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AUGUST THURSDAY,

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WHITEAWAY'S

LINER

WOMEN AND Bitter Fighting Continues on Yangtse Front

FEARED

CHILDREN

AMONG LOST

Only Five Survive

Machine - Gunning

By Japanese

Planes

PLANE SANK SWIFTLY UNDER HAIL OF LEAD

Twelve are now missing, and feared to have been killed by machine-gun bullets or to have National drowned, trapped, in the China Aviation Corporation plane which was shot down by Japanese pursuit machines yesterday á few minutes after it left Hongkong.

rage.

BRITAIN TO STATE EUROPEAN POLICY

Press Prodiction Of Guarantees To France

Close Watch On Germany

London, Aug. 26.

Hsu Sing-lok, member of the Shanghai Municipal Council and prominent banker, who is one of An early and momentous Bri- the missing in the C.N.A.C. out-tish pronouncement regarding the attitude to be adopted to wards events in Europe is fore- shadowed by some diplomatic correspondents, who put a signi- |ficant interpretation upon yester- day's meeting of Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minis-:

RUTHLESS

ATTACK HORRIFIES BRITAIN

London Newspaper

Indignant At · C.N.A.C. Outrage

The

London, Aug. 26.

ONE OF THIS FLEET of China National Aviation Corporation machines, photographed at Kai Tak, was shot down by Japanese' pursuit planes soon after it left Hongkong yesterday, near Shekki, on the delta west of Macao. Twelve persons are missing, including two women and two children. They are be lieved to have perished by drowning or to have died of wounds.

ter, Lord Halifax, the Foreign CORRUPTION CHARGE

Secretary, Sir John Simon,

Chancellor of the Exchequer,

and Sir Robert Vansittart, close ANGERS HINES IN

ally and friend of Mr. Anthony Eden, who resigned as Perma- nent Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office when Mr. Eden retired as Foreign Secretary.

The Times declares that the thorough seale of the German army manoeuvres continues to be watched

RACKETEERING TRIAL

New York, Aug. 24.

George Weinberg, former "business manager" of with the closest attention in London the late "Dutch" Schultz, New York's "Beer Baron" who prominence anfailingly given by the was killed by gangsters two years ago, continued his German press to any incident serving evidence to-day in the amazing trial of James J. Hines,

and it is found difficult to

to. emphasise the disturbed conditions

Jn

of its inhabitants.

the Sudeten area and the grievances former "Tammany" leader.

There are five survivors. The Pilot, H. L. Woods, an American from Kansas, reached Hongkong early this morning in U.S.S. Mindanao. One passenger, Mr. Li Chia-sung,

Daily Telegraph and is in hospital at Shekki, and is believed to be Morning Post to-day complains of the ruthlessness of the seriously wounded. A second passenger, Mr. C. Japanese war in China when

The News Chronicle says that the Hines is charged with bribery and illegal gambling N Lou, of the Chinese Ministry of Finance, is in commenting on the report of the

forcing down of the C.N.A.C. argument which it is believed would operations. If New York's famed anti-racketeering hospital in Macao, shot through the neck. The airliner by Japanese war planes win support of many prominent Ger-

mans is that a lightning campaign District Attorney, Mr. Thomas E. Dewey, proves his case radio operator, named Lau, is unwounded, and yesterday.

against Czecho-Slovakia could The Japanese who have bomb- successfully accomplished while the to the jury, the ex-Tammany leader faces life imprison- the co-pilot, a Chinese, is in Shekki with a bulleted and gunned every kind

British were sill trying to make up through his arm.

civilian property, probably see their minds what to do and the ment in Sing-Sing.

French were uncertain of British no reason to refrain from an- support and did not dare go beyond

But mobilisation and concentration other form of invasion. onlookers may be permitted to troops opposite the hew

fortifications on the frontier. the express their horror at machine-gunning of passengers

this newspaper.

Among the dead or missing are: Mrs. Li Chin-sung, and her two-

year-old baby;

Mr. Y. Wu, managing director of DRAMATIC

the Bank of Communications, Mrs. Wu and their daughter;

Mr. Hsu Sing-loh, general man- ager of the National Commercial Bank and a member of the Shang- hai Municipal Council;

Mr. Hu Pih-kang, manager of the Shanghai branch of the China Savings Bank.

There are four other passengers missing, believed to be members of Dr. Sun Fo's entourage.

The twelfth missing person is the Chinese steward of the airliner.

