London, Nov. 19.
Silver prices advanced slightly today, the quotations being:
Nov. 18 Nov. 19
Hongkong, Nov. 18.
Authenticated foreign reports from Canton received here today state that Japanese troops at dawn (on "Wednes-gay entered two villages near Ling-nan University ang demanded women, food and money. The two villages concerned were Honglok and Lokong.
Unsatisfied with the response to their demands, the Japanese soldiers are reported to have taken ten men from each of the villages and attempted to decapitate them. For some reason the decapitations were in some cases incomplete. Foreign doctors in Canton were yesterday called upon to treat one of the victims whose head was reported as being "half cut oft" He is not expected to live.
At the same time the Japanese troops, according to these reports, freely machine-gunned both villages and set fire to all principal buildings in Lokong.
Two foreigners visiting the vil-
London spot forward gold 193d. 19Hd.
147/74. 141/11d.
London/New York:
One pound U.S.$4.7162 $4.7006 One U.S. dollar 50.8884. 51.057d.
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