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FRIDAY, AUGUST 20,

1937.

日五十月七

No. 15201

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CHINESE SMASH JAPAN'S

Claim Wedge Driven Through Enemy Down To Whangpoo's Bank

TERRIFIC BOMBARDMENT RAGING:

SHANGHAI

CONDITIONS NOW

INCREASINGLY

DANGEROUS

SHANGHAI, AUGUST 20 (5.32 A.M.)

THE CHINESE OFFICIALLY CLAIM TO HAVE REACHED THE WATERFRONT IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF THE INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT, THEREBY SPLITTING THE JAPANESE FORCES IN TWO. THE REPORT STILL LACKS INDEPENDENT CONFIRMATION.

THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS HAVE CAUSED THE GERMAN CON- SULAR OFFICIALS TO SPEED UP THE WHOLSESALE EVACUATION OF GERMAN NATIONS.--REUTER.

Shanghai, Aug. 20 (9.55 a.m.).

The Chinese troops spent the latter part of the night in consolidating the new positions they had gained in fierce fighting and in preparing for a new and determined assault on the Japanese positions in Hongkew, Yangtsepoo and elsewhere.

The Japanese also were busy erecting fresh defence works. During the night two Japanese light cruisers unloaded strong reinforcements on the wharves near the Japanese Consulate. These troops came from the transports which are now lying off Woosung.

Dawn found six. Japanese planes systematically bombing the Shanghai-Nanking railway, attempting to obstruct the arrival of further Chinese troops from the interior.

Soon after their return to their base of operations Chinese planes swept over the Whangpoo and, diving very low, bombed and machine-gunned Japanese ships and lines in spite of a heavy and continuous barrage from anti-aircraft guns and heavy machine-guns.-Reuter.

KUNGPING ROAD

BATTLE

Shanghai, Aug. 20 (12.50 n.m.) A few minutes after midnight the Japanese despatched more than a dożen tanks and armoured cars,

with other reinforcements, to the Kungping Road area, which has been converted into a roaring battlefeld. The Japanese are desperately trying drive out the Chinese wedge In eastern Hongkew.

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EMPRESS DUE TO-MORROW

STOP PRESS

CHINESE BOMB WARSHIPS

Shanghai, Aug. 20 (9 a.m.) Chinese planes swooped over the Whangpoo River early this morning and bombed the Japanese war fleet there, causing enormous confusion in the International Settlement. The The Empress of Asia, which is Japanese ships furiously returned bringing a large number of refugees the attack with anti-aircraft and from Shanghai, is due in Kowloon machine-guns.-Reuter. Bay at 3 p.m. to-morrow. She will later berts at the Kowloon Wharf.. Doctors and nurses are to go All evening long the Chinese and board to take care of those who are Japanese have been struggling in the sick and infirm, No arrangenguts Kingping Road district, where the have yet been announced regarding

had delivered heavy blows permits to go aboard the liner. earlier and had

actually advanced almost to Seward Road, which is

to

on

within two miles of Garden Bridge that the Chapel front is at present and the International Settlement. virtually unchanged.-United Press.

JAPANESE CLAIMS

U.S. AND ZONE PLAN

Washington, Aug. 18. Omelais state that Britain's pro- posal for a neutral zone in Shanghai is being closely considered, but the United States' decision cannot be ex-) pected inmediately,—Reuter.

KILLING PRECIPITATED SHANGHAI WAR

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The Worlds

Master Tyre

LINE

The above, photographs depict an episode which probably hastened the Shanghai hostilities. Top, the body of Licut, Isao Ohyama, Japanese naval offer, killed by Chinese Pence Preservation Corps men near the Hungjae Aerodrome; the bullet-riddled car in which he was riding, and, inset, the slain offler. Below, Chinese and Japanese officers investigating at the scene of the killing. Later, they found the body of Lieut. Ohyama's chauffeur, lower Insel, Seaman Yozo Salto, a mile from the scene. His body, too, was bullet- riddied. (Other Shanghal pictures on Page 12.).

