Hongkong, Oct. 22.
As the dawn broke today, the City of Rams reverberated to the thunder of artillery, tanks and the marching feet of thousands of troops as the Chinese retreated through the Capital. The civilians too, evacuated the city throughout the morning.
All morning the explosions of various buildings being' blown up echoed through the town while several parts were blazing furiously. Heavy machine-gun fire broke out in Tungshan where the Japanese had reached, and aeroplanes circled over the city causing no domal When the British and French in Shameen heard that the Chinese itary had deserted Canton they hastily strengthened the naval land-{ing parties and cleared the streets of civilians. Twenty tanks were seen to pass the gates of Shameen fying Japanese flags. The attempt to destroy the Pearl River Bridge by the Chinese was unsuccessful as only one span was damaged.
The Japanese forces entered Canton without inflicting any casualties, but throughout the day shots were heard as the Japanese ridded these sections of stragglers—Reuter,
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