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Belgian Missionary Doctor Killed In South Shansi

CHUNGKING. (By Airmail):-Word has been received in « Chungking Catholic e'relen that FÄTHER VINCENT DE PAUL- MARTIN, 29-year-old Belgian Missfönary doctor, was killed by Japanese shelling during the battle in the Changtao Motintain Range in south; Shianist in May.

At the time of his death Father Martin was exptain of the medical: curbs of á Chinese Divisibu in south Shankl. Two of his best Chinese friends, DR. USIA↑ CHI, superintendent of a Chi- nese field hospital, and the tafter's sister, MISS HSIAO LING-YI, head nurse, and the majority of the 300 numbers in the medical corps, mostly Catholjes, were killed at the same time,

In carrying out his duty Father | Martin always went to the very

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CHUNGKING HAS AIR RAID

Press Hostel Target

Of Raiders

CHUNGKING, July 8 (Heuter) — Chungking's observance of the fourth anniversary of the out- break of the Sino-Japanese hosti- Hties was interrupted yesterday morning by a raid by 77 Japanese aircraft which heavily bombed the western suburbs,

bombed Press Hostel compound.

The main target was the much-

Several big bombs landed in the vicinity of the Hostel where foreign correspondents were stay-

AT SHANGHAI ese machine-gums, Thanks to a small mound which provided covering Chinese daflies in Shangbat

Reports appearing in the lead-ing.

they escaped unhurt.

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8.6

Chungking was beflagged. All indicate that the plan to put Government offices worked A native of Namur where his several ships on regular runs be usual father

still

while amusement places. Director of the tween Shanghai and Vladivostok Public Health Department. Father

įcontrary to previous years, re- has been dropped by the interest-mained open but presented pro- Martin studied medicine at Lou-ed parties, reports the North China grammes. vain University for three years. Before he gradunted, however, his!

Daily News.

interest shifted to religion and he Look up theology in the same uni- versity.

This rald followed ona on Sun- It is asserted that no ships wil day evening in which 23 planes arrive here Iram Vladivostok, attacked in three waves also con- while the Hung Yung Navigation centrating on the compound of Bureau, Shanghal representatives the Press Hostel,

of Soviet shipping interests. 1620 reported by the "Central China

LECTURE ON CHINA While in the university, he heard the late Father Vincent Lebbe. Daily News" to have stopped ail

business in connexion with the U.S. SHIPBUILDING

contemplated enterprise. Ship-

naturalised Chinese citizen also of Belgian birth, lecture on China. He came so completely under the influence of Father Lebbe's self-ping communication with lessness and love for the Chinese Russia will hereafter have to that at the time of his ordain-done via other routes, fi is stated.

ment in 1938 he chose his mencor's Arst name Vincent as his own first name. Shortly afterwards he came

be

WASHINGTON, July 8: (Reuter) Soviet The Navy Department has asked Congress to appropriate an addi- tional $585,000,000 to augment its shipbuilding programme of which |$160,000,000 would be for increased It will be recalled in this con- repairing tacliities.

OPTIMISTIC NUTE

16 China and was assigned innexion that recently the Chinese Szechwan to work in the Catholic press struck an optimistic note Church in Nanchung. north of regarding shipping business In Changking along the Chialing the Far East, asserting that des- All craft are warned to give a River.

pite the war, shipping services wide berth to a marking sampan

The outbreak of the Sino-Japan- will be maintained by Sovlet and approximately 240 yards west of the southern end of the Oiling ese war in 1937 found Father Mar- American Interests.

Jetty at the Naval Camber, Kow- loon.

then

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tin industrially studying the Chi Four Soviet ships were nese language and learning the said to have arrived in Shanghai Chinese way of living. For he had to start the Shanghai-Vladivostok above position and is marked decided to relinquish his Belgian run, but yesterday the press re- nationality in favour of Chinese ported that the Korda, one of the

a sampan showing s green flag citizenship

four ships, hurriedly left Pootung and by night a green light over a

white light. Father Martin left the Nan- on Monday for Vladivostok carry- chung monastery 1 November, Ing old, rubber and tea. Prior to 1938. to join the North China War its departure news about the Area Service Corps under Father Russo-German confilet had been Lebbe who then had his headquar- received.

ters in the Chungtiao Mountain Range.

In February the following year he was appointed leader of the medical corps of Chinese Division.

В

Last autumn Father Martin feil sick. When General To Ying-chin heard of his sick- ness, he ordered the compan- der of the Division to which Father Martin was attached to release him for cure and re- experation in Chungking. The sick

man, however, wired back: "I won't leave Chung- tiaoshan until victory is won,” ``-

PERSONALLY LED MEN

In every battle Father Martin led his men to the firing line to rescue the wounded. One night he saved the lives of 69 wounded soldiers whom he and his men carried back from the blood-soaked fleld under enemy fire. Once he was short of medical supplies. He cabled to his father and brothers, all medical practitioners in Namur. A few months later $30,000 worth of medicine

and other supplies were delivered to him.

two

In May, 1940, news of the death of his younger brother, Dr. Pierre Martin, was received in Chungking. The latter was then serving in the Belgian Army medical service and fell uniter German are. The news was withheld from Father Martin for fear that it might cause too much grief. As a matter of fact, he was never told of it up to the time of his own death

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