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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29,

1938.

JAPANESE ADVANCE ON BORDER CITY Big Battle Seems Imminent As Invaders Near Shataukok

Military Takes Over Frontier

ESPITE THE IMPRESSION GAINED EARLY

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THIS MORNING IN BRITISH MILITARY CIRCLES THAT THE JAPANESE WOULD NOT ATTACK SHATAUKOK TO-DAY, THE “TELE- GRAPH" LEARNS FROM VERY RELIABLE SOURCES THAT THE JAPANESE FORCES COMMENCED TO MOVE AGAINST THE CITY AT 10.50 A.M.

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

now.

The Japanese approached Yim Tin yesterday from Cheungkul, where they dispersed 540 Chinese troops of the 151st Division under

Major Taang Wu after an encounter lasting from 8 a.m. to 9.30a.m.

Earlier, it was reported that the ald authorities, British military

The Chinese forces fought valiantly not anticipate that the Japanese until their ammunition was utterly At the commencement would launch any attack on Shatau- exhausted.

quiet at twelve border was and there has been no ench men.

yesterday,

kok to-day.

The entire

10.30 ..

fighting whatever since

Only one

wounded soldier crossed

of the engagement they had only

rounds of ammunition

to

GIRLS TAKE UP ABMS

the frontier this morning, although Of the 540 Chinese, only about 58 hundreds of civilian refugees are still crossed the British frontier secking sanctuary.

after surrendered their arms

and the

these were

The remainder scattered to the

Some irregular Chinese troops are skirmish. Many Nomb concentrated in the border area be- wounded. tween the Lin Ma Hinng mines and

Shalankok. A group of about 1,000!

regulars are reported to be in the mountains and shortly after hills behind Shatankok and many about 120 appeared at

noon

Shataukok,

of them come into Shalaukok daily where they Jalued the defenders of for food.

The Rajputana Rifles have taken over the frontier between North Gap, near Takuling and No. 14 Millitary Post at Lokmachan.

The Japanese headquarters is in at Bhum Chun. This the Carino buliding, it will be recalled, was to have been used as a non-combatant area for Shum Chun refugees.

In

It is learned that the Officer Charge of the Japanese expeditionary force, is Brigadier Commander Goto. Ils force consists of part of the 104th Japanese Imperial Division of the Army. With Belg. Cmdr. Goto is Lt, Cal. Miyazaki. Biz hundred Japan- ese troops are reported to be con- centrated at Tak Tin, west of Shum

supported Chun. They mechanised unfis.

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that city.

The Telegraph" was informed

the last night that among

de- seven fenders of Shalaukok are

Iris, all of whom are dressed in Chinese uniform. One of the girls is said to be a Miss Lee Man- chieng, a graduate of an American University.

Great fires were still raging last night in the western section of the Hongkong frontier, following the capture by the Japanese of Namau and Po On.

Refugees arriving at Au Tau from the Chinese side of Deep Bay report that Namtau was fired by the Japan- by ese after they entered the city.

The Japanese appear to be red somewhat "fed up" with the and

ent sortie, and express the desire present to return to Canton and Walchow as

soon as

kok

possible.

are also fed up

Apparently the Chinese, at Shalap- 'fed up with Inaction, for they announced this morning that if the Japanese didn't show up to-night they would take the inilla- live and commence sorties against! the Japanese to-morrow.

Among

the discarded

materials

Condor Plane Departs On Tokyo Flight

Berlin, Nov. 28, The German all-metal Focke-Wulf confiscated by the British military Conder monoplane, which in August authorities are Bone Chinese war made a record flight from Berlin to

found on maps, which were

the New York, and back, departed this Sham Chun railway bridge on Satur- afternoon at 3.57 for flight to

day

With the maps were orders Tokyo, to be made in four stages.

Kon-lec, from Geperal Chunk

a with stops at Basra, Karachi, Hanoi

and Tokyo.

machine gun officer.

(The Telegraph" yesterday pub- fished extracts from the Orders of a

The flight is explained as experl- Captain of the Chinese Army, picked (mental la nature, and is being per- up by a "Telegraph" reporter on the formed in response to an invitation railway bridge).

