'The Governor of the province, General Chiang, tendered his signation presumably because he was blamed for the burning of Changsha, 'Two different pamphlets have been distributed secretly, asking for his death and speaking' very bitterly of him and his part in that terrible con-
Ings suffered however. A house adjoining the local offices of Arnhold Coy was completely demolished Whilst "the home of Mr. Rose, local manager of the firm, which was next door to the ruined building, escaped damage, Several coolies were killed fon the company's wharf, however.
'A direct hit was also made on the post office but the damage was stight and only one person sustained minor injuries.
At the East gate, a little woman whose arm had to be amputated, was the sole survivor of @ family of five. 'A family of for was also killed near the river, The hospital has been a very busy place and the staff, which had been depleted considerably due to the evacuation, was taxed to the limit.
Tao-yuan was bombed by the same planes that had caused destruction in Changteh, some 50 bombs finding: targets within the city. Hanseo and Teorehi were also visited by the same planes. In. Tao-yuan the first two bombs caused 9 building to go up in flames whilst four complete city blocks were wiped out by fire. Houses crashed and the yamen and! the electric light plant were among the buildings suffering from the flames. Only the front part of the yamen was damaged, however Tu the city itself and in the vicinity of "Tao-yuan, over 4) crater holes were counted by an eye-witness, Many were wounded and killed although no definite figures are as yet avallable, People are Careless Unfortunately, the people have! become very careless about air-raid alarms, since there had been no visit from Japanese planes. since a very long time. It_was believed, however, that over 200 persons were killed und some of the corpses have not yet been dug ott of the ruins. Of the 40 odd people that were waiting near the bath-house which is next door to the church, many are also believed to have been killed, A very strange thing happened at the church fire, On the root of the church, two firofighters held out in fan attempt to prevent the flames from spreading there but they had to descend as it became too hot for them. The flames had almost reached the church when the wind changed suddenly and thus not only saved the church but also_a whole row, of houses, from certain destruction. The people, who had witnessed this spectacle began to yell "The church wan swal, the church wan wei."
Several' days later, Hengyang was again bombed and the missiles fell over a large area' 'The magistrate's yamen, the Customs OMee and the Educational Bureau, were all destroyed by fire. One of the bombs fell ina small campus of the Pres byterian Girls school, near the' residence of Miss Lucinda Gernhardt.
The Hunan-Kweichow railway doing good business these days far as Lodui, and an income of §1,500 a day is reported although it Is not Pearl River Remains Closed Canton, Feb. 10.
The naval parley aboard the United States gunboat Mindanao, which was supposed to sail for Hongkong today, has resulted in a further indefinite closing of the Pearl River, even as regards foreign gunboats.
British and American consular oMcials, in commenting on the situation, are reported to have stated that they failed to see any reason whatever for the closing of the Pearl River by the Japanese authorities Trans-Ocean.
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