The entire stof of the Chinese Port's. Foreign Volunteers Government Radio Administration walked out of the office at 9 o'clock Fired at by Snipers yesterday-morning, leaving it entirely in the hands of the Japanese authori-Tsingtao, Jan. 5. tes. It is understood that this action The life of a small Chinese'girl was was in conformity with orders received from the Ministry of Com- naval rating who jumped inf saved at dusk yesterday by a British iey waters of Tsingtao Bay to rescue her. present date, the staff has been The girl, a refugee being evacuated operating the international service of by the International Relief Society. 5 po ihe government r Under the control of RECO, Com. Butterfield & Swire's s. Shuntien. jmiiration|had fallen overboard from Messrs. munications, Inc.
Without hesitation, the rating, who Messages were still being accepted was on guard duty aboard the Shun-yesterday by the Japanese skeleton tien. jumped in his full uniform after star in the CABA. offices. It is|her. understood, however, that the short-The man, who belongs to H.M.S. ness of the staff, together with its Dorsetshire, was nearly drowned, but unfamiliarity with the specialized managed to keep the girl and himself American equipment used, will com- afloat until help arrived. They were bine to disrupt the service to a me aka gA LR x. bpa great degree for the present at least. <a on effects from their immersion. £i iven first aid. of R.C.A% Statement The danger to which foreign volun-[teers here are exposed was illustrated Mr. George F. Shecklen, xice- nas, night when snipers fired on two president of R.C.A. Communications, Russian members of the corps near Inc, stated yesterday morning that) the market-place.
Neither o! the 1 for him to carry men was hit.
the international radio communication services from Shanghai, All volunteers have kuh which' R.C.A. took over some months suuctions to i report cases of sniping to headquarters immediately they repo ago, because the Japanese authorities occur. soon House on Monday, and were ex- Mese, had assumed active control at Sas-ile, the Merchants' Volunteer Corps, a Chinese organization, the ercising a Japanese censorship and fresh a Japanese censorship and ha sent letters to the foreign Consuls These actions of the Japanese made ory Ө the foreleg rossing appreciation of the work of the foreign volunteers in this it impossible to carry out the terms of the agreement R.C.A. had with the lime of crisis, 2 Ministry, whereby R.C.A. took over bwb h oh nem strength with fresh recruits, but they bet thee the management and operations of et ready to assume full re-
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ity for the maintenance of The Japanese military authorities, peace and order.—Reuter. by placing Japanese censors on active duty in the Shanghai Inter-COXA) at Sassoon House yerternational Radio Office (formerly
lay, caused the Ministry of Com-
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