1-G. Reports Deliberate Bombings by Aircraft: Foreign Chinese Munition Plants and Loan Services Are Jeopardized Food Supplies Curtailed Shanghai, Sept. & trade routes," will not be interfered Sir Frederick Muze, Inspector Gen- wilh by the Japanese Navy. eral'of Chinese Customs, in the cours] fof a further report to the Chinese Captive Ships in Tow Government, siates that the Ningpo Hongkong, Sept. 7. Commissioner of Customs telegraphed].
The Japanese destroyer "which on Monday night that two. sea-going) seized the Customs cruisers, Shung-Customs preventive vessels laid up In king and 'Kwanwel, on Sunday night and' not" operating. were] was seen again and, machin: mouth of the this morning off the! Canton River, still {gunned by Japanese alreratt that day- towing the Cusloms "boats.
"The. British elficers. who were 'Both ships wore riddled by shrapnel] 4 2, British toms cruisers, Messrs wore "wounded and' one drowned, gunfire. and six of the crew Jones J. D. Douglas, refuse' to eomment."on "the seizure, The. Customs preventive, foot were] fe" °°, comment on, the, seizure, all recalled to that respective home Japanese destroyer was inside British Fools inactive; ud none of them have Ware", 20d. the Customs ris few dag ago where nevo ZORaNeR Beth
ney Been essen epee] wine Conan tors epee were ships lore the {o,.and the destroy: Sabot emer Cee pene seal lee are itling a Chinese fast teed ey IT bruce fe, Hevenuc, most of which fa Kimcaf ad's ery norseer exams, member of the crew walla Mr. Jones 2 Dledged for the service of Indemnities og he was standing next 10 the mon) Fe Cineluding tke Japanese Indemnity) files The cruisers then have to, and
luring the present crisis their. sul tug dlitayer came. slongsie othe Britons wont ashore in Squert replacement wil become amban, the Goinese ereee were further charge upon China's hypothe- mustered on the decks of the royer under the Tiles of Japanese understood that' Japan's action bombing these vessels, in the absence fof the. declaration of war, seriously Japanese Occupy Prates Hongkong, Sept. 7, Scoparased thieves of the foreign Seren. command—bolh et whar hata Sepancaccrulser ana dstroyes Chinese sources today fre 'Brisnevwho. wore engaged In|arrcd out of neetul performance of thels|Pratss Shoal, 180 miles' south of tite of 8 meteorological Tokyo, Sept. 10.
"Poralysis" of the Chinese miunldons industry was described as the! main effect of the Japanese naval Blockade of the China coast. in offelal reports received by the Gov-_ Jernment to-day from Lis officials on the spot, fast Chinese arsenal and imunltions plants, the reports asserted, have been forced to curtail opera-ions for lack of fuel, With the closure of ports, the Canton-Hankow Railway, according. to. the reports, became the sole fuel feeding channel for the war industry in the Yangtze valley.
Before the outbreak of the Latest 'Sino-japanese incident. coal and coke were received from Japan, French {indo-China, Tsingtao and the United IStates. Heports, received "by the Navy indicated that no. less than 15000 tons of cargo "destined for 'Shanghai' and Hongkong. has. been unloaded in Singapore, pending the conclusion of the current criss:
"The blockade of the China coast, the reports said. have algo resulted the cessation of ree exports from Slam'to China, "This has resulted the fall of tice quotations in Siam rise In China.
Continuous conferences were ported to be in progress between Wholesale deniers fu food-strife and members of the Nanking Govern ment's Food-stuts Control Committee.
Shekwan Bombardment Japanese Warship of two " Customs ing seizure taterment on here there, iridicaling th ibe had ith action somewhere the reports said tat at the preventive "craft in. the vicinity. of The Chineoe Shekwan not far from Mongkong, Sir Was, alleged. were tortured by the Frederick Maze has forwarded to th 2apaneze, Nawal Chinese Government fuller details of ort fo make them disclose the loca. the incident as supplied by the Yor of an, arms depot which, accord Kowloon "Commissioner of Customs ug to Chinese sources, actually does not exist. fon the basis of the reports of the tw: British OMeers-in-charge of the craft eneerned, The des ore "as mys star nee! before Jopaness cit 420 pin. ox September te) machine guns while a knife was PI, (Customs Preventive Launch) tied Hisun Kuan was patrolling south be: tween Green Point and Tung Ku ana observed a Japanese destroyer No. 20) skull. Despite the inability of the lending "ona northerly. course, Chinese to, disclose the purported arms When Ti. mit away the' destroyer] depot, the Japanese continued the tor= hholsted some sori of signal with two ture for some hours. Eventually the flags which wor not understood and hapless natives were placed aboard a this, was followed by a. burst of] motorboat which was sent to Hong-machine gun fire which fell short. Kong.
According 10 the Ofleer's report 7" Japanese, they, said, indicated io make, the island a the destroyer was then position} seaplane base.~United. Press. fon, black point bearing 140 degrees Glstanco two miles, which is witha] Japanese Version
another burst of fire was directed Brith waters, ow second att Hongkong, Sept. 0.
the the tund, the cook being Killed and] Retlting be ry gunfire from the OMleer: in-Charge, who was in from Pacan-hsien, hows of the launch, escaping only|both located at the mouth of, Uh through the protection of a gun shield 'The launch stopped in a position on the south-west "point bearing 42 ogrees distance 1%" miles, and the estrayer came alongside' put an farmed perty on board and removed the rev, arma and ammunition. and] all movable property. Both yesses then "proceeded and. anchored ina on Green Point north 68 cast distance four cables, /¢8¢ ship Fel appeared Drllish Oficers Freed lover the forts and the walled town of Paoan and. snee usefully. bombed. the "At 845, pam. the CPL. Kuanwell Chinese positions, he added, left Tal Shan, steamed to Taishan] 'The east fort' of Chekwan, the Point and then drifted southwards, spokesman asserted, had been redueed About Spin. a Japanese destroyer to ashes when the bombardment was No. 29 wae observed off Green Paint fat range. about half-a mile. The for Tauneh continued drifting and when a-dialnce of "quarter of a mile threats of a 4.7 gun on the destroyer the launch was compelled to. go|"north" Three of the. divisions, he! longue sh was promptly ocrdsa|sdded, are travelling on the Canton: bya large parly who removed arms] Harkow Railway.—Domel and" ammunition and documents "Subsequently Sheng io: the CPL.
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