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PREPARING FOR CANTON SIEGE Japanese Appearance NEW CZECHOFFER Fifteen Miles Away ADVANCE Definitely Confirmed
AEROPLANE FLIGHT OVER BATTLE ZONE
(From Renter's. Special
Correspondent).
(From A Special Correspondent)
...
Canton, To-day.
Definite confirmation of the report that a Japanese mechanised unit has appeared at a point with- in 15 miles of Canton, north-east of the city, comes this morning from unimpeachable sources, and severe fighting along the outer ring of Canton's defences may be expected within the next 48 hours.
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Budapest, To-day.
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Trans-Ocean learns from reliable sources that a new Czech proposal for the solving of the Czech- Hungarian Minorities dispute has now been drawn up, and already communicated to the Hungarian Government. Publication is ex- It can be stated on good, authori- ty that the proposal constitutes a decided improvement on the former... proposals. But from certain signs it would appear that even this im- proved proposal will fail to satisfy the Hungarian, Government. far as can be gathered, the detachment is not in Trans-Ocean.
sufficient strength to be able to press its excur-Chengkongtong are regarded as de- sion further, but foreign circles here regard the signed chiefly to harags the Chinese situation, from the Cantonese viewpoint, as Command. serious.
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Kiukiang, To-day. "Reopening of the Yangtse to general shipping is a question which we shall consider as soon as the situation clears up in re- lation to the campaign which is now being carried on," declared
Troops continue to pass reports trickling in suggest Vice-Admirał Olkawa, Comman- der-in-Chief of the Japanese through Canton on the way to the the Tsangkong River has fleet in China, interviewed aboard defence lines, but they seem to be crossed near Lungmoon and his flagship near Kiukiang by a preparing for a siege rather than a drive towards Tsungfa is party of foreign newspapermen for an attempt to break up the veloping. specially brought by the Japan-Japanese attack before the invad- ng army reaches the Canton de- ese army and navy,
fence zone in force.
"In other words," he added, "the question is directly connect ed with future developments in the campaign.
Vice-Admiral Oikawa claimed that although a few Japanese ves sels had been damaged, not a sin gle warship had been sunk since the start of the war as a result of Chinese action.
AEROPLANE VIEW
In the meantime, the Japanese mechanised unit which reached Chengkongtong (15 miles north- cast of Canton) is apparently halted while another operation is in progress. a drive down the Tsangkong River seeking to take Shektan, on the Kowloon- Canton Railway...
TO CUT OFF SHEKLUNG "The object of this operation is to cut the C.KR. north of Sheklung and thus isolate the strong Chinese forces holding the Sheklung sec- Ja- tor.
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Before the interview, the foreign newsmen
en had flown over Hwang shihkang, considered by the
The manoeuvre, imperils the panese the only formidable ob stacle in the way of their drive on-troops at Sheklung, who may be Hankow, four hours before. It was compelled to abandon the power- claimed that the town was capful Sheklung, defence system with-
out facing a frontal assault." tured.
Japanese planes were seen bom bing the town, several parts ́ which were in flames.-Reuter.
According to Chinese reports, troops are being moved from Shek- lung up the C.K.R. to Shektan, to aid in the defence of that city.
ONLY NOON EDITION POSITIONAL DOUBIS
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The China Mail"
that that "Kwok Wah Yat
in Canton has not
publication
irely
The exact position of the main neko body is in some doubt, but
ned this morning, explained that only the noon edition, had ceased pub. ended lication,
The morning and evening edi-
A representative of the news-tions are continuing as long as
arrived in the Colony circumstances permit.
Meanwhile, the Japanese forces are now being kert supplied by The Chinese explain that aeroplane. been this by asserting that lines of com- that munication have been cut by gue- de- rillas: The Japanese say that their troops have advanced so, rapidly Such activities as that of the that the task of maintaining con- tact has temporarily exhausted the mechanised unit which burst resources of the Supply Corps.
Our Own Córrespondent. through from Tsengshinghalen
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