The Archive · 1937

Italian Troops Due Here

Grenadiers of Savoy Coming from Addis Ababa Shanghai Sept, 14 With the arrival at Woosung. this morning "atthe. big Mahan" tinea Conte" Blanca "Trieste. nother Tarye evacuation of Shang: hat residents and influx of troops wilt take place, About. 1,000 people will gather at the Customs Jetty at 7 am. to-day to-go an board dive tenders, which will carry them down the river to the waiting liner. A large quantity of outgoing mall will also leave on the tenders for the. ship.

On their return trip {rom Woosung this afternoon, the tenders will bring About 800 Tlallan Grenadiers from tries, an Indefinite number "of civilian passengers and a large oon-Inforeem ho will strengthen signment of mail. The Wallon

the 'Shanghai garrison are a crack battalion "direct from Addis' Ababa called the Grenadiers of Savoy, feonsisting of 700 men, thirty officers, Jand forty petty officers.

"This evening, the s. Conte Bianall on her sglurn trip Hongkong. to twenty-four Americans left Shang-hal "yesterday afternoon. for. Hong-Kong in the USS. Sacramento, 'The warship wilt' make a fast trip to the [Colony in order "to enable her civilian passengers to make conneetions "there with the "s. President Coolidge which will carry them 10 San Pranciseo and Los Angeles.

warship's passengers gathered on the Customs Jetty at lpm. and Were conveyed. 10. the Sacramento, lying in. mid-stream off the French Bund, "in" naval tenders.

Dm, the warship steamed slowly out of the harbour while eight Japanese bombers sprinkled "eggs" over Poo tung and Nantao.

'A large consignment of outgoing malt was taken south by the warship. After a brief stop in the south, the Sneramento is expected to return to Shanghai.

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