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FINAL EDITION

Astury, Supreme Court -

Hongkong Telegraph

FOUNDER 1901 - WADA-TF MONDAY, NOVEMBER

JAPANESE FORCE

NR. SHATAUKOK: BATTLEIMMINENT

Entire Western Sector Occupied by Invaders

LATEST REPORTS FROM THE FRONTIER STATE THAT THE JAPAN-

ESE HAVE NOW OCCUPIED THE WHOLE AREA WEST OF NO. 9 MILITARY POST, WHICH IS AT THE NEW SHUM CHUN RIVER HIGHWAY BRIDGE.

The occupied area included Namtau, inthe Pearl River delta, and the Shum Chun River bank to where the river empties into

· British waters in Deep Bay.

On the western side of the border, a Japanese mechanised unit is reported to have skirted Ngtung Mountain (3,300 feet) and to have entered Yim: Tin, the Mirs Bay Customs station which was erroneously reported to have been occupied last week.

The Japanese column is re-Jon the frontier last night, indicates ported to have occupied Yim that the entire region is fiercely burn- Tin, and is now. said to be ad-Ing.

A lens eight or nine fires,

vancing towards Shataukok, five widely scattered paints, were clearly miles distant

visible from the Hongkong frontier,

One af the swi

which was The Japanese mobile units, in-

either at Nemipu or. In cluding tanks and armoured cars, apparedite viatay, had the Ap- which were visible from DĚKAN jis annad Posis Numbers Nine and Twelve, moved suddenly, eastwards RIOVE morning, and it is presumed that they arc

of

Last Of

Chinese Troops Dispersed

(By "Telegraph”. Staff Reporter) SHATAUKOK, 3 pm.

I HAVE just returned from a tour along the entire frontier,

pearance of an oil Installation afire. Yesterday afternoon the Japanese continued their mopping up opera

the Canton-Kowloon proceeding along the tions cast of

Railway and reached Pokuling and frontier towards Shalaukok.

opposite the Takoling Other Japanese troops are in ad-Salkwon, vance of them at Pokuling, and Police Station, which is about Ave

of miles east of Shum Chun. is expected that if the remnants

Hundreds refugees flocked the Chinese 151st Division, now at

the frontier at this point from Sheungshui, via Military Cheungkui village hold their ground, across

major

fight will open near the Lin throughout yesterday morning, and

afternoon.

Post Number 9, to Shataukok. Ма Hang mines sometime to-day.

Many of the clvilinns were wound- There are fears, however, that the

arg.

The remnants of the 101st Chinese

portion cd. soldiers, or at least a

tered British

Ong woman, who had her foot Division, under Major, Tsung of them, have already entered

shot to pieces with what appeared Wu, which were at Cheungkul territory and been interned, for re-

to be a 'dum-dam' bullet, wan ports received by the "Telegraph"

carried over 18 miles into British village, near the Lin Ma Hang Correspondent at Sheungshui indicate

territory on the back of her hus-Mines, were dispersed by the! that a considerable number

band, who fell exhausted to the Japanese at 9 o'clock this morn- rendered their

at Takuling

ground when

reached Police Station early this morning.

British polles station with his buring, in the only military engage- ment that has taken place to- day. SOLDIERS INTERVIEWED

arms

sur-

soldiers

dea.

ho

the

SHATAUKOK QUIET The Telegraph" correspondent in- terviewed two of these

The situation at Shataukok is

13 through an interpreter.

although fighting

mu- quiet, They would not tell him from mentarily expected there. About 250 where they came, but insisted that Chinese troops are in the Chinese fighting was sul in progress at section of the town, and they stole Shum Chun and that, although the that they are determined to fight Japanese had captured the city itself, when the Japanese arrive. the surrounding countryside was in Chinese hands.

The whole of the

western

20,000 REFUGEES HERE

ta

This engagement is believed have dispersed all Chinese fram the frontier with the exception of those!

Shataukok.

The Japanese are reported to be within four miles of Shatankok.

