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FIGHTING

DEEP

INEVITABLE

Korean Army Reports

Soviets Retirement

While an

Moscow, Aug. 4.

official communique says that further fighting on the Soviet-Manchukuo border is inevitable, resentment reached a high pitch at nation-wide mass meetings, whose tone was exemplified by the official organ, Pravda, which observes:

"The Fascist birds of prey, grinding the knife to attack the Soviet on our frontiers, an object of craving for the jackals and hyenas of Fascism. But the frontier guards and the Red Army are vigilantly protecting the border."--- United Press.

REPORTED RETIREMENT

Soviet

Keiju, Aug. 4. The Korean Army communique issued yesterday afternoon states that the Soviets have suspended the Changkufeng offensive. The report states that Soviet infantry advanced 150 metres and then retreated for approximately 1,000 metres from the Japanese positions, and were at present erecting defences.

The communique reported that Russian infantry, occupying a hill two kilometres south-east of Changku- feng, retreated "some distance."

The report stated that clouds were hanging over Changkufeng, and no Soviet planes had been sighted, though they had been heard.

for

Aft

A Tokyo message says that General visited Prince Konoye Ugakt

characteris 11K "Important conference."-- United Press,

what

Punishment Demanded

Moscow, Aug. 3. Forty thousand workers In the Stalin automobile factory at Moscow to-day passed a resolution calling on the Government to "punish the Japanese

provocations

militarists,"

the ot

They announced thele readiness to i "take up arms mercilessly

enemy in their territory.

against

JAPANESE RUSHING MEN TO FRONTIER

All

Six Trains Daily Moving North, Foreigners State

sources

troops

THURSDAY, AUGUST

1938.

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Rare Epidemic Now Sweeps Japan

Paralysis

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Tokyo, Aug. 4. Upwards of 700 cases infantile paralysts, regarded as the rarest type yet discovered,

Кливл the are reported from district. There have also been 200 cases at Osaisu and many in the Kobe vicinity.

The number of deaths from the epidemio is so far unrecorded. tinted Presa.

AIR MAIL SCHEDULE CHANGING

To Link Hongkong With! Main Service

Consequent upon the introduction

In a great outpouring of affection, the people of Sweden honoured their beloved King Gustaf on his recent 80th birthday. He is shown above speaking in Stockholm on that occasion. Left to right are President Kyosti Kallio of Finland, King Haakon of Norway, King Gustaf and King Christian of Denmark. Later, erect in his saddle, the King reviewed troops.

INVADERS TRAPPED

BY FLOOD WATERS

.

IN ABANDONED CITY

Hankow, Aug. 4.

Japanese troops have achieved the occupation of Hwangmei but the city is now under water, according to Chinese reports.

A Chinese military communique states that the Japanese at Susung on August 2 advanced westward towards Hwangmei along the highway, forcing the Chinese to withdraw to the hills, north-west of the town.

The Yangtse is said to have risen steadily during the past fortnight resulting in a flooding of the area on the north bank from Siaochihkou, opposite Kiukiang,

of the Empire Air Mail programme through Kungtun to Hwangmei.

to Australin, revision of schedule of the Hongkongt-Bangkok air ser- vlce has been made by the Imperial Airways (Far East) Limited,

The days of arrival at and depar ture from Hongkong of the feeder service planes between these two ports will be slightly changed. As from Friday, August 12, the mails will leave Hongkong for Bangkok every Friday and Tuesday, and in the reverse direction will leave Bangkok for the Colony on the same days.

the The Chinese forces, seeing Yangtse flood waters pouring into Hwangmel decided to abandon the city. "white the Japanese, entering now, find themselves trapped by the flood."—Reuter,

SHANSI SITUATION UNCHANGED

Peiping, Aug. 4.

A Japanese spokesman announced that the situation in sauth Shansi is unchanged.

