1938-10-19 — Page 31

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

OCTOBER WEDNESDAY,

19,

1938.

MASS AIR HORRORS Unique

Reported Attempt to Storm

Macao Border

TWO VOLLEYS FIRED, KILLING SEVERAL

JAPANESE CLAIMS TO HAVE CAPTURED

SHEKLUNG HAVE BEEN SEMI-OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED.

This Canton-Kowloon Railway contro is 35 miles from Canton, for where the invaders are obviously hoading.

A remarkable report from a responsible Chinese quarter states that a mobile column of the Japanese has appeared near Lungmoon, about fifty miles north of Waichow. No confirmation can be obtained of this report, about which Japanese sources are silent.

If it is true, it indicates that the Japanese are attempting the encirclement of Canton and, at the same time, to cut the Canton-Hankow Railway north of the Kwangtung capital.

Chinese sources admit that Honan, about 100 miles northwest of Sinyang, was subjected to a mass the capture of Sheklung is pro-rald by Japanese Army air units on bable. The Japanese were on Tuesday. the outskirts of the city last The Japanese warplanes appeared' night, and that fighting was over the inland base at 3 o'clock Two large-sized raging on the banks of Sochuen in the afternoon.

planes and one small-sized machine Creek, a tributary of the East were bombed and demolished, while River near Sheklung.

most of the military establishments attached to the airfield were also badly damaged,

received The "Telegraph" has Information, which cannot be con- *firmed at present, that Chinese who attempted to cuter troops Portuguese territory at Macao with their Arms were fired at by Mozambique troops, of whom there there are said to be about 2,000 in Ktacao.

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The report, which comes from European source, states that the tried to stampede Chinese troops

Macao - Kwangtung acroas the frontier after being bombed nearby by Japanese planes.

When stopped by a line of native troops, the refugees fired and shot A Portuguese officer, slightly wound- Ing him,

The Mozambique troops returned the fire, killing eleven Chinest in the first volley and seven in the

kecond.

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One Chinese plane of the E-10 type barely managed to take to the air fled through cloud banks.--- and Domel.

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Japan Severs All Ties With Geneva

Geneva. Oct. 18.

It is authoritatively reported that Japan this week will announce her withdrawal from Inter- the League of Nations' national -Labour Organisation, thus severing all remaining con- Geneva.-United with

transporta from series at dogfights over the ballie-

fleid. believed, Claiming the capture of Sheklung shortly before dawn this morning,

Thirteen Butchered In

Junk Outrage, Report

men

STATING THAT he saw a number of his fellow bound, stabbed and thrown into the sea by Japanese sailors who had captured their junk, Sze Yat, Chinese fisherman, returned lo Hongkong yesterday and told his story to the police.

An

The sailors then entered He was afterwards admitted to heave to.

of a bullet the junk which was taken in tow hospital for treatment wound in the head, inflicted na he round a near headland, where the alleged atrocities took place while was swimming away, from, the scene.

accumulating number of the junk's cargo was being trans- Japanese atrocilles have been report- ferred to the warship. ed lately from local fishermen.

This one surpasses all in its lentless terrorism if the story the 41-year-old surviver is to believed Не

be

were

com-

Thirteen of the passengers re-bound, stated Sze Yal, and in this of condition sallors stabbed them one after the other In the throat with bayonets. After

seeing seven of his panions dealt with in this manner overboard, and their bodles tossed Sze Yat decided that his only hope д dash for freedom the water. He leaped overboard and swam as fast as he

he could in the direction of fired the shore.

Woa

Foochow, Oct. 19.

ncelions Strict vigilance is being taken by

Press. Chinese defenders along the Fukien coast following the arrival off Amoy and Kimoi of isore than 50 Japanese warships Formosa on Monday.

The enemy will sail for Kangtung shortly.

Despite the Japanese naval con Japanese reports state that, follow- stated that the junk was off the centration, peace

and calm still pre-ing severe fighting on the East River Sum Mun Customs Station early in vails in southeastern Fukien.

front, which stretches from the north the afternoon of October 11 with a It is learned here that the Japanese bank of the river to the vicinity of cargo of eggs and pigs and a crew of on Kimoi Island have been despatch-Tsengcheng, the Japanese succeeded eight, two passengers and seven per- rd to the front in Kwangtung. in crumbling the Chinese right flank sons, owners of the cargo, The report states that the Chinese They have been substituted by a chabo River at

effected crossing of the A three-funnelled Japanese war- detachment of troops from

at two points. .Amoy.