There is none within sight of the British frontier, however, at

any

area i Belween the Japanese and Sha- point east of Military Post No. 9. bordering on the Pearl River delta taukol are another 340 Chinese

now

several

On the opposite bank of Military be blaze, and troops, who have 'dug in' at Cheung- appears to

villages

near the western kul, five miles eastward of Shatou-Post No. 9 three Japanese soldiers sector of the Hongkong frontier sp-kok. The Japanese vanguard is re- have mounted guard with a machine pear to be ablaze,

ported to be about three miles east

кип

The Chinese soldiers dispersed in this morning's engagement at Cheung, and other kui have apparently split up

All is quiet along the British cast-this force, or about seven or eight ern sector at present, although con- miles siderable tension prevails at Shatau kok, where Imminently.

G

HIGHWAY CLOSED

APPth-cust of Shataukok. "

no

there are battle is expected Chinese troops opposing the Japanese, taken to the hills. About 70 are re- unless small bands of irregulars are ported to have crossed the frontier settered throughout the mountains into British territory at Takuling.

Sulkwan, which the Japanese cap- Another Afty were seen at 1 p.m. The British military authorities tured yesterday morning. has been opposite the British Military Post at have closed the public highway completely razed to the ground. It Heungtung and there are about 50 between Fanling and Shiatsukok, is not known whether the Chinese within a mile or so of Cheungkul.

Inhabitants fired the

before town

Along the entire frontier, quiet and no vehicles whatever, except military lorries, are allowed to they evacuated, or whether it was set now reigns supreme,

barbed-wire barricade, afire by the Japanese. The latter is believed to be the ense, as the which has been erected by British woldiers at point about three- Japanese are known to be employing scorched earth policy, which seeks quarters of a mile below

to keep all people from the orcupied ing there. British frontier.

the

tren.

Shataukok self is swarming with refugees, but the Chinese side of the deserted except city is completely for the 250 Chinese soldiers remain

The British mliliary authorities Shataukek itself is full of refugecs,

The Japanese observation blimp, have now divided off the Brish and und the movement into British Ler- ritory hos Increased perceptibly this which was raised about 5,000 feet Chinese sections of Shataukok with above Shun Chun on Saturday, was a barbed wire fence, which runs morning.

Military observers at Shataukok yesterday shifted to the Namtau right through the centre of the native belleve that the Chinese soldiers in region, where it remained aloft until city.

SHORT OF ARMS about 3 p.m. the Chinese section of the city will!

I have just returned The "Telegraph" is officially in- make a last desperate stand.

The soldiers, however, are foodless formed that there are not more than Chinese half of the city, and, in addition, have a sparse sup-20,000 refugees in Hongkong at interviewed the Chineze. They ply of ammunition.

present. Of these 5,000 are concen- first thought I was a British doctor The native part of the city, which trated_at Kam Tin aerodrome, 5,000 and brought out two patients for me is jointly administered by Hongkong near Sheung Shul and 6,000 at the to atiend to.

When they discovered 1 was and China, is deserted, and all shops Fariling Railway Station.

doctor

from

the

where

I

pt

11

are heavily shuttered and barred. In order to provide accommodation Journalist they asked me to request

The Japanese observation bilmp at Fanling, the British Section of the the British authorities to -way raised aloft at 3 am in the

western sector.

FIRES. RAGE ON WESTERN BORDER

Kowloon Canton Railway has made availabió a airing of 70 rallway vans. Another 30- are being sent out to ¦Fanting from Shatia this morning.

The Government is now construct-

send # to them. They siste that they will fight until their ammunition le ex- hausted. They have orily a few rounds between them and many of them are without any arms except broad swords. There seems to be a scarcity of rifles. The Government Refugee Camp at Most of the Chinese soldiers have King's Park has been completed, and discarded their uniforms with the du is slated to be now in will be handed over by the contrac exception of their costs, obviously so tors to-day. Refugees will move that they can become "civilians" "If a "Tele--| Into the camp on Wednesday, The the necessity arises Viêtial observation by

merely by throwing away their coats. raph*t representative, who remained

A

new Japanese landing was ing matshed kitchens alongside the effected at Natau, in the Pearls. River delta region, early yesterday

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"C" Company

Now Has Bugle

A

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XH.K. Chinese Were Killed, Wounded In Border Incident

PLATOON of "C" Company,

-Che·1nt. III. The Middlesex Regiment in stationed at Tauku- Ing Police Station, on the N.T. frontler.

