Evening star., 1938-07-02
Second Big Bombardment
Is Made Upon City's
Rail Station.
U. S. SHIPS REPORTED
RUSHING TO GIVE AID
Japanese Marines Attempt New
Landing South on Shore of
Haimun Bay.
BACKGROUND


rdtdino SWatoU, South China port
OF 100000 population, about 200
miles east OF Canton Aim ipus
- believed to be ne,U landing of troops
and Overland march to cut the
Cdnton-Hanko,D Rail,Ddy, on which
Chinese armies hate continued to
receiUe arms to carry on warfare
in defense of Hankow and Cheng-
chou.
BY the Associated Press.
HONG KONG. July 2.-Evacuation
of all foreigners from the Chinese port
OF Swatow appeared likely tonight
after second Furnishing lombard
ment by japanese warplanes concen-
trating on the city's railway station.
Casualties today were thought to be
small, since the bulk of the popuIace
fed to the country after yesterdays
destruction in which 400 Chinese were
reported killed. This figure included
about 200 school children.
A number of foreign Consuls at
Swatow were said to be urging evacua-
ton of their nationals, and the United
States and Britain prepared to pro-
vide a refuge aboard their gunboats.
Warships Reported Speeding.
Both the American destroyer Edsall
and the gunboat Tulsa were reported
en- route to join the QInboat Asheville
in protecting Americans at Swatow.
1t was not clear what were the ex-
act intentions of the Japanese in the
SWatow area. While Japanese marines
attempted new landing on the shore
OF Halmun Bay, just south of Swatow,
Chinese said that 20 Japanese planes
ralded Chaoan, 40 miles north of
Swatow along the coast.
A Chinese announcement from Cam
ton said Japanese planes also raided
Foochow and dropped 80 bombs, two
OF them striking an American hospital
at the outskirts of that city.
Canton itself, frequently bombed. out
dozen new air defense searchii9ht6
| into.action.
Ready to Evacuate.
American residents of Swatow, most
| OF whom live on small island opposite
the Chinese area, were said to be ready
for immediate evacuation if necessary.
Reports, not officially confirmed, said
some Americans already were finding
temporary refuge aboard the gunboat
Asheville pending developments, since
the island, which is not foreign con-
cession, was well within range of the
bombs.
American consular authorities here
were awaiting confirmation of Chinese
reports that American property was
damaged in yesterdays raids. Six
American-owned silk factories were re-
ported damaged.
The British gunboat Dainty was
standing by at Swatow to protect Brit
ish nationals.
100 Bombs Dropped.
More than 100 bombs were dropped
by the nine warplanes which attacked
the city yesterday. Many of the bombs
fell in crowded residential sections.
The large number Of casualties among
schoolchildren resulted when a school
building was struck as they were leav-
ing their classrooms Other buildings
damaged included Red Cross head
quarters and the municipal govern
ment building
Sixty-nine Americans have been re-
ported in the Swatow consular district
and Is in Swatow itself.
japanese Ride Over Barrier.
SHANGHAI. July [P).-Running
a gauntlet of heavy Chinese machine
gun fire, small japanese TRANSPORT
today breasted high waters of the
Yangtze to ride over the Matowchen
River boom and land several hundred
shock troops beyond the sunken bar
rier blocking the water route to Ham
kow.
The shock troops, first to cross the
barrier, were landed up the river near
Pengtseh. Is miles beyond the boom
composed Of sunken rock filled junks.
Japanese soldiers waded ashore
through marshy land and Immediately
attacked Chinese positions where
bitter engagement ensued
japanese Ride Over Barrier.
Japanese bombers today started
hammering at Hukow, Is miles up the
Yangtze River from Matowchen and
believed to be the next major objective
in the drive on Hankow.
Hukow, $50 miles downriver from
the provisional capital, lies at the
mouth of an inlet to Lake Poyang,
China's second largest lake and gate
way to all northern Kiangsi Province.
Advices from Kiukiang, is miles
above Hukow. said nine Japanese
bombers, aided by clear weather, took
part In the attack, following the occu-
patton Of Matowchen. scene Of bitter
fighting for days.