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BRITISH WARSHIP BOMBED

Six Japanese Bombers' Attack on H.M.S. Sandpiper

SPLINTERS DAMAGE

SUPERSTRUCTURE, FORWARD DECK

Yangtse River Incident May Have Repercussions

SIX HEAVY TYPE JAPANESE BOMBERS CARRIED OUT AN ATTACK

ON H.M.S. SANDPIPER SHORTLY AFTER DAWN THIS MORNING. THE SUPERSTRUCTURE AND FORWard deck OF THE WAR- SHIP WERE STRUCK BY SPLINTERS FROM THE BOMBS, WHICH AP- PARENTLY FELL ALL AROUND THE SHIP BUT REGISTERED NO DIRECT HIT.

IT IS PRESUMED, ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO OFFICIAL MEN- TION IN THE REPORT, THAT THE ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS ABOARD THE SANDPIPER WOULD BE BROUGHT INTO ACTION IN DEFENCE OF THE VESSEL.

THE ATTACK WAS MADE IN THE SIANGKIANG RIVER NEAR CHANGSHA, CAPITAL OF HUNAN PROVINCE.

A "United Press" message states that the British naval authorities in Shanghai stated that "H.M.S. Sandpiper was apparently deliberately attacked by the Japanese planes."

The Shanghai report states that several cabins and the superstructures were superficially damaged by six bombs,

Questioned regarding the "United Press" report, the naval authorities in Hongkong state that in the absence of detailed accounts of the incident, it cannot he said here whether the attack was deliberate or unintentional.

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Like all other British warships in the Far East, the British ensign was prominently painted on the superstructure and awning of the Sandpiper, and it seems hardly likely that it could not have been observed that the ship was British.

"

She was commis-

H.M.S. Sandpiper is a gunboat of 185 tons. sioned at Shanghai five years ago and was then attached to the Yangtse Patrol.

150 SHIPS IN ARMADA

OFF H.K.

H.M.S. SANDPIPER

ILILS. 'SANDPIPER

Chinese Leaders Said

WANG CHUNG-HUI

THOUSAND DIE: SHIP BOMBED

Terrible Japanese Atrocity In Yangtso River

Hankow, Oct. 23.

BOUT 1,000 PASSEN-

In H.K.

URING THE WEEK-

DURI

END authoritative but unofficial Chinese sources reported that Messrs. Wang Chung-hui, Foreign Minis- ter, and Wang Ching-wei, arrived secretly in Hong- kong on Saturday morning.

Efforts by the "Telegraph" to officially confirm these rumours have met with no success.

However, a "Telegraph" re- presentative has statements from two Chinese who allege that they have already spoken to Mr. Wang Ching-wei in Hong- kong.

The purpose of the visit to Hong- kofu, state the rumours, is in con- nection with peace negotiations,

The name of the British Ambassa- dor, Sir Archibald Kerr-Clarke-Kerr, hus been freely mentioned as media

tor.

how.

This part of the rumourn, ever, has been definitely quantied firstly, by an official statement by the Ambassador to the "Telegraph" that he is not participating in any! mediatory task and that he has seen neither Mr. Wang Chung-hui nor Mr. Wang Ching-wet and, accondly, by the departure for Chungking of the Ambassador at midnight.

'Support for the rumours that the

A

WANG CHING-WEI

NO MAJOR CHANGES IN CABINET

Premier Expected To Decide

LONDON, Oct. 23. GERS aboard the wo Chinese leaders jo, however, steamer Kiang Hein of the forthcoming from United Press, which

SWEEPING RECONSTRUC- Her armaments consist of one 3.7 inch gun and a China

TION of the Cabinet, follow- Merchants Steam reports that they are in Hongkong.

It in also stated that Madame ing the resignation of Mr. A.! six-pounder.

Navigation Co., are believed Chiang Kai-stick and Mr. W. Duff-Cooper, and the death of Donald, the Generalissimo's Aus- According to the last available Naval List the ship wounded when

to have been either killed or rallan adviser, are in Hongkong. Lord Stanley, is regarded as un-

Japanese The Telegraph" interviewed Mr. likely..

regarding the use

The creation of three new minia-

is under the command of Lt. Cridr. W. E. J. James, who aircraft bombed the vessel when asked to confirm or deny retries-National Defence, Supply, and

was appointed on August 27, 1936.

in the Yangtse at Chang-ports that Madame Chiang Kai-shek Civil Shipping which has been the The other officer aboard the ship is Lt. H. R. Rycroft, lingki near Yoyang at 3 was in Hongkong, Mr. Soong replied: subject of speculation, is thought to "The report is a monstrous fabrica- be quite out of the question, and who was appointed in March last year.

o'clock yesterday afternoon. tion. Madame Chiang, to the best of some circles will be very surprised if oven one new Ministry is created Yoyang was raided twice by my knowledge, is not here,"

"Have your heard that Mr. Wang at present, though eventually some It is officially announced that there were no casualties Japanese machines yesterday. Chung-hui and Mr. Wang Ching-wel kind

co-ordinate of Ministry to this among the complement of the gunboat.

