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SIX JAPANESE BOMBERS SHOT Chief Scout KOWLOON CITY STABBING

DOWN IN AIR FIGHTS

Invaders Intercepted By Chinese Pursuit Planes On Outskirts of Hengyang City

Abortive Attempt To Raid Wuhan Cities

Hengyang, llunan, August 18.

WERE HIT BY CHINESE EOUR JAPANESE ROMBERS MACHINE GUN FIRE and crashed in a terrific engagement shortly after nine o'clock this morning when a squadron of twenty-seven raiders invaded the city.

Immediately it was ascertained that the Japanese planes err heading for the city. Chinese pursuits took to the air and threw a cordon around the city limits. The Japanese planes were intercepted as they reached the outskirts.

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The air battle was witnessed by thousands of people. playing better skill with their speedier machines, the Chinese outmanoeuvred airmen

the raiders and shot down four of them. one after the other, in miil-air.

The rest

Japanese of 'the machines were put out of forma tion and scattered.

One of the doomed machines: crashed at the foot of the picturesque Hengshan moun- tains, while the other three hit the ground on the eastern suburba."

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One Chinese machine was hit and caught Are at the height of the dog fight and the pilot was killed.

DOIHARA IN SHANGHAI

Shanghal. Aug. 18.

Lt.-General Kenji Dolbara... arrived here yesterday loa special chartered plane from Tokyo.

It is reported that he carries Instruction from the Tokyo Gov- ernment in connection with the settlement of the various incidents between the Shanghai Municipal Counell and the foreign troops stationed at Shanghai, and the Japanese military forces.--Inter national).

France And Measures For Defence

Paris, Aug. 18. The Prime Minister. M.

that Daladier, stated

the Government is "resolutely hos- tile to the control of exchanges and farther devaluation of the frane."

During the course of the "raid, a few Japanese planes dropped a score of bombs over the aerodrome.

The Premier announced that he all of which landed on open spaces outside the airfield and caused no will shortly broadcast detalls of the damage. (Central News).

ANOTHER AIR BATTLE

Hankow, Aug. 18. Two Japanese planes were shot down by Chinese pursuits during a furioas dog-fight over kilo- about 49 Huangkang.

metres east of Wuchang, on the north bank of the Yangtse. shortly this morning,

One of the Il-fate@maines crashed near Chengkiatt, Thel

EXECUTIVE YUAN Japanese pilot, who escaped fron

WORK REVIEWED

Hankow, Aug. 18. Close attention to production. and the development of the northwest and southwest pro- vinces, is being paid by the Executive Yuan, according to Dr. H. H. Kung, its President. who presented a review of the work done during the present hostilities at the weekly mem- orial meeting on Monday.

Plans, he said, have been mapped out for improving handicraft and rural industries, and a Northwest and Southwest Economic Recon-1 struction Planning Commission will soon be organised.

the machine. was captured. The other machine fell near the brink

of the river.

Six Japanese light bombers took part in an abortive attempt to raid Wuhan this morning. (Central News).

TUNGKWAN RAIDED

On North Sea Cruise

Lord. Baden-Powell

London. August 18. The Chief Scout of the World, Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell, and Lady Baden-Powell, who together with 450 British Scouts are mak- ing a cruise of the North Sea, ar- rived at Copenhagen yesterday

TUNIS SIEGE RAISED

Tunis August 18.

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was

The state of slege that had pre- valled over the greater part Tunis since April 9, which the answer of the French authori- ties to the upheavals that occur- red after the Arab Nationalist Party was suppressed, was raised yesterday.

The Governor-General last night Issued a message of appeasement. No incident was reported and in the whole of Tunis complete quiet prevalls.--(Transocean).

S.M.P. Official Shot Dead

Shanghai, Aug. 18. One of the leading Chinese officials of the Shanghai Mani- cipal Police. Mr. Loh Liang- kwel, was shot dead in his car while driving through the city, this afternoon.

sumed to be ocean).

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political-(Trans-

OUTRAGE RECALLED

Hearing Commenced Against Man Accused Of Wounding Mrs. Lafleur

GARDENER MISSING

Committal proceedings at the Kowloon Court, before Mr. Barnett. were commenced yesterday against Cheung Tak, charged with assault with intent to rob, by two or more, and with wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm of Mrs. Lily Lafleur at her home, New Kowloon Inland Lot 63, on July 5.

Outlining the case, Detective-Inspector A. E. Carey described the position of "Mrs. Lafleur's home, its situation opposite the Kal Tak Airport, and the approaches leading to it.

At the time of the incident, only a gardener and an amah had been in the house with Mrs. Lafleur, The gardener has since ab- sconded, and cannot be found."

Mrs. Lafleur was in the sitting room, reclining on a settee, when two men entered the room from différent doors. Both had attacked her, one of them stabbing at her It is alleged that with a dagger.