He said that, 3,000 Independent Started on July 28, there will now Chinese cavalry, who were formerly Peiping, Aug. 4.

be three services per week in each Manchurian troops, under a certain confirm that direction

between

and Lieut.-General Lip who had their London Units of the Red Navy, serving

bace near Fengchen, south of Sui- are moving Sydney, leaving Southampton on with the Amur River flotilla, who Japanese are due to be demobilised in the eastward in large numbers. Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays yuan, surrendered on July 28, and autumn, have indicated their willing Foreigners from Mukden assert and arriving in Sydney on Saturdays, that they will be reorganised and ness to continue with the colours. that troops are going northward Mondays and Tuesdays the follow-used as peace preservation forces.—

Resolutions supporting the Govern-at a rate of over six trains a ment in any action It may take day.

have been

Japanese against the received from the Collective Farmers and Tractor Brigades And Don Cossacks. Reuter.

200 Killed Yesterday Japanese Claim

Tokyo, Aug. 4.

For the first Ume for many days) Chinese newspapers are publishing Manchukuo border news.

The stories are identical to those published in the foreign press on August 1.

ing week.

Italy Will

Speed Up

The Chinese populace is hopefully War Machine

About 200 Russian troops were waiting developments, and is very estimated to have been killed in anxious

that Japan should be

Wednesday's fighting, according to embroiled with Russia. Korean Army communique, which

declares that the Soviet troops kept The Japanese hero are lihtly up their fire in the Changkufeng area subdned. United Press. from dawn until 3 pm

p.m. yesterday, when approximatelys

#hace

Russian

battalions began moving northward.

It is estimated that Soviet troops at Changkufeng comprise three Infantry regiments, one mechanised brigade. with about 230 tanks-Reuter,

REMOVING SIGN

OF JEWISH CULTURE

General Staffs In Secret Conference

Rome, Aug. 3. Meetings between the chlets of general staffs of the Army, and Air Force, presided over by Il Duce, at which the Foreign Minister was also present, are officially revealed.

It is understood that apart

new

United Press.

Soviet Flag Flying Over Changkufeng, Radio Claim

London, Aug. 4. The Daily Express asserts to-day that it heard a Khabarovsk broadcast which stated that the commander of the Soviet troops had hoisted the Red Flag of Russia at Changkufeng,

'The broadcast stated that Japan had rushed 35,000 troops and 400 plancs to the area.

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WHITEAWAY'S

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Rights in China

NAVY DISAPPROVES JAPAN'S CLOSING OF KIUKIANG DOOR

Ban May Give Precedent For Hankow "Lock-Out"

Shanghai, Aug. 4.

British firms, whose employees are prevented from returning to Kiukiang from their refuges on British gunboats and merchant vessels, have made strong repre- sentations to the British Embassy urging that a protest should be made to Japan.

It is reliably learned that the British Navy has intimated the view that there is no validity in the Japanese contention that it would not be safe for foreigners to return to Kiukiang.

British businessmen stress that if the Japanese ban on the return of foreigners is accepted this case will create a precedent whereby foreigners will be barred from a re-entry to Hankow should this place be occupied by the Japanese.-Reuter.

CHINESE DESTROY TWELVE RAIDERS

Admit Loss Of Six Machines

Hankow, Aug. 4. Chinese aviation headquarters claim that 12 Japanese planes, comprising 11 pursuits and one

was

British Officer Killed

im- H.M.S. Gnat, which

the scene mediately despatched to where Captain J. G.. C. Crawley, British commander of the Chinese killed by customs cruiser, Japanese machine-gun bullets when the vessel was attacked by Japanese seaplanes on Tuesday afternoon, re- turned to Hankow yesterday after- noon with three bodies which werd carried ashore by coolies.

Captain

Was

to the Interley's body was taken.

