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JAPANESE DOSED WITH OWN MEDICINE IN SOUTH CHINA,

CHINESE PLANES STAGE BIGGEST RAID OF YEAR

Shanghai, Apr. 8.

CHINESE REPORTS state that 51 Chinese planes staged the biggest air raid over a year yesterday.

They intensively bombed the South China front in retaliation for the Japanese raid on Henyang where a large part of the city is reported to be in flames.

Scores of bodies are reported to be buried in the debris and trapped by flames, therefore the casualties cannot be estimated following the Japanese raid.

Scores of bombs fell throughout the city with news- paper offices, including "Central News" Agency, appa- rently the main objectives.—United Press.

"Central News" reports that the Japanese at Samshul and Salnam, about 30 miles west of Canton, had a big surprise yesterday morning when Chinese planes appeared suddenly and subjected them to terrific bomb- ing and strafing.

All Chinese planes returned safely to their undisclosed base. I

Saturday,

HONGOKNG TELEGRAPH

Service For

Martyr

University President Who Was Shot Dead

A memorial service for Dr. Horman C., E., Liu, martyred President of University of Shanghai, was held at the Baptist Church, Caino Road, on Friday, and was attended by friends and relatives, bosidos

members of more than twelve organisations.

Dr. C. T. Wang, former Chinese Ambassador to Wash-

ington, gave a short account of

Dr. Liu's life and tho work he had done for Chinese youth. At the conclusion of the scr- vico, Mr. Franklin Kwangsong Liu, the oldest child of the do- ceased, thanked the assembly for their attendance.

Dr. Liu was shot dead by three assassins a year ago on Friday, at Shanghai.

April 8, 1939.

TRANSOCEAN JUNK

JUNK CREW OF SIX EUROPEANS

ARRIVE IN HONGKONG, TELL VIVID DRAMA OF

Shipwreck On China Coast,

Gaoled As Spies

HELD PRISONERS by Chinese soldiers for nearly four and a half months, thrown into a Chinese gaol which was later bombed by Japanese planes, and daily threatened with execution, six Russians have just arrived in Hongkong.

This morning they told their amazing story of adventure in an exclusive interview with the "Telegraph".

The six men, T. Blinoff, R. Kostiloff, S.. Brusentzoff, N. || Titoff, E. Ritishoff and A. Sleserchoon, originally planned to sail from Shanghai in a re- converted,23-foot lifebout, the Philippines, from thence to

islands, and on to Africa.

to

On Wednesday, it has just MR. LYONS' Bangkok, then to the South Sea

been revealed, Chinese scouting planes reconnoitred over Canton. No little confusion was created in the city when the Chinese mighty eagles circled overhead. Losacs sustained aro said to However, по bombs be heavy.

(dropped.-Central News,

WAR IN S. CHINA

were

JAPANESE REPORT FALL OF KONGMOON

CANTON, Apr. 8.

THE HEADQUARTERS of the Japanese Expeditionary Force to South Chinn officially announce that Japanese troops engaged in mopping-up operations in the West River delta captured Kongmoon, the treaty port on the lower reaches of the West River.

CAREER

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try Party, became negligible and the breach was widened by Country Party Ministers acting on their own Initiative with Sir Enric' implied approval.

of

the Rasslans were confined, and only: by a miracle did they escape Injury.

More than half of the prison was destroyed,

Neither was their position made any the brighter by the almost daily threats of execution, which this officer in charge of the soldiers stationed at Tanghal reiterated.

Foreign Office Notified Through the cold days of Decem- Boxing Champion

ber and January the men were held Kostilo is an artist, Brusentzoff is prisoners. They were fed with rice, a former middleweight boxing cham- but in order to obtain food they had plon

to spend the whole of their money, Titoff is Shanghal,

dispose of their Jewelry mechanic, Ritishelf is an engineer, as well a and Blinoff, captain of the crew, is and other personal effects. the only one with any real expericner Just when they had become com- of the sea.

pletely resigned to their fate, it was announced that their execution would Fitting out their lifeboat with an be delayed until the Chinese Foreign water and pro-Offee at Chungking had been notified Thus Page's deputy, Thorby, the engine, salls, fresh

until of their Defence Minister, answered criticism Visions sufficient to last them

were reached, the the Philippines

presence. by Curtin, leader of the Opposition, six Russians set oft from Shanghal Another long delay ensued, with with the remark that traitors like

the imprisoned men dally becoming him should be put up against a wall on their adventure on November

last year.

more pitiable in appearance and in and shot. For this Lyons exacted un apology, Then the Postmaster- All went well for 20 days and feelings. Then last week came the order for their release, and they General shut down trade union good progress was being made under were set free on Monday. wireless station which had comment salt.

