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Japanese Expected ON HANKOW To Make Formal Entry This Morning
CANTON, TO-DAY.
IT IS GENERALLY EXPECTED THAT THE JAPANESE WILL FOR
MALLY ENTER CANTON THIS MORNING.
It is believed the occupation will be peaceful owing to the complete with
drawal of the Chinese military with the possible exception of a few stragglers.
TOKYO, TO-DAY.
COINCIDENT WITH THE SUCCESSFUL JAPANESE AD- |VANCE WON CANTON, THE GENERAL RETREAT OF THE CHINESE FORCES ON ALL FRONTS DEFENDING HAN- ROW IS CLAIMED IN A COM MUNIQUE ISSUED BY IM- PERIAL HEADQUARTERS.
The claim is based on aerial re- the com- one, wh munique, which declares that the Chinese troops are retreating to- wards Hankow from Macheng,
connaissance, says.
These towns were part of the
Tremendous explosions shook the entire city commencing at 2 a.m. yester-Sungrow and Hokochan.
day, when it was learned that the Chinese supreme command had or- dered the systematic blowing up of all Government offices, industrial Chinese defence line in Hupeh enterprises, bridges and so forth..
Meanwhile the air raid alarm shrieked, adding to the confusion. As dawn broke, the city reverbrated to the thunder of heavy artil- lery, tanks and the marching of thousands of troops, as the Chinese armies withdrew through Canton in a westerly direc- tion.
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The military withdrawal was the signal for a last-minute hectic eva- cuation of civilians; thousands of whom trailed through the streets all yesterday morning, heading for the interior.
It is learned that after the provincial and municipal authorities had evacuated the city, skeleton military forces were left in sole control.
A series of explosions followed as the cement works, paper mills, power plants and Government offices were successively blown up, while lesser institutions were set on fire, setting many areas ablaze throughout the city; caus- ing universal concern, às the various fire brigades had already joined the rush to evacuate.
Heavy machine-gun fire broke Two Britons, the Rev. N. V. out at Tungshan, in the eastern dis- Halward (well-known in Hong trict, at 2.15 yesterday afternoon, Kong where he is Boy Scouts denoting that the Japanese were Commissioner), and Mr. A. E. already on the edge of the city. Peile, formerly of the London po- A number of Japanese planes lice, are believed to be the only appeared and circled at only a few foreigners who remained in the hundred feet, but no bombs were Tungshan district when the Jap-dropped and there were no algus of anese entered.
anti-aircraft-fire.
TWO FOREIGNERS IN TUNGSHAN FOR JAP. ENTRY
Canton, To-day.
It is understood that both men, HANDFUL OF TROOPS who are attached to the Church News arrived in Shameen, Missionary Society, remained in [Continued m Page 24). the compound of Holy Trinity, College to afford protection to the occupants and to church proper- ty, although the majority
students had already evacuated.
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