Hankow, Sept. 10.
The Southerners have demanded approximately—$3,- 000,000 from the Wu-Han Chambers of Commerce who, in view of the sums already paid to the "Allies," will have the greatest difficulty in meeting the demands, Furthermore, several of the richest members of the Chamber have already fled, making the situation more difficult.—Reuter. not occupied at the time, Latest information from the hospital shows that no casualties have been sus. tained and that The g reported shut are mounted on the wells of city; as yet no Cantonese their appearance inside the city.
The str. Ngankin which arrived from river ports on Thursday 1 ported a good trip without mis} Propinguity to the Chinese Bun" Hankow brought whistling bullets a little nearer than the ship's crew considered convenient, but these were simply stray missiles. In passing Nanking and Kiukiang there was evidence of much activity and troop movements. At Kiukiang, junks, launches, and steamers belonging to the China Merchants were observed for the transportation of Marshal Sun's troop:
Inquiry at the French Consulate General here regarding French wirelesses from up river failed to bring additional information, due to the fact that although two small French gun-boats are stationed between Ichang and Chungking, wireless communication is not ordinarily. maintained between them and the local consulate.
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