Englishman Flying On Rescue Dash

New York, Aug. 19.

Sir Hubert Wilkins, the famous British explorer, with four com. panions, left Long Island Sound at 5.40 p.m. British Standard · Time to-day for Toronto, on the first stage of a flight Into the Arello to scareli for Cho Jost Russian trans-polar plane, piloted by the Russian ace. Levanevsky. Sir Hubert is using', a huge flying boat which the Sovlet Gov- erament has purchased, for the rescue flight--Reuter,

Santander's Capture Is Inevitable

Foreign Populace Leaving Because Of Firm Beliof

JAPAN BLAMED FOR OUTBREAK OF HOSTILITIES

Strong Attacks On Tokyo's Policy

FRANCE SUPPORTING

PEACE PROPOSALS

London, Aug. 19. -

BRITAIN LODGES PROTEST

Claims Damages From Japanese

London, Aug. 19.

The Retion the British Government will take If British buildings in Shanghai are seized was made clear in London to-night. The Govern- ment will demand compensation for jany damage done, for loss of rent, damage to commercial interests and loss of prestige and any other busl- ness.

A strong protest has already been sent to Tokyo with respect to the British brewery, owned by Jurdine, fatheson and Company, which the Japanese have taken over. A claim for compensation for damage and rent hus been made.

Other enses have been reported, such as the Japanese occupation from the ninth floor upwards of the Bri- tish-owned sky-scraper, Broadway Munsions, but no intimation of offcial British action apart from the ease of the brewery has been given.

An academic point to be cleared up may arise in the case of British bulld-

the ings damaged by

Japanese bombardment. It is not quité, elear whether a claim for compensation will be made against Chino, since the buildings are on Chinese soil, or Japan-Reuter.

TSINGTAO OUTLOOK WORSE

The

U.S. Consul Seeks

To Mediate

Tsingtao, Aug. 19.

situation here has taken a turn for the worse. Negotiations between Chinese and Japanese nuthorities toward a settlement re- garding the filling of the Japanese marluc Inst week, have been sus- pended.

It is learned here that the Ameri-

can Consut here Is attempting to effect peaceful understanding be- tween the Chinese and Japanese on the issue, but no satisfactory formula Is believed to have been devised na yet.

Following the evacuation of 400 Japanese from this city yesterday, on order has been issued for the evacuation of the remaining Japan- ese residents by August 21. Nine Japanese merchantmen are proceed- Ing from Japan to complete the evacuation.

The one British warship and two American warships that have been anchored in the Inner harbour, moved out to the outer harbour to- day, leaving Ave Japanese warships anchored in the inner harbour Central News.

AMOY FORMOSANS

Amoy, Aug. 10. All Formosan wamen and children In this city have been ordered by

August 23. Five Japanese ships been chartered to evacuate these women and children to For- mosa.

Knowing full well that Shanghai is an international Japanese authorities to evacuate by city and that the Chinese dislike the principles of extra-have territoriality, the Japanese anchored the cruiser Idzumo alongside the Consulate-General, comments a weekly review well-known in Britain, and the Far East.

*The Japanese in this way provoked the Chinese to and other retaliate in such a manner that the peace of the

In spite of the fact that they were rushing reinforcements to the area, the Japanese elaimed they had al- ready driven the Chinese back to Shanghai, Aug. 19. (3.20 a.m.) Tongshan Road and that the blue- A Japanese naval communique

St. Jean de Luz, Aug. 19. ↑ jackets were now consolidating their states that men of the Landing Party

A French trawler has arrived at positions under a heavy Chinese fire, operating along the eastern extremity

U.S. MARINES FOR S'HAI Bayonne, with the French Consular The Chinese, meanwhile, claimed of the International Settlement acor-

agent from Santander Road ed "a signal advance" along the surrounded Ward

The American Consulate here was French and Belgian nationals. They prison, widening the wedge into the Yangtsepoo district to Woosung.

