Officially Confirmed im Peking: Volunteers Mobilized in Hankow: Naval Detachments Landed to Assist in Defence of Foreign Concessions:
Latest reports arriving in Shanghai officially confirm the. capture of Wuchang by the southerners Marshal Wu Pei-fu has treated to Hankow. The question now is "Will Mar hal Sun Chuan-fong actively assist his chief!
Peking, Sept. 3.
Farther reports regarding the fall of Wuchang were given out from foreign official sources this morning, declaring inter alia, that after retreating to Hankow Marshal Wu Pei-fu declared martial law and installed a new Civil Governor and Garrison Commander.. British and American gunboats are guarding the French and British concessions, while a Japanese gunboat, which landed 250 marines, is guarding the Japanese concession, Earlier messages stated that in view of the approach of the Southerners'on Wuchang on Wednesday, the Marshal decided to retreat across the river, still intending to defend Wuchang with reinforcements from Honan.
Marshal Wu is stated to have sent General Chao Hong-ti to Nanking to enlist Marshal Sun Chuan-fang's energetic assistance: the latter has now closed up the Military School at! Nanking end drafted all the cadets into his army.
It is expected' that he will send about 50,000 troops to Kiangsi,—Reuter.
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