Tense nation Follows Fight with Mob Tientsin, Aug. 28. Several vessels from" the. Third Japanese Fleet which arrived in Chefoo from Taku yesterday may be dispatched to Weihaiwei ahead of schedule in view of the tense situa-
Yon prevailing there since last Thursday, following a ght between [Japanese and Chinese, it was learned From usually well-informed sources here to-day.
'Three Japanese employees of the 'Tatung Company, a firm death with the transportation of Chit farmers to Manchuria, were allegedly assaulted and badly beaten up by mob of Chinese as' they were re-urning from a banquet in a Chinese restaurant on Thursday night, One of the three, a man named Takahashi, suffered serious injuries and is reported to be in a critical con-ition on account of 1055 of blood.
Officials from the Japanese. consulate at Chefoo are now in Welhalwel in an effort to prevent complies {ions that may arise from the situa-
1. To investigate the sales, transportation, and consumption of commodit
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