The Archive · 1938

Attempted Landing on Hainan

Paris Displays Concern Over Japanese Maneuvres Hongkong, Jan. 17.

A clash between Japanese soldiers and natives took place yesterday on island, according to Chinese reports received here. About 100 Japanese marines landed on. the slond from a cruiser and sacked several villages. The members the "local protective organization hastily assembled and finally succeeded in driving off the invaders, According to messages from. Amoy several Chinese have been ahet there for treason, <it "being declared that they attempted to distribute pro-Japanese propaganda amongst "the Chinese oMleers and to deliver im= portant military despatches to the Japanese—Trans-Ocean,

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