Hankow, Nov. 8.
That Wuchang fared worse than Hankow during the recent occupation was revealed for the first time today in a report from a reliable foreign source, which states that Wuchang, for the past ten days, resembled ar. armed oily, with the rumble of trucks and artillery echoing in the main [streets throughout the day.
With no constabulary in the city, considerable looting is. said to have taken place. It is reported that hard-a single Chinese house, whether mansion or hovel, has not been broken into.
Tt is emphasized, however, that Japanese soldiers are evidently' under orders not to hurt foreigners, and that attempts are undoubtedly being made to protect foreign property.
Refugees are mainly concentrated in the north-eastern corner of the city, where they are. being managed by. foreign missionaries, but other poor folk are gathered in empty foreigit compounds. Scared to return to what is left of their homes, they are subsisting on yellow beans and cabbay which they secure with the great Japanese military police are doing their utmost to cope with the situation in Wuchang, but are faced with fan uphill task—Reuter.
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