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CANTON TENSELY AWAITS AIR ATTACK

EIGHTEEN Hints Japan May Talk Peace with China

BOMBERS

SIGHTED

But Defending Force Of Fighters May Await Invaders

(Special to "Telegraph")

(Telegraphite Mesinges Ordner, 1804. Conurlunt

erined, by telephone, 820 01.10.

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Canton, June 18.

An air raid alarm was sounded at 8.10 a.m. to-day. Eighteen Japanese bombers reported on their way towards the city.

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Canton is very much excited, expecting a raid in retaliation for the destruction of six Japanese bombers on Thursday, which may be of very large proportions.

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But the excitement is quickened to feverish anticipation because of the reported presence of

a cruising fleet of fast pursuit planes, sent to defend Canton from

a secret base.--United Press.

SIGHTED AT COAST

Canton, June 18.

Coast watching stations sighted eighteen Japanese planes flying in the direction of Canton over Chungshan early to-day.

At 8.05 a.m. the air raid alarm was sounded in Canton, but at 8.40 there was still no sign of any enemy machines. Reuter.

Japanese Attack Hoihow

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Holhow, Hainan Island, June 18.

of

A. Japanese plane taking off from two Japandsc warships anchored outside Helhow harbour ralded the town yesterday morning. Four bombs were dropped.

Chinese junks outside the harbour were attacked by Japanese in two launches. Central Neios,

JAPANESE GANGSTERS DISCOVERED

Blood-Stained Weapons In Hotel Room

Shanghai, June 17, Five Japanese, alleged to be closely connected with a gang of Chinese armed robbers, were arrested in a series of raida on Wednesday night nud Thursday morning.

The arrests were made in the International Settlement by foreign and Chinese detectives of the Shang- hal Municipal Couneli, assisted by Japanese members of the S.M.C. forte and. Japanese consular police,

Acting on allegations made by the first group of Chinese arrested, that

-supplied by two Japanese, the

No Designs

DICTATED

PEACE IMPOSSIBLE

China Still Strong,

Says Ex-Adviser Back In Germany

Berlin, June 17. China's strength reposes in the greatness of Generalissimo

Chiang Kai-shek and in the solidarity and greatness of the

people who have chosen him as their leader and who were deter- mined to fight for their indepen- dence.

There is no reason to speak of, the possibility of a premature or dictated peace in China.

These observations were made by Major Lorenz, formerly a German adviser to the Chinese Army, who returned to Berlin to-day after April this

assisting China from April, 1031, lo Upon Hainan,

Ugaki States

Tokyo, June 17. General K. Ugaki, the Foreign Minister, gave an assurance to-day's Press conference Japan did not contemplate aculen at Hainan Island.

at

itzat

"There seems to be some causes friction,

of Anglo-Japanese

especially or the Tangise," he Bald.

year.

CHINA IS NO STRANGER to floods. Scenes like the above, taken in 1935, are being re-enacted in hundreds of danger spots as farmers labour to strengthen the dykes and check the rush of flood waters into Honan and other threatened provinces. Unless the level of the flood subsides within two days, it is cald. no power on earth can save China from the worst flood disaster in her history.

NEXT TWO DAYS MAY

DECIDE FATE OF PEASANT MILLIONS

Unless Flood Rise Stops At Once Nothing Can Prevent Catastrophe

Shanghai, June 18.

"No power on earth will be able to avert the worst In a speech to-night he gave his continue to rise during the next two days."

flood disaster in the history of China if the floods

views of the military situation in the Far East to a large gathering of members and guests of the China Study Society, attended by prominent Germans.

This ominous declaration was made by a Japanese many military spokesman this morning.

FOREIGN MINISTER SEEKS TO IMPROVE RELATIONS ABROAD

Declares Nine-Power Pact Requires Revision

Tokyo, June 17.

A vague hint, that the discussion of peace terms between China and Japan was within the realm of eventual possibility was given by General K. Ugaki, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, in his first interview with foreign correspondents yesterday afternoon.

General Ugaki emphasised that Japan had never given thought to terms, and there had been no change in the situation since the Japanese Government's declaration of January 16.

