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JAPANESE ADMIT RESISTANCE STIFF KIUKIANG Frontier Crossing by Russians Angers Japan

AGAIN UNDER

NAVY

GUNS

Chinese Grimly. Cling To Lion Hill Lines

Shanghai, July 15.

The Japanese forces continued their operations along the Yangtse between Hukow and Kiangkow to-day.

Japanese aeroplanes, supported by artillery, simultaneously subjected the forts on Lion Hill, below Kiukiang, to a severe all-day bombard- ment, according to Japanese reports received here.

The Japanese have not yet been able to ascertain the numerical strength of the Chinese forces defending Lion Hill, but admit that the Chinese are offering extremely stiff resistance.

A. Chinese gunboat has been sunk on Poyang Lake, south of Hukow, but this is probably only a very small craft, as the lake, although containing over 3,000 square miles of water, is extremely shallow.

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The Japanese claim to have shot down bomber and pursuit plane which appeared over Anking to-day.-Trans-Ocean.

Trouble in Hopei

Pelping, July 15, Natives of eastern Hopei report that conditions are becoming serious in that area.

The gates of Yutien and Fengjun have been closed and many districts are under martint law.

Large Japanese reinforcements are being sent from Manchukuo-United Press.

Bombing near Peiping

was

Peiping, July 15. Heavy bombing and firing heard north of Pelping this morning. believedly at Chingeo.

Foreign observers state that large numbers of Infantry with full equip- ment are in the neighbourhood of the Summer Palace, apparently returning hot and dusly from some activity. United Press.

Political Council Concludes

Hankow, July 15. The People's Political Council closed yesterday afternoon after

ten day session.

а

every

In a manifesto of 3,000 words, the Council appeals to those in political walk of life to present a "United Front and strengthen China's resistance, thus bringing the present hostilities to a successful conclusion und paving the way to national reconstuction.”—nenter,

FOREST FIRES RAGING

Enormous Damage

Done In U.S.

San Francisco, July 15:

Madame Litvinoff

Target of Red

Russian

ET

JAPANESE SUFFER HEAVILY

Enormous Casualties

On Yangtse

Kiukiang, July 16, Japanese casualties in recent sanguinary engagements in the Hukow- Fengtsch

have

arca

[NEW OFFICERS FOR CHINA-Expecting that the Sino- Japanese war will be a protracted affair, extending for months or even years, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek has ordered training camps for new Chinese officers established. Here, ho

some of the lectures, aided by officers who have had war experience.

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KWANTUNG'S

ARMY PREPARED TO TAKE VIGOROUS MEASURES

Soviet Division Holding Important Positions

Tokyo, July 15, Soviet troops who crossed the Manchukuoan frontie last week have apparently not yet withdrawn,

The spokesman of the Foreign Office stated to-day that the Japanese Government regarded the incident a most grave. The Japanese Army in Kwantung, h declared, will take vigorous measures to bring about withdrawal.

A Japanese report states that a Soviet division ha occupied Shanfeng, 25 miles south of Hunchun, and i now entrenched at the foot of the hills outside the city.

Composite

inspects a units of cadets at a military base. The Marshal gives Aircraft To

BOMBINGS CAUSING

CONTINUED TENSION

Jerusalem, July 15. Frightful scenes were witnessed following a bomb reached 10,000 according to in-explosion yesterday in a bazaar in the Old City which was formation from military circles. densely packed by Arab peasants who had come into town

The heavy Japanese losses incurred

are interpreted by these circles as the for Friday's devotions in the Mosque.

Purge

principal reason for the present. lull

on the Yangtze River as the Japanese

London, July 15.

The Daily Express to-day quotes friends of the British- born, wife of M. Maxim Litvinoff,

the U.S.BR. Commissar for Fer- eign Affaire, as saying that the O.G.P.U. has forbidden her to leave her, villa fra the Ural mountalis,

Acquaintances are unable to confirm the report that MI, Stalin Jing asked M, Litvinoff to divorce

his wife.

The report states that Madame Litvinoff Jas been "confined" for the past six weeks. However, 1 is admitted that she is allowed to move quito freely in the rural village near Her villa, teaching base English to the school-chli- dren there-United Press.

PLANES OVER CANTON

Storm Probably Saved City

Canton, July 16. Japanese planes appeared over Canton at 8.35 this morning.

