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三拜體號八月六英港香

WEDNESDAY, JUNE

8, 1938.

二日一十月五

PLANES WARN

LEAFLETS

SCATTERED

OVER CITY

Bombers Come Later To Engage Forts

MUCH OF CANTON AND

SHAMEEN WITHOUT

LIGHT OR POWER

Swatow, June 8.

Japan has given warning to the civil population of China that the war zone now extends to South China.

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At noon yesterday, Japanese planes dropped pamphlets signed by the Japanese High Com- mand, over Swatow, urging the civilian civilian population immediately to evacuate the city.

Civilians are urged also to evacuate from other danger points in South China, as "retreat- ing Chinese armies will occasion bloodshed,

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ATTACK

China to Use Huge Force in Hankow Defence

FURIOUS AIR RAID SURPRISES CANTON

Canton, June 8. Another fierce air raid is

although the Japanese forces are anxious to in progress at Canton, protect civilian lives."

At 2.30 p.m.-two and a half hours after the pamphlets were dropped-two bombers re-appeared and dropped four bombs near the obsolete forts outside the

city.

There was only slight machine-gun fire as resistance from the defenders.

It is believed here that Swatow will soon be included in the Japanese sphere of operations.—Reuter.

Want To Crush

Resistance

Shanghai, June 8.

Japanese navat authorities in Shanghol bave issued for publiention i

a statement expressing regrel at the civilian casualties caused by the alr raids on Canton.

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"However, neither Canton Hankow can be considered open ellies, since both are provided with the most modern means of defence. against, aerial attack.

"Because of these defences, Japan.. ese airmen have been obliged drop bombs from such great heights that It is impossible to avoid destruction of or damage to civilian buildings." The statement emphasises that it

EIGHT BRITISH

VESSELS

BOMBED

Ten Days' Toll Of Insurgent Planes

Alicante, June 8. The bombed English tanker,

is the aim of the Japanese in carrying Maryad, is still blazing furiously

out the air raids to bring home to:

the Chinese the uselessness of further in this port. She was struck resistance and thus put a speedy end Saturday.

to it.

The statement concludes by saying that nationals of other countries have been repeatedly warned to leave the danger 2one-Trans-Ocean.

Long Night Raid

Canton, June B.

Last night's moonlight cald con-

tinued until 12.30 a.m.

At 10.30 a.m. the planes came over without warning, as all sirens were out of

action due to the destruction of the power plant last night.

it was at first rumoured that 90 planes were on their way and the city was panic-striken, but only 20 eventually arrived.

Their concentrated bombing was the heaviest yet experienced in a short space of time. They

loosed 60 bombs on the central areas.-nited Press.

Later news in Stop Press.

JAMAICA TENSION SUBSIDES

Almost All Strikes Now Settled

Kingston, June 7, Most of the Jamaica strlike bave now been settled on the basis ot-in- St. creased pay for labourers.

been

test has been lodged, ins drydocked in Valencla.

Three other ships beside her when she was hit were sprayed by shrop

..

BAMBOO BOMB SHIELDS can be seen on these Canton buildings. They have proved effective, it is understood, and in one instance prevented a direct hit, bouncing the bomb into an adjoining property of little value where enormous destruction was done. All Government buildings have these shields.

BIG NARCOTIC RING LINKED WITH H.K. OUT OF VANCOUVER

"Mounties

5%

NEW ARMY READY TO BLOCK JAPAN'S ROAD TO CAPITAL

Invaders Now Threaten Important Railway City,

Shanghai, June 8. With Kaifeng lost and Chengchow expected to fall shortly, the Chinese military authorities are feverishly rushing preparations for the defence of Hankow.

It is understood that the Chinese High Command intends to engage the Japanese in a decisive battle somewhere between Yencheng and Sinyang

This area is said to be highly fortified, and in the anticipated battle there the Chinese are likely to use for the first time the large number of newly-recruited Chinese troops, who, during the past ten months, have been going through strenuous training in the provinces behind the front lines.

Dwyer Calm As Murder Case Proceeds Case Proceeds

The Chinese are also likely to bring Into Relion some newly pequired war equipment which they have so far used only sporadically.

