The Archive · 1911

A Visit After the Fire

From Our Own Correspondent

Havkow, Nov. 16.

Yesterday, owing to ramours of dead lying unburied aod wounded unattended in the mins of Hankow, Dra, MacWillie and Booth of the Red Cross Associa tion made a special tour of investigation through most of the destroyed ares. Their report only confirma the general opinion of there best in position to Know, viz: that the vast majority of the population had fled before the confisgration and that the able-bodied at least of thoee rersainiog bad smple time and opportunity to escape fom the devastating fires. e only part not visited was in the vi wangmiao and the good deal of rifle fire goes on every day

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