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AUGUST TUESDAY,

9, 1938...

日四十月七

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CANTON WARNED OF TERROR TO COME

BOMBS FALL European Found Hanged In Y.M.C.A. Room

IN CROWDED LOCALITIES

17 Planes

Planes Release

Missiles While Above Shameen

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Canton, Aug. 9, 8.10 a.m. Five minutes after the first alarm shrieked its warning to the terrified populace of Canton at 7.50 a.m. to-day, eight Japanese raiders appeared over the city.

They are still circling above, apparently seeking their objectives.

It has now been confirmed, from two independent sources, that the leaflets dropped from the Japanese planes on Sunday warned the populace of Canton that the city would be bombed for ten consecutive days.

To-day is the second day, and Canton is apprehen- " sively awaiting the outcome of this morning's visitation. -United Press.

DESTRUCTION COMMENCES

Canton, 9.10 a.m.

An additional ten bombers appeared over the city at 9.15 a.m., and the seventeen machines then commenced their work of destruction.

The entire fleet concentrated at the commencement of the bombing on the area around the old Power Station

on the bund, near the French Cathedral.

The area is covered with a pil of

dust and smoke and it cannot be

RESTRICTED WATER SUPPLIES PROBABLE

Only Exceptional

Rainfall Can Save Situation

On Saturday, August 6, it was

ascertained from the vantage point Over Hundred factory. Since then, there has

on

Shameen

whether

Station has been hit.

Power

Heavy anti-aircraft fre is greeting the Japanese.

All of the rolding machines are flying over Shameen before releasing their missiles.

The planes disappeared in a south- westerly direction at B nan--United Press.

"Sanctuary" Struck

Canton, 9.15 a.in, Seventeen raiders have again appeared over Canton and the work of destruction has re-commenced.

All the tension and features, of the May and June holocausts are present in to-day's raids.

Terrified crowds are milling along the Bund

opposite the Shameen, French and where the barricaded British bridges are heavily guarded against a possible rush of refugees.

The planes now lying Ini formations of four machines instead

kre

of the usual 3-formation. They have' (Continued on Page 5.)

Big Airport For Tokyo

12,000,000 Yon Project Announced

Tokyo, Aug. D. Construction of the world's biggest airfield in the city of Tokyo has been, officially decided upon by the City Planning Section of the Home Omee, according to the Asahi Shimbun.

Die in Canton

been useful rain which, however,

|RAIDERS SHOT DOWN by Chinese aircraft and anti-aircraft batteries have recently been on display in Hankow. Here are four of the less badly damaged Japanese bombers brought to the capital as proofs of the prowess of Chinese. air fighters.

JAPANESE FACING SERIOUS DEFEAT IN YANGTSE AREA

Yangsin, Hupeh, Aug. 9.

The Japanese are facing a debacle on both publicly advertised that the the north and south banks of the Yangtse River. storage position was unsatis-

Military reports received here indicate that represents only a small fraction Japanese reinforcements are being rushed from Early

of the rainfall necessary to all Kiukiang across the river to Hwangmei on the the larger reserviors. Raids. The mainland reservoirs at present Huper-Anhwei border to relieve troops hard- pressed by the Chinese there, whilst on the Kiukiang front the Japanese have been repulsed mencing next week, and in all prob with heavy losses in their attempted drive on ability extending throughout the Nanchang.-Central News. coming dry season, is inevitable," says

Canton, Aug. 9, Japanese alr raids occurred throughout Kwangtung thly morning but Canton bore the brunt of them. In this city the casualties are: 102 dead and 159 wounded,

The raiders did not confine themselves to any particular dis- trict. They dropped bombs in Salchuen, Shaho, on both rallway stations, Balkwan and Taipalsha, behind the Provincial Govern. ment buildings and on the Bund. Another raid alarm was sound- ed at 1.15 p.m.-Reuter.

TERRIBLE CANTON CARNAGE

·Non-Military Areas Again Bombed Eye - Witness Description

(Special to "Telegraph")

copyright by United Press. Received by Telepraphic Messages Ordinance, 1894. telephone. August 9, 1.30 p.m.; published: Aubust 2, 3 p.m.

only 34 per cent. full and the island reservoirs 68 per cent. full.

"Falling exceptionally heavy rula- fall during the next few days, a curtailment of the supply, com-

a statement from the Water Authority.

