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FOUNDED 1881 三拜禮 號八十月八英港香 WEDNESDAY,

No. 1280

AUGUST 18, 1937. 日三十月七

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NEW DANGER THREATENS

Japanese Reported At Liuho in Great Force For Decisive Struggle

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HEAVY BOMBARDMENT REOPENS AT DAWN WITH WARSHIPS POUNDING POOTUNG. TRENCHES

Shanghai, Aug. 18.

Official sources declined to confirm but reliable observers insisted that huge scale infantry operations are imminent, after Japanese transports land large numbers of troops up the Yangtze River, near Liuho, for the purpose of attacking the Chinese 88th Division, now

CHINESE TROOPS BUILD DEFENCES

-

90

WORLD'S MASSE

S'HAI

DEFENCES CANTON

Scenes such as these are quite common now in Shanghai. Our picture shows Chinese troops build- ing a sandbag re doubt to the south of the international Settlement.

entrenched in Chapei and Kiangwan, from the rear. A similar Japanese Enter RIOTOUS CROWDS

manoeuvre in 1932, forced the now legendary 19th. Route Army to retreat after withstanding the Japanese for five weeks.

It is reliably reported, though it cannot be confirmed, that the Japanese have already landed two full divisions at Liuho, on the Yangtse River, near the mouth of the Whangpoo. They are said to have gone ashore Monday evening.

GERMAN INTERNALİ

LOAN ISSUED

REDEEMABLE IN 15 YEARS

Berlin, Aug. 17. The issue of a new internal con-

solidation loan of 700,000,000 marks, bearing interest at four and a half Afteen years, has been announced by

Approximately 100 Japanese civilian refugees forced an entry to the Astor House Hotel yesterday and took possession of the place, despite the protests of the local secretary of the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd. protest has been lodged with the Japanese Consulate who has promised to withdraw the refugees.

For the first time since Friday all fronts were quiet

per cent. and redeemable within

the Reich authorities,

The rate of issue is 98.75 per cent. -Reuter Bulletin,

Astor House LOOSE

Shanghai, Aug. 17.

Mr. G. Herzel, local Secretary of the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, states that between eighty and ninety Japanese civilian refugees who fled from Yangize- poo after the Municipal Police had been withdrawn from that area, forced an entry into the lobby of the Astor House Hotel. They have now been in posses- slon for several hours, despite energetic protests by Mr, Herzel to

the Japanese Consulate- General, which hun promised to

the

im withdraw

refugees mediately.-United Press.

IN IN S'HAI

Two Beaten to

By Suspicious

Death Mob

Shanghai, Aug. 18 (4 a.m.).

Scores of Chinese refugees besieged, overturned and tried to seize two lorry-loads of rice in the heart of the

International Settlement to-day. They were beaten off by Shanghai Volunteer Force troops, who arrived on the

this morning. Fires are raging as a result of yesterday's STOP PRESS NEWS seene in armoured cars. te

bombardments in Pootung and Yangtsepoo areas. There are many blazes in Chapei as well, but hostilities are lulled for the moment.

BOMBARDMENT AT DAWN

At dawn the all night calm was shattered by the blasts of guns of a Japanese cruiser and six destroyers which have taken battle positions off Hongkew and Yangtsepoo bunds. They opened a terrific bombardment on the 55th Division entrenched a mile inland in Pootung. Another Japanese destroyer moved up the river_to a point directly opposite the British Consulate, now evacuated, apparently with the purpose of protecting the Idzumo, the Japanese flagship, from possible torpedo attacks.

At 5.10 a.m. the Idzumo sent a scouting plane aloft over Pootung to spot for the naval gunners. At 5.20 a.m. a bomber joined the scout, circled above Chinese troops, amongst which Japanese naval shells were falling. Firing began in retaliation to Chinese battery's shelling Japanese bases in Hongkew from Pootung. PLANES MORE ACTIVE are being placed in various sections along Yabang Road and other areas. Additional conflagrations arel-Central News, promised with the constantly in- creasing force of the Japanese alr HOSPITAL OFFER

Shanghai, Aug. 18,

Two Chinese were beaten to death and six injured by a mob which suspected them of poisoning public tea urns on behalf of the Japanese.

