The Archive · 1938

Take Alarm

Canton, Jan. 22.

The alr-raid alarm was sounded throughout Canton at 8.30 this momning, but no aeroplanes visited the city. Four "planes, according to Chinese sources, were seen over Tang chia wan, heading for' the Canton-Mankow' Railway.

Meanwhile, Kwangtung, which has thus far suffered from aerial bombardment, is. becoming thoroughly war-minded. News from Bias Bay. reports that the fishermen, under the wldance of a garrison officer, are being given an intensive course in guerilla warfare, while city gendarmes. are practising street fighting.

'The sudden rally to aims is not Yimited to men for, according to Vernacular newspaper, reports, the military training headquarters' have equiesced to the request of 100 girls who have asked for military training. 'As a result, the newspapers add, 0 girls' army is being formed—Revier,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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