We print this only for the sake of saying wick tht eto sind there be ard. of it week will be sie indication ae to how the report eached Geneva. We have no doubt That it is a tole concocted dole herauciy to "create oan againat Nanking, Aug. 13.
A protest against the murder of Red Cross officers and 335 patients in a Red Cross Hospital in Tsinan Joy Japanese soldiers on May 9 last has been made to the Inter Red Cross Association of the League of Nations, according to a report from Geneva received, to-day. The protest-states:—
The 26th Army of the Nationale ist Forces, being ordered to cross the Yellow River on May 8, left 250 sick and wounded soldiers under the care of a staff of six Surgeons, one business officer, and 49 enlisted men in the hospital at Kiang Jia Tshia, near thd west gate of Tsinan, At 9 o'clock on the following morning the Japan ese troops rushed into the hospital in spite of the conspicuous Red Cross Flag flying over the gate, Lieutamant-Colonel, C. C. Tsen surgeon-in-charge of the medical staff, at once went to the gate to investigate, Before he could anything, he was dragged to the side of a well about 20 metres from the hospital, where, with the Red Cross badge on his arm, he was killed by Japanese soldiers.
immediately after this a large parly of Japanese soldiers entered. the building, attacking all the Chi-hee surgeons, nurses and patients in the hospital without the least sign of mercy. The patients. who were confined to beds were killed the wards, while those not severely wounded were dragged out the rooms, forced to kneel down and then killed with hand machine:
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