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DETAILS OF struggling for their lives in a

DISASTER

'Pilot Woods' Story Of Attack

An official statement was issued by

the CNA.C. this morning, I was

Mr. Ll, the wounded passenger at based on information supplied by the Shekki, was on his way from Lon-pilot of the machine-gunned plane, dan to Hankow with his wife and Mr. H. L. Woods.. daughter, who are among the miss-

Ing.

river, say Reuter.

CHINESE PRESS OUTCRY

Attack On Plane

Seen As Test Of U.S. Reaction

The statement said that after the Luckiest

C.N.A.Cleaving Hongkong at 8.04 a.m. man on the

Jupanese pursuit plane was the pilot, Hugh L, Woods, Pilot sighted ave

Colony. who reached Hongkong at 1 a.m. to-planes 65 miles west of the day aboard the USS Mindanao. In order to avold an attack he de He was unhurt and save for lack of cided to descend through some low-

Hankow, Aug. 23. sleep showed no trace of the harrow-lying clouds. This he did, but found.

sumclent The Ta Kung Pao in an editorial ing ordeal through which he had the clouds did not offer

security. He was overtaken by this morning regarding the destruc- passed.

"I have been asked to refrain from the pursuit planes which immediate-tion and machine-gunning of the making any statements to the pressly opened fire with he said, pointing out that a full and Several bullets struck the plane. authenticated statement would be issued by the company to-doy.

Report To Washington

It is learned on high authority that river. a full report of the attack on the plane has been forwarded by the

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German

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Weinberg told the Court this morning that in October, 1933, "Dutch". Schultz ordered him to help Hines with money to elect Mr. W. C. Dodge as District Attorney in Manhattan, Dodge was the predecessor in The Daily Mail says the British this office of Mr. Dewey, who declaration of policy will be mode named Dodge as one of the within a few days

It will take the form of clear public officials "influenced" by Assurance to France that Great Hines. Britain will support her if she be Weinberg stated that the gang comes involved in a conflict resulting from her fulfilment of treaty oblige tions to Czecho-Slovakia.-Reuter.

B

MEDIATION

EFFORTS DENIED

Italy Offers. No Formula

certainly be a bigger accident, pos- been an declared

HONGKONG COMMENTS

Japanese Keep underestimated the current and was The Japanese attack on the CN dons her policy of aggression.

Silent On

C.N.A.C. Affair

Shanghál, Aug. 28, ~effelis silehoo Teguhd»

gave Hines altogether about

Warship Sunk By Fire Of

U.S.$30,000 before Dodge's clec: Chinese Guns

tion, and between $2,000 and $3,000 after the election.

"DON'T DO THAT!"

Hines, who up to then had given qulet attention 10 Weinberg's evidence, jumped up in a rage and called the witness a llar,

When Counsel tugged his elbow Hines roared: "Don't do that!" and pounded the table.

The Judge stopped the proceedings and wamed the defendant that such an outburst must not be repeated. Reuter.

COUNSEL APOLOGISES

Chungking, Aug. 25.

New York, Aug. 24. machine-guns C.N.A.C. plane, Kwellin, calls the

Denying foreign reports of Italy's

Before Weinberg was able to Incident a new Japanese demonstra-

in the Sino-Japanese tion to America and a direct answer mediation

Hines Counsel, concerning his pre- Pliot Woods decided to land but to Mr. Cordell Hull's and President hostilities, a spokesman of the Minis answer a question by Mr. J. Stryker, as the terrain in the neighbourhood Roosevelt's recent speeches and Ad-try of Foreign Affairs, stated yester vous testimony that he had vialted consisted of rice folds and dykes, he miral Yarnell's avowed intention of day that the Italian Government has Hines at his apartment In May and dramatic nat advanced any peace proposals to June, 1932, there was a thought it best to land in a small

reopening the Yangtse.

Interruption, The newspaper says that if Ameri- the Chinese Governmeni,

that "Look Hines in the face and tell of resistance has pot him if you ever saw him in that This was accomplished safely and ca neglects the serious political signi- whom he landed me onssenger and hence the incident, there will China's

time and again apartment," said Counsel. been injured.

Hines rose to his feet and shouted, sibly a second Panay Incidont reiterated by the Chinese Govern-

ment, China is fighting for national "You know you Hel About 50 yards away from the United Press.

