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WHITEAWAY'S

RAIDERS AGAIN RAIN BOMBS ON CANTON

ONLY FIVE Chinese Air Raiders Again Cruise Over Japan

MACHINES

- PARTICIPATE

But Second Alarm Keeps City in Suspense

Canton, May 31.

Hopes of a respite after three days of terror were shattered at 9.05 a.m. when the air raid alarm was again sounded in Canton.

There were no signs of the raiders until 9.40 a.m., when one plane appeared and reconnoitred the position. No bombs were dropped by this machine.

However, at 9.55 a.m., five raiders roared overhead and commenced the daily routine of destruction.

It appears uncertain what objectives they were aiming for, but a succession of loud explosions seemed

to come from the direction of Honam Island.

CHINESE

TARIFFS

SLASHED

Now Nanking Duties Will Favour Japan

Shanghai, May 31.

A comparison with the Chin- jese Government tariffs show that the new tariffs to be in- stituted by the Provincial Government will cut some rates by as much as 75 per cent.. cent. others varying down to 25 per

The standard tariff on piece-poods will be cut from 40 per cent., while dutles on woollens will be reduced per cent, and on artificiul silk

45

by nearly 75 per cent.

Dutles on inetal-ware are cut by whilst fish products and Aslı,

an of which are supplied by Japan, halt,

will be admitted at dulles 45 per cent. lower than those ruling under the Central Government's adminis- tration.

The tariff on cereals is now five per cent, ad valorem, compared with 15 per cent., while duties on all

per cent-Reuter,

Meanwhile, the defenders are again loosing machine sugars are cut by approximately 75, gun and anti-aircraft fire, and occasional shrapnel is falling in Shameen.-Reuter.

"More Planes Expected

Conton, May 31.

About half a dozen bombs tell on Salchuen, severni falling into The

river.

-The cement works were apparently the main objective, but no hits were registered.

At 10.5 8.m. o second alarm was i sounded, and further raids are ex- pected at

any moment, Shameen

quiet, and the situation

ENFORCING NEW TARIFFS TO-MORROW

Naaking, May 31: The Provisional Government! has announced an extension

Deny Attacks the North China tariffs

On Canton

Rescue Crews Japanese-occupied areas in

An Omelat report received by the

Japanese Consulate

this chießy owing to the co-operation of morning from Japan, in reply to an Naval Alr the Chinese police.

at the gates has cased considerably, local

enquiry, states that

of €9-

the

tablished on January 20 to Central China and Shanghai,

The Japanese authorities have promised to assist in seeing that

International Settlement in Shanghai pay the revised tariffs in future.

The new rates become effective

The British authorities are Issuing Squadron bombed Canton on May to-morrow.-Reuter. passes to Chinese employees of 28 but that no bombs were dropped! British Arms, allowing them to enter on or machine-guns fired at civihans) Shameen at 6 a.m. and 2 pan., alter or rescue workers. which times no non-residentials will be allowed on the island.--Reuter,

Widespread Activity

Shanghai, May 31,

ralds on Chinese Japanese

alr cities were general yesterday, Japanese spoitesman revealed here to-day.

In addition to the raids on Canton, Japanese places carried out bombing raids on the Lunghai Railway, especially at the coastai terminus at Halchow, where Chinese troops were scattered.

Chinese nerodromes in provinces Fukien and Klangst of Cheklang, were systematically bombed. Foo- chow, capital of Fukien. was in- cluded.

Other cities which received atten: tion from the raiders Included Puchong, Keinnow, Lisul, Chuhsien, Yushan, Chuki and Ningpo.

Some of these places were raided twice during the day, the spokesman auld.

Not one Chinese plane was sighted throughout South Chinn, he declared. -United Press.

TEMPORARY NATURE

Shanghai, Mny 31. Revision of the tariff schedule for North and Central China to become

The full Japanese report states tay military establishments were bombed and apparently considerable effective on and after June I was damage was done. The bombing announced by the Reformed Govern- was strictly confined to military ment at 11 o'clock this morning. establishments, us on previous ralds, and although some suffering may reasonable and unsuitable"

new rates, replacing "un- have been sustained by civilians the charges, are of a temporary nature. bombing and machine-gunning wes

In a statement issued here to-day never directed at them.

the Reformed Government declares

OBJECTIVES SOLELY

The

existing

TWO WERE BURIED ALIVE in a landslide off Hillwood Road, near Austin Road, this morning. Above, coolies, assisted by firemen und police, are working to free the buried man and woman, though no hope that they still lived could be held out. A third person, a man of 22, was successfully freed after au hour's digging and is recovering.--Staff Photographer.

TWO BURIED ALIVE.

