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WHITEAWAY'S
RIVER
Bocca Tigris Forts Believed Already Evacuated
CANTON OCCUPATION
STARTED AT DAWN
Bay
Spokesman Speaks
Speaks of Bias Mistakes by General Hu Han-Mou
A
"DOMEI" REPORT from Shanghai that General Yu Han-mou has de- cided to surrender to the Japanese to save Canton has been flatly
denied by the spokesman of the Kwangtung authorities.
"There has been criminal inefficienty and there has been a fatal denuding of the Cantonese forces for operations of the Yangtse, but there has been, and there. will be, no treachery," the spokesman told "United Press.",
GENERAL YU HAN-MOU
T. V. SOONG GIVES BIC DONATION
Nearly Two Lakhs For Canton Refugees
10.
Already $50,000 has been remitted Dr. Henry In Canton, who is in charge of the refugee centres,
Mr. Scong has niso promised to be responsible for further sums if they should be needed. ***
On October 19, the South China Rice Company put 310,000 worth of disposal of Dr. Henry and Committed in Canton... Anancial contributions should be sent to the Treasurer at
"In ordering the withdrawal of his men from Canton in face of troops both superior in equipment and even in numbers, General Yu decided 'to live to fight another day."
"Disastrous as the withdrawal from Canton must be, once General Yu had committed his initial mistakes in Bias Bay, strategically he had no alternative."
As anticipated, the Japanese oc-1 morning to take up his appointment upation of Canton commenced in the Kwangtung copital. He will eacefully this morning.
be the first Japanese civilian to enter Canton since October, 1937.
Tanks and armoured curs com- nenced to enter the eastern section
hortly after dawn, and throughou. ha inornalg the Japanese troops Joured into the city, to take ositions at all strategic points.
up
From a very authoritative source the "Telegraph" learns that it can
'bo assumed that the 'Chinese have evacuated the famous Bocca Tigris forts at the mouth of the Feart River.
The art eye-witness story of the amazing Japanese advance on Canton was published this morning in the
Wisht-Nishi 55 Trans-Ocean
message from Tokyo,
The special War Correspondent of the Nichi-Nichi accompanied the in vaders.
...
THE CANTON BUND, sho ving the area from the Taiping Maloo to the Kwangtung Electric Supply Company's Power plant, which can be seen in the distance. The plant was dynamited by the Chinese.
Chungking Prepared To Discuss Peace?
Important Statement By Wang Ching-wei
The Correspondent dwells on the
CHUNGKING, Oct. 22. dimeulles the Japanese forces had to "IF JAPAN offers peace terms overcome during their 135 mile march which are not such as to hamper on the Kwangtung capital
the existence of China as a na- troops suffered
capecially from the tropical heat of South tion we may accept, them as a Wangt brave the blator China, and many were prostrated by basis for discussion, but other Kwangtung either Bocca Tigris e or Cantor been taken by allen troops weather conditions Each soldier wise there is no room for media-
carried kit weighing without battle.
tion to ride' and 'ammonta
NEVER FELL WITHOUT FIGHT
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LONDON COMMENTS
Invaders Aided
Japan's Yangtse Claims
Say Now Almost In Sight Of Hankow AN OFFICIAL JAPAN-
ESE communique, is- sued through the "Domei News Agency" this after noon, claims that Japanese warships have made sweep- ing advances up the Yangtse River during the past three days.
As a result, the fall of Han kow is thought by the Japanças to be imminent.
"Sweeping all obstacles from their paths, Japanese surface vessels are rapidly advancing.os. Hankow," the commusique con- tinues..
The report claims that a Botilla swept through Hwangchow, 20 miles east Hankow, at 4:30 pm. yesterday, continued up-stream without
By Treacherye
LONDON, Oct. 22.
THE JAPANESE, whose strength is reported to be only * two, perhaps three, divisions, ought never to have had a walk-over of this sort, says the London Times, referring to the "debacle in Canton".
