Show BOMBERS SLAY 2000 IN CANTON C CANTON ANTON China May 31 UP UP- UP Japanese planes today bombed this large larie commercial city of southern China for the fourth time In as many days bringing the casualties to nearly 2000 dead and close to w wounded A city official announced today that the casualties in Saturdays Saturday's bombing alone totaled 1400 dead and 2100 injured Today's Today raid was Wa not as devastating devastating devastating devas devas- tating as the others but none the less terrifying to thousands w who o were combing through the ruined sections of the city searching for forthe forthe the the bodies of relatives Five planes roared over the city and near by island and dropped their cargoes Antiaircraft batteries were their targets Many Fires Reported Many fires burned in sections of the city wrecked by raids over the week end in what was described as the most revolting display of savagery savagery savagery sav sav- agery of the entire Jap Chinese anese hostilities Experts said sald that they observed a change in Japanese aerial tactics some believing that the planes were piloted by foreign fliers The bombers bomb bomb- ers flew at an altitude of feet th then n power dived d to feet and unloaded bombs Antiaircraft fire was ineffectual because of overcast ak kies 1 May fay 31 31 UP Fifty Fifty Chinese warplanes today met a raidIng raiding raiding raid- raid Ing Japanese air squadron near and in a spectacular combat combat combat com com- bat prevented th the invaders from reaching this provisional capital of China Chinese air air- headquarters reported that 15 of the total of 36 Japanese planes were shot down while only one orie Chinese plane failed to return safely t to its base Reports Conflict In in Shanghai Japanese said 30 planes made the raid shot down 18 Chinese planes and heavily bombed the airfield They admitted admitted admitted admit admit- ted one Japanese plane was miss- miss Ing SHANGHAI May 31 Chinese UP Chinese said today that large numbers of Japanese were trapped In a mile 21 square segment of the mile central central central cen cen- China front from which the Japanese hope at a strategic moment moment mo mo- ment to attempt a general offensive on Chinas China's provisional cap capital ital Nippon General Trapped The division commanded by Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieu Lieu- tenant General Kenji Doihara Japans Japan's Japans Japan's Japans Ja Ja- pans pan's Lawrence of Manchuria was among those now completely encircled the Chinese said and there seemed little chance for es escape es- es cap cape May 31 UP The m-The The Jap Jap-I Jap sponsored anese-sponsored reformed government government govern govern- ment of China established at Nan Nan- king March 28 announced today th that t north China tariffs would be extended to central China including including including ing Shanghai The north China schedules were published hed January 20 by the Jap Jap- sponsored anese-sponsored government at Pei- Pei Ping Rates Favor Japan It was announced that the new rates effective tomorrow were based generally on the 1931 tariff structure regarded as more equitable equitable equitable ble to Jap Japan n than the existing rates Import duties are slashed from 25 to 75 per cent on a number of articles articles articles arti arti- cles normally supplied by Japan The rate on was cut from 50 to 60 per cent on on woolens 45 per cent artificial silks nearly 75 per cent metal wares 50 per cent f fish h products 40 to 50 per cent all kinds of sugar 75 per cent sawn timber 25 to 50 60 per cent and rubber tires 66 per cent Iron scrap metal steel linseed and raw cotton were placed on the export fre list Otherwise export duties will continue to be based on existing schedules |