IN LAND-SLIDE

IN HILLWOOD ROAD

"the revision is not intended to dis- feet eriminate against Foreign Powers but is aimed solely at the relief of

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MILITARY JAPANESE

Japanese Refute Indiscriminate

Bombing Allegation

Japanese

Shanghai, May 31.

DEMANDS

IN AMOY

no

Two persons are buried alive under more than ten of earth and rubble on the site being excavated for a church at Hillwood Road, south side, near Austin Road, One man, Tam Wong, 22, was rescued and rushed to Kowloon Hospital. But there is no hope for the other two, a man and a woman, being brought out alive.

No-one knows what the three people were doing at the excavation. It seems they had no right there.

At 7 am, the scaffolding against a section of the embankment splintered and fell and a heavy fall of curth Tam come down. Witnesses saw Wong alruggling frantically to free himself and then a further slight -fall buried him almost completely. He was extricated an hour later:

But the other two, Tom Ho, 30, a

Conscription Revelation

NO BOMBS DROPPED ON ENEMY

Night Flight Appears To Have Been Test

Kokura, Kyushu, May 31.

Western Defence Headquarters of Japan, according

to Domei, has issued a communique to the effect that two or three unidentified planes, presumably Chinese, appeared over the south-west coast of Kagoshima at 9.30 last night. Thereafter the planes flew over Kumamoto, passing over the south-west corner of Amakusa Island.

At 11.20 p.m. they were heard over Ike Island. One plane, presumed to be one of the same group, was sighted over Takanabecho, Miyazaki Prefecture.

Since the planes were neither seen nor heard over Japan proper, the War Ministry believes that that part of the country is safe from such visitations.

RAIDS ON

· CIVILIANS.

DISMAY BRITAIN

Government Taking Steps For Future Outlawing Of Tactics

London, May 30.

the

All Japanese reports say no dant age was done by the raiders. It is not even stated that they dropped bombs.

By 1 nm, the flying visitors were gone and the raid warning was lifted everywhere,

Earlier the Seoul Defence Head- quarters had issued a general alarm, This was apparently merely a test alght.

It was later deterinined that the ruiding planes had down over Fukuoka Prefecture-United Press. Over Fukuoka

Prefecture

Tokyo, May 31. The War Ministry announced this morning that two aircraft, apparent- ly Chinese, ad flown over. Amaku island, west of Kyushu, and headed for Kumamoto City, scene of the recent pamphlet scultering enterprise. Public dismay at

news The planes arrived over the suburbs from Spain and the Far East of of the city at 12.23 R.M-United 08 a Press, heavy civilian casualties result of bombings from the air Planes Over Kyushu Island was reflected in questions ad- Com-

Tokyo, May 31. According dressed in the House of

official reports reach- mons to day to the Prime ing the Ministry of War, two Chinese Minister, Mr. Neville Chamber-planes made their appearance over Kyushu island last night. Under lain.

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Mr. Chamberlain was asked what steps had been taken to give effect to the unanimous re- |solution passed in the House of de- Commons on February 2 claring that the growing horror of aerial bombardment of defenceless civilians should expressed in an international} agreement to co-operate in ita

In Commons prohibition.

Claim Man-power

be,

No Information In The Japanese spokesman to-

Shanghai day emphatically denied that the Japanese air raids on Canton Relief For Bombing Victims were "indiscriminate."

Shanghai, May 31.

woman, and Chen Ying, were seen to Act, Still In Force, Can question as being most carefully Canton, May 31. They were directed against military Foreign consular representa-fall beneath a tremendous weight of

debris. The Canton Municipal Government establishments and "centres of anti-tives state that they have has instructed all refugee

activities," he declared.

Workmen said there was no chance information of any Japanese de- compa

out alive, but of getting them and charity organisations in Canton

"The Japanese policy of discrimin-mands to the consular body at nevertheless commenced swiftly dig- to accommodate as many victims of ating between milliary objectives and Kulangsu Island, Amoy-United King. They had to work with the Japanese neriai bombings as possible, civilian zones reminins unchanged, Press.

All residents in the city are also and is still strictly observed." He said.

greatest caution lest they undermine urged to help those who have been "That civilians should suffer is A Chinese news agency reported the scaffolding and cause a further deprived of their homes and belong-naturally regrettable, but it must be last night that the following demands slide. ings.

remembered that as early as August Were. presented to the consular body Besides $10,000 remitted by the last year the Japanese naval outh-in Kulangsu by the Japanese naval Executive Yunn, more funds are orities warned civilians against stay- authorities;

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HOUSE-TO-HOUSE RAIDS IN PEIPING

ing near Chinese uir bases and milit-: ary or strategle establishments.

