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TOKYO GETS PROTEST

Japanese Violation of H.K.

JAPANESE COMMENCE SHATAUKOK ADVANCE

More Bodies Found on N.T. Hills, Increases Death-roll to Eleven

DESPITE THE IMPRESSION GAINED EARLY THIS MORNING IN

BRITISH MILITARY CIRCLES THAT THE JAPANESE WOULD NOT ATTACK SHATAUKOK TO-DAY, THE "TELEGRAPH” LEARNS FROM VERY RELIABLE SOURCES THAT THE JAPANESE FORCES COMMENC- ED TO MOVE AGAINST THE CITY AT 10.50 A.M.

Battles Rage Near

Canton

It is expected that they will clash with the Chinese forces there at any time

now.

SHATAUKOK, 10 a.m. Earlier, it was reported that the Dirilish military Buthorities. did net anticipate at the Japanese weg und any attack on Shatan- kol in day.

The entire burder was quiet at 10.30 M and there has been no Behilog whatever since yesterday. Only one wounded soldier crossed

Chinese Driving Southe frontler this morning, although

From Tsungfa

YUNGYUN, Nov. 29.

hundreds of civilan refugees are silli secking sanctuary.

Some irregular Chinese troops are concentrated in the border area be- tween the Lin Ma Hang nines and

Hongkong Dead Now

Total 11

Saturday's Incident On Border

FURTHER BODIES of MILITARY ADVICES | Suat kek. A group of about 1.000 civilians machine-gunned in state that Chinese troops regulars are reported to be in the British territory on Satur- bills behind Shataukok and many are driving southward from or them come into Shaaukok dally day have been recovered from the hillsides facing Taungfa, 35 miles north-for food.

The Rajputana Rifes have taken cast of Canton, which was over the frontier between North Gap. Shum Chun. once again recaptured by near Takuling and No. 14 Military them in a counter-attack on November 24.

The Chinese vanguards are said to have reached Shenkong, about six miles south of Tsung- fa and to be pushing vigorously further south.

The recapture of Tsungfa is con- firmed by a communique issued by

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to giver around Sams

Post at Lokmachau..

As a result, the total number The Japaness headquarters is in of people killed in British terri- of Saturday's Chun. This tory as a result the Casino at Shum building, it will be recalled, was to incident has been increased to have been used as a non-combatant eleven.

Most of them are area for Shum Chan refugees.

Officer in

In women, It is learned that the

Charge of the Japanese expeditionary

From enquiries on the spot, understands force is Brigadier Commander Goto. the "Telegraph"

31is force consists of part of the 104th that most of these people were Division of the Japanese Imperial Army. With Brig. Cmdr. Goto is Lt. machine-gunned as they were

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by

Kwangtung Governor

Sends $20,000 To Colony

the headquarters of the Fourth Route Col. Miyazaki. Six hundred Japan-running along the hillsides in Army of which General Yu Han-ese troops are reported to be con- British territory, seeking a mou is the Commander-in-Chief. centrated at Tak Tin, west of Sham place in which to dive to safety.

supported Somstul Chun. They Fighting

Most of the bodies were recovered GENERAL WU TEH- the

30 miles west of mechanised unlis. West

Governor of Conton, which is

to be reported

The Japanese appear to be tired from the vicinity of Shum Chun.

Two, however, were recovered on a CHEN, enveloped by Chinese self-defence and somewhat "fed up with the

one Kwangtung Province, has corps. Lamkong in the vicinity of present sortie, and express the desire hillside near Lokmachau, and

the sum of Spinshul has been retaken by the to return to Canton and Walchow as was recovered from the river.

It is believed that most of the dead forwarded Chinese after repulsing the Japanese. soon as possible.

The Chinese have formed a strong Apparently the Chinese at Shatau- people were inhabitants of British $20,000 to the Rt. Rev. R. O. lefence line between Lamkong and kok are also fed up with inaction, icrritory. Mafong on a tributary of the West for they announced this morning Fuver above Sumshui.

that if the Japanese didn't show up

Wongtong on the North River to to-night they would take the Litla- the north of Samahul is reported to tive and commence sorties against have also been retaken by the Chinese the Japanese to-morrow. In a counter-offensive on Sunday.

Among the discarded materials

The Japanese put up feeble resistance confiscated by the British military some Chinese war and retired toward Samshui, Over authorities aro

which were found on the 100 of them were killed and some ten maps, whi machine-guns were captured by the Sham Chun railway bridge on Satur- day. With the maps were orders Several hundred Japanese troops at from General Chang Sunkal on the Canton-Hankow Rail-machine-gun effieer, way, about 19 miles north of Canton."

Chinese.

Kon-lec,

Not Going To Canada With King

Hall, Bishop of Hongkong land South China for use of the Emergency Relif Com- ¡mittee.

General Wu has requested, in an accompanying letter, that the money should be devoted to the Įrelief of the refugees who have crossed the border into British territory during the present) hostilities,

London, Nov. 28. Neither Lord Hallfax nor the Duke

"This much needed help will con- (The "Telegraph" yesterday pah of Devonshire, Parliamentary Under-

for the Dominions, will tribute appreciably in making the lot are pushing toward Tanpo to the lished extracts from the Orders of a Secretary west of the railway line-Central Captain of the Chinese Army, picked accompany the King to Canada next of the unfortunate victims of war

(Continued on Page 14.)

