Monday's wireless messages fror Nanking indicate that Changchow hes definitely been taken by the Southerners, and that the remnants} of the Northern army are retreating up the Shanghai-Nanking Railway. In line with the advices for women and children to leave for Shanghai, armed parties are being landed with the concurrence of H. M. Consul General in Nanking for the protertion of the foreign population which being concentrated for evacuation. Movements of troops from Pukow continues in reduced numbers accor! ing to the reliable information available yesterday. Northern were holding the front of Nanking, the reports stated, between Lishui and Tsaishin, and strong reinforcements were being' concentrated there. Unrest and nervousness on the part of the native population is the fore-runner to cxpected trouble, Marshal Sun Chuan-fang was reported to have left Nanking on March 18, for /Tsingkiang on the Grand Canal.
On March 20, telegraphic commurrication between Nanking and Shanghai was cut and the railway blocked with troop trains at Siaaht Information elicited from White Russians carrying out aeroplane reconnaissance satted that on that date the Southern forces attacking from the south were not within 40 miles of Nanking. About 2,000 troops crossed from Pukow to Nanking during that day and martial law 1s rigidly enforced during each night.
At Chinkiang, during the last few days Sun's forces have crossed to [the North bank, and Southern troops were expected there on Monday. Whether they have arrived or not could not be definitely ascertained. All women and children in that port have been warned to evacuate on the next down river Chiang's Thought for Foreigners At Wuhu no change is reported Jexeept that General Chiang Kai-[shek, stated to be in Anking at the [present time, is preparing to go to Wahu. He has issued a proclama. tion ordering safety to foreigners, Jand their property. Chang Chung-chang is reliably reported to have proceeded to Peking and a Im number of Red wounded soldi with about 100 Northern prisoners arrived in Wuhu over the week-end.
The-Southern forees at Taiping are estimated at 21,000 wall is in 'Wuhu at the present ti H, B, M. Consul at Ningpo has been informed by the' Chekiang Administrative Committee that it is in control of foreign and internal affairs of the province of conditions.. The acting chairman this body ig a well known Labour leader and radical, and, general strike is now taking place at Ningpo. Apart from the Jberning down on Sunday of the Labour Union Committee Room, everything was reported. quiet over tke week-end in that port, and M.S. Kepple is still standing by.
One report was to the effect that early yesterday morning a band of [Southern uniformed: troops made [their appearance in aa alleyway off Dixwell Road behind the Japanese Garden. It is not known where they came from, but this is the first] luniformed group of Southerners to be seen in the district. It is con-
Jjectured that th: y were irregulars.
The headquarters of the River] Defence Mixed Brigade of thr JSouthern Army has established offices in the city magistrates yfimen. Practically all adn tive establishments territory have been taken over by representatives of the South.
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