The Archive · 1938

Japanese Near City Of the Rams

Reported to be Within 32 Kin. of Canton Much Speculation on Identity of the Japanese

Commander-in-Chief Hongkong, Oct. 20, poe a further advance by the Japanese forces in their drive towards Canton, the invaders' advance guard was reported today to have penetrated to a poi int several kilometres to the west of Tsangshing, on the Poklo-Canton Railway, claimed by the Japahese to have been occupied yesterday.

"This report came from Mr. Nakamura, Japanese Consul-General in Hongkong.

Local residents are much interested in the real identity of the Japanese Commander-in-Chief in South China, about which speculation here is rife. Well-informed circles deem it exceedingly unlikely that General Honjo is in. command, as has been stated by the Chinese spokesman in Canton,

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

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