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二拜體號一十月正英港香 TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1938, 日十月二十

FLEE

BRITISH SHIPS

BOCCA

TIGRIS

FORTS ENGAGE JAPANESE SHIP

Landing Party Leaves Tiger Island After Trawler Retires

Four British ships-the China Navigation Company's Tsinan, the.Indo China Steam Navigation Company's Fooshing and two river ferries-fled from a hail of shots at Bocca Tigris forts early yesterday morning.

An audacious Japanese dawn attempt to seize Tiger Island and thus threaten the gateway to the Pearl River, was responsible for the sudden bombardment.

An armed Japanese trawler, laden with marines and trailing several motor boats, crept up the river under cover of darkness.

A landing was actually made on Tigris Island before the presence of the Japanese was discovered.

Signiting to the four British shipat

to keep clear, the Boeca Tigris forts) opened fire as soon as the alarm was raised.

The Tsinun, which was under way

cornmenced, when the engagement immediately steamed up the towards Cunton. The three remaining vessels weighed anchor as quickly as posable and led in the offier dicec- tion.

Under brisk fire from the forts the Japanese trawler was forced to re- tire,

leaving the landing party ashore] on Tiger Island. Threatened_with isolation and enpture, the marines

retire a few minutes later by motor launch, and presumably rejoined the

* trawler further down the river.

the LWO

British ships passing down river this morning report that Japanese warships are anchored #t the mouth of the river.

No further incident, however, has taken place at Bocea Tigris, which is approximately eight miles from the mouth of the river.

Hainan Island Shelled

A United Preas message from Can- ton states that increased Japanese naval action was apparent in other purts of South China yesterday.

Japanese warships shelled several towns on Hainan Island, including

Sunying and Yanchung, meeting with no resistance from the Chinese gar- The Japanese, however,

risons.

CHINESE SURROUND HANGCHOW

Japanese Rushing

Reinforcements

To Save Situation

GUERILLA TACTICS

FROM SHELLFIRE

Virtual Isolation Of Hongkong Predicted

S'PORE

GANGS

ACTIVE

Police Guards

In Tramcars

Singapore, Jan. 11. Roving gangs threw bricks and stones and bottles at buses and framears for a few hours jearly yesterday evening until police gitards were allotted to the vehicles, Affer this dis-

turbances censed.

t The police, earlier, had cordoned off the nurt in which 110 Chinese

and Indians were to be tried on charges of unlawful assembly, arising

out of Sunday's anti-Japanese rioling.

One Chinese woman is dead as a ¡resuit of Sunday's rioting,

Chinese and Indian drivers have now agreed to take out buses under police protection after they at first refused, owing to fears of being stoned. The gangs' activilles are a form of protest against the detention of the 118 arrested in the Sunday dis turbances.-United Press.

Kwangsi Pilots Defeat Japan Airmen

Japanese Raiders Continue Active

More than 12,000 lantern-bearers formed a huge parade in Tokyo when announcement was made of the signing of the Above, Italo-German-Japanese anti-Com intern puct in Rome. Foreign Minister Koki Hirota, centre; German Ambassador Her- bert von Dirksen, right, and Italian Ambassador Giancinto Aurili, left, acknowledge cheers.

SHANGHAI RESIDENTS

-ASKING_FOR_FIRM STAND BY BRITAIN

London, Jan. 11.

JAPAN

EXPECTS

SOUTH CHINA

INVASION

Imperial

Conference

Will Decide To-day

Tokyo, Jan. II.

Details of the future Japanese policy in China have not been revealed, while plans were yesterday completed for convening an Imperial conference at 2 p.m. to-day.

In Tokyo it is believed that serious matters are to be discussed. Some are convinced that the conference will deal with peace terms to be offered to China: others are. certain that Japan plans to sweep South China and to capture the Canton area, virtually isolating Hongkong. There are many other surmises, but positive information is lacking.

Congress Says "No" To Referendum

Government's Hands Are Left Untied

of the

is the conference The imperial fifth of its kind in the history of, Japan. The first two were held dur Ing the Sino-Japanese war of 1894, the third during the Russo-Japanese war, and the fourth in 1914, wherr Japan declared war on Germany.

The conference is expected to act speedily with regard to the various nounce lis de- problems, und to umounce cisions immediately. Meanwhile ap- parently every Government depart- ment counsellor is pledged to secrecy. According to one prominent opinion the conference will decide to indulge in relentless warfare in the event of

China failing completely to accept the Japanese terms, with the intention of continuing the hostilities until the. Nanking faction is out of the picture and the Peiping Government

(Continued on Page 4)

re-

Washington, Jan. 10. The Administration scored a victory in the House of Repre- Shanghai, Jan. 11.

sentatives when a vote of 209 to Chinese reports state that Japanese

Nanning. Jan. 11.

