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FIRST EDITION

Hongkong Telegraph

FOUNDED 1801

· No. 16540

五拜菜 號十月六英港香

FRIDAY,

JUNE

10, 1938.

H三十八五

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FRANCO REJECTS BRITISH PROTEST

CONTINUING Londoners to March on Japanese Embassy

ATTACKS ON

RED ENSIGN

French Ship Bombed And Destroyer Off For Investigation

(Special to "Telegraph")

By Whetess Telephony, Copyright Triverupilte. Misaunes Ordinance Received June 10, 82,991 4

London, June 9.

LADA

General Francisco Franco, the Insurgent, Spanish commander-in-chief, has rejected the British protest against the bombing of Alicante and the sinking of British merchant vessels. He contends that Alicante is a military objective.-- United Press.

BRITISH SHIP SUNK

Hendaye, June 9, The Spanish Government reports that Insurgent a British planes late to-night raided, bombed and sank merchantman, the Isidora, at Castellon dela Plana, above Valencia.

The same source says the bombers sank a French merchantman, tentatively identified as the Brisbane at Denia, between Valencia and Alicante.

A. British officer of the Non-Intervention Committee.

a British seaman and the French seamen were killed in the latter attack.

A French destroyer has aver a Denia to Investigate the report that i two bombs struck the French steamer Brisbane and that Insurgent planes had afterwards ruited the ship's decks

for half an hour with nuchine-guns

-United Press.

12 Killed, 19 Wounded

Valencia, June D.

An unidentified merchantman hasi been bombed off Bentessim, north of Valeneis.

It is reported that twelve of her crew are killed and nineteen wound- ed.--United Press.

French Patrol Border

Perpignan, June 9.

Three squadrons, comprising 30 planes, have commenced a 24-hour relay patrol of the frontier and will attack uy foreign plane attempting to cross-United Press.

Franco Fails To Answer

London, June 9.

Charges Czechs Arm

to Crush

CHINESE

CLAIM MAJOR VICTORY

700 Japanese Wiped Out In Battle

Aircraft Score On Warship

Tsingyang, Anhwei,

at

WEEK OF PROTEST AGAINST CANTON BOMBING PLANNED

Lord Dawson of Penn Among Those Appealing for Aid For Lord Mayor's Fund

London, June 9.

The China Campaign Committee has organised a week of protest against the bombing of Canton beginning with a poster parade from Marble Arch to the House of Commons on June 13.

On June 14 the Committee will send a deputation to wait

upon the Japanese Ambassador.

Aerith wave has swept Shanghai after Chinese armies retreated inland and unusual vigilance is necessary by the Inter-by national Saflenient police. Above, armed police patrols, wearing bullet proof jackets search native pedestrians for concealed weapons atossible bomba.

JAPAN'S NAVY MAY AID ARMY'S DRIVE BY RIVER WARFARE

Shanghai, June 10. The suggestion that the Japanese may co-ordinate their advance on Hankow by way of the Lunghai railway with naval operations on the Yangtse River is contained in Chinese military reports, which add that Japanese warships are assembled in the vicinity of Anking.

June 10. An overwhelming victory was

the by

Chinese

These ships have been shelling the Chinese positions won Wushachai, little distance sporadically but it is claimed that attempts to land men Yangtse from them have been frustrated by heavy machine-gun River in Anhwei. yesterday afternoon in a fierce land and fire. air battle.

Autonomy Aims above Tatung on the

Berlin. June 9,

Field Marshal Hermann Goering's mouthpiece, the Essen Zeitung, to-day charged that the Increase in Czech conseription is designed to "suppress the auto- nomy demands of the non-Czech minorliles through the force of arms and bayonets."

Tho newspaper adila: "It is self-evident that these warlike measures have provoked resent- mens in neighbouring 'countries, and Czecho-Slovakia is only more isolated as D result."--United Press.

To reach Hankow by river the Japanese would have Seven hundred

Japanese to destroy a series of powerful booms which the Chinese troops which attempted to land there was wiped out, scores of have flung across the waterway, notably one at Kiukiang, Japanese marines were drowned, where hundreds of thousands of labourers worked for a Japanese warship was heavily months to create what the Chinese believe to be an damaged and a Japanese bomber was destroyed during the en-imprenable barrier.

counter.

