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一拜禮 號六十月八英港香 MONDAY, AUGUST 16,

1937.

日一十月七

No. 1337

FURIOUS AIR

Chinese Bombers Raid Japanese Positions

In Mass Dawn Attack

JAPANESE FLYING FLEET STRIKES BEHIND CHAPEI LINES, WHILE

GUNS POUND ENTRENCHED TROOPS

Shanghai, Aug. 16 or a.m.).

Well over thirty Chinese aeroplanes appeared in the sky.soon after dawn to-day over the Japanese positions in Hongkew and became the immediate target for the Japanese anti-aircraft batteries which opened up a heavy fire.

The Chinese planes came from the north and at 7.50 a.m. rained bombs upon the Japanese Naval Landing Party headquarters and other strategic points occupied by Japanese bluejackets in the northern districts.

After bombing for some minutes, the raiding fleet swung away in the direction of Woosung. It is believed it will attempt to prevent the landing of Japanese reinforcements which are understood to be coming ashore secretly from transports delayed by the typhoon weather during the past few days.-Reuter.

Shanghai, Aug. 16 (7.55 a.m.).

The Japanese began early to-day what appeared to be a combined offensive by land, sea and air. At dawn more than twenty Japanese machines bombed Lunghua

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S'hai Evacuation Britain Will Defend

Plans Discussed

Singapore, Aug. 16.

Half of the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Punjab Regiment, stationed at Taiping, was order- ed to-day to stand by, ready to proceed to Hongkong at two days' notice.

This follows the despatch from Hongkong to Shanghai of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers and the orders to another battalion of the garrison of the British Colony, the Ulster Rifles, to ¡prepare to snil aboard the |Empress of Asia for beleaguered

Shanghai to-day---Reuter, Dutch Warships Coming?

The Hague, Aug. 15. The Dutch Government has not yet decided whether or not to despatch warships to Shanghui.

"Dutch steamers will assist any evacuation of Dutch residents, how- ever,-Reuter.

JAPANESE

Interests In China

CLOSE INTERNATIONAL

CO-OPERATION SEEN

London, Aug. 15.

At a conference at the Foreign Office to-day between Sir Robert Vansittart, permanent Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, and the directors of naval and military operations, and a number of advisers, it was decided to arrange for the evacuation of all British civilians from Shanghai.

Instructions have been sent the British Consul- General empowering him to make provision for the evacuation.

BOMBING TRAGEDY EXPLAINED

Pilots Wounded, And Bomb Racks Badly Damaged

Shanghai, Aug. 16.

(1.20 u.m.). Madame Chiang Kai-shek has replied to the message sent her by Mrs, Eleanor Roosevelt, im- ploring that bombing attacks on Shanghai should cease, with an explanation of the accident which took such terrible toll jamong civilians Saturday.

"No one deplores more than we the terribly tragic and accidental dropping of bembs from two damaged Northrup acropinnes. The Generalissimo is slocked and grieved, and when news of the accident enme to him he im- mediately ordered an investigation, since he had specifically ordered that no bombs should be dropped south of Soochow Creek,

"Flying officers reported that anti-

aircraft gunnery had wounded the pilots of bath Chinese planes involved which caused the bombs to break lose eventually. Both pilots concerned are in hospital in Shanghal,

and had damaged their bomb racks,

"It is incredible that the bellef exists that China deliberately should have, bombed the International Settle- ment. What for?" asks Madame Chiang.

Thanks for your interest, share your grief over such

--United Press.

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It has also been decided to send a further battalion of fortunate and deplorable accidents." British troops from Hongkong to Shanghai.

The British Ambassador, Sir

French May Evacuate

Paris, Aug. 15. Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen,

WAGE

TSINGTAO TENSION RISING

Ambassador's Defence

Washington, Aug, 15. Regret for the civilian fatalities suffered

the bombing of the International Settlement at Shanghai was expressed to-day by Mr. C. T. Wang. the Chinese Ambassador.

In a stalement he gave the Press he expressed his regret that civilian lives should have been sacrifleed in China's defence of democracy agains! the Insatiable Japanese militarism.

Offcial circles here constrter the has strongly protested to the French authorities may very shortly Government of China at Nan-j order the evacuation antionals from

of French king with regard to the bombing the Concession In Shanghai-Reuter,

of the flagship of the China Fleet, H.M.S. Cumberland, and the International Settlement. He has urged upon the Chinese Government the desirability of preserving the Settlement from! becoming a theatre of war. A parallel protest was made by the United States Ambassador.

Tsingtao, Aug. 15. Reports that Great Britain has Tension in Tsingtao is mounting as bound herself to adopt an attitude Chinese and Japanese of neutrality in the conflict are un-to-day failed to reach an agreement confirmed. Well-informed eircies in concerning the killing of one Japa- London point out that the British nese marine and wounding of another and civic centres and innocent Ilves. places, but also in the wanton destruction of cultural Government is closely watching the last situation and is ready to take what-

night.

and Hungjao aerodromes. The planes also dropped INTENSIVE

quantities of explosive on the Shanghai-Nanking and Shanghai-Hangchow railway lines, but with unknown

results.

