1937-11-19 — Page 32

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nment officials have shortly after eleven o'clock withdrawn from Chefoo The deceased lady is rvived by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

REMINGTON 16

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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.

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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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