Unless the Chinese, out of sheer to break the desperation, decide dykes along the banks of the Yellow River, and flood the vast flat area of country known as the Honan

plains, the Japanese ure expected to

make rapid progress southwards to- wards

Handsome Youth Tries Chengchow, the Importan. Lussing

To Doze In Dock Got Their Men

After 11-Year Hunt But Court Fight Still Goes On

Investigations which lasted for over 11 years, and brought detectives of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police thrice to Hongkong, will culminate this month in the taking of evidence on Commission before Mr. Justice

Lindsell.

Long and painstaking investigations by the "Moun- ties" have succeeded, in breaking up a million-dollar narcotic ring which, with headquarters in Vancouver, operated extensively between Hongkong and the west coast of Canada and the United States.

Five former residents of Hongkong and Canton are now behind prison bars in Vancouver, sentenced to seven years' imprisonment for con- spiracy to commit an Indictable

offence.

The five men

are Gordon Lim, allas Lim Fong-duck; Wong Yin, allas Kong Kit-sam; Lés Hol; Chan Sun, altas Chan Dong; and Lum

Appeal For Boycott Of Japan Goods

Welsh Miners Show Sympathy For China

Most

unconcerned af those in court at yesterday's opening of the Arst European murder case here since 1914, was the prisoner himself, 19- year-old Scomun Edwin Moreland Dwyer of H.M.S. Dorsetshire.

Charged with shooting Leading Seaman Robert Dickinson of the same mess during the middle watch at sca on May 2. Dwyer sat in the dock for

Peiping-Hankow railway junction.

The countryside of Henan province Is one of the most favourable arens in China for operating mechanised units. The fat, sun-baked lond stretches for miles and miles without a single stream or hill to seriously impede the progress of tanks, arm- oured enrs and other motorised war machines.—Reuter,

Civilians Evacuating

six hours, barely interested and

Hankow, June 3. Following the fall of Kaifeng never cxelied. He has the most cupitul of Honan province, the vividly red hair and 15 besides

Chinese forces have taken up new dressed in the tropical working outfit exceptionally handsome. He

was positions between Knifeng and

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and

of the Navy, shorts, stockings open vest. Fer some twenty minutes or so during the afternoon's hearing, be put his feet up on the front rails of the duck on a level with his head and tried to doze off. He also turned and smiled at acquaintances in the

body of the court,

Dwyer is a native of Bristol.

SPEEDING UP HUNT FOR KIDNAPPER

STOP PRESS

BRIEF BUT HEAVY RAID

Canton, June 8. Canton, deprived of ciccirle power

most CX-

by yesterday's air raids, could not be given warning of the approach of the Washington, June 7

the stricken Japanese bombers to The Attorney General of British The Thorpehaven and

President Roosevelt Winifred, aboard which British

has naked city on their daily raid this morning. Columbia is now seeking to Indlet

Congress for a special appropriation

arc Sirens, which operated by No further instances at violence the five men on a more serious

of $50,000 to be used by the Federal electric power, were silent, and a seamen lost their lives, are so were reported to-day.

charge of possession of narcotics, the

Bureau of Investigation specifically pathetic attempt was made to warn damaged as to be unseaworthy.

The sudden change seems to be due penalty for which, in addition to a

London, June 7. for the purpose of tracing the kid- the populace by the ringing of hand The Thurston, over which a pre- partly to the Governmnt's £500,000 maximum of a further seven years' An appeal for a boycott of Japanese nappers of 64-year-old ""Skeogle" bells,

goods by British miners' was mode Cash. land settlement scheme, and partly to Imprisonmcat, is deportation.

The raiders arrived over the city Detective Corporal G. J. Heywood, to-day by the Executive of the South efforts by the Labour leader, Mr.

The Cash infant was kidnapped at 10.30 a.m., dlanppearing again at Bustaments, who has sppealed to the of the Royal Canadian Mounted Wales Miners Federation, in a resolu- from its home in Princeton, Florida. 11.12 a.m. after one of the workers to cease disorders and return Police, is now in Hongkong for the tion expressing indignation against the a fortnight ago, while its mother was violent bombings Canton han to work, awaiting the decisions of the third time, working on the case. ruthless war of aggression which temporarily absent. The extent of the damage still 'Eight British merchant ships have Concillation Board,

Evidence will be taken on Com- "Japanese Imperialism is waging in Mr. James B. Cash, the father of perienced In so short a time.

