The Archive · 1937

JAPANESE LEAVING

HONGKONG

Fears.of Troubles with the Chinese Populace Tokyo, Sept. 6.

About 200 of the 1,600 Japanese residents in Hongkong have ready Toft. the Colony' for Formosa, en route to Japan, ccording to oficial Feports received here to-dsy.

Gaimusho oficiais here said the Japanese Government: depends upon the British authorities in Hongkong for the protection of Japanese. resl= dents They, however, admitted that was "a different question" whether the British authorities ould fully guarantee "the safely of Japanese nationals ju view of the bitter anti= apanese feeling in the ranks of the resulting from. the|%" chinese Population. yesterday "have "mounted to. two hundred. A tidal wave is reported to be sweeping outlying districts and! destroying four miles of rallroad—United Press, Requested The British authorities; pointed out, have requested. the con= centration of Japanese residents in Hongkong at two places, to facilitate their protection.

The Japanese. residents, CLIPPER BRINGS MEDICINE {he oMclals added, wer

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