ATTACK ON WARSHIP.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 220, 17 August 1937, Page 8

ATTACK ON WARSHIP.

DARING ATTEMPT MADE.

Received August 17, 12.30 p.m. SHANGHAI, Aug. 16. Mr Andrew Brennan, South African Trade Commissioner, witnessed a daring attempt to blow up the Japanese flagship Idumo, which hitherto has borne a charmed life. A fully lighted and high powered speedboat flashed down the Wliangpoo and hooted when abreast of the Idumo, and then sped off down the river. Two hundred yards behind her a speedy torpedo motorboat came surging with a crew of six and equipped with two torpedoes. It turned round 200 yards from the Idumo and launched a torpedo, which tore through tho water and hit something with a terrific thud, but apparently failed to explode. . Subsequently two Chinese naval students, members of the motor boat s crew, were picked up injured on the Bund. They declared that the torpedo struck the Idumo. Tho evacuation of British women and children has been halted, the Mayor of Shanghai (Mr Yui) having emphasised the danger of Chinese air bombing, the direction of which was not controlled by the commander in Shanghai, has passed. M-ea.ii while, launches tand ships in the AVhangpoo will be protectively draped with the national colours and will flv white flags. , . . The'Shanghai Club-hns been besieged throughout the day by those registering for evacuation, men, women and children queuing up . ten' deep with o-unfire echoing in their ears. The Chinese Foreign Office, learning that tho Japanese Embassy staff desire to go home, is providing them with safe conduct to Japan, via Tsmgtao.

STOCK EXCHANGE.

EFFECT OF FAR EAST TROUBLE

Received August 17. 9.55 a.m. LONDON, Aug. 16.

The Stock Exchange is irregular ownin' to the Far East developments. British funds and foreign bonds are lower; Chinese and Japanese bonds are. dull.