Hankow, Apr. 7. FROM @ quiet but busy city, Hankow, was turned into a bedlam this afternoon as thousands of firecrackers were exploded and newsboys tore about the streets shouting at the'top of their lungs the news of the nnihiliation of a Japanese column at Taier-
A telephone message was received at 2 pin. from Hsuchowfu, which stated that the "Japanese troops are retreating in great disorder in the direction of Yihhsien."
The news from the front claimed
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