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FIRST EDITION

Supreme Court

Hongkong Telegraph

FOUNDED 1001

No. 18384

五拜禮 號八月七英港香

FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1938.

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ESTIMATES 1,355 JAPANESE PLANES LOST

MANY SHOT Rushing Troops and Warships to Palestine

DOWN IN

AIR COMBAT

Chinese Now Admit

Hukow

Captured

Hankow, July 8.

No fewer than 570 Japanese war planes have been destroyed by the Chinese air force and anti-aircraft batteries during one year of hostilities, declared Colonel Mao Pang-chu, Chief of Aerial Operations in the Chinese Air Force to-day.

Colonel Mao added: “A total of 243 Japanese aircraft have actually been shot down in combat in the air and 138 have been destroyed on the ground by

bombing operations. Chinese anti-aircraft batteries have shot down 163. The remaining 26 shot down have not been located.

Chinesc

"The aircraft destroyed include 64 heavy

AMERICAN MARINES

CANADA'S UNEMPLOYED. are creating a difficult problem. Recently some hundreds of them seized the General Post Office (where they slept) and other public buildings in Vancouver, B.C. They demanded relief, food and shelter. When they did not get guarantees of these they rioted and fought with police. Authorities assert that 'thany of these "unemployed" are paid some of Americans. The Royal

bombers, 90 light bombers, 54 pursuit planes, 13 DRIVE OUT Mounted Police are investigating the whole situatial, Canadia

scouting planes, 19 seaplanes and 320 uniden- tified.

"The losses due to accident pro- bably totalled 785 machines, thus bringing the number

Japanese

aircraft lost during the year to the vast total of 1,335. The number of officers in the Japanese air force to lose their lives during the first year

war probably totals 1,100.- Reuter Special,

of

Admit Hukow's Capture Hankow, July B.

Bu-

The Central Government thorities now admit the loss of Hu- kow, which was occupied by the Japanese on Tuesday morning- United P7038.

Details of Attack

Honkow, July 8. When the Japanese troops landed at Hukow on Tuesday, Chinese re-. ports state, another column of troops! simultaneously advanced оп Wie South bank of the Yangise River, reaching a point about eight miles east of Hukow.

The Japanese succeeded in penetrat- ing the Chinese positions, it is ad- mitted.

After the arrival of reintorcements on Wednesday morning, the Chinese counter-attacked, and allegedly occupied Langtoushan, cast of Hu- kow, and also Moylnchiao, to the south-east of the city-Reuter,

Chinese Counter-Attack Nanchang, July 8. Chinese troops are counter-attack- Ing the Japanese in the Hukow area with favourable results, It is now ascertained, that the Japanese broke through the Chinese artillery post- tlons there in the afternoon of July 1

Stahan, a hill cornmanding

75.

position about ten kilometres

Italians Fire

On French Territory

Romo, July 7.

The French Charge d'Affaires in Rome has protested to the Foreign Office regarding an alleged incident involving two French tourists.

The Frendimen accidently crossed the frontier into Italian territory, but as soon they

AS realised their mistako they returned to French soll.

Nevertheless, the Italian frontier guards fired on while they were in French territory. One of the men was seriously wounded--Reuter,

BUILDING PLANES

FOR R.A.F.

American Company Starts On Order

Los Angeles, July 7.

JAPANESE

Gendarmes Evicted From Shanghai Patrol Area

U.S.

Shanghai, July 8. Marines evicted two lorries filled with Japanese gendarmes, including plain- clothes men, when they attempt- ed to search a Chinese in the American sector this morning.

The lorries were escorted seruas the

Yu Ya Ching Road boundary, where the Japanese parked for half-an-hour,

apparently undecided as to what to

do Afterwards the lorries returned lo Hongkow.

Several bridges across Soochow Creek have been re-opened, but the American defence sector ts jclosed. United Press.

Skirmishes

British Columbian Prime Minister, Mr. T. D. Pattullo, says: "If you want to work, go on the land." But the men want jobs in the cities,

BRITAIN UNCERTAIN OF ATTITUDE IN BOMBING QUARREL

London, July 7.

Mr. Neville Chamberlain stated in the House of Commons that he was as yet unable to make a full statement regarding the Insurgent reply to the British Note on the bombing of British ships.

