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REAFFIRMS DETERMINATION
TO DEFEND WUHAN
General Chen Cheng's Advice
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To The Chinese People
Hankow, July 11.
China's determination to defend the Wuhan area is reaffirmed in a statement issued by General Chen Cheng, Defence Commander of the Wuhan Area.
Now that the Japanese are set upon advancing on the Wuhan area the imminent major battle will be a decisive one from the stand- point of exhausting the lavaders, says General Chen.
While calling upon each individual to rally to the colours and be prepared to, make sacrifices, Gentral Chen points out the way to which the cause may best be served,
In the first place, every one
should have the unfinthing con-
"OFFER GOLD" MOVEMENT IN KUNMING
Gifts From Poor Swell Total
Kunming, July 11.. Dressed in the coarsest of clothes, bareheaded and shod in straw, a lowly ricksha puller by the name
of Li came timidly to the donation
TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1938.
FOREIGN MAILS
Parcel Post Service to Amoy Island is temporarily suspended. Parcels can be accepted for Kulangsu only.
Air mail letters may be posted in, the ordinary posting boxes. They should be clearly marked "By Air Mall" and bear suficient postage. In- sufficiently prepaid letters may be taxed with double the deficiency or forwarded by Steamer Service, at the discretion of the Post Office.
„Air Mail Services to Shanghal, Nanking, Tsingtan, Tientalo and
Pelping are temporarily suspended.
Letters and Postcards for Europe and South America ure forwarded via Siberia" if so superscribed.
box on the grand stand, bowed awkwardly before the picture of Pakhol
the Generalissimo, and uncere-U.S.A., Canada and Japan (Seattle moniously slipped his day's earn- date 22nd June
viction that victory will be China's CHOLERA SWEEPS is a total of 50 cents, into the Tientsin and Swatow...
if orders are strictly carried out under the direction of the Suprême Leader.
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SHANGHAI
slot.
Struits...
This represented one of the nu-Haiphong
merou moving scenes witnessed Air Mall by "Imperial "Airways here at the "Offer Gold" movement
Direct Service "-London date, Imperial 7th July. which ended last Saturday after ä
Seventy Cases Daily three-day campalka.
Average
Another coolle, Ma, gave the princely sum of $5 in old Yunnan currency to swell the national coffer. To donate this amount,"Ma and members of his family had to go without food for two days.
Inasmuch as the defence of Wu- han now becomes the primary con- cern of the nation. General Chen calls upon the people to contribute whatever they have, either in the
Shanghai, July 1 form of money or labour, and to
As a result of the extreme heat refrain from taking any action or forming any organisation which the cholera epidemie has increased may hamper defence in the sight-greatly during the past week.
An average of 70 cases dally are A primary school boy denied being reported to the municipai | himself three days' candy and con-
ealth authorities. Deaths aver-tributed 15 coppers.
Thirty female workers In 2 axe right dally.
The French Concession- and | factory, roused by patriotic fervour, International Settlement appear to all gave their shares, ranging from. the chief sufferers. from the $2 to afty cents, in response to the epidemic...
call for gifts of gold.
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STRATEGIC POINT- Though admitting that the pro- tection of Wuhan is a ponderous task. Gen. Chen assures the peo- ple that the Government has al- ready laid out a comprehensive plan of defence.
Since mid-May a total of 1,700 Chinese have been affected by the disease, the deaths totalling 294. Most of the victims have been re- fugees.
In the three days' campaign. It is estimated, a total sum of $85,000 was collected. (Central News),'
On the part of the intellectuals. General Chen says, they should immediately help to mobilise the male-adults for military training, organise and train the masses.
A hundred thousand residents In JAPANESE PLANE elevate administrative efficiency.
the French Concession have so tar
VISITS SHENSI mobilise material resources, main.
been inoculated, and, at the pre-1 tain order in the rear. "comfortent time, about 30,000 injections
Bian, July 11. the troops..and administer medical are being administered daily.
A lone Japanese plane visited a rellet.
number of points in Shensi, in-
"Today, Wuhan has become the most strategic point in the third stage of military operations. Here is the foundation on which the re- juvenation of the nation will rest." declares General Chen-(Central
News)..
EMPRESS. QUARANTINED Several cases were discovered on board the Empress of Russia, it was
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cluding Hwaying. Stenyang, Chin- yang ang Blan, this morning.
Taking off from its base in Shinst, the Japanese, airmen broke
announced here when the steamer was placed under quaran- tine upon arrival from Hong Kong.into Shenst' by way of Tungkwan and conducted "extensive recon- --(Transocean).
noitering along the railway and the Wal river.--(Central News>.
'GUERILLAS MASS FOR
GENERAL ATTACK NEAR SHANGHAI
Counter-Stroke Against Drive On Hankow
Shanghai, July 11.
A tense situation is developing here with the arrival of more Ja- panese troops following the report that over 300,000 Chinese troops are lurking in the vicinity of the Shangbai-Nanking and Shanghai- Hangchow Rallways ready to attack the Japanese as a counter-stroke against the Japanese advance on Hankow.
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INCENDIARISM
CATHEDRAL OF RHEIMS
Famous Edifice Opened After Restoration
Rheims, July 11.
