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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

July 8, 1939.

LATE NEWS

Chungking Raid Details

CHUNGKING, July 7.

Chamberlain's Statement

Chinese Send £277 To Thetis Fund.

£04,000..

The donation by locul Chinese was accompanied by a letter of sympathy.

London, July 7. Hongkong Chinese have contribut- During the Japanese air raids in

Beltish quarters say

that Mr.ed £277 Inwards the Mansion House the early hours of this morning, five bombs hit within a radius of 50 yards Chamberlain is now certain to make Fund for the dependents of the men of the British gunboot II.M.S. Falcon.ja statement regarding Danzig early lost in the submarine Thetis, accord- ing to "British Wireless" message The concussion knocked doors from next week.

It is expected that the statement from London. their hinges and smashed the thick

The Lord Mayor received the con- plate glass in the vessel's portholes, will fall in two parts; one almed at sending waves over the decks and the British public and the other attribution yesterday, and it is an- foreign powers, particularly Germany,nounced that the fund now stands at washing off Uns of petrol.

British The part timed at the Nobody aboard the gunboat was

public will be a historical resunie injured.

One bomb hit the old

destined to disprove the German American Naval Canteen about 100 yards from allegation that the British guarantee the Falcon. The United States flag to Poland has encouraged the Poles was plainly, painted on the canteen's to break off releliens with Germany DI the Danzig roof, although the bullding is owned for the settlement by Chinese now and was vacant at problem. It will elte evidence lo show that German demands obliged the time of the bombing.

50 Poland to break off negotiations prior One bomb exploded within feet of the home of Mr. Willy to the British guarantees.

The purpose this part of the Spreck, Counsellor to the American

un-statement will apparently be to over- Embassy. completed dugout nearby, kiling 35 come the Brush public's misgivings regarding Danzig and show the nation people.

Another direct hit was scored on a why it ought to be ready to fight f hulding under construction. Joseph the Poles resist an attempt to change Shen, an Hawaiian-born American the status of Danzig.

The second part, according eltizen, was injured, Mr. Shen was

be will

the quarters, chief pilot for the China National British

was hit unequivocal declaration of British Aviation Corporation. He

Another

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by shrapnel in the kidneys and he is support to Potand if the intter resists

an attempt to change the stains not expected to live.

of

A launch from the American gun-Danzig without her approval. boat transported the injured mun The entry of the Soviet Union into from the city across the Yangise to, the security bloc is still as pro- the Canadian Mission Hospital. The blematkat, as it was 13

the negotiation American gunboat also sent launches when

United Press.

to assist H.M.S. Falcon,, which, hog- ever, did not need assistance.

Foreign naval authorities expressed the opinion that there is a "strong possibility" that the Japanese planes intentionally bombed the south bank of the Yangtse near the Falcon, hop- ing "for a possible hit to test the British attitude.'

They claim there is no possible object nearby and that the bombings of the past two nights have been too close to be haphazard aiming."

They added that all the bombings on the south shore of the Yangise are "evidently intended for the foreign community's beneft."

The bombs in the city area demo- fished printing shop and sonic houses near Consulate Row,

It has been learned that the British Embassy is planning a vigorous pro- test against the bombing near the Falcon-United Press.

weeks ago

began.-

Other contributions from oversens received during the last few days Include £233 raised by a fing-day in Gibraltar, and £100 from Nican in Northern Rhodesla, the proceeds of the daner organised by the Women's' Institute.

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