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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1938.

LANDINGS EFFECTED AT SEVERAL POINTS FROM JAPANESE

Invading Troops Push Inland In Attempt To Cut Railway

IT

IS OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED THAT COMBINED JAPANESE NAVAL AND MILITARY LANDINGS WERE MADE AT SEVERAL POINTS IN KWANGTUNG. THE EXACT POSITIONS ARE NOT YET KNOWN.

IT IS DEFINITELY KNOWN THAT THE INVADING forces

BRITAIN'S

DEFENCE LARDER

ARMADA

HAVE LANDED AT HACHUNG, IMPORTANT TOWN IN BIAS BAY MAJ. GEN. J. F. C. FUL

ABOUT THIRTY MILES FROM THE HONGKONG FRONTIER.

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Almost Empty At Time Of Crisis

LONDON, Oct 11. LER, Military Conres. pondent of the Daily Mail AN OFFICIAL JAPANESE COMMUNIQUE STATES THAT THE revealed in a special article gitis. Bert Fireman's Quintuplets LANDINGS WERE EFFECTED WITHOUT SERIOUS OPPOSITION, to-day that "Britain's de- of Swing: Slow Fox-Trois-Silver Sails On Moonlit Waters; After All fence larder was almost These Years....Jack Wilson and His THE JAPANESE ARE ALREADY PUSHING IN FROM THE COAST, completely empty at the Versatile Five; Tangos Buen Amar WITH THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY AS THEIR OBJECTIVE. time of the crisis.

Floods of refugees are alreatly commencing to cross the Hongkong| frontier, where two Companies of the Middlesex Regiment have been sent to augment the Police forco.

Military action in Hongkong has been taken purely as support for the Police in controlling the vast number of refugees expected to cross to the sanctuary of British territory.

Large barbed-wire concentration camps have been constructed in the New Territories by the Hongkong Government for the purpose of segregating the refugees. They will be fed by the Hongkong Government.

IT IS OFFICIALLY STATED THAT THE JAPANESE WARSHIPS AND TRANSPORTS Did NOT ARRIVE OFF THE KWANGTUNG COAST UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER 9 O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT. THE SHIPS LEFT FORMOSA UNDER SEALED ORDERS ON SUNDAY AND REMAINED AT SEA UNTIL LAST NIGHT.

LANDING CONFIRMED

morning.

the

They were seen steaming towards Bias Bay when they were sighted by the captain of a British vessel at 10.30 p.m.

A Proclamation was issued at 10 a.m. by the Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Expeditionary Forces in South China.

OFFICIAL JOINT COMMUNIQUE

Pinta

Night On The La

Orchestra; Llossas and His Tango Fox-Trot-Pop Corn Man; Quickstep "We could not have sent

Home

Again Blues....Harry Roy 20,000 men across

and Is Orchestra; Slow Fox-Trot to the New Pair Of Shoes (nim

Got A Continent for over

month," he declared.

1

"The Territorials would not haveRoy and His Orchestra.

been ready for almost a year.

"Now Britain is at lust doing the right thing. We are filling that larder.

"One day the Eritish people will creet a statue to Herr Hitler beenuse he shook us out of our lethargy."

General Fuller recommends that the terms Regular and Territorini Armica should be abolished.

Thoroughbreds don't cry'); Quick- step Swing Is Here To Sway (film All Baba goes to Town')....Harry 6.32 Closing Local Stock Quota- tions

0.35 End Cabaret."

D. B. C. Recording-"West

With Efe Atherton, May, June and Julie, The Mystery Singer, The Two Chorladies, Modge Stephens and Peggy Rhodes, Clifford Stanton, Queenie Leonard and Edward Cooper, Madge Mullen at the Plano, Piping by Ex-Pipe Major Massic, Philip Wade as a Taxi-driver, Ord Hamilton "We should call our forces, whe- and his 20th Century Band and In- ther they be Territorials or Regulars,erruptions by Leonard Henry as the Visitor. Devised and Produced by our Army, for that is what they are."

