Marseilles, Oct. 23.
Dockers here to-day refused to unload. the Japanese steamer Kashima Maru, apparently as a protest against Japanese activity in China, "Reuter.
Tientsin, Oct. 23.
Numerous train-loads of Japanese troops left Tientsin recently {or Tangku and Shanhaikuan.
This morning a further contingent of 500 troops marched to the East Station carrying a banner, which said, "Going home after victory,"
Chinese circles believe that most of these forces are bound for the Shantung coast and the authorities at Tsingtao are considering restricting the transportation of refugees from South Hopei to Tientsin for fear of a blockade.
Chinese refugees from Tsangchow and other towns in South Hopei, who have arrived from Tsingtao, state that the majority of the Chinese populace evacuated before occupation by the Japanese.—Reuter.
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