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EURASIA SUSPENSION OF AIR RESCUE WORKERS CHINESE RECAPTURE TSIENSHAN

SERVICE CAUSES

CONSIDERABLE CONSTERNATION

CHUNGKING NOW CUT OFF FROM OUTSIDE WORLD

Railway Daily Attacked But Trains Still Running

Hankow, August 28.

The Eurasia. Aviation Corporation today announced its indefinite suspension of the air service between Hong Kong and Hankow." This, together with the suspension of the China National Aviation Corpora- tion service and the fact that through traffic had to be suspended on the Canton-Hankow Railway as the result of. Japanese bomb- Ings. means that the Chinese war time capital. Chungking, is cut off from the outside world. temporarily at least, except via Indo- China

The suspension is stated to be Commenting on the suspension only temporary but no definite for the Eurasia Hong Kong-Han- date for its resumption has been kow service the Ta Kung Pao de- given. It is unofficially stated, clares that the decision is most nowever, that it is hoped that the regrettable. service can be resumed in the early part of next month.

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"Our enemy dally bomb the railway but trains continue to run. The postal service takes u

Commercial Air Service To North China Postponed

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All commercial air services to the north of China are in- definitely postponed. Eurasia Aviation Corporation and the China National Aviation Corporation will not fly any planes to or from Hong Kong until a definite policy Or understanding is made due to the accident, of the C.N.A.C. last week.

The Pan-American Airways' Chia Clipper which arrived at Kai Tak on Saturday did not make its usual stop at Macao. It is not defrite that in the future this port of call for the Clipper ship will be omitted but in al pro- bability these ships will keep clear of situations which might cause them to be fired upon by the Jap- anese planes.

ASI commercial air lines have again been warned to keep clear of the Japanese planes and warships which bave been seen frequently in the surrounding countries and waters.;

plane? This is an important air until a future understanding and line.

policy is completed.

IN CANTON

Rescue workers seen Inspecting the damage at Canton after a Japanese air raid last week.

or departing for this Company YELLOW RIVER

CHANGES COURSE FOR 7TH TIME

The Saturday afternoon plane Ometals of the Corporation similar position.. How сад theof Eurasia Aviation. Corporation announce that the suspension was Hong Kong-Hankow aerial com-which arrived at Kal Tak at 3.15 decided "for the safety of passen: munication be interrupted just be-p.m. was the last plane arriving

cause of one attack on a C.N.AC. gers."

The Eurasia Company's de- considerable cision.caused consternation among the for- eign as well as the Chinese community here. Offcial cir- cles point out that it is stil possible to reach Canton by rall even though the actual through traffic had to be tem- porarily suspended. "..

* Even «lf 'no passengers' gre"". carried certainly postal mat- ters must go.

"The Ministry of Commúnica- i tions should make every effort to maintain the Hankow-Hong Kong mall service. Even if difficulties should arise from the German in- terests of the Corporation the Chinese Government should main- tain the service separately.

"Every means of communica- tions must be exposed, to some

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British Super Airliner Snaps In Two

It is felt, however, that this is small consolation for the train service is being very much delayed at its best while there is no know danger. If the Hong Kong-Han- UNFORTUNATE END

almost daily kow service is suspended we are ing how long the

TO TEST FLIGHT Japanese air attacks will enable doing exäctly what the Japanese this means of transport to be intended us to do," the paper.

concludes. (Reuter), used.

AMERICA URGED

TO TAKE

POSITIVE ACTION

Hankow. August 28.

Pointing out that the wanton attack by Japanese aircraft on the C.N.A.C.

plane. Kwellin was unjustifiable under

any

passenger

circumstances, Dr.

Chy

BODIES FOUND

WITH

BULLET MARKS

Canton, Aug. 28. Fourteen bodies of the vic- tims of the C.N.A.C. plane out- rage were recovered yesterday, according to a message

from Shekki, Chungshan.

