The North Railway Station was jammed yesterday from morning to night. For the three or four days previous the crowds in the station had been phenomenal but, owing to the rumours which were flying thick and fast in all sections of Shanghai and the surrounding districts up to last night, the crush at the railway terminus was the worst seen to date, trains were ' being despatched from the North Station from noon yesterday, and traffic on the line to Nanking was virtually dead.
Foreigners who attempted to book tickets to Nanking and cities along the railway line were warned by the authorities that, there was no accommodation available. The reason given was that there were so many refugees who were insisting upon passages, and who had occupied the station? platforms, some of them for several days, that foreigners were advised not to attempt to travel. The arrival of 700 members of the Peace Preservation Corps from Nanziang and other cities in this neighbourhood, and the reported arrival of other members of the Peace Preservation Corps at points along the line near Shanghai, are said to be responsible for part of the congestion, which disrupted railway traffic.
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