Nanking, Nov. 20.
In a steady downpour the evacuation of the Chinese Government was almost completed to-day.
Offices and factories are now being' stripped of all valuable equipment. Hospital furniture, lathes and all kinds of machinery' are being moved fut, If the city is taken it will be only an empty shell There is absolutely no sign of civil disorder or impending collapse. The {general opinion among the Chinese is 2 resolute determination to carry on resistance, and feeling against capl-{ulation is very strong. Any attempt fon the part of the Chinese Government to accept oppressive peace terms at present would probably result in the breaking up of the Central Government into two factions— those for and those against peace.
But how far the decentralization of the Government's offices, in con- king, sequence of their removal from Nanking, will affect their authority Femains to be seen—Reuter.
British Embassy Not Moving Nanking, Nov. 21.
Owing to the presence in the pital of important members of the Chinese" Government, the Britisn Jambassy isnot moving from Nan-'Aang. until Tuesday when members the Embassy staff will all _for hankow in the Briltsh gunboat Bee. following. the evacuation HIM. Cricket will stand by here to take of the British Consul, Mr, H. 1. Prideaux-Bruno, and the British community of about 20 persons in the event of emergency.
"Among the igh Chinese ofticiats Minister of Chung-hui, Minister of and General Chang Chun, [Secretary-General of the emergency government. 'The Foreign Minister, Dr. Wang' Chung-hui, " to-day i formed the Diplomatic Corps that he was leaving for Hankow imnmediately, The evacuation of the Chinese Government was virdially completed yesterday In a steady Meanwhile, everything of value is being removed from elfices, factories jand. espltals. If the capital taken, it Will be only an empty shell. There Is no sign of civil disorder impending collapse, The general opinion among the Chinese is a "an order to conform to the re-|reststance, resolute determination to carry on
quirements of the present state of The German Embassy is making Iostilities as well as to be in a more. strenuous efforts to persuade the re-advantageous position to direct ma-maining German nationals to evational affairs as a whole arid put up jcuate Nanking as soon as possible. prolonged resistance, the seat of the 'The number of Germans here before National Government has this day' the withdrawal of the Government been removed to Chungking. was 107, but now Jess than halt re-"there can be no doubt that here-main. after China's resistance will be on No announcement of the Embassy's an even wider extent and of greater plang in the event of an emergency effectiveness than heretofore, und has been made, pending the result with vast man power and natural of the present effort—Reuter.
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