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Fires Burn Fiercely

Northern section of Hankow city

is completely ablaze, according to Japanese nerial olwervations. Wu-

chang by also burning flercely.

Chukinho iron bridge on Peiping. to Hankow Railway, Just

outside

Hankow, Oct. 25. With the Japanese expected occupy the city within 48 hours, the situation here is very tense. The Hankow, has been dynamited. streets are crowded with retreating Fires are raging in German and Omelal investigations into the desoldiers and countless, bewildered Japanese concessions.-Domei. tailed elrcumstances surrounding the refugees.

TOKYO, Oct. 25,

reported attack on the British gun- A spokesman of the National MIL-

boat Sandpiper by Japanese aircraft tary Council made a statement this RETREAT CUT OFF

near Changsha, are still in progress, morning to the effect that Chincar the Navy Department of the Imperial troops were preparing to withdraw Headquarters announced at noon to- from Wuhan. He emphasised that The Chinese retreat from

day.

Win area

the

Nanking, Oct. 28,

this was

along the Hunkow- a strategle move, and did; The communique Bayn that alxnot mean -retreat

in the ordinary Canton Rallway was definitely cut Japanese naval

planes bombed

off when Japanese Army aircraft, In sense of the word. Chinese Junks carrying Chinese

It is feared that the Generalls their attacks for the third consecutive troops Rear Chungska about 10 simo's departure may

destroyed the railway bridges have a de-south and north of Sintslang, 10 miles o'clock on Monday morning.

moralising effect upon the Chinese south of Yochow and at Kushui, 20 1t the reports that the British populace, but at present all is quiet miles south of Yochow on Monday, warship was damaged in the Japanese

A reserve force of 110 British blue- were frue, it was understood Jackets lunded this morning and are the Headquarters of the Japanese to have been caused by splinters of billeted at the British Consulate pre- Chinn announced.-Domel.

Expeditionary Forco In Central bombs.

"Reports received from the British small party of sailors is already busily paratory to taking up their duties. A authorities before the Japanese air-erecting barhed-wire along the bound- craft departed for their operations on ary from the British Concession to Monday, indicated that the said the Chinese city.

CITY THEFTS CONTINUE

The manageress of Vienna Modes, Mrs. White, has reported to the Police the loss of four hats from n showcase between October 13 and 21. Hats were valued at $24.

British gunboat was staying 500 Hallan sailors are reported to have metres below the maritime customs innded, while the Americans are pre- house In Hankow The Japaneseiparing to land. American sailors. were not informed that it was staying They will probably be quartered all near Changsha," the communique the Navy Y.M.C.A. points out,

The British Runboats Gnat ind "Naval Attache of the British Em-Teru have taken up positions off the in Tokyo on Monday afternoon former Geiman Concession, while formed the Japanese uuthorities; the American Hogship has moved up The loss of ♫ Chimera and that the British gunboat Sandpiper to the former Britials Concession, cigarette case to the value of $71 was bombed by six Japanese herd-where the British and American flat from the China Fleet Club yesterday planes while staying at Changsha ships will be able to keep in contact. has been reported by E. I. A. Mann- about In o'clock on Monday morning.

The gates of the French Concessioning of the Submarine Porteos. and that atthaigh its

noon, although the A watch valued at $20 was also hnve bren was nomiged, there superstructure were closed at

no Bund entrances are still open.

от reported

stalen from the China Jost casualties among its crew.

The following statement is ottri- Fleet Club. yesterday by E. R. A. "Upon receipt of the

Rear-Admiral Holt: "Cunningham. report, the buted Japanese authorities immediately or foresee no danger to foreigners if Mrs. Barnsley, Stanley Barracks, dered their officials on the spot to they take reasonable precautions and reports that she lost her 18 carat investigate into the affair." the reside within the administrative dis-diamond ring valued at $100 at communique states-Domci,

Tytan lyuch yesterday.

HANKOW FALL IMMINENT

Shanghal, Oct. 25. Japanese troops came, to within a striking distance of Hankow this morning as they reached Nlehkiang, three miles north of the Wangti dyle. The Wangt dyke is situated 414 miles from Hankow's Special Muni- elpality limits, and extenda 21⁄2 miles to join the Changkuti dyke forming the dyke system protecting Hankow. -Done!

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Martial law was enforced night, when steel-helmeted Chinese troops, with fixed bayonets look up positions in various sections of the In addition foreign volunteers mobilised, armed with batons and armlets. Some patrolled the streets and others slept at their headquarters at the Hankove Club-Renter.

SWATOW PREPARING

BITTER ATTACK ON THE POPE

BERLIN, Oct. 24.

A BITTER ATTACK on His

Holiness the Pope is, made to-night by the

newspaper, Angrif, which accuses the Pope in of indulging in monstrous are accusations against the Reich by making feverish preparations to cope declaring that the Reich is striv-| with any emergency that may arise.

Swatow, Oct. 25. Despite relaxation of tension Swatow, the local authorities

While the defences of the city haveing gradually. to extend pre-

| been further strengthened, the

tlon of non-combatants to evacu

Įdominace over the world,

at an animated pace. Practically one policy to do with the Pope, and The newspaper asks what has this half of the city's population has

Hankow, Oct. 25. Eight Americans, three Swedes and now left for places of comparative declares that he is imputing the two Britons are marooned at Wu-safety Inland. Three of the four Reichs after the manner of Jewish chung as 21 result of the rapid largest department stores have al-war helters, with political intentions ready suspended business, but the which can only be characterised as launch they chartered to bring or Ho Tung has issued a pro-

still remains calm, and orderly. hateful slanders.—Reuter, clamation strictly

prohibiting clr- Wu-culation of rumours, leakage of KTL

them into the Non-Combatant Zone at Hankow failed to arrive.

They report by telephone that chang is ablaze.-United Press.

CITY-WIDE

EXPLOSIONS

Hankow, Oct. 25,

occurring now

Explosions

are throughout the city,

It is confirmed that and Madame Chiang left for an unknown

Reister.

military secrets, disturbance of peace CHINESE SOLDIER

and order, and dereliction of duty by officials. Severe punishment is

threatened to be meted out to any INTERNED HERE

offender.

For

inland.

the safety of students, the

A Chinese soldier who stated that

Mayor has also ordered all schools in he was a machine gunner and had the city to suspend classes and move fought at Walchow, crossed the border at Lockmachnú yesterday and was handed over the police au- thoritie

In a brief statement, he said some 300 soldiers were killed in the fight- ing at Walchow,.

All self-defence and militia units in the Swatow-Chnochow

area are Generalissimo on the alert for mobilisation at a Kai-shek have moment's notice to defend their home

destintion-towns.-Central News.

Finding mumseif alone, he made the best of his way out of the Province. He left Walchow on October 15

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