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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1938. 陸拜禮 日玖月柒年世佰玖仟查英

BRITISH POLICEMAN IS HURT

IN BOMB OUTRAGE

Explosion Near Jaffa Gate

Kills Four Arabs

MISSILE THROWN AT MOTOR BUS

Jerusalem, July 8.

Four Arabs were killed and fifteen injured by the explosion of a bomb near the Jaffa gate today according to an official statement. Following this outrage a number of Jews were arrested. The principal streets and squares of the town are occupied by troops with Hxed bayonets and weäring steel heimets. Machine-guns have been placed in position on the roofs of numerous houses. All shops in the old part of the town are closed. These precautions have been taken for "fear lest further bloody clashes between Arabs and Jews should occur after the Mohammedan weekly public prayers which are offered up every Friday.

15 NATIONALIST PLANES SHOT DOWN

Paris, July 8.

Denying the figures published by

Despatches here from Nazareth state that serious disturbances have taken place in that town.

It appears that among the vic- tims of the outrage at the Jaffa gate.today was a British policeman who was seriously injured in the head. The bomb is said to have

been thrown by a gang of Jews at a Passing motor bus convening Arab the Spanish Nationalist headquarof participation in the crime, has passengers. One Jewess, suspected ters on the results of the aerial been arrested.--(Transocean), warfare in June, Barcelona reports state that the Republican air force

shot down 15 Nationalist "bombers and 17 pursuit planes in June while

(Other reports on Page 6).

Japanese And The Paracels

Paris, July 8.

The Japanese protest against the alleged occupation of the Paracel Islands by France is wide. ly commented on in the press.

L'Epoque says that Japan is not advancing as she would like "in and is. attracting attention in the South threaten- ing the possessions of Hong Kong. Singapore and French Indo-China. | Germany is treading in Japan's

the Republican losses were only five CHARMED IZUMO North China

bombers and 13 pursuit planes dur-

Ing

the game period. Trans-

Ocean).

THE DOLLAR

T.T. ON NEW YORK: 30-9/16, T.T. ON LONDON: 1s 2.7/8d.

London Silver Market

(Our Own Correspondent)."

London, July 8. London silver prices today were up 1/18 as follows:-

July 7. July .19-3/16 19-1/4

19

19-1/16

Spot........ Forward.

REPORTED HIT

Crippled By Bomb footsteps in supporting her pro-

In Yangtse

Shnghal, July %. The Izumo, flagship of the Japanese Third Fleet, which left here three weeks ago for the Xan ise to take part in operations ap river, la reported to have been kit by a bomb and to be anchored at Halakwan, Nanking. She will shortly come to Shanghai for re- pair, it is said.

Whether the 9.000-ton cruiser was really hit evokes considerable speculation here, as she is said to

GUIDE TO THE NEWS have a charmed existerice. Several

bombs were dropped on her dur- ing the early stages of the Shang- Page Black Chinese satin po-

hat war, but they failed to hit the pular. Died during operation.

ship. A torpedo was fired on the Volunteer Corps orders. Alleg-Izumo by alcoastal motor boat but

ed attack on constable. Page 3-Church news and, an-

nouncements.

missed her.

Vice-Admiral Koshiro Oikawa Commander-in-Chief of the Third Page 4-News about the Services Fleet, was aboard the Izumo when A.R.P services and age restric-she weighed, anchor from the tions.

Whangpoo. At Wocsung, the war-.

Page 5 Cinema notes and news ship ran into a sandbank and was

Crossword puzzle.

grounded for eight hours.(Inter-

Page 6.-Britain asking Insurgents national).

for clarification. Difficulty of receiving refugees in Domi- nions. Heaty ighting In Klangwan.

Page 1-Pop.

Page 8.-Leading article: Japan without fixed policy. Summary Court chim.

Page 10-Basahali notes. British

Open Golf championship. Page 13-Financial news.

Faze 13-Radio programmes for

week-end.

PEIPING LIVING COSTS RISE

Pelping, July 8. The cost of living in Peiping has risen three times, as com- pared with the level prevailing two months ago..

The high cost of living has. Erought considerable suffering to Page 14 and 15-Shipping news, the poor-(International).

DOUBLE

SEVEN IN" CANTON

Scene in Canton during the procession in celebration of the Brit anniversary of the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese hostilities.

