Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-09
75 j. s. NATIONALS
EVACUATE NANK|NG
Women and Children Taken
to Shanghai as Rebels
Menace Capital.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, December 9.-Seventy.
five American women and children,
refugees evacuating Marking, arrived
here today by steamer from the central
capital. There were also other refugees
of many other nationalities, forced from
their homes by threatening rebel sue
cesseS.
The refugees represented all the
American women and children and
some of the men of Nanking. Other
foreign women and children are ex-
pected hourly, while 40 American men
are remaining at their homes. The
majority are missionaries.
The American and British refugees
said they had decided to come at the
earnest behest of their consular author
tiles, who stated publicly because of
the uncertain situation and impossible
ity to foreSee the future, we advise all
American (and British) women to
leave as quickly as possible for Shanghai.
Two boatS-a British river steamer
and a Standard Oil Co. tanker-brought
the refugees here. The decks of the
boats were piled high with belongings,
packed in trunks, boxes and bundles.
Rebels Advance on All Fronts.
1t was understood among those arriv-
ing here the American consular officials
advising evacuation feared possible
interregnum in the event the govern
menG Of Gen. Chang Kai-Shek Is
forced to abdicate by the rebels, who
seemed to be advancing on every front.
in G ~Of
most of those reaching here, although
some professed to believe in the stabil-
ity of the Chang government and tq
believe 1t would weather this storm, tbs
most serious of its short career. No
offensive efforts are being made, 1t was
said. The government is concentrating
only on defense of Marking and the
Shanghai sector.
Two divisions of Hankow troops ar
rived in Marking to aid in defense Of
the city. 1t was said $4,000 loyal gov
defending the place.
The government, meanwhile, will
negotiate with the rebels making con-
ceSsionS to placate them and furthering
its "silver bullet" policy. In the event
such procedure is successful, it was
considered certain several present high
officials would have to goi
ManchuIi Residents Lack Food.
Dispatches of the }Kuomin, Nation
alist government news agency, from
Mukden, said
1.-The Chinese population of Manchuli
is facing starvation due to shortage
of foodstuffs resulting from the Soviets'
refusal to allow anyone to leave the
city,"
Six foreign gunboats lying off Ichang,
a city lin Western Hupeh Province,
today Evacuated foreign women and
Children and took them aboard, as cap
ture Of the city by rebel troops impended.
Foreign naval dispatches to Shanghai
said the situation was serious. Among
the gunboats were two American vessels,
the Guam and Luzon, with the COM
mander of the Yangtze patrol, Rear
Admiral Thomas T. Craven aboard.
The rebel troops were said to have sur
rounded the city.
Rail Line Is Cut.
Nearer Shanghai, other mutineers
today for a second time cut the Shang-
hai-Nanking Railway, wreck1ng q
freight train by removing the rails. A
previous break was repaired only last
night.
British destroyers have left Hongkong
for Shanghai; the cruiser Berwick, COM
ing from Hongkong, will remain mere
but the smaller vessels will proceed uE
the Yangtze.
Kuo-Min quoted Gen. Chang Kali
Shek, Being intrusted with the re-
sponsibility of maintaining peace and
order, I shall fight to my dying breath.
| AS long as there is one loyal soldier
shall fight to exterminate the rebels.
IF there is any person able to pre-
serve peace and complete the revolution
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