MILITARY TAKE OVER Military contro! of the entire Hongkong frontier and adjacent Lensed Territories, from Shataukok in the cast to Lemachuu in the west,

accomplished at 7 a.m. to-day,

The Middlesex

was

The 1st Battalion, hitherto assist Regiment, which has ed the police in maintaining order,

has

patrody taken over the duties of

inents.

from Japan.

The entire distance to be covered

13:450 kilometres.

Two hours after taking off the plane was 60 kilometres south-east of Belgrade, and dying at an altitude of 4,500 metres-Trans-Ocean.

CONDOR LEAVES BERLIN

Berlin, Nov. 20:

INTERNED SOLDIERS MARCHING from the special KL.C.R. train which brought them into Kowloon from the Concentration Camp at Fanling. The men, guarded by Kumaon Rifles, marched aboard the steamer Lihong, in which they will be interned for the duration of the war-Staf Photographer.

recent

GENERALISSIMO CHIANG KAI-SHEK'afd the Brilish Ambassa~ dor, Sir Archibald Kerr Clark Kerr, photographed doring their conversations in the interfor.

Grant To Aid Landslide Victims

London, Nov. 28.

The German monoplane Condor the entire area and the manned by Chlef Pilot. Henke and 4

In connection with the landslide In Kajputana Rides have been sent out other crewinen hopped off from the Santa Lucia on November 21, in to the New Territories as reinforce-Tempelhof Aerodrome at 3.55 p.m. which about 50 were killed, and local Ume (10,55 Hongkong time) on

many injured, it is announced that At six o'clock this morning, the Monday on goodwill flight to Tokyo.

Majesty's Governmight Japanese were reported to be at

to reach The plune is expected Yim Tin, the Chinese Customs Basra

Tuesday morning, Karachi approved a free grant of £16,000 to Station n Mirs Bay which was enter-Tuesday evening, Hanoi Wednesday the Government of Santa Lucia.- ed yesterday. Yim Tin is five miles morning and Tokyo πύσει посп British- Wireless. from Shuthukok.

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, MOSCOW,. Nov. 28.

the A SHORT NOTICE in papers here to-day announces that the Soviet Government has resolved to take farther action for the support of the Spanish Loyalists, and has given Instruc- tions for the following quantit- ies of food to be despatched im- mediately to Loyalist Spain: 49,000,000 kilogrammes

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Hongkong Dead Now Total 11

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Saturday's Incident On Border

FURTHER BODIES of civilians machine-gunned in British territory on Satur- F1221 day have been recovered from the hillsides facing F1209 (Tango Bolero. Shum Chun.

As a result, the total number F1203 of people killed in British terri-F1204 tory as a result of Saturday's incident has been increased to eleven.

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From enquirles on the spot, understands tho"Telegraph" that most of these people were machine-gunned as they were running along the hillsides in British territory, seeking place in which to dive to safety.

Most of the bodies were recovered from the vicinity of Shum Chun.

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It is believed that most of the dead AFTER IS YEARS'

people were inhabitants of Brlilsh territory.

Kwangtung Governor

Sends $20,000 To Colony

Magnificent Donation For H.K. Relief

GENERAL of condensed

WU TEH- CHEN, Governor of Kwangtung Province, has forwarded the

of $20,000 to the Rt. Rev. R. O. Hall, Bishop of Hongkong and South China for use of the Emergency Relief Com-

scriptions, organised throughout the Bovlet Union--Trans-

Occan.

Monopoly By mittee. Japanese In North China

sum

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

London, Nov. 28. Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, declared in the

This much needed help will con- House of Cammens to-day that he tribute appreciably in making the lot had no information, but was making

victims of war, inquiries, when asked whether he of the unfortunate

merchants, who have sought sanctuary in Hong- tolerable," kald desiring to send export goods to kong a bit more Tientsin from the interior of China Bishop Hall, in making the announce- had to negotiate for railway transportment of the gift this morning. with monopoly transport companies

was aware that British

under

Japanese control, and that un-

"Their plight, however, is still very

fair discrimination was exercised in great, and we sincerely hope, that

the example set by

Civil the allocation of space for cargo,

the

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Hongkong and in China."

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