Agitators Falsely Accuse Foreigners, then Seek Safety in the Concessions Tientsin, Aug. 13.
The damage done to the "Yutah Cotton Mill was more serious than at first thought, almost every thing that could be broken, in both offices and mill, having been destroyed. The damage done is estimated at over $500,000. The machinery damaged could: not be replaced either in Japan or Shanghai, and even if repairs can be effected, they will occupy three to six months and the mill must be closed for the present.
Tupan's Suppression of Unions Aug. 14, General Li Ching-lin, the Tupan' of Chihli, has closed all the headquarters of agitators, such as the! Union of All Classes of People, Students Union, Association of Mill-hands and Cantonese Guild, which are all in the native city of Tientsin, and they are all in a state of dissolution.
The Association of Marine Labourers and the Association of Printers, which are in the French Concession, fare under strict police surveillance by both Chinese and French.
Official protest in connexion with the affair at the Yuyuan cotton mill ut after the details of the tothe Foreign Office in Tokyo and instructions have been obtained.
Ax to the damage to life and erty suffered by Japanese Gemnity will be claimed; but as yerards the damage sustained by the: Yutah Mill, a further investigation. is necessary and no definite step been taken as yet—Eastarn News Agency
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