CHINA & JAPAN

Hokitika Guardian, 22 September 1937, Page 6

CHINA & JAPAN

NANKING BOMBING. U.S.A. MAKES PROTEST. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). (Received this day at 12 noon). WASHINGTON, September 21. Senator Cordell Hill announces- the United’States’ vigorous, to the Japanese against the proposed bombing of Nanking,.stressing the lack of authority under international or any other law for such an action. CLAIM BY JAP FORCES. 50,000 CHINESE , TROOPS ENCIRCLED. (Received this day at 12 noon). TOK.iO, September 21, The Japanese in North China who are attacking Tsangefmv to- Paotingfu claim they have encircled fifty thousand Suiyuan troops who were taken on two sides by the Japanese, armies advancing along the Peking-Suiy uan railway. Large Japanese forces are operating on either side of the Great. Wall and in Chahar and Shanghai. A CHINESE RAID. ON GERMAN QUARTERS. (Received this day at 12 noon). HONG KONG, September 21, Chinese at Canton raided the German Concession also official residences. They shot a Chinese for allegedly signalling to Japanese airmen. NO RAID OCCURS. (Received this day at 12 noon). NANKING, September 21. Noon passed without the air raid occurring. BRITISH REPRESENTATIONS. EMBASSY IN DANGER. (Received, this day at 12 upon)., LONDON, September 21. The British Government is making representations through the Ambassador at Tokio against the bombing of non-military objections at Nanking. It is feared the proposed attack will endanger the lives of civilians including British. The Government leserves the right to hold the Japanese responsible for damage to lives and property, the British Embassy may. lie endangered as it adjoins’the Ministry of Communications, which is- a possible objective.