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五拜禮 號七十月六英港香

JUNE FRIDAY,

17, 1938.

日十二月五

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DUNLOP FORT 90

JAPANESE TRAPPED BY FLOOD AND FOE THOUSANDS Cloudbursts Add to Yellow River's Torrent

FACE DEATH

ANOTHER

IN HONAN BRITISH

Supplies and

Heavy Equipment Already

Lost in Retreat

Hankow, June 17.

A large body of Japanese troops, estimated at several thousand strong, has been trapped between the rising floods in Honan province and an overwhelming force of Chinese.

The Japanese were retreating on the western fringe of the floods when they were suddenly intercepted by the Chinese.

They are now between two enemies. The flood waters, commanding the low-lying levels east of the Japanese, are slowly and inexorably creeping up to the doomed men, already bereft of their supplies and mechanised units by the waters of the river. To the west of the Japanese positions lie the firmly entrenched Chinese, safe themselves from the flood waters for the time being.

The Japanese cannot retreat from floods or Chinese. And they cannot remain in their present position, which will be inundated at any time. Trans-Ocean.'

Shift to Yangtse

Hankow, June 10. Since the Japanese operations on the plains of Honan have been un- expectedly interrupted by the over- flowing of the Yellow River, it is generally assumed that the centre of fighting will be transferred to the valley of the Yangtse River, where strong Japanese naval, mliltary and air forces are now concentrated..

According to reports received here. BO fur on Thursday the Japanese have only succeeded in galning footing on the northern bank of the river.

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It is added that the town of Nintu- shan, on the southern bank of the Yangtse, is still in the hands of the Chinese.

BRITAIN READY TO RESTRICT BOMBING

Plan To Humanise Warfare Discussed

London, June 17.

The British Government would not Other reports,. also from Chinese

allow the question of "police bomb- asseri that

Chinese the sources,

of con- zroops who are now attacking in the ing" to stand in the way

in

vicinity of Anking have succeeded clusion of an agreement to humaniso the suburbs of that city. the rules and practices of warfare, reaching The Japanese are endeavouring to declared the Prime Minister, Mr.

Hankow on

along The first army, advancing Neville Chamberlain, in the House

march routes.

three

on the road from Hotel to Halnyang. of Commons last night.

is co-operating with detachments in

the captured town of

Mr. He was replying to

Chenyangkwan,

Arthur

to the north of Liuan.

the

A second Henderson, who had referred to the army advancing on Hwostion, which recent offer of Mr. Cardell Hull, south of Liuan, is sold to have Secretary of State in the United been held up by the Chinese in mountainous region some 12 miles States, who said his country would be east of Hwoshan. The third army, willing to join other nations in scek- advancing along the road from An-ing such an agreement. king to Hankow with Tenshan na ita Immediate objective, la stated to have (Continued as Pago 4.)

Labour Holds Barnsley With Substantially Bigger Majority

London, June 17. Labour holds. Barnsley and, with an increased majority.

Due to the death of Mr. J. Potts, whose fight at the last general elce-

a by-election

on

Asked whether the British Govern- ment would make a shllar offer and with this object in view announce its willingness to forego the practice of bombing' the north-west frontier of India and elsewhere, Mr. Chamberlain emphasised, atrid cheers, that the Royal Air Force, was not employed on the north-west frontier of India or elsewhere for the purpose of attacking clvilion populations,

Bombing was never resorted to, he sald, unless at least 24 hours' notice were given the tribesmen and their птел in- families to evacuate the volved.-Neuter,

SEAMAN KILLED

Unofficial Denial Of Attack On Castellon By German Fleet France Restless

Over Intervention

Barcelona, June 16. A seaman of British nation- ality, born at Mauritius, was fatally wounded in to-day's air raid on Barcelona.

He was running to his ship. the Seabank Spray, from an air raid shelter when he was blown up by a bomb.-Reuter Special.

SEMI-OFFICIAL DENIAL

Berlin, June 16.

The report that German destroyers

RESCUE CREWS FACE DANGER of the same sort that men in the front line of fighting are called upon to bear, and much they perform their gruesome tasks with every bit as

This is a body of Canton rescue. courage as the fighting men. workers during one of the recent air raids, awaiting a

summons.

KIDNAPPER SENTENCED TO DEATH

shelled Castellon prior to its occupi

on by the Insurgents is semi-Faces Execution Within

Few Days

offelally denied.--Reuter Special.

DEMAND FOR DEBATE

Furls, June 10.

