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CHINESE PREPARE FOR INVASION OF PAKHOI
CIVILIANS TO BE EVACUATED
Macao, To-day.
putting up stiff resistance near Samahui, but withdraw every time an attack is launched by the Japanese.
ARTILLERY DUEL
It appears that they wish to draw the Japanese further inland before starting in earnest to put
up a defence.
SHENSI AIR RAID
Sian, To-day.
More than 80 civilian casualties
in
in
Chinese troops from Wuchow are thronging the highway in Kwangsi leading to the Kwang- tung border about 50 miles north of Pakhoi.
At Taengshing and Tsungfa, the were inflicted by 15 Japanese bom- The troops, it is learned, are entrenching along the yesterday Chinese aircraft appear eastern Shensi yesterday.
Chinese and Japanese artillery|bers during an air raid over Wei- were reported in action since dawn nan, on the Lunghai Railway entire border in anticipation of a Japanese in-ed in the area and dropped several vasion at Pakhoi. Troops are also arriving in
Over 30 bombs were rained bombs on the Japanese.
the western part of the town and Nanning.
Refugees are flocking from the at the railway station. Meanwhile, the Chinese authorities have completed border and boats are crowded with News.
West River regions to the Kwangsi houses were
Some 50 demolished.-Central arrangements for orderly evacuation of Pak-
people who have abandoned their hoi. Civilians have been informed what roads to travel on inland, as most of the highways have already been destroyed.
solected by the
Refugee safety zones have been authorities and food and medical materials are being stored.
Women and children still resid- ing in Pakhoi have been requested to evacuate as soon as possible, and many are already trickling out of the port.
No attempt has yet been made by the Japanese to land on the mainland. It is believed that they are awaiting further reinforce- ments.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese forces it reported to be still in Formosa. -Our Own Cor- respondent.
NEW CHINESE DIVISION
Macao, To-day. A new division of Chinese troops has arrived on the Kwangtung- Kwangsi Border in the West River Region, according to reliable vernacular messages received here.
It is added that the Japanese have commenced their drive west- wards to the border along the West River and that aircraft arə very active in that area, bombing the Chinese positions.
A clash between the infantry of the two forces occurred yester- day morning when hand-to-hand fighting was reported
some dis- tance from Samshui.
The Chinese are, however, not
KWANGSI TROOPS
IN ACTION
AT KAUKONG
Macao, To-day.
A fierce clash between the Chin- eso and the Japanese occurred near Kaukong yesterday, according to reports from Shekki.
Gunûre was clearly audible in Shekki, it is added.
Details of the clash are still Jack-
ing here.
the
Kwangsi troops supported Kwangtung soldiers. Our Own Correspondent.
:
d
off
homes in villages along the West vessels near Weichow Island, River. Our Own Correspondent. Pakhoi, in the Gulf of Tonkin, has
been increased to thirteen. The number of Japanese naval land a destroyer.-Central News.
They include an aircraft carrier
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NAVAL CONCENTRATION
Kweilin, To-day.
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Ma Shu, the detective who was
Ounded by a Chinese gunman in
New Territories. yesterday, still in a serious condition.
with
Ma courageously grappled tho gunman, who had held up the bus between Un Long and Fanling, and received a severe wound in the face.
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