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SWATOW BELIEVED DOOMED AS

JAPANESE

EFFECT

Defenders Prepare To Set Torch To

Treaty

Port

TWO MAJOR JAPANESE landings were effected in the vicinity of Swatow, the Treaty port 180 miles north of Hongkong, at 5.30 a.m. to-day.

A communique is sued by the Army and Navy Department of the Japanese Imperial Headquarters announced at 11 a.m. that landings were effected by Army and Fleet units.

Troops and Marines were landed from a fleet of approximately seventy transports and warships, which arrived at their destination from a port in Formosa, presumably Koshun, at 4 a.m. BITTER RESISTANCE

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Ideal weather favoured the Japanese operations. The sky was overcast and the sea during the crossing from Formosa was dead calm.

Although the Japanese forces succeeded in gaining a footing ashore at the two points where the landings were effected-one on either side of Swatow-a subsequent Japanese communique admits that the Chinese forces are puiting up a surprisingly stiff resis tance.

Heavy fighting has been in progress without inter-- ruption since the landings were effected in the face of withering machine-gun fire.

HEAVY CASUALTIES

The Japanese are believed to have suffered extremely heavy casualties whilst going ashore from the transports in picket boats and landing lighters.

At 11.30 a.m., the Japanese About 200 British subjects, 40 claimed that, after securing Americans and a considerable num-

footholds, their forces have suc- ceeded in driving inland.

ber of other

Swatow, where there is no foreign foreigners reside in

Concession or Settlement,

Warships Stand By

The intention is certainly to en- circle Swalow, and the two Japan- ese forces hope to meet about 20

The only British warship at pre- miles behind the city, culling the railway connecting Swatow with sent there is H.MS. Thanet. It has Chaochow.

not yet been decided whether it will

Swatow Desorted

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Over 20,000 soldiers and marines be necessary to despatch another are believed to have partielpated in vessel from Hongkong.

The U.S.S. Pillsbury is watching the landings.

American interests

the treaty port. In addition, U.S.S. John D. Pope left Hongkong last night for Kulangsu, Swatow is practically deserted, and will almost certainly be diverted The normal population of 100,000 was to Swatow. Aboard U.S.S. John D. reduced to 8,000 carly last month Fope is Commodore Stapler, Com- when a Japanese invasion first seem-manding Officer of the US. SouthỊ ed Imminent.

China flotilla, U.S.S. Asheville la at On

occasion, however, an present standing by in Hongkong. that armada of seventy. Japanese tran- sports which appeared off the Treaty port was forced to disperse hurriedly when a severe typhoon threatened to sweep down on the area.

Swatow, which has been a treaty

port.

port

is the

only major

rain Chinese hands.

tho

It.

Shipping Warned

A hint of the imminence of 1 Japanese landing at Swalow was pro-

vided yesterday afternoon when all 1858, 15

foreign ships seeking to enter the harbour were detained by Japanese an important link with patrol vessels and were warned that through the 27 mile-long it would not be in their interests to

enter the port. connecting it with Chaochow, and thence through the new highway linking

with the Chinese- controlled areas of

of Kwangiung. It provides the only link between

world.

tho port wit

the

new the ong capital at Shiuchow |

and

outside

The Japanese invasion this mor- ning led to the immediate evacuation

of all remaining omelals and residents from the treaty port.

Torch To City

New German Drive

LANDINGS

Volunteers In Tientsin Stand By

Against Poland?

BERLIN, June 20,-Well-in- formed Nazi circles expressed the opinion that Doctor Gocb- bels' speeches at Danzig mark the beginning of a new offen- sive for the settlement of the Polish disputė.

They believe the dispute will be brought to a climax sooner than was originally expected.

Reliable sources report that the Reich is feverishly push- ing the work of constructing fortifications along the Polishi frontier. 7

JUCO-SLAVIA

USSA

RUMANIA

PRINTARIAN,

attention to relations between Germany and Poland.

Although it has been offi- cially denied, that there are any They are paying particular now troop concentrations on attention to the German the Polish frontier, it is under- minority in Poland and the stood that Hitler and his For- recent German and Polish cign Office officials together retaliatory measures against with War Office experts, are the nationals of each other.- virtually devoting their entire United Press.

THE HARBOUR at the Treaty Port of Swatow, threatened with encirelement as a result of the This photograph was taken after a recent air raid, some of the major Japanese landings this morning. damage from which is shown in the foreground. In the background are two Jardine ships.

Japan Fans Anti-British Drive In

North China: Tension Increases

ANTI-BRITISH agitation, fanned by the japanese, is spreading in North China.

TIENTSIN, June 20.

THE VOLUNTEER Force in the British Concession has been ordered to stand by for immediate mobilisation.

There are now two British warships here. The Sandwich arrived this afternoon, and the Lowestoft, which was due to leave to-morrow, cancelled her departure.

A British motor lorry, escorted by a detach- ment of the Durham Light Infantry, brought a large quantity of vegetables into the Concession, this being the first British effort to defeat the restriction of the entry of foodstuffs.

NO

INTERFERENCE

The Japanese sentries allowed the lorry to pass the barricades without molestation.

Reports that seven lorries ran the blockade yesterday are not true.

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The food shortage remains acute, despite to-day's excursion. Supplies of milk are now completely stopped. by the Japanese Concession, and there is also a shortage of coal.

