Reports continue to filter through of great uneasiness among the Chinese population at Hankow, The foreign concession and districts are being crowded with luggage of the decamping populace. Troops turned southern and are now anti-Red axe reported to be within 20 tiles of Wuchang and advancing on the city. There is a concentration of enti-Red troops on the Chinese Race Course at Hankow and clashes between these and Reds'are expected-at any time.
It has now bee confirmed that!
Southern troops have captured
about 700 troops arrived at Wahu Chinese auxiliary with from up river at 6.30 p.m. During [the day about 2,000 troops crossed }from Wuha to the north bank of the river.
A report from Chinkiang states that the British naval officer and LBM, Consul paid a visit to the Consulate at Chinkiang under arm-fed escort of police. There was no Jevidence of hostility on the trip, [though the party reported that much looting had taken place in the city. The Consulate was indescribably filthy and in disorder, after occupa tion by soldiers of the 14th Division lof the Ist Army.
Guns on Silver Island and Hoiangshan opened fire at northern forts during Wednesday for a short bombardment. No reply greeted this sally.
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