Prisoners Feleased Because of Lack of Food Chefoo, Jan. 18
One Chinese shop was reported to have been robbed last night and a number of Oners were released from West Beach prison during the day because of an insufficiency of food. Their good behaviour, however, has been guaranteed by the local Chinese citizens.
Apart from these events, there is no change in the situation, which remains quiet, with the police on duty as u Heavy fell yesterday and curing h the result several telegraph poles were "brought Cown, while there was no electricity in the western section of the ci because of damage to electric light cables.
A Japanese minesweepers has been seen off the port since Sunday. It was joined this morning by an armed Japanese merchant ship which, ho ever, appeared to have left the vicinity of Chefoo at 3 o'clock this afternoon—Reuter.
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