By.7.30 o'clock last night, thousands of Japanese refugees, mostly women and children, formed a steady, stream on N. Szechuen Road en route to the Japanese Central Primary School, Range Road. Only children were provided with automobile transport' tion.' Others. heavily loaded with their belongings, walked the entire €istance to their refuge Implementing the general order of evacuation from affected areas were the activities of the Chinese authorities who went thoroughly through the Kiangwan area advising foreigners to move elsewhere, while there were manifest indications of—military activity which resulted in the virtual occupation of Kiangwan Ra-recourse. Trenches works were prepared i the dis while in the vicinity of the Civie Centre extending to the new Jukong Wharf martial law was in existence with Chinese forces controllingjpfiairs City Government Moves One report yesterday was that the Chinese municipal authorities had evacuated the Civic Centre. A spok nan of the Shanghai City Government "North-China Daily News increased that the officials ad not evacuated the Civic Centre—building to inconvenience in transportation yesterday, few officials did not 20 out to
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