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THURSDAY, JULY

29, 1937. 日二十月六

No. 15272

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SERIOUS FIGHTING AT TIENTSIN

INSURGENT FOREIGN TROOPS 14 Perish In

Japanese Attempt To ATTACKS

Eject Chinese Units But Resistance Stiff

FENGTAI AND TUNGCHOW CHANGE HANDS AGAIN AFTER SEVERE BATTLE, MANY CASUALTIES

Tientsin, July 29 (9.25 a.m.).

Japanese troops in the east, west and central districts are reported to have opened machine-gun fire on the men of the Peace Preservation Corps stationed on the roads leading to interior points of the city to-day. The Japanese purpose was apparently to evict the Peace Preservation Corps from these vital approaches.

Fighting was still continuing at 3 a.m.

Chinese reports reaching Tientsin state that Japanese troops recaptured Tungchow and Fengtai last night, after heavy fighting.

Meanwhile, in this city, Japanese troops occupied the Chinese police station in the former Belgian concession, whereupon the Peace Preservation Corps was given general orders for a

Chinese counter-attack, the eventually regaining all positions, including control of the railway station. Chinese regular troops are reported to have occupied Peitsang Station.

Two hundred Japanese troops stationed on Chinese territory at Nankai, and using a Sino-Japanese school for shelter, are said to have been surrounded by Chinese troops. The intentions of the Chinese are not exactly' known.

PRESSURE

INTOLERABLE

General Li Wen-tlen, commanding the Peace Preservation Corps, who also commonds all regular troops in

on. No reports of cusun!tles are yet avaliable,

The Japanese also counter-attacked

at Lanfang, where the outcome of

.

LONG WAR IN CHINA PREDICTED

General Hurrying To Post Of Duty

Confident

Victory

Of

San Francisco, July 28.

the clash is still in doubt. Fighting War, both long and bloody, there continues.

can only result from the present Tientsin reports stale fighting conflict in North Chima, accord- the Tientsin area, in a statement 1o-broke out at Taku. It was apparenting to General Siao Chen-ying, day declared that the pressure byly related to the Japanese claims the Japanese military authorities had that Chinese troops had fired with who arrived he e by air to-day become intolerable and his forces had trench mortars on the Choan Maru, from Washington on his way to been obliged to adopt defensive ac-arriving from Moj. The ship was join the Chinese forces.

not damaged. United Press.

tion.

The Chinese were advancing at

4 nm. to attack the Japanese nero-

drome and cast arsenal. Japanese planes are taking off.--Renter.

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MOVES UP TO FRONT

Tientsin, July 20, (0.30 a.m.)

BELATED DENIAL

He said for the Arst time in its history China was really becoming

unified.

CONTINUE

Loyalists Still Hold Quijorna Wounded. Need Aid Urgently

Madrid, July 28. Insurgent troops went in waves to-day against the heavily fortified positions occupied by Loyalists at Quijorna, one of the key towns on the west Madrid front.

Communiques reported the Loyal- isis to be holding fast, waiting for the expected relief column.

It is revealed that since the begin- ning of the Insurgent counter-attack, the biggest in the civil war, the Loyalist salient, which cuts south- ward into the Insurgent lines, has been reduced from an area of 100

IN

DANGER IN TIENTSIN AREA

Two Killed on Patrol

In Concessions

U.S. MAY EVACUATE ALL

PEIPING

NATIONALS

Tientsin, July 29 (6.50 a.m.)..

Tite foreign authorities announce that one Italian square miles to 75 square miles. soldier and one Annamite soldier were killea when

A "small retreat north of Brunete

was admitted in last night's com- patrolling the Italian and French Concessions respec- munique, but it was indicated this retively.

treat

planned manoeuvre, into stronger defensive positions.

Moonlight seroplane fighting has added drama to the war in the sky. Last night Loyalist pursuit planes walted high in the air under a bright moon for Insurgent bombers to come over the front, then swept upon them. Unofelál reports state with- in the past 24 hours eight or nine Insurgent machines have. been shot down United Press..

APPEAL FOR MEDICINES

It is presumed that they were hit by stray bullets.— United Press.

May Evacuate Peiping

Washington, July 28.

The evacuation of all American nationals from Pel- ping is under consideration. No decision has yet

been reached, however, Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, told a press conference to-day.

Dutch Plane, Paris Bound

Brussels, July 28.

Ten passengers and the crew of four were killed when A Dulch alr-liner crashedl near Brussels whilst flying on the Rotterdam-Brussols-Paris scr-

vice,

The machine crashed in a potato fleld. Three of those kliled have been identified, these being

one Briton and two Americans. The other bodies were barely identifiable.

It is beloved that the machine was struck by lightning during a storm. It was almost com- pletely destroyed.—Reuter Bul- tetin.

Ulstermen Welcome Their King

Warm Display Of

Irish Loyalty Monarch Speaks

At Belfast

London, July 20.

The White House also indicated that President F. D. Roosevelt was keeping in closest touch with Far Eastern de- Hendaye, July 28.