Cecil Madden,

ARABS ASK AUTONOMY

Japanese Consul- General in Hongkong, Mr. Toyoichi that SHANGHAI, Oct. 1. Nakamura, gave on assurance A joint Japanese Army and Navy the Japanese Government, in pursu- cominun:que issued this morning ance of their established policy, will confirms that a landing of Japanese not full to respect the interests of roops and marines was effected third Powers in connicetion with the "somewhere in South China" early military operations in South Chino, to-dny-Reuter. It warns all Chinese in

FUKIEN LANDING ATTEMPTED the areas in which fighting

Foochow, Oct. 12. is expected to take place

Tokyo, Oct. 12. Several attempts have been mad Commencement of disembarcation by the Japanese at Amoy to land a that the taking up of arms Japanese troops on the coast of Aotow and Chimel on the main land against the Japanese forces South China early this morning, was north of Amoy in the past few days, will meet with stern action. issued by the Army and

confirmed in 1 joint communique

The invadors were repulsed by of Navy De- The campaign in Kwangtung.partments of the Imperial Head- Chinese defenders.-Central News. quarters at 9.20 o'clock this morning.

SWATOW RAIDS states the Proclamation, will be

"Crack communique reads: pushed on to its logical con-units of the Japanese Army and Navy,

Shangal, Oct. 12. clusion.

maintaining close co-operation at Shipping-circles state that report dawn to-day succeeded in a surprise from Swalow state that Japanese China.

Swalow and are bombing the town mercliessly-United Press.

The

IN PALESTINE

8.00 Time, Weather and An- nouncements,

8.03

Chopin Concerto No. 2 In F Minor, Op. 21.

Arthur Rubinstein (Plano) and The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Barbirolli.

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8.32 Songs from Grand Opera. "Pagliacc!"

(Leoncavallo); With The Motley....Richard Tauber (Tenor) with Orchestra cond, by G.

in These Sacred Walls.

It is estimated that over 3 landing at certain points in Southplanes are creating terrific havoc in national home for the Jews in Pales- | 'Cities of Romance-

000 Japanese troops have already landed in Kwangtung.

.Ivar An-

Walter, "Madam Butterfly" (Puc- Cairo, Oct. 11.

eini); And Izaghi and Izanami

Buckman A

the Rosina

(Soprano) and demand for

Nellie Walker (Contralto) with Or establishment of a constitu-chestra cond. by Eugene Goossens, tional government in Palos.The Magic Flute (Mozart); With tine was the major point in dresen (Bass) with Orchestra cond. a resolution unanimously by Fritz Zwelg; "Norma" (Romani- Bellini); Queen Of Heaven....Ina passed at the closing session Souez (Soprano) with Orchestra cond.

the Moslem Inter by John Barbirolli,

8.50 London Relay-Empiro Ex- Parliamentary Congress at change."

Points of view by travellers from present being held here.

the Dominions and Colonies, The resolution declares that the

9.05 Reginald Foort (Organ) and

Orchestra. Congress considers null and vold the the B. B. C. Dance

Lulworth Cove (Shadwell); Seville Balfour declaration in support of a

-Haydn Wood) tine, and demands the immediate

3. B. C. The B. B

Orchestra Variety cessation of Jewish immigration to cond. by Charles Shadwell with Palestine.

at the B. B. C. Reginald Fourt SPIES IN CANTON

Hit Parade No. 3; Organi It rejects the division of Palestine Theatre in any form and demands the estab Intro: Goodnight Angel, My Heaven Canton, Oct. 11. Reports are current in Canton, that ishment of constitutional Govern- on Earth, Have you ever been in many people in the employ of the ment, the signing of an Anglo-Arab Heaven. Why talk about love, Sere

nude to the stars, So long sweet- Japanese had piled into the city. treaty, a general amnesty for political heat....Reginald Fourt at the B. B.

prisoners, the release of arrested | Military police, assisted by the leaders. The resolution finally

cialms Hand-Waltz

C. Theatre Organ; Give Me Your civilian police, made thorough

Marilou Tango search of the streets and the city that the acceptance of the above de The B. B. C. Dance Orchestra direct- The Captain of a British steamer

hostelries. For the first time, police-ords is the only possible solution which arrived in Hongkong at 5

It is understood that the Japanese women were engaged in the work of the problem and unless it is ac-ed by Henry Hall with vocal chorus; troops landed in Bias Bay practically Our Own Correspondent.