The British Government had found it necessary to stask the Burgos authorities to explain the exact meaning: they attach to their disclaimer of their intentions of leliberately attacking British ships, said Mr. Chamber- | lain.

The British Government has frequently expressed

Near Peiping the view that the deliberate bombing and sinking of

Railway Cut North

Of Lukouchiao

merchantmen is never admitted by International Law, still less the machine-gunning of their bridges and decks (Cheers).

ITALIANS

PRAISE JAPANESE

Prowess Of Army Widely Acclaimed

POLICE EXHAUSTED AFTER HOURS OF CONTINUOUS DUTY

Martial Law Possible If Situation Grows Worse

London, July 7.

While latest reports of terrorist outbreaks in Palestine are viewed with anxiety in London, there is no disposition to believe that the situation is getting out of hand.

more a

In view of the nature of the country and the type of disturbances, the problem of keeping order would be.

matter for mobile police than the military authorities. Nevertheless, cantonments are now being constructed to house the additional brigade of troops which, as announced last May, will be sent to Palestine in the autumn, making the total military strength in Palestine three brigades.

Should the situation at any time be deemed sufficiently serious, the High Commissioner can delegate military powers with respect to the whole country to the General Officer Commanding the military forces in Palestine.-Reuter Special.

Czechs' Big

Two

TWO BATTALIONS TO PALESTINE

London, July 8.. Battalions of British troops have been ordered to

Problem Not

Not Palestine from Egypt at the

Yet Settled

Prague, July 7, Dr. Atlan Hedza and the Sudenten-German representatives resumed negotiations, Bokol suspended during the festivities, concerning the draft- Ing of a Nationalities Statule,

to-day

Efforts arò belni mado to rozola a compromise on eight points submitted by Herr Konrad Henlein, the Sudsten Icader, but It is doubtful whether the draft will be ready for submission to the Parliamentary Committee at the end of this week, ILE hoped. Reuter.

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PEIPING...

earliest possible date-Reuter. EMERALD FOR HAIFA

H.M.S.

Jerusalem, July 1, Emerald is expected to arrive at Huife this afternoon in view of the tense situation there.

Oficial figures dealing with yester- day's terrorist outrages in Haifa give twenty-one Arabs and six Jewa kill- ed, 92 Arabs and

claven Jews Injured. Further outrages occurred to-day, when a Deputy Police Superintendent hod a narrow escape when a bomb was flung into his car outside the Hotel Nazareth. His revolver jammed (Continued on Page 4.)

STOP PRESS

Duke Of Kent

STERNLY Inspects New

China Flagship

RULED

Virtual Martial Law Enforced

London, July 7. HMS. Kent, which was recently. re-commissioned as flagship of the China Station, to replace H.M.S. Cumberland, was inspected by the Duke of Kent to-day

Peiping, July 7. The Government would give most The anniversary of the Lukouchino | sympathetic consideration

to the incident passed quietly in -Pelping,ractical proposals which the Burgos the only local disturbances being the authoritics intimated they would cutting of the Pelping-Mentoukou | make for the purpose of humanising Rallway near Sanchiätien, eight warfare, the Prime Minister went on. miles north of Lukouchlao, by Chin- Referring to the Burgos proposal ese guerillas,

for the establishment of a

"safe" There were Д few. Isolated port

Almeriu, preliminary skirmishes between guerillas and examination had revealed dimeullies, cast of Hukow, was recaptured by the The Lockheed Aircraft Cor-Japanese in the vicinity of Felping, such as deficiencies in such a plan Chinese yesterday morning. About

Japanese gendarmes and Chinese for discharging-vessels, lack of com

Pelping, July 7, 2,000 Japanese were killed in this poration, Burbank, California, police cleared the streets of Pelping munication with the rest of Spain,

The Duke flow by air to Rochester, engagement.

has announced that production is at 7.30 am. when General Terauchi, and other factors.

The Provisional Government order-motoring from there to Chathum met by Following the recapture of this starting next week of the 200 his Staff Japanese Embassy officials The British Government was at

ed all flags to be half-masted, but Dockyard, where he was

Admiral Sir Edward Evans, height, the retreat of the Japanese in aircraft suitable for general re-ernment officials drove to the forbid-British

Com- and a delegation of Provisional Gov-present considering the views of

few wore flown..

mander-in-Chief of the Nore. on shipping interests the Hukow area has been cut.

