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WUHAN

Chinese Start Blazes In Southern City Districts

HARKOW

Hankow Reach

Wuchang

Fakington Reach

Sie Chickens Riks.

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FLIRKA.

CHINESE BoomS ACROSS RIVER

There Raks

Futsekow

Lake

SHELLS NOW FALLING INSIDE CITY AREA

Armed Japanese Claim Advancing Peace Rapidly on Wuhan Cities Needed

LONDON, Oct. 24.

"WE MUST

(Special to "Telegraph")

Copyright, Telecommunications Ordinance, 1936. Received 11.45 am.. Published 12.30 p.m.

'Frisco's Chinatown Mourns

SAN FRANCISCO,

IN

Oct. 24.

IN VIEW OF THE REPORTS of the fall of Canton, together with the stoppage of the President Coolidge with a silver shipment, six companies have tem- porarily, pending clari- fication of the situation, of stopped payment contributions.

These amount to $600,000 for war planes, and $100,000 for refuge relief.

Chinese

Meanwhile vernacular papers have issued hourly bulletins

on war news.

Joss houses have been closed and all Chinese have suspended the gayer pleasures.

It is noteworthy that most of San Francisco's China-town population are · from Canton.-

United Press. FACE JAPANESE SHELLS ARE NOW FALLING IN WUCHANG, ONE OF THE

frankly three pos-

sibilities the future seems

at

THREE WUHAN CITIES.

THE CONFLAGRATION IN THE JAPANESE CONCESSION IN

to hold-war, armed peace, HANKOW, WHICH IS DIVIDED FROM THE FORMER BRITISH AND or a peace of understand- RUSSIAN CONCESSIONS BY THE EX-GERMAN CONCESSION, IS ing," declared Lord Halifax,

SPREADING RAPIDLY. the Foreign Minister Edinburgh to-day in the course of his first public speech since the crisis, which he generally review- ed.

He continued: "We wish to

The Chinese now appear to be setting off their dynamite mines and explosions are audible in the Non-Combatant Zone.

Thirty American sailors have been prepared as a landing party. The entire factory district is now afire.

Chinese militarists are blowing up all Wuhan airfields.-United Press.

escape the first possibility and to DESPERATE STAND

achieve the third, but it may be that, as Dante made entry into:

Paradise through a war of pur-.

Chinese troops are preparing to make a

HANKOW, Oct. 25.

desperate

stand

gatory, so we, if we are to reach true peace, may have to pass through a stage of armed peace against the Japanese at Kotien, 20 miles down-river.

to get there.

SACRIFICES NEEDED.

where.

unit

In

the ensuing

ARMED MEN IN CITY ROBBERY

+

daggers took place in the city arta | at 3.30 o'clock this moralog.

THE CANTON FIRE

Fresh Fires Endangering

The Shameen

CANTON, Oct. 25.

AFTER A DAY IN WHICH the inhabitants breathed more freely, believing the threat of fire averted, Shamcen again watched with trepida. tion while the fires in the eastern end of Canton, which became revitalised as a result of the wind changing, again threatened the foreign settlement.

Yesterday evening the wind was from the north- west, and stirring up the fire at Wongsha which illuminated the sky, while the original Sun Company fire travelled slowly through Saikwan, only a few dozen yards from Shakee.

Chiang

Leaves Wuhan

RE

The fire which threatened Shakee, during the afternoon, was stopped through the efforts of German volunteer firemen who were primarily concerned be cause German property is located at Shakce, opposite Shameen.

Many of the firemen have been working for 36 hours almost without a stop.

en-

Shameen again took precautions last night by drenching the dangered front buildings, establishing patrols, filling bathtubs, while some people removed baggage to buildings

situated inside Shumeon,

Meanwhile Japanese troops were occasionally patrolling the streets EPORTS THAT scen

in motors, but doing nothing to stop Generalissimo. Chiang the fires. There was obviously an increased number of troops in the Kai-shek has resigned, or city yesterday. However, people re

the trip to Canton A daring early morning raid by is about to, gained impetus cently making ave men armed will revolvers and in Hongkong this morning. from Shekki report that Japanese serial activity has been intensive, Although the Telegraph was the planes bombing and machine unable to secure definite com- gunning the village roads As a result the Chung Lan Impert firmation or denial, an authorita erecks, which are filled with scurry-

and

and Export Company, of 91 Con-

An American has reported finding nangut Road West, have reported tive Chinese source admitted ing Centon refugees. Losses of money and jewellery to the that the report might be true.

sampan carrying the body of a shot value of $7,013.

