Stianghal, "Aug, 22
subject yesterday we bund, a eveieen Bri setogaes eho" have. been" leaving Shanghai during the last few days: Swor'e thousand French and_ other favionaliies departed in the "ay. Aramis, And 2200 Japanese left for Japan in the Nagasaki Maro, More salt inthe Shanghai Maru to-
Nothing like the usual crowds were be seen round the British evacunlon centres yesterday morning, where aval "detachments supervised the work of marshalling the evacuees and pulling. their luggage on board the Tender which was to carry them to the Shengking at Woosung and thence on. to Hongkong. The actual emarkation wes a ttle delayed on Becount of the French evacuation at the same. time, It being considered advisable to let the Aramis patty Doard their tenders before the British Party commenced to move out.
Many families who had been hang-Ing on in" Shanghai left yesterday, {hele hopes of a. change in the situa: lon. blighted. From the Bund they could. see the whole of Yangtszepoo ud Wayside in flames. There were nly the smouldering remains of the adowns on the Pootung shore which Tit-up the river the night before, but enough could be seen to reassure {hose that were leaving' that' Shang-thal was. undergoing a new experi. ment in destruction, the limits of Which could not be foreseen.
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