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SOUTH CHINA INVASION Japanese Forces Effect Landing In Bias Bay
HONGKONG TROOPS
SENT TO FRONTIER TO PRESERVE ORDER
Captain of British Steamer Saw Fifty Transports, Warships Enter Bay
A
JAPANESE LANDING HAS BEEN EFFECTED AT Hachung, in BIAS BAY.
BITTER FIGHTING IS NOW IN PROGRESS.
THE LANDING WAS EFFECTED FROM A LARGE CONVOY OF TRANSPORTS AND WARSHIPS WHICH CREPT INTO BIAS BAY SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
The Captain of a British steamer which arrived in Hongkong at 5 o'clock this morning has officially reported that he sighted at least fifty ➡ transports, warships and supply ships entering the Bay at 10.30 o'clock
last night,
+
At least 35 vessels were counted, while an additional twenty or so ships were seen in the offing.
The preliminary landing at 4.30 a.m. was it is believed, by only
a few thousand men.
At least 30,000 soldiers are believed to be aboard the ships and further landings are expected to-day.
BRITISH TROOPS MOVE
The Telegraph is officially informed that two Companies of the Middlesex Regiment have been ordered to the New Territories to support the Police there. Large numbers of police officers have been drafted to the New Territories. It is emphasised in official quarters that the drafting of soldiers and police to the New Territories is a precautionary measure to control the enormous flood of refugees expected to cross the frontier.
The Hongkong Government has constructed a huge concentration camp
in the Territories and refugees will be detained there.
BRITAIN'S
DEFENCE LARDER
Almost Empty At Time Of Crisis
LONDON, Oc.t 11. [AJ. GEN. J. F. C.. FUL-
MAJ
20
The landing at Hachung
was effected after a bom- OFFICIAL
bardment which commenced
at about 2 a.m.
It is believed that the
CONFIRMATION
Japanese will strain every OF LANDING
ED BY JAPANESE FORCES BIAS BAY AT 4.30 A.M.
IN
effort to drive parallel with IT 18 OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED the Hongkong-Kwangtung THAT A LANDING WAS EFFECT- frontier and cut the Kowloon-Canton. Railway, later dominating the river mouth.
By this means they would LER, Military Corres-effectively cut Canton off pondent of the Daily Mail from all supplies from
revealed in a special article Hongkong-Reuter, United| to-day that "Britain's de Press and Telegraph mes- fence larder was almost completely empty at the time of the crisis.
"We could not have sent 20,000 men across to the Continent month," he declared.
for
over
"Tho Territorials would not have been ready for almost a year,
larder.
"Now Britain is at last doing the right thing. We are filing that "One day the Eritish people will erect a statue to Herr Hitler beenuse General Fuller recommends that the terms Regular and Territorial Armies should be abolished.
he shook us out of our lethargy,"
"We should call our forces, whe- ther they be Territorials or Regulars, our Army, for that is what they are,"
STRACHEY CANNOT
LAND IN US. :
sages.
ON OTHER SIDE OF HONGKONG
BETWEEN SIXTY AND SEVENT JAPANESE TRANSFORTS ARE IN BIAS BAY, AN OFFICIAL REPORT
STATES,
JAPAN WILL RESPECT
POWERS'
INTERESTS
KWANGTUNG
NON DISTRICT
Fokut
SKUM CHUN..
Deep Bay
NEW TERRITORIES
Cattle Peok
Kowlo
HONGKONG
Pikling
Tamshul
MIRS BAY
Tola Harbow?
Hachung
Dumbell Bay
BIAS BAY
TAIPUNG
Taiping Harbour
British Boundary
Kampm
Wimshan
Manem
Fokul Point
(Crees (1.9
China Sea
Mindora (1.
PROCLAMATION ISSUED Huge German
BY JAPANESE C.-IN-C.
TH
"HE FOLLOWING PROCLAMATION by the Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Expeditionary Forces in South China was issued at 10a.m.:
"The National Government of China, as its national policy, has been resisting against Japan and co-operating with the Commintern. -
"Since the outbreak of the hostilities, its troops fought with the royal and brave soldiers of our Army and Navy, and lost battle after battle at the sacrifice of millions of men and
officers.
"Nanking, its Capital surrendered to us last winter, and again t spring, they suffered a crushing defeat at Hsuchow. And, now, the cities of Wulian aro In Imminent danger.
World Mines More Coal
Debt Increase
Borlin, Oct. 11. The floating debt of the Germant Reich increased in August from 4,000 million Reichmarks to 4,500,000,000 Reichmarks, representing an increase of twelve per cent, over the preceding
month.
STOP PRESS
NO RESISTANCE MET, REPORT
Shanghal, Oct. 12,
It is understood that the Japanese troops, landed in Blas Bay practically without resistance zince the spot is In the heart of the pirate country and the Japanese had previously bought off the pirates.