The platoon has a bugter. But yesterday morning,, he had no burle..

Among the many Chinese zol- diers crossing the frontier lato British territory was a man with a bogle mai wondrous affair which looked a cross between a hunting horn, a tuba and a Bon. saphone.

But it sounded like a trumpet. A deal was made.

Last night a platoon of "C" Company, the 1st Bn. The aliddlesex Regiment, was called to tea by a red-faced but happy British trumpeter, pußng migh- illy at his prized souvenir.

AS A RESULT of the bombing and machine-gunning of British territory during the Japanese attack on Shum Chun on Saturday at least three people were killed and three injured.

Four of these people were residents of the Leased Territories and, as such, were British subjects.

Two were refugees from Shum Chun.

The names of the dead and injured are:

N

VOTERS ARE WI

CAMERAS NEULCS THE FRONTIER, IS BOUNDARY STON

IN ORDER to make certain that no refugees brought weapons with them into British territory during the week-end rush at Shataukok, British soldiers were kept busy searching the Chinese refugees as they crossed the frontier. This picture, taken by a staff photographer, shows a Tommy "frisking" two refugees before permitting them to enter British territory,

Soldier's Diary Tells

A Graphic

Story

YESTERDAY, a "Telegraph" reporter picked up a Chinese soldier's diary, abandoned with his equipment during the flight across the border into British territory at Shum Chun.

Fung Yong, son of Fung

Yung-wah, Liu Pok villager and

residing in British territory; JAPANESE

Killed by shell falling in New Territories.

Two women, names unknown,

FLAGS BURN

also residing in Liu Pok village IN HANKOW

Killed by shell falling in New Territories.

Liu Pok, boat-woman, ma-1 chine-gunned on British side of Shum Chun river.

Protest To French Authorities

HANKOW, Nov. 28. THE JAPANESE

Li Sui, refugee from Shum Chun, machine-gunned in Bri- tish territory as he was running along a hillside towards the rail- AUTHORITIES will lodge way line;

representations to the au- Mak Au, woman refugee from thorities of the French Shum Chun, machine-gunned in Concession with regard to

British territory.

From another source, the "Tele- the tearing up of Japanese graph" was informed that the casual and five-barred flags by un- ties were seven dead and 14 injured, identified Chinese in the Confirmation of this report available.

is not

The "Telegraph" learns that dur-i

French Concession, it was

ing the Japanese shelling, two police revealed here to-day.

officials, Assistant

Superintendent

Despite the order of the

F. F. E. Booker and Inspector G. Hankow Peace Maintenance Taylor, had a narrow escape when

their car.

a shell exploded a few feet from Commission appointing the five- colour flag as the official ensign LIEUTENANT'S HEROISM of the new regime, five-barred The full story of the Japanese flags were found torn to pieces occupation and subsequent evacuasat various points in the French tion of British Military Post Number Concession.

To

cross

Twelve, and the attempt the Shum Chun River railway bridge.

Investigations corried out by the

reveal the herolam of a British authorities concerned, reveal that military oflicer, 2nd Lieut. H. M. Fabout 30 Chinese Communists and Lungley, who was in charge of the members of the Kuomintang on three platoons of "A

Friday night raided houses flying the Company-barred flags.

A bundle of Japanese flugs was burnt in the

of an An- presence

the French

manning posts numbers-len, eleven: and twelve.

When the Japanese

forces crossed

Concession.

the Shum Chun River in junks and namese patrolman, in occupied Post No. 12, where they

The Japanese authorities will re-

hoisted the Rising Sun flog, Lt. Langley set out with a map and the quest the authorities of the French Union Jack to the post, from where Concession to take proper measures a platoon of "A" Company had short-for suppressing subversive elements,

It is pointed out.-Domel ly before been withdrawn.

I.t.

Langley pointed out to the Japanese that they were on British soll, and requested the immediate lowering of the Japanese, ensign and the evacuation of the Japanese. some argument the Japanese

Se river into Chinese ter-

rullway

Subsequently, on the bridge, Lt. Langley took charge when the Japanese insisted that the British frontier was not at that position, but; was eight miles further southwards.

