AIR RAID TERROR

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23894, 23 August 1939, Page 9

AIR RAID TERROR

BOMBING OF KIATINGFU BUILDINGS DEMOLISHED UNIVERSITY STUDENTS KILLED (United Press Association) /• (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) CHUNGKING. Aug. 2*l. The air raid at Kiatingfu resulted in 500 casualties. The Australians, Mr Peter King, Mrs King, Mrs H. Mclntyre, a Miss McLean, and an American, Miss Thoering, narrowly escaped. The Canadian church and clinic were demolished, and buildings in the business district wrecked. Nine university student! were killed. THE CHINESE FORCES FIVE MILLION MEN AVAILABLE HONGKONG, Aug. 21. It is reported from Shungking that 3,000,000 Chinese troops are at present being trained, in addition to the 2,000,000 now carrying arms. It is believed that when the troops are ready Marshal Chiang Kai-shek will launch an offensive. THE NINE-POWER TREATY DENUNCIATION PROBABLE TOKIO, Aug. 21. The Asahi Shimbun says Japan is considering denouncing the NinePower Treaty. Cabinet will meet on August 22, and is expected finally to decide its European policy. TOKIO DISCUSSIONS EARLY RESUMPTION UNLIKELY , TOKIO, Aug. 21. Sir Robert and Lady Craigie have left the city for the summer Embassy quarters at Lake Chuzenji, indicating that resumption of the Anglo-Japanese talks is not expected for some time. :-'.-.•'• THE TIENTSIN FLOODS ENTIRE CITY INUNDATED TIENTSIN, Aug. 20. The entire city is flooded to depths of from 3ft to 9ft. Boats are the sole means of communication. The rains have ceased, and it is expected that the waters will gradually subside. ; ' POSITION AT HONGKONG CHINESE NoTaLLOWED M LONDON, Aug. 21. The Hongkong correspondent of The Times says the troops on the border are now approximately 10,000. Forced " Chinese labour -is building a motor road. Chinese are not permitted to enter Hongkong. The Shanghai correspondent of The Times says .only 12 supply of rice is left for the 4,000,000 inhabitants after the Japanese army ban on imports from the hinterland. Several rice riots have occurred. FOOD RIOTS IN SHANGHAI . SHANGHAI, Aug.. 21. Hundreds of Chinese looted flour and rice stores and carried off 100 bags' of flour before the police beat them back. It was the first food riot, here since 1937. JAPANESE BOMB MACHANG CHUNGKING, Aug. 22. (Received Aug. 22, at 10 p.m.) Japanese planes bombed Machang and pursued refugees into French territory, killing 10 with machine guns. The French authorities hav« protested.