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SOVIET AID INDIGNANT
ARRIVES
Four Hundred Pilots
In Hankow
Shanghal, Aug.
There are at present about 400 Soviet air pilots at Hankow and of Soviet military advisers operating in Ching, according to In- formation received here from a re- Inble foreign
source.
PROTEST
LODGED
Foreigners Attack Shanghai Council's Alloged Broach
OARSMAN- POLITICIAN
PASSES ON-
Capt. R. C. Bourne Won High Appointment.
London, Aug. 8. Captain R. C. Bourne, Conservative
day.—Reuter,
The Information further states that Suspects Handed for Oxford, died in London to-
Soviet heavy bombers and fighting planes are being imported into China
in large numbers,
These Soviet
neting.
Chiang Kai-shek,
pilots, however, arg
Independently of. General
The number of Chinese pilets in Hunkow hus de- clined to twenty or thirty.
To Japanese
The among
Robert Crott Bourne, oarsmon, lawyer and politician, was born in 1888 and educated at Eton and New WOR College, Oxford. His father Shanghal, Aug, 9. Colonel Gilbert Bourne, D. Sc., of indignation aroused Cowarne Court, Herefordshire.
At Oxford he was stroke z in the Chinese and many University Eight and in the four It is also revealed that about 600 foreigners in Shanghai by the successive years 1000 to 1012 carried tanks of Soviet make have already
It to victory In the annual race
Cambridge been assigned to the Hankow-Wu-action of the Shanghai Municipal
against chang area.Domel.
Council in handing over alleged
Graduating in 1911, Bourne be- came a barrister at Lincoln's Inn two terrorists to the Japanese forces
years later. In the World War he BRITISH EXPERTS is shown in the despatch yester-served as an officer of the Hereford Territorial Regiment and was wound- READY TO EXAMINE day of a cablegram to President ed following the innding of a force Roosevelt from a group of at Sulva Bay, Gallipoll. Promoted the captain in 1917, he served on BOMBING EVIDENCE fifteen local civil organisations.
Claims Commission until the end of the war.
He afterwards took an active interest in the affairs of Hereford-
London. Aug. 8.
These include the Shanghal Chin-
It is announced that the British lege Ratepayers' Association and the Commission to investigate the bomb-Chinese Foreign body, including shire, becoming a member of the ing of open towns in Spain consists
The Commission will arrive at
County Council and a Justice of the Peace. In 1924 he WIRE clected
of Group Captain Smyth-Pigott, many American members, R.AF. (Retired) and Major Lejeune, The telegram states: "Supporting Conservative M. P. for Oxford City Government's protest,) and, making a close study of the | Toulouse on Saturday. When invited the Chinese
will we urge the United States Govern- rules and precedents of parliamentary by either alde in Spain It
ment, which is signatory to the procedure, was recognised in a few Investigate and report to the Foreign Land Regulations, to take immediate years as one of the best authorities on
Offlee whether the bombing of any action to prevent the Shanghai the open town has been deliberate. Municipal Council Blegally handing subject among the younger mem-
Renter.
STOP PRESS
Evacuation Of Hankow Ordered
Marshal
Hankow, Aug. 9.
has Chiang Kai-shek ortlered evacuation of .800,000 of the population of, Hankow before August 15. More than 360,000 have already evacuated but thousands are entering daily from points down the Yangtse
River.
The Chinese authorities have devised a plan for evacuation, and cach evacuee has been told where to
bers.
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In 1831 he was appointed Deputy over to the Japanese Army for cer- tain execution young Chinese Chairman of Committees. His sound patriots, arrested and, without trial, memory and quickness of decision did
charged with terrorist acts against much to save time on the Committee
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and understanding accepted concepts of justice humanity as well as the Treaty re- In June, 1935, Capt. Bourne was gulations governing the recmised made member of the Privy Council. civil courts in the International He was umpire, for the Oxford and Settlement." -Neuter,
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a. Local magistrates will meet the MORE POWERFUL THAN FICTION'S STRANGEST CREATIONS ! evacuees on arrival at their destina- tion.-Reuter.
8 New Cases
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The number of cholera cases In Hongkong since the outbreak of the epidemic jumped to 282 during the last 24 hours as a result of the Intest notifications, which included three cases from Victoria, three from Kow- loon and two from Shaukiwan,
During the same period, two new cases of dysentery and three of enteric fever were reporteti,
RUSSIANS AGAIN ATTACK
Tokyo, Aug. 9. Three attacks against the Japanese units at Changkufeng and Shaotsao- ping were made by Russian bombers between 6 a.m. and midday to-day, states an official report just issued here.
A Japanese press report states that General Bluecher, Russlan cam- mander in the Far East, has arrived nt Novorkievsk, and will direct operations.
It is officially stated that the main body of Soviet troops was recently | withdrawn from the front line posi- tions and it is believed that this move heralds its replacement with fresh forces.-Reuter,
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