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一拜禮 號六廿月七英港香

MONDAY, JULY 26, 1937.

·日九十月六

Japanese War Planes

Pound Chinese Army In Lanfang Barracks

TOKYO HEARS OF OUTBREAK AND CONTINUATION OF HOSTILITIES

Hopei Leader

East Hopei

To Quit Kuomintang and Join His Pro-Japanese Government

Leader Urges Sung

Tokyo, July 26 (9.30`a.m.).

Chinese and Japanese troops are fighting between Peiping and Tientsin, according to reports reaching the capital from the Army in North China.

Fighting broke out at Lanfang, mid-way between Peiping and Tientsin, some time yesterday, and is still continuing.

Tokyo, July 26 (9.20 a.m.).

Despatches from Tientsin state that a Japanese aeroplane squadron has bombarded the Chinese barracks at Lanfang.-Reuter. TIENTSIN CONFIRMATION

Tientsin, July 26 (9.01 a.m.).

.

Japanese sources here state that Japanese planes bombed the

barracks at Lanfang, between Peiping and

Chinese yesterday....

The Japanese garrison command here reported that a Japanese party, repairing telegraph wires in the vicinity of Lanfang station yesterday was fired on by Chinese troops of the 38th Division of the 29th Army.

The Chinese used machine-guns and trench mortars and three Japanese were seriously wounded, and two slightly.

The bombing of Lanfang was allegedly in retaliation for the attack on the telegraph repair party.

The Japanese military authorities here assert that re- inforcements were despatched to Lanfang following the attack, but that the bombing of the barracks was neces- sary to prevent the annihilation of the Japanese forces in

the area.

Tientsin.

Demolition Of Queen's Gardens

Victoria Hospital's Future Not Yet Decided

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ROYAL HONEYMOONERS IN ITALY

OPEDUN

Smiling happily, the Duchess of Windsor waves from a motor launch, on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, during a stop-over while she and the Duke were on their way to their honeymoon castle. Married in Monts, France, their destination was Wassericonburg), in Austria. The newly-weds used the motorboat

instead of the traditional gondolas,

Big Italian Battleship

Is Launches

Trieste, July 25. Italy's Drst 35,000-ion battle- slijp. the Vittorio Venete. was launched in the presence of King Victor Emmanuel and wie Queen of Italy to-day.

A crowd of 45,000 attended the ceremony, which was performed by the wife of a dockyard worker, оп the suggestion ot Signor Atussolini, the Dictator-Reuter..

Bilbao Ships Won't Serve Loyalists

Owners Prefer To Tie Them Up In British Ports

FURIOUS FIGHT CONTINUES FOR KEY TO MADRID

You need

the SECURITY and

DURABILITY

Brunete Lost and Taken

By Loyalists; Severe

Toll in Air

Raid

Madrid, July 25.

Having admitted the capture of Brunete by Insurgents a few hours previously, the Loyalist Government "now asserts that its troops "once again" control the town, a key-point in Madrid's western defence system.

Stripped to the waist, Loyalist troops fought in a temperature of 100 degrees in the shade, and eventually The question whether the bulk of (succeeded in driving the Insurgents from the town so the Spanish merchant Navy is in lately occupied.-Reuter.

London, July 25.

support of the old Government or

of General Francisco Franco's insur

gent Junta has been raised as

a

Earlier messages, through Reuter, stated that a

result of a dispute following the Spanish Government communique had admitted the orrest of seven Spanish ships in loss of Brunete, but on the heels of this report from Str

South Wales and a number at other British ports.

The arrest came after the alleged

Most of these Spanish merchant-

The extent of the casualties in./suspected of photographing the un-shortly to be demolished, tenders for men are registered at Bilbao

Aleted on the Chnlese has not been learned.

were

of

DUNLOP FORT '90

Niemoeller Brothers Both Gaoled

For Opposition To Dictatorship In Church Affairs

Berlin, July 25.

Herr Gaston Niemoeller, brother of the former submarine commander and pastor of the Evengelical Church in Germany, Herr Martin Niemoeller, has been arrested here, according to n rellable report.

Pastor Nlemoeller was Impelsoned a few days ago, and is now awaiting trial, for his attacks on Reich Bishop Mueller and the attemps to "Nazify" the German Church. He is head of the Evangelical Church, bitterly opposed to dictatorship in religion."

His younger brother, aroused' by the, arrest of the daring opponent of Reich Mueller, preached to a vast audience in his brother's church here to-day and strongly defended the views of Pastor Nicmoeller. Fis arrest allegedly followed.- Reuter.