NO PROSPECT OF

HEAVY RAINFALL

17 average.

JAPANESE DRIVEN BACK 3 KILOMETRES

Nanchang, Aug. 9.

Hongkong's rainfall for the year la The Japanese forces in the Shaho sector have been now over in inches below food driven back for about 3 kilometres as a result of fighting Inches as compared with an average yesterday, according to military reports from the front.

of 57.37 inchies.

The total weather forecast in- West and south-west winds, light to moderate: cloudy, local showers.

apparently little or no There is indication of any heavy rainfall in the Immediate future.

Yesterday's maximum temperature was 85, and the minimum last night was 78. This morning the tempera- ture was 83, with humidity at 30 per cent

of

The Chinese counter-attacked the, Japanese at Chinkuunchiao in the vicinity of Shaha twice yesterday, Considerable casualties were infileted on the Japonese and quantities Japanese military supplies captured. A Chinese soldier named Chang Teh-sheng, which namit literally translated means Chong the Victor. displayed remarkable bravery in the second attack. Rushing forward The Royal Observatory weather re- ahead of his comrades under heavy port issued this morning stated that fire, he slew three Japanese and pressure is moderately high over captured their rifles single-handed, Manchuria, and is relatively low over The Chinese fleld headquarters has south China and Tongking. The Issued an order commending la typhoon is situated about 250 miles gallantry. to the cast of Shanghal, moving N.W.N., or N.W.

cent.

STATION-MASTER SHOWS COURAGE

Another squad of Chinese troops rushed to a Japanese machine-gun

STRONG DEMAND FOR H.K. PROPERTY

REVENUE OFFICER

IN POOR HEALTH

FOR MANY MONTHS

Mr.

T. A. Ellis Last Seen -Alive In Early Morning

The second European death in tragic circumstances to occur in the last two days was discovered by a Chinese boy in a room of the European Y.M.C.A. at 8 a.m. to-day, He found the body of Mr. T. A. Ellis, aged 36, single, strangled to death.

The Chinese boy was in the act of taking the morning tray of tea into the room. He opened the door and was confronted by a naked body, hanging by a bed-sheet tied to the water pipes in one corner of the ceiling of the

room.

There was a chair underneath the body.

Soviet Bombs Practically Destroy Kojo|

Shanghal, Aug. 9.

The 100 kilowatt Sovlet broad- casting station at Khabarovsk- most powerful radio station in the Far East-offelally broadcast the following message ni 11.49

.. to-day,

"Our brave

lave aviators destroyed practically the entire town of Kojo."-United Press.

PROVINCES REMAIN CHINESE

?

Japanese Unable To Control Thom

Haukow, Aug. 9. Except for a few railway cities, Suiyuan, Shansi ankl Hopei provinces still remain in Chinese hands, according to a foreign traveller who has just returned to Hankow after 4 three months' tour to the three

provinces.

The boy immediately shouted to his comrades and ran back to the corridor kitchen. It was not long before senior ofllelals of the Y.M.C.A. were on the scene. Pollee were suIT- moned and detectives under Inspector Ritchie started investigations. After In brief examination of the body It was removed to the public mortuary, Investigations revealed that Mr. Ellis, a Revenue Officer, booked in at the Y.M.C.A. between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. yesterday. He brought no be longings with him and was last seen alive by another

the resident of Y.M.C.A. at 2 a.m. to-day.

Medical examination of the body revealed that death had taken place several hours before the discovery of the tragedy....

HEALTH WAS POOR

Mr. Ellis, native of England and formerly of Liverpool, had suffered from ill-henith for some time and at (Continued on Page 5.)

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CHINESE POSITION STRONG

bank of the Yaagise River, are strongly

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Hankow, Aug. 3. The Chinese positions on the north

defended, according

Kwangmel, Chinese refugees from arriving in Hankow

When they left Kwangmel on the early morning of August 3 as the Japanese forces were approaching the

The traveller states that he crossed the Japanese "lines" seven times in the course of his tour, and during the entire three months he did not outskirts of the city there were only sce one Japanese soldier.

20 persons left. More than a month The closest he came to the Japan-ago Chinese military authorities ar- cso was three miles.

ranged for the completo evacuation The area under Chinese control is of the populace of the Kwangmel and sull well governed.

