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CANTON, Oct. 20. THE JAPANESE TROOPS, which are at present invading South China, were originally des- tined to capture the International Settlement in Shanghai, and then to soize. Hongkong in the ovent of a European war, according to the official Chinese spokesman, in an interview yesterday afternoon.
He said that General Honjo, famous in the Mukden incident, and famous General Matsui
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Fifth Army Corps, consisting of the 11th and 114th Divisions, in South China.
It is authoritatively stated that the battle for Canton will take place at Fuktim, famed mountain between Paklo and Tsengsing, within the next three days.
The military spokesman said that the respective forces were concentrating for a death struggle on this hilly terrain. The Japanese forces were developing two side movements from Waichow, the first south-westward toward Chengmuktau and the second north-eastward towards Hoyuen, north-east of Paklo, which is officially admitted to be lost.
Two special guerilla areas had been created south-west and north-east of Tamahui; where thousands of milltia had been stiffened by a brigade of re- gulars, and given the task of harassing the Japanese com- munications,
the The spokesman said that Japanese troops were building a base at Tamshul, with 20 planes on the airfield, and a concentration of 50 tanks.
He claimed that the Japanese had not reached the railway at any point, and added: "We interpret the whole operation as a defensive diversion to prevent a major disaster on the Yangtze.
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"However, this operation is also doomed to failure, since not only the my, but also the people of cast Kwanglung are very experienced fighters (The heaviest fighting of the 1925 revolution took place here)."
This is the first military pronounce- ment since the invasion of South
China-United Press.
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London, Oct. 19. The King at Buckingham Palace to-day received in audience Admiral of the Fleet, Lord Chatfield, on rehn- quishing his appointment as Sen Lord-British Wireless.
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London, Oct. 10. The confusion in air raid The revelations which have been precaution work during the made during the past few weeks recent crisis is described in British Air Arm, and Ale Raid Pre- regarding the Inadequacy of the reports to the city councils of cautions have brought the brunt of Birmingham and Bristol.
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The Evening Standard declares that of the populace had not included ment for the protection of London Arrangements for the evacuation the actual events proved that equip- facilities to cater for their food after was totally inadequate, and says that they had left the city, and less than this is possibly due partly to the half the ARP, wardens were uth-head of the Wor Ministry, and if the present office-holder is not capable In Bristol the distribution of a should be found for the post. Lord perfecting the defence, another masks had to be stopped half way Holhermere's
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the Secretary of Sinte for War, Mr. Hare-Belisha, was apparently not so concerned over the revelations made about the Air Arm, but because Sandys had revealed some deflelen- cles. The paper also demands that a man be placed at the head of the Wer Ministry who is able to carry out the rearmament programme ef- iciently and effectively.
London, Oct. 19. Sir Archibald Sinclair, leader of the Liberal Party in the House of Commons, in a speech to-day charged Mr. Chamberlain with neglect of the
defence of the country,
He said that of all the heavy "esponsibility as chairman of the Council for National Defence, the During last week, 310 more re-most vital is defence of the cruits enlisted in the regular army country, which Mr. Chamberlain had than were acerpted in the corres gravely neglected. ponding werk last year the intake being 771-British Wireless,
Commenting on these two out- spoken articles, political circles be- lieve that they may seriously jeo- He added that Britain would have pardize he future political career of done biler If Mr. Chamberlain had | Mr. Hore-Belisha.—Trans-Ocean.
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