NEW JAPANESE ATTACK
TREATY OF SWATOW STOUT RESISTANCE BY CHINESE (Received May 27, 1.10 a.m.) HONGKOXG, May 26 Japanese marines are reported to b® attacking the outskirts of Swatow, in South China, a treaty port between Amoy and Hongkong. They are meeting with stout resistance. JAPAN'S CABINET NEW FOREIGN MINISTER (Received May 27. 1.10 a.m.) TOKIO, May 26 In a reconstruction of the Japanese Cabinet, General Kazusushige TTgaki has been appointed Foreign Minister in succession to Mr. K. Hirota. KILLED . IN BATTLE YOUNG CHINESE GIRLS TOKIO, May 25 It is reported Japanes® found in the North Kweij River, in the Anhwei Province, China, the bodies of 300 young Chinese girls, members of the Orchid Society, who had joined up with the Chinese guerilla fighters. It is believed that they were killed in ft recent battle.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23048, 27 May 1938, Page 11
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