After their opening bombardment, the planes turned and made off in the direction of Woosung. Their attack had lasted about an hour.

While the war planes were bombing the Chinese rear, naval vessels down the Whangpoo, and shore batteries opened a combined attack on the Chinese front line positions.-Reuter.

LUNGHUA AIRPORT

BOMBED

gray Japanese bombers, with red circle. muricings on their wings, dy- ing at the same altitude, 1,500 feet. A few minutes later the Japanese bornbed the capital's aerodrome. Included Mr. A.

WAR

WITH AIRCRAFT

Claim Full

Full Mastery Of China's Fliers

Shanghai, Aug. 16 (631 a.m.).

Japanese Protest Rejected

He added that the Chinese Govern- inent had "deliberately refrained" from using aircraft since the Lukou- chine incident for fear of endanger- ing the lives and properties of elvilians. But Japan bad repeatedly

to the use of resorted authorities only in bombing Chinese military aeroplanes, not

and Lositions strategic

Japan,

he

purposely cluded bud

recently

Admiral Shen Hung-lieh, Mayor of ever measures its future course may Tsingtao, has flatly rejected and

created another in- defence of British Interests in China. tion that the alleged assassin was threatening the economic and finan demand, especially with regard to the Japanese naval authorities contenident in Shanghai with a view to repeating the 1832 hostlities, thus KEEP CLOSE CONTACTS autopsy on the body of the marine

Chinese

He requested that a joint cial centre of China.-Reuter.

be held in the presence of Chinese and Japanese representatives

and

Govern- that the Japanese warships refrain BIG INSURGENTS

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are

Information is being continually. exchanged between the British. French and United States ments, and there have been consulin- or taking any action which might on about the best methods of tens to aggravate the situation. This exercising influence upon the adver- request was turned down by the Shanghai, Aug. 10 (6.41 a.m.)

saries. The ominous developments in Shanghai concluded

Japanese authorities. It is hoped that the fact that China!

Japanese warships Japanese aircraft began bombing: the Lunghua area, in the vicnity of

Mr. Shecklen's fellow-passengers with another day of intense aerial activity, but without is an important market for Japanese anchored off Tsingtao and one of the big Chinese aerodrome, at Ga.m. Boston, Mr. Harry Smith, former

B. Moulton, of Saturday's disastrous casualties.

exports will carry weight with Tokyo, he vessels docked shortly after the -to-day,

The Japanese claim where it should be realised that af shouting,

10 preparatory People on the roof of the American/pitot employed by Marshal Chiang mastery of the air, and their machines from the aircraft collapse of the Chinese market for Beautionary measures.

landing Henerni conflagration would cause the marines. lub watched twenty-two

The Chinese police are taking pre-) Kai-shel, now a C.N.AC. pilot, and the panese aircraft from the direction Captain James Conover, pilot of the carrier which is lying in the Whangpoo River off

long time to come. o Hangchow swing over Lunghun machine-United Press.

A. the same time, anything in the According to eye-witnesses, the where their comrades were already

Woosung, have bombed Nanking, among other places, at work, dropping high explosives of

the Chinese hangars. But the new-:

and claim to have destroyed an aggregate of about 70 comers flew very high and did not

PRESS Chinese aircraft. participate in the attack. It is prob- able they were Aghters out to

Chinese ridicule this latter assertion. protect the bombing machines,~ United Press.

Meanwhile, on the northern outskirts of Shanghai in the neighbourhood of the Shanghai-Woosung railway

of

REINFORCEMENTS Shanghai, Aug. 10 (1.20 a.m.) tional Japanese bluejackets Innded In Shanghal yesterday,

It is estimated that 3,000

addi-

It is estimated by the Japanese. themselves that about 10,000 blue- jackets are now nahore in and neur the Japanese sections of Honglew and other parts of the International Settlement.

Heavy Army reinforcements are known to be near the mouth of the Yangtze River, awaiting an oppor- tunity to land, possibly at Lluho.; However, Chinese planes are watch- ing closely with purpose of frus- trating any attempt to land.-- - United Press.

PASSED AIR RAIDERS

Shanglish, Aug. 10 (12.05 a.m.) Mr. George Shëckien, formerly of San Francisco, now resident Shanghai and an honorary adviser to

the Ministry

in

STOP

OFFENSIVE

BASQUE LINES EASILY TAKEN

Salamanca, Aug. 15. A big Insurgent offensive against Santander opened at dawn.

The first Busque lines were fairly nature of an International threat to two marines, who were in civilian easily taken and an important breach

the positions Japan might, at the present stage, clothes, were shot by a Japanese in was trade In only arouse national reeling front of the Sheng Kung Girls' school. Sancillo. make it harder for moderate counsels Both victims were rushed to

The Insurgents occupied a number to prevail.Reuter.

