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Inangahua Times, 8 December 1937, Page 3

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m ’d Press Aasn—uy Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) WILD CONFUSION RAGING IN NANKING REFUGEES KILLED LONDON, December 7. Wild confusion prevails at Nanking, says the British United Press correspondent. Fires are raging along riverside warehouses, also the centre of the city, due to Japanese bombing, which extended to the Pukow railway station, killing and wounding many refugees huddled there. The police are unable to check sections of the populace, who are looting, everywhere. Thousand of frenzied Chinese have gathered, screaming for admission to the safety zone.

Japanese Cabinet -is arranging an Imperial Council under the presidency of the Emperor to consider a policy towards Britain and America, whether Japan shall refrain from recognising the Chinese Government, leave China independent, or declare war, says the Tokio correspondent of the Times. A Shanghai message states that Admiral Little protested to Hasegawa against the bombing of British ships at Wuhu. The Consul General supported the protest.