ship approached them and

A Japanese empiled his revolver at On Monday, the Japanese

Effecting one crossing at Pakhom, several shots which caused them to

him, one bullet making a glancing Amoy opened artillery fire at the the Japanese pushed along the north

wound on his head just above the car. bank of the East River towards Shek-

Looking back from a safe distance, No

ing to their claims,

Additionally, they have been com- continuing. He waited on shore until The obvious intention, the report pletely cut off from Canton, firstly, by he got a lift from a passing junk into states, is to push directly to Canton highway, which goes in a roundabout Hongkong. along the Canton-Kowloon Rail-

fashion through Sheklung. and, way. The distance between Cansecondly, by waterway, owing to the Lon and Sheklung by rallway, closure of the boom and the vigilance which crosses large plains оп which there

aro practically no hills, is only 35 miles.

were buried In Chinese territory,

POKLO DENIAL

in

when

Chinese omefal, clrcles In Canion islets in the neighbourhood of Amoy: ung, which fell this morning, accord-enly slightly from an attack by land. Sze Yat saw the work of butchery

damage Wan caused.-Centrali

News.

12 iz the

still deny that Poklo, on the cast Bank of the East River, has been captured by the Japanese. stated Central News in issuing

12 Suchun, south-west of!

that about 300 Japanese who

were repulsed yesterday by the Chinese regiment guarding the point.

It is stated that there are small batches of Japanese at Tachun, north of Pokto.

Chinese official quarters now ad- mit that some Japanese In plain clothes appeared at Cheungmuktau, Canton-Kowloon junction of the railway and Hongkong-Canton high- way, on Monday, but claim that they have since been driven off.

SURRENDEN DEMAND

Canton, Oct. 19. Pamphlets, dropped by Japanese planes, and addressed to Governor

of Japanese warships.

t

PROTECTING SHAMEEN

Wu Teb-chen, General Yu Han-mou and General Tseng Yang-fu. and

oficials, advise other

surrender This route, the Japanese state, rather than the pain of extermination. obviates the necessity of attempting British and other foreign residents The pamphlets also claim that the to ford the innumerable rivers and of Canton continue to evacuate to the

Wuhan cllies. three

лго already streams which constitute the Pearl coast through a tortuous indirect occupied by the Japanese-Reuter, River delta. The only waterway route, which takes them to Macao via A further batch left Canton between Shicklung and Canton is the Shekki. CHINESE CLAIM WAICHOW Tsungkong River, another tributary yesterday.

of the East River.

The Indian and Naval guarda on Conflicting reports are being re-

Island, the Anglo-French. It is confirmed that the big railway reived from the Kwanglung

arca. been have bridges ut Sheklung dynamited by the Chinese troops as a precautionary measure.

TERRIFIC BOMBINGS

war

BRIDGES BLOWN UF

Col. Beck To See King Carol

The

S at Canton, have been

Warsaw, Oct.. 18. Polish Foreign Minister, Meanwhile, however, the Japanese substantially strengthened by the attempt to be consolidating their new landing of sailors from British and Colonel Beck, left here this evening warships. Two-thirds of for Rumania, where he will confer: position at Sheklung while their French

with King Carol in Galatz.' engineers construct pontoon bridges Shamoen is British territory; the

remainder French. across the East River.

The two great railway bridges at Sheklung, constructed with British

blown up by the Chinese. capital and engineers, have

been

These two bridges have been unsuccessfully bombed by Japanese Airmen for over a year in an attempt to effect the destruction undertaken by now voluntarily

The extra precautions are being taken in case the Japanese get near enough to Canton to commence an artillery bombardment.

Semi-oMeinl Chinese reports state that Walchow and Poklo were captured yesterday following a bitter siruggle cast of the Shaho River, Foreign observers in Canion attri-which flows into the East River at

Sheungnam bute the remarkable advance of the The Japanese, on the other hand, Japanese inland from Bias Bay to claim to have turned the right flank the terrlic havoc wrought by

by of the Chinese defences north of the

It is feared, in that event, Uat Japanese planes, whose bombings East River, to have crossed the

thousands of Chinese civilians will since early last week have probably Shaho River, and to have captured

attempt to siorm the two bridges been the severest civilisation has Sheklung, the important railway

across the canal dividing Shameen known.

The air alarm was sounded | centre where the Canton-Kowloon

from the at Canton throughout the whole of Railway crossca

East the

of Canton, which yesterday, but they elty itself was not Sheklung is only 35 miles from Can-

Japanese attempts to bomb the was approximately two million be- bombed.

ton, across flat country favourable to

bridges from the air were rendered fore the outbreak of hostilities with Central News reports the Japanese Japanese mechanised units.