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London, Aug. 28. Disaster has overtaken the Albatross. Britain's' fastest air liner.

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Chengchow, August 28. For the seventh time the Yellow River has changed, its. course in 2,540 years, according. to water conservancy experts. " As a result of the floods, the river is now flowing south instead of east. The river bed east of Huayuankow passing through

Kaiteng and Tsinan to the sea is now resembling a sandy desert.

The new dyke protecting Cheng- chow from the foods built by over 10,000 hands has now been finished. (Central News).

PRESIDENT LEBRUN

Paris, August 28. President Lebrun will return to Vizille, on Monday from

While making full-load tests at Hatfield yesterday, prepara- tory to undertaking the trans- Atlantic service, in September, It broke in two on landing... The machine was taxing to a Paris standsill when It mysteriously where he is now staying with his bounced and "broke behind the family, in order to preside over wings.

the Council which will be held at Capt. Geotry de Havilland. the the Elysee Palace on Tuesday and designer, personally piloted the at which measures for the modi- Chia - hua. President of the Eleven of them were identified machine, accompanied by an Airfication of the forty-hour week Chinese League" "of Nations as those of the late Mr. Hau Ministry official and two others. are to be decided. The Counci} | Union, has sent a special message Singloh, the late Mr...Wang Wen-All were unhurt.

at the Elysee Palace will be pre- to Senator Key., Pittman, Chair-ung, Dr. Lu Yi, Mr. Y. Hu (Hu

The Albatross is a 500 horse- ceded by a Cabinet meeting on Master 11 Teh-ling man of the Foreign Affairs Com- Pel-kong).

power. 42-seater plane. Seven of Monday.-(Transocean), mittee, Washington, DC., explain (son of Mr. and Mrs. Li Chia-sung) the type had been ordered, two by 1ng how this shocking outrage Master Henry Chang, Mrs. U. Y

the Air Ministry and five by Im- Mrs. Li Chla-sung (nee caps the climax of Japan's viola-Hsu,

perial Airways, tion of American rights and in-Hstung. Kuang-shu); Mrs. Sidney Yang (nee Sha Pen-yung), Mr. Llu terests in China.

Chung-chan, (co-pilot), and Wu

The text of Dr. Chu's message is ching-hua (steward). The other as follows:-

two have not yet been identified. Most of the bodies bore ma- chine-gun ballet wounds. One

"American honour and in- terests are also at stake. The Pan-American Airways

DWDS

45 per cent of the C.N.A.C. shares. Pilot Woods holds a licence from the US. Depart- ment of

Commerce. Thus Japan is indubitably seeking to undermine American In- terests in China.

of them had as many 29 13 wounds. All of them are ter- ribly bloated, making identi- fication difficult.

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It is stated that the machine is not necessarily a complete wreck.-(Reuter),

TESTS OF SEVERE NATURE The De Haviland Aircraft Com- pany issued a atatement to the effect that the Albatross was un- dergoing" tests of an exceptionally | severe nature.

The failure

was thoroughly

British Girl Athlete's Record Run

London, Angust 28.

A new women's world record over the distance of 880 yards was set up by an English girl, Olive Hall, at an athletic meeting in Mitcham on Satur- day.

The English girl athlete covered.

Disturbances Against

IN SURPRISE ATTACK

Taihu Is Also Taken

From The Japanese: Feeble Resistance

COMMUNICATIONS CUT

Kishul," Hupeh. August 28. LAUNCHING . A SWEEPING COUNTER-OFFENSIVE. Chinese forces on the north bank of the Yangise River recaptured-Tsienshan. and Talhu yesterday.

Strong Chinese units marched toward Talenshan early yesterday morning. After re-occupying several strategle points in the outskirts, they smashed into the city at 9 a.m. The Japanese were astounded by the swift Chinese advance. After puiting op a feeble resistance, they retired from the city.

Continuing their advance, the Chinese pressed "toward. Talbu. and recaptured the city,

The

SITUATION, TAKES DRAMATIC TURN.

