SHANTUNG OFFICIALS LEAVE CHEFOO
Tsinanfu, To-day.
OLD RESIDENT EMBASSIES
PASSES
is with
have to
known
a Tong ill
in the
Mrs Anna otwall, widow of
morning, at the age of 60
CIATION OF NANKING
Nanking, To-day
Most of the Embassies
I is reliably learned at M. Kotewall, that all Shantung Gov-ed away in the French
nment officials have shortly after eleven o'clock withdrawn from Chefoo The deceased lady is rvived by
a tentative plan follow in the belief that a Jap two sons, James and George, three ing the evacuation of all Chinese
married daughters, Mrs. J. C. Lang, Government offices. anese attack is pending M. B. Osman and Mrs. T in this direction.
Hamet, and eleven grandchildren, In Tsinanfu, the Government Phyllis, Hazel, Ronnie, Archie, staffs have moved south and for Kenneth, Robert, Lorrie, George the va eigners are leaving, including Barbara, Reggie and Bobbie, three to
the American Consul-General sons-in-law and two doughters-in- who has left for Shanghai, via law, Julia and Doris
The funeral passes the Monument Tsingtao
at 5 pm to-day.
News of the evacuation of Nanking has added to tension in
As soon as of of evacua to-day
officials in charge
here.
The British Embass
will move few Brabassies
erstood is leaving for Hanks
Mr. Prideaux Brune the Bri
Tsinan, but there is no sign of BRIDGE OVER ish Consul, remaining to take
anything but determination to resist any Japanese attempt to cross the Yellow River.
Own Correspondent.
LAICHOW LANDING
Tsingtao, To-day.
WHANGPOO
Shanghai, To-day.
charge of the evacuation of Britis nationals in the event of an emer gency. He will also be in charge of the Embassy.
It is learned that the Japanese One British gumboat is remain- military have constructed a bridgeing off Hsakwan The Chinese military authorities across the Whangpoo about 20 miles etres in anticipate a Japanese attempt at above Shanghai, 500 landing on Laichow Bay, in North length-Our Own Correspondent Shantung, with the intention of striking out south and cutting off the Shantung Ferrinsula
51ST ARMY MOVES
mills and other plants there, which The Japanese, it is believed, will are valued at least at 300,000,000 try and place the Chinese troops in ven. the Peninsula in a position where they must withdraw or be isolated. According to foreign advices The Japanese apparently do not from Tsingtao,the 51st Chinese intend to effect a landing at Tsing-army has moved westward, presum
the Chinese lines tao, because such a step might im-ably to stret pel the Chinese to destroy Japanese south
the Yellow
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US. DECISION. It is learned that the United States Ambassador, Mr. Nelson T Johnson, accompamed by Mr. W R. Peck, the Counsellor, and Mr. Aldridge, the Secretary, is leaving for Hankow, while other Secre taries, Mr. George Atcheson, Mr. Hall Paxton and Captain Robberts, are remaining.
mile
Part of the staff and their 1amilies of the Soviet Embassy are leaving to-day for Hankow, the charge d'affaires, accompanied by the others, is leaving for Han kow as soon as nnouncement of evacuation is published.
While in Bankow, the Soviet Embassy will be housed in the premises of the former Russian Consulate General in the ex-Rus- sian Concession-Reuter
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