1938-11-21 — Page 24

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY.

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EXTENSIVE BOMBING

CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING to the Ove-day] disastrous conflagration in Changsha, capital of Hunan province, which practically razed the city to the ground, CHUNGKING, Nov. 21. are revealed in a statement issued jointly by the Central operations were carried out Publicity Council and the Political Board to-day. by Japanese warplanes in According to the statement, ancing of various rehabilitation men- Hupeh, Shensi, Kwangtung the fire was caused by mis-sures, General Chen Cheng and and Kwangsi yesterday. Information of the approach of in full charge of all relle! measures. General Chang Chl-chung are now the Japanese invadera.

Nine machines broke into

Emergency relief is being attended by the International Relief Com-Ichang, in west Ilupeh, in the mission. One thousand bales of riée, morning and unloaded more than 500 bales of salt, and 100 tons of coal 30 explosive and Incendiary have been allotted by the com-bombs, which caused 10 civilian somissarint for the needy.

The wanton destruction of lives and property ut l'ingkiang, Yorang. Tungcheng and Tungahan by Japanese aircraft had embittered the fooling of the people's self-defence units that they resorted to the destruction of the city themselves so that nothing of military value would be left to the enemy when they arrived.

An army of five lousand coolics, casualties and destroyed four athered by the local authorities, are houses. weeping the streets of debris and shambles, while all the fire brigades In Shensi, two Japanese bombers, in the adjoining districts of Changsha raked Yulin, near the Sulyuan bor- are now centred in the city, to do der, for the first time yesterday. fire-preventing work.

They dropped several bombs inside A specin relief commission, at the the town, kling and wounding four same time, has been formed, repre- I persons, sented by the Provincial Government,

The statement says that neither the military nor the civil authorities had liven orders for the destruction of the city. There was then no im the Garrison Headquarters, the Nineteen other Japanese planes in mediate necessity of such destructive municipal government, and the Pollee the meantime conducted extensive work as, though Yoyang had been Force.

reconaissance over Hancheng and Lochwan, north of Sian. They flew away afterwards without arupping bombs,

been

Yungyun, Shukwan and Trinevan

in the morning.

Japanese aircraft

taken by the Japanese, the Chinese Two refugee camps have been troops were still holding a strong de-established in the city, accommodating fence line to the north of Pingklang 250 people. Free porridge is offered and Mile and Chungchu was yet far to more than 500 people by these behind the Bring line.

wo campa dntly. As soon as the Chinese High Com- A temporary market, for the sale in north Kwanglung were bombed by mand was informed of the fire, the of daily necessities, has following steps, the sattement reveals, established outside the southern gate Four missties were released by three were immediately taken: (1) arrest and another near the eastern gale. machines at Yungyun, killing two and punishment of those responsible; Large numbers of people are crowd- civilians and wounding several others. (2) appropriation of funds to relieve ing the places purchasing mest. More than 10 houses were razed to

the ground, refugees exused by the fire; (3) con- vegetables, and other food. centration of troops to strengthen the Excellent co-operation between the

Seven bombs were dumped in defence of Changsha; and (4) re-civilians and the soldiers Ja in Taiping village in Tsingyun district, organisation of the Changsha military evidence everywhere. A number of where over 10 civilian casualties were Uie Generalissimo's inflicted. Following the bombing, TOMORROW and police organs and rehabilitation workers from

of the city.

Political Bourd, arriving: in Chongsha the Japanese planes conducted recon- Appreciation of the help rendered after the big sire, are daily turning naissance lights over Szewul, Kwang- by foreign residents in Chungsha In out "wall newspapers" summarizing nin refugee investigation zind rellef the chief events of the day at the ins and other places in west Kwang- General Feng Ti, Garrison Comman- front and on the rear. These papers

Simultaneous with the bombing in der of Changsha; General Wen are being posted in meny of the Kwangtung, 13 other Japanese air- Chung-fu, Chief of Changsha Police; thoroughfares in the city.

craft attacked Nanning and Wuming and Calone! Hsu Kung, Commander Another refugee camp, which will of the Second Hunan Garrison Regl-accommodate refugees and wounded in central Kwangsl. More than 10

missiles were firing soldiers alike, will be established Three of the machines also bumbed dropped in both places, ment, were executed before squad yesterday morning, after having very shortly--Central News.

the outskirts of Papu in cast Kwangsi. faced a Court Martial which con-

According to a report demned them to the supreme penalty.

