THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY
Japanese Start Drive to Mop Up Entire Frontier, Railway Areas: More Troops Landed
A GENERAL JAPANESE OFFENSIVE, APPARENTLY WITH THE
OBJECT OF MOPPING UP THE ENTIRE PENINSULA, OF WHICH HONGKONG FORMS THE SOUTHERNMOST TIP, IS NOW UNDER WAY.
Landing a few miles from the western Hongkong frontier, 2,000 Japanese troops are striking eastward towards the Canton- Hankow Railway, with the intention of joining another force which is striking westward from the Bias Bay area.
COLONY BORDER CLOSED
Three Refugee Camps Near Frontier
SIXTY THOUSAND RE- FUGEES are stated to be
of the
Hongkong
The two forces apparently intend to meet on the railway at Lilong, about five miles north of Hongkong.
Whether they will come down to Shum Chun, and thus occupy the border region, is not yet apparent.
Taipengshing, a coastal town western section in the Pearl River delta, has border. fallen to the invaders, who are alrendy striking inland. They claim to have reached Shiubui village, which is not shown on War Office maps.
Some of the leaflets dropped by the Japanese planes over Shum Chun have been retrieved on the British aide of the border.
They bear a reproduction of the Rising Sun emblem and carry the warning to the people that resistance thewill end in their own undoing,
The apparent objective of Japanese is to take complete control
*Pasie this leaflet on the door of
of the Chinese section of the railway your dwelling, remain indoors, and between Canton und Hongkong. They you will come to no harm,” the leat- elaim to be already in possession of let states. the entire line between Canton and Cheungmuktau, and are already run-
QUERILLAS NEAR CHEUNGMUTAU
ning tra
trains between Canton and Several hundred Chinese troops fleeing towards the Hong Sultaneously with the operations between Walchow and Cheungmutau were rounded up by Japanese forces kong frontier as #
resultita of the latest Japanese ave operations.
But they will not be allowed to cross into British territory.
Kam Tin refugee camp in the; New Territories is already full to overflowing with 5,000 re- fugees, and will be closed to-day or to-morrow.
From authoritative sources the "Telegrapli" learns that, subject to co-operation of the Japaneso Au- thorities, three refugee camps are to be established on the Chinese side of the frontier. These camps will be subaidised by the Ilang- kong Government,
An official request has been made to the Japanese Consul General in Hongkong, Mr. T. Nakamura, for the!
Govern- co-operation of the Japanese
form the Po On area, the Japanese on Wednesday morning, according to save intensified their mopping up a Japanese field dispatch from Shek- operations in the Bins Bay area and lung. along the East River.
They landed on Monday at Falkong, which is a Blas Bay seaport only four miles from British waters In Mirs Bay.
This is the closest the Japanese have ventured towards British territory.
RAZING ALL VILLAGES
Groups of the Chinese guerillas were driven out of their positions at Tunghu, Ngashan and Chontzoying. about eight miles south-west of Wal- chow.
In pursuit the Japanese forces ad- vanced towards Cheungmutnu, on the Canton-Kowloon Railway.
of
Remnants of the Chinese troops were overtaken by the Japanese pur- Japanese troops based at Tamshui, suit units near Shekpiyen and Shek- inland from Blus Bay, are now striku, about 21-miles northeast ing towards the railway at Lilong, Cheungmutnu, and were practically wiped out about 5 o'clock in the have captured Lungkong,
afternoon.-Domet, Every village along the highway between Tamshul and Walchow. and between Tamshut and Lung- kong, is
is being
and
NOVEMBER 24, 1988.
HARD ON ROAD HOGS
Berlin,
German polloe are, now em- powered to punish an offending matorist by ordering him out of his car, and' ruaking himn fed the air-ant, of his tyres,
When the driver' has listened to a lecture he may pump_op the tyres and proceed, a wizer and wearler man.
This is an arder of General Daluere, chief of police, who estimates that 85 per cent. of accidents in Germany are caused by motorista, and only 8 per cent, by pedestrians,
Last year 8,000 people were killed and 175,000 injured.
LIKE SOME FEARSOME Martion is this Hongkong · A.RP. worker, photographed during yesterday's demonstrations.—Staff Photo.. grapher.
Red bean the complete and Von Dierkson Pact Between Germany
methodically razed by the Japan- esc for a depth of three miles on elther side.
Chinese villagers have been compulsorily enlisted to carry out the work of destroying their own property.
Intensified activity has become ap- ment in maintaining the integrity of parent along the East River west of the camps, which will be established the railway. Following the capture
at Saichuen, Shum Chum and Nam of Tungun, the Japanese have
Lau. It is understood that Mr. Naka-pushed southwestwards and have en- mura has transmitted the request to tered Chikling, putting them within Tokyo, and it is believed that the striking distance of the entire delta!
constline. reaction of the Japanese authorities
JAPANESE LEAFLETS FALL will be favourable.
IN HONGKONG Arrangements for the establish- Japanese planes flew over ment of the three safety zones are in Chun this morning and dropped leaf- the hands of the Hongkong Emer-lets, calling upon the soldiers and civilians not to oppose the occupation gency Relict Council.
of the border cily.
WUCHANG IN CANTON
The 3.5. Wuchang, Hongkong's refugee relief ship, arrived safely at Canton yesterday afternoon.
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Germany to drop the plan to recall AN AGREEMENT which will come into force on November Herr Herbert von Dierkson, Ambas- 26 has been concluded between Germany and Czecho- sador to London.
It is understood that the Reich Slovakia concerning the questions of citizenship and the right considered the recall for three days of option that arises out of the cession of the Sudetenland to because of the British Parliamentary the Reich.
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Some of the leaflets were carried
Lord Winterton in a broadcast by the wind into British territory.
Refugees and wounded soldiers are the United States outlined the British already arriving at Shum Chun, and proposals regarding the Jewish re-
progress fugee situation, and suid that report that fighting is in only a few miles away.
least 800,000 Jews must be taken from Machine-gun fire is audible on the Germany-United Press.
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