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ONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY AUGUST 18,
Pins French
STOP PRESS NEWS Aces' Medals
(Continued from Page 1.)
Japanese
.t command. Through passed the entire Japanese northern
Miny
reinforcements
supplies.
wur and
DUTCH TUG OVERDUE
On Germans
Striking Gesture By General Vuillemin
1938.
Berlin, Aug. 17
A striking incident occurred to- Recently, guerillas in Shantung, VMICO ALICANSERBERO who are sold in some quarters to
The Secretary of the Netherlands day when General Vuillemin, Chief now number almost half a millionHarbour Works has reported to the of the French Air Force, vislied the men, euptured a Japanese supply Harbour Office here that the to famous Richthofen Chaser Air Squa- train сп roule from Taingiao to Reinler is many hours overdue in dron at Doeberitz, and met the four Tainun, gaining a haul of supplies Hongkong.
German 'airmen who recently few and ammunition that led to renewed The Reinier is commanded by the Condor monoplane across the vigour in their activities in the Coptain de Schipper, a Dutchman, Atlantic and back. northern province.
and carries a crew of ten Chinese. On hearing that the four airmen The Shantung guerilins
are ted
She teft here at midnight of were flying him to Leipzij, Generał
by General Chang Wai-pang, fulmer-August 16 for Bocca Tigris and was Vuillemin was so delighted that he ly an
an obscure police official in Wei- due back at fi am. yesterday with a took his French inflitary and air halwei. He ded
ded from
Welhadwel¦ enrgo of Ihnestone, presumably in medals from the uniforins of the French Air Attache in Berlin and his Into interior of Shantung whenflow.
the
the former British naval concession A statement issued by the owners Atc., and decorated Flight Captain was seized
by the Japanese,
said: The 40-ton ng Reinier of the Henke and Air Captain von Moreau In the Interior Chong Wel-pong Netherlands Harbour Works Co., of with them. organised a small band of guerillas, Hongkong, is 24 hours overdue As he helped to nupin the medal numbering not more than 500 men. Canton frem a temp to Boera Tigris, from his uniform the Air Attache But Chinese patriots flocked to his It is thought that Japanese worships declared with a smile: "I have worn colours and soon his artus was over-are responsible for the delay.
that medal for 26 years-Reuter running practically the entire pro I will be cenumbered that some Special
Ave month bro. the Reinler Whi stopped by a Japanese destroyer but was later allowed to proceed.
vince,
uf LI Chung-jen's men, 111 Shantung When the Japanese captured Bauchow Langbai Railway westward to Kai- feng, Joined Chang's rolours, and his army
Com day is Recond only to the
in in-
4th Route army in portance in querilla activities,
Chung's “ghost army" is said to he besieging Tsingtao and Chefoo, while 'over 200' villages of the 300 in Wei- haiwez are said to have Tallen.-- United Press.
200 Killed In Changsha Raid
Changsha, Aug. 10.
A final check-up showed that more thum
200 persons were killed and over 500 wounded during yesterday's j Japanese air raid here, which was described as the severest yet ex- perience,
Over 100 missiles were rained on the densely-papulated sections of thei city. destroying about 300 houses- Central News.
DEFENDS SCIENCE
London, Aug. 17.
A vigorous condemnation of the widespread view that scientists are responsible for the horrors of modern warfare because their discoveries were often put to destructive tre, was
delivered by Ford Rayleigh in his presidential address at the British Association meeting at Cambridge to- |
day.
The famous radiologist and scientist doubted whether much could be done
prevent discoveries from being applied to warlike uses and described the idea that men of science were specially responsible as a delusion born of imperfect knowledite of the real course of the process of dis-
covery.
High
explosives have been too long: in use in peaceful industry for their misuse to be laid directly to the account of science," he declared.
The world is rendy to accept the gifts of science and to use them for itsova purpose. It is dificult to see any sugs that the world is prady to accept the advice of scientific men as to what uses should be made of their rifts."-Reuter Special.
SHIPS IN RADIO COMMUNICATION
The following ships are expected to be in wireless communication with Hongkong Radio Station to-day:
Bangalore; Deslock; Kwalsangi Sarpedon; Sulsang:
Goviken:
Braganza; Ping Wo; President Doumer; Yalshing:
President
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New Cruiser Is Due Here
The city class cruiser. H.M.S. Cardiff, which is on the way to Hongkong as a relief for H.M.S. Capetown, which recently sailed for England, is expected to arrive in the Cnions on August 20.
Progress On Volunteer Withdrawal
Insurgent Response Encouraging
Burgos, Aug. 17. Itenter understands that the general tone of General Franco's reply to the British proposals for the withdrawal of volunteers from Spain may he regarded as hopeful.
It contains certain suggestions, or stipulations. in connection with the
carrying out of the scheme.
Sir Robert Hodgson, the British Agent, to whom the Insurgent reply was handed yesterday, is at present indisposed on confined to his house, but there is no reason for anxiety regarding his health-Reuter,
DIPLOMAT HURT IN CAR CRASH
Berlin, Aug. 17. The Netherlands Minister in Berlin, Dr. Ridder van Rappard, was taken to hospital to-night, suffering from a fractured skull and internal injuries. Dr. van Rappart was the victim of
celdent 45 a motor car
he was returning to Berlin from a visit to Holland Reuter.
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