While official confirmation was lacking, Japanese troops seemed to have secured control of the southern portion of the Canton-Kowloon railway today as all bombing attacks against the line between Sheklung and the Sino-British-border were rebably reported to have ceased since this morning.
Chinese employees of the railway from various stations along the southern portion of the line fled into British territory on three trains yesterday. A number of railway guards were disarmed by the British forces at the border.
"Meanwhile, Chinese reinforcements are being rushed toward the front from the north and the west. Two newly-trained Kwangsi divisions arrived at Wongsha station yesterday morning after travelling part of the way by boat on the West River. Orders to rush forces to Canton were reliably understood to have "been (Continued on page 7)
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