Macao, Mar. 16, Chinese units from districts near Canton formed part of the Japanese forces engaged in the invasion of {the Chungshan district, Kwany tung province, according to stories told by refugees who have arrived here.
These refugees tell of the sur price Zanding by the Japanese, and how they quickly penetrated inland, occupying all important. points, some places the invaders wore opposed by farmer volunteers, but short work was made of such feeist-
Tu two days the Japanese held all the key points in' the district of Some refugees allege the Japanese are seizing all the rice they can find and removing it to their ships, Others stale, however, that the vaders are only holding suMeient to supply their forees on the spot.
Macao Is now crowded with te= fees and all charitable organiza tions are doing everything in. their power to aid the homeless and destitute Fifty thousand refugees poured into the Portuguese colony in three days, during the invasion—Reuter, Japanese Troops Not
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