The effort is understood here to be cut the Kowloon an attempt to
ARABS ASK AUTONOMY "All the while, the four hundred million people of China have been
IN PALESTINE driven to the depth of an undescrib
London, Oct. 11. able misery, and still the National
Millions of extra tons of coal have Government is indulging in the illu-
Cairo, Oct. 11. sion of the war of resistance against been mined from the earth this year,
A demand for the Japan. This is to the most profound according to statistics issued here to regret of our Empire.
World output has increased five per establishment of a constitu- "Such circumstances have obliged the Imperial Japanese Government cent, compared with 1037, with Ger- tional government in Palos-Canton Railway-United Press. The Japanese Consulate General to dispatch a large expeditionary many the greatest beneficiary.
tine was the major point in operate In Kwangtung Increase in Germany's coal output in Hongkong has not yet been province, the base of anti-Japanese this year is approximately 23,750,000 a resolution unanimously officially informed of the landing and pro-comintern Chirip, for the tons compared with last year, while passed at the closing session in Kwangtung. However, it has purpose of, bringing
to China
the output in the United Kingdom has
of the received unofficial confirmation sooner disillusion,
Inter- Moslem Increased 12,000,000 tons.
German exports have increased by Parliamentary Congress at from the Shanghal Consulate.
The expeditionary force of ours This morning the local Consul started landing with an irresistible ten million tons, while British ex-
on the eastern coast of ports have shown a five million ton present being held here.. A long-distance telephone com- General Mr, T. Nakamura, an- vigour
The rosolution declares that the munication from Walycung, an im-nounced that he had been informed Kwanglung Province, and, under a increase...
Congress considers null and vold the portant East River town north of Blas in advance by his Government that perfect joint operation of the land, Bay, confirms that 30 Japanese trans- landing in Kwangtung was complete success. ports and 11 warships appeared off possible and that it would be a military movement nimed at the the coast at 0.80 p.m.
Shortly after the appearance of speedy fall of the Chiang Kai-shek the warships all lights ex- | régime.--
However, the information also|
Above twelve Japanese warships were seen yesterday steaming off Chungahan district and at the moulli of the Pearl River, It is sald..
Bir MOVEMENTS
tinguished.
CONFIRMED
were
sen and air forces, has attained
A
a
national home for the Jews in Pales-
SINYANG FALLS
TOKYO EXCHANGE REACTION
Bidyang, Oct. 12, Binyang, the northernmost base of the second defence Uns of the Wuhan ́ ares about, 110 (ndles north of Hankow on the southern section of the Pelping-Hankow, - RailwaÝ · south western Honan Province, was completely captured by Japanese infilet injury upon our forces, or araj Balfour. declaration in support of a forces, at 7:30 o'clock this morning." in collusion with the enemy.
tine, and demands the immediate
-Domel, "Japanese forces, as proclaimed on
What the Empire of Japan wants cessation of Jewish Immigration to vent, will never be hostile from China is nothing but that China Palestine. occasions by the Imperial Japanese
will come to realization' of 'her, mis- It rejects the division of Palestine against the people of China,
"Therefore, the innocent populace take committed in the past, so that in any form and demands the estab stated that under all circumstances of this district should be at ease in she will give up her national polley lishment of constitutional Govern
Tokyo, Oct. 12. the interests of foreign Powers the face of Japaneseforses and of realstance against Japan and coment, the signing of an Anglo-Arab would be respected.
carry on with their daily business in operation with the Commintern, to treaty, a general amnesty for political Stock exchange prices immediately witness a true and genuine coalition prisoners, the release of arrested turned upward in the bellef that the peace as usuni.
"Even those belonging to the between Japan and Chins for the landers. The resolution Anally claims invasion of Canton. It indicated he
cause of a perpetual peace, in i
the
that the acceptance Regular Army or the Peace Preser Far East,
mands is the only of the above do the report-Unied Prezz
Borable wolution vation Corps will be forgiven,
of the problem and unless ik la should they abandonarme in re
"The operation of our e
expeditionary copted all Arab' *peoples should Hongkong, Oct. 12,
pentance of their past and render force wild ever be diaconu, asked to consider the Bellish and Japencer troope simried landing on co-operation with, and for such, unicas and until the time comes which Jews as enemies with all the
con coast of Kanging the safety of their lives and proper will traced the purport of Japan sequences which that feeling entails.
this grand, Province near Blas Bay on huge lies will be guaranteed, free
October 12, 10 That in order to show the good will
Personer A Car is tim in a preamble the riotution *icale at aDORI E. Kolenkkiin molem- "Never a forbearance will be shown.
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, Ing, is, was authoritatively reported to those, however, who offer resist-
of the Congress the Jewa kirendy in -Domei.
Lance against our Forous, attempt to!
Palestine will be granted full rights
LANDING CONFIRMED
SHANGHAI, Oct. 11. A joint Japanese Army communique and Navy Issued this morning con- New York, Oct 11 firms that a landing of The special board at Ellis Islandap a noso troops : and has ordered. Mr. John Strachey, the British novelist; to be socluded trommarines was affected “some the United States on the round int where in South China? he is not in posunion of a properly Vismed pamportim-United Prints
to-day-Reuter,
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