The Archive · 1938

Situation in Hankow Reported Quiet Majority of Foreigners Will Stay in City

Hankow, June 26, The situation here is very quiet and the floods are expected to delay the Japanese advance for a few more months. Although Tuesday's special train will evacuate 300 foreigners, these represent only one-quarter of Hankow's foreign community. The remaining three-quarters, including a few women, have every intention of staying in Hankow.

It is the general belief that, beyond minor inconveniences, foreigners will not be seriously endangered by hostilities in the vicinity of Hankow. Every precaution for their safety, however, has been taken—Reuter,

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