He again produced his War Ofce map, and wits able to convince the Japanese that they were mistaken.

Lieut. Langley was one of the Belish soldiers under fire during the Japanese shelling and machine- suming of British territory.

revealed, Post No. Twelve, it is

had was held by Lance Corporal Perrin

Inside the flap is the name Cheng Yu-wong. The owner of the diary is believed to be a Captain who 168 men under his charge.

These are some extracts from it: November Issued a request for

ordered the company to dyna- mite the bridge. 20 rifles, 4,000 rifle shells' and 100

The bridge was subsequently, dyna- hand-grenudes:

Reported the transference of 20mited after the Fifth Company of the

from the 13th Battalion passed it. soldiers to the company artillery battalion;

November 8.-Reported the deaths; captain of the labour company had deserted, and asked the superior that

be transferred company Wushekagom in order to reorganise

the

to

the labour company;

November 16-Reported that the comfort fund, $72, was not yet used; November 19-Lum Fu visited the medical corps of the 457 brigade:

November 22-Weather fair.

The movement of the company: (1) by order of the Brigade' Head- quarters a squad followed the Vice-Commander of the Briga- do to Tunakun. The squad was commanded by Yep; (2) by order of the Brigade Hend- quarters a squad under the de. command of Yung was rpatched to Wushekngom. The quad subsequently stationed In Tai Woh School in the area; November 23,-Weather fair. Måvements of the company:

November 24.Weather, no rain. Movements of the company:

and a

a squad of six men.

ROADWAY BOMBED

It is now understood that, in addition to bombarding the British

Police Station.

LATE NEWS

JAPANESE

ISSUE. WARNING

Shataukok Will Be Invaded

sositions in the vicinity of Shum AN ENGAGEMENT seems to be Chun, the Japanese bombarded and inevitable at Shataukok either bombed the military road between sometime to-day; or early to- Post No. 9 (which is at the new morrow morning, according to highway brides) and Takuling advices received at the frontier.

The Japanese have issued a As a result of this bombardment warning that they will advance on

was forced to (1) received order to dynamite the all military trathe

reinforcements of British Shateukók to-day, and will attack sease, and bridge

connecting Po-on and soldiers, instead of being able to it unless it is evacuated by the Wushekngom, the bridge con-

proceed along the border highway, Chinese ww recting Fushckngom and were forced to strike across the The Japanese at presentare Kwongming Market and burn mountains in order to reach their de-advancing from the Yim Tin Pass,

one between Kwongming unation. Market and Talshui,

the

After the destruction the company was ordered to proceed to Lungkong, but was

was subsequently

evacuated to Wangkong by order of Bridgade Headquarters.

November 25.--Weather Fair, Movements of the company:

ARMS CONFISCATED

and appear to have the Chinese pocketed, with their only escape Enormous quantities of arms and lying in retreat into British terri-, ammunition have been conflecated by tory.

the Britlah authorities from Chinese In view of the Chiness declara- soldiers fleeing across the frontier. tion that they will defend Shatau-

So far about 450 rifles, 30 mauser, kok to the bitter end, an engage-- 480 hand grenades, six Bren guns,

(1) Squads under Wang and Yep four machine guns and several thou-ment between the Japanese and were ordered to construct de-cond rounds of sunmunition have been Chinese seems certain, and it is fence work near the highway. seized by the British military and probable that British soll will [agairt; be subject to shelling by Squad under Chan whs on police authorities.

The Chinese have also discarded the Japanese artillery. guard in the western hills,

Entmy plane reconnaitred tin belmets, over Lungha and Wonglong.

FINGER RING STOLEN

phones,

field-tele-

and all manner

bigomis,

of other equipment.

A large number of hand grenades,

almilar In' type to the British Mills Miss D. Taylor, residing at the bombs, were dumped into the hum Peninsula Hotel, has reported to the Chun river by the British misthört (1) the squad stationed in Tal: Woh police the loss of her fingerring, Another birikes hakk School was ordered to return valued at $80, either at the Tanling dimmed into a s

here. (2) The

Brigade

Golf Club, the train or at the Lotel; Change th Headquarters on Saturday,

(Jurth

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