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QUEZON BACK IN MANILA

AUTHORITIES TAKE PRECAUTIONS

FilipMurray, U.

to

U. S. Ambasandor

MAKING ROOM. FOR SHANGHAI REFUGEE ARMY

(Continued from Page 1.)

will return to Hongkong atmost im- mediately carrying British women and children refugees,

Manila, Aug. 16. After a seven months' sojourn in the United States and Europe, Pre-

The chip is due to arrive in Shang- sident Manuel Quezon has returned accompanied by his family and hai on Wednesday and could return members of the joint American-to Hongkong by Saturday morning. Committee headed by Mr. Whether the Empress of Aala will be John

Turkey

which was appointed to further required by the military on study and make recommendations her return to Hongkong is not yet concerning President Quezon's pro- known, but it is expected that when posal I to advance the date of

complete independence from 1946 to 1938-39. she returns here she will be at liberty The party was accorded a tremend to pick up her 700 passengers and take ous reception, with the Authorities taking the most stringent precautions up her schedule again and sall for ever known, due to persistent rum-Japan and Canada direct.

of Sakdal demonstrations.!

ours Reuter,

FUSILIERS' CUP

STOLEN

MAN ATTEMPTS TO

PAWN TROPHY

The Empress of Asla was to all at noon to-day with a full complement of passengers, but those who had joined the vessel at Manila for porta bryong Hongkong were obliged to disembark

here temporary, while Hongkong residents who had booked by the vessel had to postpone their sailing.

This morning large Unlon Jacks were painted on the sides of the Em- press of Asia and on the upper works In order that foreign warships and Questioned by L/Sergt. C. Black-acroplanes can quickly discern her born as he was about to pawn a large nationality, silver cup in a Pelho Street pawn- shop on Sturday, Li Kwan-ming. 33, unemployed, declared he was pledging it on behalf of a soldier called MacDuff

Barracks. ht Murray He was taken to Shampshulpo Palice Station enquiries, where his ex-

for ch planation was found to be untrue.

Li then sald a friend, who had since disappeared, had stolen the cup from Shamshulpo military camp. Investi- gations revealed that the cup had in fact been taken from the Royal Welch Fusiliers barrocks,

Brought before Mr. E. Hlmsworth | at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning. Li was fined $50, or six weeks' hard labour.

OIL-TANKER AFIRE

HIT BY UNKNOWN WARSHIP

DEFYING NIAGARA

FALLS

Tight-Rope Walker Wants To Give "Encore"

tight-rope

At the age of 68 Mr. Clifford M, Calverley, a Canadian walker, wants to repeat a perform- ance he gave 45 years ago by walk- ing across Niagara Falls on a thin steel cable.

Mr. Calverley stated in Sarasota, Florida, that he had asked to permis- sion of the Canadian and American authorities to make this new per- formance on October 12, the 45th anniversary of his Orst walk across the Falls.

"I have more confidence now than I had the first time, and I never felt so fit," he declared.

It was on October 12, 1892 that Mr. Calverley, then a young man of 23, walked 030 feet along a slender steel cable stretched above the raging waters of Niagara Falls in

minutes

London, Aug. 15. It was learned last night that an unidentified worship shot and set on fre the Panama oil-tanker, George W. McKnight, off Cape Don, North 8 seconds, thus breaking the record Africa,

A statement from the Nationalist for this feat of 11 minutes 30 seconds

set by Blondin, headquarters at Sulamancu "The presence of the tanker in our The following year he repeated the waters was known, and our ships performance in 2 minutes 35 2-5 were ordered not to molest her, even sec., and the same evening mude a If she entered territorial waters."--third crossing pushing 3 wheel-

United Press.

states:

barrow.

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SEVENTH ANNUAL

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THE HONGKONG

GREAT S'HAI BATTLE

IMMINENT

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TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 1937.

SHIPPING SCHEDULES

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lining up to register for evacuation.many who wish to go to Shanghai at Reuter.

MARTIAL LAW

present. Thls labour difficulty probably only a temporary one.

