The Archive · 1937

Planes Report Landing Hongkong, Dee. 17

Canton flyers this afternoon report observing a Japanese landing Party on the Tolshan coast, an 'Suthoritative source Informed' the United Press. No details of the size of the alleged landing party or its Jocation were given.

The Japanese Navy is said to be planning to seize Foochow, Amoy and Swatow, according to reports Received here to-day from Swatow. Vice-Admiral Yoshida was said to be in Formosa discussing plans of Aaltack with the Governor-General and Admiral Kobayashi, Japanese planes bombed Hsiachuen Island, off Tolshan, on Tuesday. Ten Japanese cruisers were reported to bbe near the smaller adjacent Islands, which were occupied by Japanese was thought by foreign military experts, however, that a Japanese offensive in South China was not imminent. They pointed out that Japan. was at present concentrating her forees in the Yangtze Valley and was therefore unable to send a suflllent number of men to invade Kwangtung, for which 0,000 soldiers would not be enough—United Press.

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