CELEBRATIONS IN CANTON

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On the occasion of the first an- niversary of the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese hostilities a meeting was held in Canton on Thursday. In the above picture may be seen, from left to right, General Zu

Hen-man, General Heung Hon-ping. General Wa Te- chen, Chairman of Kwangtung Province," General Morris Cohen and Mayor Tseng Yang-fu.

Offer Gold

Movement

Realises

$790,000

Hankow, July 8,

test. It may be supposed that the Japanese have an ulterior object in occupying the Faracels as jump- fing' off places south of Hainan,

They contentplate taking Hainan The first day's "Offer Gold to some day in order to control the State" campaign netted $799. Hanoi and the French China Sea, 000 in Hankow alone including

(Reuter),

KOBE FLOOD'S HEAVY TOLL

Tokyo, July 8. Flood damage in Kobe and surrounding districts is estl- mated at 100,000,000 yen, ac- cording to a report issued by the police.

Up to yesterday, 311 persons had been drowned or killed, of whom 252 were from Kobe afone. Another 1399 have been more or less seriously injured and 430 are reported missing.

According to the first sta- tistics, 1815 houses have been swept away by the flood waters while 1992 have col- lapsed or have been destroyed otherwise.(Transocean).

JAPANESE ARMS DEPOT GUTTED

* Chengchow, July 8. The Japanese ammunition depot in the northern part of the Kaifeng city was gutted by fire on July 5. sccording to 'intelligence reports. -

Heavy losses arc said to have been sustained(Can- tral News).

NO PLAY!

London, July 8, There was no play in the Third Test match between England and Australia at Old Trafford yesterday

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FIGHTING RAGING NEAR

Chinese

Trade Increase

Shanghai, June 8.

HUKOW, PENGTSEH

Chinese Forces In

Complete Control

Of Lungtanshan

Kiuklang. July 8.

Despite the loss of Hukow, the Chinese forces are in complete control of Lungtanshan, an Important height to the immediate east if the riverside town, from which they can menace the invaders' operations, according to a communique released here by the Chinese military authorities.

Hukow, according to the communique, was abandoned by the Chinese forces on, the afternoon of July 5, after a violent engagement with the Japanese in which the latter suffered heavy casualties.

Throughout the afternoon of that day. the communique stated, the Chinese gallantly fought back until their defence works were all destroyed..

Early on the morning of July G. ck on the rear of the Japanese the communique said, fresh Chi-roops at Hukow. Terring combat nese troops arrived at a point to of unparalleled violence raged

the east of Hukow and launched throughout yesterday and a furious attack at Mayingkiao and morning. gained considerable ground.

To the east of Hukow, Chinese troops launched an offensive on The Chinese tea. timber and all the Japanese positions at Pengtsen, trades have received great increase and after several hours' grim of demand for these products from struggle occupied Liusarukiao. ¡Soviet Russia, `state well-informed little to its west.

Chinese quarters.

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The significance of the Japanese occupation of both Hukow and engtsch was belittled by the com- unique. Huangyingling and Liv- ssukino, to the south and 'west of Pengtsch, and Lungtanshan, to the

After occupying this important cast of Hukow, are armly in Chi-

In the course of the current year point, the Chinese started an at- ese hands. (Central News). the tea exports to Soviet Russia are valued at more than 40 million China dollars while the exports of tung oll will amount to more than 30 million China dollars."

In exchange China will receive more than 100,000,000 gallons of Soviet Russian fuel oil. The Chin-. ese tüng all is obtained from the seeds of the tung tree and is used mainly for painting steamers and Soviet Russia in building war ves- Is the chief material use today in gels.-(Transocean).

JAPANESE OFFICER'S

ין'

SUICIDE

$470,000 from the Bankers' Asso- ciation. the Chamber of Com- merce and the Landlords*» Asso- Elation, $100,000 from four cotton milis, $22,000 from the two hun-

Chengchow, July 8. dred

Tired of the protracted war, "' representatives at the People's Political Council which Major Tashims, a Japanese officer is in session here and also $200, ommitted suicide on the evening ghting on the north Honan front. 000 from public contributions ater July 5, according to a report] the receiving stations-(Reater), received here.-(Central News?.