Thirty-five Chinese were injured by splinters of anti-aircraft gun shells in the International Settlement yesterday.

All the International Settlement of the fighting in the north-

sult

The Railway Administration Building a quarter of a Sikhs. block away is the only landmark still visible.

area west of North Szechuan Road

Three Japanese bombers dropped an enormous load of explosive in the immediate vicinity of the North Station to-day. police who were endangered as a re- They apparently made a direct hit, although it is impossible to eastern sector of the city, are safe verify this immediately due to the flying dust and debris and well. obscuring the view.

They consist of 39 British officers, 250 Chinese, 60 Japanese and 16

Dodging

Sino-Japanese heavy abell-fire, the police ran a mile and a half to the waterfront, where they commandeered a launch. In this RELIEF FUNDS

had to make three double they

to the Customs Jetty to journeys to Singapore, Aug. 18. complete the evacuation. The Chinese Chamber of Com-

During their hazardous trip they Shingcheng Roads, from which huge

of black smoke, topped with merce is aiming at collecting £1. saw Japanese naval guns biszing 000,000 for relief of war sufferers away and the Chinese guns in Poo- red flame, are issuing.

Japanese gunboats In the Whang-in China. Contributions at present tung replying. poo are bombarding Klangwan, from received include £27 from an anchy

Four Chinese Government banks and all foreign banking houses have where Chinese are marching towards mous American. Reuter. Yangtsepoa, which the Japanese are

reopened and have established tem- Twenty bombers new

porary offees away from the Bund defending.

for the

business. cash exchange Router.

Prior to the bombing of the Northr Station, the Japanese pounded the and Range Road, set fire to a large building at the corner of Paoshing and

over the

them conti men and bombed

REFUGEES LEAVING Shanghai, Aug. 10; U.S.S. Augusto, formerly anchored After bombing North Station, they

to # circled Kiangwan, west of the Land- far downstream, moved up ing Party headquarters, and dropped point opposite the Customs Jetty another great load. They then few where the Dollar Company tender over the Shanghai-Nanking railway is embarking refugees for the Pre- there-United sident McKinley. Augusta is flying manoeuvred und

three large American flags and has circling

Press. Wuhu, Aug. 18.

another spread on her upper deck. above the Chinese positions. in Poo-

The Wuhu General Hospital; an tung, while scouting seaplanes, taking

Naval physicians, Licuts. B. L. Ware and W. N. New will accompany advantage of the morning light, have American missionary institution here, carefully surveyed the no-man's-land has been voluntarily turned into a

the refugees. opposing armies, stretch-base hospital for Chinese. Dr. R. Shanghai University and Brown, head of the hospital, will direct operations of the institution us

fleet. Four bombers

between the

Ing from-the

arc

to the banks of the Whangpoo.

At 0.15 am Japanese warships previously.

ceased fire, after which airplanes in- Martial law has been declared in creased their activity nying lowdr Wuhu and curfew 14 being enforced and lower, despite brisk ride and between midnight and 5 am, daily machine-gun fire-by Chinese ground until further notice. Central News. | forces.-Ünited Press.

TRAFFIC UNCERTAIN

LEAVING HONGKEW?

Shanghal, Aug. 18, Chinese military reports fasued ikis morning slate that the Japanese are making preparations to give up the Hongkow District in itas northern

- Nanking, Aug. 18. Butterfeld and Swire's and Jur- ding, Matheson and Company's steamers on the river have entirely suspended their services temporarily in view of the current crisis.

section of the International Battle- By order of the Ministry of Com- ment Nude my pay kapanganak ay nananat

The same report adde that mines

munications, steamers of the San (Continued on Page 7.)

Five Japanese planes were bomb-

No Serum Available

Shanghai Reply To Local Request

SHANGHAI NEUTRAL

ZONE PLAN

BRITISH SCHEME

FORMULATED

PANIC ENDED

No Signs Of Japanese Air Raiders BUT TENSION REMAINS

Canton, Aug. 18.

"All clear" was sounded shortly after the air raid warn- ing was screamed by sirens at 10.20 a.m. to-day and the city is gradually becoming calm.

