"They then came to my door and banged and kicked until they forced: it open. Pretending to -be a ed from my sleep, T asked wh matter was and invited my guests to sit-down, 'Then I slipped a few dollars into their hands and they left. "However, they was not the Jast T saw of them, for I was visited during the next few hours by a dozen small batches' to whom T had to pay money.- They wanted money, they said, and nothing else. 'When' my money was exhausted, T told them I had no more and they commenced to beat me and kok Some pointed their pistols at me, small body of adbéls, Hoe added!
seen thoro, but ns: a measure df pre caution all women and children xemained afloat, or concentrated on the river-bank.
Dee. 11.
In reply to a question in the] House of Commons to-day, Secretary of State for Foreign) Affairs, Mr. Arthur Henderson, said) the had no information regarding the situation in China additional to his reply to the House on December 9, fexeept that the majority of the British and American women and children from Nanking had arrived Shanghai safely on December 9.
The Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley Wood, Conservative member for the West division of Woolwich, asked if the presence of the British forces had 8 salutary effect and if the position {was improving.
Mr. Henderson replied that he had no evidence on which to base such conclusion. He added that a note from the commander on December 9 said things were very much quieter.
reply to a further question, the Foreign Secretary stated that he had received no official reports of raids made by Chinese troops or aircraft over Soviet territory. According to his information, Soviet troops had advanced to Dalainor, Soviet gunboats had raided Fuchin and Soviet aircraft had bombed Bukutu.
Questioned in regard to the fighting at Canton, Mr. Henderson stated that there were five warships on the West River patrol, three of which were at Canton, the remainder being isposed in accordance with the situation, "He added that arrangements were being made to provide military reinforcements if necessary.
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