Curtain Up (Ballerina Sulte-A. cepted all Arab

be should o'clock this morning has officially without resistance since the spot is

osked

to consider the British and the Wood); Manhattan Moonlight (Alter)

peoples

...The B. B. C. Variety Orchestra ported that he sighted at least fifty

the pirate

Jews as enemies with all the con- country

the con-2335* warships

and supply in the heart of

sequences wh shorts,

which that feeling entails, cond. by Charles Shadwell with Re- Rinald Foort at the B. B. C. Theatre at 10.30 and the Japanese had previously

bought off the pirates.

In a preamble the resolution states Organ. that in order to show the good will of the Congress the Jews already in Palestine will be granted full rights of clüzenship.-Reuter.

"The Japanese forces are at present An official source in Hongkong

advancing into the hinterland. A states that between sixty and scorching heat is sweeping the dis seventy transports are in Blas triet, but the officers and men of the Bay alone.

Japanese Army and Navy are making The landing was effected from their operations with high moralc.-

Domei, a large convoy of transports and warships which crept into Bias: NO RESISTANCE MET Bay shortly after midnight.

entering o'clock last night.

the

Bay

Shanghai, Oct. 12.

At least 35 vessels were counted,{ The effort is understood here to be

while an additional twenty ships were seen in the offing.

or $0

an attempt to cut tire Kowloon Canton Railway-United Press,

The preliminary landing at 4.30] TOKYO EXCHANGE REACTION am. was, it is believed, by only n few thousand men.

to

BRITISHI TROOPS MOVE

Tokyo, Oct. 12. Stock exchange prices immediately turned upward in the belief that the The Telegraph is officially In-invasion of Conton Is indicated by formed that two Companies of the the report,-United Press.

Middlesex Regiment have been

ordered to the New Territories to support the Police there.

huge

REFUGEES STREAM INTO HONGKONG

Bay,

men-

50,000 TROOPS NOW ASHORE

Shanghai. Oct. 12. Foreign military sources siste that jat present there ETO over 50,000 Japanese troops ashore at Hachung in Bla's Bay where over transports are concentrated--United Presa.

seventy

that

mands

ASSASSINS FAIL

Jerusalem, Oct. 11.

0.30 London Relay-The News, 0.50

Songs by Richard Crooka (Tenor).

sures which were decided upon some their efforts in Hongkong where the and numerous Araba, police-men and Itoses (Claude Lejeune); Love me The landing at Hachung was months ago in preparation for effected ofler = bombardment which commenced at about 2 a.m: emergency that has now brisen.

I Am Dreaming (operetta "The Dubarry').....Plano accomp. by Frank La Forge; Without Your Love An unsuccessful attempt to (Operetta The Dubarry')....with assaasinate the District Commissioner Grace Moore (Soprano) and Orches TO ESTABLISH BASE

of Jerusalem was made at mid-day tra; You Will Remember Vienna to-day. Shanghai, Oct. 12.

(film *Viennese Nights').....with Four bombs, two of which explod-Orchestra. Japanese military authorities here have during recent months frequented, were thrown from the old city

10.00 London Relay-"In Town ly expressed the opinion

ramparts at a convoy of care pro- | To-night."” ព Japanese landing in South China will ceeding along the Jericho road. The

Introducing unusual storics from consisted of two military every walk of life and flashes from Large numbers of police officers Extra police have been des- be necessary, but only on a sumcient-convoy

Police

car and have been drafted to the New patched

the news of the week. Produced by to the Hongkong-ly large scale to persuade the Can- escort cars, a

and the Com-C. F. Meehan. Territories.

climinate front, and thereby

the missioner's car. It is emphasised in official quarters Kwangtung frontier to control tonese to desert the Chiang Kai-shek armoured vehicle

10.80 London Relay--A Recital by of soldiers and the flood of refugees already necessity for a South China cam- None of the occupants of the The B. B. C. Singers. that the drafting

convoy were lit and Police im-

Margaret Godley; Margaret Rees; police to the New Territories is a commencing to stream into the paign, particularly against Canton,

mediately cordoned off the area and Gladys Winmill; Doria Owens; Brad- precautionary measure to control the British Colony.

Military authorities here are of the searched it-Reuter.

bridge

White; Martin Boddey: Stan- enormous flood of refugees expected

MORE RIOTING

ley Riley; Samuel Dyson; Conducted cross the frontier,

In view of official confirmation of opinion that the present landing is A prelude to the establishment of a

Jerusalem, Oct. 11.

