THE HONGKONG-
TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY," OCTOBER
The 2nd Battalion, The East Surrey Regiment, marching from the Naval Dockyard to their new barracks at Happy Valley. The Battallon arrived in Hongkong by II.M.8. Medway yesterday from Singapore, where they were hurriedly disembarked during the European crisis whilst en route to Shanghai,
EFFORTS
SHAHO
TO CROSS RIVER NOT YET SUCCESSFUL
Gallant Commander of Cantonese
"Old Contemptibles"Killed in Action
"Telegraph" Special Correspondent
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A MAJOR BATTLE IS NOW RACING ON A FRONT EXTENDING FROM
WONGTON, AT THE JUNCTION OF THE CANTON-WAICHOW- PAKTONG HIGHWAYS, AND THE NORTH BANK OF THE EAST RIVER AT TAISHANG.
For thirty-six hours the Chinese forces under General Wong Chun appear to have completely stemmed the Japanese advance on Canton.
The Japanese loft flank is at the junction of the East and Shaho Rivers and repeated efforts to cross the latter have been frustrated.
At Taishang, the Japanese are within five miles of Sheklung, the important Canton-Kowloon Railway city where two main bridges cross the East River
column pushing up the railway from But it is probable that a Cheungmuktau, which felt shortly before 11 o'clock yesterday morn- ing will reach Sheklung before the Japanese troops operating north of the East River.
Canton Heavy Chinese reinforcements continue to press into the East River arça, and Chinese military headquarters are now convinced that all danger to has passed.
Nevertheless, provincial and municipal headquarters have been removed from the old capital. to a new and undisclosed capital in the hinterland. - RAILWAY CUT THRICE
The Canton-Kowloon Railway has been cut at several points, the nearest to Hongkong, being Pingwu; where a Japanese column arrived from Tamshui shortly after 8 o'clock yesterday morning.
First Snowfall In Japan
Tokyo, Oct. 10. The first snowfall in the reason is reported from various parts of Japan proper Including Karuizawa, 'mous summer resort, ML Fuji Morloka in Fukushima Prelecture and other districts in northeastern Japan-Domet
another near Bhekkla
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BRITISH NAVAL FARTY LANDS IN CANTON
British
Canton, Oct. 18. nava party anaed yesterday evening, do.ùg at nours daily sentry Ques, ne Shameen emergency volunteers have bath c
od up for auty commencing 10-uoy, No alarm in felt as uro, kupi laxen
10 are in.rey precautionary cope with a puss1012 mariups by refugees lo storm the island-teaser,
CANTON RALLY
Canton, Oct 18.
A mile-long monaur diacon-ight procession puraden alle strutis yelvi - gay evening comprising 30,000 omne al and Stuus D1 BULA sexus, for the purpose of rallying mora.c.
passed Darius played patriotic melodies and thousangs at the stree. corners enz.tary chtured-letter.
CANTON'S DEFENCE
Canton, Oct. 18. Preparations сольнаце lor the defence oI Canton semi-offie.ol spokesman told Reuter that bunereos unreadie reports of the marvel- Jous progress of the Japanese forces were enurely untrue.
He
main.in.d that they were spread by Japuheso agants.
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In this connection every other man In the sweets last everung beiteved nad occupied JAPONCES Sheklung, and would be in ing city In a couple of days.-Ruuter, NO LARGE FLEET" OFF SWATOW
Swatow, Oct. 18. The reported movements of a large fleet off Swatow are unfounded. Inward sh.ps report a transport and three destroyers aro at Clipper Roads,
one
1 is miso sinted that the Namkang
Dour are blocked.~Neuter,
|tains a population of about 5,000,000 Pak Kang entrances to the har-
people.
In Blas Bay the Japanese have ποιν occupied the entire 15-mile coastline, including Talpung Penin- sula.
arc
18, 1938.
BOCCA
TIGRIS
THREAT
FROM
EAST
LTHOUGH THE MAIN
Chinese defences north of the East River are hold- ing steadfast along a line stretched from Wongtong to the north bank of the East River, a new and grave threat is now developing,
It now appears that tho Japanese column which struck down' the main Canton-Hong- | kong highway from Walchow to | Cheungmuktau-the latter place was captured by the Japanese yesterday morning-ls of much greater dimensions than was at first thought.
This Japanese Army is now steik- ing almultaneously in two directions. One army proceeding up the Canton-Kowloon railway track to Sheklung, where the railway crosseA the East River, while another body is striking directly across country towards Becca Tigris Foris,
The countryside from Cheungmuk- Lou to Fununchal, near where the Pearl River forts are situated, is en- Erely flat and is most suitable for operations by Japanese mechanised unts, of which considerable numbers are being employed,
The column striking westward is reported to have reached Tallong. rail- about five miles west of the way. Tallong Is connected by highway with the Pearl River delts
Krea.
Chinese sources admit that Cheung- muktau, the railway centre near Tal- long, has been evacunted and that the Japanese have occupied the cits.
It is reported that the retreating Chinese have been ordered to make the raitway c strong stand acroES midway between Cheungmuktau and Sheklung, as it is imperative that the latter city be guarded in order protect the right flank and rear of the Chinese army which is holding up the Japanese north of the East River.
to
PAVE WAY FOR NAVY
aro only Bocca Tigris forts forty-five miles west of Cheung- fatl Into Should they Inaktau. Japanese hands, the way will be paved for a Japonesa naval ad- vance up the Pearl River in almllar the
fashion to the advance up Yunglon River in the north. A War Supervisory Corps has been despatched to the East River front by Generalissimo Chlong Kal- shek. It is said that this Corps has strict orders that any officers or men who retreat are to be executed on the mat without Court Martial.
