Although the horizon is' still thick owing to the small number of Japan-troops, which total even now only with smoke, the droning sound of fire 1600, the entire city is inadequately pumps ceased this morning for the frst time in 36 hours, indicating that The Japanese have established their the fire situation is now under control. headquarters in the old Chinese head-'The entire East Bund area is merely quarters. building. fa mass of charred debris while other Following the explosions yesterday huge areas present similar pictures of morning, the Keepers of i lunatic destruction. asylum "at Palhoktung, across the Several more looters and would-be Pearl River from Shameen, fled, ineendiarists were shot dead on the Jeaving 80 mental" inmates. tin cared Shakoe Front last evening by Japanese patrols.
British Supply Food Japanese officers informed Reuter The British naval authorities came today that the main army was to the rescue and supplied 80 bays pushing northward, leaving only a rice in order to give these unfor-small force in occupation of Canton. Waals evening nea, Some added that they did not fire beside British. gunboats is being ened river steamer" "Taishan, yin a single shot all the way from Bias. Bay, the only resistance encountered 35 temporary refuge by such women being from mosquitoes. and "children as feel "unsafe in Shameen, The Japanese supreme command, they asserted, was at present of Some" Chinese servants became /Tsengshing, where a temporary feld panicky tost night and lett their posts 'They are now staging virtual sit-headquarters had been established. Banks in Shameen opened yester-down "strike' in" Central" Avenue, day from 10 a.m, to noon, but closed The Victoria Hotel, which has been again in the afternoon, 'A party of Japanese war corres-badly damaged, is" being used. asa pondents have arrived in Canton. food supply entre.—Reuter Some are remaining, and others dre pushing up the Canton-Hankow Rail-A Second "Moscow" way with the Japanese army.
London, Oct. 24.
It is believed that the damage to Canton today is parallel'to Moscow the Canton-Kowloon Railway, es. In 1812, according to the "Daily Expecially the blowing up of the bridge press," whose Hongkong correspond-at Sheklung, will prevent the reent cables that Canton is in flames, ils pagodas and age-old temples are sumption of trafic for at least three crashing in ruins, and its skyscrapers Canton's greatest problems, mean-are in heaps of rubble, while, are the shortage of water and The newspaper, in an_accompanying "box," says that the Chinese have the lack of electric power, Tt Is understood that It will be Fevenged themselves on the invader! fas the Russians revenged themselves: half a year before the new. water in 1812, and recapitulates the details, works is ready, while it will take! of Napoleon's historic disastrous re-several months before the power lant can be put into commission—Reuter, Capture "Inexplicable"
Wangsha Explosion Witnessed Hongkong, Oct, 24 swift Tall of! Canton is a shock Stressing that the unexpec
China, the "South China Morning Post Hongkong, Oct. 25.
'A pilot of a Japanese naval plane witnessed the "explosion at" the Wangsha Station in Canton and re-
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