First reports said Japanese planes, from an aircraft carrier. had been sighted off the China const headed for Canton and the Government immediately com- menced to evacuate its offices. The greatest confusion pre- vailed.

Chinese planes took to the air and scouted in all directions, but reported no sign of enemy raiders.

Later, when the pante had abated to some extent, Chinese agencies de- clared that seven Japanese aircraft had been sighted on the coast near Swatow, heading for Canion, It was added

that the Japanese were inter- Chinese cepted by a force of 21 machines when still some distance trom Canton. This report cannot be confirmed and some well informed quarters believe the whole story is no more than a scare.

much

Told To Evacuate

excitement There is still cmong the Chinese. The British po- (Continued on Page 7.)

HONGKONG ANTI-GAS MEASURES

Government Arranges

Instruction

Good Response Expected

With reference to statements re- cently appearing in the local Press in anti-gas regarding instruction measures, the appended letter to the General Chamber of Com- Hongkong

communicated to the merce has been communi newspapers for general information. the leading Chinese A number firms have been similarly addressed Replies have not yet been receive from all those to whom this circul has been sent, but Governme letter hat London, Aug. 18. According to the Daily Herald, Mr. has reason to believe that the lo Davidson, the British Consul In business community's response Sir, I am directed to inform Shanghai, has devised a plan which be highly satisfactory. has been submitted to his French,i American and Italian colleagues, that Government has had under

of the pr publie troops should be withdrawn from sion a neutral zone to be calablished and anti-gas precautions, on the around the Selement. In order to of the instruction already prov moot Japanese objections to a similar by local authorities in the U project mooted previously, Mr. Kingdom under the guidance of

the Air Raids Precautions

na Departme Davidson now suggests that Settlement Powers keep order in the the Home noutral zone during the withdrawal.

that both the Chinese and Japanese/sideration the question in air

CABINET CONSIDERS

of

2. It

dered that, havini gard to local conditions, the firs should be the formation of a nu Corroborating the Daily Herald's of responsible Europeans and C assertion, the Daily Telegraph says who would be able not only read the plan was considered at yester-understand the instructions day's meeting of Cabinet Ministers ing air raid and anti-gaa precau

firm.

Asked to co-operate with the local in London, and it is understood that but also to impart these instruł, ing Chinese artillery in Pootung as health authorities, the China National urgent diplomatic approaches will to those with whom they come the Dollar fender left. Three of Aviation Corporation announced this now be made in all the capitals con contact, eg. members of the s them dived repeatedly on the morning that a message received corned.

3. To this end it is proposer Chinese, apparently machine-gunning from their Shanghai office disclosed

that they had been able to do to In a leading article supporting the hold a course of twelve weekly Admiral Yarnell watched the re-slace no further anti-cholera scrun schemo, the Daily Telegraph points tures of three-quarters of an

was available at that port.

out that the responsibilities of the duration cach, under the directio fugces depart from the jetty, peering

Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones, Postmaster Powers under the plan would not be the Air Raids Precautions Sub-C ally into the sky for possible danger General, asked the C.N.A,C. to ex-easy, nor could Britain undertake it mittee of the Local Defence C

much ahipment as

Balong with her limited forces on the mittee. These lectures would

them.

up and down the river and occasion-

the

He said the chief menace and

A

signa

a cable was sent to the spot. But it is a courageous gesture, primarily intended for those detai would be from fragments of anti-

office. This morning aircraft shells or stray machine-gun reply was received from Mr.

The Journal adds that if France representatives by each Europe It is co and large Chinese firm. bullets. However there was littlo

B. Bixby stating that ho had and Aniorica assent, the Chinese and templated that each representall danger to those who stay below offered to transport the serum free Japanese would certainly be well would in due course become his Brui

of charge. The Shanghai health advised not to let considerations of advisor in maibere, relating in to Authorities then announced that no prestige obstruct the only path now raida and anti-gan, precautions, an further serum was available for ship apparent to prevent a major war for would be responsible for the organi

City), (Continued: on "Phos 74) which neither is ready-Reuter. ment to Hongkong,

deckt.----United Press. :

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