One Hundred Ships Unable To Leave Harbour Chefoo, Feb. 5.
More than 100 Chinese boats were confined to the harbour here yester day by Japanese bluejackets, following the arrival of a Japanese warship.
The detained vessels included 50 junks, a customs cruiser (400 tons), ihe s. Huiping (900 tons), and numerous launches.
The first group of Japanese evacuees, numbering 40, returned here' yesterday from Dairen.
Immediately after their arrival they attended the flag-raising ceremony at the Japanese Consulate.
Property of Japanese residents here was reported to have suffered no damage.—Domei.
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