Ahwel, fcom Taiping, southeast of Tsingyang, and General Chang Chi-chung, although

Nariling, south of Wuhu, were bomb- dismissed from his post, is allowed

ed severely by Japanese machines on to retain his duties and to attend to

Nov. 18 and 10 respecitvely. A rehabilitation measures in Changsha.

heavy civilian toil was excated and Central News,

huge property losses caused.--Central News.

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Changsha, Nov. 21. Meling out stern punishment for those responsible for the five-day large re at Changsha, the Central authorities have ordered the exccu- tion of three' important garrison officers of Hunan, and the dismissal

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Chungkhng. Nov. 19. Alance, M. Chautemps, the Small-pox is rampant in Shanghai, of General Chang Chi-chung, Chair-French Vice-President, who is Forty-two Japanese sufferers have been reported. Several of them in charge of affairs at Alsace have died Central News. The three officers chilefly respon- Lorraine, declared to-day that| Epidemic In Settlement sible for the disastrous conflagration, French democracy, which is

Shanghai, Nov. 19. intensely patriotic, is determined It has been cffelully reported to CHANGSHA AFTER THE FIRE

to preserve the integrity of her the Shanghal Municipal Council by the Commissioner of Public Health Changsha, Nov. 21.

soil against both open and under-that small-pox is now present in Recovering with typical rapidity, Changsha after the disastrous nve-hand attacks.

epidemic form within the Inter- national Settlement. including out- day fire is steadily returning

to normaley under the energetic direc- He gave a stern warning to any lying municipal areas. tion and supervision of the local French person who should have the An epidemic is defined as the oc- authorities and public organizations. "effrontery to serve criminal pro-currence of an average daily number A sum of $200,000 appropriated by paganda inspired from abroad, and of three new cases for one week.

that It is also officially stated the Central Government, and another intended to break the unity of the: $300,000 by the Hunan Provincial nation, or even the integrity of its cholera is no longer epidemic in Government, have helped the in territory."--Reuter.

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JEWS APPEAL TO BRITAIN

LONDON, Nov. 20. After hearing a long statement by Mr. Neville Laski, President of the Moreover, your military records Jewish Board of Deputies, the meet-hardly bear scrutiny. You have ing in London to-day passed a re- brought disgrace, not only on your- solution expressing gratitude for the selves, but also on the uniform of general support given to the pro- your regiment"

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missed from for refugee settlement.

the service whatever The Board appealed to the Gov- the result of the court proceedings. ernment to use is good offices for the amelioration of the position of Jews in Germany, and trusted that in the forefront of any approaches mode by the British Government

to the German Government may be placed the necessity of permitting intending emigrants to, remove their property with them.

Addressing the Jewish Board of Deputies, Mr. Neville Laski sald there was ample proof that the whole action against the Jews in Germany has been carefully and systematically prepared by the Nazi Party.

Big U.S. Naval Programme As A Deterrent

Washington, Nov. 20. Numerous construction delays in both Government and commercial He added that in England and shipyards until recently hampered other civilised countries, the view efforts to strengthen the United States was widely held that the recent out- Beet, states Admiral W. Loshy, Chief breaks in Germany were rather sud-of Naval Operations, in his annual den developments and the result of report.

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lie was femly convinced that the Nazis were bent upon the entire des truction of Jews in Germany, even if what happened in Paris had not | occurred---Rouler,

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ore attributed to the of changing structural of the vessels, of late delivery material, and the dimculty of obtaining certain other materiai.

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that this year's $1,000,000,000-navai expansion act will deter aggremios by those who are salting the pace in the present armaments race.--Reuter,

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