They were flying high among

Over 200 forest fires are raging in the clouds and as far as could

the three western States, causing bo ascertained numbered about tremendous damage.

14.

Lightning is responsible for the tin-t precedented total of 80 blazes

The heavy In

clouds

At least eleven persons, including women and children,

have to mass reinforcements before were killed, and 15 were injured. they can launch new offensive.

It is stated that on Thursday more

Police and troops have been posted in the main centres

than 20 Japanese transports fully of Jerusalem to prevent repercussions from the incident loaded with corpses of Japanese army

officers and soldiers killed in action in the Jewish quarters.-Reuter.

leered downstream to Wuhu where they were cremated.

Except for the exchange of fire be- tween

shore banese warships and Chinese

batteries there was no major fighting on the Yangtse front yester- day. According to a Chinese official communique, a

a Japanese warship was

hit in the stern and two slcom launches were sunk when the Chinese shore batteries shelled, the concen- ration of Japanese vessels in the river at Hukow. Fire was seen billowing up from the damaged warship.

DANGEROUS MILK COMING TO HONGKONG

Jerusalem, July 15.

Arab shops were closed to-day as a protest again to-day's bomb outrage. Many Jewish shops, fearing an attack, followed suit.

The curfew was re-imposed at 0 p.m. and armed police shepherded home busloads Jewish residents of the Old City. Arab shops were bombed and looted in Halls and the episodes caused the tension.

Fly Atlantic

London, July 15.

Weather permitting, Mercury, the upper section of the Mayo composite aircraft, w dy the Atlantic to Canada and

the United States on Wednesday noxt

week, carrying half a ton of freight, consisting of news-recis,

and photographs

newspaper dealing with the Royal visit to

Parle

The ultimate destination of the plane is New York, which will be reached by way of Montreal,

The flight will begin during the night, the plot being one of the regular Imperial Airways' staff Renter.

'SOMETHING

DARK AND SINISTER"

Sir John Simon Looks Ahead

London, July 15.

The outrage has deeply shocked all

Sir John Simon, the Chancellor of sections of the community, whose the Exchequer, winding up the debate hopes of a gradual return to normaley in the House of Commons on the have been rudely shattered.

Finance B, which was read a third time without division, sald that while The Arab quarters in Halla to-day world trade had not taken a favour- were more normal, and the majority able course since he presented his

Large Soviet detachments hav also been concentrated 12% mlle east of Shanfeng, apparently, a reinforcements for the troops occupy ing the town.

The hills occupied by the Russians continues the report, are strategicall important, as they command th Tumen and Yuki River regions'and also the harbour of Rashin.--Trang, Occan.

Soviet Air Threat,

Moscow, July 16,9 No official statement has bee issued concerning the incident a Hungchun, on the U.S.S.R.-Manchu kuo frontier,

It is noticeable, however, the Interest in Far Eastern questions ha been on the increase during the pas few weeks in Soviet press and been intensified by F

hop from Moscow to Vladivostok, accomplished in the record time 24 hours by the Soviet air ace M. Kokinakki. Koki nakki expected back here or

Friday.

Papers also devote long articles to the expansion of the military strength of the Soviet Union in the Far East. The Commander-in-chief o the Soviet Military Air Force Marshal Loktionov, writes in Pravdi that Kokinakki's flight proves beyond doubt that it is possible for ibousands of Soviet, airplanes to be transferred within a day to the Far East Trans-Ocean.

STOP PRESS

COLONY REVENUE

BUOYANT

ravenúť

Hongkong Government of the shops opened in the afternoon last Budget, the present situation firat five months of the financial year continues so buoyant that, "in" thị

revenue

for

Two Japanese warships and more than 10 steam launches approached

Says "Telegraph's" Shoe Hill, an islet near Hukow.

