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四拜禮 號四十月七英港香 THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1938.

日七十月六

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LOSS OF LIFE IN

TERRIBLE

BOMBERS

CONTINUE

ATTACKS

Densely Populated Areas

Stricken; Eye-Witness

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Face Towels

Nail Brushes.

Playing Cards

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Envelopes.

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CANTON

Civilians Join in Fierce Namoa Battle

Report

of Raid

Canton, July 14.

The bloodiest scenes of last month were again enacted in the vicinity of the Pearl River bridge this morning when Reuter's corres pondent visited the scene and found an indescribable mess of human remains mingled with the debris of Canton's most horrifying bombardment.

A huge bomb landed directly amongst a number of vegetable peddlars and market gardeners who were unloading their up-country produce from boats on the Bund when the explosions occurred.

the only Refugees

Eye-witnesses pointed out to Router's correspondent

a pet monkey which Was survivor from onc explosion. The monkey escaped death by crouching at the foot of a tree, to which it was chained.

the

Although a large number of corpses had already been removed, Reuter's correspondent counted amongst surrounding shambles a total of 34 complete torsos, and it is belleved that at least sixty were killed at this point

alone. Further on another botnl landed In an open space without causing any

in upen casualties.

Crossing the Pearl River bridge to Honam Island, further sconcs cf bloody desolation were witnessed and

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corpses of poor-class bont-dwellers were laid out on the sidewalks.

Reuter's correspondent vislied the i Chungsian

where he saw a desolate stream of dead and dying being varied in for attention from the overworked doctors and nurses, who were already fully occupied with previous casualties.

Over a hundred wounded arrived while the

correspondent watched. Some were dying as they reached the gates of the hospital.

Three or four other hospitals re- ceived as many casualties.

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Perturb Shanghai

Shanghai, July 14. Serious concern is felt in for- cign circles in Shanghai regard- Ing the fate of

over 25.000 Chinese refugees in the hastily constructed camp in the French and International Settlements.

The majority of the refugees have become street-sleepers and It is feared that the present heat wave will cause an epidemic.— Trans-Ocean.

HANKOW

YOKOW

HWANGCHOW

ANKING

HÀNYANG WUCHANG

A

| NEXT JAPANESE

| NAVAL'OBTECTIVES

TALHU

GRIM FATE AWAITS TRAITORS NOW

NOW IN HANDS OF CHINESE

MATANG

LUKIKOW

YOCHOW

CHANGSHA

DAMAGE CLAIM FAILS

Schoolgirls Loses Suit Against Tramway Co.

WUSUEH PENGTSEH

KICHUN

JAPANESE ATTEMPT

TO RAISE THE DOOM ACROSS YANGTZE

WUNING

POSSIBLE.JAPANESE LAND DRIVEG AFTER FALL OF KIUKIANG

Bokling that plaintiff had not dis- charged the OU of establishing negligence, Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell, Acting Chief Justice, at the Supreme Court this morning, dismissed the action

brought by Miss Patricia Pasco, through her father, Mr. Boris Pasco,

against the Hongkong Tram- ways, Ltd., claimmig $10.000 damages for injuries received whilst riding on

trom-car.

His Lordship, who gave Judgment for defendants with costs, also held the conductor made no error of judg- ment in giving the emergency signal to the driver but was fully justified in so doing.

Miss Pasco, it was alleged, was thrown down the staffs as a result of .........the sudden and violent stopping of

REFUGEES FROM THE REICH

It is conservailvely estimated that

Evian, July 13. were killed and 480 injured in The detalls of a resolution drafted this morning's raid. The actual by the inter-governmental committer casualties are probably higher. were revealed here yesterday. Reuter.

indicted-Reuter,

Scenes Of Horror

I

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the car, and received injuries which made her shoulders uneven, The defence denied negligence and con- tended that the

the sudden

stopping was lue to third-class passenger being dragged along the road.

Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy, Instructed by Mr. Peter H. Sin, appeared for plaintiff,

and the defendant company was represented by Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C.. on the instructions of Mr. O. E C. Marten, of Deacons.

CIVES JUDGMENT Giving Judgment, Hls Lordship said: In this action the plaintiff secks to recover from the defendant com-

TUNGKU

- HUKOW`

KIUKIANG

POYANG

NANCHANG

25

J.G.

JAPANESE TROOPS are driving at Kiukiang. The above map shows the territory over which a deadly struggle is being waged, for the so-called key-points of Hankow's outer defence system.

PLEDGES FRIENDSHIP

OF FRANCE

TO GREAT BRITAIN

The anniversary of the fall of the Bastille, a French National holiday, was celebrated by a reception held by the French Consul Generál, M. Frank Dupuy at his residence No. 13, Peak Road, this morning.

His Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, and Lady Northcote attended and there were present representatives of the Executive and Legislative Councils, and the Consular body, besides members of the unofficial life of the community and their ladies.