388 bottled up the Ludlow Com- reinforcements from northern and

Fresh from school, several young CIF route to: eastern Anhwei, are Hangchow which is now surrounded Kwangi pilots showed their ability

Mr. A. C. Moreing. M.P., Chairman of the China mittee which proposed the war referendam, for the remainder as airmen on January 8 when they by Chinese troops.

"The Japanese army is delaying its shot down three Japanese pursuit Committee saw Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Prime of the session, preventing the STOP PRESS

one Japanese bomber

amendment northward advance along the Tien-planes and ain-Pukow-Huainan railways due to during fights over Nanning, tonner Minister, for 20 minutes this afternoon, to whom he sponsors

from capital of Kwangsi, it is officially conveyed the representations received the Hangchow situation.

British from emerging on the floor of

(the House. Chinese guerilla troops have been active in the central section of thei

residents in China urging the Government not to yield The Speaker of the House, Mr. Narking-langehow highway-United Samaged, it was revealed. The pilots to the various Japanese demands, and offering the opinion when I say that this is the greatest Press,

who engaged the Japanese are alf GUERILLA TROOPS SUCCESSES graduates from the Kwangs that with the backing of the British and American question submitted to Congress since

Aviation School, having no experi-

the Shanghai Municipal Council Was years ago.” Chinese reports state that a mobile ence in actual air combats, and the governments,

old it of 2.000 Chinese guerilla troops planes which they piloted are

these disadvantages,

aut-manoeuvred

during two successive raids on the elly,Central

Shanghai. Jan. 11.

announcext.

One Chinese plane WILS also

Bankhead said: " measure my words |

became a member more than 20 Representative Rayburn sald: "The more to plunge the United States into war thon any action Congress has taken."-United Press.

made no attempts to land at these have recaptured Chillisien and Heng-and hardly it for Bighting. However prepared to stand firm against the Japanese demands to adoption of this resolution will do

points.

its

Canton last night underwent second night raid since October last, a large number of Japanese bombers fying over the loop-line connecting the Canton-Hankow and Kowloon Canton Railways.

shui in southern Hopel. The guerilla | fighters and regular troops inade a swift attack on Taming but failed Japanese to dislodge the Japanese.

It is

is reparied that the majority of News. Japanese troops at Paoting in Hopei, Yuhsten in Charhar and Kwangling in Shans have been sent to Shantung Ships in the river, including British to aid the southward Japanese drive,

and the

On Sunday reinforced and American gunboats. entire city, were darkened for several hours, until the all clear signal was given.

airmen

they strengthen Japanese representation on the Council.

the

JAPANESE RAID HSUCHOW

Isuchow, Jan. 11. Six Japanese light bombers which Chinese came from outside the Lienyun Har- troops in Shantung repulsed a Jap-bour raided Hsuchow at 4 o'clock anese attack and drove back the yesterday afternoon. Invaders for ten miles after 20 hours

A beautifully

moonlight of sanguinary fighting. clear night considerably aided the Japanese- boinbers in their incursion.

BRITON MURDERED BY ARABS

Dastardly Outrage Near Jerusalem

Jerusalem, Jan. 10.

The representations also expressed Government apprehension lest the allow temporary concessions to the Japanese.

Sir Alexander Cadogan, Under- Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, gave an interesting luncheon to-day to Mr. Quo Tal-chi, the Chinese Am- bassador, Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, the new British Ambassador to China and Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen. to

The raiders dropped 49 bombs in the former British Ambassador

FEAR PLANE DESTROYED; NINE DEAD

Chinese guerilla troops, are impeg. the north-eastern suburbs. Chinese China, who was wounded by Japanese 10-day that its pline ing the Japanese advance northward anti-aircraft guns fired at them.-machine-gun bullets-Reuter. from Chuhsien, and Laho-United Central News. Press.

AWAITING ORDERS

Shanghai, Jan, 11.

HWEICHOW VISITED

Butte, Montana, Jan. 10. The North-west Airlines reported was overdue from Butte at Billings, with right passengers, all of thein men.

Meanwhile, Fred Jacobs, & farmer, reported seeing a plane “plunge into the hills."

Must Make Distinction

London, Jan. 11. Tunchi, Anhwel, Jan. 11.

In connection with the Japanese Ilweichow, scenic town in south demands for more representation on It is feared the machine may have timbered A Japanese military spokesman Anhwel, was visited by Japanese the Shanghel Municipal Council and crashed in the heavily

Three other concessions, said that all fronts were quiet with bombing planes yesterday.

well-informed | Bridger Mountains.—United Preas,

Later, the bombs were dropped on the city- the Japanese troops ready for

(Continued on Page 4.) "when next operations

necessity Central Newn urlses." It is believed the troops are waiting for the decisions of the im- perial conference at Tokyo.-United Presa.

