Save the few who have not drawn their salaries to the frst of August, Chinese who earn their living in employ oe Japanese families oF firms are supposed to have "gone on vacation." 195 failed to appear Jon duty yesterday morning, and. the rest soon will also leave' for the duration of the trouble.
(Crews of Japanese. merchantmen chose ships were away from China had not struck, but as fast as they ouch vat Chinese ports they are teaving. 130 got here from Swatow yesterday, quilting the. service here. "Avid these are only the members of the crews. who are from [Kwangtung. Up. at' Tientsin and other northern ports Cantonese have JSeserted their ships, and are getting passage the best they can to work' their way south, strike against Hongkong Japanese employers "may. eventuate, but. the! three walking delegates from Canton did not induce them 10. quit. im= mediately. Assurance that living for the workers and their families must be" given, and the delegates had [dean ite offer of financial support to! make.
Depositors have lined up at the post ofice from opeeing to, closing every day since the second, taking out their" postal savings, $100 " during a month is the maximum they can get Government Collects Rents Rents that fall due after the 10th] must go, not to the landlord but, to the Government through the precinct police station. "Throughout the prov-fice it Will be the same, the one: month's rent to go to the Rice Con {rol Board that will tay" up" stores against day, when the port may be blockaded or for other reasons rice Jeannot be imported to the extent needed. "Should the war clouds blow Jover, the landlords, to Whom the tenants "must surrender the ips Yor the payment ie, may "pay [Dresenting. the receipts. Some fants will undoubtedly prefer to hand the rent to the landlord anyway, and keep the receipts themselves, so they may be able to get rice In case of Hongkong, Sept. 10.
The British destroyer Thracian left Hongkong postchaste. ast night answer {9 an appeal from the British Consul at Swatow. where the situa tion is reported to be dangerous as a result. of Japanese ale raids, another of which took place yesterday, "The Thracian, which is expeded 10 arrive at lis destination some time day, will stand by at Swatow for the present, ready to evacuate Briish nationals, if necessary, or render ap-Propriate ald for their protection.
Tis understood that 1.208. Dating, which conveyed the "British Chargg @Affaires, Mr, RG. Howe, from [Hongkong to Shanghai, will relieve! the Thracian within a fow days.
Only "alight damage was done at Swatow in yesterday's alr raid, in which "two Japanese" seaplanes. took part, but several Chinese were killed chow, were bombed yesterday afte noon' by Japanese. naval alreratt, a spokesman of the Admiralty antion 'Commissioner. the Peace Preservation Bureau' andthe City [Government building. Later, mis alles were dropped on the headquar~ {ers of Chinese troops in Chungshan Park and on Army barracks at Chochow, north of Swatow.
"The "Chinese machine-gun and Janti-aircraft gunfire "had no effect" spon the' rang planes, the spokes At 5 Gelock in the afternoon, the. oficial said. "several. tony" of Chiese. ships were sunk by the of Japanese warships th of the Pearl Rives Customs Howe wor also ut on Are—Domel,
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