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TOWED :一拜讀 號七十月十英港香 MONDAY, OCTOBER 17,

1938 日四十月八

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DUNLOP Fort

RAILWAY CUT NEAR H.K. Japanese in Sight of Frontier at Shatau

THREE LINES OF ADVANCE

East and West Armies To Link up Near H.K.?

T IS UNOFFICIALLY BUT RELIABLY STATED THAT THE JAPANESE COLUMN STRIKING WESTWARD FROM TAMSHUI TOWARDS THE CANTON-KOWLOON Railway suCCEEDED IN STRADDLING THE TWIN LINES OF STEEL AT A POINT FIFTEEN MILES NORTH OF THE HONGKONG FRONTIER,

Intensive aerial activity proceded the Japan- ese advance on the lino.

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Another report states that the railway has boon cut also slightly south of Cheungmuktau by a column which advanced southwestwards from Waichow.

KWANGTUNG WAR: EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS ON PAGE 7

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Cyproeans

EXCLUSIVE WAR PICTURE FROM THE BAS BAY FRONT-Photograph, taken five miles. photograph shows from Walchow on Friday and rushed to Hongkong by remier. This exclusive Chinese troops rushing to front lines which were hastily manard couih-cast of Walchow, prior to the The undulating nature of the country is typical Japanese entry into the city on Saturday morning. of this East Ilver area-Copyright.

Telegraph

CHURCHILL LASHES OUT

NEW LANDING WEST OF H.K.

Poor Resistance Puzzles Military Experts

"Telegraph" Special Correspondent

COPYRIGHT:

MILITARY CIRCLES ARE ASTONISHED AT

THE RAPIDITY OF THE JAPANESE ADVANCE IN SOUTH CHINA.

Highlights of yesterday's fighting including the successful crossing of the East River at three places and a forced march along the Waichow-Canton highway to within 48 miles of Canton; a major landing in Sanon County at the Pearl River delta of Namtau and a march overland to Shatau, which is only one mile from the Hongkong frontier; and three separate drives on the Canton-Kowloon Railway, which was expected to be ca

Czechs before dawn this morning.

The Japane me to bank of Photographic Rape of Czechs:

capture Poklo, on the north bank of the East River, has been confirmed from Chinese

sources.

The main body of the in-

is vading forces

driving north-westwards to- wards Tsungfa, 40 miles north-east of Canton, from where they will be able to strike simultaneously

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Demand wards the provincial capital Autonomy Railway

and the Canton-Hankow

It is anticipated that a decisive battle will be fought at Tseng- ATHENS, Oct. 16.

shing, where the main Chinese PROCLAMATION by the

army is entrenched in Canton's "Federation of the Natives of "Maginot" Linc, awaiting the Cyprus", in which the right of advancing of the Japanese to self-determination is demanded terrain more favourable to the for the inhabitants of the island, defenders.

has attracted not only the atten- tion of the British authorities,

The Japanese capture of

but has found a loud response Lungkong,

among the natives on the island. Tamshui

raidway between and the Canton-

The demonds, which are made by Kowloon Railway, has been con- former inhabitants of the island now firmed. It is this force which

will

COMMONS TO DISCUSS DEFENCE

LONDON, Oct. 16.

living in Greece, most of them in succeeded in severing the rail. THE QUESTION as to the most

banishment following the uprising of

suitable form to be given to

1031, will have the result, it is way just north of the Hongkong national service in view of the believed, of bringing about, negotia frontier. tlons between the British and Greck governments, with an ultimate settle- ment of the

have

preparation against the even-

the

on

ani

Half a million dvilians have ul-tuality of war, will immediately rendy evacuated Canton for the in-engage the attention of Parlia

defences in Shameen that the final terior. All

and meat when it re-assembles in Hope is

of the have been manned by sallors

November. solution will be a reunion

Indian troops, ma population with Greece.

