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reme Court
Hongkong Telegraph
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No. 18301
二拜禮號五月七英港香
TUESDAY, JULY
5, 1938.
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C.B.S. School-girl Brings $10,000 Claim
BATTLE FOR ASCENDANCY
Hukow Fall Claimed In Official Communique
Hankow, July 4.
The Japanese Yangtse fleet, which is progressing slowly up the river, has arrived at a point 30 miles east of Kiukiang. Chinese positions at this location were heavily shelled to-day.
Japanese motor-boats have succeeded in passing through the Matang boom, which is being removed with the greatest possible rapidity so that larger ships may pass. While the Japanese engaged in strengthening their positions along the south bank of the Yangtse under the protection of the batteries of the ships, the Chinese have succeeded in forcing the Japanese troops on the North bank of the River back as far as the town of Tsienshan where the reserves were quartered.--Trans-Ocean.
SURPRISE RAID ON PAOTING
Chinese Guerillas Break Into City
Kianghaien, July 5. A Chinese guerilla unit broke into Paoting city on June 28, taking the Japanese completely by surprise.
Bliter street fighting took And over 100 Japanese were slain,
The Chinese withdrew from the city upon the arrival of large Japan-| ese reinforcements.
Meanwhile,
another Chinese
Hukow Falle
Shanghai, July 5.
The capture of Iukow, 440 miles up the Yungise River froin Shanghol
and
HANKOW
WUCHANG
LOTIEHSIEN
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CHINESE PLANES BOMB
JAPANESE WARSHIPS
ANKING
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TUNGLIU
WANGKIANG
HWANGCHOW
TAYEHO
JAPANESE BURST THROUGH BOOM
CRIPPLED WARSHIP AT WOOSUNG
NUSIEH
KIUKANG
Foreign naval authorities have reported that EL badly damaged
the Yangtse-
15 miles from Kluklang, is Japanese destroyer has arrived at officially confirmed this morning in a Woosusg from joint Army and Navy communique United Press.
sued at Do'clock.
The full of Hukow marks a 70 mlie advance accomplished during the last 21 days following the almost blood- foss seizure of Anking, but through the heavily mined waterway and the stoutly fortified riparian countryside. Matowchen boom, consisting of nine sunken steamers,
blasted
Was
on
June 29, six mine fields were cross- ed, while 250 mines were disposed of. the communique adds.
Two fortilled areas, one near Ma-
Lowchen boom and another at Neang-
BANDITS ATTACK
HONGKONG RESIDENCE
BESIEGED BY
CHINESE TROOPS
PENGTSEK MATANG
HUKOW
J.G.
THIS SPECIAL MAP OF TIJE YANGTSE war zone explains the posi tion to-day. The Japanese have burst through the boom across the river at Matang and are now advancing, by land, and water on Hulcow. Power- ful booms across the river between flankow and Kiukiang will prevent a rapid advance on Hankow.
WATER SHORTAGE PROBABLE UNLESS
MORE RAIN COMES
"Consumption during June exceeded all previous records and is still very high.
"Consumers are earnestly requested to exercise every care in the use of water and to have.defective water fittings repaired without delay."
Although Government officials are not yet in a position to expand this terse warning issued by the P.W.D. this morning, it is understood that War Department is concerned over the ab- sence of rain this summer, and it is unofficially stated that un-
alangmino upriver, were reduced and European Lady Stabbed less there is considerable rainfall during the next month or so, a
Immense war booty seized.
Matowchen village was occupled on June 20, Pengtsch on June 29.
In Kai Tack Sensation
Stabbed by one of three armed guerilla unit damaged the railway unique states, through the thickly,
Bitter fights were staged, the com- robbers who entered her home bridge and track outside the north wooded territory studded with con- at Kai Tack, just above the city gate. A Japanese troop train coming from Hsushul was derailed, rele pillboxes, white at other points Royal Air Force Station, at 10,30 waded neck deep.m. to-day, Mra. F. Lafleur now and attacked by the guerillas, Over the Japanese
lies in Kowloon Hospital, with a severe wound in her groin and suffering from shock and mul tiple bruises.
70 Japance were News.
killed-Central
YENCHENG RECAPTURED
Fanchang, Anhwei, July 5. Yencheng, another important town
In north Kiangsu, has been reenplur-
ed by the Chinese.
After retaking Fowning, the Chin-
ese relentlessly pressed southward
the suburbs of Yencheng
and reached th
on the evening of July 1. In threo flerce attacks during that night and (Continued on Page 4)
24 DIE IN PALESTINE OUTRAGES
Many Incidents Reported
Jerusalem, July 5. Numerous incidents are ported from Palestine.
re-
(Continued on Page 4.)
Insurgents Continue
Air Raids
The raid or the two-storeyed building occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Lafleur was one of the most daring ever carried out in Hongkong.
