'The blowing up of the $8,000,000 Peat! River bridge this morning. gave foreign residents their frat Indication that the "situation had. grown worse overnight. Last night a party of for: eign' Journalists "attempted. Yo. reach {he"tront fines, but were turned back by retreating Chinese troops 20" miles hat of Canton, Strong rumours afloat this forenoon that the Chinese were abandoning the tity found credence in the afternoon, when "It was. learned" that the vane Guards of' the Japanese forces "had Entered the environs of the city "at 250" pin.
These" were closely followed tanks, and other. mechanized. unity, which rumbled: through the outskirts Canton at about 280 pan. A con siderable Japanese. force was in oe: ruption of the' eastern setons the city, by 440. pum.
Both' the British and French authortios. Nave' placed their national flags at. regular' intervals: round the borders of the concessions, while pili Boxes in both concessions are marined with bluejackets armed with machine, Buns and ready to cope with any pos: sible rush of Chinese crowds. into Shameen.
The evacuation of the native sec-ions of the population "of Shumeen, however, ominuey In "an ardealy thane and no untoward ident Shameen, horta oceutved inthe vicinity of
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