Japanese hospital after the shooting of villages, captured much war while the assassin made good his material and took many prisoners.—

American

lines, the Chinese forces are pressing the Japanese Peace Policy

Shanghai, Aug. 10 (9.45 am.) The first British member of the southwards. Japanese warships Shanghai Volunteer Corps to be

are pounding the wounded is a man named Ross.- Chinese lines, and claim to have obliterated the newly- Reuter,

constructed, costly and beautiful Civic Centre at Kiangwan

EVACUATION

Shanghai, Aug. 16 (9.42 a.m.) British nationals are ning up for registration in preparation for a mass evacuation. The authorities ure hurrying the process-Reuter.

.

Chinese batteries at Klangwant have attempted to shell the Idzumo, hitherto without success.

the

Many More Nations Approve

escape.

战

The Japanese celalm, however, that the assassin was a Chinese who fired

ut the two marines and fled on aj |bicycle.-Central News.

CHINESE ADVANCING

Tatung, Aug. 15.

Reuter.

The

A

ULSTERS FOR SHANGHAI

near

Serious fighting is reported to bel

1st. Battalion of the Royal raging in Eastern Suiyuan and along Ulster Rifles is ni present uny the Great Wall sector where Chinese making embarkation arrangements. troops are continuing to advance, The Battalion is to leave for Shang- according to military intelligence re-hal by the Empress of Asin to-night. the city was begun soon afterwards.

ceived to-day from

Kalgan.

Meanwhile, the 1/2nd. Pubiah Meanwhile, more than 200 of those

Washington, Aug. 15. The report states that approxi-Regiment, stationed at Telping in wounded by the bombings of Saturing Germany, Italy and Japan, have taking part in the fighting around by to proceed to Hongkong at short Twenty-four more nations, includ-mately 10,000 Japanese soldiers are Malaya, has been ordered to stand A Japanese communique asserta day have succumbed. As a resul! now that reinforcements have arrived and of the explosions in Nanking Road, Cordell Hull's enunciation of United that 500 Japanese soldiers have been

formally approved of Mr. Nankow. Omelal quarters estimate notice. MARINES LANDED are arriving in rapid succession, but

curt denial was given by the number and the landing places been we roll in that area has now States peace policy, which was ap-kliled in fighting along the Ping-Sul Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps

swelled to 150, Shanghai, Aug. 10 (0.40 m.) of these men are not disclosed killed on Avenue Edward VII is now fast

and

the total of

1 werk.

of proved by thirty-seven other nations pilne. Six Japanese armoured cars Headquarters this morning to the A force of 120 British bluejackets Reuter.

537. The

were seized by Chinese troops in that report that Bome slaughter was landed to-day from warships in the

Japan's reply expresses Avenue Edward VII

coneur-area--Central News, because

Corps night go to Shanghai. Whangpoo, Most of them came from | EVACUATING HOSPITAL bo

rence, and adds that .M.S. Cumberland.-Reuter.

Mr. Cordell fell in the midst of a crowd, Hull's objective can only be applied Shanghal, Aug. 16 (5.53 m.)

packed like sardiness, which was to the Far Eastern situation by full This city of terror narrowly watching the acrini operations over-recognition of the actual and partku- escaped another major tragedy yes-hend. Most of the victims were lar circumstances in that reglos terday afternoon when a bomb from refugees who had fled to the Inter- Reater. a Chinese neroplane, intended for the national Settlement and French Con- Japanese flagship, Idzumo, fell into cession for safety. Soochow Creek, immediately oppo

TROOPS STAND BY

Singapore, Aug. 18. The Middlesex Regiment is standing of Communications, by to leave for Hongkong immediate

arrived from Nanking yesterday in ly-Reuter.

a spectaily chartered. C.N.A.C. plane.

Leaving Nanking at 1.30 p.m., the

air travellers soven minutes later passed within a mile of four huge, i

Shrapnel

worse

on

The

TYPHOON WARNING

ATLANTIC CROSSING

London, Aug. 13.

units of

the

FUNDS FOR REFUGEES

Singapore, Aug. 10.

from Japanese site the crowded General Hospital, aircraft batteries to-day caused the anti-

The Imperiat Airways, flying-boat,!~ Donatiohs' totalling: £30,000 inauld. and failed to explode.

The Manila Observatory reports at across the Atlantic, has down from mens mostly gone hundred and Caledonie, engaged on survey flights of Chinese ralligeer were pròidised üt The transfer of patients from this six in the French Concession, killed situated it about Long, 129, Lat. 18. foundland, in 18 hours, 31 minutes

deaths of four persons and wounded 0.30 a.m. to-day that the typhoon is Foynes, in Ireland, to Botwood, New at Chineses onlpline. The includ hospital to the western suburbs ;at | (Continued on Pago 4.)

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moving W.N.W.

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