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RIDDLE OF CANTON FINAL HOURS OF DEATH OF A CITY

Communications with Canton became reduced to wireless connection and the congestion of trafle was so heavy that much news did not get through,

Below, correspondents tell in delayed messages of what they anw on Friday and Saturday.

Canton, Oct. 21.

In the course of a bizarre twelve hour night laxi tour of the front with two free-lance cameramen, Messrs. A. Tyler Hull, of Buckrow Bench, Vir- giulo, and Roy G. Scott, of St. Louis, MRS. AKRORD HUNT wishes too. 1 found myself leading the Chinese advance, which just missed servants including encountering

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Proceeding towards the front, found large scale Chinese troop move. menta in both directions executed with parade-ground precision. I also found the hill enclosed roads leading ott of Canton

only very slightly Damaged, but saw no wounded.

Thirty miles east of Canton, I en countered (1 column of Chinese Vickers whippet tanks accompanied

their unit.

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run.

They propped up our anti-tank guns with the akk of Impromptu bamboo ́ ́tripods and fought back savagely.

In the course of a six-hour ordeal.

thrusta

MONDAY,

help protect the Lingnan University | and lockett Hospital. It also

sending a warning to Pak Hok Tung! residenta to

to move

Shameen. Blind girls from Pak ok Tung will shortly be brought by boat scar to Shameen.

All Streets Dend

Later.

A United Press correspondent who toured the city at 4 p.m. saw tank tracks on the Bund. He also sow the

American flag at the Y.M.C.A. gate

with two bullet holes through it.

Mr. Wallace Forgie, a native of Torano, who is in charge of the Y.M.C.A. said, "I saw twenty tanks pass

with Japanese flags." Planes are flying low Chinese soldiers with Chinese staff cars still scattered The streets appear to be dead, though through the city seein unworried.

overhead. and

arms

ឆព occasional struggler is seen. Those evacuating are also calm.

up to noun, 275 men only could be mustered out of the original 500. The Japanese mechanised may break through, but their infantry will have the hardest time follow-

En route to the Canton Hospital, ing. Our men's morale la high. We Mays a United Press correspondent, I have only one with--to get at some-asked where the hospital thing we can Dght"-United Press. directed him towards the

WAS. I Hackett Memorial Hospital, since the Canton Hospital had closed.

Canton

Shameen Defence

Canton, Oct. 21. dying to-day. Early this morning 1 went by boat to Linguan. "It was filled with refugees but still they did not show any sign of a panic.

the

saw a man with a wounded leg who

Asked how he had been wounded, the man said a large number of Japanese tanks came down Tal Ping sunt, and turned eastward along the Bund

OCTOBER....... 24, 1938.

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Diplomatic Re-Shuffle In France

POST OFFICE.

CHRISTMAS PARCEL MAIL FOR]

GREAT BRITAIN The Christmas Parcel Mail for

PARIS, Oct. 23. An Important diplomatic re- shuffle is announced as a result Great Britain will be closed in the General Post Offico and Kowloon of the transfer of M. Francois Central Post Oflee at Noon on Fel- Poncet from Berlin to Rome. day, the 11th November

per 8.S. M. Erik Labonne, at present Am-ltanpura" and is due to arrive at bassador to Barcelona, has been ap-

London on the 10th December, 1938.

The Public are kindly requested to pointed Resident-General at Tunis. He will be succeeded by M. Jules post early. Henry, chief private secretary to M. Bonnet.

M. Paul Nogglar, Ambarsatior to China, is being transferred to Moscow, where he taken the place of M. Coulondre, who has been appointed It is understood that M. George Bonnet also recommended the ap- pointment of M. Massigli, Director of Political Affairs at the Qual d'Orsay, to be Ambassador to Turkey.

Ambassador to Berlin.

In some quarters these changes are regarded as a sign of France's new attitude towards the totalitarian Staten since the Munich agreement.

Reuter.

who, however, seem yet to be some distance away.

Sporadic machine-gun fire was heard from White Cloud Mountain, north-east of the clly, indicating that the Japanese were still some miles from the city.

A tour of the city found Wongsha Station deserted with some rolling stock, tanks and anti-aircraft equip- ment destroyed by last night's fire. The caretaker there said that the train scheduled to leave last night did not go until this morning.

