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AMOY OCCUPIED BY JAPANESE NAVY

STUBBORN

CHINESE

RESISTANCE

Fighting Continuing In Hills Outside Captured City

The Japanese have completed the occupation of Amoy Island.

This despatch was received in Hong- kong by the Hongkong Telegraph early to-day.

There have been no disorders in the foreign area, Kulangsu, where U.S. marines are on guard.

Approximately 50,000 refugees from Amoy Island, using every conceivable means of conveyance to cross the intervening water, have landed on Kulangsu Island, which contains the Foreign Settlement.

Fearing an outbreak of looting after darkness, a land- ing party went ashore from U.S.S. Asheville yesterday afternoon.

The U.S.S. Marblehead, which is proceeding to Amoy from Manila at full speed, is expected to arrive to-morrow morning.

"

Earlier Despatch

Tokyo, May 11.

A Novy spokesman announced at

9 pm. that important parts of Amoy

Seaforths

Island have already been captured by On Patrol

the Japanese.

Military operations, he declared, are "proceeding smoothly."-United

.Press.

In Shanghai

Shanghai, Mug 12.

Confirmation Of Capture

Shanghai, May 12.

Further Expansion of R.A.F. Announced

RAIDERS BOMB

CANTON

Missile Lands In Middle Of City Direct Hits On Railway

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Canton, May 1. Two almost simultaneous raids were made on Canton at 8.30 a.m, to-day.

Twenty-six planes participated in the raids, flying over the city in two formations.

The first formation of 14 planes New directly over the city at 8.30 30., and vigorously bombed Tin Ho Acrodrume, where, it was reported 1 yesterday, a large force of Chinese

planes had arrived,

Two direct hits were scored on the landing field at the aerodrome, the rest of the bumbs falling wkle.

One of the planes dropped a bomb in the centre of Canton City. 'Damage and casualties are at present known.

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WILL GUARD FOREIGNERS

This is a view of U.S.S. Marblehead, the American cruiser which is travelling at full speed to Amoy. Already bluejackets from U.S.S. Asheville have been landed in the panic-stricken city.

HALIFAX STRONGLY BACKS POLICY OF

NON - INTERVENTION

Geneva, May 12.

The second formation of 12 planes scrived over Tin Ho about ten knutes after the first formation

A strong stand in favour of strict adherence to the disappeared, first of all bombing the Kowloon-Canton and Canton-Hankow non-intervention policy in Spain in accordance with the loop-line. The raiders appear to have scored direct hits on the loop- scheme laid down by the London Non-Intervention line, where several freight cars hove Committee was made by Lord Halifax, the British been wrecked.

Eleven Chinese planes took or in Foreign Secretary, before the League Council yesterday. Prior to this Senor Alvarez Del Vayo, the represen- considerable ant-tative of Republican Spain, had delivered a lengthy aircraft fire, which appeared to be speech which culminated in the demand for

abandonment of the policy of non-intervention.

a northward direction as such as the first alarm was given, but no fight seems to have ensued.

There was

erratie-United Press,

ал

31 Dead And Injured Contending that non-intervention had been used by

Canton, May 12. Thirty-one dead and injured have certain countries as a moral cloak for interference in alrendy been extricated

from the

course of this morning's air raids,

debris caused by the Japanese bomb Spain, Senor Del Vayo directly charged certain which fell in the city during the democratic countries with having entered into conspiracy At least 15 are wounded, while a with the aggressor powers and thereby legalised what he

termed "intervention." Patrols of the Seaforth High-number of dwellings have been

Rescue work is still continuing, und' Amoy was completely occupied by landers have commenced fune-molished by the explosion.

is feared that final casualties will |

A Japanese naval landing party by tioning in the Louza district,

sundown on

a naval

Wednesday, spokesman announced here this morn-

carlier press dis Ing, confirming patches.

Chinese troops, he added, were still offering resistance in hills near the city.

"If the Chinese attempt to flce 10- wards the mainland without surren- dering they will present 2 good target to Japanese aircraft and naval vessels," the spokesman remarked.

con- com-

scene of the recent bombinga.

Patrols are being made on -a-re- guinted basis, details of the Seaforths, carrying rifles, making rounds of the principal streets,

Each squad is accompanied by a member of the International Settle ment Police,

Presence of British soldiers on thel

had crowded thoroughfares has quietening effect on the Chinese.

be heavier. Reuter.