Kishui, Hapeh, Aug. 28. The situation on the north bank of the Yangise River has taken a dratatic torn after the Chinese recapture of Tsienshan and Talbu. -The victorious Chinese troops

defeated Japanese from both Tsienshan and Taihu re- treated to Anking and Wangklang. Heavy casualties were suffered by them in both encounters and large quantities of arms and ammuni- tion were abandoned. The Chi- nese pursuing them are said to be closing in on Anking and Wang- klang whilst other units are push-are now closing in on Wangkisng. ing toward Busung and Huangmei. and Anking where the defeated Japanese have retreated as well Alarmed by reports at' theas Suanng and Hüangmei, west of Chinese recapture of Talenshan | Taihu, where the Japanese have and Tathu, the Japanese around been isolated since the Chinese re- Huangmei, in anticipation of an capture of Talhu and Tsienahan. The Japanese columns advanc imminent Chinese offensive. first attacked the Chinese positions.ing on Ligan in west Anhwei are

Herr Henlein They were, however, repulsed with said to have been, shocked by the

SCUFFLE BETWEEN CZECHS. AND. SUDETENS

Prague, August 28. Disturbances were reported last night at Lelimeritz, where Herr Henlein, Sudeten Ger- man leader, had arrived in - the course of a tour of the Sudeten - regions.

Four thousand people, of which 1000 were Czechs, assembled in the square where Herr Henlein was due to appear

The Czechs demonstrated against Henlein but order was. however, maintained by the police.

After Herr Heulein's depar

·ture, scafes occurred between members of the rival parties. in the course of which two Sudeten voluntary police were Injured, but "not" seriously-

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#sweeping Chinese, successes in the considerable losses,

Talenshar-Taihu sector. On the Chinese military circles attach contrary, the Chinese troops de- en- great importance to the recapture fending the Luan sector,

of Tstenshan and Tafhu. They couraged by the victories at Tien- and Taihu, are counter- point out "that with the recapture an

of these two cities Japanese com-attacking munications between Hofel and Susung and Huangmel are com pletely cut and the Japanese 'at Susung and Huangmel are isolated. —(Central Newa),

MR. CHAMBERLAIN

London, August 28. The Prime Minister, Mr. Cham- berlain, will return to London to- morrow when number of ap-

pointments have been made for him. Before leaving for his visit to Scotland he intends to hold a meeting of all available Ministers at 10, Downing Street, on Tuesday at 11 a.m(Reuter).

FIERCE FIGHTING RAGES NEAR SHAHO, JUICHANG

Japanese Using Tear Gas

Mabwelltor, Klangai, August 28.- Fighting of a sanguinary nature continues to rare in the Shaho and Juichang sectors on the south bank of the Yangtze River,

(Central News).

Guerillas Retake Chefoo

Shanghai. August 78. Chinese guerillas operating In eastern Shantung recap-.." tured Chefoo on August 26 'and pressed the Japanese troops to the south of Sasha. The populace In Chefoo staged:

enthusiastic welcome to the Chinese troops and im....... mediately flew the Chinese national flag.

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About ten American warships of the US. Asiatic fleet put in at Chefoo, during the early part of the week. Didaculties arose when the American sailors refused to. accept puppet banknotes for their tenders in Chinese currency,

As a result of the trouble, all the shore leave was cancelled by the commanding officers of the American destroyers and gun-.

boats.-(International).

Japanese artillery and aircraft have been actively bombard GUIDE TO THE NEWS

Chinese positions during the last two days. Tehan city,, on the Nan- chang-Kluklang Railway, 75 kilometres north of Nanchang, yesterday was subjected to one of the severest raids so far, resulting in heavy. casualties among the civilians and destruction of property.

During intervals of their bom- | Each soldier in the detachment bardment Japanese" infantry units was given a gas mask and other made bayonet charges but were anti-gas equipment. each time beaten back by the Chinese.

