Chinese Prepared for Raid on Railway Terminus Hsuchow, Sept. 14.
An attack on the Lienyun harbour eastern terminus of the Lunghai Railway on the coast of mort Kiangsu, by Japanese naval forces is expected at any moment, according to a telephonic message received from that city to-day.
One Japanese aircraft carrier, and Several cruisers and torpedo boats are now anchoring off the Tunghsilien tao, an islet about 20 li from the coast, with all their guns trained on Chinese positions on the mainland During the last two days Japanese planes have been conducting reconnoitering flights over Shiukou, a populous town north of the harbour, as if trying to ascertain the strength of the Chinese defences there. They also sprayed the streets with machine gun fire.
The day before yesterday the Japanese cruisers which were all laden with landing party units, made such suspicious movements that the Chinese land forces thought for a While that the enemy would make forcible attempt to land troops near the harbour. However, no attempt was made on that day.
Japanese, it is learned, are planning to construct an airfield at Pinghsan, mid-way between Lienyun harbour and Shiochouse, on the south-eastern corner of the Shantung coast.
Meanwhile many Chinese junks off Shiukou have been frequently searched by Japanese naval vessels.—Central News.
Baron Guillaume. the first Belgian Ambassador to China, who has returned to Shanghai from Nanking where he presented his credentials to the National Government fast wok, will leave here shortly for Tientsin, says a report to the "Sin Wen Pao.'
Dr, Lo Wen-kan and Mr. Hsu Chien, former Ministers of Foreign Affairs and of Justice respectively, arrived in Nanking from Canton by way of Hankow on September 12, says a special dispatch to the China Times. Dr. Lo was until recently Chairman of the Whampoa Port Administration.
The King's Daughters' Society an-ounces that there is great need of warm clothing for evacuees, particularly for men, These may be sent to the Lyceum Theatre any morning between 830 and 11 a.m. or articles will be called for if desired. Telephone 71797 during the above hours.
The Rotary Club announces that the speaker at to-morrow's meeting will be Professor Harold D, Lasswell, of the Department of Political Science at the Chicago University, his subject will be "World Politics and the Sino-Japanese Crisis" The meeting will be held at the Metropole Hotel, starting at 1230 p.m. Visiting Rotarians from other cities will be most welcome.
The Health Report of the French Municipality for the week ending September 11, shows that the total number of deaths from all causes amongst the foreign and Chinese population were—Foreigners 14 and Chinese 685. Deaths from notifiable diseases amongst the foreigners were 1 from tuberculosis and amongst the Chinese, 26 from cholera. Cholera cases noted were 307.
Cultural leaders like Madame Sun Yat-sen and Drs, Tsai Yuan-pei, Hu Shih, Chang Po-ling, Herman C. Liu snd Usang Ly have been contemplating the dispatch' of unofficial missions to Europe and America to publicize Japanese outrages in China, states a report to the Chinese press, Dr. Li Shih-tseng, a veteran member of the Kuomintang who is now in France, has telegraphed to his friends here to the effect that he is doing some publicity work in his te capacity.
The Augusta Minstrels, who played so successfully to a packed house at ihe Grand Theatre last week in aid of refugee funds, will repeat their full show at the Grand again tonight, beginning at 8.30 o'clock. About 40 men, including the ship's orchestra take part. The Press were cnthusiestic over the performance and, as a second show is always better than the first, to-night's fun and frolic will be worth anyone's time and spare funds, The Shanghai Municipal Council Health Report for the week ending midnight, September 11, shows that the total number of deaths from all causes amongst the foreign and Chì. nese population were—Foreigners 7, and Chinese 862, Deaths from notifiable disease were—Foreigners, Cerebrospinal Fever Bacillary Dysentery 1, Chinese, Dysentery 25; Tuberculosis 22; Typhoid Fever 19; Cholera 5; Measles 3; Scarlet Fever and Beriberi 1 each.
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