Although The Japanese claim that their advance guard is pushing on Jowards Tsangcheng, north of the ether from reports East River,
Chinere sourecs indicate that the line, which is rapidly widening ns the defenders seek to out@ank the Javonese, still remains intact at all prints.
The fall of Pokio, exclusively re- Dorted by the "Trigraph" yester- Joy, has been confirmed in an off- cal communique issued this morning, which state that the Japanese forces antered the city at 3 o'clock on Sunday afternoon.
BRITISH SUBJECTS
EVACUATED
Evacuation of Britinis subjects from Shum Chun which started on Sunday was completed this morning. Telephone communications are now de-lleir severed, and the Kowloon- Canton Rallway are only running services to and from Fanling.
CHINESE BLOW UP RAIL BRIDGES
MASSING FOR MAJOR BATTLE
The Chinese have blown up the Hankow, Oct. 10.
steel bridge at Tongtouha, about 15 Chinese forets
at present
miles north of Shumchun and have From Talpung Ray the Japanese massing in the hills to the west of
telegraph wires from ean, If they wish. bathe in the Pokio for a major battle against the removed all the Tallway. waters of Hongkong, since the
The line has thus, been effectively entire high-water mark foreshore Japanese who are now pushing west-
broken between Hongkong and Can- Chinese military spokesman at A of Mirs Bay and the waters of the Ward towards Canton, declared a
toa by rail and In addition, all the Bay fiself are a portion of Hong press conference yesterday evening.
wooden bridgen
new road on the kong. The land above-high water
The Chinese hold the well-con- from Chinn into the New Territories mark on the northern and eastern
structed defence line between Treng- at Sheungshui, have been destroyed, shorea is Chinese territory.
Cation has deliberately isolated have yet cho and Sheklung in the Tayu lower No Japanese troops
rangers enst of the itself from the outside world ond 70peared In Mirs Bay coastal town- | mountain
defence. In the bay.
Less than an hour later another column occupied Sheklung. Pingwu is 15 miles from the Hongkong ships. A Dritish warship is anchored Kowloon-Contoh railway, the Japan-drawn back on the interior for, its
frontier and Sheklung is about 20 miles away.
Choungmuktau, where the Hongkong-Canton highway crosses the railway, was captured by a Japaneso column which came down the highway from Walchow at 11.16 n.m.
of the Eat Nivor,
CONSTRUCTING WHARVES
Hankow railway.
FOUR FURTHER CASES OF CHOLERA
se si being 20 kilometres away.
Reterring to the Yangtee silustion, the spokesman pointed out that Shipping activity still continues in Japanese warships were in the river Blas Day, and the Japanese are now About 72 m. les from Ilaukзw, white and a Japanese column, whilch was try- fishermen recruiting Chinese pensarts to construct wharves and ing to ctl highway and railway com- This column is now 'pushing up ing the early athgen of the fighting other facilities in the eastern portion, munications south of lankow were of the Bay, Indicating that they con- new 40 kilometres from the highway the railway towards Shicklung, 22nd died a few hours later. milca away, obviously with the in 3,000 SQUARE MILES OCCUPIED template making this area the head between Hankow and Changsha and tention of threatening the southern Apparently the only Chinese troope arters for all operations in South 00. Klometres from the Canton
Yesterday's cooler weather did not flank of the Chinese forces north now remaining south of the Enst Chinn
River in the arca east of the Canton- There is a goodly depth of water
Strong Chinese forces, the spokes-bring a corresponding decrraRe It is revealed that practically all Hallway are a few thousand volun-all around the Ilias Lay coast, capable man serice, were concentrated in the cholera incidence, and four new nil from Kowloon, were . of the officers of the 101st Cantonese teers who have taken to the hills and of floating the largest Japanese war the hills to the cast of Tungan cases,
Division, which alone fought the who will almost certainly become alipo ur transports.
In an attempt to check the Jap reported, making the year's tolal Japaneed both of the East River was a gueritia force, attempting to harnes A constant stream of Japaness near westward selvance towards number of victims up to 409.
During the week-ending October the lengthening Japanese Unes of tanke, artillery and Army Tarries highway and Changalia.
were killed in setion,
Jended with roldiers are rumbling
expreenc tho Among the téported dead scaminuntention.
Thin apoktaman
15, sixteert cases of cholera General Chen Shan-yang. Com- The area now nominally under along,the highway to Walchow. Japonin on that I wanted he difficult for reported. in Hongkong, with seven mander of the 181th Division and Japanese control comprises approx-nnese sappers are freely conscripting the Japanese Warships fo team up deniha resulthe
.Only опе new notification Commander-in-Chier of the Imatoly 8,000 square trpiles, about Chinese labour to Rengthen sylver towards innkow, the Chinese
dysentery was made during the paut Kwangtung Garrison in the Blas Ment imes the area of the whole of highway, which at several points shore batteries on both banks of the
24 hours, but there were two eRSOS flongkong. Bay area.
lo,n deslorable state. Ile in reported to have been! It comprises the mator portion of!
A Japanese aerodroms is being
of diphtheria and one enterte fever, which was Imported. constructedt nesr Italchang and seriously wounded at Pakwah dur-l the County of Walyueng, and con-
Yangte between Huangshlikang end Nogchen would subject the warahips to intensivo Bre-Reuter.
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