Is

BRITISH TO EVACUATE

SHANGHAI. AREA

Triestina

Lloyd

(Continued from Page 1.) demand, especially with regard to the defence of Britlati Interests in China. KEEP CLOSE CONTACTS Shanghal, Aug. 10,

Mesars. Butterfeld and Swire, Beginning last night, martial law China Navigation Company: Our

Information is being continually has been enforced in the Inter-latest instructions are not to call at

between exchanged

the

Britishi, Govern- national Settlement and French Con- Woosung. The Kwangchow is leav-French and United States cession, according to an official nn-

ing_to-morrow, but we are not ne- ments, and there have been consulin- nouncement.

about the best methods of All am. has been suspended. Tramway

traffle between 10 p.m. and 6cepting cargo for Stanghal since it Lions

might be difficult to discharge it

exercising Influence upon the adver- Barles. and the

the bus services in these two COMPANIES NOT INFORMED

remain suspended.

is due

to

are re

Martial law administration In Messageries Maritimes, French Shanghai has been placed under Mail Line: The Aramis General Yang Hu, Garrison Com-arrive in Shanghai on Friday, but we mander of the Shanghai-Woosung do not know whether she will call area, who was appointed to bo com- there or not. mander-in-charge of martial law in Shanghat by the Military Affairs Commission.-Central News.

ANOTHER CARRIER

OFF WOOSUNG

Shanghai, Aug. 16. with 80 bombers aboard, has arrived Another Japanese alreraft carrier off Wousung, according to military telligence received here to-day.

Lloyd Thlestino: The Victoria is on her way to Shanghai, but we do not know whether She will call there, as our Information in very meagre.

Melchers and Company, N.D.L.: The Gneisenou is due in Shanghni on apart from that we have no ship going August 20 on her way home of in-orth until the beginning of next month. The Ghelsennu on her way north omitted Shanghai.

It is also learned that the Japanese attempting to construct landing feld somewhere along the Yangtze, but are being closely watched by the Chinese military.-Central News.

CHINESE AERIAL

Well

ATTACK

Dougins Line: Our service only goes as far as Foochew and so we All in quiet on the are, not affected, coast.

SERVICE SUSPENDED

It is hoped that the fact that Chino Is an important market for Japanese exports will carry weight with Tokyo, where it should be realised that n general conflagration would cause the collapse of the Chinese market for a long time to come.

At the same time, anything in the nature of an international threat to Japan might, at the present stage, only arouse national feelings and make it harder for moderate counsels to prevail-Reuter,

SAFETY MEASURE

Shanghai, Aug. 10. While Admiral Yarnell of the U.S.

Asintie Fleet and Mr. Clarence Gauss, of the American Consulate, conferred Consulate yesterday, the British General moved from its spacious compound south of Garden Bridge to Hamilton

across the street from the

American Consulate. The British compound is only 300 yards from the Japanese cruiser Idzumo, target for Chinese bombs and shells. Regiment guards

The C.N.A.C. plane services be-North Lancowever, to profeet the

place

18

Shanghai. Aug. 16. tween Hongkong and Shanghai have remain there, (0.05 a.m.) been affected by the hostilities in the British

The property. over thirty Chinese aero- Northern port, The Inst plane to heavily sand-bogged. planes appeared in the sky soon leave Hongkong was on Friday. An- | The British have completed ar- after dawn to-day over the Japanese other was expected here on Satur-rangements for evacuating nationals poem dito new and became day, but it did not arrive. It is pre-desiring to proceed to Hongkong. the immediate target for the Japan-sumed by the local offer that the

will leave by the Rajputana anti-aircraft batteries which; service has been suspended for the Tuesday afternoon. A registration opened up a heavy fire.

time being.

desk has been opened for those de- siring to evacuate at the Shanghal Club, and queues are already form- ing.

The Chinese planes came from the north and at 7.30 a.m. rained bombs upon the Japanese Naval Landing Party headquarters and other strate. głe points occupied by Japanese bluejackets in the northern districts,

After

ter bombing for some mines, 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.