Japan, Shanghai and Formosa
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laiphong Pakhoi and thehow
Saigon Japan
INWARD MAILS
From
For
Dao
Sinklang..
19th July
Pres. Jefferson...
12th July
Hupen....
18th July
Van Heute.kasang
19th July
Bi Klang
12th July
Airways Plane
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trails Saigon..
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Pan-American
Airwaya Plane Canton.....
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The city was beflagged yester. Japan and 'EUROPE via Siberia... day when the reconstructed | Shanghai
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The arrival of Chinese troops!
Slan, July 11, close to Shanghai is possible ewing
Japanese troops resorted to In- to the fact that the Japanese are
captured guarding only railway towns and acendiarism when they distance of about 30 kilometres on Ningwu, west of Kwohslen in north
FRANCE'S FRIENDS Shansi, recently and burned down both sides of the railways,
Archbishop Suhard, in a sermon A Chinese report states that the between 10 and 80 houses,
They also massacred A large referring to the British Sovereigns' number of Chinese troops is 700, 000, while the Shanghai Evening number of Chinese non-combá- visit to Paris, declared that France Post and Mercury says that these tants. soldiers are from former Commun
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Ajax...... Hollow, Pakhol and Haiphong...... Kaying.
Manila, Japan. Canada. *U.S.A.
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forgot her friends. The In retallation, Chinese troops fervour in Parts, he said, would ist units, now .converted into na-launched a surprise attack on the demonstrate this in a few days.
Invaders there and after a fierce The festival to celebrate the re- and Europe via Victoria BC-- tional divisions.
due Victoria B.C., 7th August...... Pres. Jefferson... Ord. encounter lasting two hours drove 'storation of Rheims Cathedral bé- them away with, heavy casualties. Fan on Friday when Mr. William Swatow and Shanghai..
C. Bullitt, United States Ambas- (Central News).
sador, was made
honorary
THURSDAY citizen of Rheims in recognition | Bamshui and Wuchow. of the many benefits bestowed on | Haiphong
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Thursday, 14th ·
Kongning... ¿Leasang.....
8.15 AM
10.00 AM
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11.00 AM
London, Imperial
[G.P.O, & K.P.O.
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GENERAL ATTACK Towns on the north shore of Hangchow Bay such as Chapoo,
IMPORTANT CHINESE GAIN Haining, Halyen and Kalshing, are
Nanchang, July 11. often harassed by Chinese guerillas,
Japanese troops operating along the town by Americans. who are co-operating with the re-
the Yangtse received a serious. The celebrations included the Airmati for "Imperial Airways guiars along the railways. A gen-
s 12th Century eral attack by the Chinese is ex-check in their advance from Ha-performance of
kow yesterday when in a clever mystery play and floodlighting of pected this week,—(International).
flanking movement Chinese forces the Cathedral-(Reuter). THREE LEADERS EXECUTED
cornered a column of about 1,000 Shanghai, July 11. Invaders and killed 800 of them Three guerilla leaders who in- near Lannitu, a point southwest of flcted considerable casualties to Hakow.
The battle was one of the most Japanese troops in Footung were executed yesterday by the Japan-violent fought on the Yangtze. Six- ese military authorities,
The three men are Wu Keh-ming, Li Fu-han and Yuan Tzu-chang-
(International).
JAPANESE PLAN
Hankow, July 11.
HOWARD HUGHES'
FLIGHT
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New York, July 11. Howard Hughes. the millionaire teen tanks and armoured cam were captured by the Chinese, in addi-film producer, who is flying the tion to large quantities of amatlantic, has sent a radio message munition. The remnant Japanese that he has crossed the French troops were beaten back to Hukow, coast-(Reuter).
The Chinese success yesterday was confirmed by a telegram from Japanese artillery went into ac-Fowllang, which declared that the tion at dawn this morning on the|
| Shimada » regiment was roughly, south bank of Hukow and Fingtse handled. In an effort to clear a way for in- fantry units to advance southward via Poyang Lake to Nanchang, capital of Kiangsi.
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LAUNCHES DISABLED
STABILISING EFFECT Another" message received here from Kinklang declared' that the series of Chinese successes along
According to the telegram, the Yangtse has had a stabilising score of steam launches used by the effect on the situation east of Kin- Chinese troops are massed in the Japanese troops in landing their klang and west of Poyang lake. vicinity of Poyang Lake, whers forces were either disabled or cap. With the exception of the aged and women and children who have strong defence works were comtured by the Chinese; pleted recently......
Included among the booty seized cracuated, things are normal' in The Japanese plan is to take the message declared, were 20 these places.
The Chinese defence along the Nanchang, thence drive to Yochow horses, 300 rifles and 400 gas masks, in north Hunan to cut the Canton- Large numbers of Japanese rein- river and on the borders of the Hankow Railway and to threaten forcements, it is stated, are being Poyang Lake, the message de- Hankow from the south-Inter- rushed from Anking to strengthen clared, is extremely strong. (Cen- national).
the shattered advance positions,tral News).
Direct Service"-due 21st July.
FRIDAY
Bamahui and Wuchow
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Tai Ming.
Airways Plane Urd
6.00 PM
Friday, 13th
8.15 AM
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10.00 AM
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