The Archive · 1937

China's General Pledges Defence Of His Territory

Circular Telegram Issued by Gen. Sung Cheh-yuan Without funds, Miyazaki was in a desperate fix as the steamer approached Kiangyin. Jumping overboard at that point, he attempted to swim to the Kiangyin Forts, on the Yangtze and pulled from the water by a passing junk who landed him on the shore. This was on Tuesday morning. All that day and through the night, Miyazaki hid in the hills behind Kiangyin, emerging yesterday morning at dawn.

On his attempting to swim across: river he was again pulled from the water by a junk and this time was handed over to the Paoantui The

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