The gateman ut the Canton Hospital Just after reaching Lingnan, several confirmed the story and said there by a motor cycle and KOFREOUS explosions were heard east of the were sixteen Lanks, Anolier eye- hearse with baby blue and gilt filings city, which was followed by fires, witness said he counted eighteen.

sounds like shots providing the and glass-panels. This was serving

At present the streets are quiet. as a staff ear, in which were very blowing up of munition dumps. Most of the people now remaining For Shomeen has completed the erect-believe themselves trapped. much alive but slightly embarassed

steel- example, one man stopped me and officers, who proposed we followed of defences, including

plates guarding the bridges. The asked me whether I was afraid. I Later, both the hearse and our French are digging trenches on the asked him why he had not gone, and selves overtook the unit, and sudden-Castern tip of the Island, while the he rolled that he had been unable

British are removing that

the natahed to finit a boat or a ricksha. I told. ly inet rusaing men saying

to the him to cross the river Honam raiding party of Japanese tanks had covering the bridge to reduce

Island in the south, but he apathe- appeared a mile ahead, and had Ore hazard. machine-gunned some buses which

The last group of foreigners to cally replied it was no use since overtook 143 half-an-hour before. evacuate left this morning for Shekki he would probably die anyway.

American Consuinte Planes continue to circle the city, The hearse turned a dignited inlt on board the

launch with a' naval

guard. The dropping enticing leaflets, and we followed.

Movements of Chinese mechanized group included about fifteen Ameri- Chinese reports say that a certain for-General is responsible, for this big- units and heavy artillery later in the cans as well as fifteen other

cigners

gest debacle in Chinese military his- night suggested a retirement before

Later.

tory, It is said that he was paid trial of strength, probably due to the

The blowing up of buildings successful

by 2,000,000 yuan by the Japanese to ful Japanese flanking

and is operations

Poklo. the Chinese is continuing, the latest carry out a mock defence, north-cast of During our tour, we found Chinese being the O.S.K. Japanese ware-slated to hold the chief military post troops who had obviously not been houses, the Brewery, the Paper Fac- in the puppet government. damaged in the slightest.

tory, and the Cotton Mill, while it

Complete Evacuation Our party's guide on

fa also learned that the Power-house night the

Later. tour was a pint-sized girl-saliller generators have been set are with

During the past few days, Canton named Mabel Yang, formerly a desk gasoline, and the Water plant has

also

clothes when able. They been blown up. The evacuation has witnessed probably the most com- clerk at the popular New Asin Hotel, who won the hearts of the gruffest has since slowed up. There are few plete evacuation of any city in the

world's history. pedestrians aboul, though many are front-line offleers and secured for us a welcome everywhere.

seen sitting patiently by the street-through the deserted city's main Japanese tanks later passed Twenty business street and disappeared, leav ing no trace of their passing except bullet spattered walls, and the rld- died boilles of four civilians, one a

Chinese Unit Decimated

side.

The Tanks Appear

At 3.10 p.m. D:. Cadbury and Dr. Thonon telephoned the United Slates Consulate that Japanese tanks had passed the Canton Hospital on the Bund near the Ol Kwan Hotel ni

Later. The unit which we left at 4 am. WON waylaid und

decimated by Japanese aeroplanes and tanks in the course of a desperate six-hour battle, nten ngainst machines, which began | few minutes ago. at 5 am.

Despite the dynamling it had re- ceived, the Pearl River bridge is still standing and seems fairly safe.

Is notable that all the things the Japanese have tried for weeks to destroy, including the Power and Water plants, and the Cement, Collon and Paper mills, were destroyed a few hours ago this morning by the Chinese blowing them up.

This morning 1 met ahaggard young California born battalion com- mander who cald: "When you suld you met Japanese tanks I didn't quite believe it, because I was order ed to take up guard duty at a second line place where you had been. We never got to our position. Just after you left received an order to operate Independently, signifying a Japanese A few minutes ago, Japanese planes break-through. An hour afterwords circling low over the city dropped Japanese planes spotted us. After leaflets, one of which fell on the some men were killed their infuriated U.S.S. Mindanao, saying how friend- comrades opened Are. Then the by the Japanese troops had always Japanese determined to destroy us. been to the citizens in the occupied "Six tanks came down the road. areas, and how they had always help- We amashed three with our four antled the farmers, the old and young tank guns, which killed seven of the and the helpless. It denounced crews. Fifty Japanese planes in Chiang Kai-shek bitterly. groups began ceaselessly to harry us The U.S.S. Mindanno Is this atter- neross country. Our men refused to roon sending details of sallors to

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young and pretty girl, one a soldier.

