Chinkiang, Sept. 18.
Owing to the prevailing uneasiness among the native residents in sand outside the British Concession, due to the war, a meeting of the foreign community was called, Stops were adopted to meet emergencies that might arise owing to the ineffective defence of the Concession, On the request of the acting British Consul, HLALS. Gnat has arrived in port, Kiangsu reinforcements are daily being sent vid Chinkiang to the front. Yesterday morning six train loads of Shantung soldiers, totalling 4,000 men, with four trench mortars, wont on by trains to the scene of battle, Several hundreds of wounded men are arriving daily from the front and fare being taken on to Nanking. Up to now about 30 wounded belonging! to 19th Division stationed at Chining have been detained here for treatment at the local hospitals, On the invitation of Mr. Hu Kien-chuen, President of the Chinkiang. branch of the Red Cross Society of China [and Commandant of the local Volunteer Corps, the Chinese doctors were called together li ized. themselves Unit to render medical uld to the wounded men arriving from the front. The Presbyterian Mission's hospital now under construction ha been placed at the disposal of the Unit. Dr. Newman, the mission doctor and superintendent of the hospital, who has been appointed Chairman of the Medical Unit, has undertaken the professional care of the wounded that may be sent to that hospital. The Chekiang Guild has also been fitted up as a temporay Red Cross Hospital under Superintendence of Dr. Liu Tse-ling, a graduate of the Army Medical College, with the approval of the Municipal Council and the Consul. Dr. S. G. Kirkby-Games, Municipal port doctor and. medical officer to H.M. Consulate Doctor is acting as Consulting Surgeon to the Hospital.
The Municipal Council has strengthened the police force by enlisting a number' of special. constables for "special" duty. Mr. U. J. Kelly the energetic superintendent of police has. his hands quite full.
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