JAPANESE WAR PLANES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 44, 22 February 1939, Page 7

JAPANESE WAR PLANES

BRITISH TERRITORY BOMBED INDIAN CONSTABLE KILLED [By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright] Received Feb. 21, 11.30 p.m. LONDON, Feb. 21. Reuter's Hongkong correspondent reports that Japanese warplanes bombed British territory early this morning while raiding the border village of Shumchun. One bomb fell on a British military blockhouse, killing an Indian constable and several Chinese. Another' bomb fell near the Brit-ish-owned railway bridge.

LANDING ATTEMPT

REPULSED BY CHINESE JAPANESE FORCED TO WITHDRAW LONDON, Feb. 19. Reuters’ correspondent at Chungkiang says that Chinese repulsed a Japanese attempt to land at Haime.i, at the mouth of the Yungan River in Taichow Bay. Warships approached on February 17 and made a reconnaissance. They withdrew overnight and reappeared at dawn on February 18, and crossed the boom at the harbour entrance. A landing party from four motor-boats was driven back. The Chinese batteries opened up, and a two-hour battle ensued with the warship, which then withdrew. A message from Tsingtao states that the British Ambassador, Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, arrived in H.M.S. Birmingham in the course of a tour of inspection of North China, and had three hours’ discussion with the Japanese Consul-General, Mr. Denjiro Katoh, in reference to measures for the settlement of outstanding issues between China and Japan. Sir Archibald Clark Kerr then left for Shanghai.

HAINAN OCCUPATION

STRONG RESISTANCE CHINESE COUNTER-ATTACKS CHUNGKING, Feb. 19. A wireless message from Hainan reports that the Chinese are strongly resisting the occupation of the island. Vigorous counter - attacks were launched over a wide area, threatening to recapture several towns. Shanghai reports that terrorists shot dead Mr. Chen Lo, the Foreign Minister in the Japanese Puppet Government at Nanking.

FOR PEACE AND ORDER

ESTABLISHMENT OF POLICE BUREAUX TOKIO, Feb. 19. With a view to "securing peace and order in Hainan Island,” Japanese military officials are establishing Chinese police bureaux in the two largest northern towns, Hoihow and Kiungchow.

TERRORIST ATTACKS

JAPANESE COMPLAINTS GRAVE VIEW TAKEN. LONDON, Feb. 20. A correspondent of The Times at Shanghai says that the Japanese have informed the municipality that they view gravely recent terrorist attacks, for which they hold the authorities responsible. The Japanese Press asserts that the community is boiling with indignation, and urges the army to forcibly curb terrorism. MANY VICTIMS. TOKIO, Feb. 20. Chinese terrorists are alleged to be uncontrollable in the International Settlement at Shanghai. In addition to the shooting of Mr. Chen Lo, Foreign Minister in the Nanking Government, three Japanese, including a girl, were wounded. It is claimed that there have been over seventy attacks against Japanese and against Chinese collaborators. The assailants have not been arrested.

RESCUES AT KULING

SIXTY FOREIGNERS (Independent Cable Service.) Received Feb. 21, 5.5 p.m. SHANGHAI, Feb. 20. British and American gunboat; rescued 60 foreigners, mostly British from Ruling.

BOMBERS SHOT DOWN

Received Feb. 21, 5.5 p.m. CHUNGKING, Feb. 20. It is officially claimed that eigh Japanese bombers have been sho down over Changsha.

CLAIM BY JAPANESE

MANY CHINESE PLANES DESTROYED Received Feb. 22, ’1 a.m. SHANGHAI, Feb. 21. A Japanese communique claims that warplanes launched a mass attack o > Lanchow, shooting down 36 out of 50 planes. The communique adds: "The Japanese lost cne machine which made a suicide dive on the Chinese fortifications.”