Shanghai, Sept. 2.
'OR the information of their clients, Reuters publish herewith the texts of various telegrams despatched by their Hongkong Office to Shanghai, which were held up by the Japanese censors in Shanghai, The following four telegrams were despatched during the morning of August 24, concerning the C.N.A.C. disaster al sources state GWAC. passenn hongkong 10.2 am—"Chinese of-
from Hongkong to Wuchow Twith full load passengers shot down ty Japanese planes Canton River Delta this morning."
Hongkong 10.30 am—"C.N.AC. ad~ mit plane forced down claiming pas-tengers all sate. Company adds inter rational complications probably occur? which is taken to indicate foreigners aboard plane.
Hongkong 1045 a.m—"Add C.N.AC.:
shots hit plane but number Tepanese pursuits continually dived over machine forcing it lower and ower until American pilot eventually made forced landing. Authoritative circles here say attackers believed Sun Fo aboard, but {t now established Sun Fo sull in Hongkong, although learned. number other important Chinese off dals aboard, Hongkong 12.35 pin,—"Omcial ENA. statement says, Plane forced down Yuetshing, 25 miles south-west Canton, landed shallow river, all passengere safe, Machine left Kaitak at 04 a.m, carrying 14 Chinese passen~ gers, no foreigners. At 8.35 am, pilot wirelesse@: Japanese planes pursuing "Tam being forced land. At 8.38 am, pilot wirelessed: Succeeded land~ Ing all safe, 7
It appears now, Sun Fo actually lett for Hankow by Eurasia plane this morning, "having at first intended travel C.N.A.C. plane, and it believed almost "certain Japanese planes thought Sun Fo aboard) C.N.A.C. machine.
It is now also revealed that two other telegrams, despatched from Reuter's Hongkong Ofce to Shanghai. were held up by the censors. Both wore despatched on June 16; The {texts of these two telegrams ran:
Hongkong 4.20 p.m—"Canton, OMmcially claimed six unescorted Japanese bombers brought down at Lokehong near Kwangtung Hunan border this morning. It stated slow-moving crafts which engaged bombing Canton-Hankow railway were attacked by 10 swift Chinese pursuits, who flew rings around raiders, continuously machine-sunning them and crashing them one by one. Canton is elated at news and populace, feeling terrify reaction from recent bombings, going wild with Hongkong 11 pm—"Canton. City this evening in state complete jublia~ tion following official despatches carrying colourful description air bat~ tio at Lokehong. 'These state squad-Fon Japanese bombers flew from 'Amoy, through Fukien, visiting Nam~ hung,' Szehing and Lokehong, and were' surprised latter place by Chinese pursuits, Stated one raider brought down' at Lienbsien, one at Kaukong, one at Mabar, three at Lokehong. 'The latter already located ud bear numerical marks 107, 7058. 21078, together with Japanese factory marks, 'Machines are twin-engined heavy' bombers carrying five airmen apiece. It is added that Chinese pur-Rovered at 18,000 fect awaiting raiders, then swooped giving enemy tne chances, slow bombers being completely at' mercy swifter Chinese None of the above telegrams have been released to Reuter's Shanghai OMmes, even yet, by the Japanese censors, Nantao Official Shot Shanghai, Aug. 31.
Gravely injured when terrorisist bullets riddled his car yesterday morning, Zung Yung, alias Zung Yung Chi, former member of the Shanghai Municipal Police, and present Chalrman of the pro-Japanese Nantao Autonomous Commission, over which body he also presided in the days of the Chinese, administration of the area, Ties in the Paulun Hospital in a grave condition. Wounded in the stomach, following a fusillade of bullets, as he was leaving his Settle ment, residence In Sinza Roads at about 9.30, Zung, it was stated yesterday afternoon, was too wealk to be operated upon and chances of his recovery are slight.
Zung had just entered his car, Uecence No, 5950, driven by his. chauffeur Zi Chih-zue, after Teaving his home at House 42, Lane 1714, 'Sinza Road, and as he reached the entrance of the alleyway to turn into the street,. the gunmen, red to be two in number, ran' forward and loose' about 14, shots which sprayed all over the car, sending broken glass flying in all directions.
Gravely wounded in the stomach Zung_ slumped ick on to the seat, while his chauffeur, bleeding from the head, attempted to get out and go to his Jassistance. Meanwhile the attackers Jdashed away along Sinza Road in a westerly direction towards Gordon Road, a Chinese police constable, who had rushed to the scene after the shots, fung twice at the fleeing men. Whether the men were hit-by the policeman's bullets is not known,
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