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SHANGHAI INFERNO RAGES

Chinese Air Raids On Japanese Flagship Idzumo

JAPANESE FLAGSHIP ATTACKED

Above is pletured the Japanese flagship, Idzuma, upon which Chinese bombing planes attempted an aṭṭack this morning in Shanghal.

CRUISER, UNSCATHED, REPLIES FAR EAST

WITH ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS

Briton Injured: Jardine Warehouses On Fire

CRISIS MAY SPREAD

BRITISH PRESS FORESEES DANGER POWERS ON THE

ALERT

TRADE UNION CONGRESS

May Split On Arms Issue

London, Aug. 13. Holidays with pay and a shorter working week will be the principal London, Aug. 14.

subjects of industrial policy for dis- The Press gives great prominence cussion at the sixty-ninth meeting

Union Shanghai fighting, under of the Trade

Congress at treble-column streamers, and devote Norwich next month.

to the

principal editorials to the sub- On the political side a large num-

•HINESE bombing planes have gone into action for the first time inject, stressing the international aspect ber of resolutions deal with the at- CHINESE

Kung Dah Japanese cotton mill and the Japanese headquarters and barracks in North Szechuan Road. All the bombs missed their mark.

To the attacks, the Idzumo replied with anti-aircraft guns, but the Chinese planes made a rapid ascent after their unsuccessful venture and escaped without being hit. Most of the bombs fell into the river, one quite close to the Norwegian freighter Prosper.

Mr. C. J. Head, a British accountant was, slightly wounded Auring the air-raid, whilst two of Jardine, Matheson's warehouses were set on fire.

The air raid and the reply by Japanese anti-aircraft gun's created a panic in the business centre of the International Settle- ment, Chinese and foreigners alike scurrying for safety. Many Chinese rushed to the bund near British, American and French warships, realising that they would be safer in these surroundings.

It is learned that the question of evacuating British w men and children from Shanghai is under consideration, but no decision appears to have been taken on the matter at present,

A Reuter message states that Japanese Warships at Woo- sung have started a heavy bombardment on Woosung forts,

Shanghai, Aug. 14 (10.51 n.fn.) the Soochow Creek, whence thiou- Chinese peroplanes are bombing the sands who had not previously been Japanese dogship, Idzuno, which is evacuated dashed wildly for the Bund lying alongside the Japanese Consu- in order to be in the vicinity of late General.

Japan Naval Threat

20 Warships May

nearby British, French and American Make Wholesale!

Pandemonium was caused in the warships.-Reuter. Business district when Ave Chinese bombing planes begun the attack on the cruiser.

BRITON WOUNDED Shanghal, Aug. 14 (12.10 p.m:)

The Japanese warship opened up A British accountant, Mr. C. J. with its anti-aircroft guns. the lead, was slightly wounded during thunderclaps of which rocked all the air raid, two Chinese were killed buildings near the International and many injured.

Settlement.

MISSED MARK

Later.

Flying at a height of about 3,000

feet, three of the five rafding Chinese planes tried to bomb the Idzumo, which was docked alongside the Japanese Consulate, about two hun- dred yards from the British Consulate; General, where a handful of men of the 2nd Battalion of the Loyal Regi- ment were standing guard.

Two of Jardinc, Matheson's ware- houses were set on fire, whilst a bomb fell in the water near the Norwegian freighter Prosper, which was docked

couple of hundred yards from the

Idzumo.-Reuter.

MILLS BOMBED

Shonghal, Aug. 14.

(10.20 a.m.)