Significantly, however, the Foreign Minister added: "If there does happen to be any fundamental change in the situation, then the Japanese Government might reconsider its attitude.

General Ugaki refused to suggest the possible nature of fundamental changes.

To Reject Britain's Protests

Asked whether, Japan would con- sider mediation by Third Power, General Ugaki said that the nature and motive of such mediation would first have to be made clear.—Reuter,

Nine Power Treaty Requires Revision

Tokyo, June 17. In his first interview with foreign correspondents since he became Foreign, Minister, General K Ugaki, urged a revision of the Nine-Power Treaty,

Lisbon, June 18. Insurgent Spanish radio despatches state the Burgos Cabinet hau deelded

"The Treaty is obsolete and should to reject the British protests against be reconsidered on the basis of the continued, relentless bornbing of present conditions in the Far East, Loyalist ports where British ships after consultation with the Powers and lives have been lost.-United concerned," the new Japaneso Foreign

Minister declared.

Japan was unwitting to deal with Generalissimo Chiang

Kol-shelt, General Ugakl declared.

"However, if there is a serious change in tho situation, Japan (Continued on Page, 4.)

Press.

LLOYDS TO FIGHT

London, June 18, Lloyds, the great British insurance

Francisco Franco, Insurgent leader, for £1,250,000 for damage suffered by British vessels bombed. und

Major Lorenz said that the initial) The fate of several provinces will be decided within company, plane to dur General

Chinese Army the next forty-eight hours. command, which were largely due to

difficulties of the

the lack of concentration in the dlls- position of its forces, have now been

If the floods of China's Sorrow-the 1,500-mile long sunk and insured by them.-United surmounted through the masterful Yellow River-and of the Yangtse River, which is also leadership of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek.

Press.

bursting its banks, reach the great lakes of the coastal

"Even the technical superiority of sent

"WVC have specially offlelats there in an endeavour to reach an agreement on the spat.“ ---Reuter,

FOREIGN INTERESTS

IN DANGER

From Anti-Jewish.

Drive In Germany

Berlin, June 17,

Foreign Embassies here are watch-

Mr. Richard

Hottelet,

the Japanese Army, which charac province of Kiangsu, the provinces of Honan and Anhwei terleed the early phases of the war, will almost assuredly be converted into one vast lake. is bcoming less from day to day," Major Lorenz

Baid

The National

China

Government

undoubtedly Ruining ground. The 'outside world' is And- ung more and more ways-for Unɛlance, through French Indo- China-of coming to Chinn's aid, and there can be no reason to speak of the possibility of a premature dicluted peace.--Trans-Ocean,

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JAPANESE ADVANCE CONTINUES

Push Wost Towards

The Yellow River appears definite- ly to be changing its course to the old outlet, flowing along the Lung- hat Raliway through Hauchow lo Halchow on the coast, 300 miles! south of the present river mouth.

Although all available Japanese appers and troops have been order- ed into action in the food area, the waters are slowly gaining ground in; south-easterly and southerly direction. Last night they were re- ported to be 85 miles south of the Lunghol Railway, or nearly 100

Fleeing Army Hankow From Anking miles south of the broken embank-

Safe At Last

At Frontier

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on

Hankow, June 17.

The Japanese continue to advance Hankow, west from Anking.

wus captured last week.

menis.--Trans-Ocean,

Kaifeng Anxious.,

BOMBING PROTESTS PUZZLE JAPANESE

Russia Adds To Shocked Chorus

STOP PRESS

Japanese Withdraw

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Chengchow, June 18... Continuous streams of Japaneso troops withdrawing eastward- from Kaifeng and Tunglinu, Chenllu and Yushih, points south of the Lung- hai Rallway, in the face of the great flood,

Tart of the troops of the Dolhorn Division nt Chungmow on the Lung- hal Ballway and Yushih, about 50 Shanghai, Juno- 17.

kilometres south of the railway, re- "In view of the strong critic- tired castward in a number of junks. Ism which continues to be voiced The field headquarters of Licut.