Miami, June 16. The last chapter but one in The Communist deputies have America's most horrifying and kidnapping sensation forced the Foreign Affairs Committee brutal to reconsider resolutions proposing the re-opening of the southern fron- since Bruno Hauptmann was tier for arms shipments 10 the electrocuted for the kidnapping Loyalists in Spain.

of the Lindbergh baby, was

fresh

"Unqualified Condemnation"

Of Bombing

Washington, June 10. The Senate has adopted the resolution moved by Senator Key Pittman, chairman of the Senate Committee, Foreign Relations expressing "unqualified condem- nation of the inhuman bombings at civilian populations." and directing the Foreign Relations Committee study the subject and recommend steps Congress might take to end the practice.— Reuter.

BOYCOTT LOBBY

London, June 18.

HOPE OF STEMMING ADVANCING WATERS FADES WITH STORM

3,000,000 People Menaced By Approaching Flood

Hankow, June 17. Cloudbursts and further torrential rain along the Yellow River have ended faint hopes that Japanese and Chinese sappers, aided by Chinese peasants, would be able to effect a last-minute closure of the breaks in the. dykes.

The floods have assumed even greater proportions as a result of yesterday's torrential rains, and the red- brown waters of the rivers are now pouring relentlessly across the surrounding country from at least 20 breaks in the embankments.

It is estimated that over 3,000,000 people are now endangered by the flood watens.

EIRE GOING TO POLLS

De Valera Likely To Get Majority

Dublin, June 10.

The Chinese and Japanese troops who were fighting desperately in the Lunghai Rallway arca last week are now separated by a lake 33 miles wide, extending from the Yellow River to Chowktłokow and covering over a thousand square mics of country.

The city walls of Kalfang, capital: of Honan province, are still holding the waters in check, but Kaiteng is surrounded by a sea that is rapidly rising, and is slowly eating of the foundations of the ancient walls.

Flood waters are moving rapidly

Had Slim Hope

The Premier, M. Edouard Daladier, written to-day, when Franklin has threatened to adjourn the Cham- Pierce McCall was sentenced to

In the clection campaign which con-in a solid wall in the direction of ter to-morrow until June 24 should death for the kidnapping of Members of the China Campaigncluded to-night, Elre recovered some- Anhwe province.--Trans-Ocean, the Communists insist on an Im-216-year-old "Skeegie" Cash. Committe lobbied the House of Com- thing of the old-time election fervour medinte debate on non-intervention.

Unless a reprieve or stay of execu-mons this evening, urging members for which it is noted. -United Press,

Both Mr. Eamon de Valera, the tion is granted by the Governor, of all parties to support an embargo oll exports from the British

Shanghel, June 17. McCall will be led to the electric on chair before the end of this month.

The floods are spreading relent- to Japan. They also urged Frime Minister, and Mr. William Empire The kidnapping and killing of that all should not be carried to Cosgrave, opposition leader, address- "Skeegie" Cash was one of the most Japan in British tankers, and asked ed scores of meetings throughout lessly over the flat plains of norther callous acts in recent crime history members to support a resolution for the country, meeting everywhere Honon, and have inundated an area financial assistance to China and with much enthusiasm, and much now estimated to cover approximately

a thousand square miles In the United States.

economic pressure against Japan. heckling.

The campaign is interesting for the officers directing the fight against

However, Japanese engineers and the Reuter.

re-orientation of the parties. Where- doods are confident that the water the Fineguel Party led by Mr. can be stopped if the Yellow River economic co-operation within the

Austrian Debt

Repudiated

By Germany

Bremen, June 16.

Herr Watcher Funk, Chief of the Press Servico at the Reich Chancellery, to-day repudiated German responsibility for Austrian debts overseas.

"Germany is under no legal obligation whatever to RASHING Desponsibility for these debts," Herr Funk sald.

He cited the refusal of the United States to Destina the debis of the Confederato siates after the U.S. Civil War United PrсES.

Eldest Of Quadruplet Babies Dead

Another Feared To Be Dying

to live.

The 24-year-old boy was taken from his home while his mother was temporarily absent with the father at

Princeton office.

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McCall sent a ransom note to the father,

and demanding $10,000, promising to release the child as soon- as the money was paid over. Al- though the father dropped the bundle of bank notes at the designated spot from a passing motor-car, the kid- napper failed to honour his promise, and the decomposed body of the baby was found four or five days later, hidden behind a thicket. Death was due to suffocation.

Insurgents

as

Cosgrave previously championed does not show further rise within

Sweep On To turned to Eire, contending that Mr. efforts

Villareal

the Capture Of Castellon

Brings Rejoicing

McCall pleaded guilty to charge of kidnapping, not guilty to o charge of murder. Kidnapping is an offence punishable with death in Florida. Reuter.

Trade Hurt By American Depression

British Colonies Affected

on

Saragossa, June 16,

to

Britain's

Rain in the immediate vicinity of Empire, they recently fiercely attack the next 48 hours.

de Valera's decision to fortify the breached embankments, or fur the ports which Britain recently re- ther up the river, will make human to stem the floods hopeless, Valera was

again leaving the way open for a major "chaining Elre

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catastrophe.

