1938-08-05 — Page 24

Grim Picture Of

Human Misery In

Kiangsu War Area

Hankow, To-day.

The Japanese will have to pay dearly for Nanchang if they decide to advance in that direction, owing to the nature of the terrain over which

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have been made to defend the area.

This impression was formed by the Reuter's cor- respondent who, accompanied by two other correspondents, spent four days visiting the Chinese lines.in the vital Tehan and Mahuiling sectors of the Kiukiang and Nanchang dis- trict. Chinese authorities gave the party every assistance.

of wan-faced The party consisted of Sir An-, war-areas. Dozens thony Jenkinson, of the "Daily refugees, obviously inhabitants of Sketch," Mr. Steele of the "Chi-the small towns, stormed the train, cago Daily News," and the Reuter's fighting desperately to get aboard through the surging mass of sold- correspondent.

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STATION SCENE

They left Nanchang in the early iers.

Passengers were forced to give morning of July 30, by train and headed for Yungsiu, which is the way and were not even given time terminus of the railway. The train to leave the car before the mob was packed with soldiers headed tried to enter. for the front and a number of re-

Some of the would-be passengers fugees returning to their homes in the hope "that the Japanese won't were too feeble to join in the rush. come yet," preferring to risk wait-Old woman with bound feet, small ing until the last moment before children and wounded lay about evacuating, rather than struggle the platform apathetically watch- westwards in their state of desti-ing. tution.

HUMAN MISERY

From the station the correspon- dents started a 20-mile tramp to- The town of Yungsiu itself pre-wards Tehan, which is almost cer- sented the picture of human. mis-tainly the next Japanese objective.

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Although the alarm twice this morning no planes raided the city itself.

However, 21 Japanese planes to passed over the city enroute bomb Canton-Hankow Railway and A.A. gun-fire was heard over Ho- nam Island as the Japanese planes passed over.

Nine Japanese planes came down the coast visiting Sheklung where they released a number of bombs with slight damage,-Reuter.

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REFUGEES TRICKLE There is a steady trickle of refu- gees trudging wearlly, the men car- rying children too small to walk, in baskets slung on poles, and women following laden with their house- hold possessions, all exhausted, and some of the older ones in a state bordering on collapse.

One old man, leading an aged woman who was blind, and another aged pair moved slowly along, af- fording each other mutual support. -Reuter.

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