1938-10-20 — Page 24

Rush Of Refugees To Macao Undiminished

MACAO, TO-DAY.

The Kei Kwan Motor Bus Com- CONSIDERABLE ACTIVITY pany, which operates the buses CAN BE WITNESSED IN between Macao and Shekki, has MACAO DUE TO THE JAPAN-been taxed to the full, in coping ESE INVASION OF SOUTH with the present abnormal situa-

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OF REFUGEES ARE POURING their belongings from Shekki and IN FROM SHEKKI, CANTON Canton. All mails from Hong AND ALSO HONG KONG. Kong to Canton and vice-versa,

The Barrier. Gate, separating are being sent by this route, and Portuguese territory from Chin- the Company has had recourse ese, which was daily closed at 8 to extra buses for this special p.m. is now left open till the late service.“ hours of the evening by the local authorities, to permit Chinese re- fugees to come in.

FALL OF TEHAN DENIED CATEGORICALLY

Reports in the local press state that history is repeating itself, and Macao is once more the gate- way of commerce and communi- cation to rich and fertile pro- vinces.

Coincident with the new con- Aict, prices of foodstuffs have soared alarmingly high, adding to the general. hardships parti- cularly of the poorer classes.

-PRICE INCREASES

This increase in prices of the necessities of life is without any justification. Goods held by deal- HANKOW, TO-DAY.

rs here have been lying in the THE JAPANESE FORCES chops for some considerable time. PUSHING WESTWARD TO-

It is gratifying to read in yes- WARDS THE RAILWAY AND terday's issue of "A Voz de HIGHWAY TO THE SOUTH OF Macao," that H.E. the Governor HANKOW, AFTER OCCUPY-has ordered that the export of ING SANSHIKOU, ON TUES-egetables, fuels and other re- DAY CAPTURED YANGSING-quisites be controlled and that CHENG, TO THE SOUTH-WEST only after Macao's requirements OF SANHSIKOU. IT IS ADMIT-have been met, may exports be TED IN CHINESE MILITARY made. DESPATCHES.

A warning has also been issued On Tuesday evening, however, to local merchants against un- it is claimed, the Chinese forces justifiable price increases A counter-attacked,' 'easing con-commission has been appointed to siderably the Japanese threat. enquire into the situation, under After occupying Shihwaiyan the chairmanship of Capt. Gor- of cement works, it is stated, the gulho, Civil Administrator Japanese moved westward head-Macao. ing for Hungshihkang.

A visit to the waterfront dis-

the

A Japanese cavalry detach-closes unusual activity, with ment is said to have reached stacks of cargo lying on Shengyangkang, between Shih-wharves waiting to be transport- waiyao and Huangshihkang.

ed to Hong Kong and elsewhere.]

Our Own Correspondent.

Japanese warships and planes are reported to be heavily bomb- arding Huangshihkang.

TEHAN FALL DENIED The Japanese and Chinese forces on the Peiping-Hankow Railway are said to be opposing one another on the hills south of Liuling station.

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Chinese military headquarters

HANKOW NOW DESERTED

Hankow, To-day.

categorically deny the Japanese Hankow, presented the aspect of -report of the fall of Tehan, a deserted town yesterday with no claiming that the "Chinese de-signs of life except a few stragglers fence lines at Tehan remain in-and automobiles. fact." Reuter.

Since the order of the municipal authorities for evacuation of the JAPANESE CLAIMS

city, all roads and highways have Tokyo, To-day.

Been crowded and every form of According to Japanese war news

conveyance brought into service to the Japanese forces which are now

remove over a million inhabitants threatening Hankow from three sides succeeded yesterday in over-as well as their household effects to less dangerous sections of the in- coming stiff. resistance.

terior. had

A Japanese column which been engaged in particularly heavy In sharp contrast to the ominous. atmosphere that prevails is the fighting on t

the south bank of the calmness and discipline of the in- Yangtse pushed ahead in the after-

habitants who are obeying the or noon and by 4 p.m. had occupied ders of the Government without Hangshiking, only 40 miles from any signs of disorder or panic. Hankow itself.

Trans-Ocean.

A northern column operating along the Feiping-Hankow Railway has, it is, claimed, “renched tsingkwan important pass on border on Hunan and Hupeh. An other strong detachment) which ha been advancing from Shahwo has pierced the Chinese line near Mo-

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