1939-06-29 — Page 11

THE GHINASI

NO EVACUATION OF FOOCHOW

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BRITISH SHIPS WILL CONTINUE TO CALL AT TREATY PORTS

There will be no evacuation

from Foochow, at least, as far as THOSE FOOCHOW

the British residents of that port are concerned, the “China “Mall” was official informed.

Two British warships are at pre- sent lying off Sharp Peak, Foochow

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RUMOURS

A second denial was made to

H.M.S. “Daring and... H.M.S, Duchess. Earlier reports indicated the “Chină Mail" by the local that all Third Power nationals naval authorities this morning were being evacuated from Foo-of reports that Britons have chow, but this is officially denied, started to evacuate Foochow.

Reports that H.M.S. Dainty has taken on board several Britons from Foochow would seem to be some- what "premature," as. Dainty

DECIDE TO REMAIN

"They were offered the oppor-

refused and have decided to re- main," the "China Mail" was in-

formed this morning..

It is understood that American nationals in Foochow have also de- cided to remain there. No Amer-

naval authorities stated.

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It is reiterated that there is no intention of abandoning Foochow on the part of either the British or the United States authorities.

"All quiet on the Treaty Port front" might well be the synopsis of an official statement by the local naval authorities in the course of an interview tunity to evacuate, but they have now in Shanghai, the Hong Kong with the "China Mail" this morning. Swatow is running short of vegetables and other fresh produce, and the lack of ice is making life very uncomfortable in this hot weather, but otherwise the position is not too unfavour-ican warship has yet arrived in

Foochow, but one is expected. able. Foochow will not be evacuated.

There is little news from Wen- The last ship to actually enter the harbour of Swachow, chiefly due to the fact that there are no foreign warships tow itself was the China Navigation Company's there. The British naval authori s.s. Kiangsu, which came into the port on Monties do not contemplate sending one day last under naval escort, the "China Mail" to Wenchow, for the time being. was informed.

REGULAR CALLS

Mails, it is understood from another source; were landed yes- Other coastal ships-notably terday from the Douglas steamer those of the C.N. Co., Indo-China are to Seistan by a picket boat from S.N. Co., and Douglas H.M.S. Scout, which is remaining make regular calls at Swatow, at Swatow for "the time being in but it is understood that until company with HM.S, Thanet. negotiations with the Japanese Both the Seistan and the China authorities are completed, they Navigation Company's s.s.will not endeavour to enter the Kwangtung were lying just out- harbour itself. They will con- side the bar at Swatow yester- tinue to call at Swatow, however, day. It is understood that they in order to maintain the principle are not to attempt to enter he of the right of British shipping port.

to use the treaty ports.

It is considered unlikely that Wenchow will be evacuated. There are barely 30 foreigners there at the moment, all men, and they will be afforded the sanctuary of the large island in the middle of the harbour which has been used as a residential area in the past.

FOOCHOW TENSION

Min River, the Japanese have start-

Islands lying to the east of Pingtam

ed an invasion of the Tung Chun Island, which is off the coast of Futsing.

About 300 Japanese landing, there on Tuesday afternoon were engaged -- by the Chinese self-defence corps led by the magistrate of Pingtam. The Japanese were supported by artillery and bombing planes.

An investigation discloses that a fleet of fourteen Japanese warships is off the Foochow coast. Among these is an aircraft-carrier, aboard of which are twenty-one planes. The planes have been actively bomb- Meanwhile (says Central News).ing Chinese towns and villages along there is growing tension off the the coast in the past two days. coast of foochow as a result of Bombs, were rained over Changmen, increasing Japanese naval activities. Meihus, Lunghungkiang, Hungshan- After the occupation of Sharp chiao, Paishahslang, and Luchow- Peak Island at the entrance of the hsiang,

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