It is reported from Chungking: that Szechuan Province is quiet and is romaicing loyal to the north, The Generals of this province guarantee full protection to foreigners and "red propaganda is making no headway. However, over 200 British and Americans are evacuating Szechuan within the mext 10 duys-
—Reuter.
Hospitals Under The Nationalists Sh moon, Jan, 30.
The Nationalist Government has issued regulations governing all hospitals in the territory it controls, requiring, inder alia, hospitals refer any trouble arising with its employees to the Government for arbitration. Meanwhile the hospitals may not dismiss anyone, The John Kerr Asylum for the Insane yesterday issued a statement. saying it was impossible for the reulations to be accepted and point= ing out that any dismissal would result in protracted arbitration daring which the authority of the hospital would be paralyzed. The asylum is closing forthwith—Reuter.
The Bvacuation of Hunan Shanghai, Jan, 31.
From Changsha it is reported that [Japanese women and children have been ordered to stand by to be ready for evacuation.
The promises of Jardine, Matheson Ca,, the Asiatic Petroleum Com pany "and Arnhold & Ca, Changsha have been broken into and looted. The Doctor and. Treasurer lof the American University of Yale in China there have been arrested jand imprisoned.
At Tehang Italian and Swedish steamers have boon commandeered to take troops down river, Chinese authorities attempted to seize British steamers for the same pur-Pose but the vessels ware cleared and the engines dismantled by whom it is not known—Reuter, Plain Talk from Mr, Them:
London, Jan, 30.
Mr. J. H, Thomas, Secretary of State for the Colonies in the Eabour Cabinet of 1924, in the course of a Ispeech at Newton Abbot to-day: declared that he did not hesitate to say that once the Government de-ided that it was necessary to defend its nationals in China it was infinitely preferable to send a big gamy than a handful of ten.
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