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JAPANESE FACING SERIOUS DEFEAT IN YANGTSE AREA

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CANTON WARNED OF TERROR TO COME

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passed over Shameen four times in the last five minutes.

THE HONGKONG

EUROPEAN FOUND HANGED IN Y.M.C.A. ROOM

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TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST

. TERRIBLE CANTON

CARNAGE

[Continued from Page 1) Grand Theatre, where there is 110 possible military objective, has been Endly hit. A whole block of crowd- ed tenements has been destroyed. This correspondent saw a 17-year- old girl wailing under the debris. There are dozens of mangled, dust- Shameen buildings instinctively It was learned that certain docu-covered bodies in the ruins. Rescue- Japanese reinforcements dispatch- ducked on the heavy missile screumcdments, including a letter, were found workers, including British Salvation through the air fast above their by the police on the top of the Army people, are working steadily.

the Talhu sector has reoccupied Szechangehlen, Lungahankung ond Chiutoushan, three heights of strate- gle importance, and in now attacking Tallu from the south,

One plane released a bomb directly the time of his death was on slek leave from the Imports and Exports over Shameen, and newspapermen and other abservers on the roots of Department.

deafening the entire

ed from Taihu to Hwangmei were

heads. and at Huallangling intercepted

landed. IL

with Chuchlaching, lying mid-

ing midway between

vere detonation that shook the two cities. Japanese troops were also rushed from Kluklang to re-island, less than 500 yards away, in an area that has never previously lieve their comrades hard-pressed at

been bombed-Salkwan. Hwangmel. Six hundred Japanese landed yesterday at Chihkow, op- posite Klukiung, and advanced as of far FLO Kunglungchen, south Hwangmel, where they were check- ed.

Japanese warships concentrated in the Yangtze River at suchlawan, west of Kluklang, bombarded and machine-gunned the Chinese post- tions on the north bank, yesterday

Was

the

This ofte bomb has probably caused more deitths than dozens dropped in other areus. Belleving that Salkwan a non-military urea-was immune. Chinese have flocked there in an effort to seek sanctuary, and every building is packed.-United Press.

28 Machines Involved

machines

where

.

the dresser in his room.

even when the planes return, Salkwan 49th School was demolish- Mr. Ellia was until recently ated, including the giria dorinitory, Kowloon Hospital and was still under whose inmates had left only a few medical observation. lie had applied minutes before.

accommodation at the Y.M.C.A. on Sunday night.

for

in 1032,

con

ен

Another uren where there is no military objective is the Wing. Hon business district. Scenes of He first come to Hongkong in 1824) Lo when he joined the staff of Messrs havee there rival those of June. One Butterfeld and Swire and two years of the objectives. of the raiders he ironferred to Williamson was the old power plant, but later

was a master the bombs fell 400 yards off the and Company. He mariner and later joined the Revenue target, and the chief sufferers were dwellers. Five Servicc, being appointed an oficer the poor tenement

bumba

their fimsy caused 50 of He went on leave in Moy, 1930, homes to collapse.

COUNTED 70 DEAD Canton, Aug. 0.

and returned to Hongkong in Feb-

From personal observation, this Chinese land batteries afternoon.

A total of 20 planes are participat-

raid. Eightruary, 1937. Until the time of bla retaliated with heavy fire.

recent illhess he was stationed at correspondent can say there are more than 70 dead and at least 100 Fighting on

Klukiang fronting in this morning's

are also bombing the Sheungshut in the New Territories.

wounded. However, there are scores yesterday was not as severe an the Canton-Hankow Railway.--Reuter.

The funeral will pass the Monu-still buried. The final death roll will day before. There was comparative

ment at 5 p.rn. to-day. But.

probably be higher. Scenes Of Horror in the uling sector. quiet

The Red Cross units are superb. COINCIDENCE clashes touk place in the Shoho

Canton, 945 am. south-west

The Several villages nector.

for that matter, probably The bombers have disappeared, of Shaho, 17 kilometres south

Before G. Channing Smith com-daunted to generally is un- I left Shameen us soon as it was mitted suicide yesterday by leaping because the peop Kiuklang, were abandoned by the

possible that it is to keep on Chinese after their defence works passible to get across the canal and from the window of his offler on the

and returning. They will had crumbled under three hours made immediately for the Salkwa ninth floor of the Bank of East Asia

fate. bombardment. Tatiensfon, a strpte district, hitherto unbombed,

The business in-

ugain Japanese of acquaintances and

dropped gie height in the vigily of Shaho, an enormous torpedo bomb fell from building he wrote out a list of names face their

ténilets to-day. No to be ouldont te Japanese in neros

across Shameen.