The Wongsha district was aguin cannot be ascertained, but it seems

been damaged or sunk within ten

mission in Hongkong on behalf of China, with systematic barbarous and the infant, paid $10,000 to the lild-heavily hit, a huge column of fame that the Power Station at Saichuen days, including four at Alicante alnce

Meanwhile, Government is Im the Ave defendants, while rebuttal

of Chinese nappers, who promised to return the and black smoke from one hit in- last Saturday. It is felt here that mediately putting in hand the £500,- evidence will be taken on behalf of elvillans.massacre

baby as soon as the ransom money dicating that a highly infammable parts of the city are again without this is a deliberate attempt to

000 land development scheme, an- the Attorney General. The evidence

The resolution expresses the hope was thrown out of a moving car at target had been struck. High or power this morning.

pravent British shilps entering nounced earlier this week. Land has will be heard by Mr. Justice Lind- that Chinese victories will continue to a designated spot.

Despite the Intensity of the raid, already been taken over by the

The ransom money was paid on sell, Messrs. Deacons acting on 30- have the effect of wearing down and.

which at least 80 bombs were during Government, and labourers will be half of the Attorney

of ultimately smashing the power of the June 1. Since then nothing has been dropped at the rate of three every General drafted for its development as soon as B. C. It is believed that Mesars. Japanese military clique, "opening the heard of either the kidnappers or the two

Johnston,

Stokes and Maxters are way to peace and freedom for baby-Reiter, acting on behalf of the five Chinese. democracy in Japan and liberating

domination."

was again bombed; for Shameen and

If the Power Station has been out | Spanish portsReuter

of commission, the position will be serious for many of the hospitals,

crammed as they are with seriously

wounded civitans.

BRITISH SHIPS BOMBED AGAIN

possible.

Doctors in all hospitals are contin- in another air raid on Valencia this has telegraphed the Colonial Office in national intrigue was unfolded at.

A remarkable story of Inter- China from the danger of foreign

ously carrying out operations on shattered raid victims-Reuter.

Deny Evacuation Plan

Hankow, June 8,

An official communique issued in Hankow last night donies that the evacuation of Hankow, has been planned.

Optimistic views regarding the outcome of the present operations in the north and the ultimate outcome (Continued on Page 4)

morning.

appeared to

minutes, it is believed that casualties wore lighter than usual, due to the fact that the bombed areas have been partially evacuated

The

| again bombed.

power plant at Salchuen was Further raids are expected to-day, the weather conditions being ^ ideal for

bombing

operations.United.

Valencia, June 7. Six Insurgent planes participated The Acting Governor of Jamaica

APPROPRIATION FOR London, stating that the situation on the Supreme Court in Vancouver The resolution is being forwarded to They

concentrate the island is much improved, and that when the five men were sentenced the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville their attentions on four British ships conditions in Kingston are almost to

WARSHIPS PASSED imprisonment on conspiracy Chamberlain, and Secretary of State moored alongside the quay, far from normal,-Beuter,

charges.

for Foreign Affairs, Lord Halifax.----

Washington, June 7. other possible objectives.

They were all directors of one of Reuter.

The Appropriations Committee of ¦ Press. the most powerful Chinese organisa- alongside the British steamer Thurs-Spain, 08 British ships have been tlor

the House of Representatives has ap- tions 071 the Pacific coast, and ton, which is now slowly ainking,

given at the trial of the five direc-proved the expenditure of U.S. bombed by planes or

the Wat Sang tore, the company imported enormous $35,002,000 to start the Naval Ex- Loyalist pursuit planes took to the submarines.

attacked by oporated through

Company, of Pender Street, Van-quantities of opfum from Hongkong, pansion programme, air and eventually chased off the Six of the ships have been sunk, couver. Ostensibly, the Wat Sang paying for the narcotic with arms rolders.

This appropriatlon will allow work and 14 British sailors have been Company acted as importers of destined for Chino, killed. Nearly 10 British sailors have Chinese herbs from the Far East.

commence Immediately on 19 The Import and Export Depart-warships, including two 30,000, tan (Continued on Page 4.)

Actually, according to evidence

(Continued on Page 4.)

battleships.-Neuter,

Two bonbs exploded on the quay

Casualties are not yet known. Since hostlillles commenced

In

to

(Further Stop Press News on

Page 12.)

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