The landing of Japanese troops at Bias Bay in preparation for large-scale operations throws into prominence the city of Canton, the next Japanese objective, which has been repeatedly bombed from the air but now is faced with a land attack. The prosperous Kwangtung city is shown here with the Customs House in the foreground overlooking the busy river scene.
In the top right-hand corner is the island of Shameen, the foreign residential quarter, which is being evacuated of women and children.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.