REQUEST FOR LARGE LOAN

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21089, 15 July 1938, Page 9

REQUEST FOR LARGE LOAN

Rejection by British Government Guerrillas Active In Namo Island Capture of Puppet Leader United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph -Copyright (Received July 14, 8.55 p.m.) LONDON. July 14. It is understood that the Government rejected a proposal for a £20,000.000 loan to China, says “The Daily Telegraph.” FOREIGN RIGHTS IN CHINA JAPAN’S LATEST STATEMENT United Press Association —Bv Electric Telegraph —Copyright LONDON, July 13. The Under-Secretary tor Foreign Affairs (Mr R. A. Butler) announced in the House of Commons that because of rumours Japan had informed Great Britain that she had no intention of using the situation in China as a pretext for denying Great Britain’s and other Powers’ ex-territorial rights in areas occupied by the Japanese. Japan merely asserted that she would act against foreigners impeding her military operations. JAPANESE BOMBERS AT WORK EAST BUND STREWN WITH DEAD United Press A.*Q«»«ln i ion —By Electric Telegraph < ’opyrtuht (Received July 15, 12.41 a.m.) HANKOW, July 14 Nine bombers raided Hankow without damaging the aerodrome. Four British gunboats are standing by. At least 100 British naval men are proceeding to Hankow to patrol the foreign areas. Thirty-seven warplane; bombed Pearl River bridge district near Canton and killed 150 and wounded at least 480. The East Bund was strewn with bodies. RAID GN NAMOA ISLAND DARING CHINESE ADVENTURE United Press Association By Electric Telegraph —Copyright (Received Jauly 14, 8.55 p.m.) LONDON, July 14. The Shanghai correspondent of "The Tinies” reports that Chinese guerillas carried out a night raid on Namoa Island, killing a number of Japanese and capturing much equipment. They also captured the Chinese puppet I leader and followers, who have been taken to Swatow for trial. Japanese Raise Siege The Japanese announce that they have raised the siege in three towns in South Shansi where the garrisons, who were cut off lor two months, ate mules, cats and dogs to reinforce their scanty rations from aeroplanes. REFUGEE CAMP RAIDED HEAVY CASUALTY LIST United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph —Copyright (Received July 14, 8.55 p.m.) CANTON, July 14. The Japanese bombed the refugee ramp at Tse.igcheng from the air killing 240 in addition to 90 victims in other districts.