Foreign press reports on the shelling of Amoy and the landing of troops near Canton were denied by the officer.. Regarding the latter h said: "We only wish it were true'
Also denied were the press reports atieging that a railway tation in Tsingtao was bombed by Japanese aircraft. There were no eral activities in the vicinity of Tsingtao, a Navy spokesman said, Japanese Repulsed at'Blas Bay Hongkong, Dec, 22.
Eicht hundred Japanese troops, Innded at Blaz Bay aren yesterday, were repulsed by 1.000 Chinese anti-rate guards ninder the Command of General Wong Man-tin, Chinese. notts from Canton said to-day. The Handing party was believed to have been supported by three Japanese destroyers and two gunboats, the report added, The Anti-pirate guards sustained forty casualties while a number of Jananese were claimed to have been kitted, General Pal foring-hsi was reported to be en route ta Kwangsi in order {to mobilize 800.000 Kwangs!. troops apparently: for the defence of south China—United Press, Not Fen Thousand Honakong, Dec, 22.
Chinese press reports algerine that 10000 Japanese troops landed at Bins Bay in order to sever the railway communication between Canton and Honekong are not confirmed by information available here—Tran Ocean.
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