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BRITISH SOLDIER KILLED BY JAPANESE

Long-Heralded Japanese ULSTER RIFLEMAN DIES FROM

Offensive. Begins

Chinese Spokesman Denies Withdrawal Of Troops From Kiangwan

Shanghai, October 24:...The Japanese have launched the long- hecalded offensive which is now under way, According to a Japan- ese Army communique it was launched yesterday with the Chinese. to-day retreating from Tachang and Klangwan on which the strong- est pressure was applied.

The Japanese" assert that aircraft are bombing the retreaters with the warships and artillery shelling them.

A Chinese spokesman denies the Japanese claim and says that the Chinese have not withdrawn anywhere,

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The Japanese are at present ture of Fuhtan University on the Applying the strongest pressure on road from Hongkew Park the Tachang and Klangwan sec- | Klangwan.--. tors and claim that Chinese forces at Tachang and Klangwan, began a general retreat with the Army. pursuing, aircraft bombing and warships shelling them.

A Chinese spokesman says that the Japanese claim is all non- sense and emphasises that the Chinese

are not only holding their own but have made gains, The Japanese also claim the cap-

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COLONY GOLF TITLE

F. GROVES WINS

CHINESE CROSS - TUHAI RIVER "Shanghai. Oct. 24: Chinese re- ports claim that Chinese troops have crossed the Tuhai River on the Tsinpu Railway front and are advancing northward. A Chinese is attacking Ling- detachment

sten- Bruter,

H.K.-BOUND TRAIN BOMBED

Canton,

Oct. 24: The early F. Groves, General Manager of morning slow train from Canton the American Express Company to Hong Kong was bombed this yesterday won the amateur cham- | morning at Namsha at, a point plonship of the Golf Clubs of three miles from Sheklung bridge. Hong Kong at Fanling when he re- It is reported that the train turned rounds of 18 and 81 to stopped at Námsha Station when aggregate 159,

Japanese planes appeared and dropped bombs some of which hit the

The Visitors Cup was won by W. Taylor, of the Kowloon Golf Club, with an aggregate of 168 made up

8 and 84.

O. E. C. Marton, Colony cham- pion in 1933, 34, and 35. returned cards of 79 and 77, totalling 156, but was disqualified.

The following took part in the championship:-

station and some actually landed on the train. Meanwhile the passengers had taken to the rice fields with the result that only two were killed and four injured although casualties. would have been extremely serious had warn- ing not been received in time.-

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