1 spital, Lleut Commander E. Neville, in an Interview with Reuter, said that about 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday six Japanese seaplanes Chinese customs cruiser, Chianghsing, (Continued on Page 7.).

attacked

the

bomber, were shot down yester STOP PRESS

day morning by Chinese aircraft which intercepted a group of 70 Japanese machines heading for Hankow.

The Chinese admit the loss of six machines, but the Japanese

About Rangoon officially claim to have shot down

Rangoon, Aug. 3. Rioting, looting and murder are still prevalent in various dise tricts, though Rangoon is normal. The total casualties are 80 killed and 360 wounded, includ- ing 20 Indians killed at Thara-

wounded. waddy, and scores Reuter Special

FEAR OF FLOODS SPREADING

100,000 Mobilised To Fight River

·

32 Chinese planes.

The Japanese say that two Japanese planes are missing.- Reuter,

CHINESE RAIDERS SUCCEED

Hankow, Aug. 4.

another Chinese aircraft staged successful raid over the Japanese aerodrome at Anking and a concen- tration of Japanese warships in the (Continued on Page 7.)

PLANES CROSS BORDER

German Charge Against Czechs

Hankow, Aug. 4. With the Yellow River approaching the senson of its highest levels, fears are growing that flood waters may The flood spread to Chengchow.

Berlin, Aug. 3. waters at present are only seven

An alleged further violation of the miles from Chengchow, where the authorities are mobilising 100,000 frontier by three Czech planes has refugees to strengthen the dyker on evoked bitter comment in Berlin, the west banic of the Chinlu River, especially as it occurred on the day of This is part of the Government's Lord Runciman'a arnival in Prague, relief programme for refugees who and is regarded as particularly serious from

obtain pay for their labours.

because two plones were reported to A spécial The radiocast ended with equipment, the main purposes of

was have flown over the fortress at Glatz, garden

party the meetings, from which the Navy

We are not arranged here last night, the proceeds 12 miles over the frontier.-Reuter. was the financial co-ordination of the

of which will be devoted to the Yellow River Flood Relief Fund→ RUNCIMAN GIVES ADVICE The Jowish synagogue at new armament programme.

No details of the new programme

Prague, Aug. 3. Nuremberg, and the building of the

Lord Runelman, British modintor Jewish Cultural Community, will be are given in the official communique

GUARD AGAINST RUMOURS In the dispute between the Czech pulled down next week, according to which merely states that the object Italian military strategists and wor

and tho Sudeten Governmen an announcement by the Mayor of is to increase the effelency of the technicians. The intensive produc

tion of now artillery and portabic

Pelping, Aug. 4. General Chang Chun had gone to Nuremberg, who, amid applause, in- Italian armed forces.

has permitted

The Chefoo correspondent of the minority party, arrived here to-day Chungking by air to assume his new | formed the Town Counell: “A The new measures are apparently arma

Hain Ming Pao reports that the police and was greeted by Government and post na Director-General of the crying shame to Nuremberg would aimed at strengthening Italy's power strengthening of gun power.

"Measures under consideration are forbidding the spreading of rum- Mayoral representatives and leaders Chineso Handquarters for Szechuen, at last be removed."

of attack, and some light is thrown

divisions will ours which has caused much trouble of the Sudetens. Sinklang and Kwelchow provinces. The two buildings will have been on the subject by editorini comments regarding Infantry

Lord Runelman'a 'first public act Mr. Wang Ching-wel left Hankow destroyed by the time the annual in the Tribune which states: "War allow big units greater freedom of previously, making the people desort un August 1 for lehang, en route to Nazi party rally opens on September with rapid decision has for some time movement without diminishing their the streets, suddenly panic-stricken. won to receive representatives of the

United Frera. of the shock capacity."-Neuter. Chungking-Reuter Special.

4-Reuter Special

been the principal scheme

GENERAL FLIES TO

NEW POST

Hankow, Aug. 4.

Munich, Aug. 3.

worda: "Hello Tályal afraid."United Press.

notable

Reuter Special.

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