JAPANESE ANSWER

ATTACK

it-

The Eurnal Aviation Corporation's service to and from Hongkong is stil in partial operation. A plane is due here from Hankow to-morrow, but the service does not at present extend beyond that point.

yesterday

when

MAY CHANGE MINDS

The American authorities are not contemplating evacuation

arrange- menta similar to the British at pre- scnt, but officials

soy they may change their minds at ony moment. that they will not tolerate aircraft The French have given warning

over the French concession and have this shifted the position of their warships their guns to best advantage against In the Whangpoo

so they can use the offending planes.

afternoon brought down six out of the 16 heavy they bombing planes sent by the Japanese to raid the capital.

Omelat

sources revealed morning that four of the Japanese

re-

not from the Woo-

hat have caused a rush for provisions. Fears of a food shortage in Shang- Even the hotels have drastically cur- talled their menus.--United Press,

Evacuating Canton

bombers shot down fell vicinity of Nanking while the maining two crashed near Chuyung Shanghal, Aug. 16 (9.35 a.m.)

30 miles south-east of the capital. At 9 a.m. to-day Shanghai heard

It is learned that and saw another aerial attack when bombers were from a Japanese base the raiding Chinese machines roared over, the

and Formosa Japanese positions and attempted to Japanese aircraft carrier off bomb the Japanese Naval Landing sung, as previously reported. As the Party headquarters. Japanese anti-invading air fleet passed over

Canton, Aug. 16. Th Japanese Consul here has in- the aircraft batteries peppered the

formed Reuter that the remaining Chekiang coast, Nanking received tuckers,

Japanese in Canton, warning the coming attack.

including the Officers and men aboard M.S.

Consular body, will evacute either Duncan had a grandstand view of the Chen Yu-wel, a pilot of one of the Wednesday or Thursday. A special. Sino-Japanese uertal activity as the Chinese planes which launched the Japanese steamer has arrived here to destroyer came up-river. Getting counter attack from Nanking istake off these people.-Router. their first sight of hostilities, blueanissing, Taal Shih-chang, another Jackets crowded the deck to watch of the Chinese pilots who went up to French May Evacuate operations. While

was moor-meet the invading Japanese dombers, bomber from vas wounded but succeeded In the south flashed overhead in the bringing his machine back to the direction of the Japanese areas and aerodrome. warships in the Whangpou, from which a

a hail of anti-aircraft guntire und machine-gun bullets was directed on the attacker.

ing. a

A Japanese destroyer a quarter of a mile to the south of the British budy, Joined in the attack, rocking the Shanghat Club and surrounding buildings where women, registering for evacuation, were frightened into

tears and near panic.

JAPANESE GIVE WARNING

Vice-Admiral

When the warning was broadcast the residents in the city moved calmly into the bomb-proof dugouts in various parts of the city under supervision of the local military at-

thorities.

bullets.

enemy

the

Paris, Aug. 15. French authorities may very shortly Omelal circles here consider the

order the evacuation of French nationals from Shanghal-Reuter,

the Concession in EXCITEMENT AT CUSTOMS JETTY

Shanghai, Aug. 16. Dollar Line oficials state that

Later.

When the passengers were about to beard the tender, three Chinese planes

Two observation planes were first sent up, and when the raiders were sighted, a squadron of pursuit planes both the Chinese and the Japanese promised Admiral Yarnell took off to give them battle. Simul- have taneously, the anti-aircraft ground Communder-in-Chief of the US. crews went into action with a bar-Asiatic Fleet, that there will be no rage of shells and machine gun danger to the tender from the Pre- sident Taft. which is leaving the The invaders dropped several Customs jetty at 8 am, carrying 230 Hasegawa, Com-bombs which fell in the city and American-bound passengers, mostly Americans, but including numerous mander-in-Chief of the Japanese caused small damage. naval forces here, has issued a pro- The Chinese pursuit squadron Chinese students, and also landing clamation warning all

Japanese bumbers in a 97 passengers for Shanghal, the non-combat- engaged tants, irrespective of nationality, to merce dog-fight, bringing down four evacuate the vicinity of all Chinese of the

machines

the in area. Retreating to aerodromes, whether civil or military. Nanking area.