King and Queen to Pay Visit to King Carol

BUCHAREST, Nov. 28.

KING CAROL of Rumania, accompanied by Crown Prince Michaol, arrived here at noon to-day, after their European tour, and were accorded an enthusiastic réception by vast crowds which Uned the streets leading from the railway station to the royal palace.

summer,

who have sought sanctuary in Hong- more tolerable," sa.d While in the dominion, His Majesty kong a bit

annourice- will have members of the Canadian Bishop Hall, in making the

this morning. Cabinet as Ministers in attendance.ment of the gift this

Their plight, however, is still very It may be that Lord Halifax will ac- company the King on his four-day great, and we sincerely hope that example set by the Civil visit to the United States, but no the official decision has yet been made,Governor of Kwangtung will be fol- British Wirelers.

lowed by many other people, both in Hongkong and in China,"

Two

ASSASSINS IN BUCHAREST

Australia Sugar Coated

Canberra. Bucharest, Nov. 28. Australians like it sugar-coated.

belleved to youths,

be Official statistics just released showi students, to-day fired several shots that whereas world consumption of King George and Queen Elizabeth, them to be present at the celebra-at the rector of the University who tugar averages less than 60 pounds andarding to press reports, will go to tions in honour of King Carol'a return was severely wounded, and is not annually for each person, the average Australian consumes: 192.9" pounds. Bucharsat next summer, to return to Rumania from voluntary exile, and expected to 'live,

The assassins shot dead a police- New Zealand has the next highest This reinstatement on the throne,

With Great Britain Kids Caroly vidu to London.

* Added that their journey will which took place on June 8, 1930-man, who attemoted to arrest them, consumption,

land then escaped.--Reuter,

third "bly be timed 30 as to enable Trans-Ocean-

Leased Territories At Military

Russian

Food For

Loyalists

MOSCOW, Nov. 28.

A SHORT NOTICE in the papers here to-day announces that the Soviet Government has resolved to take further action for the support of the Spanish Layalists, and has given instruc- tions for the following quantit- len of food to be despatched Im- mediately to Loyalist Spain:

49,000,000 kilogrammes of

wheat

100,000 Lins of condensed

milk, and canned meat 16.380 kilogrammes of butter 61,900 kilogrammes of sugar. All these consignments will be paid for out of funds colleet- ed as result of public sub- scriptions, organised throughout the Soviet Union--Trans- Ocean.

Post No. 12

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THE “TELEGRAPH” HAS BEEN AUTHORITA- TIVELY INFORMED THAT A PROTEST HAS BEEN LODGED WITH THE JAPANESE AUTHORITIES IN TOKYO AT THE VIOLATION OF HONGKONG TERRITORY BY JAPANESE ARMED FORCES ON SATURDAY.

The protest, it is understood, relates to the occupation of Military Post Number Twelve, where the Japanese ensign was hoisted when a large number of soldiers crossed the Shum Chun River in sampans.

The Japanese evacuated the post only after repre- sentations had been made by Lieutenant H. M. F. Langley,

the of

1st Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment. Alone, Lieut.

above

CHINESE INTERNEES IN KOWLOON, - Photograph shows some of the 800 Chinese soldiers, brought in from Fanling by In photo- train, marching from the K.C.R. to the steamer Lihong. graph on right the Chinese soldiers are zona marching along Holt'# Whart to the Edhong. The Libong is now in Kowloon Bay, but will be taken on to Tols Bay shortly, and the men will be interned there for the duration of the war. The internees wars guarded by pelice and Kumaon Hines on the louro, from fames are under Kusons will remains aboard the Panda ́grapher.

Langley went to the post with a War Office map, which he showed to the Japanese.

The Japanese evacuated the post after representations had been made by Lieutenant H.M.F. Langley, of the 1st Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment.

the As exclus.vely reed by "Telegraph," Lieut. Longley couro- geously walked up to the post and, producing a War Office map, de- Imanded that the Japanese

should withdraw.

It is understood that a full report of the incident has been made by the longkong Government to the Br.tish Government, and a protest has also been lodged in Tokyo.

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"I cannot say whether any action

faken

regarding The machine-gunnlag of civilians In Hongkong territory,"

the Bald Colonial Secretary. Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, when Interviewed by "Telegraph" this morning.

the

Mr. Smith said that an official re- port of the incident bad only just been placed before him.

POLICE CONFIRM FIRST REPORT

Confirmation of the exclusive parts in the "Telegraph" of the kill- ing of clvillans in Hongkong territory was forthcoming from the Commis- sloner of Police, the Hon. Mr. T H. King, shortly after the "Telegraph's" first edition went to press.

The Hon. Mr. King informed the "Telegraph" that reports to hand to far Indicale that six or seven people killed in the vicinity of No. 12 Military Post, which is slightly west Jo Shum Chun.

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From other sources the Telegrash" informed that an additional five !Chinese were killed in Britiah territory elsewhere along the border,

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