Hongkong, Oct. 16.
The impression is gaining here that the Japanese forces operating in South China will extend their activities also to Swatow and Amoy.
Swatow has been heavily bombed a number of times by Japanese planes during the last few days and the concentration of Japanese warships in the neighbourhood of this port has been increased considerably. In addition troop transport vessels have been sighted repeatedly in the vicinity.
There are no detailed reports regarding further Japanese attacks at Amoy but it is believed that it is by no means impossible that the Japanese will undertake some sort of action in Fukien province as this would mean a scattering of the Chinese defence forces in South China and the prevention of a concentration of great bodies of troops at Canton.
In Swatow, the administrative authorities have begun to transport women and children to places of safety as the landing of Japanese troops seems to be counted on more or less definitely.—Trans-Ocean.
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Jerusalem, Oct. 15.
Twenty thousand British troops launched à big scale offensive tonight against the Arab rebellion after ihe insurgents sent an ultimatum demanding the immediate resignation of British administrators in Jerusalem and other Palestine cities.
The British forces, attempting to restore peace and order to the Holy Land, faced powerful insurgent detachments which were reported gaining strength by the hour. Fighting broke out today when an Arab fired upon police escorting Jews to the Wailing Wall—United Press.
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