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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29,
1938.
JAPANESE ADVANCE ON BORDER CITY Big Battle Seems Imminent As Invaders Near Shataukok
Military Takes Over Frontier
ESPITE THE IMPRESSION GAINED EARLY
DE
THIS MORNING IN BRITISH MILITARY CIRCLES THAT THE JAPANESE WOULD NOT ATTACK SHATAUKOK TO-DAY, THE “TELE- GRAPH" LEARNS FROM VERY RELIABLE SOURCES THAT THE JAPANESE FORCES COMMENCED TO MOVE AGAINST THE CITY AT 10.50 A.M.
It is expected that they will clash with the Chinese forces there at any time
now.
The Japanese approached Yim Tin yesterday from Cheungkul, where they dispersed 540 Chinese troops of the 151st Division under
Major Taang Wu after an encounter lasting from 8 a.m. to 9.30a.m.
Earlier, it was reported that the ald authorities, British military
The Chinese forces fought valiantly not anticipate that the Japanese until their ammunition was utterly At the commencement would launch any attack on Shatau- exhausted.
quiet at twelve border was and there has been no ench men.
yesterday,
kok to-day.
The entire
10.30 ..
fighting whatever since
Only one
wounded soldier crossed
of the engagement they had only
rounds of ammunition
to
GIRLS TAKE UP ABMS
the frontier this morning, although Of the 540 Chinese, only about 58 hundreds of civilian refugees are still crossed the British frontier secking sanctuary.
after surrendered their arms
and the
these were
The remainder scattered to the
Some irregular Chinese troops are skirmish. Many Nomb concentrated in the border area be- wounded. tween the Lin Ma Hinng mines and
Shalankok. A group of about 1,000!
regulars are reported to be in the mountains and shortly after hills behind Shatankok and many about 120 appeared at
noon
Shataukok,
of them come into Shalaukok daily where they Jalued the defenders of for food.
The Rajputana Rifles have taken over the frontier between North Gap, near Takuling and No. 14 Millitary Post at Lokmachan.
The Japanese headquarters is in at Bhum Chun. This the Carino buliding, it will be recalled, was to have been used as a non-combatant area for Shum Chun refugees.
In
It is learned that the Officer Charge of the Japanese expeditionary force, is Brigadier Commander Goto. Ils force consists of part of the 104th Japanese Imperial Division of the Army. With Belg. Cmdr. Goto is Lt, Cal. Miyazaki. Biz hundred Japan- ese troops are reported to be con- centrated at Tak Tin, west of Shum
supported Chun. They mechanised unfis.
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that city.
The Telegraph" was informed
the last night that among
de- seven fenders of Shalaukok are
Iris, all of whom are dressed in Chinese uniform. One of the girls is said to be a Miss Lee Man- chieng, a graduate of an American University.
Great fires were still raging last night in the western section of the Hongkong frontier, following the capture by the Japanese of Namau and Po On.
Refugees arriving at Au Tau from the Chinese side of Deep Bay report that Namtau was fired by the Japan- by ese after they entered the city.
The Japanese appear to be red somewhat "fed up" with the and
ent sortie, and express the desire present to return to Canton and Walchow as
soon as
kok
possible.
are also fed up
Apparently the Chinese, at Shalap- 'fed up with Inaction, for they announced this morning that if the Japanese didn't show up to-night they would take the inilla- live and commence sorties against! the Japanese to-morrow.
Among
the discarded
materials
Condor Plane Departs On Tokyo Flight
Berlin, Nov. 28, The German all-metal Focke-Wulf confiscated by the British military Conder monoplane, which in August authorities are Bone Chinese war made a record flight from Berlin to
found on maps, which were
the New York, and back, departed this Sham Chun railway bridge on Satur- afternoon at 3.57 for flight to
day
With the maps were orders Tokyo, to be made in four stages.
Kon-lec, from Geperal Chunk
a with stops at Basra, Karachi, Hanoi
and Tokyo.
machine gun officer.
(The Telegraph" yesterday pub- fished extracts from the Orders of a
The flight is explained as experl- Captain of the Chinese Army, picked (mental la nature, and is being per- up by a "Telegraph" reporter on the formed in response to an invitation railway bridge).