stilutions. also taken by

It burch describe the scenes of

10

Included in the list was the word young Chinese students appeared on the morning. But the Chinese re-

that pervade the Ellis" anet,

"the the bombed streets and distributed underneath. captured half of it in a counter-absolute horror

their own leaflets with striking car attack in the afternoon. The con- street of crowded tenements in which YMCA.

toon by patriotic artists urging unity tending forces now Gich possess half the bomb detonated,

and defiance.-United Press. of the the HillCentral News,

Au enormous cfter-one largest I have seen-has torn up the waterworks during the third raid onį entire street. It is at least 40 feet the city to-day.

PROVINCES REMAIN deep and 50 feet across.

Apparently the

aim of to-day's

CHINESE reached the scene before the Redrald is to cut off the public utilities. Cross workers und many wounded In this connection it is Interesting to (Continued from Page 1.)

seeking note that Canton depends entirely the party, however, dropped out on crawling about were still

Several were burled on the waterworts which the Japan-account of sanctuary.

the hardships, leaving under the masonry-you could hear ese are attempting to destroy. Sha-only the painter and

the singer to Bricks were flung meremeen, however, has an independent finish the tour. than 200 feet away by the force of water supply. The entire city, in-

PEOPLE

LE READY TO FIGHT cluding Shameen, depends

The traveller also visited Shantung the explosion..

Canton electric light plant.

and Hotun. In Shantung be inter- Bombs were dropped

Admiral Wing Hon viewed

Shen Hung-leih, Road, one of the principal thorough former Mayor of Tsingtao and now fares of the city and scene of the Governor of Shantung. The admiral June massacres, during the second hus his headquarters in his pocket. and third raids to-day. Hun Sum travelling from place to place and Street, where the only conceivable organising partisan and local govern- Canton, 9.55 .m.

be the ments in various parts of the pro- The Japanese have re-appened for military objective would

was also heavily vince. the third time, Bombs are falling us police station.

along partisans telephone this

from bombed. message

Arst Red Cross unit to enter Peiping-Hankow Rallway received Shameen, to where I returned only

the Salkuan area near Shameen, pro- orders to launch a general attack on a minute or so ago.

Heavy anti-aircraft fire is greeting bably the scene of the greatest death the anniversary of the Lukouchino

roll in to-day's raids, was subscribed incident. the raiders-United Prest

Chinese Advancing

On Wukong

Trinyang, Aug, 0. Chinese forces recuptured Shank- pochen, a town about 20 kilometres south of Wukong, in north Cheklang on Sunday and are now rapidly pres sing on Wukong.

The Chinese launched their attack on the Japanese in Shanpochen In three columns at daybreak,

Оле

column cut the defenders' rear near Wukong to prevent Japanese rein- forcements renching Shangpochen. Another column attacked the Japan- ese main front, while the third staged

Banking movement.

Unable to withstand the Chinese the Japanese Acree onslaughts, abandoned the town-Central News,1

WOMAN GASHES THROAT A married woman named to Tal, 27, residing at Square Street, tried to commit suicide yesterday by cut- ting her throat with a pair of scissors, She was sent to the Queen Mary hospital.

their crles.

The ambulances arrived within few minutes and in 10 minutes had excavated ten injured people from the ruins.United Presa,

Bombers

Back Again

The

on the

Chinese

the

in Chinese characters: "To the herole "I was impressed by the sight of defenders of China from the Chinese columns of Chinese partisans advanc Third Raid Of Day

Laundrymen's Guild of New York. ing towards the railway, while Canton, Aug. 19. The first man extricated from the Chinese villagers helped to tear up

he declared.--- concen- ruins of Saikuan was a volunteer the railway tracks," Japanese bombers their attention on the old anti-aircraft warten.-United Press. Reuter Special.

The trated

IT

1938.

BOURN-VITALITY

SHARE PRICES

The following is the list of local share quotations issued this morning.

Ranks

H.K. Bank, $1,470 n. ex, div. II.K. Bank, (Lon. Reg.), £86 .

ex. dlv.

Chartered Bank, £12% n. Mercantile Bank, A. and B. £20 n. Mercantile Bank, C., £13% East Aste Bank, $88 n.

Insurances

Canton Ins., $230 n. Union Ins, $500 b. China Underwriters, $2 n. H.K. Fire Ins., $205 so.

