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WEDNESDAY, TELEGRAPH, THE HONGKONG

JUNE

1938.

Insurgents Bomb and Sink British Steamer

BRITISH PROTEST NOTE APPARENTLY WHOLLY IGNORED

Heavy Loss of Life When Planes Raid Granoller

Valencia, May 31. a few hours of the Insurgent Within

strong the authorities at Burgos receiving British note of protest regarding the sinking steamer the British of last Wednesday Thorpehall, with the loss of three British lives, comes news of another similar incident.

Carrying out an air raid on Valencia to-day, Insurgent planes dropped bombs on the 1,988-ton British freighter Penthames, which was lying in the harbour.

Three bombs struck the ship, which sank at present immediately. It is

not known

whether there were any casualties.

The Penthames was built in 1009

on the Clyde, and was formerly the Comtesse de Flandre, owned by a French shipping Arm.

The present owners are the Pen- Union Steamship Company Ltd., of

Lond

United Progh.

Terrible Loss Of

Life At Granoller

Barcelona, May 31.

An heavy Insurgent air raid was

earried out on Granoller, north of Barcelona, this morning,

The Mayor of the city, in a tele- phonte interview with United Presa aialen that between 350 and 400 were killed and 800 were wounded.

Subsequent official figures issued at Barcelona state that 100 were killed and 450 wounded in the rald. -United Press,

Loyalist Reprisals

Barcelona, May 31. In retaliation for the Insurgent at- tack on Granollers in which 100 were Loyalist killed and 450 injured, squadron raided Palma de Majorca to-dny

out The Loyalist planes carried extensive bombing operations, set- ting fire to three trawlers forming of General Franco's blockuding pari Beet.

Five iri-motored Insurgent planes carried out the raid on Granollers, dropping 40 bombs in the centre of the city and destroying 30 buildings. Among the victims were women and children who had lined up to food rations at one of the depots.

their bombs the flying in perfect population

After dropping Insurgent paled the formation, strafed with machine-guns,

also bombed The Insurgents Sagunto, killing one and wounding de la Plana, where len, Castellon several houses were destroyed, and Badalona, where ten Sandrin and

killed. United Press, persons were

Armed Turks Lead Uprising In Antioch

Three Killed in Fresh Outbreak

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CHINESE GAINS IN SHANSI

CHINESE

VICTORY

CLAIMED

Furious Aerial Battle Fought Above Hankow

Hankow, June 1.

The Chinese claim to have won a algnal victory in the air when Japanese raiders attempted to bomb Hankow yesterday.

NATIONS ARGUE ABOUT COST OF WITHDRAWAL. OF SPAIN VOLUNTEERS

London, May 31. The cost of withdrawing volunteers from Spain was dealt with at the sub-Committee's meeting of the Non-Intervention Committee to-day.

The estimated cost of the collection, transportation and maintenance of volunteers in concentration camps is between £1,000,000 and £1,500,000, while the cost of sea transport of volunteers homewards is £750,000.

cost of It is proposed that the collection and maintenance shall be borne equally by Great Britain, France, Russia, Germany and Italy.

It was a desperate air battle, since the terrific combat bo- the five Great Powers participating in the Non-Intervention Committee, the first to be staged in Hankow tween Chinese and Japanese awhile the cost of sea transport will

be borne proportionately by countries whose volunteers are re- month ago.

patriated.

It is rellably reported that 14 out of 34 Japanese planes were shot down by Chinese pursuit pilots.

Chinese

Aviation Headquarters claims 15 enemy planes downed, 12 at Hunkow and three at Sultow,

Fifty-four Japanese and 50 Chinese planes fought over the city. As the

drew near the north-west

the

Lord Plymouth, Chairman of the Committee, cald that Great Britain was willing to contribute, and the German and Italian representatives undertook to refer the matter to their Governments.

The Soviet representatives, how- ever, declared that the cost of trans- and maintenance volunteers

suburbs Chinese, patrolling high should be borne by the countries who above Hankow, swooped down. A had volunteers in Spain-Reuter.

furious engagement, followed at a great height, the Chinese attacking in three groups

One pilot came down by parachute

Two

Chinese planes were forced

down at the aerodrome.

The Japanese planes eventualy abandoned the attempt to bomb the city.

Japanese Driven From Brst engaged the Japanese raiders.

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CZECHS' PROTEST REJECTED

Germany Denies. Violations Of Frontier

Berlin, May 31. The Czech Minister to Berlin this evening handed a Note to Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop, the Foreign Minister, protesting alleged and specified frontier violations by. German aeroplanes.

Contact With against Afteen

Kidnappers Established

Federal Authorities Not Interfering With Negotiations

CITY APPREHENSIVE Thic most desperate engagemen

north-west the took place over

planes suburbs when the Chinese

Meanwhile,

nore Japanese appeared, the ridera

Chinese populace bresme apprehensively

Princetown, Penn., May 31. excited, due to the recent civilian Tungkwen, June 1.

loss of life in Canton, and reports of Mr. James B. Cash announced Chinese the possibility the city,

of indiscriminate at 5 o'clock this morning that he Smashing into

had established successful con- troops are engaging in bloody street bombing of Hankow,

umetal figures Bye Chinein

tact with the kidnappers of his Japanere ghing with the Japanese ir Tsishan,

number on the northern bank

participating in the raid as 30 pursuit [5% year-old son, who was seized planes and 18 bombers, although on Saturday evening while his independent observers believe that mother was absent helping Mr. these Agures

somewhat

cx-Cash count the receipts of a aggerated:

The Chinese reports state that the nearby general store. Japanese bombers immediately turn- ed back on the appearance of the de-

Mr. Cash refuses to reveal whether He stated, fenders, while the Japanese pursuit planes fought a rearguard battle.

