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MONDAY, OCTOBER

17, 1938.

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NEW LANDING REPORTED

Japanese Cut Railway Near Hongkong Frontier

THREE LINES OF ADVANCE

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

IT 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 acrial activity preceded the Japan- ose advance on the linc.

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

The Japanese capture of KWANGTUNG WAR: ||Poklo, on the north bank of EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS the East River, has been confirmed from Chinese sources.

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The main body of the in- vading forces

now

Cyproeans driving north-westwards to

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

Demand strike simultaneously to-

wards the provincial capital and the Canton-Hankow

Autonomy Railway.

ATHENS, Oct. 16.

It is anticipated that a decisive battle will be fought at Tseng-

shing, where the main Chinese army is entrenched in Canton's "Maginot Line, awaiting the advancing of the Japanese to terrain more favourable to the defenders.

A PROCLAMATION by the "Federation of the Natives of Cyprus", in which the right of, self-determination is demanded. for the inhabitants of the island, has attracted not only the atten- tion of the British authorities, The Japanese capture of but has found a loud respon Lungkong, midway between among the natives on the island. Tamshui and the Canton- The demands, which are made by Kowloon Railway, has been con- former inhabiinals of the island now firmed. It is this force which

EXCLUSIVE WAR PICTURE FROM THE BÍAS DAY FRONT-Photograph, taken five miles from Walchow on Friday and rushed to Hongkong by courier. This exclusive photographi shows Chinese troops rushing to front lines which were hastily manned youth-east of Walchow, prior to the Japanese entry into the city on Saturday morning. The undulating nature of the country is typical of this Enst Ilver aren-Copyright.

Telegraph

CHURCHILL LASHES OUT

Photographic Rape

Competition

An Exhibition of Prize- Winning and other relected entrics the Eighth Annual "Telegraph" Photographle Com- petition · commenced in the Board Boom of the South China Morning Post Ltd, thus morning. Admission to the Exhibidon is free.

the

To-morrow

"Telearnph" will publishi a special Ari Supplement of the Prize Win- ning entries in the Competition. This Supplement will be sold with the Final Edition only of to-morrow's "Telegraph.""

The selection of photographs contained in the Supplement represent the cream of amateur photography in South China. DON'T MISS YOUR Cory.

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

1931, will have the result, it is way just north of the Hongkong national service in view of the believed, of bringing about negotia frontier.. tions between the British and Greek

preparation against the oven- governments, with an ultimate settle- Half a million civilians have ment of the problem.

ready evacuated Canton for the intuality of war, will immediately Hope is expressed that the Anterior. All defences in Shameen engage the attention of Parlia- solution will be a reunion of the have been manned by sallors and ment when it re-assembles in population with Greece...

Indian troops.

November.

According to Tin

press reports, the speech from the Throne, with which

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Cyprus, which has a population of A further 400 refugees entered the 310,000, demade, on the grounds of Currentrallen Camp at Kan the right of self-determination pro- yesterday, making the total claimed by the Allies in 1919, to be proximately 1,000. Several have Parliament will be opened on united with Greece, but during the been released from the camps follow- November 3. will contain Peace negotiations, the British Prime ng guarantees by friends and rela-announcement of emergency legislu- Minister, then Mr. David Lloyd tives in Hongkong that they would be tlon designed to glvy Government die George, urged the Greek Prine adequately cared for.

power to draw up a national register Minister, M. Venizelos not to insist upon including Cyprus in any of the at Kam Tim to care for the enormous up this register are already being Mataheds are being hastily erected of alt voluntary workers, including iwomen. Preparations for drawing treaties, promising him that the influx of refugees expected this week. question would be regulated by Accommodation is being provided for inde by the Ministry for the co-

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50,000 people.

Troopship Leaves U. K.

After "Emergency" Delay

THE TRANSPORT Dunera left Southampton for Hongkong to- day with naval and military details after having "had" her voyago delayed by the events of "emergency week" for nearly three weeks,

WILE

ordination of defence.

