,000 her of casualties on the Chinese rived in Hong Kong by the Ranchi

Walker's finger, damaged in the Monarchy, the strongest the world [In September last year. Four hun- side.

match against Essex disclosed a has ever seen and an undying link dred thousand evacuated from Heavy, fighting is continuing.— Bir Arthur is en route to Kobe | fracture. He will not be able to between the Home Country and the Canton during the past ten days (Central News).

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play for alz Weeks.—{Reuter). Dominions and Colonies.

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