relay morning limited communication was restored between Shang hai and Hankow, by way of Poking, od of the few messages whi able to come through the m not mention fighting at all, while one distinctly stated that none bad takeo Ince.
Thi: telegram was received by the Yokohama Specie Bank, having been sent off in the forenoon. Bevides the information that the rebels bad not opened fire on the ships the previous contained news to the effect that Imperial troops were beginning to arrive off Hankow. These were waiting for reinforcements, and so far bad not been attacked by the rebels. With reference to the arrival of these troops, it is of importance to note that in " message received on Monday by one of the Con-slates here, it was stated st ten Kilometres from Hankow there were 1,000 reliable troops composed of Ho-pen and Hansa men.
'A message was also received by the Japanese Consul-General here, sent on Monday night, that at Hankow. The rebels order, although from Manches found inthe streeta are being ki HANKOW, The Istest reports from steamers are that all the markets are and that food is scarcer than All the German women aod children were to leave on the 15th instant, and by the Meidah large proportion of these reached Shanghai yesterday. A namber of Belgian women, the wives and daughters of men employed at the Hanyang Trooworks, bad to leave re unable to collect their Mr. Gelsious, " German employee of the Works, who is now in Shaogbsi, states that the works have been closed and nothing has been damaged.
The Yoyaog Mara landed 2,014 passengers in Shanghsi yesterday, bat this does not represent the number that booked passage in Hankow as several left at the intermediate ports, All incoming steamers from Hankow are bringing to Shanghai and intermedine porte thousands of Chinese re-fogoes, sod yesterday the O.M.8, Kiangyung alone had 1,600 passengers board. In ordinary circamtances it wold be impossible for one river sten-mer to accommodate ao large a cumber of passengers, bat as matters are at present there i little difficalty in doing '0, a8 with little or no cargo pass and bossiness in Haokow almost at standstill, the cargo holds lent sccommodati relagese are in distsoes, and all speak well of the treatwent—in the circamtancer—acoorded them by the revolutionaries.
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