Despite their

on-

repeated The latter who hid in slaughts, the Japanese have 80 their trenches or dugouts in time far falled to make any headway of bombardment jumped out from in either the Shaho sector or the their hiding and greeted the Juicharig sector. In the Julchang

PAGE 3—White slave traffic. No

imports of milk. Two burned in- fre Bishop Hall's sermon. PAGE 4 The Bervices. London Gazette, Bubmarine "mother" launched.

PAGE 5-Musical review. Cinema notes. The week in Macao, Crossword. Influence of drama,

·Diary,

In view of the difficulty in rats-understood and is of a relativele the distance in 2 minutes 19. Japanese infantrymen with band-sector the Chinese are still guard- PAGE 6.--Cholera takes heavy toll-

The

She was loaded up to 3,000 lbs Divers and coolles in the employ more than the maximum weight at of the China National Aviation which she would ever be permitted carrying lead Corporation have been working to land and was feverishly since this morning. They ballast representing nearly double have already recovered a large the maximum permitted by the pay The Kwellin disaster is nothing quantity of mail, baggage, and the load. but the veiled repetition of", the Panay Incident. As the Chairman dining sets used in the plane, of the Foreign Affairs Committee, please use the full weight and ing the whole plane, the workers simple character. authority of your office to mobilize are endeavouring to retrieve it by public opinion in your country to parts," Effectively stop such hideous At the drill. ground at Cheung- crimes of the Japanese.

kapin, where the bodies recovered If the United States really, de- from the plane are now placed plores the indiscriminate massacre familles of the victims gathered to of innocent civilians in China, it teatify and claim their dead. The she wants to protect her interests bodies already claimed have been In this country, and if she is truly encoffined; Those of Mr. Hsu determined to stop the tide of ag- Singloh and Mr. Y. Eu (Hu Pel- gression the time has come to kong will be shipped back to their take positive action. (Central native towns for burial, It is learn-

ed. (Centrel News)."

forthwith in the production of air craft.--(Reuter).

SWISS TRAGEDY

girl. Miss Lines, since the year 1922.

in China Hungarian Regent's

[PAGE: 7--Voyage," tô America.

Funds for the war chest. Future: of democracy, PAGE 8-Leading articles: Amert- ca and Europe; Hong Kong Helps, Medical Relief Society's flag day. Hello and Goodbye,

Beconds and thus considerably bettered the, record of 2 mins. 26.0 grenades, bayonets and big swords, ing the hills immediately north-

visit to Potsdam. matter will be remedied seconds held by another British Never were they so glad to engage west and southwest of the city

in hand-to-hand fight with the (Central News),

enemy.

JAPANESE ADVANCE REPULSED

Lauan, Anhwel, August 28. Tear and asphyriating runer are again alleged to have been

Bynchronizing with the success used on several occasions by

of their comrades on the Taten- the Japanese in the Shaho

shan Taihu sector the Chinese sector during the last few days.

troops guarding the Livan sector According to a Japanese war in west- Anhwel defeated and (PAGE 10~~All the week-end sport. captive, the detachment to which repnised the Japanese ⠀⠀ column PAGE 12-Financial page.

Zurich, Aug. 28. Four out of five aeroplanes of the Swiss. Observation Squadron crashed On the mountain side at Schwyz in thick for yesterday,

All the occupants except two were killed (Beuter);

The women's world record over the distance of 800 metres, it may be recalled, is held by the Czech girl athlete, Koubkovs, whose time for this distance, 2 mínutés 12.4 seconds, is considerably better than Mias Olive 'Hall's time for 880 yards which is practically the same distance as 800 metres reservists, and was only recently east of Liuan yesterday--(Central PAGES 14 AND 15-Shipping new

Transocean)

and directory. |trained in the use of polson gas. News)

he belonged was reorganised from which reached a point 20 miles PAGE 13-Radio programmeri