London, Nov. 10.
Another attempt will be made by a British expedition to. climb Mount Everest next year. It is announced to-day the 1938 expedition will be led by Mr. H. W. Tilman. who scaled Nandacevi last year. Probably only four will make the climb, in the belief that a smaller-number increases Shells which were fired into Nantao were concentrated on three areas at different times: Those }which fell near the Nantao Bund were many of them wide of the mark. Some fell on the Pootur shore, and many others fell in the /river near the boom, giving rise to the belief that the boom was the objective. When the fire was corrected by observers flying over the positions, shells were dropped on and behind The Bund buildings.
Later the batteries concentrated on points further inland. The sHells did a vast amount of damage over a wide area, but up to late yesterday afternoon had not dimmed the spirit of the Chinese resistance. Planes flying over Nantao on their way to aerodromes were greeted with of anti-aircraft fire from the positions which had been bombarded earlier, showing that the Chinese were still active and going strong Early yesterday morning the Consular Body were warned by the Japanese military and naval authorities that Nantao was to be bombed and informed their nationals residing in the district accordingly. Chinese residents in the danger zone were a warned to clear out before the bombing, and many of them did.
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