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THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 4, 1988.

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JAPANESE TRANSPORTS LAND TROOPS IN AMOY Large Contingents Arriving In Formosa

South China Expects Invasion To Come Soon

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)

Canton, To-day.

JAPANESE BID TO TAKE WUTAI

Hankow, To-day.

1000,000 JAP. CASUALTIES

Hankow, To

Japanese forces on the Pelping- Japanese casualties as a result Hankow Railway are stated to be of the fighting on both banks of advancing westward from Ting- the Yangtse River during the hsing, Paotingfu and Wantu. last two months have reached Those on the Tungpu Railway 100,000, according to a Shanghai are reported to be pushing north-report.

Twenty Japanese transports, escorted by several eastward and eastward from It is stated that during the

gunboats, which left Shanghai during the Hainghsien while the Japanese at week-end have arrived at Formosa, according be advancing southward.

Tauhsien and Fangshih are said to period about 60,000 Japanese wounded soldiers and 40,000 cases to reliable messages received here late last All three columns are converging of cremated remains of Japanese on Wutai, headquarters of the dead have been taken to Japan night.

Chinese 8th Route Army-Reuter by way of Shanghai

It is stated that additional aircraft carriers have also arrived in South China waters from the north.

The Japanese soldiers on boardį the transports were landed in Formosa yesterday and are to be utilised for the invasion of South China.

Two Japanese transports with over 1,000 troops on board left Formosa a few days ago for the China Coast and landed the sol- diers at Amoy on Monday,

Chinese officials, here are not alarmed but tension prevails with rumours spreading fast that the invasion of South China is immin- ent.

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CALM SETTLES ON YANGTSE FRONTS

SHANGHAI, TO-DAY.

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A PERIOD OF CALM HAS SET IN ON THE FRONTS AROUND HANKOW FOLLOWING THE WAR DECLARATION.-

HEAVY FIGHTING ON SUNDAY. THE CHINESE ESTIMATE It is still rumoured that the

STRENGTH OF Japanese are preparing for the THE TOTAL formal declaration of war in the THE JAPANESE FORCES CON- event of other nations applying VERGING ON HANKOW TO BE sanctions of Article XVI in ac- NINE DIVISIONS.

It is stated that Japanese losses cordance with the League of Na- tions' decision, and are reinforc have amounted to about two divi- ing, their forces operating in and sions during the present campaign, round South China to cope with which has as its objective the tak the situation.

ing of the Chinese capital.

In the event of war being de- According to a Japanese report, clared all foreign vessels will be Japanese troops have occupied the subject to search by Japanese town of Wutaishan, completely evict- warships. Our Own Correspon-ing the. Chinese defenders. Wutai- dent.

SANGUINARY FIGHTING RESUMED

Hankow, To-day.

Sanguinary fighting continues on both banks of the Yangtse, especial- ly in the vicinity of Tienchiacheng, according to Chinese reports.

shan lies to the south-west of Pei- ping, and is a pópular pilgrimage centre of the Mongols in north Shansi Province.--Trans-Ocean.

JAPAN'S NEXT ACTION

Tokyo, To-day.

It is learned that the Japan-

The Japanese warships have not ese Government will shortly an- yet been able to penetrate the nounce Japan's severance from strong Tienchiacheng boom, al- various organisations under the though several minesweepers have auspices of the League of Na- been observed operating in the vi- tions, with the exception of the cinity y of the boom.scots

World Court at The Hague. Japanese rarships are now con This step is being taken as re- centrated east of the boom awaitsult of the League Council's adop ing completion of the minesweeption of the report concerning ing operations before steaming up application of Article XVI (Sanc-

tions) to Japan.

river.

GUERILLA PLAN

Hankow, To-day..

A Japanese transport with the remains of about 1,500 Japanese killed in action aboard arrived on the night of October 1. Sacri- fices were offered by the Japan- ese naval landing party when General Lu Chung-lin, Governor the boat docked, alongside the of Hopei, and two Chinese gover- Wayside

Wharf nors in the Japanese occupied Five Red Cross transports area, recently held a secret, con- with 6,200 Japanese wounded ference at an undisclosed place to and 2,000 cases of cremated re- discuss ways of co-ordinating the mains left. Kiukiang on October 2 operations of Chinese mobile units, and are expected to arrive in especially the 8th Route Army. Shanghai in a day or two. Reuter.

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