The Japanese Army in south China continued to "attack Indo-China yesterday afternoon despite an official Tokyo announcement that the Indo-China Army had surrendered at 11 8m, on Monday morning. Japanese planes twice raided the strategic Indo-China railway town of Langson fon the Indo-China border, coneentrating bombs on the Langson sero-drome and market place, Early in the afternoon the Japanese resumed shelling the town and fight-{ing continued on both sides of Long gon, according to French reports received here.
French officials hero said that French troops had been forced te withdraw from outposts at Dongdang which was first attacked by. the Japanese on Sunday night.
Hanoi experienced its frst air alarm yesterday when Japanese planes en route' to Langson, appar= ently. operating from an. aireragtcarrier, crossed the Indo-China coast. Many people here went into dus-outs, but the majority of Hanoi residents appeared to regurd the raid warning 'A. hospital train arrived here yesterday from the border carrying more than a hundred soldiers wound= Sunday night's fighting with the Japanese, Red Cross hospitals were establish several districts of Hanoi yesterday in. preparation for any emergency, Large Red Cross flags were displayed above all first aid stations.
"The French Army commandeered all motor cars here yesterday morn ing. Eurasia airline service from Chungking was cut off and Imperial Airways suspended service from Hongkong. All French shipping remained at Haiphong.
French officials last night ridiculed oficial Japanese statements alleging that the Japanese had entered Indo-China peacefully and in a friendly manner. They also denied responibility for the border fighting.
"Anyone coming across. the border in the middle of the night in combat formation and using arms can hardly be considered friendly," one oficial said.
French officials insisted that the Franco-Japanese agreement signed here on Sunday afternoon made no provision for the Japanese Canton Army to enter Indo-Chins.—They Said that the French had agreed to discuss that issue later and that the head of the Japanese. military mis slon, Maj.~Gen. Issaku Nishihara, had accepted that "proposal.
French authorities said that in-ton Army by Gen. Nis quarters was to the effect that the Canton Army would not be permitted to cross the Indo-China border immediately—United Press.
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