Shipping

n.

Douglas, $30 n. ILK. Steamboats, $21 Indo-Chinas (Pret.) $00 n. Indo-Chinas (Def.), $24 n Shell Bearer, 01/1014 n. Union Waterboats, $0 b.

Docks Ele. ILK. & K. Wharves, $12014 sa B.K. Docks (old).$21 n. 11.K. Ducks (new), $20 n. Providents

(old), $34 b. (new), $3.40 b. New Engineering Sh. $3.00 n. Shanghat Docks, Sh. $127

Providents

n.

Kallan Mining Adm., 16/- 1, Raubs, $9.70 b.

Goldfield, $3 b.

Hongkong Mines, 7 cts. n.

Philippine Mining Antamok,

P. 30 sa. Atoks, P. 20 sa. Bagulo Gold, P. 21 sa. Benguet Consol, P. 11.20 mm. Benguet Explor.,

Coco Grove, P. 42 su. Big Wedge, P.

Consolidated Mines, P. .005 an. Demonstrations, P. .28 sa. E. Mindanao, P

Gumaus

Ipo

G'felds, P. --- Gold P.

Gold

P. —

Morons, P.-

P... Min. Resources, P. Northern Min. P. - Parneale Gumaus, P. — Salacot Mining, P. -- San Mauricio, P. 49 sa.

How does it act?

Suyoc Consol, P. 17 sa. United Paracales, P. 31% sa.

Lands, Hotels, etc.

H. and S. Hotels, $0.70 b, H.K. Lands, $38 b.

H.K. Lands, 4% Deben $107% 5. Metropolitan Lands, Sh. - S'hai Lands, Sh. $0.40 n. Humphries, $0.35 n. 14K. Beatles, $5.05 a. Chinese Estates, $100 n,

Pubilo Unites

HK. Tramways, $17 b Peak Trams (old), $04 b. Peak Trams (now), $3 n. Star Ferrics, $78 n. ex. div. Yaumati Ferries (ok!); $24% n Yeumati Ferries rights, $24 n. Chinn Light (old), $11.15 b. China Light (new), $5 b. IK. Electric, $00% b. and sa. Macan Electric, $10 n. Sandakan Lights, $9% 1. Telephone (old), $26.80 n. Telephone (new), $0.80 n. China Buser, Sh.- Singapore Tractions, 26/3 n. Singapore Pret., 26/3 n.

Industrials

Cald Macg. (old), Sh. $14 n. Cald: Macg. (Pref.), Sh. $14 n. Canton Ices. $1.70 n. Cements, $10 b.

H.K. Ropes, $4.10 n.

Biores, &c.

$26.20 b.

Dairy Farms, $85. Watsons, $7.40

Lane Crawfords, 30.70 n.

Sinceres, $50 n.

Wing On

William Powell, Ltd., 70 cts. n.

Cotton Mills

Ewo Colton, Sh. $18. Shai Cottoni (old), Slz. $00 n. Zoong Sings, Sh. $24 n. Wing On Textiles, Sh. $42 n.

Miscellaneous

H.K. Entertainments, $0 Constructions, $1.75 b. Vibro Filing, $8.85 n.

Ch. Govt. 5% 1925 C$Bonds.,

07% pr. 1.

n.

H.K. Govt. 4% Lom 5% prm. b. H.K. Govi, 3% Loan 16% prm.

b.

BANDS

HUMOUR IN THE CLASSROOM

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affer our eyes?" I naked the other day.

An optimist," shouted Robert, starting up with Ore impulsiveness of one who wishes to score over his fellows.

"Wrong," I reply sadly. Then

less eager but more noticing a

liable

pupil, Tell him, John.” "An optician."

-01

"Right. Now what is an optimist? Tom, can you tell us?"

"Please, sir, a man who looks after your cars."

And no one in the class sees the Joke. I have often wandered why pupils take answering questions 50 seriously.

Even intelligence testing has its humourous alde. On one occasion I had to administer a group intelligence test to a qualifying class. Before commencing, the pupils had to write own certain particulars on the cover of the test. There was a space

for "Number of Brothers" and one for "Number of Sisters."

One would thought, naturally enought, that such Instructions were fool-proof, but one little old maid of a girl in the front scat had some difficulty and her hand went "Please, sir," she

she said with almost tearful seriousness, Myl I count

myself among my sisters?"

up.

My favourite humorist, however, was the boy who in composition des- cribed his teacher as "A hansom man that is very inffable"

A Teacher

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