There treedom, Independence

Counsel apologized and resumed ahore he saw a sampan and decided swim to It. However,

can be no pesce unless Japan aban-, his cross-examination. he

Earlier Weinberg had testified that "Beer Baron," Schult, had the source of

of the reports which were ordered him to use all the money stream. When he did reach shore he bitter comment in Hongkong Chines said to have originated from a "non- we could" to promote the election of was completely exhausted; so much,

papers

described Dodge as District Attomey--United so that he could not move for an The Sing Tae Jih Pao declares that British diplomat hour

the Japanese have committed two Italy alleged understanding with Prear. Woods then walked inland to acrimes in this incident. Firstly, they Mr. Wang Ching-wel, formerly Pre- sident of the Executive Yuan, to near-by Chinese fort but being un-have violated international law or negotiate peace with Japan us able to speak Chinese he could not attacking non-combatants, and, sec- ascertain the fate of the passengers, pedly they have inflicted damage "ridiculous.

Later he was taken to the district to a third power of the CNC is Buch groundlean rumours circulated Sino-American enterprie ak this is when the Japanese are magistrate and through him idle Characterising the attack,

Theoremontering Chinese resistance at covered, that only the radio operator fanyarodt zamszhegoura Fhoid on bout the north, and south banka

HORS HAVE BRA, the Yangse River, the spokesman rare: danighed to alienate the civilians, and armad Zorcon

swept a considerable distance down-|A.C. plane yesterday has aroused The spokesman drew attention to the

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Nanchang, Aug. 25. Another Japanese warship reported to have been sunk in the Yangise River by Chinese gun- fre. The vessel was hard hit on August 22.

of more A fleet

than 20 Japanese warships and transports" were passing through Hslangshan on the south bank of the Yang- La River when Chinese land batteries opened a concentrated Are on them. On which was hit several unses and later was seen to sinkCentral News.

CANTON AIR RAID ALARM

Canton, Aug. 25.

The air raid alarm was sounded at 6.50 a.m.

Sixteen Japanese planes are reported northward of the city, approaching to-

AMERICAN wards it-United Press.

PROTEST

REPORTS LOSS OF CAE Shanghai, Aug. 20.

James A. Lim; of Belcher The US Consulate is lodging protest with the Japanese authorilee Street, reported the loss of his motor 6069, from Pottinger Street, regarding the suppression by Japane

of the G.NA UN story from near Cueen's Road Central, yester

CHINESE CONTINUE TO HOLD

Fighting Back With Vigour

Honan Drive Checked

Mahweiling Klangsi, Aug.25.

Chinese forces on tho south Yongtse River front are striking back on the Japanese with con- siderable success, according to information from the front,

Launching a counter-offensive, the

Chinese have re-occupied Chuchwang

and Tawuho, northeast of Julchang, on the north bank of Chibu Lake. The defeated Japanese are fleeing

eastward, leaving many dend and

wounded behind. They are being hetly pursued by the Chinese.

Fighting of a severe nature is stil raging around Singize, on the west bank of Poyang Lake to the southeast of Kuling. The bulk of the Japanese advancing westward from Singize is kept in check at Yuchinshan and Ox Head Hill, Immediately west and south-west of the city. Throughout

day yesterday and the

before Japanese column of more than 3,000 | men launched repented assaulis in

on effort

the Chinese to dislodge guarding the hill. It was repulsed

with 900 casualties.

Further Japanese attempts to land

troops

frustrate yesterday by the Chinese with heavy

Luke near Singize were of Poyand losses. After repulsing the Japanese,

column struck back at Single, re- capturing -Pihuaichino,- a--point----im-- Owing to the drop of the water level in Poying Lake, eight Japanese (Continued on Page 4;)

mediately west of the city.

STOP PRESS

BRITISH GUNBOAT RAISING KWEILIN

Canton, Aug. 26.

The wreck of the C.N.A.C. airliner has been located by H.M.S. Cicala.

The British gunboat, ordered from Canton to the scene of the tragedy yesterday, lost no Ume in dragging the river for the big plane, in whose cabin, it is suspected, the bodies of the twelve missing will be found.

The plane lies in forly feet of swilt water,

have been sent tɔ Instructions Hongkong for the despatch of sheer- legs for raising the wreck and H.M.S. Cicala is understood to be, under- taking this salvage operation. Router and United Press.

OFFICIALS ON SPOT Router adds that the wreck of the C.NA.C. airliner was found a mile- from the watch-tower at Wangmoon.

on C.N.A.C. officials

the spot ordered two lighters with sheer-legs from the Kowloon Docks, Hongkong, to proceed to the scene.

Bombers Play Big Part

Shanghai, Aug. 26. Raiding the Chinese positions near Julchang,, "relays "of scores" Japanese bombers and naval aireract played a major part in aiding in the capture of the town by the army, sị communique issued to-day asserts.

The Chinese troops were observed from the air retiring in disorder following the bombing attacks, the naval spokesman said.--Reutor. /.

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