Hongkong, Jan. 4
Re governor of Kwangtung, General -chen, declared in an interview at the Japanese would encounter extremely stiff resistance if they should launch an offensive in South China, The governor pointed out that the authorities in Kwangtung made thorough preparations t meet the Japanese attack. A large number of recruits had been enlisted and some 800,000 rifles had been distributed among the population. The Japanese would therefore encounter in South China the stiffest resistance which they had been confronted conflict so far.—Trans-Ocean
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