Nine enemy machines first are in Hongkong?" Me. Soong wan more closely the national defence appeared over Changsha at asked.

departments is thought a possibility. (Continued on Paye 5.)

(Continued on Page 5.) international 10.05 in the morning, drawing

What is probably the greatest armada of ships ever to appear in the waters of the Pacifle was sighted off Shekko Beach, Hongkong, morning.

The "Telegraph" la authoritatively

It appears almost certain that

Informed that 150 ships were counted repercussions will be the outcome of the incident.

in the convoy, which was escorted JAPANESE CONSUL TOLD

by destroyers.

The vessels, mostly of the trawler type, were proceeding towards the

Canton River delta.

heavy fire from Chinese anti- aircraft batteries. They flow northward to Patahui station, 401 miles north of Changsha on the Canton-Hunkow Hallway, where!

Mr. Nakamura, Consul General for Japan in Hongkong, was they dropped two bombs, ca

informed of the incident by the Tolograph.

It is presumed that they are supply skips proceeding from Blas Bay lo the Pearl River with the object of on taking zuppiles direct to the Japanese, Army at Canton.

"I have had no report yet," he told Telegraph.

Changsha is a Treaty port about 200 miles south of Hankow, bombs at Chenglingk the Canton-Hankow River.

pro-

Death Threat To Arabs

Who

Register Names

alight damage to the railway track.

After raiding Palshul, they ceeded to Yoyong, releasing several

· JERUSALEM, Oct. 20. in the afternoon aino other planes

tants over 16 years of age should register for cards of It is on the west bank of the Siangkiang River, which again made their appearance over THE RECENT GOVERNMENT order that an male inhabl

Yoyang, and Changlingkl. It was at thence into the Yangtse at this time that the Klang Hsin was identity has resulted in the Arab leaders issuing counter-orders to their countrymen, in which they declare that anyone known: Yunki station, 14 miles north of Railway, was also raided by these The Government 'order is intended f Buildings at the Jatta railway About 10 minites were primarily to ascertain the loyal station were sei săre this morning. planen. dropped, killing, and wounding more elements in the Arab peasantry, who but the flames were extinguished

(Continued on Page 7,1 thats 10 civilians Central News, constitute the bulk of the population: I

drains into Tung Ting Lake and The fact that the ships have lett Yochow.

their base in Blas Bay Indicates that

bombed

the Japanese warshilpa have now 100 mile Sandpiper was in the Slangkiang River at a point about on the canton-lienkow to have obtained one of these cards will be summarily shot dead.

cleared the boom from across the 100 miles south of the Yangtae.

Pearl River, and that reports': that

Bocom Tigris forta have been

Heavy Japanese serial bombings have been carried out n most Incessantly in this aren during the past week.

eracuated are correct.

Japan's Victory

Turns to Ashes

CANTON, Oct. 24.

NAPOLEON in LIKE

Moscow, Canton's un- wanted guests found every- thing in their path turning to ashes during the week-

end.

Entering the city with not more than two thousand men, the Japanese were helpless to stem the awful holocaust that is sweeping Kwangtung's capital from lend to end.

The vietor is fire-fires start- ed after the Japanese entry into the city.

to

The Japanese are almost gnashing their teeth in their rage. They have no water combat the menace of total destruction that now threatens to grasp their rich prize in the hour of their success...

Just as they succeed in ending one fire by dynamiting buildings and creating fire-breaks, the Chinese start another conflagration elsewhere..

It is the

the greatest organised in- cendiarism the world has ever known. While stald Shumeen talpans and waist novel ofeers stripped to the and blackened by smoke and ashes, wage a guerilla war on the flames in the vicinity of the Anglo-French con- cessions in an attempt to provent the conflagration from devouring the small island, Japanese officers are dis- consolutely ridling through the ruined city.

The only remaining inhabitants to be poverty-stricken (Continued on Page 5.)

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