1938-10-17 — Page 24

NO JAPANESE IN 15-MILE RADIUS

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(Continued from 'Page 1) waters, a few junks engaged fishing, and others lying close the shore of Namtau, gave the lie to reports of a Japanese advance, apart from the complete absence of supply ships.

Shatau itself appeared normal, and there were no signs of military activity, either Chinese or Japanese. We circled back over Deep Bay and along the frontier. Masses of clouds were approaching from Mirs Buy but we still had a good view of the K.C.R. in Chinese territory, WHOLE AREA QUIET The railway track shimmered in the bright sunlight for miles, until it became lost in a range of hills in the vicinity of Pingwu.

taking place.

MANTLE OF WHITE We were nearly over Mirs Bay when a cloud belt enveloped us. We climbed above it and it became ob- vious that our spotting activities were over for the morning, as for twenty or thirty miles nothing could be seen except a mantle of white.

We flow back along the border to Shumchun, and then headed for home. Taimoshan appeared out of the clouds in front of us, and at a height of about 3,000 feet we flew over its lower slopes.

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WAICHOW GETTING IT General impression gained from that my flight this morning was for the moment the Japanese concentrating all their attention on The whole area was quiet. No-the Waichow sector, and that mili- thing moved on the railway, itself,tary activity on the southern sec- and the surrounding country had tion of the K.C.R., if any, is only obviously, not yet been touched by of a very minor nature.

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POLICE CONFIRMATION

As confirmation of the results of

Tamshui, there was nothing to in- the "China Mail's" aerial recon-

dicate that a Japanese-advance was.

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