Hankow, Sept. 22.
Wireless messages from Ichang' report conditions there to be Ponceful, the troops of the ath Division' under General Chang Facuei, who was recently cashiered by 'a mandate of the State Council for. having mobilized his forces without authorization, having withdrawn southwards. "A number of military aeroplanes have been sent up the river by General Liu Shih for observation work.
The gunboats Hsienning and Tehshen proceeded up the river last night respectively to station fat Ichang and Shasi for patrol duty.
It is learned that the British and American Consuls have instructed their nationals residing at Ichang to depart for Hankow immediately Ta Chung.
Hankow, Sept. 22
Tu view of the recent situation in the Upper River districts, the Aterieans, British and Japanese, ete,, have received instruction from their respective consuls to leave for Hankow.—Kuo Wen.
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