JAPANESE FOUR MILES
FROM
OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION
FROM BERLIN
Berlin, To-day.
That a Franco-German declara- tion similar to the Anglo-German peace declaration of Munich is about to be signed, has now been confirmed by a semi-official state-
ment:
SHATAUKOK
JAPANESE TROOPS WERE EXPECTED TO OVER 130,000
REACH THE BRITISH BORDER THIS
AFTERNOON.
ON STRIKE
During the night, they reached the Chinese Customs IN FRANCE
Station at Shatau, four miles to the east of Sha- taukok, the staff of the Customs having fled to British territory a few hours earlier.
Paris, To-day. Over 130,000 strikers are now
Imminence of this development had been indicated protesting against Daladier's de-
earlier by the Japanese capture of Sha-Ng-crees.
chung, the terminus of the ferryboat which It is, at the moment, impossi- plies across Mirs Bay to Taipo.
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ble to predict what will be the final outcome of the movement, but it is clear that it has al-
"The Fuehrer and Chancellor has declared on frequent occasions dur-
Little resistance is being en-razing every village where resis- ready made itself felt in French ing the last few years that
no countered, but many villages are tance, however weak, is encounter-re-armament, which is seriously problems exist. between France and burning as the Japanese are fol- ed. Germany which would stand funda-lowing out a policy of destruction. mentally in the way of the estab-as soon as the slightest resistance lishment of friendly and neighbour-is-encountered.-- ly relations.
After the Munich agreement it
VILLAGES BURNING
Numerous villages are still burn- Several wounded Chinese soldiers ing furiously, including the small was simultaneously agreed on both have reached the border and fishing villages, Taipungshing and sides to give, the endeavours for rumours were current that the Lungkei. establishment of such relations con-Japanese had reached the Kowloon- crete expression.
Canton Line a few miles north of Shumchun. The conditions for agreement be-, tween France and Germany on the These reports were, however, lines of the agreement concluded denied officially this morning. The between England and Germany at Japanese are approaching from the Munich have appeared extraordin-east not the north, arily favourable during the last few weeks.
STAFF SAFE
hampered.
A large number of arms fac- tories have already been affected by the strike which has hitherto been confined to two districts, namely, the Paris suburbs and the industrial district of North- ern France.
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Near Valenciennes, the police last night turned some 12,000 strikers out of 25 factories which they had occupied earlier in the day. No incidents are reported to have occurred.-Trans-Ocean.
Between 60 and 70 thousand The Japanese column from Tai-workers are affected in Paris and pungshing made contact with its surroundings, and 36,000 ̊ troops advancing southwesterly metal and textile workers from Tamshui yesterday morning, Northern France as well as 15,000 and occupied Kwaichung and Sha miners. The railway workers in Ng Chung.
the North are threatening to The Japanese are now steadily throw in their lot with the strik advancing along the highway along ers. The German and French Govern-
the shore of All the staff of the Chinese Mari-
Mirs Bay towards ments, therefore, are examining a time Customs at Shatau have safe-
Shataukok. jointly prepared declaration and ly reached Shataukok.
They are now only 4 miles east Herr von Ribbentrop will proceed
of the British border. The ferry boat plying between to Paris within the next few days Taipo and Sha Ng Chung departed
Another Japanese detachment in order to conclude this prepared yesterday morning for Sha Ng
which advanced from Tamshui agreement with the French Foreign Chung but did not reach its des reported to be in occupation Minister; M... Bonnet.?! Trans- tination, been forced to return by Pingshan, also driving towards the
the occupation of that town by the Canton-Kowloon Line at Pingwa, Japanese.
All roads leading to the British The operations are being carried border from the Bias Bay and Mirs It is believed that von Ribben-out by a large force of Japanese Bay areas are thronged with trop will take advantage of his troops which landed at Taipung-fugees fleeing from the Japanese. two days' stay in Paris to discuss shing and Lungkei on the south-Many are reported to be lying on with French statesmen a number of west shore of Bias Bay, as report- road sides, completely exhausted by questions of interest to both coun-ed in the "China Mail" yesterday. walking and hunger. tries.
Messages received this morning. North of Canton, Japanese state that the Japanese troops are craft are bombing, the Chinese overrunning country in that area, | tions.
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OTHER MATTERS
Berlin, To-day.
It is pointed out that this would conform to the method of direct contact between responsible states- men advocated by Herr Hitler. Trans-Ocean,
BRITISH BORDER NOT CLOSED
THE BRITISH BORDER HAS NOT BEEN CLOSED TO REFU- GEES, THE "CHINA MAIL" WAS AUTHORITATIVELY IN- FORMED THIS MORNING.
The Kam Tin Refugee Camp was yesterday filled beyond ca- pacity and the Emergency Re- fugee Relief Committee had no alternative but to direct refugees to the casino building at Shum- chun, which is now temporarily being used as refugee camp.
The "China Mail” also learns officially that no reply has been re- ceived from Tokyo concerning the request of the British authorities. for the establishment
of safety zones on the Chinese side of the border.
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A Chinese woman, Ku Man Mui, was admitted to the Kowloon Hos- pital yesterday with a crushed fing- er, received while at work in the Chung Wah Book Company, Hung Hom
is
of
re-.
INVITATION ACCEPTED
The Hague, To-day. Queen Wilhelmina has accepted
the invitation by King Leopold of Belgium to pay a visit to Brussels according to an official announce- air-ed that the visit will probably take ment here yesterday which declar- posi-place in the spring or
summer
early next year. Trans-Ocean.
Their Majesties the King and Queen drove to the Houses of Parlament for the Parliament. Photo shows a general view of the scene as the Royal Couch_left: the procession, to the cheers of a vast crowd. (Copyright, Fox
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