PITCH DARK FAREWELLS TO XMAS EXPRESS
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Hankow, To-day.
Owing to last minute cancella- *tions, the "Christmas Express" left Hankow for Kowloon with 294 refugees of all nationalities instead of the 324 who had originally booked.
Hundreds of husbands and friends gathered on the B. and S. hulk at 6.30 yesterday morning in the pitch dark to bid farewell Many accompanied the era- cuees in launches across the river to the railway station at Wu- chang.
QUAINT PICTURE
Promptly at 9 o'clock the bright- ly beflagged train drew out from
CHRISTMAS EXPRESS
ON ITS WAY
Shanghai, To-day.
A Hankow message says that the "Christmas Express," carry- ing foreign evacuees from Han- kow, left Hankow for Kowloon
yesterday morning,
The train is due in Kowloon either to day (Saturday) or Sun day. Reuter
TSINGTAO EVACUATION CONTINUING
Tsingtao, Fo-day Evacuation is continuing. Most
THE CHINA MATE, DECEMBER
EX-COMMUNIST ITSINANEU
LEADER'S GIVEN FALSE ACTIVITIES
Shanghai, To-day. General Mao Tsung,
ALARM SHOCKS
Tsinanfu, To-day.
former Commander-in- Tsinanfu was given a shock last Chief of the Chinese night, when the spluttering of Communist armies, has machine-guns and the rumbling of arrived in north Shensi light field guns disturbed the still-
ness of the night. under direct orders from The alarm went up that the General Chiang Kai- Japanese were attacking the city shek.
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and soon all the residents in the town were out of bed. There are many reports of Gen They, however, later calmed down eral Mao's activities, most of when it was discovered that the them of Japanese origin, having gunfire was confined to an area along been concocted with the aim of line of the Japanese along the Yellow influencing
Chinese public River. opinion. Outer Mongolia in order to organise Chinese guerillas, harassing the rear
Some reports say he has left for
the busy station carrying its nore foreigners are preparing for imme-transport of Russian war material too happy human cargo waving last diate departure.
farewells. A drizzle reminscent of London weather completed the quaint
picture
Hopes that another international
banks and commercial houses, In spite of the re-opening of
few transactions are being made. Shops selling rice and other
to Shensi.
Official quarters revealed that
line of the Japanese along the Yellow River, were responsible for the dis turbance.
Another report says he is to win tials to the Chinese cause. over leading Outer Mongolian of
In this connection, the Japanesement.
cut off military communications be-
refugee train can be arranged are food stuffs and preserved foods/Claim they will shortly be able tol rising, and it is learned that nego- are doing most of the business. tween Outer Mongolia and Shansi. tiations are proceeding to send an- Several points in the port have Mach depends on the truth of other batch of Hankowites south been sand-bagged, while ma this claim, particularly in tlew of acout-December 28 December 29. chine-gun nests have been estab-the reported growth of the Chinese INTERNATIONAL GROUP: lished along the water-front- 8th Army from three to ten divi- Yesterday's train took 107 Bri-AA gun posts are also located sions, or a total of about 150,000 tons, 25 Americans, 41 Germans, around the city-Our Own Cor- 25 Russians, 10 French, nine Italians, respondent. three Swedes and, three Norwegians.
men
The former Red Army is also
Provided everything goes as plan-spects are bright of the train going reported to have been reinforced by ned, the train should reach Canton straight through to Kowloon via the 10,000 peasants and labourers- at dawn on Christmas Day, and pro-lcepline-Reuter
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ROYAL FAMILY GATHERING AT SANDRINGHAM
London, To-day. Prince Edward and Princess Alexandra, children of the Duke and Duchess of Kent were taken down to Sandringham yesterday afternoon by their nurse.
The Duke and Duchess travel to
Sandringham to-day to join the Royal Family party from the midst of which the King will retire, on Saturday afternoon to make his Em- pire broadcast at three o'clock. British Wireless.
NEW WAR OFFICE APPOINTMENT
London, To-day.
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The War Office announces Major General W. D. S. Brownrigg has been appointed Military Secre↑ tary to the Secretary for War. The vacancy in the post of Military Se cretary was caused by the appoint- ment recently of General Viscount Gort to be Chief of the Imperial General Staff -British Wireless.
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The Japanese attack on the city is, however, still expected any mo
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Fifteen Japanese planes flew over Lantao Island, which is British territory, at 8.45 this morning, and
returned at 9.30 am.
The machines few directly over Taio, one of the largest towns on the island, on which is situated a Hong Kong police outpost.
The planes came over at a low altitude owing to clouds, and were clearly visible to residents on the island.
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