He added: "You may get an woman.-United Press. The company's offices, which are official statement on the matter pccupied at night by three fokis, are during the next two or three in the 2nd floor of the building. days."

Kal-shek moy

CITY OF RUINS

Except in one or two outlying to discover anything Canton has been subdued. definite concerning the General- Incendiarism, however, has turn- Issimo's future, but several well-ed the Japanese victory to ashes. The three occupants were bound.

The city is a looted and burnt out Informed Chinese in the Colony feel Keys to the company's safe were convinced that in view of the reports shell. Its Ministry of Finance, scar- found by the robbers after a search

(Continued on Page 5.) and nine $506 bank-notes, four $100 of possible peace talks between China

and Japan, Chiang banknotes, eight $10 banknotes, a considerable quantity of diamond

message, re. A "United Press" rings and Chinese bank-notes - were

ceived at 11

stated that Generalissimo and Madamo Chiang Kai-shek. accompanied by Mr. W. H. Donald and other personal aldes. left Hankow by plane last. night for an undisclosed desina- tion.

were

resign.

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ADVANCING RAPIDLY

The fokis report that five тел. Beyond this cryptic hint. it was parts of the city, the Great Fire of All day yesterday endless than 400 Japanese, and seized two

hree armed with revolvers, broke impossible imminence of fighting on the "It this country in to play its full

outskirts of Hankow became appar-¡ into the premises at 3.30 am. part with others in cecuring peace, streams of people flowed out of light machine-guns, 100 rides, and a

Whilst engaged in the destruction ent to-day as the first dull rour of It must be able to speak with full the city necking shelter elac-large quantity of ammunition.

artillery Orc beenme weight.

of the highway linking Kiuliang and Japanese "It is a recognition of these facts

This continued exodus is sur-Singtze, a Chinese guerilla band en audible in the city. that inspired all classes and others in

* Japanese Sounding first like the distant roll- the desire to see the State make prising, in view of the Mayor's countered yesterday

at Chuchiao on the high-ing of thunder, the fire gradually in greater call upon the services of the statement that civilians wore

engage-creased in Intenally as the day wore individuals than it has yet felt being evacuated throughout the ment

ment the guerillos inflicted over 30 on.

of extracted. Jevacuation Meanwhile, di necessary to do.

past week in order to facilitate casualties the Japanese and

on trench moriar,-Central civilians from Hankow has been

The robbery was reported to the military operations, and that ized

almost completed,

lust police immediately the fokis Throughout yesterday and Light, the Chinde soldiers feverishable to release themselves. Police this inarning found a toy all later ly placed

In the "three pistol, scissors blade and a dagger on Hunkow, Oct, 25.

Wuhan elles, preparatory to blow the staircase leading down to Con- Discrediting Japanese ellcgallonsing them up before the Japanese naught Road. of a general retreat of Chinese troops are able to enter,

Kuo The. General entrusted with the in the Wuhan area, General stoney in order to provide financial defence of the Hankow area stated Chan, Acting Clarrison Commander of resources for what we need to do that though there had been consider the Wuhan cllies, in an interview Of others it may be necessary to de-able troop mevements near the city, with the Central News Agency yes- this did not necessarily mean retreat. terday stated that the troop move- growing д

He admitted that the Japanese had ments in the part few days have senes everywhere that war, quite passed Ccheng on the south bank of been carried out as anal preparations aport from its horror and damage the Yangtze, and were now within for the defence of the three cities. unsettles, more than setiles, and accordingly there are strong forces firing distance of Kotten--Reuter.

"If we are to make swift pro-out of the 1,250,000 inhabitants News gress with the re-equipment of all of the three Wuhan cities, only GARRISON COMMANDER the branches of our defence power,} 11 is certain this can only be 400,000 remain.

achieved by the, readiness of all

people and Interests to

make

treal service to a conunon end. For some, the sacrifice will be of

mand ancrifices in other forms.

"I hold that there is

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All Government offices have moved! Chungking, the new, seat of the ป National Government.

at work which make any country

think twice before resorting to war.

"There are other forces pulling in

DUEL AROUND TEHAN

Nanchang, Oct. 23.

ON

MOVEMENTS

trategic bumite, beneath

Including in the great buildings mined for dynamlling. Durposes are the great fanyang arsenal and siect works, soures of most China's internal supplies of war materials.

the path.