A further

the 400

refugees entered the According to press reports, Cyprus, which has a population of

be opened 310,000, demanded, on the grounds of Concentration Camp at Kam Tin speech from, the Throne, with which

ap-Parliament will

3, will contain the right of self-determination pro- yesterday, making the total

November

of emergency legtsin- claimed by the Alles in 1919, to be proximately 1,000. Several

announcement united with Greoos, but during the been released from the camps follow- Peace-atgotiations, the British Prime ng guarantees by friends and xala dan designed to give, Government the

Mr.

od Uves in Hongkong that they would David Lloyd Minisit the Greek Prime) adequately-eared for, the payer to draw up a national register LOT of all voluntary workers, including Georg, Airged

Matsheds are being hastily real women. Preparations for drawing Minister, M. Venizelos not to insist upon including Cyprus in any of the at Kam Tim to care for use enormous up this register are alrea) being treaties, promising him that the influx of refugees expected this week made by the Ministry for the co-

regulated by Accommodation is being provided for ordination of defence. question would be

60,000 people, (Continued on Page 4.3

be

Troopship Leaves U. K. After "Emergency" Delay

TRANSPORT Dunera left Southampton for Hongkong to daval and military details after having had her te the events of "emergency wack" for nearly

where the men were to do patrol -work during the plebiscite of certain

It is expected that labour exchanger. and the professional organisations di the intellectual classes will be re- quested to co-operate, and that a oliclling campaign from house to house will be organised. 11 is ba

loved that a new government office will be created to deal with the It is believed that a new

med.mce will be created, to

with the organising of voluntary service, other than milltary, and that the former Governor of Bengal. Str Tolin Anderson, will be appointed head of that office.

It may be recalled; the was entrusted, during

isla, with the

Bitter

Attack

to

Meating with practically no down trains between Kowloon and resistance the main Japanese Canton crossed. Army is driving rapidly towards Canton.

Walchow.

IN SIGHT OF OBJECTIVE Although all the bridges across L Following the occupation of innumerable creeks and small five on this highway have been blown u Walchow at dawn on Saturday, by Chinese suppers, themaner LONDON, Oct. 16.

the Japanese forded the East column is reported to have rende River to the north bank at three considerable advance against WINSTON CHURCHILL broadcasting

railway centre, successively enter MR

Chaungfoling America to-day, replied to Herr Hitler's recent separate points.at.2.p.m. entered ungling. Ch

night the Japanese were repor strictures upon himself, Mr. Anthony Eden and Mr. A. Fakio, six miles north-west of and Taitton. At eight o'clock bo within eleven miles of the they immediately way, in sight IL COMORIES IS of Cheungimuktais Duff Cooper, former First Lord of the Admiralty,

DRIVE NEAR HONGKONO After speaking of the disaster would have been confronted with suchom there

highway to within ten miles

Simultaneously, another force which had befallen Europe, Mr. a formidable array that he would push along the Walchow-Canton have been deterred from his purpose Tsongshing, where a large force of

be driving westward towards the Churchill reiterated his convice and the moderate forces in Germany Chinese troops are believed to

(Continued on Page 4). entrenched, Tsongahing is 35 miles tion that if, months ago, Britain, would have been rallied.

from Canton by road. Parliamentary France and Russia had jointly

clared they would act together liberal peaceful forces everywhere While the main Japanese Army another Canton, against Germany If Hitler com- had sustained defeat, leaving them

the main dangers.

driva down Tver. 10

highway to aggression on Czechp Slovakia, a whole world wanted peace and and had invited Poland, Yugo-Slavia security, but we had gained it Hongkong-Walchow

County ra.lway city where up and and Rumania to jole the combination by the sacrifice of Czecho-Slovakia, Wards Cheungmuktau, the Tunikkoon (Continued on Page 4) of ponce-defending Powers..: Hitler

democracies and

drove

towards

of

mitted an act of inprovoked weaker to cope with the Increased column remained south of the East Late News On