"If our warning has gone unheeded there

Is nothing we can do.” The spokesman added that Chinese anti-aircraft fire during the Japanese bombings of Canton was probably responsible for numerous casualties. yesterday's nir raid the Japanese planes hit the Canton Municipal and Provincial Govern- nent buildings, and also the head- quarters of the Bureau of Finance.

1.That British and American landing parties should be removed from Kulangsu.

RIOT REPORTS UNFOUNDED

2.That able-bodied Chinese be- tween the age of 21 and 40 would

London, May 30. be liable for military or civil ser- vice on Amoy Island.

A massage received at the Colonial 3-That Japan has the right to Office from, Sir Wilfred Jackson, the Gulana who take a census of the inhabitants of Governor of British Kulangsu Island.

relieved Hongkong's present Gover- 4That Japanese representatives nor at Georgetown last year, states ahould be permitted to alt on

tho that there is no truth in the report

disturbances of riots and

In that Mixed Court. The Report added that the consular colony.

body had rejected the Japanese do-

Pelping, May 31. Japanese gendarmes and Chinese

Kwangtung Government building police made another surprise house had been set afire, ho claimed to-house search of a small section of Japanese planes had also Gown mands. the east end of the city yesterday be over the Power Plant, Government cement factory, and Government ginning at 10 am,

Strict searching of all incomers sulphuric acid factory in Salchuen,

on the bank of the Peart River.. prevails at the city gates. There

The spokesman clalmed that the

· is still no evidence of guerilla activity, but the intensified search- Arsenal in the north-eastern part of Inga have given rise to the usual Canton had been set on fire.---United crop of rumours.~~United Press.

Prees.

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STOP PRESS

WARSHIPS ATTACK JUNKS

Macao, May 31. Japanese destroyers, which Масао have been lurking off

The government reply stated: "The studied by the departments concerned, with a view to overcoming the many technical and legal diMculties in- volved, but it has not yet reached London, May 31.

form In which it can advantageously The provision of man-power for be submitted to other governments. waters for the past several days "At the same time His Majesty's have attacked a junk fleet south essential Services now and in wor time was the subject of u statement Government has not falled to make of Wangcum Island, just beyond in the House of Commong to-night clear its views about the bombard- Portuguese waters, it is learned by Sir Thomas Inskip, Minister for ment of civilian populations, and has here to-day. Defence.

opproached the French Government The Minister was speaking on the and the Vatican," competing needs of such organianilong Answering supplementary question,

Apparently the warships used machine-guns against the help-

as the Territorials and A.R.P. bran- the Prime Minister sald, what was less Chinese. ches.

any

on

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"I have said so as plainly could."

LABOUR CRITICISM

公█

I

The Minister's statement followed a suggestion in the House that vari- ous public services asking recruits The were outbidding each other. statement evoked the prompt und

WARSHIPS ACTIVE IN CANTON RIVER'S

MOUTH.

Macao, May 81. There is considerable activity

In peace-time there must be, no compulsion, he declared, and young' men need not be shepherded Into any particular occupation.

for Anyone now selected emergency services would join the understanding that in war-time. he would not escape any duties Parliament might impose on him.

In war-time there was certain to

by Japanese warships in the mouth of the Canton River, be a competent authority to allocate

The concentration of ships in Sir Thomas Inskip declared.

situation foreshadowed conscription

at from sixteen to twenty-eight. In answer to a question by Mr. In the event of war. J. C. Ede, Labour Member for The Minister said he knew of no Among the Japanese craft are Bouth Shields, who asked whether, plans for industrial conscription but numbers of shallow draft vessels alihough not broughi

before the he indicated it was correct to assume suitable for coast landings. Itsuse of Commons, there. Indeed that on a day of'emergency logiein- existed a Conscription Act which tive machinery existed for the Imple would put everyone in his proper menting of the Conscription Act. nicht, Sir Thomas Inskip replied: Reuter,:

There have been partial interrup- | each individual a suitable position, strong Labour criticism that such a this area is variously estimated

tions of work on four estates in the Vico-Admiral Bir Percy Noble, last fortnight, which in one case be-- Commander in Chief of the China came almost complete for a day, but Aquadron, is expected to arrive in with very few exceptiona oll the men Amoy to-morrow in `ILMS. Fal- concerned have returned to work mouth. With the arrival at Amoy after a short interval. The police so-morrow of ILM.8. Cumberland have not had to Intervene, and gon- and ILM.B. Dainty, four British erally the situation is quiet.-Britiani

Wireless, warships will be at Amoy.

By Our Own Correspondent. (Further Stop Press News on Page 12.)