THE CHINA MAIL. OCTOBER 12, 1988.
JAPANESE TROOPS IN BIAS BAY
LANDING MADE THIS
CHINA
MORNING: ATTEMPT TO CUT PONDERS KOWLOON RAILWAY
EUROPEAN
FIRST STAGE OF THE JAPANESE INVASION OF SOUTH CHINA, SITUATION
FORESHADOWED EXCLUSIVELY IN THE “CHINA MAIL" YES- TERDAY, WAS CARRIED OUT IN THE EARLY HOURS OF THIS MORNING WHEN, ACCORDING TO REUTER, JAPANESE TROOPS LANDED IN BIAS BAY.
Quoting "reliable Chinese sources," Reuter says that the landing was made at Hachung, at 4.30 this morning, after a preliminary bombard- ment of the shore and islands in the vicinity.
CHUNGKING, TO-DAY. POLITICAL EVENTS IN EU-
ROPE ARE BEING FOLLOWED
WITH THE GREATEST : INTER-
EST BY CHINESE NEWSPAPERS,
|PARTICULARLY FROM THE POINT OF VIEW AS TO WHE- THER THEY WILL LEAD TO A CHANGE IN CHINA'S RELA- TIONS WITH FOREIGN · POW-
ERS.
In this connection..the "Central Daily News" discusses the possibil-
Hachung is situated about 30 miles in a direct line from the New Terri-ity of the intervention of European
tories and about 34 miles from the Kowloon-Canton Railway.
Aim of the Japanese, who are not believed yet to be sufficiently strong for a wholesale invasion of South China, may be (says Reuter) to cut the railway to Canton, and later to dominate the river mouth and cut off supplies from Canton.
Middlesex Sent To Border
"SOMEWHERE IN SOUTH CHINA"
powers in the Far Eastern conflict and comes to the conclusion that any intervention on the part of the
four powers which appended their signatures to the Munich, agree- impossible for the time being.
ment will have to be ruled out as
tably the Spanish question as well as the Mediterranean and Colonial [problems.
It is argued that before this can take place, settlement will have to Reuter adds, however, that "large, communications between Hong be reached in a number of other numbers" of troops and marine were Kong and Hankow-Our Own Cor-outstanding European problems no-· landed this morning, and reliable respondent. information reaching, the "China |Mail" confirms the earlier' report of a concentration of at least 35
In the meantime, China, it is con- transports in the Bias Bay area.
tended, will have to rely mainly on Confirmation of this report, pu- A joint-Japanese Navy and Army the support of Soviet Russia and blished in the "China Mail" yester-communique issued this morning the United States of America in day, was obtained from the captain confirms that a landing was effect-their capacity as signatories of the of the British vessel "Lalita" ed "somewhere" in South China Nine Power Agreement. Trang- which arrived in the Colony from early to-day-Reuter.
Two companies of the Middle-Taisami this morning. sex Regiment have been sent to The captain, whose ship steamed the New Territories border, ac-through the Japanese concentra- tion in Blas Bay at 10 o'clock last cording to an official announce
(night, counted 35 units entering the ment by the local, military au- Bay. thorities this morning.
MORE AT SEA
The announcement says: "Two] He estimates there were 20 or companies of the Middlesex Regi- 25 other ships further out at sea, ment have been sent out to sup- and it is probable that this morn- port the police on the frontier, Ing's landing is merely a prelim- and Indian companies (probably-inary to large-scale invasion. from the Rajputs) have been "In the logbook, the captain! re- sent to help in the erection of ports: "Latitude N. E. 1-2. 10 p.m. barricades where necessary in Passed through large Japanese con- order to control the influx of pos- voy. Counted 35 units steaming in- sible refugees over the frontier to Bias Bay."
and to conduct them to refugee The "China Mail" correspondent camps being constructed by the in Canton, in a telephone message Government in the New Terri-this morning, quotes military cir 'tories."
TERRIERS HIGHEST SINCE THE WAR
London, To-day
On October 1 the official strength of the Territorial Army-186,689 officers and men-was the highest -ever recorded since the War.
cles as revealing that over twenty Japanese warships are concentrated between Hong Kong and Swatow.
50 SHIPS
Reliable messages from the coast state that yesterday afternoon, over 80 Japanese transports, and about 20 Japanesë warships were cruising near Bias Bay.
Last night the warships and. transports were still lingering out- side the Bay. Searchlights from the vessels were directed on the mainland but no attempt to open fire on the Chinese positions was made up to late last night,
It is believed here in officia quarters that the long-heralde Recruiting figures for Septem- South China Invasion by th ber-2,610 also constitute a record Japanese is imminent and that for the month. Anti-aircraft troops which landed this mor strength has been increased by 686 will drive to the Canton-Ha officers and men British Wireless. Line with the object of se
Shanghai, To-day.
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