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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 2, 1988.
NO RESISTANCE OFFERED
TO FUKIEN INVASION
Chaos Reigns In Futsing: Populace Panics
EARLY DRIVE ON FOOCHOW
ANTICIPATED
London, To-day.
According to detailed reports describing the land- ing of Japanese troops on the coast of the pro- vince of Fukien halfway between Hong Kong and Shanghai which were received here yester- day evening, no fewer than 32 Japanese war- ships took part in the landing operations.
ITALO-FRENCH- RUTHLESS RAIDS
-RELATIONS
Paris, To-day. Following a visit from the Ita- lian Charge d'Affaires, the French Foreign Minister, it is under- stood, agreed to nomination of Raffaele Guariglia as Italian Am. bassador to France.
Signor Guariglia is at present Italian Ambassador to the Ar-
gentine-Reuter,
ON SHEKKI, AND MACAO BUSES
Macao, To-day. Considerable excite- ment prevailed here when it was officially
GEN. GOERING IN learned in Macao that
VIENNA
Vienna, To-day.
further attacks upon the defenceless city of Shek-
The completely unexpected landing of the Japan- ese troops caused a panic among the Chinese population. The Japanese troops who encoun-
Field Marshal Goering accom-ki, Chungshan Island, tered not the slightest resistance, at once oc-panied by Frau Goering arrived
in were carried out by five cupied the most important parts of the harbour yesterday from Obersalzberg, district of the town of Futsing.
CHINESE BRING PRESSURE AT SAMSHUI
Wuchow, To-day.
All banks and Government offices in the town were closed and com- mercial traffic came to a complete standstill.
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The news of the landing of the Japanese troops gave rise to headlong flight of the population into the interior of the province.
According to Japanese reports, complete chaos now prevails in the town of Futsing.
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Vienna, where he will stay for sever-
private character.
al days. His visit is said to be of Japanese bombers at eleven o'clock yesterday morning.
Marshal Yesterday afternoon Goering went shooting in the Lobau near Vienna as guest of the Mayor. -Trans-Ocean,
chow, the capital of the province of Fukien.
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Foochow, it is pointed out here, is an extremely important centre and a large ammunition depot It is expected that the Japanese located on a island close to are steadily compelling, the Jap-will advance immediately on Foo-town-Trans-Ocean,
Launching a vigorous attack on Samshui, the Chinese forces
anese to retreat. Over 100 Jap- anese soldiers were killed in ac- tion and five field pieces and other armaments were captured.
Kongmoon remains quiet.
Japanese lighters sailing up the Pearl River have been subjected to constant-attacks-by Chinese
defence. corps on the banks.
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The Japanese column advancing northward from Lungmoon and Tsengshing is meeting strong sistance.
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More Japanese reinforcements are said to have arrived in Tsengshing presumably to assist in the north- ward drive.
Japanese planes repeated mass raids on Yingtak and Hoyuan yes- terday, dropping a large number of bombs. They also made extensive reconnaissance along the West River. Central News.
REBEL OFFENSIVE CONTINUES
Paris, To-day.
Palestine Issues Raised Sharply In Commons
London, To-day.
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Eight bombs were drop. ped on the busiest sector of Shekki causing the deaths of less than fifty persons and serious injury to a fur- ther sixty. persons.
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Two of the bombs were of an incendiary nature and as they exploded after being released, eighteen dwellings were set.in flames. Much destruction was caused in the city's streets, and properties.
The planes subsequently flew low and played, their deadly machine- guns upon the buses which were at the Kei Kwan Motor Bus Station.
ATTACKS ON BUSES
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Before retiring, the planes con- tinued machine-gunning outgoing and incoming-buses. Six buses in all were reported to have been dam- aged, some very extensively. No definite figure is yet available as to the Numerous questions on Palestine were addressed the number of casualties in
to Mr. Malcolm Macdonald, Dominions and buses
Refugees keep pouring into Macao Colonial Secretary, in the House of Commons all day long bringing with them
thoir scanty belongings.. yesterday.
Fearing loss of life as a result of Macdonald declared that the General Officer these Japanese depredations, Commanding in Palestine now had at his dis- many as possible are seeking pro- posal such forces as were required for the pur-Trans-Ocean. pose of restoring order, suppressing Arab bands and re-establishing the civil administra- tion in outlying districts.
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This, he added, might take con-¡blish the siderable time.
Casualties during August, Sep-lasio Port of the Palestine
shortly after the new when he also hoped to
tection in the Portuguese Colony.-
PERMISSIONS OF SOJOURN
Prague, To-day.
The insurgent offensive in the tember and October were 29 Bri- make a statement on the Govern-|・ No further preferences are
Ebro Salient is being continued, according to reports from French war correspondents.
tish, 144 Jews and 281 Arabs kill-ment's intentions Reuter. ed, and 75 British, 282 Jews and 179 Arabs wounded.
secure com-
It was impossible The centre of the fighting is the region of the Caballs Mountains, plete figures of casualties among the most important summit of the robel forces, but well over 400 which, it is claimed, has been cap-were known to have been killed during the three months and many tured by the rebels.
the more wounded.
The Caball Mountains are last obstacle on the way Ebro River Trans-Ocean.
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Firing practice will be carried out. from Fort Davis between the hours of 9.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m. to-day.
UGAKI SUICIDE REPORTS DENIED
Paris, To-day.
Embassy here
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be given certain States in granting of permissions of sojourn in Czechoslovakia according to a Gov- ernment decree announced to-day.
The privileges heretofore enjoy."- ed in this respect by certain groups of foreigners are also revoked. Trans-Ocean.
London, To-day.
EVERY PRECAUTION Dealing with the operations In
was- announced in the Com- the Old City of Jerusalem, Mr. energètically denied reports cir- Macdonald said that every precau- culating fast night to the effect mons at question time yesterday
the
ex-Foreign Minister, that personnel for A.R.P. now num- one million.—British tion had been taken to avoid injury that
General Ugáki, had committed sul-bered over
Trans-Ocean?
Wireless. to Innocent persona.
He added that he hoped-
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