Hankow Believes Japanese Will Try to Cut Off Retreat Westward at Shasi; Troops Reinforced HILE Chinese circles here Hankow, June 11. consider there is no immediate danger of Hankow falling into the hands of the Japanese, the Chinese military authorities are busily constructing defence works and massing troops for the defence of the Wuhan area, and of all Hupeh north of the Yangtze.
he defence operations will be in the hands of General Chen Chen, General Chiang. Kai-shek's most trusted commander, who is Garrison Commander of the Wuhan area and concurrently Minister of Poli Affairs of the Generalissimo's Headquarters. In view of the tense military situation, it is believed that General Chen will temporarily devote his entire time and attention to strengthening the defences of the Wuhan area.
It was recently reported that Ger eral Chen might be sent to Canton fo drlect the Chinese operations in South China in the event of a Japan ese invasion and that General Hsueh Yueh, former Pacifteation Commissioner of Kweichow, would succeed him here. "Tt has now been definitely established that General Chen will remain in Hankow, while General Hsueh has gone to the Lunghai Rallway front.
Tu the defence plans for the greater Wuhan area particular attention Wil be paid to districts north of the Yangtze where, it is believed re, the Japanese will launch Kulangsu Normal Shanghel, June 10.
Chinese and foreign res Kulangsu. were to be poi enter Amoy Island today the "Shang-hal Mainichi" reported yesterday. Japanese nationals, including numei ous Formosans who evacuated Amoy after the outbreak of Sino-Japane: hostilities, have also been allowed to return to their former homes.
'A large quantity of foodstuffs, me cluding vegetables and salt, brought to Amoy from Formosa on June 7, hasbeen distributed among the Japanese-occupied city's needy resid tents, the daily reported, Peace In the island, it added, is op: eral, reopened being maintained by ofcials of the
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