General Doihara at by certain sections of foreign ported to be surrounded

at Shangtsun is re- Buns which were seized the price ing the anti-Jewish drive attentively. "Lost Division" Now capital of Aniwel province, which

by flood publio opinion against the Japah-waters. Peiping, June 17

ese bombardments of Canton, I The Japanese troops at Chihslen conducted a raid on a room in a local fearing for the interests of their no-

Kaifeng, where Reuter's corres- pondant has just journeyed by air, is wish to make a few observations, are niso preparing to withdraw cast- hotel. Here the police seized two tlonals,

An entire division of Japanese anxious regarding its late. pistols, four steel choppers covered

as one who has devoted his life ward along the Lunghal Railway. United

troops is now sald to be concentrated Although the capital of Horton to naval service and the studies nt Fukow and Yenling, respectively There is no trace of Japanese troops with blood-stalns and une long- Prese correspondent, and Mr. Per-

in the vicinity of Anking, and the bluded knife, also believed to be elvat Knauth, of the Chicago Tribune,

Paris, June 17.

Japanese divialon marching on Talen-

province is protected by -foot of the technicalities of, naval about 76 and 80 kilometres south of covered with blood-stains. Three were arrested when they entered a

The last remnants

dyke, the city of the "Lost

25+Ice below tha Japanese and four Chinese women Jewish restaurant and jammed into a Division of the Loyalist army which to sunly twelve miles east of that level of the Yellow River bed; and Warfare," said Rear Admiral Kalteng-Central News,

town. pollee patrol with forly others.

was cut off in the neighbourhood of

flood waters are now only four miles Nomura, Liaison Officer of the They were taken to the Alexander-Pyrenees frontier into France.

Bielsa, have

Meanwhile telegraphic and telo. now crossed the

from the south-west corner of the old Japanese Naval Expeditionary In the early hours of yenlerdayplatz Station and released when their

phonic communtentions between Han-

Force in Shanghai, morning two more Japanese surpects identity

Sixty missionaries who formed a The main body of 8,000 troops was kow and Tsienshan have been inter- discovered.-United were arrested.

preceded by about 300 women and rupted, so that the fate of the town Committed to care for the 30,000 Wor exactly on what grounds these erlic- children refugees, who

Is unecrtain. have been

refugees now in Kolfeng are faced The whole Ove have been handed

The Imperiat Airways mall froin: NAZIS SAID TO WANT

transported across the frontier to

Japanese warships and transports with the task of additionally caring Nomura, who was addressing this signment of Jane and June 12 will

Isms are being based," Admiral England is stul delayed, but the con“. over to the Japanese consular police,

ENORMOUS RANSOM

Tarbres. They find made their way on the Yangise River have apparently for thousands of flood

refugees. While the six Chinese men and four

across the snow-covered mountains not attempted to advance beyond

The spectre of disease haunts the morning's Prices conferenco, continued. arriva to-morrow night, the Pos women were taken on a writ of

London, June 17. of the Pyrences, climbing over 6,000 Anking, where they are continuing to detention before the First Special The Delly Herald, without reveal feel, in their desperate efforts to bombard the opposite bank of the Court... yesterday morning. They log its source of information, says the reach the French frontier.

river, still in Chinese hands. word remanded. In custody. for à Nazi authorities in Vionau are re- It Itas nol yet been decided | Chinese reports state that the fortnight in order to enable the police quiring that Baron Louls de Roths whether the Loyallat troops will be Japanese have made repeated und to conduct further investigations child pay approximately £2,000,000 sent back to Loyalist Spals.Trang unsuccessful attempts to land on the Reuter.

Ocean.

(Continued on Page 4.)

were arrested.

Press,

was

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wall,

"I find it diMcult to understand

MAILS STILL DELAYED

city to and epidemics of cliolers Canton defended city and hence

the Jeopardising of "Is it reasoned that the bombing of omeer disclosos..

sanitation. md

The outbound aly malf leaved, on and smallpox are feared,

logitimata milltury objective is schedule Monday, sim mall cloning St The British Cathedral in Kulteng bad?

noon to-morrow. has been occupied by the Japanese If so, why should Japan be singled Army headquarters, which at present out for condemnation? Aerial bom- (Further Stop Press News on

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