Haskow residents coming to [Shanghai have very depressing reports to make concerning conditions Trade has now come to a standstill, Jand the once spite and span British [Concession is becoming filtity. This fin spite of all the efforts of the (Chinese Commissioner for the Special Area, Mr. H. 0. Tong, to Jwhem all credit, however, must be fiven for his work. He appears almost hourly to be engaged in liquidating "incidents", such as that jof Ohinese troops boarding British steamers ard.dimanding food and Passage, and a more flagrant case which occurred of the Chief of the (Chinese Police and one of his subordinates making use of the Hankow Club Chief of Police ard the Chub The Chief of Police in question been functioning in Hankow since January 5, and there is no [doubt that he must have known the status of the Hankow Club—a priv. ate institution to which only mem-would rake steps that it should not. occur again. This attitude of Mr. Tong is subject for the highest praise by all residents, but it is realized tha: he is to a Inrge extent powerless to control the forees now in and about Hankow. In the citcumstances he is contemplating resigning from the position, a" apparently he tins not been paid since taking it up. When he goes there no doubt that matters will be'a great deal worse.
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