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THE CHINA MATI NOVEMBER 10 19:

ANOTHER DOOMED

BATTALION

DRAMA

Chinese Forces In Nantao Prepare For Battle NON-COMBATANTS WARNED JAPANESE AND

TO EVACUATE AREA JAPANESE TROOPS NOW ON ZAHHWEI

CREEK

Shanghai, To-day.

While a column of Japanese troops swept around the British and French perimeters of Shanghai, another Japanese force advanced to meet Japanese units proceeding north from Minghong, and a junction is expected to-day.

The Japanese now claim complete occupation of Sungkiang, from which their northward advance is stated to be continuing.

They also claim to have reached the outskirts of Nanhsiang, which they are confident of captur- ing shortly.

Part of the Chinese forces who withdrew from the western front are now pivoted on Tsipao, ten miles south-south-east of Nanhsiang, whence the Chinese line runs to Liuho.

The Japanese announce that in view of the danger of land mines and unexploded hand grenades, the area west of the Shanghai-Hangchow Railway,

will be closed to the public but will be opened as early as possi- ble:

Interest now centres on the posi- tion at Nantao.

A small Japanese force has al ready reached the west bank of Zagwei Creek, but it remains to be seen whether the Chinese forces to the east of the Creek will really stage another doomed battalion drama. -

INDICATIONS OMINOUS Present indications are ominous, as the Chinese forces, besides dig- ging trenches and making other warlike preparations, have warned remaining non-combatants to eva- cuate the area.

Sporadic machine-gun fire was

tend from the Nanziang area to the western district outside the Settlement and thence to Nantao.

More than thirty different fires are burning, twenty of which are in Nantao west of

Zahwei Creek

Though the Nantao refugee zone was opened at 5 o'clock yes-. terday afternoon, owing to the possibility of serious hostili- ties in other parts of Nantao most Chinese refugees are still preferring the sanctuary of the foreign areas. -Reuter.

CHEUNG GHAU

FIRE DISASTER:

exchanged acroes the Creek all NO LOSS OF LIFE

night.

Although in Chinese territory,

A huge fire, blazing fiercely the area embracing the famous Sic since three o'clock this morning cawei Observatory, the Siccawel occurred on Cheung Chan Island Cathedral and the Jesuit Mission

to-day outside the French Concession, is not in Japanese hands, as the French troops have extended their of the Island and involved's very

perimeter to include it.

JAPANESE FLAG ON

LUNGHWA PAGODA

Less fortunate were the Lunghwa Temple and Pagoda

which the Japanese flag Chinese Buddhist prie

not eva

allowed

It was located in the east part

large

area. Ten houses and four teen matsheds were totally des- troyed.

Fire floats were despatched from

Hong Kong to help in

ing the blaze,

not brought after fin

NEW DANGER

IN NANTAO DEFENCE

Shanghai, To-day. The Japanese succes the Shanghai area created Hinch

among prominent many of whom have book passages for Hong Kong-

An emergency meeting foreign Consuls

called to-day to discuss mea sures to cope with the new crisis rising from the Ch ese decision to defend Nan-

tao.

The Chinese step has con- fronted Shanghai with a new danger Renter

SCORES HURT IN PANIC RUSH

TO SETTLEMEMT

Shanghai, To-day. Several hundred panic- stricken Chinese are re- ported to have been injur ed in the mad rush yester- day to evacuate Nantao and Pootung for the safety of the foreign areas in Shang- hai.

FUTURE OF SHANGHAI

The sudden

tary situation not prompt Council

Shanghai, Today.

Shanghai

to change their of making the Settlement a place Chinese and foreign

zed

China

for

oficial added that Chinese

ons would

statu

vities were compa

and order

their

he official emphatically denied

Japanese

north

Counal is

ease in the avami Japanese officials o the Com

The official said that no crease had ever

since the outbreak of b Renter.

of

sed.

presents a serious problem of feed-

the foreign authorities.

Abo

000

a number

soldiers, wounded with

them, were disarmed when they en

tered the French Concessi

A Trans-Ocean correspondent visited the evacuated area found the The exodus was on a scale never Chinese troops still well-disciplin before experienced in Shanghai, and and cheery Trans-Ocean.

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