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THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 14, 1938.

NEW JAPANESE LANDING"

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BOMBARDMENT

IN CANTON DELTA

Seven Transports Landing Troops in Fresh Attack

HEAVY GUNFIRE HEARD IN HONG KONG LAST NIGHT IS BELIEV-

CANTON GOVT.

ED TO HAVE BEEN A BOMBARDMENT BY JAPANESE WAR MOVING

SHIPS OF CHINESE COASTAL DEFENCES IN THE PEARL RIVER DELTA, WHERE A NEW LANDING IS ABOUT TO BE MADE.

Yesterday, it is reliably reported, three Japanese cruisers and seven trans-

ports passed to the south of Bias Bay bound for the Delta.

This convoy is reported to be part of the large concentration which had appeared off Swatow earlier, and which left Haimun Bay yesterday

morning.

Apparently landings are to be made near Swatow and also in the Pearl River Delta, the troops in the latter place intending to advance over favourable terrain to the Kowloon-Canton Railway.

-HIGH- COMMISSIONER LEAVES

London, To-day.

The High Commissioner for Palestine, Sir Harold Macmichael, left Southampton by air yester day on his return to Jerusalem.

Sir Harold has been consulting with Mr. Malcolm Macdonald, the Colonies Secretary, and other officials. Reuter.

CHINESE AIR FORCE IN ACTION

Canton, To-day.

To a barrage of questions by Reuter regarding reports of fight- ing in the Tamshui district, Japan- ese claims that 2,000 Chinese) troops have been wiped out and

foreign reports that the Chinese air force is now active in South China,

Canton, To-day. pack animals carrying light moun- After heavy fighting yesterday, tain batteries have been landed the Chinese troops at Tamshui have from transports in Bias Bay to taken up new positions north of help the infantry units in their at- the town.

tempt to break through the moun- Heavy casualties are said to have tainous country-Our Own Corres- been inflicted upon the Japanese [pondent, advancing on Tamshui at 11 a.m.

HEAVY REINFORCEMENTS yesterday when they were waylaid

Canton, To-day. by Chinese troops at Putien lying

Heavy reinforcements of troops, between Tamshui and Aotow. How artillery and machine gun units ever, Japanese reinforcements were have been rushed to Cheungmutau, immediately rushed up and the on the Canton-Kowloon railway, for battle raged with increasing sever-lembarkation by road to Walchow in ity.

order to prevent Japanese forces Fighting continued till 2 p.m. operating from the east of Walchow when under the severe bombing of to make a connection with the ma- a large squadron of Japanese planes jor drive emanating from Bias Bay, the Chinese troops withdrew to it is learned from an authoritative the north of Tamshui to avoid un-source-Our Own Correspondent. necessary losses.

It is understood that the Ja- panese column at Tamshui aims at cutting the Canton-Kowloon Rail- way between Shumchun and Ping- hu.

WAICHOW DRIVE

Another Japanese column" in the Pingshan-Nimshan sector is driving toward Walchow, from where it hopes to advance to Cheungmuktau and cut the rail- way line there. This column is understood to be still meeting stiff Chinese resistance around Pingshan and Nimshan.

The Japanese are said to be con- tinuing their efforts to land on the Swatow-Chaoyang coast. An at- tempt to land at Namkang in Teng- hai by about 200 Japanese in more a Kwangtung Government spokes-than 20 motor boats was frustrated man could reply only: "We have shells were fired by Japanese war- no. information."

by the Chiness yesterday. Over 100

ships off the coast to cover the at- tempted landing-Central News.

GUERILLA WARFARE

Canton, To-day. Chinese irregulara, comprised for

Reports of the arrival of Chin- ese air force units seem to be confirmed by a telephonic mes- sage received by Reuter from a foreigner living on the outskirts the most part of members of the

of Canton. *

ese and Japanese planes,

Peace Preservation Corps, are har- rying the Japanese tropps on all The foreigner stated that early sides in the narrow defiles and ra this morning he witnessed several dog fights between Chin vlugs on the approach to Taishan, situated to the North of the Ja panese major landing at Blas Bay, larm Owing to the ruggedness of the

ning (country in which the main body Japanese forces are now engaged:

is very alow although ei

sports; though unconfirms.

Meanwhile the

Bounded at 6.15

amidst a thunde

over the

several bomb

bombs were

tonyarea. — Reuter._____

CANTON, TO-DAY. IT IS REPORTED THAT THE KWANGTUNG ANI) CANTON MUNICIPAL GOV- ERNMENTS ARE BEING RE- MOVED TO YUNGYUEN, THOUGH THE OFFICIAL SPOKESMAN REFUSES TO CONFIRM OF DENY THE REPORT.

PREPARATIONS, ARE BE- ING MADE TO EVACUATE CHINESE WOMEN AND CHILDREN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ARRANGEMENTS ARE ALREADY ON FOOT FOR FREE TRANSPORTA- TION OF 400,000 PEOPLE TO INLAND POINTS.

NOTICES HAVE, APPEAR- ED IN THE STREETS URG- ING THE POPULACE TO REMAIN CALM AND TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE "EVACUATION FACILITIES,

THE CHINESE NOW AD. MIT THE FALL OF TAM- SHUL, 10 MILES FROM BIAS BAY AND 221 MILES:: FROM THE KOWEQON RAILWAY.

IT IS LEARNED THAT THE JAPANESE ARE NOW CON- VERGING ON WAICHOW FROM TAMSHUI AND NAM- SHAN. REUTER.

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