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FREED ON PAROLE

Munich, July 25. Father Rupert Mayer, 61, member of the Jesult Order and a famous World War hero, who had been sentenced to six months' imprison- ment for defying the Nazi authorl- tles, has been, paroled ра A first offender, it was revealed to-day,

The charge was that Father Mayor, from his pulpit, spoke of the Nazi authorities "In manner likely to undermine confidence in political leadership."—United Press.

"PEASANT” GENERAL ELEVATED

Another. Shake-Up

In Red Army

Moscow, July 25. The more important changes have been made in the High Command of

the Red Army.

An official announcement says that General Kashirin, commander of the Caucasian Military District and one of the eight military judges at the

recent trial of Marshal nerals

and seven other Sövlet

who

were subsequently executed, been transferred to an unstated post. He is being replaced in the Caucasian command by General Timoshenko, representative of the new school of Red Army officers, a man of peasant origin, who rose from the ranks of the Czarist Army and became general during the civil war.

General Timoshenko hoipėd to organize the famous Red Cavalry divisions which Marshal Ruderny

HEADMASTER IN MOTOR MISHAP

PEDESTRIAN RECEIVES NASTY INJURIES

Jean de Luz, came the second-Brunette was again in suggested and developed. Reuter, refusal of owners to comply with Government hands. The fighting in this area is For many усага occupied by the orders of the Spanish Govern- Government servants, the block of ment, which sought to commandeer intensive and losses on both sides have been enormous. residences known as Queen's HEAVY LOSSES FEARED transports were arriving, having been dens, situate on the mid-levels, is

Gar- the ships.

Air Raid Over Barcelona loading of munitions and supplies.

and the work

Barcelona, July 25. having However, he was released uncon- cepted. Two of the

been ne already

ac while that port was controlled by the

less than 05 persona No ditionally.

houses were Basque Government no dificulties pulled down some two years ago, and were encountered. But since it has gent air raid over this city at 3.35 killed and 150 injured in an Insur- French property when the Japanest

Mr. MacGowan contends he was on the condition of the remainder is fallen into the hands of General arrested him-United Press.

a.m. to-day. Franco's such that the remainder will

troops, the ship-owners ap-

Five Insurgent war planes swoop- pear to resent the attempted dicta-ed out of the night, rode low over have to be demolished also.

The Government, it is understood, tion by the old Government, which the city's central sections in beliliant VOLUNTEERS ARMED does not at the moment intend to no longer controls their port of moonlight, and dropped a score of

Shanghal, July 25. build new quarters for their servants, registry.

At the instigation of the owners, In view of the growing tension in time back to erect a big block or writs were served on those controll- machine-guns fired heavily on the

although there Was K scheme some

Anti-aircraft batteries and following the reported kidnapping of a Japanese bluejacket, flats on May Road. This plan, how-n the ships which now will not be raiders but without any apparent all Chinese Volunteers in Chapel have been supplied with full equip ment, including rifle, steel helmet o and 600 rounds of ammunition.

However, a full Chinese regiment was supposed to be occupying the Lanfang barracks and for this reason the loss of life is presumed to have been heavy.

The Japanese assert tho repair party, on which the Chinese fired, was operating with the permission of the Chinese commander and that

therefore the attack was a perlous breach of faith.

Japanese reinforcements are said to have reached Lanfang at 12.30 a.m. to-day-United Press,

URGES

REBELLION

Openly attempting to get Hopei and Charhar to follow in the foot- steps of his colleagues in East Hopel, Yin Yu-keng, pro-Japanese lender in

Shanghal

flon

ever.

is now in

suspenser considera- There has been

for some time a proposal for ment the main block of Vielorla

allowed to leave port without an order from the Admiralty Court Reuter,

and

there is

bombs.

success,Reuter,

China's Young Womanhood

Government All members of the Chinese Volun- Hospital into Government quarters, ta

quarters. Various teers have been notified that in case but it is understood that no decision suggestions have, however, been put These include 'conversion of emergency they will be respon- on this Pelping, July 20. -

Bible for maintaining peace

and The Hospital, has yet been reached forward. order in the whole district of Chapel, closed down shortly after the open- or a boarding-house,

It will be recalled, was at the building into either a school Troops of nearby garrisons arounding of the new Queen Mary Hospital. niso a possibilly that it may be re- Shanghal have been ordered to stand It is situated in an ideal spot on opened for maternity purposes, as it Growing Interest In

is ideally situated for such a pur- With regard to the maternity block pose. No definite decision has, how- of the Victoria Hospital, it would be ever, уск been reached somewhat difficult to convert this in-matter.

the North, issued a manifesto to the incidenta of a serious nature accur

people and simultaneously sent a telegram to General Sung Cheli-yuan, Hopel, Charbar military chief, urg- ing:

"Seize this rare and unrepeatable opportunity to settle the North China situation

peacefully and on your own

responsibility.

