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1,400 BRITONS LEAVE SHANGHAI

Three Destroyers On Way To Waiting Ship With Refugee Throng

THUNDEROUS ARTILLERY DUEL CONTINUES AS H. K.-BOUND CROWD STEAMS TO SAFETY

Shanghai, Aug. 19 (12.50 p.m.).

Japanese aircraft bombing persistently and Japanese warships and shore batteries firing intermittently on the Chinese trench and artillery positions in Pootung and Chapei, kept Shanghai in a state of tension as 1,400 British women and children went aboard His Majesty's destroyers Duncan, Duchess, and Delight. The destroyers

lay off the Bund in the Whangpoo, opposite the Shanghai Club, where the refugees assembled. were checked and taken on tugs at the Bund-

side.

The embarkation was carried out smoothly, British seamen again guarding the entrances to the pontoon floats alongside which the tugs drew up. There was no excitement or undue haste.

As the last of the three refugee destroyers started down the river a series of explosions reverberated from Pootung, where Japanese bombers were again at work. Shell-fire from the Japanese warships was speeded up and at the same time Chinese guns in Kiangwan area dropped a quick succession of shells on the Japanese positions in northern Shanghai. Japanese field pieces replied.

The Japanese warships docked on the Hongkew side of the river previously, moved into mid-stream to leave a clear channel for the three British destroyers and their passengers, bound for the Empress of Asia somewhere near Woosung-Reuter.

FUSILIERS IN "HOT"

AREA

Shanghai. Aug. 19.

TO PROTECT FOREIGNERS

NARROWLY ESCAPES BOMBING

IN JAPAN'S HANDS

Peiping, ancient capital of Chiva, is now ruled by Japanese troops. According to Chinese authorities, there has been much looting by troops of the forces of occupation, unarmed Chinese police being helpless 19 prevent it. Most of the Chinese newspapera have ceased to publish and university professors and other leaders in the community are leaving for southern cities Above Is pictured the entrance to one of the city's Hates, which were thrown open to the Japanese army by Chang Tze-chung in the absence of General Sung Cheb-yuan..

STOP PRESS NEWS

URGE FULL EVACUATION'

Washington, Aug. 18.

PEACE ARE

PLANS PRESSED

Britain's Formula Being Carried To Nations Concerned

London, Aug. 18.

The British Ambassadors at Nanking and Tokyo have been instructed to approach the Chinese and Japanese Governments with a view to neutralising the Shanghai area, it is learned to-day.

It is proposed that China and Japan both withdraw · their forces from the area and that Great Britain should undertake the responsibility of protecting Japanese residents, provided France and the United States will assist her.

The demarcation of the limits of-the area to be neutralised would be a matter for local discussion, it is suggested.

It is felt that these proposals should test the genuineness of the Japanese contention that their forces are only operating in Shanghai to protect Japanese lives and property, it is stated.-Renter. RELIEF APPROPRIATIONĮ PLANES SHOT DOWN

Washington, Aug. 18.

Nanking, Aug. 19. Senator Hamilton Fish supported The Generalissimo's Headquarters the proposal to appropriate $500,000 |announce that up to Tuesday, thirty- for relief of Shanghai refugees. He two Japanese planes have been shot said, however, we have far below down, twenty-five of these being ten thousand Americans in China. heavy bombers. Eight Japanese There's no need to

twelve planes yesterday raided the Chinese hundred more marines. It would be aerodrome at Pingpu, wounding Previously advice to evacuate was confined to women and unboats out of China. It's an ulter-Reuter.

far better to order all marines and seven Chinese unti-aircraft men children. It is now extended to tourists, teachers and mission-ly mistaken polley which may involve aries. The State Department considers only engineers of the us in an Asiatic Wur." Shanghai water and electric systems and diplomats have a GOLD STAR FOR SH'AI sufliciently important. reason for remaining there and Mr. Hull expects some 1,700 will evacuate by the week-end, leaving about 2,000 Americans in Shanghai.