In such an event the Yellow River Mr. de Valera spiritedly retaliated would seek a new course, and would a tribute to Mr. Neville probably flow southward along its Champ's sincerity,

ancient bed, past Hsuchow, to the sea Wide-sprend gratification at the in the vicinity of Halchow.-Reuter. successful conclusion cularly among

of the Anglo-1 ===== Eire Agreement,

by

As expected to give tho

sufficient gains in the elections to confer

absoluto

Insurgent troops have captured majority on the Flanna Fael, and Villareal, a town of 20,000 inhabitants thus abolish the deadlock In the six miles south of Castellon.

previous parliament.-Reuter Special. Meanwhile, Insurgent Spain is The present Party strength in the wildly rejoleing over the capture of Dail Elreann is: Castellon, and General Franco is re- Flanna Fael (De Valera) celving many telegrama of congra- Finegael (Cosgrave) tulation-Reuter Special.

Women's A. R. P. Body Forming

was

London, June 10, The formation of a women's Air Raid Precaution organisation announced to-day by Sir Samuel Hoare, the Home Secretary.

The organisation will be known og Women's Voluntary Services, and Marchioness of Reading.

Independent Labour

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Hundreds Of Jews Seized In Germany

Men Of All Walks Of Life Arrested

Berlin, June 16,

8

STOP PRESS

JAPANESE

LANDING REPULSED

Canton, June 17.

It is disclosed by local military authorities that a combined attack from sea and in air on Mamol, ten kilometres south-east of Foochaw, on the north bank of Min Kiong, was made by six Japanese warships' and five bombers last Wednesday.

While hurling more than two hun- dred shells and dropping scores of bombs on the Chinese positions on shore, two attempts were made to land by about 500 bluejackets, but were finally frustrated. killed among invaders,

despatches tics

from

were

thori

London, June 10. Lord Harlech, the former Secretary of State for the Colonies, speaking fo-night at the annual dinner of the Corona

comprises Club, which London, June 18,

omcials of the Colonial service, specialists of teferred to the serious effect of the Efforts by leading Britain to save the lives of the Taylor recent decline in the purchasing quadruplets, born on Monday in power of the United States

Colonial producerd and trade. Wilton Public Hospital, are falling.

Lord Hurlech dwelt particularly on The eldest of the four Infants died the subject of tropical commodities this morning, and another is in a

It is admitted that for a time dur produce itself, such of rubber, palm

It is estimated that since ing the engagement, which Insted for critical condition and is not expected which the United States could not

oll and tin. He added that the real the

three hours in the morning, the situa- as a score of thousand to 1,500 Jews have on was very

bluejackets been arrested in Borlin. unemployed Liverpool cartor. His do more to help Urilish Malaya and

|lishing themselves on shore, pro- wife is small, fair-haired and 20 years East and West Africa than anything

else. of age, Shio already has four

Much skilled stock-taking was go

They include men of every tected by a barrage from their war- ships, while the planes machine- Ing on in the Colonies, Lord Harlech Since their birth the four babies declared. On that basis new policies As a million Air Raid Precaution profession and walk of life, and gunned the Chinese positions. How rolatives are still mystified as to ever, the arrival of Chinese reinforce and volunteers were originally sought,

ments from Foochow turned the tide. Capetown, June 16. have been kept in an incubator where and methods would emerge,

carried out is assumed that probably half a the reason for the arrests. a constant temperature of 98 degrees would have to be

A score of Chinese soldiers were civil million will be women. the Colonial by emetently eldest

Arrests have also taken place wounded and about ten killed i Tho people of South Africa have has been maintained. The

Those enrolled will wear a badge, in several other German towns, Speciali raised £4,000 for the dependants of intant commenced to weaken yester service-Reuter.

Lord Harlech was formerly Mr. the four boxers and two South day, and died early this morning.

was but there will be no uniform or WA Ormsby-Gore." He African members of the RAF, who

Two of the four children were ex- pected to live.-Router Special,

tion wrested the seat from the No-FUND FOR BOXERS' DEPENDANTS tional Liberal. Mr. R. J. L Soper, was fixed for yesterday. Frank Collindridgo Mr. Labour's nominee, and he polled 28.600 against Mr. Seymour Howard, National Liberal, with 13,052.

Was

Mi Porta' majority was something

were killed in a plane crash in the

interior-Router.

The father of the quadruplets is an recovery of the United States would the Chairman will be the Downger the beginning of the week a

children.

It is intended to establish centres in ench county and borough with a population exceeding 50,000.

the

•STILICUL Acd in estab-

and Breslau-Reuter Special:: elevated to the peerage recently on militarisation of any sort Reuter including Magdeburg, Stettin Further Stop Fress News on

the death of his father,

Special.

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