Despite the evacuation of the civil offices of the Chinese Government to safer regions, a determined defence of Nanking is foreshadowed by the announcement that General Chiang Kai-shek and other military leaders will remain in the capital to direct operations, Civil officials and the populace, who are going inland by steamer and bus, are hurriedly leaving the capital.
While civilians are evacuating towards the west, streams of fresh troops are marching towards the east to strengthen the defences along the Shanghai-Nanking Railway and the Nanking-Hangchow highway.
The civil offices of the Government are being evacuated in three batches. The first group left yesterday, the second leaves to-day, while the final group will leave within two days.
The Executive, Legislative, Judicial, Examination and Control Yuans ere being transferred to Chungking, in
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