Several villages in the vicinity, in-conaissance, purchased by the den city of Taimiae, where a special matter.

Accompanied by Flag Officers, His⠀ Meanwhile the Chinese populace in cluding Changtsun, Tointsun and British Government for the ceremony in memory of Japan's war

Clement Attlee, Replying to Mr.

The first anniversary of the Sino-virtually under Martial Law, with the Royal Highness and the Commander

on the Admiral's dead was held.

the leader of the

police searching Tolsun, were also recaptured. Japan- Royal Air Force.

Opposition, Mr. ese troops rushed, from Matang to This order comprises hall of the

Japanese shops in Peiping were all Chamberlain said that consideration Japanese war was extensively noted main streets continually since yes- Barge and

inns were way to Sheerness, where they went reinforce their comrades in the Hu-total order for 400 aircraft placed by closed, the entire Japanese population must be borne in mind whether, by in Italian newspapers by articles terday afternoon. All kow area but were beaten back the British Government with Ameri throughout the city.

participating in various meetings the establishment of a special port, praising

Japanese military ransacked. One inn was searched on on board H.M.S. Kent, which arrived he right to bomb other areas would prowess-Reuter.

six occasions yesterday.

there on Tuesday after undergoing u Central News,

large

re-fit The balance of the order, for 200 Lukouching, where a small monument ment.

Japanese reservists marched to be admitted by the British Govern-

A large number of Chinese werej The visit of the Duke of Kent alrcraft suitable for advanced train-marking the actual spot of the "in- Meanwhile, Sir Robert Hodgson,

arrested last night, including one of coincided with an inspection of ing, was placed with the North cident" was unvelledUnited Press. he British Agent in Burgos, is

the editors of the official Hain MinH.MS. Kent by the Commander-in- American Aviation Inc., Inglewood,

remaining in London for the present.

Chief before the cruiser departed for California.

the Far East this week.

DEATH ROLL ADMITTED TO BE 251

Kobe, July 83 The death roll in Kobe in now officially admitted, to be 251,..

...

........... Over... thirteen hundred people are

Injured, many of theme geriautaly United Press

con manufacturers,

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the

the

Rome, July 7.

passers-by in the in-Chlet ved down the Med-...

Ashmore.--British

. CONQUEST IMPOSSIBLE

Berlin, July 7. "The unity of 460,000,000 people in Pao. China will succeed in driving out the enemy and restoring the Integrity Police were seen frequently con-

The Duke. had luncheon aboard the and sovereignty of our land," sald ducting groups of arrested Chinese to cruiser with the Commanding Officer, the Chinese Ambassador, in an ad-igaol.

Captain L. H. dress 10 400 Chinese residents of} Germany on the occasion of the Arst Police circles boast that Peiping'a | Wireless. anniversary of the Sino-Japanese rost important Communist was ar- rested yesterday, but, there is no official confirmation of the report.

The atmosphere of expectant ten- sion, so noticeable yesterday, relaxed considerably this afternon os nothing happened United Press.

purchases were recommended machines will be completed before by the British air mission which the end of 1980. recently went to the USA, and The Lockheed two-engined bombers SUEZ CANAL STRIKE which also pursued discussions with ordered for the Royal Air Force have Canadian Arms on the possibility of a speed of 228-250 m.p.lt. Lockheed NOT STOPPING SHIPS increased capacity there for making Aircraft Corporation is principally planes on a long-range plan.

devoted to the manufacture of high-

Port Said, July 7. The value of the order placed with speed all-metal commercial aircraft The Atrike of workshop employees

Lockheed Aircraft Corporation in for mail and passenger service. Some of the Bucz Canal Company continued "Japan will never bring China to 7.5.$7,000,000,000 V TEC

the machines the Lockheed to-day. General Workings and her knees. The deeper the Japanese The frat machines are expected to Electras-have Down thousands of transils of the canal are not affected Invade our land the greater will be be ready for shipment within three miles on British Empito airway by the strike and so far there have the dimeulties they will encounter," months, and the entire ordes for 300 systerus ––Reuters

|beon nd ineldents.--Reuter,

Reuter.

of

War.

(Further Stop Press News on Page 12.)