It was made in bread daylight, in full view of the personnel of the Royal Air Force Station only a few hundred yards away.
to the raid Everything points Parls, July 4. Insurgents again carried out a having been carefully pre-conceived.
and
old number of air raids over varlous Only Mrs. Lafleur Loyalist centres to-day.
gardener were on the premises. Mr. Seven machines dropped a large Lafleur was at his office in the Bank number of bombs on Alicante, while of Asia building and the cool boy the ammunition factory at Gava was has left, at his usual hour, for the likewise bombed.
Market.
The three robbers, two armed with
The Insurgents also attempted to choppers and the other with a bomb Valencia on two separate raids, sharpened file, entered the house but on each occasion were driven of shortly after 10.20 u.m., two entering by the modern anti-aircraft batteries by the back gate and the other by that have rendered that city immune the front gate. to destruction for the past month.
Mrs Lafour was lying down on Not one bomb was dropped
on the couch, fondling her six-months' Valencia-Trans-Octan,
old Chow puppy, when the three men entared the sitting-room.
TEN DEAD IN BARCELONA
She at Arst thought they were Barcelona, July 4. friends of the gardener (who, it was Ten are dead and ten are injured subsequently discovered, had fled as una result of to-day's Insurgent air the robbers approached) and asked rald on the northern suburbs of the men sharply what they wanted, Barcelona,-Reuter
Without uttering a word the three men simultaneously attacked her.
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SEIZED BY INTRUDERS
F
GERMAN PLANES?
Allcante, July 4.
Nine Insurgent tri-motored bom-
The Agricultural Research Institute at Faradijah, near the Syrian border, was raided by Arabs at noon yesterday and
Two of them seized her by the was completely destroyed. The Institute had been established district of Alicante to-day, Casual-throat,
bers heavily bombed the workers legs while the third held her by the only a few weeks with an endow-ties are believed to be heavy.
Mrs. Lafour struggled violently to ment of £5,000, donated by Lt. Red Cross workers report that the free horseif, kicking and biting in Gen. Sir Arthur Wauchope, High Insurgent planes of German design an attempt to break loose.
dropped ity bombs on Gava, ten Temporarily removing the choking Commissioner for Palestine.
miles south of Barcelona, killing 12 hands from her throat, she managed states that and wounding 33. Another message
to scream! detachment of Arabs ralded the police All the bombers appeared without
armed The robber station at Tul Karm, an important warning, and dived to within 800 sharpened me then stabbed viciously railway junction in central Palestine. feet of the roofs, the pilots throwing at libr, Indfeting The Arabs seized all arms and am- hand bombs upon their victims groing munition before decamping,
MATACKED BY FUPPYW Caroualties in Jerusalem and. Jaffa' In the main street two fruntia have now roached a total of 24. mothere rounded up the school- As Mrs. Lafleur wer kirurging with All the shops in the Arab section children, several of whom were the three men, the small puppy
(Continued or Page: 1.)
Injured by shrapnel. —United Prais
(Continued ontPage(12/)
below.
with the
a wound in her
water shortage here is probable.
No Agures are yet available to indicate the precise consumption of water in Hongkong during June, which set an all-time record, but it is stated that the consumption was
consumption greatly in excess of any previous re- cordings. Future likely to hit new high records.
in
OVER 4 INS, OF RAIN IN TWO DAYS Hongkong however, is catching up with its rainfall, and following a re- cording of 1.80 inches for the 24 hours ending at 10 am. yesterday,
(Continued on Page 4.)
Heavy Rains Sweeping Japan
Immense. Damage And Loss Of Life
Kobe, July 4.
The heavy rainfall in the Takyo- Yokohama district at the end of fast month is now sweeping Osaka-Kobe district
over
the
The police reports avallable here on Monday afternoon, reveal that in Hyogo Prefecture five persons were killed and three injured,
away.
40
that
were
ten
The reports further state railway traffic was suspended at three
embankments points, destroyed and 62 Bridges washed There were also five
Eight Inndslides.
houses wert completely demolished while were partly destroyed.--Domei,
HEAVY DEATH ROLL
Tokyo, July 5. Cloudbursts of an unprecedented nature are still ravaging Japan,
Considerable damage was caused in Kanagawa Prefecture to-day from the latest visitations.) Floods result- ing from the torrential rain there.
395 buildings and co
and carried destroyed away 36 bridges were drowned
Forty-nine persons and 64 raceived various serious in -juries in the Inundated areas.
The city of Yokohama also suffered serious damage, while eight people are known dead in western Japan. *Trans-Ocean.
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LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER IS SAFE
ASSISTANCE NO LONGER NEEDED
The Swedish lighthouse keeper of Turnabout Island, Mr. N. E. Nelsson, who was reported to have been kidnapped in senga. tional fashion during the week- end, was to-day reported to be safe and well.
