IN THE FAR EAST
HONGKONG PREPARED CAN MEET ANY MENACE BRUTALITY OF JAPANESE (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) NEW YORK, Nov. 2 The Hongkong correspondent of the New York Times says the arrival of 40 of the latest Whippet Vickers tanks has placed the colony almost in the last stage of complete preparedness against any Far East menace. Protection of the harbour has been effected since the outbreak of me European war and 2000 equipped volunteers have supplemented the excellent garrison and anti-aircraft defence, producing a firm sense of readiness. The South China Morning Post editorially takes to task the daily confiscations of Chinese junks in Hongkong waters by Japanese, accompanied by varying degrees of brutality, frequently exceeding the Üboat ruthlessness. The Japanese Navy persists in its attacks, presumably to expel Chinese fishers from lucrative grounds and make way for the Japanese, or provide loot for sailors. The newspaper asserts that it is certainly discouraging to Hongkong residents to see trespass and attacks under the guns of the fortress with impunity.
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Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20953, 4 November 1939, Page 4
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171IN THE FAR EAST Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20953, 4 November 1939, Page 4
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