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PEIPING'S "TRAITOR"

RESIGNS POST

Shanghai, To-day.

ELABORATE

AIR BATTLES

OVER LONDON

Londor To-dzy. Elaborate might maneuTIES STE to be carried out by various meits of the Royal Air Force this Mon- day, Tuesday and Wednesday over

Tension here is very acute. The Peace Preser- vation Corps are now engaged in digging trenches around Shanghai behind Chapei and Kiangwan,

hile the Japanese mills who employ nearly 50,000 London Chinese, are about to suspend operations

In Tsingtao, 75 per cent of the Japanese mills have already closed down. Our Own Correspon- dent.

SHANGHAI PANIC CONTINUES

Shanghai, To-day. The population of the International Settlement south of Soochow Creek, and of the French Conces- sion, has increased by at least 50,000 in the past 48 hours as a result of the heavy exodus of Chinese from Chapei, Hongkew, Woosung, Kiangwan and even from railway stations between Shanghai and Nanking.

The latest feature of the evacuation, which is still proceeding, and is now affecting the Yangtse- poo district, is the removal of all valuables and jewellery by pawnshop proprietors: Reuter, HANKOW FACING CRISIS

Hankow, To-day.

Tension is running very high here and all able- bodied Japanese are being enlisted for possible de- fence of the Concession. The remainder will all be evacuated by August 8.

All Japanese shops have been closed for several days owing to their inability to do any busi- ness at all. Our Own Correspondent.

CHUNG TZE CHANG RESIGNS

Peining, To-day.

General Chung Tze-chang, former Mayor of Tientsin, who surrendered Peiping to the Japanese

Many sham air battles will take place, ground equipment will be tried out and the capital's anti- aircraft defence will be put in operation.—Trans-Ocean-

JAPANESE CLOSE BUSINESS

Anti-Japanese Pressure On Coast

Canton, To-day.

LEAVES FUR NORTH

Genera panied by

long Kong Shanghai in

General

Commander-in-

Route Army, is expected an important China

Dr. Chow Lou, ing

pan, travelled in the also.

watching

for

Japanese in either Swatow or Amoy, while in Foochow where the anti-Japanese moy is beginning to grow serious, ders have been given for immediate evacuation of all women and chil- dren

Some of the Japanese men will

All Japanese business has ceased remain for the time being at the in Amoy, Swatow and Foochow Japanese Consulate Our Own Cor-

With the exception of a few men respondent.

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