The Japanese Consul General, Mr. T. Nakamura, and lead ing consular officials, greeted M. Dupuy but H.E. the G.O.C., Major General A. W. Bartholomew was absent as a result of a slight indisposition.

of His In proposing the health Majesty King George, M. Dupuy sold: French members of the Community in Hongkong as well as myself wish first of all to thank

"The

BRITISH

Your Excellency and Lady Northcote TO RETURN

for the honour which kindly given us by

you have your presence

here to-day at the reception in the TO NANKING

House of France organised for the celebration of our National Day.

"We are all the happier for your presence in our midst not only as the of the worthy represetative country which has lavished its hospitality on us but also because the The draft upon which die English,

United Kingdom and France have Amerlean and French representatives collaborated spooks of "chaotle any large sum us damages for maintained for a long time the most

personal injuries sustained by her cordial and amiable relationship. emigration" from Germany and

in November, 1937, which juries Austria and emphasises the necessity she alleges were the result of negll-

DAY OF FREEDOM of immediate assistance "within the gence on the part of the Company or scope of the law."

from

H

transfer

its servants.·

of

Anglo-Japanese

Understanding.

Guerillas Attack Island Under Cover of Night

Canton, July 14. Chinese civilians played an important role in the recapture of Namoa Island,

Upon the landing of Chinese guerillas and militia corps on Monday night able-bodied civilians armed with old guns, swords, spears, cudgels, iron rods, and even stones rose to help attack the Japanese garrison.

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In the face of the fierce Chinese onslaughts the handful of Japanese and irregulars in Japanese employ fell back to the mountainous districts, where fighting is said to be still proceeding.

WORLD FLIERS MOVING SWIFTLY

Three-Quarters Of Trip Accomplished

In Three Days

During fighting Japanese planes, presumably from warships off the Kwangtung coast, came to bomb the Chinese, but without avail;

I is revealed that plans for recap- turing the island were dreided upon at a meeting convened by General Llu Chib-tu, commanding the guerilla and militia corps, on Satur day, Colonel Hung Chih-cheng, commanding the 4th Milltla Corps, was instructed, to lend the guerliin and millila. corps to stage the ruld.

Under

der cover of darkness the Chinese stole past the Japanese warships anchored off the coast and landed on the island. With -the aid of the civilians they nilack- ed and slew many of the Japaneso, taking them completely by sur- prise.

Offeints of the puppet administro-

tion were captured alive and a large quantity of military supplies was seized.

Upon receipt of reports of the

Fairbanks, July 13. Howard Hughes, famous avia- tor, and his four companions, attempting to encircle the world

Issued un an aeroplane in record time, recapture of the island the Kwang- order commending the three- bravery of the guerilla and militia have arrived at Fairbanks, and tung military authorities immediately have thus completed quarters of the trip in less than corps and granted pecuniary rewards three days.-Reuter.

Sensational Record

In Sight

Seattle, July 13. The Coast Guard announced to- day that Howard Hughes, and his four companions, who are endeavour- ing to fly round the world in record time, were approximately 650 miles from Fairbanks at noon, Pacifie to the cutter, time. According Northland,

planc la expected to land around 4 p.m.

the

A Fairbanks message says that Hughes is racing for home and is in sight of a sensational speed record The military radio at Seattle reported that the interview between the him to be 903 miles cast of Fairbanks

Tokyo, July 14. Diplomatic observers belleve

over

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to them.

The military authorities also ordered that the puppet official be tho executed on

spot-Central

News.

STOP PRESS

ON SWATOW

Swatow Raid

Swatow, July 14. In an air ruld on Swatow this

Vice-Minister for Foreign Af- at 3.35 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. THREE AIR RAIDS Mrs. Wiley Post has arrived here morning the Japunseo planes of tempted to destroy the bridge leading

"The manifestation of patriotic fairs, Mr. Konsuke Horinouchi,

the and the British Ambassador, Sir to witness his arrival with friends.

From Moscow comes the report to the railway station.

have already held that in respect union furnished each year to The wish is also expressed that

Wednesday at Hughes hended across the mib in Robert Cralgie, on One bomb was dropped in the river

Swatow, July 14. near the bridge, while another ex- countries

which Jews are of Nos, 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the particu-French Communities established

foreign countries, by the celebration

Three air raid alarms were sound- expected the ploded in the station yard, destroying emigrating should co-operate in Inra of negligence set out in the state-July 14, is not only a simple and morning resulted in the amicable Arctic wastes to Fairbanks, a distance

ment of claim there is no evidence

duties. settlement of one of the pending of 2,457 miles. It is the station office. No casualties were solution of the problem through whatever that can justify me in find-rt inds its noblest expression and the issues between Great Britain and Anndirsic and thence following: A lone plane appeared, at 7.30 am."

happy rest from our dally

plane will do the trip non-stop, flying, ed in. Swalow this morning. permitting emigrants to their money.