the He threatens action not only against south, the Japanese planes flew off roared overhead, and simultaneously military planes. but also against with the Chinese in hot pursuit. Two the Idzuro's anti-aircraft guns re- verberated, causing a panic amongst trans- more Japanese machines formable to military use.-Reuter. brought down

own near Chuyung. The the passengers and others, who be remaining Japanese planes disap-The passengers dashed frantically for lieved that they were being bombed. COMBINED OFFENSIVE peared at 3.30 6ʻelock.

shelter on the tender. Official circles and the general Shanghai, Aug. 18.

public have expressed deep satisfac- the (7.55 a.m.)

tion with the part played by The Japanese began early to-day

the Chinese air force and

ground what appeared to be a combined

In Nanking-Central offensive by land, sea and air. At defence crow dawn more than twenty Japanese machines bombed Lungh and Hungjao aerodromes. The planes also dropped quantities of explosive on the Shanghai-Nanking And Shanghai-Hongchow railway Hnes, but with unknown results.

civil aircraft transformed or

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

While the war plane; were bomb- ing the Chinese rear, naval vessels down the Whungpoo and shore bat- teries opened a combined attack on the Chinese front Une positions.

Reuter,

LUNGHUA AIRPORT

BOMBED

Shanghai, Aug. 10 (0.41 aan.) Japanese aircraft began bombing the Lunghua area, in the vicnlity of the big Chinese aerodrome, at 8 a.m. to-day.

People on the roof of the American Club watched twenty-two of

the Japanese altcraft from the direction of Hangchow swing over Lunghua where their comrades were already at work, dropping high explosives on the Chinese hangars, But the new- comere few very high and did not participate in the attack. It is prob able they were fighters out to

bombing machines.- protect the United Press.

News.

were

fre

Others sprinted to the Customs in- spection shed and thence to the steps of the Customs louse. squeezing through the fron gate which the al- tendant was clanging shut. Those taking shelter then watched the Chi- nese planes ciude the anti-aircraft REINFORCEMENTS

and disappear over Chapel. The departure of the tender has was de Shanghai, Aug. 16 (1.20 a.m.) It is estimated that 3,000 addi-layed for a time, but it later left for tional Japanese bluejackela landed the President Taft al

9.50 3.m.-- United Press. in Shanghal yesterday. It is estimated by

the Japanese themselves that about 10,000 blue- jackets are now ashore la and near the Japanese sections of Hongkew 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 Luho. However, Chinese planes are watch- ing closely with purpose of frus any attempt Lo

trating United Pre33.

F

land.

LADY ROBBED IN SHOP

WOMAN SNATCHER

PUNISHED

A 20-year-old widow named Chol Sik smilingly admitted, before Mr. K. Keen at the Central Magistracy. this morning, the theft of a handbag, con- PASSED AIR RAIDERStaining $5.78, from Mrs. II, Strange

at the Grand Dispensary on Satur Shonghial, Aug, 10 (12.05 wan.) day afternoon. Defendant, who had Mr. George Shecklen, formerly of a previous conviction for a similar San Francisco, now resident in offence, was fined $100, with the Shanghat and an honorary adviser to alternative of two months' hard the Ministry of Communications, labour. arrived from Nanking yesterday in

Armitt Sub-Inspector

told

the

a specially chartered CNA.C. plane. Court that Mrs. Strange put the

Leaving Nanking at 1.30 the WWW

counter, whilst

at the same altitude, 1,000 feet.

nir travellers seven minutes inter hond-bng on the passed within a mile of four huge, looking at some articles. Defendant Inter she found both defendunt and gray Japanese bombers, with red was close to her. On Lurning round circle markings on their wings, fly-

the

missing. bng

Meanwhile, an ing A few minutes later the Japanese Indian, who was in the shop, saw de-

tendant leaving with the

bag. He bombed the capital's aerodrome.

It belonged to

to her, but Mr. Shecklen's fellow-passengers

followed her down the included Mr. A. B. Moulton, of Boston, Mr. Harry Smith, former Theatre Lone where defendant sat pilot employed by Marshal Chiang on the steps. The Indian then re- Nanking, Aug. 15. Kai-shek, now a C.N.A.C. pilet, and turned to the shop and, on hearing The Chinese air forces in Nanking Captain James Conover, pilot of the of the larceny, went after defendant

and arrested her, scored their first,victory in the air, machine.inited Praur.

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