POSITION IN HONG KONG
VIRTUAL MARTIAL LAW, > — I
SHANGHAI, 30th September. Local information which emanate^ from Tokio states that all Hong Kong ' police leave has been cancelled and atlj i ditional patrols have been stationed if, j the Japanese quarters., | Troops have been summoned tH, I |>atrol the waterfront, and naval unit^ I are reported to have landed. ' The colony virtually is under mar* tial law, but, despito the precaution^ victims have been attacked witty knives, clubs, and stones. Six havqf succumbed to injuries. \ Joint action by the police and milW tary has now restored order. An urgent request has been, lodged with the British authorities for imme> diate and definite action for the protection in Hong Kong of Japanese lif< and property. '
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 80, 1 October 1931, Page 13
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123POSITION IN HONG KONG Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 80, 1 October 1931, Page 13
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