Hankow, June 11, Although believed to be in no Ganger owing to the withdrawal of the main body of the Chinese forces from Chengchow, a small party of foreigners, including several Britons, are reported to be marooned in the city due to the interruption of rat-way trafic between Chengchow and Hankow.
The party, according to the latest information available, includes:—Two Englishmen, Mr. J. H. Mackay, of Arnhold & Ca, and Dr. Donald Hankey, volunteer doctor attached to the Southern Bap Mission Hospital in Chengchow, Two Canadians, the Misses Bessy and Pearl Reid, of Ontario.
One New Zealander, Dr. R, B. Grey, of the New Zealand Red Cross.
The latter notification, the spokes-ran said, has been conveyed to foreign envoys by Mr. Masayuki Tani, Minister-at-large, at the request of Vice-Admiral Koshiro Oikawa, Comwapger-in-Cpiei of the Japanese China Seas Fleet. 4 Asked to Go Beyond Hankow Foreign vessels now above Hukow were requested to proceed beyond Hankow, "as the hostilities spread to that direction", Mr, Tahi's' communication emphasized that the requests were based on the wishes of the Japanese naval authorities to preclude any possibility of causing damage to the vessels of Third Powers in the course of naval Such instances, the letter said, might bring about untoward' incid ents between Japan ana Third Powers which the Japanese authorities are anxious to avoid, Mr. Tani's letter read in part:
"1. While the Japanese naval authorities believe that there are neither men of war nor other vessels of third Powers within the area from Wuhu to Hukow on the Yangtze River, they earnestly hope that in view of the possibility that the area in question Four Americans, Miss Katie Murray, of North Carolina, and Miss Grace Stripling, of South Carolina, both members of the Southern Rain Brings Lull in Honan Fighting Baptist Mission; Miss Grace Hoover, of Lavington, Tilinois, and Dr. S. E.
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