CHINESE GAINS IN SHANTUNG

Hauchow, Jan. 11. After defeating the Japanese troops which attacked Tsining, the Chinese forces on the left flank of Tientsin-Puhow Raliway in Shan-

the

Mr. J. L. Starkey, British archoco-tung are reported to be pushing logist, visiting Palestine, was killed vigorously toward

Yenchow and

Simultaneously the Chinese units

BELGIAN LEAPS OFF STEAMSHIP

HANKOW TRAIN DELAYED

It is confirmed

that the missing plane is down in the mountains. The eight passengers and the pliot all are dead. United Press.

ROOSEVELT OPPOSES

Washington, Jan 10.

Our

A letter from President Frank- Iin Roosevelt warning Congress that the proposed war referen dum would "cripple any Preal-

his dent in

conduct of foreign relations" was read to-day to the use of Representatives. The teller added that such ́an Amendment would encourage others to believe they violate American Impunity--Router.

righta

could with

SPEAKER DENOUNCES

REFERENDUM

Washington, Jan. 10.

the

HANKOW

SEVERELY

BOMBED

Hankow, Jan. 11. Twenty-four heavy Japanese bom- bers visited Hankow and dropped about 100 bombs on the military" ülr- fleld.

Anti-aircraft guna engaged them heavily, but none were shot down.

The raiders teft hurriedly dropping their explosives.

CHINESE RETALIATE

after

The Central News says the Chinese airforce bombed the Japanese oir- feld at Kwongteh and destroyed ten heavy bombers

and also Japanese gasoline depot.

One Japanese bomber and three

there

Д

The leaders of the House subse quently joined with the President in Pursuit planes were shot down in air condemning the amendment, and Re-combats when ralding Nanking yes- Bankhead icft theterday-United Press. presentative Speaker's rostrum to speak against it. He suld he was not willing that his

"pbandon colleagues should Judgment of the farmers of our Con- alitution and say the people were no Bozeman, Montana, Jan. 10.

longer willing to trust their chosen Homer White, a former, reports representatives or the chief execu- that the missing plane from Bulletive of the United States, who loves crashed into a forest clearing 15

ONLY EIGHT DEAD

in the miles north of here, narrowly miss peace as much as any man

world." wood-cutter, bursting into

It is very seldom that Mr. Bank-

ing a

Canton, Jan. 11.

sengers.

The refugee train from Hankow. men and killing the pilot, Nickhead takes the floor to discuss legis

Mamer, his co-pilot, and six pas-intive proposals.--fleuter.

The plane was a modern Lockheed Zephyr with capacity of ten passen- gers-United Prezi

In a highway hold-up near Hebron Ningyang in a counter-offensive. to-day.

A Belgian mining engineer, M. containing the Italian Consul, the Mr. Starkey, at the head of a field on the Tientsin-Pukow Rallway, *- expedition, was sent out by the Well-alsted by fresh reinforcements, are Van den Eede Alois, 43, leaped to British Vice-Consul, two American and Yen- his death from the French liner naval officers and 70 American come Research Institution, and headvancing on Tsowlsich

D'Artagnan as the ship was nearing sailors, is held up at Loklung, 35

,EXCHANGE OF NEWS had been excavating at Lachish, near chow.

miles north of Canton, due to an air Hebron.

Chinese military observers place Hongkong yesterday.

rald Blarm which sounded at 8.50 Uils

London, Jan. 11. Chinese in these two It is learned that Mr. Starkey, ae-high hopes

way. Passengers on the evening train The vessel immediately have to

A co-operative plan between the companied by two Arab assistants, columns composed of crack troops. and a boat was lowered.

But M, morning

According to Chinese reports, three to Canton from Hongkong has an was travelling in a car to Jerusalem They have a good chance of halling Alois was dead when picked up. Japanese planes were sighted this exciting time at Chengmuktow and British Broadcasting Corporation and from Lachish, when an armed gang the Japanese advance in Shantung.

Military advices just received here Report of the tragedy was made as morning at Tungkawan, heading in they had to spend over two hours in the Argentine Propaganda Depart- of Arabs, who ordered the English-

the padi fields during an air raidment has been reached, whereby man to alight, compelled him to state that Enhalen were both recap-soon as the ship docked this morning, the direction of the Bocce Tigris,

Meanwhile details of last night's alarm, the train finally arriving at news as broadcast by each of these march ahead. They then shot him tured by the Chinese-mobile units The Beglan Consulate-General twice, but his Arab aselatants were operating, in area-Centrelitates that the funeral of M. Alola moonlight raid have not yet come in 10.43 p.m., almost three hours late agencies, will be published by other country's press-Rekter. apkred-Neuter Special.

will take plato to-morrow morning, from the various poirits along the rails Reuter.

that

tho

GERMAN MEDIATION COLLAPSE

Berlin, Jan. 10.

It is understood that after a week of secret negotiations the German Ambassadors in China. and Japane failed in their allempts to mediate in the Far East conflict-United Prezi

(Further Stop Press News.On Paĝo 12.).