793.94/1825: Telegram
The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received September 22—9:55 a.m.]
620. Following from Mukden:
“September 21, 8 p.m. Japanese military occupation is being extended to Kirin for the purpose of maintaining order in that city. [Page 26] Heavy movement of troops and artillery north from Mukden yesterday. Main body of Japanese troops now at Changchun. Practically all Chinese forces have been brought down the Peiping-Mukden Railway to Chinchow and Shanhaikwan. Japanese have taken no point west of Mukden on the Peiping-Mukden Railway. It is estimated that over 20,000 panic-stricken Chinese have already fled on trains towards Shanhaikwan. A provisional administration of Chinese has been appointed in Mukden walled city under the direction of the Japanese in an attempt to reassure Chinese and stop the exodus. Chinese banks have been taken by the Japanese and reports are that they are removing stocks of silver. A request from the Japanese authorities for information concerning Chang Hsueh-liang bank account was refused politely today by the National City Bank. Mukden has been quiet today.”