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Dangerous Border Outlook

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modern Bren gun. They s surren- dered two.

ROAD PITTED WITH SHELLHOLES

The extent to which Japanese shellfire has been affecting British territory appears to have been con- siderable minimised in accounts.

When I walked along the fron- tier road this morning it was pit ted with shellholes at several points. The Middlesex Regiment have erected a sandbag barrier across the British side of the Kowloon- Canton motor-road bridge.

that an offensive will be launched to-day.

Shataukok looks like a village'în the war Zone.

Except for the Middlesex and the Police, not a living being is to be seen for miles around in British territory.

Reinforcements of the Middlesex have been brought up and are man- road between Shataukok and Sha- ning the border and patrolling the taukok Police Station, across which barbed wire barricades have been erected.

Staff officers were out this after- noon inspecting the defence lines. SHOULD BE IMPREGNABLE

Just over. the border over 1,000 Chinese soldiers, most of them armed with machine guns, mausers and rifles are holding a semi-circular position round Sha- taukok in positions which should be almost impregnable.

NEGOTIATIONS FAIL

Shataukok, 2.30 p.m. Following another refusal of the Chinese forces to surrender to the British, announcing; "We will die on Chinese soil," the whole of the Shataukok valley has been evacuat- ed, this including British territory, Shataukok village and all villages on the British side of the border.

This evacuation in the British side is believed to be compulsory.

It is understood that Mr. T. H.

Most of the machine guns are of King, Commissioner of Police, last night negotiated with the Comman-a German type, the Standau, which der of the Chinese troops, with a is very much like a Bren machine view to their surrender to intern-gun.

I walked through the Chinese positions in the Valley and saw that here at least the Japanese will encounter serious challenge,

ment. The Chinese commander re- The Chinese I spoke to are deter- fused, and, it is likely, although the mined not to retreat and a big ac- British have taken all precautions, tion here is certain.

that the Japanese attack on posi- tions which seem to be impregnable if staunchly defended, will be post- poned.

WAR VILLAGE

BIG BATTLE FEARED That this is the opinion of the British Military authorities seems to be indicated. by the precautions taken. By their orders for evacua-

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to occur which may result in dam- age on the British side. Rifle shots can now (2.30 p.m.) be heard in the hills some two or three miles from Shataukok, but-firing, must be be- tween Japanese skirmishers and Chinese outposts for the main forces are not yet involved.

It is learned that the Middlesex Regiment are to be relieved by the | Rajputana Rifles to-morrow.

DEMARCATION FRONTIER We are now demarcating. the bor- der at Shataukok, which runs right through the village, and running barbed wire lines through its centre, leaving the Chinese troops to the right hand side.

This means the creation of a salient into the British sector.

It is interesting that although some of the Chinese soldiers have not eaten for days in some cases, they have not yet touched the shops in the village, which are exactly as they were left by their owners.

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