The Archive · 1939

Large-Scale Action Planned

Hongkong, Aug. 18, The newspapers here give great to Chisiese suspended assistance to the Chiang Kai-shek regime, suring a successful termination of the Tokyo conference, qualified observers here declared today.

They pointed out that. the Japanese occupation of the bor for region between Kwangtung and Kowloon would result in the complete isolation of the British eased territory from the China hinterland, The British leased territory which has a large population, possibly would experience an acute shortage of provisions tres of Kwangtung province, Kweilin and Shiukwar. which state' that the

on in South China.

ese lanning a large-scale result of the isolation, these quarters said—Domei. tr ers who arrived here from Pakhoi last night state that all for-ign nationals and vessels have been requested by the Japanese commander to leave immediately.—Trans-Ocean.

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