"To us, the Chinese failure seems strange as well as humiliating,” adds the Times,
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The spectacular nature of the addition The last time Bocca Tigris Was The soldiers arrived at Canton
This statement was made by Mearch on Cantor gives the vic- reduced was in 1837, when the forts foot-sore and weary, only half of Wang Ching-wel, chairman of the forious Japanese political as well
view with Reuter yesterday... Kuomintang in un exclusive inter- as strategic advantages.
were stormed by British warships.
them travelling in mechanised units. Isolation from the hinterland, the entire way from Bias Bay to Canton. It is believed that, owing to their Many of the soldiers, ramped the garrison at the Pearl River forts had During the nights they slept under ΠΟ option but to evacuate
their posts. The Japanese will probably raise ploves
the sky, with no protection except the boom across the Pearl River this insects and other troubles.
efternoon. For 18 months the boom
and head-nets from ''rali,
1.
und forts have effectively prevented JAPANESE COMMUNIQUE all efforts by their warships to stormi Canton from the sea.
coast
Arst sighted this morning they were
and destroyers, atte
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air forces
He added: "It all depends on the terms offered. We were forced to resort to arms. We did not Instigate the present hostilities, and we are willing to have peace,
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BRITAIN NOT KLAMED
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for
been:no
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AMAZING INTERVIEW BY FRENCH ROYALIST
Their propagandistas.lt not aeg- lect the opportunity of charging the Cantonese leaders with treachery and telo, and on the evidence so available the Brit of these charges cannot be ruled out
General Wu-Teh dien Latin official whose loyalty and resolut.on in Can- The following ometal communi- but only on terms that do not ion in the part there Mr. T. V. Soong this morning
It is semi-oftelally reported that que was issued by the Japanese au- menace our independence. So far relison to doubt, but General Yu Han-
PARIS, Oct. 21. handed to Bishop R. O. Hall of between afteen and twenty Japanese thorities at 10.30 am:
as China is concerned, we have hardly seems to have
the responsibilities in charged All
Amid mysterious and sensa- A flying detachment of Japanese never closed the doorto mediation. Hongkong $50,000 Hongkong ransports were seen salling towards
bour of his country's need. currency for use at the refugee the entrance of the Pearl River this forces pressed to a point 200 metres At the Brussels conference we did the invasion of Canton hap- tional circumstances, the Comte
morning, Indicating that the Japanese cost
escenat of the city of Canton on the early not refuse to accept mediation. prned wherit was planned ten de Paris, son of the Bourbon centres in Canton,
He has undertaken to imme-orbes intend either to reduce the afternoon of October 21. diately secure a further $50,000 izolated Chinese garrisons along the troops are following the detachment. Again last year, when the German months ago and had met with the pretender to the throne of dashed Government onered als, good ser- success which crowns it to-day, the France, Duc de Guise, presented The Japanese tank corps Cast of the Pearl River delta| from his associates and the by quicker means than those avails into Canton at about 3.30 pm. Mop-vices we did not refuse, and Japanese might reasonably have hopthimaclf in a village not far from
able by storming the coastal towns Ping up operations are now pro-recently, when the League discuss to have engineered a defection Chinese banka.
ed the application of Article 17 of South China and to have concluded Paris this afternoon to group of been 15 journalists, who had separate peace. Nu de Dades The following have so far subscribe from Bias Bay, or are sending further gressing in ed: Bank of China $50,000, Bank.ofi reinforcements up to Canton for new tendere of Kwanguung ceserted: nood our readiness to "end' the nor Wu Teh-chen and other the League Covenant, we express-
"They will probably do this now, hastily summoned to a spot but their prospects have been badly chosen
as a rendezvous, after: Canton $10,000 and the Nanyang operations in Kwangtung.
Impaired by their own bombera............ Bros Tobacco Company $10,000. Shortly after the transports were city before it fell to the Japanese struggle." T
Roads in the north-west of the city
aa heshtored B. Envol first taking the pledge to keep WHEN GENERALS ARE SHOT the affair secret until the Comte joined by a large number of cruisers is reen congested with motor cars.
The Japanese naval
WII doubtless had mounted his plane to return carried out ring reconnaisance and
daring
Discussing the question of Sino-few honchutes wurd attack in co-operation with the army Bridtions, Mr. Wang declared: be found to form the usual sham ad to Belgium. The plight of the Chinese garrisons forces, engaging the Chinese 30 "Some sections at Chinese opinion piistration in Canton, out
to said that Japan had seen that Britain vince as a whole is likely to prove alists, which included a representa- To this group of Parisian Journ- that they had not time on the east coast of the Canton delta
then their forces. The towns
of was not prepared to fight, and #? obdurate and may, when one or two Live of the Socialist organ is desperate.
Yongyun and Tsungta are ablaze due they had invaded South Ching, and of its generals have been shot, ofter Populaire but not the Royalist organ
of that it for that reasons the British al- - stiff rexstance to a further Japanese They are completely isolated to the bombing. A number
at Litude is much blamed in their eyes. advance.
Action, Francaise the Comte de Paris from the hinterland by both ses armoured junks were blown up and land,' and their only, hopes many places on the West River.