To the, strains of "Come Back, to velopments in order to determine, among other things, whether Their Majesties the King and Queen Erin" drifting across sunlit waters, the United States Neutrality Act should be invoked. This salled un the Royal Yacht this even- would mean the shutting off of all war supplies to the belligering from Belfast on their way back to

ent nations.Reuter,

The President of the Basque Re- public has appealed

to France for medicines and serums to prevent the spread of gangrene umong 20,000 to 30,000 wounded from the Brunete battle front. Every available hos pital in Madrid and its vicinity is jammed with thousands of men, niedically untreated for days-

United Press.

Serious Riots In Barbados

Marines Landed To Enforce Order

Barbados, July 28. The British cruiser Apollo arrived here this morning in connection with serious outbreak of rioting arising from the workers demonstrations for increased wages, when they clashed with the palice.

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The worst disturbances yesterday were when the rioters smashed number of cars. The situation is not yet under control, and the Apollo Tientsin, July 29 (8.47 a.m.) "We are confident we can repel has landed marines to enforce order. A Japanese communique denies the

Six people are known to have been Chinese claim to the capture of Lan-Japan. We have tried all peaceful fang, but admits a Chinese detach-measures, but finally we have had to killed and twenty-one injured in ment furiously attacked the position. adopt defensive action," he declared. street fighting during the last thirty-

He added that he expects to parti-six hours.-Reuter. The Japanese garrison, being greatly

outnumbered, was finally reinforced pate actively in the fighting around

armoured cars, whereupon the

the Peining-Reuter.

It is reported that General Sung Chch-yuan has moved up to Pat by tingfu, where he will be in a position

attack was repulsed. Traffic has been|PRESERVING SHANGHAI PEACE

road

Lantang. to

London, July 28. train,

Sir John Wardlaw-Mino to-day

to direct Chinese operations In the resumed by rall field better than If he remained at A Japanese Pelping.

engine clabo milliartected, and inquired in the House of Commons

in

500 troops, has left for whether, with a view to preserving carrying General Chan Tục-chung 1108 Yangisun,

followed by a repair train, peace in the International settlement taken charge at Pelping, its is be- to restore the tracks torn up at Shanghal, the Foreign Secretary Heved.-Reuter,

several places by Chinese troops,

the Japanese would represent to AIRPORT IS OBJECTIVE

Government the desirability of leav Fifty trucks from Fengtal have also ov arrived.

ing it to the authorities of Greater

Sino-Japanese Hultung Company's "Remnants" Cause Trouble tween Chinese and Japanese blue-

but the Japanese assert the Japanese concession is the objec-

airport here,

tive of Chinese sniping.

he

STOP. PRESS

LEAVING POSTS ON CITY WALLS

Pelping, July 20 (10.17 a.m.)

Bomb Plot Disclosed In Ulster

Belfast, July 29.

A plot to wreck a train which was carrying police and other visitors to Belfast on their return Journey to Londonderry arta, was discovered to-day it mites from Belfast.

A land mine beneath the rail- way was uncovered by investi- gators.Rcuter.

DIPLOMATS

DISCUSS PROBLEMS

London Meetings Indicate Crisis Not Anticipated

England, having concluded their pro- gramme in Ireland, packed until the "Bad Faith and Arrogance" last moment with ceremony of all

Tokyo, July 20 The Emperor of Japan yesterday The

sorts.

farewell proved the most granted an

audience to the Prime memorable part of a fervent day. Minister, Prince Konoye, who re- The Duke of Abercorn boarded the ported upon the North China: Royal Yacht to bid farewell to Their situation, while General Gen Sugl-Majestics, who expressed their satis yama informed the Diet that the fuction for the enjoyable day and crisis was being fast aggravated by

"the bad faith and arrogance" of the ganisations for the splendid or-

and

of the occasion. Chinese troops.

Then," na bosun's pipe shrilled Meanwhile the British Charge aboard the yacht, a salute of 21 guns d'Affaires and the American Am-boomed from shore batteries, and' bassador both called on the Foreign scores of thousands waved Minister, Mr. Koki Hirota, who ex- cheered the King, who stood at plained to them Japan's position. salute, his Queen by his side, until Foreign Office spokesman Issued the yacht passed from sight-Reuter. a lengthy statement secusing the 29th Army of breaking its pledges and agreements, and assorting that its hostile and anti-Japanese sentiments "can never be removed by peaceful persuasion

remonstrance." Router.

Or

CLIPPER IS DELAYED

LEAVES HONGKONG

TO-MORROW

- SHOW OF LOYALTY

Belfast, July 28. The visit of the King and Queen to-day was the occasion of a great ebullition of loyalty by Ulstermen,. despite Republican outrages on the Free State border.

His Majesty, in a full dress uní- form of Admiral of the Fleet and wearing the order of St. Patrick, in- spected three guards of honour on the quoy and a combined parade of ex- service men and women of Northern Ireland in the City Hall grounds.

His Majesty mada a short speech In reply to a number of addresses, The Pan-American air liner, Hong-presented in the Council Chamber, in kong Clipper, which should have left which he referred to his Queen's visit Kal Tak this morning, has been un-thirteen years ago, and their delight avoidably delayed and will not now to renew acquaintance "with our yes-part until to-morrow, at the usual loyal people of Northern Ireland."