Harvey:

With Ernest Lush by Trevor The Hongkong Government has the Japanese landing in Blas

Fighting all over Palestine to-day at the Plano: Songs: To Lovely Groves constructed

concentration the Police Department has set into strong base, after which there will

be a full while negotiatore renew has resulted in 17 Arabs being killed (Cheries Tessier);

Lips like camp in the New Territories and re-motion certain precautionary fugees will be detained there.

Canton representatives have fre- constables being wounded.

Truly (Jacques Lefevre): When I quently conferred with

Near Belsan 15 Arabs were killed Behold (C. Goudimel); Fo, La, Lt, I Japanese agents, according to Japanese re-while battling

with the British Cannot Conceal It (Plerre Certon); Trans-Jordan frontier forces under Soul in Torment (Jean Hure); Ma Colonel H. Wachl, one of Colonel Captain Seymour Evans, who Dolhara's trusted Heutenants,

was drigal (Gabriel Faure); Quartets with is wounded.

piano, Op. 112: 1. Yearning; 2. In among the negotiators, according to Brillch troops have made their the

Night; 3. Heaven Shines so reports.

Most neutrals belleve that the Can-Churquters in the courtyard of the Limpid and Clear; 4. See the Roses of the Nativity in Bethlehem Growing; 5. Grow, Sunging Nettle, tonese will not capitulate, despite in preparation for large-scale cam-by the toad, 0. Pretty Swallow, feed-the threat of a Japanese advance on paign. The city is still under Arab Dearest Swallow (Brahms). have Canton and are of the opinion that control, however,

the South Chinn landing is partially

11.00 London Relay-France ai At Beisan there were very heavy Play'. intended to demoralise the Chinese casualties when the Arabs attacked during the advance on Hankow and battled with the police until United Press.

English planes strafed the. Arab positions, forcing them to retreat Jawish National Council in Palestine and leave 11 dead and three wounded, has sent à message to M. Weizmanın

United Press.

declaring that the Palestine Jews will not LONDON DISCUSSIONS

sparo any sacrifice to London, Oct. 11, frustralo on Arab design which will Discussions on the altuation in mean the destruction of Izrael's last Palestine continued at the Coloniat koj|*

the

inports.

Refugees will be concentrated camps in the New Territories at sites already chosen by the Government.

No refugees will be allowed to enter Kowloon or Hongkong, but will

at Kun-Tin. Valley, accommodated Car Au Tau.

be

It is believed that the Japanese will strain every effort to drive parallel with the Hongkong-Kwangtung frontier and cut the

The necessary provisions for Kowloon-Canton Railway, ng' and housing the refugees later dominating the river already been made. mouth.

By this means they would The Telegraph authoritatively. effectively cut Canton off learns that a Gezett Extraordinary from

all supplies from will be sued lo-day, containing temporary additions to the Emergency Hongkong-Reuter, United Regulations promulgated last Satur-

day. Press and Telegraph _mes- 8ages,

ON OTHER SIDE OF HONGKONG

Above twelve Japanese warships were seen yesterday steaming off Chungshan district and at the mouth of the Pearl River, it is said.

NEW EMERGENCY REGULATIONS

will

The additional regulations empower the Hongkong Police Do- partment to control réfugees enter- ing the Colony from Kwangiang Province.

THIRD POWER RIGIITS

GERMANY TO DEMOBILISE

Berlin, Oct. 11. It is authoritatively learned that Germany will commence demobilisa- tion on October 18,

All Reservists will return to civil Commenting on the landing of Ufe within two or three weeks of Japanese troops in Bios Bay this that date.-United Prest.

A talk by E. M, Stephon. 11.10 Close Down.

Office lo-day between Mr. Malcolm A telegram to Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, the Secretary for Colen- Macdonald signed by the heads of les, and other oMelals, Including tho|every important Jewish organisation High Commissioner of Palestine who in the United States, states that the is at present, in London-Reuter, Jews refuse to bellove reports that JEWB WON'T GIVE WAY BA|Delta!n. entertaining a plan

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London, Oct. 12, calculated to undermine the policy Following the Arab ́ultimatum of a Jewish national home- from the Congress in Cairo, the J Reuter.

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