It is sincerely to be gave the following statement:
Following the defent of France by On the other hand, if Britain is meanwhile lead of of eversing this 'Japanese 'appear to
prepared to Aght, and the European hoped that the Japanese forcers, will WAN SUPPLIESTM (VIA' be to progood down to Hongkong,
Ituation breska dit, it will just as contrive to hold back their mer from peaceful means, every Frenchman has been made to feel as though surrender their areas, and it be
had for China saiJspan might then perpetrating the excesses which have France has become a second rate Laterned, in the Betish Colony,
maintain, her neutralty and concen-disgraced the Japanese flag: sitewhere nationa It is revealed that General Mo Hal
in Chine."--Reiter, A semi-official pronnouncement on trate on, conquering China... teh,Commander-in-Chief of the Cantonese Army Corps, was killed in the capture of Canton by the Japan-lu
cae says that it is presumed hers Daming:n recent speech in action against the Japanese...!
London, Oct. 22,
That the French Government bas General Ho Lien fans, Commander that the Chinese Government will cris, a former Japentse Foreign
The swift fall of Canton, and the beas sinable to extract itself, out of z’European "war, Japan might.main- of the 151st Division, was wounded. now try to obtain fis supply, of war Minister declared that in the same of
apparent implication that Hankow the affair in any other way. To have
· passed this, $1,000,000,000 rbaik duriňák « Mr.K. Okntiki, who was appointed material-bysthe way `of Idido-China-Vatn her neutrality
"Nevertheless, it may be expected
will shortly follow has created amaze- made a show of putting up resistance Japanese Consul General in Canton that ther will vary soon with diho" whole question the actual didicit being $1,012,389,068, in anticipation of a Japanese entre blocked....az..the result of safurther * asfected by international complicat méti in Britain, The Hawa has been↑ would, in view of tho actúni situation actions" by the Japanese arty and Bloem, Real we cannot blame any one Even great prominence by the nawd in which France finds herself, have
papers.. navy," the communique adda-
faseLC. ASHANKARENESS Trane-Ocean.
Country: for allowing pan free an hat the end is not yet in with been almost as criminal, as war it- -hand in China.”
FATHERLAND IN DANGER the conclusion of the Daily Telegraph, Mr. Wang continued that the which recall, that the Japancas "No diplomatic combination will Japanese forces in South China were offensive was planned months ago save France from decline: unless the ITALIAN CONSULATE composed of units usually stationed and delayed owing to the proximply: Fretich/ people: are prepared to rely OFFICIALS ARRESTED Ng Thykonan This Chan pozzibie of Hongkong and fear of International oece again on their own moral and
Badrud SMART Decause Japan knew that Rusia: had implications tothe material forces Treach pendo
no intention.
Eviden Yer wih ber
kpan was now resolved parliamentarian is incapable of per- Paris, Oct. 21. ass present forment
ent font ind ad abs that the elder risk le worth Lakding komingway constructive work and IT IS OFFICIALLY announced Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Two Italian Consulate oficiali, wat ble to wow rope rom Baby In view of the chandtableredo cand in the dominan 4that Prinew; 1 Chichina,ai Juterger | Expeditionary: Forch in ‹South Chine | Adrien Grosse and VitoribüDROSA, Fulda to Bouth-China?” (FRENCHPAN foreing PLATE THE DEílu Tileiroah, togetzer in order to build up a strong
housedownllchiro Surusho, (who have been arrested on the orderi
Further
the
Bank
of Canton, or to the Charter- ed Bank, was swamp du
Caifta of clothes, etc, will be thank- fully received at the centres cos
COLOSSAL DEFICIT:
26 Wanliiton, Oct. 21.
Treasury officials day revealed that the gross redetal deficit had
the period from July 1 to October 10,
ised Pra
into the city, left Shanghal, ; this
Prince Chichibu Is Fighting
In South
brother of the Emperseros Japle
InSith hinds inthechedismant
Imperialɛ; Hendiesterteran mu z
Prinču
jutla also officially resorted trous for Ale" (obrodation" or Tokyo, according to Donel;rshat the VT. 20: shin ato
* INDO-CHINA?)*
+
Tokyo, Oct. 21.
| positions; ma =- Consula
felicidade military stulpanastong
the
OTME
BRITAIN AMAZED
"This is a cruel shock coming 20 years after the signing of the Yer- sailles treaty, Yet I am quite aware
tercolo miherlandia in danger Many Frenchmen have formed plane (Continned on: Page 61)
leo-day, an unofficial message re- by Domel claims that all Chinese opposition on either bank of the river has ceased and that the warships are within 19 miles of the
Wuhan cities.
An oficial Japanese communiqur' claims that the entire Chinese front (Continued on Page 4)
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