The Archive · 1938

Correspondent Falls Foul of Troops Exciting Attempt to Walk From Canton to Hongkong

Canton, Oct. 30.

Mr. K. G. Eskelund, correspondent for the Associated Press, returned here last night after some exciting experiences during an attempt to reach Hongkong by road, and along the railway.

Mr. Eskelund was trying to convey to the Colony photographs he had taken of the Japanese occupation of Canton. After being robbed several times, and almost stripped of his clothing, he was eventually forced to return to Canton. He fell foul of the Chinese troops near Suntong. On arrival here, he was held for several hours by the Japanese

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