Meanwhile, Marshal. Chiang Kai-

shek has declared that the morale of

At 3 o'clock in the afternoon some the Chinese people has been sa command 000 Japanese troops from a number advanced that the high

Thero is grave anxiety in KIDNAPPED attempt to land at Wushuchai under strategy. It is now possible to re-

London, with regard to

the

bombing of British ships in Spanish waters, for no reply has yet been received from General

CHILD

Francisco Franco to the strong MURDERED

British protest lodged last week.

It is understood, however, ilmat his method of justifying the attacks will probably be the ples of military necessity.

With regard to the suggestions which are being considered

(Continued on Page 4.)

for

Body And Ransom Money Found

Suspect

Held By "G Men"

down.

The

BRITAIN BUYS U.S. AIRCRAFT

Plan To Get More From Canada

A protest meeting at Queen's Hall will be followed a march to the Japanese Embassy on June 15.

Committee members will lobby among House of Commons members on June 16 and a demonstration in Trafalgar Square will take place on June 19-Reuter.

Labour Can't Agree to Speed Arms Programme

APPEALS FOR SUPPORT

London, June. 9. Lord Dawson of Penn, the King's Physician, is among the signatories of a letter in the Lancet, appealing for support for the Lord Mayor's Fund for the relief of Chinn.

are

The letter emphasises the terrible sufferings of the Chinese people and points out that large areas London, June 8. rendered desert and enormous num- The representatives of nearly bers of people are seclting safety and thirty

trates trades

food. of the and engineering

Shipbuilding industries, niceling at York,

Ialled to arrive at any decision regarding the Government's and emplayers' proposals for speeding up the armament programme.

of the con- The secretary ference said they wero.alming at unanimity before deciding upon a definite polley and a further meeting is being held on July 4, tollowing consultations among idual unlons-Reuter.

LAID TRAP TO CATCH KIDNAPPER

Plan To Abduct Lord Nuffield Went Awry

The chance of harvesting this your's crop and next year's as well is gone in a great many places. The death rate of 300 per thousand, largely among children in the refugee campa in the first few months, gives but a hare statisticnt picture of an incalcul- able amount of suffering and anguish both physical and mental.

The letter dwells upon the spread of epidemic and food declency diseases and pays tribute to the (Continued on Page 4.)

STOP PRESS

RESISTING STRONGLY

Chengchow. June 19. After withdrawing from Chung- mow, 30 kilometres west of Kaifeng, to Palsha, seven kljometres east of Chungmow, the Chinese troops con- tinue to put up staunch resistance to the Japanese,

the

of Japanese warships anchored in the feels free to decide on plans based Yangise River made a determined on the highest principles of military

London, June 9. Major Ramsden,, whom John Bruce gulute advances or withdrawals on a heavy naval barrage. The Chinese the principle of sustaining the

Thornton sought as an accomplice in troops entrenched along the bank minimum loss, and to deal heavy

a plot to kidnap Lord Numeld, resisted with intensive, machine-gun blows at the enemy when the oppor

famous British motor manufacturer

and rifle fire.

tunity arrives,

end philanthropist, gave evidence at the hearing of the case to-day. At the height of the battle, 27 les China made gallant sacriBecs in

During the first stages of hostili

Ramsden, who was a witness for the Chinese planes suddenly swooped the defence of strategic points.

Crown and who had kept the police informed throughout of Thornton's tuns A group dumped

ol experience thus gained enabled her

London, June 9.

Fighting. le raging around scheme, sold he had tried in every explosives on the Japanese warships troops and proplo to develop con- |

The Ale Ministry unnounces that way to put Thornton off the kidnap Paisha katiway station and Lung- same time a

the Government hue agreed to buy

wangmlao, a point north. A Japan- in the river, whilst another group Adence and at the

ping scheme. 490. aircraft from two American bombed and strafed the Japanese tenacious spirii, said the Marshal.

