The Archive · 1928

Scenes at the Station

A Muss of Refugees, Soldiers

and Luggage Poking, June 2.

The Chiemmén Station present an extraordinary pearance thix evening. The sidings are filled with trains, most of them packed with Fengtien troops and officials, while the platforms are piled high with luggage of all descriptions as well as furniture, motor-cars and perambulators.

The space between is crowded with soldiers and some women and children hoping to obtain seats in the trains.

Fresh motors loaded with belongings are dashing up continually, adding to the congestion.

The train in which Generalissimo Chang Tso-lin will travel to-night is already waiting. A pilot train and a train filled with bodyguard: will precede the Genoralissimo's trai which will be followed by more trains.

There are no signs of panic, the soldiers being very orderly and good-humoured.

Many other troops are crowding! through the city gates to proceed to. Manchuria by road—Reuter.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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