CHINA’S CITY OF SORROW
HANKOW BECOMES SMOKING RUINS INVADERS ENTER WUCHANG United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received October 26, 11.26 p.m.) LONDON. October 26. The tragic dawn broke to-day in the city of sorrow. The fires that raged all night are dying down under a steady drizzle of rain. Scores of tattered and heartbroken refugees are crouching miserably in doorways as the Japanese troops pass by. There are no signs of fighting in the city areas. British and French sailors are patrolling with the Japanese to prevent looting. Scores of buildings are smouldering under a pall of black smoke, including the Japanese consulate and naval headquarters, which were blown up. The Japanese promised to guarantee the refugee zones and entered Hankow 3 sister city, Wuchang on the southbank of the Yangtse this morning. The occupation was completed atfter bloody street fighting. Talk Of Peace Though the talk of a truce and Japanese peace terms are widespread, the China press emphasise that it is impossible to cease fighting. China will not abandon resistance until her territorial integrity and sovereign rights are restored.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21178, 27 October 1938, Page 7
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182CHINA’S CITY OF SORROW Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21178, 27 October 1938, Page 7
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