Seven Visits

de-

Hsuchow, May 12. Itsuchow agala spent a hectic day yesterday during which Japanese planes made seven visits to the city, dropping about 250 missiles, exacting a toll of more than 100 civilian lives and demolishing over 1,000 houses. The first visit was at 7 a.m. by u alone plane. At that time, live Chin- ese bombers were on their way to south Shantung to attack the Japan- Throughout yesterday, Municipal ese positions. Reservists searched hundreds of Sighting the lone enemy machine, houses in Nanking Road, while police they challenged it, and it flew south. from the Louza district The Chinese aircraft did not give Japanese casualties, the spokesman patrols claimed, were "very small,'"

combed the area for suspects in chase but continued on their bombing Japanese naval aircraft, the spokes- Tursday's bombing-Reuter, man said, revealing details of yester- day's operations, actively assisted the landing force throughout the day by bombing and ground-strafing the (Continued on Page 3.)

Mopping-up operations, he continued, had already been pleted within the city, where little street fighting had occurred.

PALESTINE PARTITION DISCUSSED

Arab Group Firm In Opposition

Coiro, May 12. The British Commission for the partition of Palestine will hold its first session probably on May 16, ac-

RUSSIAN OFFENDS JAPANESE

Provocative Speech Draws Protest

mission.

Half an hour later, nine Japanese planes arrived and dropped a numbe of bombs in Tungkwan. In the cas, elty. The raiders came regularly then. The fourth visit was made by 15 bombers, escorted by 10 fighting planes, the largest number of raiders ht one time. The last visit was made (Continued on Page 3.)

No British Mediation In China

'Tokyo, May 12, Charging Soviet Navy Commissar A. Smirnov with having made "an extremely provocative remark" form-

London, May 11. ing an "unwarrantable defamation of Japan," Mr. Mamoru Shigemitsu,

The Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Japanese Ambassador to Moscow, on Chamberlain, was asked in the House May 7 fled a vigorous protest with of Commons at question time to-day seeing that the war in the Soviet authorities, Domel learned whether,

China has largely reached deadlock, here to-day.

ho would consider offering British United In a May Day address. Comrade mediation, or inviting the Smirnov was alleged to have com- States to join in mediation to restore pared "Japanese imperialists" 10 peace.

Mr. Chamberlain anid His Majesty's "blood thirsty, mad dogs,"

Government would be glad to offer who The "mad Japanese Army," the their services, either alone or in con-

cording to press reports here.

The Commission will first hear the Zionist leader, Dr. Cholm Welmann, und his report on the fallure of his endeavours to cstablish a contact with the moderate Arab quarters.

The National Arab Defence Party.

of

CHARGES ITALIANS WITH BAD BREACH

Spain Urges New Investigation Of Intervention

Geneva, May 11.

Incidentally he let it be clearly understood that his accusation was primarily directed against Britain For fully 30 minutes he spoke about the alleged Instances of intervention on the part of Germany and Italy

LABOUR ATTACKING

AIR MINISTRY IN COMMONS DEBATE

i.

Collaboration by Lord Nuffield May Give Building Impetus

London, May 11.

A greater degree of Royal Air Force expansion than any ever undertaken by Great Britain is likely to be announced in the House of Commons to-morrow, during

the Labour motion criticising the Air · the debate on Ministry.

On the RAF personnel side, it is expected that recruiting this year will be double that of 1937 in number and categories, including pilots. Provision is likely also to be made for an increase in gunners and wireless telegraphists on an extensive scale.

Additional recruiting will not be put into full swing immediately, as it is considered necessary first to provide for increased training facilities.

ITALIAN- FRENCH PARLEYS RESUMED

Preliminary Accord Near Completion Gayda Warns French Press

Paris, May 12.

A considerable increase in first line nireraft is also likely to be an nounced. It is believed that the actual number of squadrons will be considerably increased, and additional aircraft will be drafted to some exist- ing squadrons.

Production during the next two years is expected to multiply existing several times, and the it system: of, working is expected to be introduced in all fac- tories. Provision will also be made for a further extension of existing factories.

It in believed that surveys of the country will also be instituted, with a view to finding and purchasing sites for airfields, thus saving considerable time if additional expansion is found necessary-Reuter Special.

Lord Nuffield May Be Approached

London, May 11. On the eve of the unfolding in the

L'Intransigeant's Geneva cor- House of Commons of a Government and asserted that despite her agree-respondent reports that the plan to greally expedite and expand ment with Britain, Ilaly had sent French Charge d'Affaires in the Royal Air Force programme, it further reinforcements of troops to

Rome informed the French transpires that overtures have been Spain.

(Continued on Page 3.)

He said that those who Inaugurat-Foreign Minister M. Georges ed the polley of Non-intervention had by telephone yesterday that he done so with the desire to see the would be received by the Italian problem of Spain's internal affairs Foreign Minister Count Ciano at settled by the Spanish people and not five o'clock for a resumption of by foreign assistance.

the parleys interrupted on May

Forced To Protest 3.