American diplomats in China are now warning all Ameri- cans in Shanghai and other danger spots who have no urgent reason for remaining, to evacuate, according to a statement, made by Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, to-day.

JAPANESE AND. WELCH FUSILIERS

Meanwhile, the Washington rene tion to the British plan for the withdrawal of Chinese and Japanese troops is somewhat cool. It is felt nuence either China or Japan at this no proposal from outside can in-

Huli himself

Norwegian Ship's Officer's Story Of S'hai Escape

Shanghal, Aug. 19. The Japanese Naval Attache, states which shipping operations in furor on guard duly in the "B" decies to comment.-Reuter.

Typical of the conditions by that Japanese troops are attempting

time, although Mr. to co-operate with the Royal Welch and around Shanghai will be sector at Boundary Road, opposite beset for some time to come, is North Station-United Press. the experience of the Norwegian steamer Prosper, a China Mer- REFUGEES LEAVE

chants S.N. Company chartered

H.M.

The Royal

Shanghai, Aug. 19. General Chang Chih-chung, Com-vessel, which was at the Norsembled in front of Ifamilton House

Shanghai, Aug. 19. Welsh Fusiliers from 1 Hongkong to-day took over

British women and children as- mander-in-Chief of the Shanghai- Sector" of Hongkew's defence line, Nanking Garrison, who is now direct-

thern port on Saturday and at 9.30 this morning, several street which is bounded by North Honan, ing the operations against the Japan- found herself in the thick of war buses manned by steel-helmeted Bri- Boundary, North Soochow and Northese in Shanghai, has made it known operations. Cheklang Road. Here

tish Volunteers awaiting to transport Russian vo- that he will do everything within his lunteers have been subjected to power to give due protection to shelled, it has since been established later bearded launches which con

Previously reported as having been

them to the French Bund, where they heavy showers of shrapnet from

foreign lives and property in and that the Prosser und very narrow i veyed them to wared in mid. Japanese explosives dropped on the around the elty.

ships Duncan, North Station during the past five

escape when caught under a hall of Delight and Duches A party of Chinese representatives, bonts being rained on the Japanese stream, by which they were taken day.

headed by Messrs. Tu Yuch-son, Magship Idzumo.. The missiles drop-

De down Wong Hsiao-lui, Y. M. Chien and T. ped into the

streams to the Empress of Asia Japanese warships intensified their Soon, called on General Chang yards from the vessel as it was lying by ricksha and inolor-cur they were water less than 200 at Woosung. As the refugees arrived bonbardment of Pootung and the behind the Chinese lines yesterday at Kam Lee Yuen wharf, along the met by fifty saltors waterfront during the night and in and presented the troops with a large French: Concession, forcing Captain Danac, who handled the baggage and.

from H.M.S. the early morning. Searchlights are quantity of biscuits and fruits. trying to locate machine-gun snipers General Chung Informed the callers

S. Larsen,

skipper, hastily to pull assisted in caring for the children. who have been spraying the Japan- that the troops had sufficient food and out for a safer anchorage.

They also served as a guard on board ese warships incessantly.

urged the people in Shanghai to con-heetle experience was told by the

The full story of the Prosper's the buses. U.S. marines and Shanghai Volun-atomation.--Central News.

A hundred Danes, a hundred Nor ribute money to purchase arms and Chief Engineer, Mr. B. E. Schultz, weglans and forty Sides departed icers conveyed to the International Settlement to-day from

to a Telegraph reporter who met the yesterday aboard the Barber Wii- Chinese villages 10,000 bags of rice,

Bear-by CHINESE LINES VISITED steamer on its arrival in Hongkong helmsen liner Tulshan, bound for

this morning. carly with which to

Hongkong. This leaves 234 Danes, feed the 1,000,000

200 Norwegians und 100 Swedes in homeless refugees in the city. They

further evacuations liad been plan- Mr. Schultz said: "I hud

Shanghai. also brought in 50,000 pounds of but

ned.-United Press.

