Hankow, Jan. 18.
Hankow is suffering from another Communist scare as was made evident Inst evening, by the sudden declaration of martial law in all districts and by the replacing of the barricades around the French and Japanese Concessions, from which the defences had been withdrawn for weeks past. On inquiry, it was learned that the Garrison authorities had received information that local Communists intended to take advantage of the absence of Targe numbers of troops on the Hunan and Western Hupeh fronts and stage a general uprising in the Wuhan Cities. So far nothing has eventuated, but the various authori. ties are taking the greatest precautions against the possibility of an outbreak:
Armed robberies are still the order of the day and the miscreants, in almost every case, appear to have little or no difficulty in make ing a clear get-away. A comic~ opera touch was added to the holdup of a private house on Chinese territory in the rear of the French Concession the other day, when one Of the robbers, being accidentally wounded in the leg by a companion, crawled on to the street dragging his loot and, presenting his revolver at a policeman who had been attracted to the scene, forced the the law to Jift him int rleaha, after which, speeding the coolie by threat his revolver, he clean away with his booty.
Asa result of smart work on the part of the Police of the S.A.D. No, 3, the gang responsible for the howling-up of two Chinese exchange companies in the Ex-British Concession on January 10, has been rounded up. Its members. proved to be men of the local garrison. After a preliminary trial by the 'A.D. authorities, they were banded to the Garrison authorities for
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