Chunkung Road, which leads from oMcially advised to-day by the consider the capture of Santander International Settlement has been seriously endangered. Japanese position still more.

Secretary of State In Washington as inevitable, reporting intense pes- naval

party EFFECT OF SHELLING Japanese lines several kilometres follows: "1,200 marines are prepar-simism inside the town.

north of Shanghal University, it was sanghal but it may require about several miles during the morning

at San to

Diego for The Insurgent forces advanced five weeks before they reach there." and are now only 25 miles from the

to have

The

placed the

Fires, meanwhile, are lighting the stated. skies as flames shoot up from Kung-

The bluejackets ping Road

havo been Chinese batteries In Postung have which, according to the authorities, buildings, which the strengthened by reinforcements been shelling for several days. The made possible an offensive fires were raging prior to the Chinese "pushed back the Chinese along a infantry thrust last light.

wide front."

which

The guns of Poolung were roaring

A communique issued later says intermittently even after 11.30 pm. yesterday. apparently ranging on aircraft have blown up the Shanghal- Kungping Road and the vicinity, Nanking railway bridge at Hen after the Japanese claimed the thus disrupting rail trams. They Chinese advance had been halted." have also completely silenced the The Chinese, meanwhile, say they Chinese artillery positions at Tal- are planning a large-scale artillery chong, it is claimed. assault on Hongkew Park district, to The American Consulate announces bo followed by a powerful infantry that a Japanese place has bombed drive, in an effort to unite the Chapel the Central China Christian Mission, and Yangtzsepoo lines.

hospital and school, and one resi- Both Chinese and Japanese admit!

(Continued on Page d.)

All able-bodied Formosan men, however, are remaining in the city- Central News.

JAPANESE COLUMN

ANNIHILATED

Kwelsui, Aug. 20.

A Japanese column which attempt.

Chinese positions at Nankow

The world watches the onslaught with profounded to make a surprise rald on the regret that the Japanese have so acted that none of the powers involved in the fortunes of Shanghai can be indifferent to the outcome.

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gust 17 was annihilated when the Chinese front lines opened are with city. They claim to have taken 11,000 further prisoners.

machine-guns, according to military Intelligence received here to-day. The decision of the French Gov.

O. M. Green, In an article in the In consequence of the diplomat cir- ernment not to allow more refugees same periodical,

It is stated that a section of the to land in France has caused con-

the utter cularising foreign correspondents Chinese troops at Nankow have left sternation in Santander were 12,000 madness of the Japanese military here on August 10 with his version the trenches and are attempting to

alls one with incredulous of the raid on the Soviet Consulate encircle the Japanese positions. clique persons were ready to leave in five ships when the decision of the Paris in a position from which it will be had attributed the raid to Japaneso

amazement. Japon has put herself in Tientsin on August 1. The Soviet Central News. authorities was announced,

The destroyer U.S.S. Kane is pro-loss of face, while to advance means

dimcult to withdraw without bad soldiers. ceeding to Santander to evacuate she will sink deeper and deeper into action as "a Althy proclamation of Pravda describes the Ambassador's further contingent of Americans the bog-Reuter. Reuter.

ITALY ACCUSED

Valencia, Aug. 19. The Spanish Government has ac- cused italy of participating netively (Continued on Page 4.)

Pravda's Attack

Moscow, Aug. 19, A remarkable allack on. the Japanese Ambassador in Moscow in published in to-day's issue of Pravda

TIENTSIN SCHOOLS TO OPEN Proting, Aug. 20. Japanese military authorities in anil-Soviet propaganda," and accus-Tientsin ed the Ambassader with abusing his ment and private schools in the city have ordered all Glover21/0 official position in such a manner to open can only lead to the deterioration of usual, according to a report received Russo-Japanese relations.

"If the Ambassador has the gift

for the fall

Berna Lair:cuK -

[here to-day AAAAAA teljast of writing we recommend he employ used in schools in the city will be It is learned "trust all, text booki (Continued on Page 40 - {"cayliba"--Central News,