H.K. SCHOOL

LEAVING

REPLY TO “A WILD CHARGE"

INDER the heading of "A Wild Charge" the North China Daily News in a leaderette in their issue of July 5, accuses, the whole of the Hong Kong Press in general and the Hong Kong Daily Press in particular of not always being what it should be when dealing with the hostilities in China,"

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The welter then continues it emphasises the old con- tention that" the farther commentators are away from the scene of the trouble the more rabid they become. In their writing."

We suppose, according to this argument, that the closer one gets to the scene of action, the more timid one becomes. Surely the proper argument for a commentator is to be suffi ciently far away to sec clearly and in this case the PressTM in Hong Kong differs very slightly from the. Press of Great Britain, or for that matter, that of the United States and France.

It does not matter one lota who breached the banks of the Yellow River. The mere presence of the Japanese army in China in this undeclared war of aggression places the blame on the Japanese.

The pathetic part, to our mind, is the way most of the Shanghat press appear to have modified their views during the last year vis-a-vis the Sino-Japanese hostilities.

CERTIFICATE DEPLORED JAPANESE PLANES

BY D.B.S. HEADMASTER

Governor, Lady Northcote Attend Annual Speech Day

HIGH TRIBUTES PAID TO THE

REV. C.B.R. SARGENT

PRESENTING HIS REPORT at the Speech Day and Prize-Giving of the Diocesan Boys' School held yesterday afternoon, the Head- master, Rev. C. B, R. Sargent, MA, referring to the Hong Kong School Certificate. sald that he continued to "deplore the way in which this examination dictates the work done in, Class 2 and en- |courages boys to leave before their school educailon. Is satisfactorify.

concluded." :

The Headmaster also revealed that a very important change had been the introduction of physical training throughout the school

His Excellency the Governor attended, and was accompanied by Lady Northcote who presented the prizes.

The Hon. Dr. L 6hu-fan: Pre- Mr. P. 6. Cassidy, Mr. A: H. Comp sident of the Old Boys' Association, on and Capt. 8. H. Batty-Smith, and Mr. P. 8. Cassidy, Secretary A.D.C.

of the School Committee, both paid Tea was served and the Band of the warm tribute to the splendid work Middlesex Regiment, by kind per done by Mr. Sargent since he was mission of Major L. A. Newnham,

It rained for the greater part of appointed Headmaster in 1932. M.C., and Officers, rendered pleas

the day and the wicket was, as a Mr. Sargent is shortly leaving the ing selections, result, very soft while the outfield School to become Assistant Bishop

was under water in many parts. In Fukien.

The prize-giving ceremony took lace in the School Hall which was

The English: team, looking for. There was a large gathering pre- tull to capacity. ward to playing on a soft wicket, sent. yesterday among whom were

Blahop Hall presided spil warmly

was greatly disappointed. The the Bishop of Hong Kong (Right welcomed His Excellency and Lady Australians, on the other hand. Rev. R. O. Hall), the Director of Northcote on their first visit to the must have been relieved as there Education (Mr G. R. Sayer) Hon. School. His Excellency later ad- was a possibility of Bill O'Reilly Dr. Li Bhu-fan, Colonel H. B. L. dressed the gathering. and E. L.. McCormick not playing Dowbiggin OB.E. Very Rev. J. L. pwiar to Ulness,--(Réufer),

Wilson (Dean of the Cathedral),

(Continued on Page 7)

CONTINUE RAID ON YINGTAK

Canton, July. 8.

were

Entire Air Mail Service

Tingtak station on the Canton- Hankow Railway was again the target of a severe. raid by fifteen Japanese planes in two groups shortly after noon today."

Wellington, "July 8, Eleven bombs

In New Zealand, as from July 26, causing damage to several lengths between New Zealand and

dropped, the entire postal communication of rails.

those At the same time, Yingtak city incorporated in the Anglo-Austra

part of the British Empire already was also attacked by the raiders.1an and Anglo South African air Incendiary bombs, released by the services will be carried out by 'air. Japanese fieri,

caused two .big fires in addition to over a score of Thus, for example, the entire houses demolished. ·

New Zealand post to Canada and The number of civilians killed New Foundland will pass via Eng- and injured, believed to be large, land and be forwarded from there has not yet been ascertained-by plane in order to accelerate de- (Central News).

livery (Transocean),

LUKOUCHIAO INCIDENT

Picture taken during the celebrations, in Canten to, mark the

first anniversary of the Lakuochlán inciden