The Archive · 1938

Stowe Sw he Sues

Lseae ce scandent vated the sere es ions tomes bees rier lat cee Fanny's scitree tate urowng sights of weeping, hysteraye og tron" Oe lec all but the dead' and dying pre-nted & most ghastly sight,"

Chiang Declared tu Hankow Hankow, Oct. 22, Reports circulated In. Hongkong. to Giet that Gen, Chiang ial shek Hankow. for "Changsha are Teletey "untrue, Reuter vas 4 vio tay by a responsible of te" Generalissimo was seen in his ce here this morning.

The séational report that Mime, hang had. gone, to" Chungking. are denied, Reuters Correspondent >oke to her for 20 minutes this ring when she declared," mast ci im nat in Chungking and 1 husband fe" not in" Changsha oer Evacuate From Hankow The Chinese population continues eaciate: Harken, ullaing. over? ailable means of transport. Pathe-scenes Were "witnessed on the ashi of the ity. today, when a colon of over 1,000 rickshaws, fe days an were common: xc carted poorer elasse® Of Tetes 1 the Inferior, Accangements are being made for evacuation of nearly. 5000" ies weir of hankow, othe unfortunates to Shah, about 115 tikthaw along. the dusty road (posed fo last many days.

Ament the foreign community the mal sity routine confines" and, forthe high goat of living an f.evlaee of certain Iuxrien lull Yo" realise that warfare. ost a their dors Above Hankow to Be Closed Rumours persist throughout Han~ {hat the river above Hankow is tly to be closed.

this connection, the British gun-Reterel ott tebong for Hankow morning, instead of at the end upg, month, as was scheduled.

ani however, it is believed, manly, be left without a British agit for a short period, as the itt will proceed there as soon uns Zale" reaches "Chungking. TES. Tern will also hurry back gant, When she has transferred irish diplomatic mission "now trid 3% f2, Chungking on to the 1 as way to Father Jacquinot returned to Bane kow from Chungking at 830 o'clock last night, The aeroplane carrying him was due at 6 pin., but was delayed owing to air raid alarms, which caused the pilot to take a circuitous route, Dr. H. H. Kung intimated to. the French priest that funds would be forthcoming, but pointed out that formal recognition of such a zone rested with the military authorities, in the Wuhan area. It is understood that Father Jacquinot has since contacted them, He said to Reuter, '"Hankow refugees will be well taken care of," then hurried off to see the French Consul—Reuter,

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