Tokyo, Aug. 23. Hemmed in between two advancing. Japanese columns, Chinese forces are cing annihilation, reports received reliable military quarters here to-lay revealed.
Singapore, Aug. 19, Two hundred and Atty tres of antt-cholera vaccine. sume lent {for 250,000 injections, are arriving to-night from Bandoeng, Of this quantity, 100 kilogrammes, sufficient for 40,000 injections, will be flown to Hongkong by a machine of Imperial Airways leaving on Sunday, The remain der will go by steamer to-morrow.—Reuter, able leadership of Mr. W. J. Carrie, of the Treasury Department, who has arrangements. 3 made all medical and accommodation
No casual visitors will be allowed aboard the Rajputana and it is likely that the bulk of the refugees will not 0 ashore until to-morrow morning, The dispatches added that Kal capital of Charhar has fallen into the hands of the Japanese. This followed. the capture of Wanchuan, approximately eight kilometres west of [Kalgan, the report said—Domel, Tokyo, Aug. 23.
Continuing their drive' south, ace ross the Great Wall, Japanese troops terday morning captured Wuchtta ight kilometers west of Kalgan, the War Office announced to-day.
Unable to withstand the Japanese onslaught, the Chinese troops "are withdrawing to Tatung, Shansi, and along the Peiping-Suiyuan Railway.—Domei.
Change of Tactles Nanking, Aug. 23.
Military observers claim to have seen indications of a change of tactics on the part of the Japanese Kwantung Army in their attack on points near Kalgan two days ago. The change. it is believed, brought about by the failure of the Japanese forces to storm the Nankow Pass, gateway to Charhar and Suiyuan north of Peiping, last week, is aimed Jat forcing the Chinese rear along the railway—Central News, An excited crowd of 2,000 foreign residents, whose enthusiasm was not dampened by a driving rain, greeted the vessel as she moved in slowly to the wharf, to which she tied up at 8 pin. As a thin stream of 1 fugees came down the gangway, others lined the ralls and exchanged greetings with friends at the wharf.
Most seemed to be in the best of health and spirits, although few showed signs of their trying experi ences, Before disembarkation, all received anti-cholera, inoculation' at the qua-Fantine station. It is estimated that about 30 per cent. of those for whom. iecommodation was arranged will go ashore tomnight. The majority, how= ever, will walt until the morning—Reuter,
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