Rumours were current in Shanghai Monday that the Hankow bran ches of Messrs. Whiteway, Laidlaw Ca, Ld, and Messrs.' Hall Holtz, La. had been looted by Chie. cee, There was some ground fo. such belief when one hears the reports of refugees being robbed or! "gouged" by hooligans. Inquiries at the Shanghai offices of both companies disprove this rumour, as the firms in question received telegraphic advice that their premises were The following is the complete list of passengers to arrive on Monday by the Tangwo:—
Mesdames C. 8, Cheetham, Marstin, W. A? Pearce, Owen' Warren, Mik. Sinclair, Mackentio, N. Turnbull Brown, Nicholson, Withersgrcen, orgy. By Weeks, W. 8. Dupre A Milton, W. A. Price, Bunn, 3f/ Olsen, Buketman, Penkiskey, Machin, Crawford, St." MeLachlin Evans, Brown, Brownlee, Stokes; Mr. asd Mre Lil C. Pearce, Mi Flaxington who fell and broke an ankle on Christmas Day.
The hero was very modest and not want to speak, but finally the story was dragged from him bit by bit, He was, it seemed, detailed for duty shortly after noon on Mands and went at once to the barbed wire barricade. Here he turned back Chinese for hours, all the time being cursed, reviled and stoned acd abused.
"In a moment of respite," he eoninued, "I looked toward the river, where' several details bad been posted along to protect, our flank when I saw one of my buddies down ind about 30 or 40 Chinese beating with sticks and the butt of own rifle. I jumped for but he was unconscious when I got there. I reversed my rifle land gave them to clear the crowd some! the corner of my eye, I saw that chap with my buddies' rifle come for me. T swerved, I could not get my weapon round to protect myself and he ran me through the loft thigh, about seven inches above the knee,
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