Hankow, May 18, Great anxiety is felt regarding the safety of Miss Iris Wilkinson," New Zealand novelist and journalist, who is the only foreign correspondent now remaining im Hsuchowfu, 'Miss Wilkinson was last seen a week ago on a donkey, riding up 4 steep hill overlooking' the " battk front at Lienfanshan, ast of Taler~ Jehwang and north 6f Pihfien Foreign journalists, who arrived Mere by train on Monday night from Hsuchowfu, stated that trains were still running between Hsuchowsw and Chengchow ye days ago, The journey, however, took four" days, they declared, Except for Chinese troops guarding the bridges and stations, the journal ists stated that they saw no troop movements on the railway in either Tt was learned from the railway authorities thay trains were still able reach Hsuchowfu yesterday morn ug, though Intensive bombings by Fopanese planes constantly held up frame while the railway tracks and loridges were being repaired The journalists said that they had very narrow escape from death When the Garden Hotel, at which they staged while in Hsuchowty, was completely demolished during a [Japanese air raid only a day after they had Ieft—Reuter. south of the in entering @ walled town during
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