Squadrons of Japanese planes clr- cled low over the city throughout the day. At the end of the day, Canton remains riddle.

Japanese planes and tanks dominate the couds into the city but are re- maining on both sides of the bottle- neck of the Canton-Walchow Bond.

While troops, went forward, I saw heavy equipment sent back and evacuated promptly and emciently. Despite the passage of the Japanese tanks, I saw small groups of Chinese officers and men in the streets.

The Canton-Hankow Railway sent out a train to-night, while iis ad- ministration buildings were

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Canton, Oct. 22. Canlon was very quiet this morn- ing Thousands were patiently and apathetically waiting for the Japanese,

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Fire raged in the city centre where the Milliary Headquarters had been blown up, and for a time threatened the Y.M.C.A. It has now died out. Occasional Japanese planes circle the city dropping leadets addressed to General Wu Teh-chen,

General Yu Han-mou, and Mayor Tseng Yang-fu, very polllcly announcing the Japanese are surrounding the city, requesting their surrender, other- the Japanese would unfortunate- ly be forced to destroy the place.

Only a few soldiers are seen in the streets, these stragglers changing their are all

Later,

and

wise

unarmed.

A United Press correspondent and an American cameraman, Rey G. Scott, from St. Louls, Mo., made a four of the city at 1.20 p.m. to-day. Going up Tal Ping Lo, a Japanese plane circled a few hundred overhead, but few away, evidently seeing the American flag.

feet

At the corner of Wing Hon Lo and Wai O Lo, Japanese soldiers were seen walking. carrying bunches of bananas. They appeared to be nervous. Further away, three Japan- ese soldiers were seen riding bicycles. “A mile inter at Tungshan, we were slopped at the intersection where machine-gunned Chinese trucks with Chinese soldiers had been slapped. A company of Japanese soldiers were seen crossing the hill ahead. We waved our flag as they pointed their bayonets. They were joined by an- other company coming in by other roads on trucks they had com- imandeered preparatory to entering the city,

"A colonel, sald to be a commander of an entering regiment numbering over 1,000, sald they spent last night in Shaho, five miles east, and asked If many Chinese civilians were seen. They were apparently disappointed to And very few.

"Several Chinese civillans necom- panying apparently unarmed soldiers had been looting for food, carrying bunches of Dananas, some chickens and leading cows.

"The Japanese soldiers were tired but cheerful, and some of the old soldiers borrowed cigarettes from us. "An interpreter who spoke French Gold that General Matsui was not commanding the troops, was not in South Chinn, and was not coming, but said there were thousands of Japanese troops a couple of milca behind the column. He sald

the Japanese would receive the Press to discuss the campaign two or three days hence."

A message at 4.10 p.m. states that a motor car carrying high Japanese offers stopped at the British bridge. An English interpreter formerly em- ployed by the Mitsui Busan Kaisha" on Shameen stepped out and yelled across the creek, "Do you remember me?"

טנני

was

He was followed by a Japanese officer, Captain Sayeda, who asked it the British Ambassador

in Shuneen.

Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ferguson, replied that he was not, after calling for the British Consul-General, Mr. A. P. Blunt,

After asking whether there had been any Incidents, the Japanese ex- pressed their pleasure at the negative reply, and said their Commander-in- Chief would be arriving in a couple of days and would coil. They then departed.

Shameen Closed

Canton, Oct. 23. "Hulle! Do You remember me?" yelled Captain Saldo, a Japanese officer, waving his hand as he alight- ed from a motor-car which he drove up to the Brllish Bridge at Shameen at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. This greeting was addressed in Eng- 11th to foreigners on the Shameen side of the barrlender who

were amazed to recognise a former em- ployee of the Canton office of the Mutsul Bussan Kaisha.

Interviewed by Reuter, Captain Saida sold that the Japanese forces completely controlled the city. He added that the supreme command would formally enter within two or three days.

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