The Chinese report states that obertive by the ring of anti-aircraft Japan, is now believed to number not tanks and soldiers are at Wuchun,

Nearly three where Chinese Inbourers are being heavy losses were inflicted on the tuna in the vicinity, which kept more Van 100,000.

and udds that several Japanese bombers at such heights quarter of a million people have. conscripted to repair the highway invaders bridges blown up by the Chinese.

thousand Japanese troops north of that effective operations were im-been evacuated to the interior since

the Japanese landing on Bins Bay, It a reported that two divisions have arrived in Canton by surrounded.

HORRIFYING AIR WARFARE water. Four divisions are being des-

Although the Japanese have not yet patched to Kwangtung from Wuchow.

made any serious attempt to bomb

River.

the Chinest,

Kwongst the East River are now completely i parsiban their evacuation of Shek-

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BITTER FIGHTING

Shanghai, Oct. 19. Bitter fighting is in progress in the neigabourhood of Poklo, about miler from Canton on the Walchow- Canton highway, according to official telegram from present capital of Chinn.

The message states that the Jap- day, battacked Hantosoting yester

Chungking

Prior

NEARING BOCCA TIGRIS

Tho

The hinese city.

of

Political circles here attribute more than ordinary importance to the visit which, it is declared, is for the purpose

Poland's emphasising interests in the Danubian territory, and in the development south of the Carpathians,

Due to her geographical position and historical development Poland is Justifled in maintaining close con- tacts with this region, it is stated, and her endeavours are directed towards a relieving of the present unsettled conditions.-Trans-Ocean.

H.K. GUNFIRE TO-MORROW

The Headquarters of the Royal Artillery, China Command, announce hut artillery practice seawards will be carried out from Pakshawan to- 0 p.m. and mid- morrow between

Additionally, it is claimed that the lung, the Chinese removed all anti- Japanese have been entirely driven aircraft guns and blew up the concrete. from the Canton-Kowloon Railway foundations. at Cheungmuktau and Pingwu, where A few guns which were left were Canton from the air since the Blas the invaders, as reported by the rendered useless to the Japanese by Day landing. their aerial activities "Telegraph" on Monday, severed the dynamite charges placed in their leisewhere are described as the most line.

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terrible

and horrifying bombings the The Chinese report states that, strong Japanese force appears to world has ever known. following the evacuation of the be definitely striking towards Bocca It is believed that the invaders are Japanese from the railway zone, Tigris forts from Cheungmuktou, the employing every avaliable maching night. breakdown gangs have been seat railway centre, if Japanese reports are to spread terror, destruction and aut to effect repairs and railway to be believed.

dest among the unfortunate Chinese officials, who were removed to

civilians below. Canton, have been recalled to

Every day since the Blas Bay NEW BRITISH DIPLOMAT office.

between 100 and 200 the Chinese Disputing

claim,

that report claima

the landing, Japanese vanguard is now within Japanese planes have been in the air

FOR BARCELONA · Japanese reports state that the entire railway zone from Pingwu to Shek- 25 miles of the famous foria at the almost continuously, dropping tons jung, a distance of over thirty miles, mouth of the Pearl River,

of explosives upon the civilians and

London, Oct. 18, is now completely in Japanese hands. Bocca Tigris (literally "Tiger's literally blasting their towns from

the face of the earth, In addition, the Japanese report Mouth") received its Portugucan

Mr. J. H. Leche, British Charge that they have reached within 25) name from

stated that the entire area d'Agatres at Barcelona has been adventurous Portuguese miles of Bocca_Tigris foris ́at the who

the; Orient eight between Bias Bay and Canton along appointed Minister to Guatemala, mouth of the Fear River, on the centuries ago. It is one of the oldest the routes taken by the Japanese has and is being succeeded in Barcelona other side of the Hongkong Penin forts in Chine. but was modernised been reduced to a shambles.

by Mr. R. C. Skrina Stevenson, who Là, is impossible to estimate how is leaving London on Thursday to to such an extent by Chiang Kai- JAPANESE PLANES: DOWNED shek five years ago that it has proved many men, women and children have take up his new appointment. He Chinese sources report through impregnable to all Japanese attempts been the victims of the mass series has been for some time adviser on of air raids. The total is many tens the League of Nations stairs at the The newly constructed Chinese "United Press" that thirty Japanese to storm it from the son.

of Ahotsand”,, it fa:ballévéd, v mit baso in Nanyang in southern | plancs have been brought down in a The forta, ho GNOME are defendea

Foreign, Quico-Drifith: Wirelogy,

but were repulsed after several hours of sanguinary fighting.

It is estimated that over 3,000 Japanese were killed in the battle for Walchow, which was lost to the Japanese on Saturday,

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Japanese naval planes throughout the week have bombed the East River district, inflicting heavy

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