In that either the defendant com- whole Importance of its signification Japan, namely, the return of a short line to Providence Bay, then and power-dived on the railway pany or any of its servants were in

skirting the north-eastern tip of the station, dropping two bombs without in the free and spontaneous turn of British residents to Nanking. The resolution furthermore calls any way negligent.

hearts towar

towards the Mother Country;

that Observers understand

the Aslatic continent, and so to Fair-causing any damage,

Two bombs were also dropped on Canton, July 14. attention to the work hitherto done It remains to consider whether

of us, I now address my

banks. everyone Immediately after the bombing in the field of refugee assistance by there is evidence to support the re-

countrymen, In this

of Anglo-Japanese negotiators found a day

The weather is reported to bo the second visit, also without causing inspected to the East Bund area, the League of Nations and Inter-maining allegation (No. 2 of the anniversary, is impregnated by the meeting point for the settlement of

No bombs were dropped on the (Continued on Page 7.)

national Labour OMee und recom-particulara of ne

negligence) that the

glory and grandeur of the country we the affair, which will be announced fairly good as far as Anodirak. any considerable damage.

after mends that a permanent government- emergency brake was in the creum cherish all the more the further the shortly

However it is not likely to be so inter-departmental

third visit.-United Press,

al committee co-operates with these stances

this

negotiations have been completed be favourable thereafter. case Improperly seas which separate us from her.

The New York headquarters Ad- bodles.

applled, reading that allegation (in "For us, La Patrie" is not only tween the Foreign Office, the

stated that Hughes and his plane a wider sense than it was, I think, that territory where we have

our miralty and the War Office.

arrived at Yakutsk on time and It is stated in informed circles that originally intended to convoy) to kinsmen, our friends, our interests,

It is understood that the Japanese took off with a full load of 23,000 the permanent Committee will have

The headquarters stated Its scat in London and that the chair-mean that, it having been establish- and the hearth which you English ro Government will take advantage of It seal to the leader of the British ed that injuries to the plaintift, hero bus it is also

with well express in the word "Home, the occasion to manifest its declared pounds.

that there would be no broadensta the habit of that respect for foreign rights and in from the plane until it reaches the delegation to Evian, Lord Winterton. Is prima facie evidence of negligence Independence and liberty so dearly terests in China.

Aläskan coast due to the fact that Heavy fighting is reported from

Four vice-Chairmen, namely, an within the rule laid down in the nequired which is symbolised by Observers believe the question of Stoddart is required to devote his

the return of Americans to Nanking full time of Angus v The London, July 14. south Shanal, following the Japanese American, Frenchman, Argentinian case drive.

and a Brazilian, will also be chosen. Tilbury and Southend Railway Com "You have like us in the course will also be settled amicably before plane. The Chinese defenders are deter In addition to this permanent pany (22 TLR. (1008) p.232) and mined to repel the Japanese, in order committee the Inter-governmental that the onus of showing that the of your history struggled for the same long, together with the Japanese to frustrate the Japanese attempt to committee will also be assigned by a brake was properly and reasonabiv ideal and you have attained' after, a ovacuation of Shanghai University, | long evolution that liberty which is which building will be handed over clear Shans! of Chinese troops, there-director who will probably be an applied without any blame attaching so dear to the hearts of the British; to its American owners.-Domat, by anabling them to cross the Yellow American. Mention is made in this to the defendants in respect of the that liberty which you have realised River Into Honan via Loyang. emhection of the American Am-application is upon the defendants for several centuries, long before in this respect, I shall eal to your radio stations and 21 United States seven new casos of measles, as well

The Chinese troops are now con-bassador in London, Mr. Joseph and has not been, discharged. any other nation in the world. mind the word sald last month by Army Signal Corps stations in Alaska, two of enterle, fever. centrated at Tahanshan, where they Kennedy. His task will be to re- agree that Angus' case turned en- aro fighting under trying conditions. present the Inter-governmental com-tirely on this point. The Court of "It le not surprising therefore that A Chinese communique claims thatmittee in the negotiations with the Appost held that the plaintiff bad this common ideal of thought has the Chinese are now attacking the German Reich. The nature of these established a prima facie case of allowed our countries to understand Japanese forces east of Yuanchu negotiations aro not. revealed negligence on the part of the de- each other; to appreciate and colla

borate in an atmosphere of bordiality, Trans-Ocean,

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Japanese Drive In Shansi

Reuters

Hankow, July 14.

the brake

Sharp Increase In Cholera

Another sharp Increase in the num ber of cholera cases was reported by the health authorities during the past: 24 hours, when five new notifications were made, bringing the total to dato to 130.

There were also eight further cases of dysentery, making the total It is reported that 20 Siberian 400 since the start of the year, and

to the navigation of the

40 Radio Stations To Assist

our Prime Minister, Mr. Deladler, at ware co-operating, due to the fact

a Congress at Lille where he said: that almost the entire distance to Fair- We do not want that occidental banks must necessarily be flown by civilisation should join in the common celestial navigation; plus radio bear-

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