SPRATLEY ISLAND
JAPANESE TROOPS CONCENTRATE AN AMERICAN REPORT USES FOR SUCH A BASE fU.P.A.— By Electric Telegraph-Copyright] Received 1 Ith Dec., 1.40 p.m. NEW YORK, I oth December. The Japanese are reported to be concentrating troops at Spratley Island, midway between North Borneo and the Indo-China naval base at Camranh Bay. Observers state that such a base could be used to try to blockade Singapore or for a drive against Camranh Bay or Saigon. AMOY ISLAND RAIDED Received 11th Dec., 2.0 p.m. HONG KONG, 10th Dec. The Central News Agency report that Chinese guerillas boldly raided Amoy Island and killed the commander of the Japanese gendarmerie, the police chief and a number of soldiers.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 11 December 1940, Page 6
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