Shanghai, Oct, 27.
While reports from the western perimeter last night indicated movements of troops out of Chapel over the Chungsan Road bridge, as well as certain movement into Chapel, the Japanese military spokesman, at 10 o'clock, stated that a general Chinese retreat in a south-westerly direction along the Shanghal-Hangehow-Ningpo railway and Chungsan Read had begun, "Large Chinese units," he said, "are withdrawing the west from the Markham Road junction, while other large bodies of troops are retreating to the south-west along the railway." units near Tazang, Chenju and Nanziang. In the morning they concentrated on Klangkiao and Nanziang trid in the afternoon at Chenju and Maluchen.
Before 10 am. yesterday, the vicinity of the Markham Road railway yards and the Cantonese Cemetery Was bombed, and a fire broke out as a consequence. Later in the morn-Ing the area within halt a mile of the Poplar Dairy Farm and the Kiangwan Race' Course buildings were also bombed, while the Kiangwan Railway Station and the Commercial Press Building in Chapei were shelled from the river, Tu the afternoon, the bombers swung closer to the city, as they dropped their missiles near the Wusih Guild in Chapel, between it trid the North Station and a % mile north of the station.
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