1938-10-18 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 18, 1938.

THIS MORNING'S REPORTS

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CHINESE MASSING FOR MAJOR BATTLE Hectic Preparations For Canton's Defence Strong Line From Sheklung To Tsengcho

Canton, To-day.

Hectic preparations are continuing for the defence of Canton, a semi-official spokesman told Reuter.

Hundreds of unreliable reports of the marvellous progress of the Japanese forces hitherto are entirely untrue, and it is maintained that they are spread by Japanese agents.

The Chinese forces are now massing in the hills

west of Pok Lo for a major battle against the Japanese pushing west towards Canton, declar- ed the Chinese military spokesman at a press conference yesterday afternoon.

The Chinese hold a well-constructed defence line between Tsengcho and Sheklung, in the Tayu lower mountain ranges east of the Kowloon- Canton Railway, from which the Japanese are still 20 miles away.

DESPERATE FIGHTING

Reuter.

Tsengshinghsien and Tsungfa were severely bombed yesterday by Japanese aircraft.—Our Own Cor-

TROOPS WITHDRAWING FROM CHEUNGMUKTAU

Canton, To-day.

SWATOW HUGE BEACON

DENIES RUMOURS

Swatow, To-day.

The reported movements of a

·large fleet off Swatow are "un; founded.

Inward shipping reports that one transport and three destroyers are in the Clipper Roads.

The Namkang and Pakkang en- trances are reported to be blocked. -Reater.

BRITISH NAVAL PARTY LANDED ON SHAMEEN

Canton, To-day.

A British naval party landed last evening on Shameen and is doing 24 hours daily sentry duties.

PROCESSION RAISES CANTON MORALE

Canton, To-day,

A mile-long monster beacon light procession paraded the streets of Canton last evening.

Fifty thousand officials and students of both sexes took part in the parade, which was held for the purpose of rallying the morale of the citizens.

Massed bands played patriotic melodies and thousands at street corners cheered frenziedly. Reuter.

GIRL ATTEMPTS SUICIDE

A 16-year-old girl, Fung Man The emergency volunteers on Sau, was admitted to the Queen the island have been called up for Mary Hospital yesterday suffering duty commencing to-morrow. from lysol poison. She tried to end No alarm is felt and the steps her life at the Luk Kwok Hotel,

Gloucester Road. taken are merely precautionary to cope with a possible attempt by refugees to storm the island. -Reuter..

ACTIVITIES AGAINST JUNKS

Canton, To-day. Chinese troops are battling des-respondent. perately in the Poklo sector, about 11 miles northwest of Waichow and 30 miles southeast of Tsengshing | on the north bank of the East River, to stem the Japanese advance. The Chinese forces at Cheung- Whilst the bulk of the Japanese muktau on the Canton-Kowloon forces are advancing along the

Line are withdrawing on instruc- Poklo-Tsengshing highway, another tions from Headquarters. column is striking at Lungkong, According to reliable reports re- midway between Tamshui and ceived here, the Japanese have not Pingwu. The objective is to cut yet reached the C. K: Railway line. the Canton-Kowloon Railway_be The Chinese withdrew from tween Pingwu and Cheungmuktau. Cheungmuktau as they fear the Ja- Further Japanese operations

Japanese cavalry raiding parties panese will drive south-westwards against junks were disclosed liave been sent out to disturb the from Pok-lo Hsien and attempt a police reports this morning. Chinese rear and cut the railway encircling movement by cutting the Chiu Mun, junk foki, has report- line. About 200 Japanese are said line south of Shek-lung-Our Owned that while his boat was sailing to have appeared at Wanglik.

Correspondent.

TROOPS POURING THROUGH BANKS

Streams of Chinese reinforce- ments continue to pass through "Canton on their way to the front, whilst the populace in Canton city is fast diminishing, most

women

and children having left the city. Menaced by the Japanese threat

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BANKS IN CANTON MOVE UPRIVER

(From Our Own Correspondent)

Canton, To-day.

All Chinese banks in the city closed yesterday and, on instruc

near Shammun Customs Station, with a cargo of cattle, a Japanese warship stopped him, ten Japáness sailors went on board, Chiu and the crew were ordered to leave by sampan and the junk was taken away by the Japanese. The junk was valued $700, and the cattle at $1,600.

$2,000 LOSS

Ho Yau Kun, employed by Gib- & Co., is alleged to have absconded yesterday when the sent to draw money from Bank. It is understood that the amount involved is about $2,000.

Danger Lurks In Scratches!

Wong Hing Yuen, master of Junk No. 4192 H.A. has reported that at about 2 pm on Sunday, when fishing near Tam Kon Shan, The Offices of the Kwangtung sailors from Japanese warship No. Government will also be trans- 87, searched his junk, the licence ferred up river very soon. Our was taken away, and he was warn-bites, all are possible sources of blood Own Correspondent.

ed not to go there fishing again..

to cut the Canton-Kowloon Railway, the Chinese living at Cheungmuktions from the Government, will tau, Pingwu, Wanglik and other move up the West River to-day. points along the line are: evacuating.--Central Newa;

POK LO HSIEN TAKEN

also

(From Our Own Correspondent)

Canton, To-day.

Scratches, cuts, mosquito and insect

infection. Therefore It is a wise pre- caution to keep a tin of She-Ko handy A foki of junk No. 144 H.A ready for immediate application in

FRESH; FINE has reported that when sailing such times of argent need.

It is admitted that Pok-lo haien The Royal Observatory reports has been occupied by the Japanese that a ridge of high pressure ex- troops on the north bank of the tends from the Yangtae Valley East River.

across --Japan to the Pacific. Pres Vornacular messages state that sure is highest over Hokkaido and onè Japanese detachment is moving remains relatively low to the South- towards Sheklung :

Pok-15 East of the Loochoos. Forecast: hoten.

N. E. winds, fresh, fine,

SHE-KO

near Lamma Island, a Japanese warship ordered the junk to stop. He was sent into a sampan, and medicinal ointment for the treatment of is the Dr. Williams Medicine Company's the junk was burnt.-

skin injuries of all kinds. It is equally Another fishing junk belong to cooling and curative for, skin com- Chiu Su Ying was also burned by plaints such as eczema, pimples, rashes, the Japaneso near the Linin sos ulcers, and for external piles...

is obtainable at all chemists. Island at about 4 pm. on Octob

Antiseptic--Healing. 10.