The Archive · 1911

The Fall of Nanchang

From Our Own Correspondent — Nor. 1

The lon, talked-of revelation has come at Inst la Nanchsog. For over one week there been intense excitement la the city and the people simply poured oat of the town la hordes, Yenterday's papera sent out from the governor's yan.é> contained regained Hankow. ease thi on, bat about two o'clock in the morning I wae awakened by shots fired in our vicinity and men could be heard shouting and runing. Bhortly afterwards the "Eighth Bauer Club House" which was coly about block away from us, was ret on fire. Simoltaneonsly with the burning of the lancha Clab House a fire appeared at the site of the Governor's yameo. Shortly after that the Imperial Temple at oar left was fired, a stone's throw from oar hospital. Fortanately for the wind was blowing the other way now half-past six aod both fires are waning. From high to low the white badge is displayed.

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