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No. 1
TOWED :一拜讀 號七十月十英港香 MONDAY, OCTOBER 17,
1938 日四十月八
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DUNLOP Fort
RAILWAY CUT NEAR H.K. Japanese in Sight of Frontier at Shatau
THREE LINES OF ADVANCE
East and West Armies To Link up Near H.K.?
T IS UNOFFICIALLY BUT RELIABLY STATED THAT THE JAPANESE COLUMN STRIKING WESTWARD FROM TAMSHUI TOWARDS THE CANTON-KOWLOON Railway suCCEEDED IN STRADDLING THE TWIN LINES OF STEEL AT A POINT FIFTEEN MILES NORTH OF THE HONGKONG FRONTIER,
Intensive aerial activity proceded the Japan- ese advance on the lino.
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Another report states that the railway has boon cut also slightly south of Cheungmuktau by a column which advanced southwestwards from Waichow.
KWANGTUNG WAR: EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS ON PAGE 7
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EXCLUSIVE WAR PICTURE FROM THE BAS BAY FRONT-Photograph, taken five miles. photograph shows from Walchow on Friday and rushed to Hongkong by remier. This exclusive Chinese troops rushing to front lines which were hastily manard couih-cast of Walchow, prior to the The undulating nature of the country is typical Japanese entry into the city on Saturday morning. of this East Ilver area-Copyright.
Telegraph
CHURCHILL LASHES OUT
NEW LANDING WEST OF H.K.
Poor Resistance Puzzles Military Experts
"Telegraph" Special Correspondent
COPYRIGHT:
MILITARY CIRCLES ARE ASTONISHED AT
THE RAPIDITY OF THE JAPANESE ADVANCE IN SOUTH CHINA.
Highlights of yesterday's fighting including the successful crossing of the East River at three places and a forced march along the Waichow-Canton highway to within 48 miles of Canton; a major landing in Sanon County at the Pearl River delta of Namtau and a march overland to Shatau, which is only one mile from the Hongkong frontier; and three separate drives on the Canton-Kowloon Railway, which was expected to be ca
Czechs before dawn this morning.
The Japane me to bank of Photographic Rape of Czechs:
capture Poklo, on the north bank of the East River, has been confirmed from Chinese
sources.
The main body of the in-
is vading forces
driving north-westwards to- wards Tsungfa, 40 miles north-east of Canton, from where they will be able to strike simultaneously
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Demand wards the provincial capital Autonomy Railway
and the Canton-Hankow
It is anticipated that a decisive battle will be fought at Tseng- ATHENS, Oct. 16.
shing, where the main Chinese PROCLAMATION by the
army is entrenched in Canton's "Federation of the Natives of "Maginot" Linc, awaiting the Cyprus", in which the right of advancing of the Japanese to self-determination is demanded terrain more favourable to the for the inhabitants of the island, defenders.
has attracted not only the atten- tion of the British authorities,
The Japanese capture of
but has found a loud response Lungkong,
among the natives on the island. Tamshui
raidway between and the Canton-
The demonds, which are made by Kowloon Railway, has been con- former inhabitants of the island now firmed. It is this force which
will
COMMONS TO DISCUSS DEFENCE
LONDON, Oct. 16.
living in Greece, most of them in succeeded in severing the rail. THE QUESTION as to the most
banishment following the uprising of
suitable form to be given to
1031, will have the result, it is way just north of the Hongkong national service in view of the believed, of bringing about, negotia frontier. tlons between the British and Greck governments, with an ultimate settle- ment of the
have
preparation against the even-
the
on
ani
Half a million dvilians have ul-tuality of war, will immediately rendy evacuated Canton for the in-engage the attention of Parlia
defences in Shameen that the final terior. All
and meat when it re-assembles in Hope is
of the have been manned by sallors
November. solution will be a reunion
Indian troops, ma population with Greece.