It is expected that labour exchanges) and the professional organisations on the intellectual classes will be re- quested, to co-operate, and that a to

soliciting campaign from house house will be organised. It is be- lieved that a new government office will be created to deal with the organised. It is believed that a new government office will be crented to deal with the organising of voluntary rervice, other than military, and that the former Governor of Bengal, Sir John Anderson, will be appointed head of that office.

measures

with

Rape of Czechs: Bitter Attack

LONDON, Oct. 16.

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to

NEW ATTEMPT FOR SWATOW

Big Battle Imminent for Gateway to Canton

ANOTHER MAJOR JAPANESE LANDING HAS

BEEN MADE, ACCORDING TO REPORTS JUST TO HAND.

It is stated that five thousand Japanese had landed at Kipshek, in Lukfung County, and have already advanced to Kaptse. It is believed that this landing has been made with the object of proceeding along the Waichow highway towards Swatow.

The Cantonese 151th Army is bearing the brunt of the fighting that has so far devolved upon the defenders.

A major battle is developing aerial bombardment since yesterday. this morning southeast of morning. Over a hundred Japanese Tsengcheng, which is about plones have participated in the ralds and Incendiary bombs were freely forty miles from Canton,

used.

A hundred thousand Chinese troops have halted the Japanese

On Canton

advance

bombing Chinese troops south-cast

The Japanese are also heavily, which, of Teengcheng and state that not one hitherto, has been irresistible. Chinese plane has been seen any- Martial law has been proclaim-landing was effected in Blas Bay last where in South China since the ed in Canton. Chinese reports week.

state that the measure, which

Chinese news agencies udmit the was taken on Saturday, is pure evacuatio of Wolchow and the ly precautionary.

retirement of Chinese (orces to the 4. Further confrmation of the "Tele- | north. bands of the East River. --The-

MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL, broadcasting

America to-day, replied to Herr Hitler's recent strictures upon himself, Mr. Anthony Eden and Mr. A. Duff Cooper, former First Lord of the Admiralty.

After speaking of the disaster would have been confronted with such which had befallen Europe. Mr. formidable array that he would it is believed that the line was cut to midnight, Churchill reiterated his convic-and the moderate forces in Germany;

have been deterred from his purpose at Pingwu. tion that if, months ago, Britain, would have been rallied. France and Russia had jointly. eclared they would act together against Germany if Hitler corn nitted an act of unprovoked aggression on Czecho-Slovakia,

The whole world wattled peace and and had Invited Poland, Yugo-Slavia security, but we had gained 11 and Rumania to join the combination by the sacrifice of Czecho-Slovakia, of peace-defending Powers, Hillery (Continued on Page 4.)

graph" report that the railway has fall of Waichow was preceded by a been cut just north of the Hongkong furious Japanese serial bombard- frontier hna been received from ment. Japanese sources. Chinese circles Police Reservists, who were called are silent, but admit that Lungkong, up in Hongkong last week, are on just east of the rallway, has fallen, patrol duty every night from 8 p.m.

The Dunera

It may be recalled that Sir John originally where the men were to do patrol was entrusted, during the recent scheduled to leave England

work during the plebiscite of certain crisises for the evacuation of the September 27 but at the last moment semi-Sudeten areas,

the organisation ol the programme was cancelled and With the cancellation of was held in reserve pending the out-plebiscite, the Dunera, was left free Daily Mail states that large-scale the civilian population of London. The come of the Czecho-Slovakian crisis, to resume her trooping programme. plans are now being drawn up for Then she was nominated as one of She is not bringing out a battalion but providing bomb-prost shalters in the the transports to be used to take the a considerable number of details for entire London area, #) an estimated British Legion to Crocho-Slovakia the three services at several porta

cost of £4,000,000 Tranz-Gesanger

THE BRIDGEH the city at daw

Parliamentary democracies and beral penerful forces everywhere had sustained defeat, leaving them weaker to cope with the increased dangers.

"I can't tell you anything deduits because we have no observers along the Chinese section," said Mr. E. S. Carter, Manager of the British see tion.

"It is probably true, however, that the ne has been cut. All communications have been severed," Tsengcheng is completely a flame as a result of an almost continuous

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