The Archive · 1921

H. M.S, Gnat Sent

Hankow, June 5.

News has been received from a Consular source that Ichang was looted yesterday. The Robert Dollar Co.'s_ premises were looted and are still burning. Messrs. Arnhold Brothers Co's. premises were pillaged, and the Bank of China has been wrecked. In the native city there has been extensive looting, and a large part of it has been burnt.

The disturbances are attributed to troops, who are being transferred.

The American gunboat Palos is expected fo arrive at Ichang this morning. Trouble is anticipated at Shasi.—Reuter.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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