ATTACK ON AMOY

Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 May 1938, Page 7

ATTACK ON AMOY

' LANDING BY THE JAPANESE I 1 UNDER COVER OF WARSHIPS’ GUNS MAY PORTEND SOUTHERN DRIVE 1 By Telegraph—Press Association. Copyright. LONDON, May 11. ' Amoy reports that Japanese war- . ships shelled the town and launched an . , attack on the island. > The Hong-Kong correspondent of j 1 “The Times” says the Japanese landed , at Amoy under the cover of fire from ; ' 12 warships. The Chinese retired un--1 til 500 Japanese were ashore and then engaged the invaders. Severe fighting occurred. The Chinese claim that they killed ! 100 and captured 75. Other reports de- , clare that the Japanese are gaining ground. The Hong-Kong correspondent of the ‘ , Exchange Telegraph Company says the t British destroyer Diana and the Am- , erican gunboat Asheville are standing ’ by to take off nationals if necessary. J The “Daily Telegraph’s” Hong-Kong ! correspondent says the landing is apparently intended to be permanent and , may be the initial step in the longawaited south China drive. Canton is greatly perturbed, fearing t that a thrust from the Amoy area may cut off its vital trade with Hong-Kong. Aeroplanes dropped leaflets on the adjacent island of Kulangsu intimating that Amoy had been occupied and warning foreigners and foreign ships ’ to depart.