BRITISH FEAR.—Britain fears that Japan’s next move will be to seize the Chinese island of Hainan, which is strategically situated between British Hong Kong and the British base at Singapore. The Japanese already have taken the Prates islands," also shown on above map.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 275, 20 October 1937, Page 6
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43BRITISH FEAR.—Britain fears that Japan’s next move will be to seize the Chinese island of Hainan, which is strategically situated between British Hong Kong and the British base at Singapore. The Japanese already have taken the Prates islands," also shown on above map. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 275, 20 October 1937, Page 6
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