The times-news., 1938-11-09
China BOASTS
.CANTON.T'0BE
RE-OCCUPIED
Tokyo Cold to u. S.. Mis-
sionarv's Protest Over
Bombing Mission
Bv ROBERT BE- LAIIE
United Press Staff Correspondent

SHANGHAI, Nov. 9. (UP)--
Chinese forces were staging a
strong countcr-attack on the
great South China metropolis of
Canton today and boasted they
would occupy the city by Nov. 15.
Chinese planes bombed White
Cloud airdrome which was taken
over by the japanese when they
occupied Canton and then flew
over the city and countryside
dropping leaflets which asserted
that cen. Ia liam Mou, COM
cander Of the Canton armies
wnicn were defeated by the Jap
aneSe, had been executed for i'll
etflclency and cowardiee. .-
Generals faI Cnung-Hsi and
IL Tsung-Jen (of kwanssi prov
mce) are l4aQlng the attack on
Canton and Will oc ccupy the city
by the 10TH" the ,pampnlets sand.
The sound of canilonading was
increasing. >.. ~:.s- ..-
British dispatches reported that
Japanese detachments broke i a
British consular san and looted
the British Wallace and Harper
garage, confscating ~ British
and American automobiles. '....
. Japan today tightened ner con-
troll, over the astern half of China
and again warned Americans and
other foreigners that if they re-
main in actual or potential war.
zones they do so at their peril.
New notes from the imperial
government were handed to rep
resentatives Of the powers here
and in Hankow and Peiping in
forming that the "deadline" for
Japanese military operations had
been extended farther to the
westerward and, that Japan could
assume no responsibility for un-
authorized persons: who remain in
these districts, s="..l.
The notes, largely a reiteration
Of previous Japanese warnings,
were believed designed to impress
on Britens and, Americans parti-
cnlarfy that they must recognize
Japanese dominance in China and
act accordingly. ,...,,.. "a.
Earlier the japanese had indi-
Gated their determination to ,im-
press the great powers by a num-
Der Of moves.
The Japanese army announe-
ed that it had protested to Brit |
h :. authorities in Shanghai
against the action of, the British |
steamer Whangpoo which Was, aasl;
leged to have fired ON Japanese |
troops "mopping' up Chinese !
guerillas near Changkkekang ten |
miles east Of Kiangyin, .'on the
south bank of the Yangtse river
vest Of Shanghai.
The, British denied that the
Whangpoo, a Butterfeld and I
Swire steamer, wss at the spot !
described when the, incident oc- /,
So ,.,,f ,
E. In Hankow the Japanese re- /
ceived coldly a protest of. the
Conyenant Missionary
society which alleged that Japa-
nese planes bombed its mission at
KinSmen, Hupeh province, on
Monday. despite the fact that the
was flying American
1ags. None was injured in the. in
,ident. = ,
The Japanese were equally un- |;
concerned at a statement by DR..
J. W. Decker, foreign. secretary
Of the American Baptist Mission
society, who said that all scienti-
&c equipment. Of the University
IF Shanghai had. been Cleaned
out" - -,
Buildings of the. university
we're captured by the Japanese
from the Chinese army last sum-
mer and subsequently, We're. used
BY the Japanese for military pur-
poses. -
The university is American
owned and was returned to the
only yesterday long
after Secretary Of State Hull had
protested against continued occu-
patton if it. Officials said they.
found all scientific equipment
gone when they went through the
buildings. The Japanese said the
Chinese had stolen or destroyed
it before retreating. ~