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Mystery Balloon At Shanghai

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Shanghai, Aug. 18.

A mysterious Balloon made

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His chauffeur was seriously in- Cheung, Tak is the man who had and were given a warm welcome Jured. Three men are believed a wounded Mrs. Lafleur by stabbing by the Danish Scouts.-(Reuter have participated in the attack, her in the side. but all escaped.

In the ensuing struggle Mrs. "Indis-Bulletin). containing programme

its appearance over the Kiang- pensable energetic measures for the

The motive of the crime is pre-Lafleur managed to snatch away the dagger, from Cheung Tak.

Race Course yesterday maintenance of currency and the

stabbing at him" with it. She did

morning. defence of the nation--Rueter).

not know if she had inflicted any

colourful, Large quantities of wound on hirt.

handbills : and pamphlets were Mrs. Lafleur had then run out showered from the balloon." of the house. In the garden she. met a third man, who had struck at her with his fist,

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TENSION AT SOOCHOW

Shanghai, Aug. 13, Soochow is in the throes" of nervous apprehension as the Chinese regular units et Sheungchow are nearing Woo- kju.

Czechoslovakia

Situation

NOTED FRENCH

Now Extremely SCIENTIST IN

Difficult

Fearing an outbreak of fresh CAN BE SAVED BY

hostilities, the inhabitants there are pouring into the Shanghai area.

The Japanese troops at Pootung Tungkwan, Aug. 18.

suffered severe losses at the hands Three Japanese planes ralded

of Chinese guerillas, who have Tungkwan this morning and drop-changed their tactics by effecting ped 35 bombs at various points of joint attacks. Instead of working

int separate units.

the town.

Twenty houses were demolished. (Central News),

COLONEL TANAKA

KILLED

Nanchang, August 18. Colonel Tanaka, commander of the 113th detachment. was killed

were

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INTERVIEW

London," August 18, Hopes have been revived in Czech circles in London by news of the impending inter- view, says Reuter's diplomatic correspondent....

The district of Chuensha, in Soo chow, was retaken by the Chinese mobile units last night. Sayang. the neighbouring district was also once occupied, but was later volun- tarily abandoned.--(International). Į the

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It is felt that If anything save the situation. now to be extremely admitted

interview difficult, such an

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COLONY

Professor Bernard

Of The Pasteur Institute

Leslie Ames Injured

DOUBTFUL STARTER FOR FIFTH TEST

London, August "18.-- While keeping wicket against Leicestershire today, Leslie Ames. the Kent and England. .player, was hurt.

A ball struck the end of the same finger that was injured in' the Test match at Loi i's. hurts considerably and an X-ray examination is being made.

It

It L3 now doubtful whether.

A prominent passenger on the 3.5. President Doumer, which arrived yesterday, is Professor P. Noel Bernard, of the Scientific' Committee of the Pasteur Institute in Parls, Counsellor of the Institute's Department on Far Easterni questions and their Inspector for the Far East, The most disturbing factor in

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Dr. Professor Bernard is returning to Sudeten Hodza's minorities plán, from the France after inspecting the Shang-Ames will be able to play in the Czech point of view was the time had branch of the Institute. While Fifth Test match at the "Oval on

If their chosen to announce "it.

(Continued on Back Page) Saturday (Reuter), reply to Dr. Hodza's proposals Amsterdam, August 18.

new was only to be negative it is felt few days time อ

of the Holland that it might easily have been

will given earlier. Africa Lipe, the Noordam

The continuance of negotiations. have her trial trip.

The vessel is for freight service under something like an external to North America and will carry threat. was being rendered dif- 9500 tons of cargo. She has also cult for the Government, Czech

125 quarters observe-(Reuter), accommodation for

NEW MOTORSHIP

In a

He made an appeal to the pea-in action when his troops ple to practice economy strictly in Lentirely wiped out at the battle of order to conserve the nation's e-Shaho, according to a sources for carrying the war to a military communique Issued today. motorship

International). successful end. (Central News).

British Rating Tears Japanese Flag From Pole In Tsingtao Incident

100 to

passengers.-Transocean),

GUIDE TO THE NEWS

gramme.

WRITES OUT APOLOGY FOR ACT Page Women's interests. Con- today at Castle Rothenau, near

Shangbal, August 18.

According to the Japanese naval spokesman at this afternoon's press conference a British sailor, from HMS. Decoy, was arrested in Tsingtao on Wednesday afternoon after he had allegedly "torn a Japanese flag from its pole, and trampled and spat on it."

DEADLOCK PREVENTED

Prague, August 18. Continuing his task of media- tion which was believed to have prevented a possible deadlock which arose at one time yester- Page-2-Macao race meeting pro-day. Lord Runciman is meeting Herr Henlein for the first time calender.

