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BORDER POSITION MYSTIFYING ASTONISHING
British Military Tighten Precautions
POLISH TROOPS SEIZE TWO VILLAGES
Pressburg, To-day. The official Slovak Press Ser- vice announces that the Poles occupied last Sunday two villages and also the District of Names- tov, outside the agreed line of de- marcation.
Slovaks characterize the occu- pation as "provocation" and an-
nounce that the Slovak Govern- ment will demand the return of this illegally occupied territory.—— Trans-Ocean.
CONDOR PLANE PASSES NEAR TO HONG KONG
(By N. A. E. MACKAY)
PANIC AMONG REFUGEES
(By N. A. E. MACKAY) Another astonishing panic stam- pede among refugees occurred this afternoon near Shataukok.
A camp of about 1,000, with- the high hill on the north side of out covering, but sheltered by the Shataukok road, had been
The situation along the border is rather obscure, for although there seems to be no reason to anticipate any further excitement, or danger to British territory, the British military au- improvised in the region, most of thorities far from relaxing precautions are Shataukok Village and the neigh- the fugitives having come from tightening them in every way.
The
bourhood..
They stampeded in a body; on someone setting up a cry that the
Japanese were coming, and for the next two or three minutes the road was completely impassable
standstill.
area has now been divided into two sectors the Rajputs manning the Left Sector, from Shataukok to No. 8 Post, and the Middlesex the Right Sector, from Lokmachau to No. 8 Post.all traffic being brought to a Separate W.D. Passes are now required for each
sector, and applicants are required to fill in spe-ing and screaming, looking back- cial forms.. Only refugees are allowed free ac-wards with terror on their faces, cess to and fro.
Most of them ran, many, howl-
for more than half a mile before speculating on why they were in Some confusion seems to exist, cuated, but re-occupation by the flight. I asked half-a-dozen and regarding the extent of the Jap-Chinese is likely to be very slow. not one of them knew why he or anese evacuation also. Al- > This, incidentally, is an Indica- she had fled, except that others though it seems that the retire- tion of the tightening up by the were running. ment from the border zone is military authorities: So strict are The incident was interesting complete, and no sign of the pre-orders that several police officers as showing the state of mind of sence of any Japanese in Shum-were unable to get to their proper the refugees, despite the fact that chun can be detected, it has been areas, being held up on the road they knew they are in British stated in authoritative quarters by troops at different barriers. 'territory. that the Japanese have left a
The crack German plane, Con-small garrison at Shumchun. dor, flying from Berlin to Tokyo, passed close to Hong Kong at 1.20 p.m.
She was in close touch with the Kai Tak Airport from the time
Whether this is true or not, re- fugees, in small numbers are al- ready beginning to trickle back from the N.T. over the border.
They appear to be refugees from she left Hanoi this morning. Shumchun and its immediate
The pilot expects to alight in Tokyo at about ten o'clock to-night, breaking all records for flights between Japan
and Europe,
MORE BODIES PICKED UP
cinity.
vi.
They seeni to be uncertain whether it is safe or not, but are prepared to take what risks are attached in order to be able to go back to their villages, and ascertain what fate has befallen their home- steads, rather than stay twiddling their thumbs in the safety of the British side of the border.
There is no movement yet to- wards any general return. ⠀
Those going back are almost en- tirely menfolk. :
re-
Five more bodies have been picked up at Sheung Shui, Three had died of bullet wounds, and two from natural courses. The victims were one man and three
NO SIGNS OF MOVEMENT women, and a five-year-old girl. Reports that Chinese are Another woman, Mok Fu, 32, was occupying Shumchun cannot be found dead near Lui Pok, near confirmed. I was at the bridge, and Lokmachau, where shellfire caus-along the frontier road in that vi- ed havoc.
cinity a few minutes ago · (2.80. Cheung Tin, 28, is in the Kowloon p.m.) and could see no sign of any Hospital, with Injuries to the body. movement, either by Chinese He tried to disembark, from the Japanese. Mongkok ferry launch, while it was. I think it is more probable that in motion yesterday,
the Japanese have entirely eva-
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