Kwant areas. Each resident was Although the new Governor of given a refugee certificate, allowing Hopel,

General Lu Chung-lin, has him, to pass through the Chinese

not yet

yet arrived in his province from lines. Hankow-be has to cross the Japan-

examination

sub- 18

áll They stated they were ese lines to reach it, for Hopel is injected to careful" Shanghai Companies

the rear of the present Japanese they passed the Chinese-lines, those Want Sites

activities-his proclamation is posted under suspicion being detained and up everywhere through the province, further questioned.

In contrast to the poor equipment Hongkong Crown land has and the Japanese appear to have no

and morale of the irregular troops Jurisdiction whatsoever, nest which had been keeping back the seldom been so much in demand

The iruveller dikelased that the defending Hyangmel, refugees de- Chinese advance for some time with as it is at the moment, according harvests are good in all three pro- clare the Chinese forces to the west intense fire and blasted it with hand- to local architects who have been vinces, and the people are apparently of that city are well-equipped and grandes. Twenty-seven Japanese having a busy time satisfying in no want for food.

their moralo is high, were killed there.

Along the highway from Hwang- mel to Kwant the refugees saw

The Chinese break through this the requirements of former COMMANDS IN SUIYUAN At an estimated cost of 12,000,000

point of the Japanese line, accounted Shanghai firms wishing to set General Ma Chan-shan, of Nonal heavy, concentration of Chinese yen, spread over three years, the new

for an advance of one kilometre. In

River Bridge fame, is now in com-Itroops ready to check the Japanese airteld is to be built in Joto Ward,

Pelping, Aug. 8.

reward for their bravery the Chinese up businesses here,

The Crown Land Sales department mand of the Chinese forces in Sui-drive westward along the Yangtse.-- in the south-eastern part of the city

Canton, Aug. 9. The bravery of a Chinese station- deld headquarters has distributed

that yuan. The Chinese autherilles of Router. of the Government confirmed and skirting the coast of Tokyo Bay, Vast raids covered Kwang-|master near Chinwangtoo raved many $1,000 to the squad.--Central News.

there was a minor land boom in the three provinces have solved the occupy an area of 050 acres, tung It will

provinco which is nearly three times as large Canton-Kowloon

to-day. The lives. on Friday evening, it has just

progress but added that it was currency problem by establishing and Canton-been revealed.

Chinese Score Successes

difficult to meet all the applications their own banks, and issuing local as Tempelhof nerodrome in Paris,

Guerillas, who are most active in Facilities for seaplanes will also be Hankow railway towns came in that region, tore up several sections

Mahuiling, Klongsi, Aug. 9. because of the lack of prepared sites: notes backed by Chinese national

banks, established in

their initial suc- Those sites that are Following the track Chinese omelula state, the Japanese arrival of the express from Mukden, cesses, Vininese troops, on the north on have been quickly disposed of in veller', amazement, even accepted currency drafts, fixing The City Planning Bection of the Third Naval Squadron formerly off The station-master of a wayside of the Yangtze River have now re- the areas of North Point, Ma Tau, his foreign Home Office has also decided to set this const hus now been relieved by station learned of the action of the captured Lion Hill, and are closing Chung, Shamshulpo and Kowloon their own exchange rates

The traveller left Hankow up Ave "anti-air raid parka" in the Fifth Squadron, which includes guerillas and, at great personal risk in on Hwangmel, 25 kilometres west Tsal while small lots have been sold

the Hupch-Anhwel | all over the Colony,

months ago for the north, accom- Tokyo, at cost of 121,000 yen.

a large aircraft carrier and which is guerilla bullet, stood at the of Talhu, on

Shamshulpo will have several more) panted by boro party in- The projected airfield and parks determined to equal its predecessor's break in the line, waving a red flag. border, according to military ad-

factories soon, DE will also North cluding a Chinese poet, a painter and will be commenced this year and will record in bombing.

He managed to bring the train to a vices, be completed according to present The Saikwan area, behind the stop within a few yards of break in Another Chinese force operating in Point. Dwelling house lots have a singer. Most of the members of

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(Continued on Page 5.). plana in 1940,--Doniel.

sold rapidly and areall in demand. the tind-Reuter,

feld.

the

projected air for their share of the terror.

up

three

(Further Stop Press News on Page 12.)