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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1938.

STOP PRESS NEWS

FILM OF CANTON'S BOMBING VANISHES

An almost priceless record of the bombing of Canton went astray, last night while it was being brought to Hongkong to be put aboard the Clipper for America.

SAW SOMETHING JAPAN MAY LIKE BULLET IN ESTABLISH DWYER'S HAND NAVAL BASE

some-

AT AMOY

Evidence of having seen thing like a bullet in the hand of Able

Edwin Senmin

Moreland Dwyer, who is charged with the

Canton, June 7. murder of Lending Seaman Robert

It has been learned from official Dickinson on board H.M.S. Dorset-

Able Seaman sources which cannot be divulged thire, was given by George Webster this morning, when that Jopan plans the establishment of caring of the case was resumed be- ja naval base at Amoy of sufficient Core Mr. H. R. Butters.

Webster told the Court that about 10 pm, on May 1 he was sitting in his mess when accused came and sat next to him.

strength to counterbalnice the British base at Hongkongt,

Other sources discount the possibl- ity of a naval base, but admit the passibility of an air baso being built on the newly acquired island.

Foreign Office reports from Tokyo

same ridicule both reports, at the time pointing out that there is, of necessity, a strong Japanese navul concentration at. present at Amoy... United Press,

ANOTHER VESSEL BOMBED, SUNK

Madrid, June 7.

The film was taken by A. T. Hull who for the past few days has braved the terrors of Canton to im at close

"Dwyer acked me," he continued, range the bombing of the Doumer Hospital, the near bombing of the "to put my hand in his right hand cathedral, arenes of destruction in pocket. He spoke in a low tone, 1 Canton's streets as bombs actually took no notice and later he cuiled burst,

together with a general record my attention again by nudging my I turned round and saw Dwyer of the city's awful destruction. In arm. all o total of 1,200 feet of newsreel, pull his hunt out of his right hand Last night it was stolen while being pocket. He had something in his

band which looked like bullet." brought to Hongkong, together with

S. Cross-examined by Mr. G. eine-camera and all Mr. Hull's per- Hugh-Jones, for the defence, witness sonal effects.

He The cameraman teft Canton on the 5 there were others in the mess

but he could not say how many,

11 is reported that, in addition to second section of the train last night only caught a glimpse of what was al 7,

7 pm but a raid early in the evening during which the planesn Dwyer's hand. A. B. Mackay waste skoking of the British steamer dropped three flores evidently in a sitting opposite was in a position to Thurston at Valencin, Insurgent air-

"see it.

planes have bombed and severely search for some objective, held up the He thought the article looked like damaged another British ship at a man Alicante. The identity of the ship a bullet after he had heard train for some hours during which all the passengers went into the paddy had been shot the next day. Until is at present unknown.-United Prem. feld. The train was unmolested and arrived at Hongkong at 5 am. to-dayen he thought nothing of the sert a suitense containing the in- Mr. Hugh-Jones. Can you sukurt valuable evidence of the bombing was any reason whatsoever why, if it was missing and over thousand feet of a bullet, Dwyer showed it to you”-

Whether irreplaceable Alm with it.

No. The film was dropped of the train Apart from the fuct that you heard, during the Journey at some wayside a man had been shot, what station or was brought to Hongkong

all.

other

is not known but Mr. Hult is hopefulso have you for thinking it was a bullet? I also heard that Dwyer that, with the co-operation of the had been arrested. The article an- the record, so peared to be a quarter of an inch of Chinese authorities valuabic to China, will be recovered, steel,

R. A. F. Plane Crashes In Africa Jungle

Capetown, June 7. A military aeroplane disappeared yesterday, carrying three British It AF. boxers and trainers and two South African Air Force officers from Duluwayo to Pretoria.

The machine was subsequently sighted from the air in the jungle north of Limpopo River.

A rescue party landed fifteen miles from the spot and is now cutting way through the jungle.

Observations from the alr

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show

that the plane was totally wrecked. A body is lying alongside the muchine-Reuter Special.

SAFETY ZONE TO BE BUILT

the

Shanghai, June 8, General Yu Han-mou, MBitary Commander of Hankow and General Wu Teh-chen, Governor of Kwang- tung Province, have concluded negotiations with forekin missionaries erection of a safely regarding zone in Canton Trans-Ocean.

An exclusive article in the Tele- graph yesterday disclosed that the Japanese Government would pro- bably give sympathetic consideration suggestions for the establishment

to

of non-combatant zones outside Can- ton and Hankow, providing the negotiations were carried out by third

powers,

Being a seaman gunner, you could not recognise a quarter inch of steel as a rifle bullet?--No

Witness added the article was in a handkerchief, around which Dwyer's fingers were clenched.

AIRCRAFT TO GUARD CANTON

Marshal Chiang Sends Assurance

Hankow, June 8. Appalled by the enormous casualties caused by the continu- ous Japanese rain of bombs on The only other person in a position Canton. Generalissimo Chiang to ኤሮቲ Dwyer's hand Mackay.

was A.B.

He did not tell the Board of Kai-shek has telegraphed the au- Enquiry. that "they were all in a thorities of Kwangtung province, position to see." It just made him promising to strengthen air think what was in Dwyer's hands on hearing that s mon had been shot, and defences of Canton. he wondered if it was a bullet or not.

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