Then a storm broke and tore down administration.

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ed on his anges had to be made in their masts.

and

2

coast

They were escorted back to Kladzu by armed Chinese soldiers, and there given 24 hours in which to clear aut, otherwise, they were told, they would be shot, irrespective of the orders from the

Office,

Lebrun To Visit America PARIS,

Apr. 7. "Figaro statos that President

CHILD'S DEATH

UNCLES AS PALL-BEARERS

Lobrun may THE FUNERAL of Jacqueline visit the Mavis, the 32-year-old daughter of States during Inspector W. A. Russell, of the Police

United

the Now York

World Fair, Department, and Mrs. Russell, took provided

a government place at the Protestant Cemetary on Thursday. The Very Rev. Dean Wilson conducted the ceremony.

invitation forthcoming.

His re alection

President makes it im-

Jacqueline was admitted to the Queen

possible for Mary Hospital last Monday suffering from M. Labrun to measles. Complications set in and she died travel · as J

private citi on Wednesday night.

200.

ho

formoriy

She leaves behind her parents and two planned older brothers, Victor and Roy, the latter.

being in a boarding-school at Reading.

United

Press

GANGSTER

The pall-bearers were the four uncles of the little girl, Mesars. G. T. May, J. May, F. E. Russell and G. T. Padgett. Inspector

May were the chief mournera.

SHOT DEAD and Mrs. Russell and Mrs. G. T.

"G-Men” Get Their Man

Among those present at the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Post, Mr. and Mrs. Burns, Mrs. Moss, Mrs. Franklin, Mrs. Moreton, Mrs. Hunt, Mrs. Smith, Miss Smith, Mrs. Way, Mrs. Souza, Mrs. Hawkett, Mrs. Priest, Sgt. J. Matthews, Inspector W. Mair, Eddie Chul, Lily Cheung, Mrs. Henson, Mr. T. Harness, Sgt. Hayward, Inspector Araltt, Miss M.

others.

Stolon

ST. LOUIS, Mo., Apr. 6. When they returned to their boat.

that they discovered

AGENTS OF everything

the Federal aboard had been stolen during their Bureau of Investigation shot and absence. Sails, engine, personal he killed Benjamin J. (Benny) been taken, and as the men were longings, food and water, had all Dickson, the Kansas desperado, Lavadia, the child's amah, and many without money or any other resources, when he reached for his gun. their plight was practically as serious

Various the Cabinet, notably

They were 25 miles off the the replace- ment of Therby as a sequel to the

of Kwanglung, opposite little port Defence muddle. Lyons decided to named Kladzu which is close to Blas have an Inner Cabinet of Bay when the storm came, and it was

six Ministers. The inclusion init of decided to put in at Kladzu with theį Thorby, who had been given the new idea of securing bamboo poles to The communique admits that gie town launched a surprise attack pest of Minister for Civil Air De- make new sall masts.

the Chinese concentration. fence

General Chinese troops have been active on

Works, Was

Mistakon For Spics Leaving over 200 dead behind, the strongly criticised. during the past week, making Chinese dispersed in

The tension was various direc-such that in January 1039, political ever, than they were arrested by a

No sooner had they landed, how repeated counter-attacks on their tions.

parties began to prepare for another detachment of Chinese soldiers, win, lost positions. It says, however, Repeated counter-attacks were general election.

suspecting them of being sples, took that Japanese forces success made by Chinese guerllins on Tam- Lyons had promised to hold a them along for questioning.

as when they faced execution at Dickson was shot dead as "G- Wreaths from Mummy and Daddy, to discuss fully repulsed all Chinese shui facing Bias Bay, since April 3, special session this year

Despite the production of pass-Tanghal but all Chinese attacks were vigor the abolition of State Parliaments, ports and other means of

of identifica-

men" sought to arrest him out- Auntle Tom and Uncle George, Roy and They

Victor were buried with the cofllis. attempts not only in the West ously repelled by the Japanese garri-There are six Upper Houses and lion, the stranded adventurers were the requested compensation for side a restaurant, which had Other wreathe included those out by ard Pearl River deltas but also|son.-Domet,

losses and detention, and were of 1,000,000 houses for a population told that they were regarded as spies, given $20, but this they had to use been surrounded by six G-men. Denia and Pamola (cousins) Goorge. in the area cast of Canton.

of 7,000,000 and six State Governors. and that they would be executed.