For the first time, Chinese aircraft jwent into action when five planes The Chinese machines, twin-motor-flew over the Wliangpoo River and ed monoplanes, missed their mark, bombed the Kung Dal Japanese most of the bombs falling in the river, cotton ml), which is one of the but one landed between the Japanese headquarters of the Japmicse Mur- Consulate General and the Idzumo, ines. sending up a great sheet of flame which lit the sky with a lightning- like flash,

As the bombers dropped their misalles, the Idzumo

Dric other

Japanese warships repiled with their anti-aircraft guns, the noise of which,

like

The planes then attempted to bomb

EARLIER WAR NEWS

Earlier news of the Shanghai crisin

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I

Bombardment

Shanghai, Aug. 14 (3 p.m.) The Japanese Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Admiral Hasegawa, has issued proclamation warning Chinese in the vicinity of Chinese military tablishments to evacuate as as possible.

C-

that

Chinese Claim

Steady Advance Around Chapei

North Station Bombed By Japanese Planes

FIGHTING has occurred between Chinese and Japanese troops in Shanghai to-day, with the Chinese claiming to have advanced in all sectors. There are, however, no details of the actual engagements.

At one point, the Chinese crossed the Shanghai- Woosung Railway along a front extending for half a mile, and made a steady but cautious advance towards an assemblage of Japanese troops and armoured cars.

The Japanese have dropped incendiary bombs close to the North Station, evidently with the idea of cutting the railway on both sides and thus interfering with Chinese troop movements. Big fires are reported to have broken out in several centres.

CHINESE ADVANCE

Shanghal, Aug. 14.

on two

their

Shanghai University Said To Be Doomed

The Daily Telegraph states thattitude of the Labour Party to the Government's re-ormament pro- it would be caly to over-emphasise

gramme. In these, there is much the gravity of the international dan criticism which, in view of last year's The Japanese are replying to the gers involved, and adds that the Bri-proceedings, it is far from certain Chinese machine-guns and trench tish and American Governments are the Congress will endorse the moriars, but the Chinese are press- co-operating with other Governments decision of the Parliamentary Labour ing forward strongly. The Chinese with Far Eastern interests in an effort to mitigate the course

Party last month not to go into the claim to have advanced of the division lobby against the Defence sectors. hostilities.

Estimates.

Should the Chinese throw It appears, says the Telegraph, that Japan's forward policy is being

One resolution for exemple, con- full weight into the battle, the Japan- forced on her by the men in the field demns the aggressive gims which it cae, who are heavily outnumbered, and their powerful and patriotic attributes to what it calls the Fascist would be in a dimeuit position.

As the morning grew older, the backers at home. Well-wishers of Powers, calls for strengthening of the Japan as well as friends of China League of Nations, and rees on, after battle developed intensely, and the

reverberations

were of artillery

Shanghai, Aug. 14 (1 p.m.) must hope that the responsible recognising that the Policy of collec heard all over the city. Mingled The Shanghai University, which is control, and that terms acceptable to of peace-loving Powers, to

with the thunder of flek pieces was operated by the American Baptist Marshal- Chiang Kai-shelt, who has the Labour failure to

to oppose

Chinese, appears to be doomed, writes to cope with his own war party, will arms plans of the National

Govern Buns,

Bud Ekin, the United Press special The Chinese attack offered before the conflagration ment on the grounds of the latter's

was well-correspondent. is extended still further,

alleged sympathy which the aforesaid timed, as it was launched as soon as Fascist Powers and its weakness in there was evidence that the weather

The university is likely to suffer a conditions would prevent Japanese fate similar 10.that which overtook

the Nankal University at Tientsin.

The university is situated on the banks of the Wangpoo between Woo- sung

ing and the International Settle- ment. I visited the campus (observes Ekin) and found in pro-

elments in Tokyo will, yet regain tive security requires armed Bence he splutter of numerous muchinc-Mission, but is largely staffed by

be

support of real collective security

The Morning Post anys a clash such as this has an awkard way of deve loping, and it is dieult to suppose Mr. Ernest Bevin, who will preside air activities-Reuter.

HALF-MILE FRONT

Shanghai, Aug. 14.

(10.15 a.m.).

that either side is indifferent to the at the Congress, spoke very plainly injuries which might be inflicted on at last year's meeling of the incon- others than themselves, or is unmind-altenes of demanding a strong for- ful that those interests will refuse to eign policy without showing a will- be ignored.--Renter.

