Thousands of them climbed through barbed wire, while others waded and swam across the river at many points. The paddy fields along the border were crowded with such numbers that it looked as though they were swarming with myriads of ants No real estimate of the influx was possible this evening, but it was believed that more than 100,000 Chinese had crossed into British territory. This number will probably be considerably augmented by morning.
Japanese troops are now lining the border from Shataukok to Shumchun, and the Japanese are in control of the railway area to the south of Sheklung, which has hitherto been in Chinese hands.
It was revealed that units of the Middlesex Regiment this afternoon assisted a number of foreign relief [Workers to return across the border, including the Church of England Bishop Ronald Hall, and several Salvation. Army workers, who, swamped by the rush of refugees, were unable to re-cross themselves.
Sporadic firing continued tonight in' some sections, but it was believed that the Japanese' would completely control the situation by morning.—Reuter.
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