Bur-
Complete mystery still rounds the affair but it is known
that the two Chinese assisant lighthouse keepers, who were kidnapped at the same time, are also back at the lighthouse.
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Though full detalls of the episode are not yet to hand, the story told in graphic style in a message from the commander of H.M.S. Dlana and received by the Hong- kong Naval Authorities to-day:
"Have visited Turnabout Is- land, Kidnapped staff returned safe and well. ¿Light functioning hormally, Commodore Hong- kong. Please Inform Hongkong, Coastal, and Shanghof. Notity nlupptur."
ACTION AGAINST TRAMWAY CO. BY MISS
MISS PASCOE
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H.K. "Telegraph" Quoted In Unique Claim For Damages in Supreme Court
Probably for the first time in its history, the Hong- kong Tramways, Ltd. were sued for damages for alleged negligence by one of its passengers in the Supreme Court this morning, before Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell, Acting Chief Justice.
Plaintiff was Miss Patricia Pascoe, an infant, and she brought the action through her "next friend," Mr. Boris Pascoe.
She claimed $10,000 damages for injuries sustained and for consequences suffered through an accident alleged-· ly caused by the negligence of one of the Company's motor-
men.
Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy, in structed by Mr. Peter H. Sin, appeared for plaintiff, and de- fendants were represented by Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., on the
instructions of Mr. O. E. C. Mar-
ton of Deacons.
Mr. Fitzroy said the claim was in respect of injuries sustained by Miss Pasebe in un accident which occurred on November 28 Inst. Plaintiff and her
parents
were
FURIOUS
NANCHANG DOG-FIGHT
̈Air ̈Activity-Along Yangtse Valley
Hankow, July 6.
on a tramcar, which was from Victorla to Cause-i way
Bay
They were the only passengers in the first class apart-
A furious air battle took place ment and as the car was approaching the stop at Leg
Gardens, they left over Nanchang yesterday after their seats, preparatory to going noon when 50 Japanese planes stairs alight. Mrs. rained several hundred bomba Pascoe was in front, Mr. Pascoe was
the middle, and Miss Pascoe on the two Chinese airfields there in an effort to destroy brought up the rear.
grounded Chinese aircraft.
down the
in
10
KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS
Chinese pursuit planes went Before Miss Pascoe actually put her up to engage the raiders, while fect on the states, the car came to Chinese bombers simultaneously sudden stop, throwing all of them
Miss Patricia Pascoe.
took off for the Yangtae to bomb Japanese warships and troop concentrations.
The results of the battle over Nanchang and the bombing (Continued on Pagnya.);
STOP PRESS
Peak Murder: Trial For Next Monday
The Challinor case, in which a cool-boy, Lam Chun, 30, is charged with the murder of Mrs. Sybil Ruby violently to the bottom. Mrs. Pascoe Challinor, wife of Mr. R. H. Challinor, was then two steps from the bottom of Imperial Chemical Industries, and Mr. Pascoe was mid-way; Ltd., has been postponed to July 11. on the ep- Both Mr. and Mrs. Pascoe sustained at 10 am, it is learned, on the sight injuries, but Mias Pascoe was pilention of the defenceheduled to
knocked unconscious.
!
Lam was originally
7 at 10 a.m.
Mr. J. Whyatt, the Crown Counsel, will prosecute, while accused will be Macnamara, represented by Mr. H. C. on the instructions of Mr. M. A
da Silva
She was picked up by her father be tried before the Acting Chief and brought back to their house Justice, Mr. Justice R. T. Lindsell, at On Saturday, the naval authorities which was in East Point Terrace, a special Criminal Sessions, on July had lasued a warning to all scuth about 50 yards from the stop. China coastal shipping to keep ü The next morning, Dr. Kirk was sharp tookout for the kidnappers, called and he would say that Mlus
Yesterday it was reported that (Continued on Page 2.) H.M.S. Diana was proceeding at full speed to the scene of the kidnapping
of Amoy.
K.C.R. BOMBED at Turnabout Island, 130 miles north
There was a
relief lighthouse
Canton, July 5. keeper aboard and a hasty stop was. minde at Ockseu when supplies Sheungping Station, on the Kow- extra provisions were rushed aboard toon-Canton Railway, was bombed the warsby, from
by two Japanese planes yesterday. Apparently, to-day's brief The only damage was to the tele- mossage, the lighthouse keeper had phone lines, trunk telophonic. com- the munication between Hongkong and escaped, his kidnappers before
scene and Canton being temporarily interrupted. Dland arrived on the
(Continued on Page 4.)
Central. News
und
It is alleged by the Crown that Lam entered the bedroom of Mrs. Challinor about 4 am. on May 5 last, and stabbed her to denth in the presence of her husband, who was also Injured when tackling the assailant.
(Further Stop Press Netona ons,
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