and In, Jack, Amah Tool Chan, Mr. Immediately to obtain food, bamboo

and Mrs. Hunt, Doris, Elsio and Len, Chinese Desorters

From Kiadzu, the Russians

When Dickson left the restaurant, Busy Been Working Party, Grandma, masts and sails in order to escape. taken under military escort to Tang-

G-men told him that he was under Uncle Fred, Uncle John, Jo-So, Billy and They finally managed to get away; arrest, whereupon he reached for his Annette Hillyer, Luiz and Elaine Souza, hal, about 40 miles inland towards

having lost everything they possessed Canton,

There they were thrown into gaol when they started off from Shanghai Gult but fell under a fusillade of Mr. and Mrs. R. McEwen, Mr. A. B months and 12 days before. bullets, dying en route to hospital. with Chinese criminals under the They arrived in Hongkong yesterday rendered "a signal service" in the st-south of Tungcheng, on Wednesday. troduced a bill in Congress providing the six men being cramped together are now seeking financial assistance kidnapping

has in- most appalling and dirty conditions, after passing through Blas Bay, and robberies in South Dakota and

Dickson was wanted for two bank

tack on Kongmoon, the communique

were. however, repelled by for the storage, as a war reserve, of in ̧ small cell.

in Michigan.--United claims.

heavy Chinese fire, suffering some seven million out of eleven million

from friends in Shanghai. Three days after their confinement. A large Chinese force attempted to casualties.

ibales of Government-held colton. counter-attack Tsengshing, shout 40 Yesterday morning Chinese forces

Another two milon bales would miles east of Canton, on April 3. started a counter-offensive Scenting out the Chinese plan, unita several directions, Bitter fighting is free distribution to persons on rellef from be manufactured into plecegoods for of the Japanese garrison at the strate- } in progress Central News,

-United Press.

Fighting In South Hupch

Milo, Apr. 8. The Japanese troops at Tungcheng. The Japanese troops which reduced Kongmoon, staged a triumphant entry 83 miles east of Yoyang by highway into the city on the afternoon of in south Hupeh, launched an attack March 31. A force of Chinese troops on the Chinese positions at Kiuling, who surrendered to the Japanese and Chungpao, about nine miles

SPORTS SHIRTS

Cotton Storage

Washington, Apr. 6. Senator Theodore Bilbo

were

was added to a fresh horror

their experiences, when the place WAS raided by Japanese planes.

The Hon. Dr. P. S. Selwyn-Clarke One bomb actually fell on a part of has been appointed an Official Mem- the gaol only ten yards from where [ber of the Executive Council.

Press.

New Syrian Government

Allen, Mr. and Mrs. W. Mí, Armitt and Dennis, Mr. and Mrs. Kirby and

Eddle Chul and Lily Cheung, Mr. Bertie, Paton (Stanley Station), the Mess family, Mr. and Mrs. Allison, Linidate, Mr. and Mrs. T. 3. Hemaloy, Auntie Marian and Auntie Blossom, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Fraser, Mr. and Mrs. Collins, Fred and Arthur, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Henson, Lesa, Bill and family, Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Darkin, Mr. and Mr. E. G. Post, Mr. and Mrs. W. Mair, Mr. and Mrs. H. Quistgaard. Mr. and Mrs. W. Hynes, Mr. Glendinning, Kay and Bo, Mr. and Mrs. Puer, Sgt. and Mrs. Burns, Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Smith and family, Mr. and Mrs. Murphy, Mr. and Mrs. F. II. Woare, Mr. and Mrs. A. . Thornhill, Sgt. Hayward, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Paul, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hollands, Mr. and Mrs. B. Deacon and family, Sine A. 104. Eleanor R. Lastor, ip Chak (Shaukiwan Station), Lam Chi- ming (Shaukiwan Station), Chan Ho, Khaledezem has been appointed Palles Station), Li Wa-on (Shaukiwan Wong Yuk, Chan Shing (Shaukiwan Minister for Foreign Affairs and of Station), Evena L. 8. A. 159 Kung Ya Justice.

Villa (Shaukiwan), Pilkington L B. A. The only Minister in the last 213, Tam Wal-hin and Wan Ying-chuen, Cabinet which resigned on March. Karim, Ng Si-kwan (Harbour Office 14, after only three weeks in office, geants Mesa Lyemun, Chinese constables

"") members of Central Mess, Sar for Shaukiwan, Indian stat (Shaukiwan

Station).

Damascus, Apr. 7.

A new Syrian Government has been formed, and Nassouh! Boukhari, the former War Minister, becomes the

Premier.

1s SellmdJambart, Minister

National Economy.--Reuter,

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