On May 12 Rameden said he com- ese cavalry unit of 100 men which The records of the Chinese prmy, manufacturing firms.

municated with the police and since attempted to singe a raid on Kucheng, troops attempting 'n landing.

boh at Shanghai and in southern

Two hundred of these planes will that time has been acting on police west of Paisha, yesterday was re- puited by the Chinese. Another One of the Chinese bombs scored Shantung, afford indisputable testi-

Later, Ramsden had an interview Japanese raiding party which rench- and two hundred for advanced train-| a direct bit near the tunnel of a mony to the capacity of its Oghting be for general reconnaissance duties instructions.

ed

miles Hrukeng, about saven with Lord Nuffield and a certuln strength,

south-west of Chungmow, was also Japanese warship, inflicting heavy

Turning to the heavy loss of lite ing.

scheme was put forward to be com- damage. The concussion rocked the suffered by Chinese non-combatents, The purchase was recommended muntented to Thornton, he said, In-driven nway. Miami, June 9.

declared:

Japanese Chiang

"The by the air ralesion to the United eating that a trap was being Ind vensel and killed many. The other Marshal

ese raiding parties were also for the kidnapper.

discovered yesterday at Wunultien The body of little "Skeegio" Jnpanese warships directed intensive Japanese apparently believe that by States.

The mission also discussed with

Thornton's plan was to hold Lord near Hsuchong, 80 kilometres south Cash, five-year-old son of Mr. anti-aircraft gun fire at the Chinese so doing they can terrorise und

on the Pelping- couree the Chinese people, as well as firms in Canada the possibility of Nuffield on a yacht unill letters of of Chengelow and Mrs. James Cash of Prince-planes but falled to hit any of thein. shatter their will to resist."-- bringing into being increased capa- credit were arranged In Europe, Hankow Rallway, and at Hoshang- ton, Florida, has been found. At this juncture a squadron of over Renter

city plants in that country, it la rowhen he would be released.-Reuter, chlao, d5 kilometres south of Cheng- The boy

vealed, for the manufacture of alr-

chow, but were promptly dispersed was kidnapped last 10 Japanese planes made their op

ensued. Chengchow Being craft on a long-range plan.

by the Chinese.--Central News, Tokyo, June 9. month and although a ransom of pearance. A fierce combat shel ht

A Japanese anti-aircraft The Foreign Office this evening $10,000 was paid by his frantic one of the Japanese bombers, blowing | announced that the military author father, little "Skeegie" way to places.

Shanghal, June 1)," les were preparing to return American Baptist School, owned by murdered by his abductors,

With their numerical superiority Japanese headquarters here sintes in A suspect, Franklin Pierce McCall, the Chinese the Shanghai University, early

soon planes

out that according to observations made town of 21, luis been detained.

manoeuvred the enemy machines. by Japanese airmen, the It was stated that the school hind The body was found in a dense Encouraged by the success in air, the Chengchow, situated at Junction, of bean converted as a supply base due clump of underbrush near Princeton, Chinese troops ort Innd counter-nt-the Lunghai and Peiping-Hankow to the necessity of Harrisoning in an area already searched by tacked and wiped out the landing railways Shanghai.

fariners and police. Edgar Hoover, party in half ari hour, It was added that it was decided chilet of the "men" nny McCali

Japanese To Give Up U.S. S'hai School

July.

the

A check-up later revealed and collecting the $10,000, only 60 Chinese soldiers were killed (Continued o Paga 4.)

that

---Central News.

to return the property as soon as has confessed to writing the ransom possible despite the aitondant mill-noton Jary Inconveniences.-United Press.

Evacuated

han been practically evacunted allité" by Chinese troops |and the civilian population. Airmen Tort hat the last train for Hankow Jeft Chengelow on Wednesday. Trans-Occasi

The Government is considering certain tentative proposals which have been formulated as a 'result of these discussions,-Reuter,

OBE. FOR SHANGHAI MAN

JAPAN MOBILISING MANDATE ISLANDS?

Geneva, June D.

Dr. Wellington Koo, chief Chinese delegate to the League of Nations, ta- day transmitted to the Lengur London, June 9.Secrotary a note from the Chinese Captain T. G. Reanie formerly of Government pointing out that the. Shanghai, in included in the list of Japanese Mobilisation Act applies to Utose honoured on the King's birth- their Pacific Islands mandato, which day, and receives an O.B.EHeuter, thus violates the Covenant. Reuter,

(Further Stop Press News on Page 12.)