Informant Chinese shore, batteries fired at them, whilst Chinese bombing planes which happened to fly over the place dump milk to Hongkong from Canton and Revelations of the import of raw ed their misslles on them. They

In view of the continued cases of bore no resemblance to the situation the half-way mark to the estimated hurriedly steamed away in a north-Macao-two parts against which

have cholerà reticlions

been arson involving Jewish premises, existing before the depression in

in total easterly direction.

the year PAC Moslem shop-keepers are marking 1931. declared have, just come to light, ns

$30,254,020 had by artillery, the

already been ex Supported ese at Slangkow attacked the Chinese a result of private investigation. their premies with the Crescent,

the Cross. lodgo

it through, but if we do not succeed which is $054,255 above the revenu them yesterday morning. quantities of this milk have been

Jewish buses have been encased in and the world does not succeed in for the same month last year. The Fighting continued until noon when coming in by these media, and sold wire-netting as a protection against finding some way of stopping the total revenue for the first five month the invaders were driven back with to Chinese retailers as local milk.

bombs. considerable

exact casualties. Central

folly of over-increasing expenditure of the year was $15,336,089, News.

The price if attractive, the retallers

Strong forces are still posted at on armaments, then it seems that the two millions in excess of revenue for getting it at about eight cents per half || strategie centres, but the number of future we are preparing for the same period last year. pint and thus being easily able to police and marino patrols has been children fg something. dork and Remarkable Increases in raventi undersell the Colony dalries, it is considerably reduced.

sinletqr," he said.—Router.

from Licences and Internal Reventit stated..

Canton Railway

at Halangahan in an attempt to dis- For several months considerable

Air Disaster Explained

Apart from the alleged unfairness of these methods of competition, the dangers of infection from these un- Inspected sources of supply are too obvious to be overlooked.

while Christianized Arabs are using

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The authorities are optimistic that the situation will continue to improve.

-Reuter,

plained by this mysterious influx of raw milk over several months

Whereas the present milk suppliers, Rome, July 15, ICE CREAM RESTRICTIONS

in the Colony-which have recently It is announced that the Italian alr-liner disaster, in which twenty Government recently forbade the been added to would have been able phssengers and a apparently

of four manufacture of ice cream for health to do good business with the in- creased demand, is now alleged perished, was due to forced reasons and a controversy recently that

Crow

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northern California, while 60 sent-1 provented their dropping any bomba descent into the sea in bad visibility, raged in the Press of the Colony over at business is being taken away tered outbreaks are reported Washington.

In

A severe thunder storm commenced

owing to heavy clouds.--Reuter.,

In Oregon' a strong easterly wind nt. 8.45, which further deterred the

in fanning an uncontrolled conflagra- raiders. Lion In Lane County, where officials

The all clear signal was given at;" have apponted with a thousand Dro-6.85 pm fighters AN

by

"Britain hus resources, character. venue for May was $3,104,367

BRITISH FIRM PROTESTS

Shanghul, July 15.

our

the

Kowloon

Rent of Government Property Miscellaneous Receipts and Sales offset by almost a dollars decreased rovenug Duties and the Post Office,

Revenue from:

licences

by

Latid

miljar

increas

over 100 per cent. compared wit May last year. Rent from Gover ment Property increased from $230 653 in May, 1937 to $101,548 in th same month this year, while Sales showed an increase. 203 to $142,300.

from

the necessity of taking every possible the cheaper, low grade milk from precaution, that only the purest milk Canton and Macao. 118 exact registered concern, to-day passed a of the your exceeds expendituro

It is expected China Spinners Ltd., a British Revenue for the first five month be sold to the pubile. As a result, thorities will be called to this slate Holders, protesting against the occupa indicating that Government

that the

resolution at compulsory pastourisation for all local

a meating of share the same period by $1,182,605 ACTING MEMBER

dairius will be in operation on Janukk for ati investigation into tion, since last April, of the com-year enjoy a record surplus, VA 24

at the earliest moment, os the

·A second alarm was sounded (nt)

ury 1, 1939. During the temporary absence from

the source of this milk and Numerous fires are reported from 9.35 and the urgent aların

the pany's mill by the Japanese.

The Colony's surplus balance 1 was the Colony of the, Hon,, Sir Robert Surprise at the fact that the Colony standard of milk generally in the The other centres In Oregon as a result sounded just as this message

resolution asks various foreign reached the new record of $181 was Kotewall, the Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau Has not run short of milk in view of Colony, becomes of immediate Im-shareholders to protest against the 973. of the present heat wave-United | being telephoned at 040 .m.will act as an Unofficial Member of the huge addition refugees have made portance, in view of the cholere Japanese action to their respective *(Further Stop Press Netbi

| United Preit,'

the Executive Council,

to the population, is apparently ex- | deaths which are dally recorded. consulator-Reuter Special

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