Hangchow, Dec. 29.
Chinese soldiers blew up the Mangehow Municipal Power Plant on December 23 afler giving the occup: ants of the building only seventeen Tsingtao, Dee, 28. the first batch "of American nationals to evacuate 'Tsingtao on the advice of the State Department Washington, sailed for Shanghai this morning in' the United States gun= boat which carried about 43. passengers, In view of the Japanese threat to Tsingtao. the Chinese forces on the Japanese Land Marines
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