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BUTTER
INVASION
OF FUKIEN COAST
Big Armada Assembling In Formosan Waters
NANTAO WITHDRAWAL REPORTS
Shanghai, To-day.
French sources this morning re- ported that all Chinese troops in Nantao, together with the Paozn- tui, had been withdrawn and mor- ed to Lungwha
Chinese headquarters deny the withdrawal, declaring that a small movement of troops had been misinterpreted. Our Own Correspondent.
JAPANESE
SWATOW MAY ALSO BE SUBJECT TO ATTACK
AMOY AND FOOCHOW ASSAULTS ON
MAIN OBJECTIVES
Shanghai, To-day."
NANHSIANG
Gathering of an armada of Japanese warships RENEWED
in Formosa, (following the occupation of Quemoy (Kinmen) Island, covering the entrance to Amoy, and the air raid on Foochow earlier this week) is believed in high Chinese military circles here to be the prelude to a large-scale attack on the maritime
AMBASSADORS province of Fukien. KEEP BUSY
Shanghai, 2 pm. To-day. Renewed Japanese onslaughts
the Nanhsiang sector
menced at ten o'clock this
ag, following Entense
ardment.
The Japanese claimed in an
According to reliable sources, there are now official communique this after- more than 40 Japanese warships in Formosan noon that the Asama Brigade en- ports, taking on men and supplies, which can only tered the south gate shortly after noon, following a series of as It is learned from a London be intended, it is suggested, for the long-threaten-sanits, and that street fighting is despatch that prior to the depar-led invasion of Fukien.
Tokyo, To-day.
Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, the
now going on.
Chinese headquarters deny the breakdown of the defence at the
south gate, and declare that the Japanese infantry were repulsed with heavy loss, after close hand
to hand fighting – Our Own Cor- respondent.
ture for Brussels last night of The main objectives of the attack, it is feared, Secretary of State for the would be Amoy and Foochow, but it is considered Dominions, he had an hour and a probable too that an attempt would also be made to half's talk with Mr. Yoshida, the Japanese Ambassador in London capture Swatow, which has been prominent in anti-
In Brussels, Mr. Kurusu, the Japanese activity. Japanese Ambassador to Bel- Chinese military circles here be gium, discussed the Brussels lieve that that Japanese contem- Conference with the principal plate the launching of large-scale Cricket Bats That Give Confidence Italian delegate, the meeting be attacks within the next few days. ginning at 6 p.m. and terminat- Reports from Amoy show that ing at about 8 pm. It is under-Quemoy Island remains under stood that the talk was connect-
Japanese control, with one cruiser ed with Italy's offer to act as hovering round to prevent any at- "Attorney" for Japan at the Conference. Our Own Corres-tack from the mainland The pondent.
JAPANESE
SET STRANGE PRECEDENT
Shanghai, 115 pm. To day
other warships have joined the armada in Formosa, which is re- ported to consist of at least 43 ships, including ten large cruisers.
Trans-Ocean.
NEUTRAL ZONE PLANS REJECTED
The Japanese troops in the Shanghai, 2.25 pm, To-day front lines near Nanhsiang It is authoritatively learned created a strange precedent this that following the conference în morning connection with the the USS Augusta yesterday, celebration the birthday of with the British, French and
Emperor Meiji, American comm
-chief, grandfather of the present Em-the Japanese naval
the famous
peror
to tho
alute of 101 gums was fired
our the occasion, but the
artillery used Jive.
sainte
Our Own Corresp
authorities
rnational conferee
compelled
"by
to reject all the the creation of
litary
zones in the vicinity of Shanghai.
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