To-day Tokyo, Oct. 28.
The str. Tenyo Maru, which sailed for America this afternoon, wen: aground three miles outside Yokohama, Salvage vessels endeavoured to refloat the vessel but were hampered by No damage is reported. hoped that the Tenyo will be refloated to-morrow—Reuter, Note—Four million gold yen, which y"being exported to America, is on board the Tenyo Maru—Reuter.
Missions Afford Shelter From Nanchang come reports: showing the extent of damage done jo: the local China Inland Mission. JOwing to the Southerners having! planted a machine gun near the Scout gate of the mission, and in this way attracting the attention of northern batteries, the building. has been made uninhabitable, and a large loss sustained. The desolation by [fire has been great, according to one letter, and thousands of refugees! have taken shelter in the Methodist compound there which has 12 or 15] large buildings. The new, but still unfinished hospital, is said to: have 1,000 patients and refugees lodged there.
'A: letter "dated October 15 says: "The " suburbs. on "the. north. and northeast burnt must be nearly a ing. Feeding the' mile. long,: though not wide, between [the wall dnd. the: river. wt: multitude of refugees has been a problem. Shops closed, locked: or burnt, Yesterday we managed to
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