CHINA MAIL DECEMBER 17-1937-
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JAPANESE FORCES EMBARK FOR S. CHINA Loaded Transports Moving Out Of Shanghai CANTON AND HANKOW AS JAPANESE
NEXT POINTS OF
OF ATTACK
THOUSANDS HANKOWA RAILWAY
BOUND
FOR SOUTH?
Shanghai, To-day. Thousands of Japanese troops have boarded transports here for jan undisclosed destination, believ ed to be Nanking or South China.
-Reuter.
BIG WAR
OBJECTIVE
Shanghai, To-day.
WARSHIPS IN
LOCAL WATERS
It is officially
Canton
Japanese warships were
waters in Mirs Bay a few days ago, according to repor received from
of the coast
Belief that Hankow will be the next point of at- Government agents along that part tack by the Japanese, is expressed in despatches re- ceived here to-day.
It is reported that preparations are being made by the Japanese for a further advance from the north along the Peiping-Hankow Railway.
A despatch through Chinese sources states that
There were, however, no air-craft carriers in the vicinity A large
cruiser, carrying three flying boats, aircraft carrier. Our Own Corres-
was apparently mistaken for an
pondent
the attack on Hankow would probably begin about SHELL KILLS CONFERENCE the end of the month. IN TOKYO
The same message states that it was more than GRASS CUTTER
likely that the Japanese would also attempt to seize
the Canton-Hankow Railway by landing a large IN TERRITORIES
army somewhere in South China.
a
The body is now lying in the Kowloon Mortuary-
Tokyo, To-day./
Indication that new events are show no sign of weakening in their
It was revealed this morning that Following a series of consulta-brewing is strengthened by the determination for continued resis-a 45-year old grass cutter, Ching tions between the highest author-fact that thousands of Japanese tance, and it is evident that in spite Yuk, of Ma Tin Village, New Ter- ities, agreement on views has troops have boarded transports of the loss of Nanking and the huge ritories, has been killed in the New casualties suffered by the Chinese Territories by shapnel from a shell been reached to recommend to at Shanghai.
possesses SIMULTANEOUS ATTACKS army, China still
con-fired by the Royal Artillery, in the advisability of the Throne the holding, to-morrow (Saturday), in One theory is that although siderable resources for 2 prolonged vicinity of Tal Lam Village.
struggle. the presence of the Emperor, the Japanese hitherto have con
The shell exploded near the man joint conference of Imperial centrated on one front at a The foreign population here is while he was cutting grass in Headquarters and the Cabinet for time, they may now seek to estimated to be only 1,500, of whom prohibited area fixing Japanese future "Lunda lammet several simultaneous at about 800-are-British, including a mental and immutable policies tacks in various parts of the large number of women-Renter in connection with the China in country. cident following the capture of The Japanese evidently be Nanking
lieve this is possible, because After obtaining the Cabinet's ap- they do not expect to find such proval to-day, the Premier Prince strennous resistance as they en- Konoye, will proceed to the Palace countered in the Shanghai Nan this afternoon to seek Imperial Sancking area in the past four months. tion for the conference, which is Nanchang, the capital of 1 expected to be attended by the Chiefs Kiangsi, seems to come into the and Vice-Chiefs of the Navy and field of Japanese military vision, Army General Staffs, the Premier, judging from repeated air raids Navy Minister, War Minister, For-there, but the strategical přo- eign Minister, Home Minister and blems facing the Japanese are Finance Minister.-Reuter.
more complex than ever due to the vast areas to be covered and to the great length of their front Beuter.
ALLEGED ARREST OF BRITON AS JAPANESE "SPY"
It is learned from a reliable source that a British subject named Joseph J. Richards, aged about 40, has been arrested by the Chinese authorities in Kwangtung on allega- tons of spying on behalf of the Japanese Government.
The arrest took place, it is stat
ed, at Shum Chan when Richards
was taken off the train from Can-
ton to Kowloon just before it cross- ed into British territory.
TENSE EXPECTANCY
Hankow, To-day. An atmosphere of tense expec- tancy prevails here as the next Ja- panese step is awaited.
Continual zooming overhead of newly-arrived Soviet planes, as well- as knowledge that the city is strong- ly defended by anti-aircraft batter- ies, appears to have given the Chinese population a feeling of confidence.
Novertheless, Japanese air raids are expected at any moment,
and dugouts and other precautions are being feverishly pushed forward.
CHINESE DETERMIN Meanwhile, Chinese o als here
CHUNG SHAN DUE AT 1 P.M.
Shanghai, To-day regular air service betwee It is alleged that investigations Hong Kong and Chungking have revealed a connection between been inaugurated by Richards and Japanese gents in tional Aviation Corporation, Hong Kong, but the grounds of susing to a Japanese despatch picion have not been disclosed as Hong Kong-Reuter the arre
has been kept a close se. The first plane, the Chung king out only through re-is due at Kai Tak at
afternoon.
man detained
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