Wenchow is now being evacuated and most of the foreign community from there, a small one, is expected in H. M. 8, Veteran which stopped on her up from Horg-Kong to embark evacuees. A strained condition made it advisable for the consul at Wenchow to request protection of a warship a few days At Amoy a fairly quiet situation is reported and it is said that th Chinese authorities appear anxious to keep order. They ave apparently. afraid of agitators, however, and some anxiety is felt on that score, No tion of evacuation from this Seaport has arisen up to the present. A Japanese squadron con. sisting of two battle cruisers, £our light cruisers, 13 destroyers and five S/M's and auxiliaries arrived in Amoy from Kagoshima on March 31, but will sail today for Hako, Pescadores, A report from Hongkong states that the Shameen garrison was sent. up on Saturday,
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