CHINA
FIGHTING AT CANTON,
Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.
MANILA, July 16. Bulletins from Hongkong state that Dr Sun Yat Ken expects to retake Canton as soon as 20,000 reinforcements arrive.^ Land and naval battles are proceeding. Five of Dr Sun Yat Sen’s vessels fought their way past tho Macao forts last Sunday, firing 100 shells. Dr Sim Yat Sen’s sympathisers in Canton struck on Wednesday, cutting off the water supply and electricity in Canton, and looting half a million yen. —A. and N.Z. Cable.
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Evening Star, Issue 18022, 17 July 1922, Page 6
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