Chinese Flood Vast Areas

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 182, 4 August 1938, Page 7

Chinese Flood Vast Areas

To Stem Jap Advance mi Hankow SHANGHAI NERVOUS OF WAR ANNIVERSARY Received Thursday, 1 a.m. HANKOW, August 3. The aerodrome, railway and warenouses were attacked t>y 18 bombers and 10 fignters as part or the Japanese ohensive along the Yangtse wnereDy it is noped to capture Hankow. The Chinese have cut the dykes and hooded vast areas of farmlands at Yuhu. Shanghai states that elaborate precautions have oeen taken in the international settlement in readiness for the anniversary of the outbreak of hostilities on August 13. Volunteers have been notified of mobilisation. The United States marines have closed the bridges from the sector outside. The o apanese have declared, rigid martial law in the area surrounding Shanghai and are searching Chines© entering and leaving the foreign areas. The Japanese refused to allow British, American and other foreigners who are refuging in warships to resumo possession of their properties at Kiukiang. The vessels are unable to move owing to Chinese mines and booms. A Dublinite, Mr. P. G. Crawley, commander of the Chinese Customs cruiser Chiang Hsing, also the second ongineer and a boatboy were killed when the vessel was bomebd and set fire by six Japanese seaplanes 36 miles from Hankow. Tho gunboat Gnat has gone to the scene. The survivors were picked up by a junk.