țingness to provide the arms necessary Crossing the Shanghai-Woosung gress a very lively action by Japanese to support it, and commentators in railway on a half-mile front extend-morines and Chinets troops, who the Press consider it is not unlikely ing northwards from the

and North were exchanging brisk rifle that more in the some sense will be Station, Chinese troops are cautious- machine-gun fire. heard from him and other speakersy advancing towards North Szechuen at Norwich in September. British Road, where

While the fighting raged. Japanese troops and Japanese naval attache disclaimed armoured cars are stationed.

any responsibility for the safety of The Japanese troops in this sector the University. He said the campus have received orders not to fire un-harbours Chinese snipers, thus "auto- less they are actually rushed, amatically ending its status as “ The Royal Observatory reports that engagements here would imperil the peaceful institution". pressure remains highest

Wholesale Captures

Spanish Insurgent Successes

and lentils.

were

Wireless.

WEATHER REPORT

moderate; fair to showery.

Unidentified structures are oflame

the influx of Chinese troops from the effective, it will undoubtedly prevent direction of Nanking-United Press. HONGKEW LOOTING

over the houses of Japanese civilians living Pacific to the south-east of Japan, in the Settlement areas at the rear and is relatively low in a trough ex-of the Japanese lines. Hendaye, Aug, 13.

tending from Tongking to the Eastern Large Union Jacks have been in a line directly north of the rail- quickly The Insurgents have encircled and Carolines. The depression

over spread on the decks of H.M. ships way at a point half a mile west of captured large detachments of the South-West China is filling up, and Danae and Duncan as a precautionary the station. If the bombardment is The proclamation states that the Loyalists near Sierra Core mera, who the typhoon is situated about 200 Japanese navy will take due action in stated that their comrades were close miles south-east of Shanghai, moving measure against bombing-Reuter. view of the provocative activities of to starvation, living on a diet of rice N.N.W. Local forecast:-South winds, REFUGEES' PLIGHT the Chinese.

This is interpreted as heralding a Meanwhile, Bix thousand

Shanghai, Aug. 14. combined bombardment of the similarly trapped at Sierra Jabalon.

With the fighting developing more Chinese areas by over 20 Japanese Apparently the Loyalist troops have preparing to resist the rebels large-seriously, large numbers of Chinese

Shanghai, 0.50 0,m. warships inside the harbour, and at abandoned attempts rescue those scale drive from Cuenca.

Bving in the Settlement near the British police belonging to the captured.

are preparing to Settlement Force watched powerless The rebels have bombed Loyalist Chapel border Woosung-Reuter

the At Canete, the

right пр. road with withdraw southwords of the Soochow during Loyalists have convoys on the Conete

Japanese ordered the mobilisation of all youths artillery, whilst the Loyalists have

Creek.

civilians, including women, armed of 18 years in Inbour battalions, for bombed Teruel barracks and railway

with clubs smashed lights in the The plight of Chinese refugees is Hongkew district. However, icy work on fortifications, apparently station-United Press.

strikingly shown by the attempts by were allowed to a number of mothers to sell their looters

disperse Chinese who tried to break into Infants for as little as three dollars evacuated shops in this district.- cach-Reuter.

Germans In Soviet Gaols

Strong Protest Being Made

Berlin, Aug. 13.

a thunder-clap, rocked windows will be found on Page Three of this are two hundred Germans In Soviet

in the elty as well as the nearby British Consulate, the lights in which swayed as if an earthquake hud occurred.

The Chinese planes rapidly ascend-

ed and made off, managing to escape

unhurt.-Router.

CHINESE PANIC

issue.

It is at present known that there

prisons, and there is reason to be- İleve that the number is greater, në- cording to the offelal German news agency.

The German Ambassador in Mos-

BRITISH WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN SHANGHAI MAY BE EVACUATED

Shanghai, Aug. 14.