Meanwhile, Chinese planes from he has paid the ransom. another nerodrome intercepted and however, that he expected to trapped the returning bombers which, advised at any moment regarding the without pursuit planes to protect whereabouts of the child. to have them, were comparatively defence- less. The Chinese claim brought down three of the bombers

The greater part of the elty has Chinese, been re-occupied by the who are now "mopping up" the Jap anese cornered in the northern Rec- tions.

Meanwhile, the Chinese recapture of Chiensten, another town in south Shums, is revealed in a report from Shanchow.

for Surrounded by the Chinese

the Japanese Inside Chienhsien made a desperate attempt several days, to break through the Chinese cordon yesterday. They succeeded in foreing is way out of the east gate and re- treated towards the east,

One Chinese column entered the city in the wake of the enemy's with drawal while another followed in hot pursuit.

It is reported that the Japanese at Yuncheng, north-east of Chichsten. numbering about 300, withdrew in a

May 30.- northerly direction on Central News.

Pohsien Besieged

Hunkow, June 1. Grave tension prevails at Pohsien, on the Kwo River in north Anhwel, according to military advices re- ceived from the front late lust night. Concentrating their artillery fire on the cast, west and south city gates, the Japanese are attacking the city.

are

as a result of this move.

total

In addition, the Chinese claims to have brought down 12 Japanese purautt planes, making the Japanese losses 15 planes.-Reuter.

Shot Japanese Plane

Down

Chengchow, June 1.

The abductors are believed to have left two notes, demanding a ransom of $10,000.

Federal authorities did not inter- fere with Mr. Cash's attempts to re-

ed by the abductors, cover the child by methods demand-

However, Mr. Edgar Hoover, Chief of the famous "G" Men, is reported to be en route to Princetown by acroplane.

Mr. Cash is the owner of a chain of petrol-filling stutions in Pennsyl- vanlo.

Two cases of kidnapping occurred last week. In addition to the kid- While conducting reconnaissance napping of the Cash Infant, Betty over the Chinese positions along the Ray, the four-year-old daughter of Lunghai Hallway, a Japanese plane Mr. and Mrs. Ray Harboard, of Wat was brought-down by Chinese anti-sonville, California, is believed to aircraft gunfire yesterday.

have been seized.

it

The machine burst into flames as

Jed, repulsing attack after attack. The grow, Ningpo, Foochow and Chuaw,/ Vous near a negro shack on the out-

chow

Visitors to the casino at Santa Cruz, fell neor Hinglungchi, cast of where the Harboards were holiday- plump, dark- ing, say they saw Kalfeng-Central News.

complexioned woman leading a small Japanese Planes Raid

girl away-United Press.

MONEY PAID CHILD MISSING Many Cities

Hankow, June 1.

Princetown, May 31. Havoc was wrought by Japanese

A brother of the family, Mr. W. P. The planes in many cities besides Canton Cash, confirmed that the father had Japanese infantrymen tried to scale the city walls with ladders. Chinese defenders stubbornly resist- yesterday, according to reports re- delivered U. S. $10,000 to a rendez- ceived here, including Lishui, Chu-

skirts of the elty.

The raneora money was left at the Felly was still in Chinese hands fate

Inst night.

Lishu, about 250 kilometres designated spot before dawn, the Severe fighting also broke out in south-east of Kinhwa, in Cheklang, kidnappers promising, if instructions

about Alexandretta, May 31. the outskirts yesterday. Surrounded nine Japanese machines dumped were carried out, to advise by tele- 70 Lomba in various parts of phone where the boy would be found. without any killed and four

overwhelming number of city, killing and wounding about 80 Noon passed, however, Three were

telephone call, and Federal agents wounded in Antioch in a renewed

Chuchow, in west Cheklang, was fear that it is futile to hope that the demonstrations led by armed Turks. Japanese troops, and subjected to in-

bombed by six Japanese ment, a Chinese battalion sustained

aircraft, kidnappers will endanger themselves To cope with the terrorism, the cessant artillery and aerial bombard- civilians.

erected military authorities have

which released more than 30 bombs. by making any attempt to re-establish Five persons were killed and 2B contact with the parents. barricades and have restricted motor heavy casualties. Central News.

wounded.

At 3 pm, three hours after the traffle

Six Japanese planes carried out a stipulated time, 300 angry farmers In the afternoon. gathered in preparation for a search Ningpo More than 30 missiles were dropped, of the entire countryside.-United killing one fivilian,

In addition residents are

moved to safer districts.

being

Troops marched into and occupied

Antioch yesterday.--Reuter.

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268 HOLIDAY DEATHS IN UNITED STATES

San Francisco, May 31. Deaths from violence during Mem- Detalls of the raids on Chuanchow orial Day holidays reached 200, at and other Fukien coastal towns are which number 20 occurred in Ohio.

-United Press. yet unknown-Central News.

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Official German circles declare that the Czech allegations are completely unfounded.-Reuter.

Claim Huge Chinese Loss At Hsuchow

Tokyo, May 31.

In an official recapitulation of the story of the Battle for Imperial leadquar- Itsuchow, ters claims that the Chinese casualties in and around the city to May 24 totalled 240,000.

Of these, 103,000 were killed.-- United Press.

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