Liehyu Islet, to the west of Quemoy Island outside Amoy, was also occupied by Japanese naval landing units on Thursday, according to the "Shun Pao." Tension prevails in Amoy and the mainland as Japanese planes have been raiding the town in the past few days. Chinese defence units, it is learned, have been ordered to hold Amoy at all costs. Quemoy Island, occupied on Oct. 26, is being converted into a naval base. Refugees who fled to Foochow say all able-bodied Chinese males were brutally mowed down by the Japanes with machine-guns.—Central News.
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