Gibraltar Loses Its Governor

Warm Farowell To General Harington

The news agency reports that other officials, including General Chou En-

lat have also left Hankow.

ENVOY'S MOVEMENT

Chungking, Oct. 25. British offelal circles have received no official notlication of a visit by Sir Archibald Kerr Clark Kerr, to British Ambassador, In the near future,

though

he is expected to arrive here soon.

ONLY FIVE MILES OFF AT 10 A.M.

Shanghai. Ocl.;25,

The British diplomatic mision A Japanese Army communique from Hankow is expected to arrive faced at 11.10 mm. claims that the oboard the British gunboat, Falcon on Japanese vanguards havo. entered October 30-Router.

WANG IN. CHUNGHING

Huangting, five miles from Hankow. Dr. Logan Roots reports that: the Chinese military authorities are fring Wachang.

Reports from Japanese Jources early this morning claimed that the The Japanese, in attacking Wuhan, vanguard of the, invading army on General Kuo said, have extended the north bank of the Yangtse was their communication lines too far only 12 miles from Hankow suburbs. Inland. They will meet with n rovera The warships operating up the on the cost blow from the Chinese when they Yangtse have reached Kotion, 25 Д different and more dangerous Japanese artillery

miles distant, where the last remain direction. The right conclusion to bank of the Teh River heavily approach the three cities. my mind in the matter of armament shelled the Chinese positions in the General Kuo assured of adequate ing boom across the river bars their

Chungking, Oct. 25. for national defence is that there is outskirts of Tehun, strategle town protection. for foreigners as

British warships and merchant

Gibraltar, Oct. 24. good den! of sense in the old-on the Nanchang-Kiuklang Railway, hostilities spread to the Wuhan cities.

Mr. Wang Ching-wei is at prescot City blocks are ablaxe, und alt To the salute of guns and the fashioned idea that an umbrella often yesterday afternoon.

Sovere punishment, he promised, wil men at Hankow moved in closer to keeps the rain away.

Hundreds of shells were hurled be meted out to those endangering the former British Concession this strains of "Auld Lang Syne," General Chungking, and reports of his public buildiers are being systemuil- He addressed a meeting of the Foreigners reicealing before, the "We must lose no oppurtunity of over to the Chinese side. However, the lives of foreigners in accordance morning, while the US.6, Guarn Sir Charles Harington left to-day for being in Hongkong are pure rumours. cally dynamited.

proceeded down-river at p.m. to England en termination of tive years Middle School students helping forward the results Chinese batteries retaliated effective with martial law.

on the oc- Japanese advance report that Japan- anchor off the Signdard -Oll Com- of the governorship of Gibraltar.

straling the refuge personal contacts established between Ty

Referring to the evacuation of pany's instaliations.

He was given a warm farewell by casion of the opening of a large-ac planes are the tour Powers at Municìn

scale physical training display on jamated highwayi.ka Falling to dislodge the Chinese, civilians from the Wuhan cities, Anticipating that communication

А. Украдене "Britain wants to improve lier: re-| |,

Sunday ReutET.

-képortat; 11" KA lations with all who are willing to Im the Japanese later allegedly resort General Kuu sold that this with the outside world will shortly be the Garrison, Consuls and towns-

people.

MYSTERY MOVES IN states that the Japanese troops have ed to the use of poison gas shells, motivated purely for the niety of cut off-the only present methods are prove their relations with us,

General Harington is to retire from As the sphere of by radio-telegraphy--the American

cut the Plugham: valkway – kwaky As German sa British The Chinese stubbornly held their non-combatants. malayally succeed in ground, though many of their com-war is spreading to the outskirts of naval authorilles fave Installed the army after 17 years of service:ONSIDERABLE. MYSTERY wil alles north of Hankove and are New

Vanderslandas, it would rades were victimised.

the three cities, it is imperative that him power radio translites in the General Sir Edmund Ironside, who surrounds rumours that Mr. Wang also advancing rapiate on t During a raid on the Japanese at all civilians not directly comected 7.3. Consulate, and both British and We do the Wanchfaling on the Julchang with the defence of Wuhan mould American naval authocles are drille succeeds General Haringtoo, ex-Chung-hul and Madame, Chiang Kai- from the port---United Preis,

nected to arrivent Cilbraltar on shek are in Hongkong. | Wuning highway on the morning of leave the area 15 order to avoid tin- ing scaletan mobilisation

November 11-Reuter Special.

(Continued from Page 6.): Oct. 23 Chinese troops stew more necessary sacrifices Central News.

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