Komotsu, in the Budeten-German close to the German région, frontier-(Renter).

(HERR KENLEIN TO MEET of LORD RUNCIMAN: CZECH GOV- ERNMENT MINORITY PLAN UN- discuss de ACCEPTABLE-Page 6). Partition not abaq-. mandy doned. Hitler attends manoeu- More Japanese troops sent to border. Dutch envoy injured:

fide in Faith Prior. Page 4-News about" the Services.

London Gazette.

Page 5.Cinema, notes and news.

Crossword puzzle. local events.

vres.

In connection with the incident: Subsequently other ratings, who Page 6-Sudetens

on the scene but bad it was learned from the British arrived "navel authorities in Shanghai that nothing to do with the flag in

according to their information, the cident, were arrested and held in following are the facts of the case: confinement until they were ber- "It is reported that an incident ated by the arrival of the British occurred early yesterday morning, Consul this morning."(Reuter). between the Japanese military and

liberty men from the British man- DUKE AND DUCHESS. cf-war in Tsingtao. The Senior

OF GLOUCESTER

Cairo, August 18.

Diary

Page 7-Far East Flying Training School. Torpedo" boat for Co- lony. Late Mrs. D. Y. Lin. Tug overdue. Pop.

Page

Pase 8-Leading article: Colonial Naval Omcer at Tsingtao" reports

development. One year of war: that a full investigation was held

relief work. which showed that a British fating The Duke and Duchess of Glou-

9-Confidence in Wuhan "tore off a Japanese flag, and was cester left for Kenya this morning

safety. immediately surrounded by Japan- From Alexandria they will travel

by an Imperial Airways dying- Page, 10-All the sporting news ese soldiers.

-and notes. They reached Alexandria yester- Page 12.-Financial page.

"The rating wrote out an apology boat. for his act which paper was kept by Japanese officers and the in-day by air from Port Said. and Page 13 Radio programmes. cident was closed by the Japanese had tea with King Farouk in the Pares 14 and 15-Shipping news

and directory. releasing the rating concerned, afternoon.-(Reuter Bulletin).

THE DOLLAR

TT. ON NEW YORK: 30-3/16. TT. ON LONDON: 1s. 2.7/84.

London Silver Market

(Our Own Correspondent)

London August 18. London silver prices today were down 1/18 for Spot and unchanged for Forward" as follows:

Aug. 18 19-3/8 19-1/43

Spot... Forward.

Aug 17 .19-7/16 19-1/4

The handbills were issued by the Chinese Youth Iron and Blood Learce and urged the people, to Four unreserved support to the Chinese: Government and to fight the Japanese to the bitter end-

Internațional).

LUNCH SCORES

London; Aug. 18. Lunch scores in first-class cricket matches played today were as fol- · |lows:-

The Army 113 and 8 for 0 v Australian 299.

Derbyshire 287 v. Hampshire 120 and 35 for 2.

Glamorgan 134 for 2-v. Lan- cashire 383.

Leicestershire 126 for 5.v. Kent

519.

Middlesex 392 v. Essex 108 and 36 for 1.

Warwickshire 102 for 6 v. Surrey

410.

Yorkshire 346 v. Gloucestershire 75 for 7-(Reuter Bulletin).

America Will Not Stand By Idly

If

Canadian Soil Is Threatened

UNITED STATES HAS NOW BECOME CONSIDERAȚION TO EVERY GENERAL STAFF, SAYS ROOSEVELT

Kingston, Ontario, August 18.

The United States will not stand by idly if the domination of Canadian soll is threatened by any other Empire, declared President Franklin D. Roosevelt when he received a degree" at Queen's University here today,

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The President, who is on a goodwill visit to Canada. stressed that in civilisation education transcended to international border.

* "We cannot prevent our people from having an opinion in regard to wanton brutality, un- democratic regimentation, misery Indicted on helpless peoples and violations" accepted as individua} rights," declared the President.

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT

Can

Referring to the recent war "Even if those hopes are dis- scare.

assure "each President Roosevelt sald, appointed we We in Americs are no longer a other that this hemisphere shall far away continent to which remain a strong citadel where eddies of

a controversy could civilisation can flourish unimpair- the President.-- bring no interest, but we have red," concluded become a consideration to every (Reuter). propaganda-olice, and every gen cral Staff,

"The vast amount of our resources, vigour, commerce, and "strength of men have made us a vital factor in world peace, whether we choose it or not," he remarked.

MR. MORGENTHAU AT MONTREUX

Geneva. August, 18. The Secretary of the US. Trea- sury, Mr. Henry Morgenthau," whe "Happily, you and we are in is at present on a visit to Europe, entire understanding and look to arrived at Montreux on the Lake these possibilities with the resolve of Geneva, yesterday evening. to leave no path unexplored to where he will have a rest for contribute to world peace," he said. few days-(Transocean);