JAPANESE BOMBING

(By John B. Morris)

Shanghai, Aug. 14.

(10.17 a.m.). Shanghai, Aug. 14. From the roof of the twenty- storeyed Broadway Mansions, where I reside, I watched Japanese high

Tho

Reuter.

JUNK BARRAGE

Shanghai, Aug. 14. The Chinese have sunk three small steamers and several junka in the Whangpoo River, thus reinforcing the above-water junk barrage of the Nan too Band-United Press. It is learned that the authorities are coßidering the evacuation of explosive artillery shells from CRUISERS ACTIVE Brilish women and chlidren from Shanghal. This step is under cousi-source which could not be located the Japanese flagship Idzumo. One

deration in view of the developments in the war this morning. of the bombs directed at the warship cow has been ordered to make most

fall regularly a quarter of mile

Shanghal, Aug. 14. по north-east of North Station.

The Japanese barabardment of [struck the N.Y.K. wharf half a mile energetle representations against re-

During an air attack Chinese few, vicinity have been shattered by the shells fell three at a

time.

after Chinese forces between the Whangpoo downstream. A similar error in the cent arrests, which, the news agency over the International Settlement for detonations of bombs and antl-air-which there was short pause, ap- when the Japanese cruisers Sota and River and Kiangwan wns intensifed opposite direction would have de-states, have been effected in accord-quarter of an hour,

craft guns, Shops in Nanking Road parently for the purpose of per- now The Japanese forces are molished Wils United Press observa-ance with a cars that the arrest positioned in all of the Settlement and other thoroughfares are closed fmitting artillery observers to report Kurt cleared for action paid shelled

prepared plan The Chinese air raid occurred in tion post,

agency declares full sight of dense masses of people

while Chinese everywhere are holst-on the effectiveness of the bombard the Chinese position/United Press. areas to the north of Soochow Creek, ing British and other foreign logs. in the streets. The reverberations Another bomb narrowly missed been effected almost simultaneously; been offcially ordered to

sly from where British atlonuls have

DEFENCE PRECAUTION shook the city.

the Chinese City Government ferry It adds that the foreigners arrested feanwhile the Japanese closed the distractedly through the streets, e condiary bombs in close proximliy evacuate. As the panle stricken crowds surge The Japanese dropped two in- The Chiness, thinking that the end in mid-stream, when it was crowded include 140 Hungarians. Most of the north ends of all the bridges over the Chinese are repeatedly walling "Puto North Station, which, however,

Shanghal, Aug. 14. of the world had come, scattered with passengers. The ferry halied, arrests are alleged to have occurred creek, thereby cuting off the huge Teh-Lino," which means "No end to was not set on fire, and then shifted gardless of nationally entering, the Japanese officials have, announced inndly in all directions, feeing they wavered and then returned to the during the past few weeks, but Ger- stream of terrilled refugees, who, are woe" Their voices are raised to a their shell-fire to half a mile west of deferice zone, due to persistent ram- that they will search everyone, re knew not where. Refugees carrying Shanghal side,

mans arrested carller have been th bundles dropped them and ran" for

result, more panie stricken than huge, swell, echoing and re-echoing the station. The cross-wise Prison for nine months and have not ever.

move ours that the Chinese have despatch- everywhere as hundreds of children, ment

repeated PITEOUS WAILING

regularly, ed 400 regular troops attired in blain een allowed to communiente with their relatives

separated from their parents and obviously with the intention of clother for the purpose of atta backlas or with

Gorman The window panes of the Japanese crying piteously, add to the general cutting the railway on both sides of the Japanese from: the rear, officials-Reuter · Special,

Consulate and other buildings in the pandemonium-Reuter.

North Station.

United Press,

Shanghai, Aug. 14 (12.03 p.m.)

-their lives.

The deafening outburst of shells The panic was particularly acute and also machine-gun bursts, with

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