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11, the Garrison Commanter, Tao Chun hid retired into anid their troops were ing the front and pouring alonz ronds at the back of Hankow with the hope of reaching how and Shasi and possibly linking The events 0 with alniost the forenoon, the news wa Hupeh forees were stand With land mines realy to explode and trenches fully manned. A ite tle after noon, word came that white flag had been seen fying at Liuchiamino, the great military tre near Seven Mile Creek. pam,, there were reports. of a gen oval" retreat, and, as that report. spread, all the wealthy people and al the families of military and officials joined in a rush for safer Motors, carriages, carts, rieshas, and heavily-laden" coolies poured down from the Chinese city, on the ex-British Coneessi YELL and again in 19% people craved permission to sit in the streets), as the might of Britain was. their hope, on through the ex-Russian Concession, to the borders of the French Concession.
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