Great cheering punctuated His Registered mall closes at 5 p.m. to-Majesty's remarks. day, and ordinary mail at 6 am. to-

London, July 20.

hour.

morrow.

PRIVATE LUNCHEON

A half an hour's conversation terday between Count Dino Grandi, the Italiam Ambassador, and the le Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Cham- berlain, was followed to-day by a call by the Russian Ambassador, M. Ivan

The King and Queen then drove Maisky, at the Foreign Office. There

through Lisburn to Government the Russian diplomat spent nearly

House, at Hillsborough, where they ussing the British control

lunched privately with the Governor plan in on in

and the Duchess of Abercorn. non-inter-

London, July 28, Twenty-six Indian Boy Scouts

After lunch, they Spain, with Mr. Anthony tion in

witnessed a the

Secretary.

visited Buckingham Palace to-day gigantic parade of youth organisa- Foreign Inquiries tend to show that M. and saw Princesics Elizabeth and tions, watched displays of Irish coun- Malaky has no desire to qualify his Margaret Rose--Reuter

(Continued on Page 4.) statement, made at the last meeting

an hour action with

Three additional troop trains from Shanghai and the Council of the In- Tientsin, July 29 (8.58 a.m.) Chinese reports state that Chinese Shanhaikwan are now on their way ternational Settlement to investigate the causes of the recent affray be- troops are attempting to capture the to Tientsin.-Reuter.

Jackets. The Shunghat authorities,

would take suggested,

such Tientsin, July 29 (0.50 a.m.) The Japanese Garrison announces criminal action as the circumstances The Japanese Consulate reports that "remnants" of Chinese troops required. two orllifery

shells landed in the started the fighting la Tientsin, which, Mr. Anthony Eden, Foreign Secre- It is confirmed that the 37th and of the chairman's sub-Committee of concession. Machine-gun bullets is claimed, the Japanese forces are have struck the Consulate,

at present suppressing, having suffer-ary, said he was inquiring into the 132nd Division troops are at present the Non-Intervention Committee, that

incident, in which a Japanese blue-evacuating their Japanese also assert that the Peace ed no casualties.

posts on the citye Soviet Government in no circum- Preservation Corps Is using anti- Scattered sniping continues, but Jacket was allegedly kidnapped, but wall here and are withdrawing to- stannes would agree to granting

the wards

north-west

belligerent rights to the two parties corner of aircraft machine-guns against Japan- apparently there is no general action in view of the fact that no offeinl re- port had been received it would seem

in Spain. ese plans nine of which are at pre-proceeding-United Press,

Press reports of the matter were ox Pelping-United Press. sent scouting in the Tientsin area- United Press.

aggerated.

SITUATION SUMMARISED

Evacuation Forced

He would keep Sir John's sugges- tion in mind, however.

Nanking, July 20 (3.10 a.m.) Military reports, complied at mid-

EXPLAINS "SETTLEMENT" night and just released, indicate the Chinese have been forced to evacuate Mr. Eden then gave details of the Shanghai, July 29 (1.04 a.m.) Fengtal and Lantang and that Tung- agreement reached between the According to Central News Agency chow is not yet in their hands, though Japanese and General Suh Chen- despatches

from Pelping, heavy fighting is continuing beneath Ita yuan regarding the recent in- Bahting is continuing around strate- walls.

eldenta in North China. gle points close to the old capital. It is not expected that the Chiness Ble John asked whether it was The Japanese have reoccupied rong-will be able to hold Nanyuan, the correct that the Japanese ware now tal, following a counter-attack deli- main barracka of the 29th Army, just demanding the right to police Pelping vered at 8 p.m. yesterday. After a outside Pelping, for it is being rub-| and, whether that would not be prolonged and fierce struggle, thejected to a heavy sir and artillery going further-than

called pentaputure controlled the position at bombardment, adoptingray for in the agreement, j-* fu

The Japanese are, reported to have Mr. Eden replied that if Sir John's three expelled the realness from Hiftores latera

There hina been considerable Parliamentary interes in the Prime Minister's talk with Count Grandi, which is taken as an indication of the improvement of Anglo-Italian relations.

pointers to the lessening of international tension are found in the fact that no arrangements have been made for calling the Cabinet together during the recess, although a number of ministers normally holidaying near

INDIAN BOY. SCOUTS SEE PRINCESSES

LITTLE LEFT FOR LITTLE

ACTOR WHEN FAMILY AND FRIENDS SHARE HIS PAY

Hollywood, July.28.

So little is left of Freddie Bartholomew's £220-a-week salary after lawyers, tax collectors, relatives and agents take their shares that his aunt and guardian, Miss Millicent Bar- tholomew, said to-day she was considering taking him back to London will be available at short England, ending his motion picture career. notice. The Prime Minister's

plana suggest that no crisis is impending.

Miss Bartholomew has been trying to obtain a £500-#- forr Chamberlain is proceeding to wook contract for her handsome, young charge, and failing thab Sutherlandahir, one of the mori re- she plans to restore him to his nativa: land; Av HAL QINGEN BAKdYoyogiya, Jawsut, and pubidity 20