MILITARY TAKE OVER Military contro! of the entire Hongkong frontier and adjacent Lensed Territories, from Shataukok in the cast to Lemachuu in the west,
accomplished at 7 a.m. to-day,
The Middlesex
was
The 1st Battalion, hitherto assist Regiment, which has ed the police in maintaining order,
has
patrody taken over the duties of
inents.
from Japan.
The entire distance to be covered
13:450 kilometres.
Two hours after taking off the plane was 60 kilometres south-east of Belgrade, and dying at an altitude of 4,500 metres-Trans-Ocean.
CONDOR LEAVES BERLIN
Berlin, Nov. 20:
INTERNED SOLDIERS MARCHING from the special KL.C.R. train which brought them into Kowloon from the Concentration Camp at Fanling. The men, guarded by Kumaon Rifles, marched aboard the steamer Lihong, in which they will be interned for the duration of the war-Staf Photographer.
recent
GENERALISSIMO CHIANG KAI-SHEK'afd the Brilish Ambassa~ dor, Sir Archibald Kerr Clark Kerr, photographed doring their conversations in the interfor.
Grant To Aid Landslide Victims
London, Nov. 28.
The German monoplane Condor the entire area and the manned by Chlef Pilot. Henke and 4
In connection with the landslide In Kajputana Rides have been sent out other crewinen hopped off from the Santa Lucia on November 21, in to the New Territories as reinforce-Tempelhof Aerodrome at 3.55 p.m. which about 50 were killed, and local Ume (10,55 Hongkong time) on
many injured, it is announced that At six o'clock this morning, the Monday on goodwill flight to Tokyo.
Majesty's Governmight Japanese were reported to be at
to reach The plune is expected Yim Tin, the Chinese Customs Basra
Tuesday morning, Karachi approved a free grant of £16,000 to Station n Mirs Bay which was enter-Tuesday evening, Hanoi Wednesday the Government of Santa Lucia.- ed yesterday. Yim Tin is five miles morning and Tokyo πύσει посп British- Wireless. from Shuthukok.
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, MOSCOW,. Nov. 28.
the A SHORT NOTICE in papers here to-day announces that the Soviet Government has resolved to take farther action for the support of the Spanish Loyalists, and has given Instruc- tions for the following quantit- ies of food to be despatched im- mediately to Loyalist Spain: 49,000,000 kilogrammes
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Hongkong Dead Now Total 11
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Saturday's Incident On Border
FURTHER BODIES of civilians machine-gunned in British territory on Satur- F1221 day have been recovered from the hillsides facing F1209 (Tango Bolero. Shum Chun.
As a result, the total number F1203 of people killed in British terri-F1204 tory as a result of Saturday's incident has been increased to eleven.
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From enquirles on the spot, understands tho"Telegraph" that most of these people were machine-gunned as they were running along the hillsides in British territory, seeking place in which to dive to safety.
Most of the bodies were recovered from the vicinity of Shum Chun.
Two, however, were recovered on a
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It is believed that most of the dead AFTER IS YEARS'
people were inhabitants of Brlilsh territory.
Kwangtung Governor
Sends $20,000 To Colony
Magnificent Donation For H.K. Relief
GENERAL of condensed
WU TEH- CHEN, Governor of Kwangtung Province, has forwarded the
of $20,000 to the Rt. Rev. R. O. Hall, Bishop of Hongkong and South China for use of the Emergency Relief Com-
scriptions, organised throughout the Bovlet Union--Trans-
Occan.
Monopoly By mittee. Japanese In North China
sum
General Wu has requested, in an accompanying letter, that the money should be devoted to the Irelief of the refugees who have crossed the border into British territory during the present- hostilities.
London, Nov. 28. Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, declared in the
This much needed help will con- House of Cammens to-day that he tribute appreciably in making the lot had no information, but was making
victims of war, inquiries, when asked whether he of the unfortunate
merchants, who have sought sanctuary in Hong- tolerable," kald desiring to send export goods to kong a bit more Tientsin from the interior of China Bishop Hall, in making the announce- had to negotiate for railway transportment of the gift this morning. with monopoly transport companies
was aware that British
under
Japanese control, and that un-
"Their plight, however, is still very
fair discrimination was exercised in great, and we sincerely hope, that
the example set by
Civil the allocation of space for cargo,
the
He was also, naked what steps ho Governor of Kwangtung will be fol was taking to secure proper treat-lowed by many other people, both In 1 ment for British traders-Reuter.
Hongkong and in China."
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