On Friday afternoon, about for o'clock, 30 or 40 tons of coal were: stolen. from the British Bund by a hectic _mob of men children. The ting began by' teasing attacks made cly idle the guards, who were watching coal piles from inside the light bamboo fencing which is place about to protect the coal. The guards slapped through the fencing]
it annoyers with long strips of bamboo. The idlers streaming along the Bund soon found the lay, interesting, and stood by in numbers to watch, many adding their own contribution to the annoyances directed at the watehmen. Soon the trouble-makers fell upon the bamboo fencing and midst laughter and smiles carved signal to hundreds crowd. Ragged met women and children suddenly pro. duced bags and baskets which indicated some sort con-carted preparation. Men with earrying poles and great baskets filled the letter with' steel shovels_and carried them away full. children by the hundreds scraped together little piles of coal with' feverish activity.
In_ ten minutes the coal was practically all removed, but not a policeman was visible' on the Bund, Empty Show of Policing When there was only 2 tiny pile remaining, three policemen wi 'The division of land in Hunan by the Peasants' Union, by force, companied by terrible" brutalities such as the murders of a number of landowners, is actively" proceeding throughout' the province, which is surrendering to a monstrous foun of, Bolshevism.
The gradual closing in of Hunan troops towards Hankow. (Chiang Kaicshek is preventing them from [going down river) is being accom panied by monster demonstrations hhere. The situation is very grave, Mr, Lenox. Sinipson (Putnam Weale), who is here observing and recording the situation, declares that the climax is almost here.
He believes that the naval for here are inadequate to prevent a rear tragedy. He thinks that only the fortified Japanese Concessio: which is hourly' being strengthened will be adequate to meet the shock, which will, he says, be sud-Jéen and overwhelming and must fengolt many. He states deliberate-that unless strong foreign, mille tary forces come hero immediately ie will be too late, with disaster inevitable, Americans here are depressed at the fearful account of their Govern 1 to charter a ship to remain here if evacuation should become necessary, They are afraid that when the. time comes fvhen a ship will be needed none will available because of what they term the short-sighted policy of the State Department, which is alleged to have advised the Consul-General propriated for the purpose present situation, it is the opinion fof all; may be likened to a powder~
explode, barrel and requires only a spark to "Phe Americans point out that the British, French and Japanese. have ships suc as they (the Americans) have requested.
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