Control Chinese Prepare Other Defence Lines; Powers Asked to Remove Men-of-War Hongkong, Oct. 22.
S 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 civi-"lions too, evacuated the city throughout the morning.
AH morning the explosions of various buildings being blo' 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 damage.
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