A slight relaxation in the restrictions at the Japanese barriers was noted this evening, presumably on account of the Chinese "Dragon Boat" festival to-morrow,

Britons, however, declined to hail the move as a sign that the blockade is being definitely alleviated.--Reuter.

Tientsin Armed Camp. TIENTSIN, June 20.-In re- Italiation for the refusal of the British authorities to part with 13,000,000 sacks of flour stored in British Concession, but in- tended for the Chinese hinter- land, merchants outside the Concession to-day resolved to break off all trade connections with the Concession.

With the volunteers mobilising the British Concession resembles an armed camp. Patrols and armoured cars command the streets, and about. 1,000 men are under arms.

The Japanese military authorities

that to-day

their emphasised measures are directed only against England.

2 Should Britain decide to answer Japan's action with economic sanc tions, Japan will regard her pledge

to respect British rights in China as

Defeated in their moves to force Britain to adopt a less sympathetic attitude towards Ching, the Japanese authorities have embarked upon a widespread plan too longer binding Trans-Ocean.

a campaign of mis- foster hatred amongst the masses of Chinese people. by representation and calumny.

Three British ships-the Yisang. 6) Sulyane and Maria Moller-were- stopped by Japanese craft were warned that military naval operations in were impending.

and

the vicinity

miles

175 Miles From H.K. Swalow, lying about 175 northeast of Hongkong, is the most Important trading port ́in eastern) Kwangtung. It stands at the mouth

Japanese complete their pfcor-move- 180,000. It was opened to.

"Threat Against Heart Of British Empire'

LONDON, June 20.

SIR TERENCE JAMES O'CONNER, the Solicitor- It is believed almost certain that of the Han River, facing the harbour, General, in a speech to a Conservative gathering at the Chinese will not be able to with the Kahchich Promontory be- Loughborough to-day, said that it was Idle to pretend the effectively defend the city once the yond It has a ened to fareiza blockade in Tientsin was not a threat directed against ments and it is probaé that on trade by the Tientsin Treaty of 1556, the heart of Britain-a threat which was probably

A rafiway. Haks the port city. with evacuation of troops to Chaochuw will be ordered to-day.

Chaochow, about 30

miles.

Tu engineered and designed by those who saw in the British centre, is trans- end of the Swalow Harbour.

the

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LATEST

Troops Pouring Ashore

cleared the way for n. mafor

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It now transpires that the lastinge at dawn this morning were cffccted by approximately one thousand suldi- Tientsin Strip Party

ers and Marines, approximately 500 TIENTSIN, June 20.-Four roister-landing on either side of the treaty ing foreigners dumbfounded the Por... Although the masses of Japanese sentries this evening. by The Japanese vanguard appear to Chinese can see through the rushing. Into one of the searching landing which, at noon, to-day, was shacks and rapidly stripping off their deception, some elements in the clothes before the Japanese sentries under way in the Han River Hself.

Meanwhile, the vanguard which Japanese-occupied.

are had time to examine their passports,

The sentrles forced the foreigners Janded this morning appears to be being swayed by the Japanese

pushing Inland

́on" eitherTM'aide of to dress and transfer the party else-

Bwalow, with propaganda.

the obvious intention where,United Press...

of encircling the city

calling it Tientsin Agitation

Gorman Donial

off from the hinterland,

Japanese troops landing in the fan "Reuter" reports from Tientsin

CHUNGKING, June 20-Oncial River, are being dempsiched to reis» that the agitation there continues German quarters here to-day denied [foros the raaguard immediately they

the Tientsin report that German mer-land. unabated.

Mechanise: unité are abo. belag Chinese hotel-keepers in the native chants had passed a resolution not to

deal with foreign firms in the British landed. part of the city have--presumably at and French concessions and also not the order of the Japanese-issued to make claims against the Japanese placards calling for the surrender of for losses incurred as a result of

the blockade. the BritishTM Concession.~~

They said "no such resolution has Accommodation at half-rates is been passed by German merchants in offered to all Chinese who leave the Tientsin-United Press,

NG Woments for dólag this in a carved fo

will then be fired.""Ar- north. Its buio Islands at the Empire the greatest stumbling block in the way of Concession. event of an impending Japanese occupation are known to have been About 10 miles to its east lle the progress to achieve world domination.

mese, outer

Come Lime pro. Birategie Namoa Islands which were occupied Their thoughts, he said,. The traditions of Conservallem only of the oily have been dynamit- by Japansko blunjackets shortly after wandered in the direction of exided to fortity them in the con elemad petron has beest stared for the outbreak of the hostilities those kith and kin suffering viction that Britain, at whatever cast Lits purpose of letting fire to the 1957;

Srather than fet 14 mil With its foreign trade estimated indignities and facing danger in to herself, never yielded, and never

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Another "Reuler pinsage reports Hitler's Amnesty

that the ant-British movement, has spread to Pelping An anti-British

-BERLIN, – June-20-Hert Hitler meeting will be held in that has decreed wide lamperty in on Friday, and will be attended Bohemir, Moravia und "the" "Sudetan- Japanese Reservists t

number of pollifont and other The Japanese-controlled newspapera offenders involved has not been PLEASE Turn To. Paga 4. | disclosed?===United Press.