A further
the 400
refugees entered the According to press reports, Cyprus, which has a population of
be opened 310,000, demanded, on the grounds of Concentration Camp at Kam Tin speech from, the Throne, with which
ap-Parliament will
3, will contain the right of self-determination pro- yesterday, making the total
November
of emergency legtsin- claimed by the Alles in 1919, to be proximately 1,000. Several
announcement united with Greoos, but during the been released from the camps follow- Peace-atgotiations, the British Prime ng guarantees by friends and xala dan designed to give, Government the
Mr.
od Uves in Hongkong that they would David Lloyd Minisit the Greek Prime) adequately-eared for, the payer to draw up a national register LOT of all voluntary workers, including Georg, Airged
Matsheds are being hastily real women. Preparations for drawing Minister, M. Venizelos not to insist upon including Cyprus in any of the at Kam Tim to care for use enormous up this register are alrea) being treaties, promising him that the influx of refugees expected this week made by the Ministry for the co-
regulated by Accommodation is being provided for ordination of defence. question would be
60,000 people, (Continued on Page 4.3
be
Troopship Leaves U. K. After "Emergency" Delay
TRANSPORT Dunera left Southampton for Hongkong to daval and military details after having had her te the events of "emergency wack" for nearly
where the men were to do patrol -work during the plebiscite of certain
It is expected that labour exchanger. and the professional organisations di the intellectual classes will be re- quested to co-operate, and that a oliclling campaign from house to house will be organised. 11 is ba
loved that a new government office will be created to deal with the It is believed that a new
med.mce will be created, to
with the organising of voluntary service, other than milltary, and that the former Governor of Bengal. Str Tolin Anderson, will be appointed head of that office.
It may be recalled; the was entrusted, during
isla, with the
Bitter
Attack
to
Meating with practically no down trains between Kowloon and resistance the main Japanese Canton crossed. Army is driving rapidly towards Canton.
Walchow.
IN SIGHT OF OBJECTIVE Although all the bridges across L Following the occupation of innumerable creeks and small five on this highway have been blown u Walchow at dawn on Saturday, by Chinese suppers, themaner LONDON, Oct. 16.
the Japanese forded the East column is reported to have rende River to the north bank at three considerable advance against WINSTON CHURCHILL broadcasting
railway centre, successively enter MR
Chaungfoling America to-day, replied to Herr Hitler's recent separate points.at.2.p.m. entered ungling. Ch
night the Japanese were repor strictures upon himself, Mr. Anthony Eden and Mr. A. Fakio, six miles north-west of and Taitton. At eight o'clock bo within eleven miles of the they immediately way, in sight IL COMORIES IS of Cheungimuktais Duff Cooper, former First Lord of the Admiralty,
DRIVE NEAR HONGKONO After speaking of the disaster would have been confronted with suchom there
highway to within ten miles
Simultaneously, another force which had befallen Europe, Mr. a formidable array that he would push along the Walchow-Canton have been deterred from his purpose Tsongshing, where a large force of
be driving westward towards the Churchill reiterated his convice and the moderate forces in Germany Chinese troops are believed to
(Continued on Page 4). entrenched, Tsongahing is 35 miles tion that if, months ago, Britain, would have been rallied.
from Canton by road. Parliamentary France and Russia had jointly
clared they would act together liberal peaceful forces everywhere While the main Japanese Army another Canton, against Germany If Hitler com- had sustained defeat, leaving them
the main dangers.
driva down Tver. 10
highway to aggression on Czechp Slovakia, a whole world wanted peace and and had invited Poland, Yugo-Slavia security, but we had gained it Hongkong-Walchow
County ra.lway city where up and and Rumania to jole the combination by the sacrifice of Czecho-Slovakia, Wards Cheungmuktau, the Tunikkoon (Continued on Page 4) of ponce-defending Powers..: Hitler
democracies and
drove
towards
of
mitted an act of inprovoked weaker to cope with the Increased column remained south of the East Late News On