The Charge d'Affaires, according to In the view of the Spanish Repub the L'intransigeant announced that a Hean Government, he added, the

agreement -between agreement reached between Britain preliminary

Ocean.

The

to Con-

STOP PRESS

CHINESE

CLAIM TWO WARSHIPS

Canton, May 12,

and Italy to the effect that Italian France and Italy may be concluded troops

and war material should in the first half of the next week, At to-day's public meeting of remain in Spain until the termina- paper believes that either Franco's the Council of the League of tion, of the conflet, is of such far-present Ambassador in Berlin, M. bassador in Warsaw, M. Leon Noel, Nations, Senor Del Vayo, the reaching Importance that the Spanish Francois Poncet, or the French Am-

Ambassador

the Spanish Government's delegate, Republican Government has seen basso in Wate

itself compelled to lodge a strong vigorously attacked the policy protest with the British Government, Italy immediately after

Further Chinese air force Non-intervention, he maintained, clusion of a preliminary agreement. of non-intervention, and asked

According to the paper M. Poncet the League to restore the right had proved itself nothing else than

reports reveal that during of the Spanisit Government to an instrument damaging Republican is the more likely candidate-Trans- Spain. For this reason Senor Del buy war materials.

yesterday's aerial attack on Vayo instated on the demands of the

ITALIAN PRESS CRITICAL Referring to Italo-German inter- Republican Spanish Government that

Rome, May 12.

the Japanese naval concen- vention in Spain, Senor Del Vayo non-intervention be abandoned and said the Spanish Government was replaced by something which would In an article summarising the re- willing to permit any investigans enable the Spanish people to decide sults of Chancellor Adolf Hitler's visit tration off the Chungshan the Council might wish to make with their own fate and to enable Re- to Italy, Senator Gayda, the direnter

view to establishing the exactness publican Spain to purchase war of the semi-official Giornal D'Italia, coast, two of the four Japan-

material abroad. of his charges.

The Spanish Government suggested

This, he maintained, would be in endeavours to misrepresent the facts ese-warships anchored near

In connection with the visit of that, for a start, these investigations necordance with International law.

the Wanshan Islands were Fuehrer. should deal with the despatch of

Halifax Replies

The fantastic interpretations to sunk and the two others dis- Italian reinforcements of men and

negotiations in progress. In his reply Lord Halifax refuted the visit appearing in French new- materials to Spain while the Anglo-

lord Hellax sold that the British the arguments advanced by papers during the last few days are abled-Central News.

was convinced that Representative of Republican Spain hardly likely to create a favourable Government

(Continued on Page 3.) non-intervention was the best and in his plez for an abandonment of atmosphere for the continuation of only practical policy, and they in the existing policy of non-interven-

tion. tended to persevere with it.

The British Foreign Secretary add- Although the League Convention ed that his Government hoped that provided no machinery for arbitra-

(Continued on Page 3.) some settlement, based on reason and goodwill, might soon be found to

the group led by Nasha Shlblohe Navy Commissar was further alleged function with other Powers, to bring spare further agony to the unhappy had always been an opped from to have told his Vladivostok audiento, an equitable ponce between China country of Spain, and enable it to an organ of conciliation. If at any

Grand Mufti and who Jerusalem, submitted lengthy mem orandum to the Commission which protests emphatically against a par ition of Palestina and rejects the Invitaton to send a delegation to the Commission-Trans-Ocean.

sharply criticises the French press

the

STUDY REFUGEE PROBLEM

Washington, May 11 FRANCO RECOGNISED

The Sista Department announces that representatives of 90 nations BY PORTUGAL

will be at Evians, France, on June 7! Inter-governmentä, Lisbon, May 12, and form play its full part in the community time, there was anything which the

It is officially announced that commilites to study the question for the castern borders of the Soviet He did not, however, consider any of nations with the vigour and League could contribute towards the

political refugeds-Heuter. bringing together of the two con- Portugal has recognised the repatriation of Austro-Gorman every day. The Red Army and Navy, useful purpose would bo. served by courage, it had always shown.

Lord finlifax added that the League tending parties In Spain nobody Franco regime In Spalton Press Newsy on

PROS 13.) he was reported to have added, were offering mediation until both sides

Reuter prepared to deal a drnallo counter-hati algnified their willingness to ac-of, Nations might be held to have would be better pleased than the

cept-Brilish Wireless,

peculiar qualifications for acting as British Government-Reuter, blow to such provocations-Dome!!

was "making fresh provocations" on and "Japan.,