In South China, the Prime Minister continued, Japanese naval and military forces landed in the vicinity of Swatow at dawn on Wednesday. Arrangements were being made for the evacuation of British women and children from Swatow, and necessary merchant ships were being diverted to that port, The Japanese naval authorities had promised to facilitate the evacuation and to respect British property.
H.M.S. Thanet was now at Swatow, and H.M.S. Scout was due to arrive there at daylight.
Turning to Kulangsu, Mr. Chamberlain said the food situation there had deteriorated in that supplies from Amoy and the mainland had been cut off. There was, however, at present no difficulty in getting foodstuffs in by ships of third Powers.
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