"Sever connection with the Kus- mintang and holst the East Hopel five- barred fing."

He urged General Sung to assist in restoring the republican form of Gov- ernment and added that the fate of the nation lay in General Sung's chalce, United Press.

AMERICAN DETAINED

Tangku July 20, Japanese gendarmes detained a United, Press correspondent, Mr. C. C. B. MacGowan, for 90 minutes yesterday. Ho, was arrested while

by. They will be called if farther Barker Road..

Wah Kiu Yat Po.

CANTON PRECAUTION

Canton, July 26. In case war breaks out in North China it is possible thai It will spread (Continued on Pago 4.)

STOP PRESS

on

the

CANTON ALARMED WHEN

DEFENCES ARE TESTED

Canton, July 25.

A scene of some excitement was witnessed here a few days ago when, during the afternoon, factory whistles and Army atrons were sounded and light warnings flashed all over the city.

Outdoor Sport

Canton, July 25. The Influence of Western ideas was apparent during the week-end, when crowds' swarmed to the city's bathing areas, these including many young women, who have now come to take

the keenest laterest in swimming and other outdoor sport.

The Chinese girl of to-day is, in

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Red Steamer Seized By Rebel Ships

Gibraltar, July 25. Insurgent armed trawlers stopped Soviet steamer, the Varlas- manesov. la the Straits of Gibraltar to-day and escorted her 10 Ceuta,Reuter,

Egyptians Welcome Young King

Coronation Only Three Days Off:

The Rev. C. B. R. Sargent, Head- master of Diocesan Boys' School, has reported to, the police" that at about 10.25 a.m. yesterday, while driving his car, No. 2302, in Waterloo Road Injuries he collided with Mr. J. Elias, enusing which necessitated the removal of the latter to hospital.

In his report, Mr. Sargent says he was crossing the Inter-section of Waterloo Road and Argyle Street when Mr. Elias tried to cross from the left. He applied his brakes, but struck the pedestrian, couring a scalp wound and fracture of the right AKT. The victim's condition, however, is not considered acrious.

the car.

Mr. Elias, who is 43 years of age, resides at No. 408 Prince Edword Road..

ANOTHER MISHAP

As a result of leaving a bus while It was in motion, a man named Lui Sou, of Tung Choi Street, was ad- mitied to Kowloon Hospital yesterday in a serious condition.

The bus was travelling in Nathan Road near Argyle Street when Lui fell and injured his head severely."

a

Alexandria, July 25. young King only four days ahead With the Coronation of Egypt's striking scenes of loyalty, marked the return of the monarch, following fact, a totally different creature from her sister bulit young women of the past have corated route which

ster of even a few years back. Ave-month visit to Europe, to- day. The

pale-complexioned, lightly- Enormous crowds lined the de- King Farouk given place to bronzed, sturdy

THE ANDRE LEDON followed and cheated frantically as maldens, whose physical development the handsome ruler and other mem-

1 and healthy appearance are most bers of the Royal Family drove to

Passengers by the M.M. Iiner Andre Fast pursul, bombing and recon-} All cause for apprehension, how- ¦ marked.

the station, en route to the ancient Lebpu are informed that the vessel noliring planes roared. overhead, over, was soon removed when it was China's future generations wil

will all from Hongkong, to-morrow much to the amazement ot the announced that anti-aircraft defence benefit immensely from these decapital, Cairo.

The bands of the various foreign (Tuesday) at 8 a.m., instead of 11 crowds in the streets, who did not practices had been taking place, velopments as her young womanhood communities paraded the streets and am. The information given by a at first realise what all the noise and These were announced to have been take their place among their sisters there were resounding shouts of contemporary this morning that the din really meant, Many people completely successful.-Our Own of other nations.Our Own Corres- "Vive le Roil" and, in Egyptian, liner would not all unill 8 a.m. an rushed to shelter.

Correspondent.

pondent.

"This is our happiest day."-Reuter. Wednesday is incorrect,