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NEAR SHATAUKOK Thousands Of People DESPATCH OF Surging Over Frontier UNDER

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BRITISH TROOPS

CONSIDERATION

No British troops have yet been sent to the border, as would nor-

ALTHOUGH JAPANESE TROOPS HAD REACHED YIMTIN (SHA-mally be done as a precautionary

TAU) FOUR MILES EAST OF SHATAUKOK AT AN EARLY HOUR THIS MORNING, AT 2.30 O'CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON, THEY HAD NOT YET PUT IN AN APPEARANCE CLOSER TO THE BRI- TISH BORDER.

measure, owing to the coincidence of the imminence of the arrival of Japanese troops and Combined Operations.

According to Chinese refugees, who are surging over the border in thou-tively informed that the position

sands, they have been held up by a stubborn counter-attack by the Chinese troops who had been retreating along the Mirs Bay beach

road.

A foreign member of the staff of the Chinese Mari-

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Later.

The "China Mail" is authorita-- is now being considered by H.E. the G.O.C. and Colonel Irwin, G.S.0.1 and that a decision will be taken later in the day as to whether the despatch of troops is necessary.

time Customs station at Shatau, who brought border immediately and emer-tingent has been sent by the Com- subordinates safely to Shataukok at 9.15 this gency seems likely to develop. morning, Mr. Stranger, a Norwegian, this afternoon set out for Shatau having, courage-have been sent to the New Ter Further police reinforcements ously, decided to go back again to ascertain the ritories and it is understood that true position.

RIBBENTROP VISIT CAUSING ANXIETY

Paris, To-day. While the announcement that von Ribbentrop is coming to Paris has set the · police a serious pro- blem, an official denial has been issued of a report that von Ribben- trop has been warned that it would be dangerous for him to come.

the military authorities are pro- He stated, before leaving, that posing to despatch troops to when he withdrew from Shatau, morrow morning..... the Japanese forces had already arrived and had established ma-| chine-gun posts covering the vil iage and the Customs station and were spraying the beaches heavi- ly, though no Chinese troops were visible.

MACHINE GUN FIRE Subsequently, refugees flocking Japanese had been driven off by a into Shataukok, reported that the

counter-attack,-

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claration has been well received by Frenchmen in the street, but there is bound to be an outcry in certain quarters. Hence the sug- gestion that the declaration In view of the fact that the should be signed near the fron- German Foreign Minister's pro- tier, say at Strasbourg, in order posed visit is one that had been to avoid possible anti-German de- arranged diplomatically, such a monstrations in the streets. warning would be most mis- It was considered, however, placed.

that Berlin would gravely resent It is certain, however, that such procedure. measures of precaution will be The feelings aroused in almost as elaborate as for the France by the Jew-balting is al-- Royal visit.

most as strong as in Britain and M. Bonnet explained to the news-reels in which any German Foreign Affairs Committee that leaders are shown are invariably it was necessary for Ribbentrop hooted and cat-called in cinemas: to come to Paris to sign the no-| Even an innocent ceremony like war declaration.

OUTCRY CERTAIN The announcement of the

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the christening of the infant son of General Goering has de-howled down. — Reuter

been

In the meantime, & mixed con-

missioner of Police to reinforce particularly at Shataukok, and the police posts on the border, other police contingents, of some strength, are under stand-by orders ready to proceed to the (Continued at foot preceeding Col)

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