NANTAU BOMBARDED.
JAPANESE CRUISER Received January 26. 10.40 a.in. HONG KONG, Jan. 25. A heavy bombardment was heard this morning at Nantau, just outside British waters near Castlepeak. A later message states that the vessel bombarding Nantau is believed to have been a Japanese cruiser. A landing was not attempted. It is believed that the object was to alarm the defenders of the Chinese fortifications.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 49, 26 January 1938, Page 9
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65NANTAU BOMBARDED. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 49, 26 January 1938, Page 9
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