Shanghai, Oct. 23.
Lieut-Gen. Motoo Furusho, is Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Expeditionary Force in South China and Lieut.-Col, Prince Chichibu, brother Emperor Hirohito, is attached to the staff of the South Chine Expeditionary Forces, it was officially revealed in' a communique issued at Tokyo yesterday by the Army Section of the Imperial General Headquarters.
This confirms the informa tion published in the "North: China Daily News" last Tuesday. will be no further press reports pend. 10g the formal occupation of Catan, Fearing that Chinese civilians would attempt to storm the Concession, ihe British and French authorities bar Headed two bridges across the canal separating Shameen from the ely, Eepara moon Indo-China Route May be Blocked Tokyo, Oct. 22, A semi-oficial statement on the capture of Canton by the Japanese €cclares that it is presumed here tht the Chinese government will now tty to obtain its war material by way of Indo-China, Nevertheless it may be ceted, it fs added, that this route will very soon be blocked as the result of further action by the Japan ese army and navy.—Trans-Ocean Sald Won By "Silver Hullo"
Tokyo, Oct. 2
While the Japanese Press reiokts over the fall of Canton as a {slump Which "is bound to accelerate tht collapse "of the Chinese. Ars Tumours are widely current here thi the Japanese advance from Bins was preceded by "political work Speaking more plainly, some cles express their conviction that tht fall of Canton. was due tess to te dimeuities of defending the city that to the use of "silver bullets" Ths particular angle is not mentioned 0 the Japanese Press.
Foreign quarlers in Tokyo belie that the danger of" Anglo-Japanes entanglements in South China, ext on a purely diplomatic plane, n't been obviated by the fall of Canton The "Asahi" says that the fall Canton possesses great significance China's principal route for the of munitions has thus been cut and fu important base for anti-Japane* plots and activities crushed—Reulet
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