Omelals stated that no

ter,

Chinese

Nanking, Aug. 19. A party of British and American through the late war as an engineer been military officers attached to the local on a vessel operating in war zones, Embassies, and correspondents, ac and 1 companied by Col. J. L

can say that the fighting which Huang, callmate the Japanese Secretary-General of

broke out on Saturday at Shanghai chaualties since the opening of hos-Moral Endeavour Association, yester- any I had seen in those days.

Offeers' whilst the

I was there was as exciting as stilities in the Shanghai frea at day visited the Chinese lines outside

2,500, including those in Tuesday's of Shanghai.

"Our ship that morning had ar- was the first rived from This operations.-United Press.

Chingwangtao with R group of foreigners to have been given

load of coal, which we were dis- JAPANESE FAIL TO

ecial permission by the charging at the Kam Lee Yuen Chinese government to visit the lines. Wharf. A typhoon was coming our LAND

At one place the visitors inspected way and a strong wind was making two Japanese planes which crashed to us more concerned with the weather the ground on Aug. 15. The noses Shanghai, Aug. 19 (5 a.m.).

thon with anything else. of the two damaged machines were Desplic the heavy bombardment sunk several feet into the ground, opened by the Japanese warships in indicating that the planes had fallen

FLAGSHIP NEARLY HIT the Whangpoo River, the Chinese from a high allude.

"At about 11 o'clock, when least forces prevented the Japanese marines from landing on the Pootung side of ber of gifts to the Chinese troops on appeared and whizzed, it would ap- Col. Huang presented a large num-expected, three Chinese aeroplanes behalf of Madame Chinng Kal-stick. pear, straight for us. As it proved #t was the Japanese flagship they were attacking We

were quite near enough to it to feel uncomfortable, and, in a short time, bombs began to drop down from the sky. They

the river last night.

-Central News.

the CHINESE RAIDERS OUT

Several attempts were made by the attackers to reach shore from vessels, but each time they were driven back by withering machine- gun fire from the Chinese troops entrenched in the area-Central took place at 8 o'clock Inst night I believe that, had it not been for News.

Shanghal, Aug. 19 (4 a.m.)

A Chinese air raid over Shanghal landed so close to the flagship that

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RELATIONS SEVERED

Lisbon, Aug. 19. Portugal has severed diplomatic relations with Czecho-Slovakin.- Reuter.

CHOLERA CASES Fifty-five further cases of cholera were notifled during the 24

hours ended at noon to-day. Thirty-nine were from the Victoria registration district.

send

Washington, Aug. 18.

EVACUATION AT TSINGTAO

Tsingtao, Aug. 19,

The Navy department announced I is officially announced that all to-day that the Guam station ship.N.Y.K. vessels are to be used for the present, will be going to Shanghai children here. Completion of the "Gold Stan" which is at Cnvite at evacuation of Japanese women and about evacuation of American nationals. when

August 20 to Assist the evacuation Is expected to-morow, United Press.

three Japanese vessels are (Continued on Page 7)

GREAT

BRITAIN

GUARDING HER INTERESTS WELL

U. S. Also Stiffening Far East Policy

London, Aug. 19. Exaggerated or incorrect reports, not carried by Reuter, about the British evacuation plans at Shanghai, have brought a categorical denial from an authoritative source stating that far from any suggestion of British interests in Shanghai being left to look after themselves, they will be resolutely guarded,

Only those who want to leave and those who ought to will be moved to Hongkong, it is stated emphatically.

Following Tuesday's meeting, the Cabinet issued a statement, and it is emphasised that it meant what it said: namely, that the Government will adopt all possible measures to safeguard British, lives and interests.- Reuter.

that the Government has decided, under no circumstances, to abandon commercial and economic Interests Shanghai bt present.United Press,

TROOPS FOR SHANGHAI 7

Singapore, Aug. 19. Although nothing has been de-in finitely fixed at present, there is a strong possibility that the Middlesex Battalion will proceed to Shonghal. --Reuter,

BRITISH INTERESTS

U.S. POLICY. HARDENING 1 )