Hankow, June 8.
Some concern is being felt here regarding the safety of a handful of foreign missionaries who are present in Chengchow, as there bat been sean news about their activi-tes, during recent days, The city Is believed to have been bombed on several occasions during the pas, week, and this has caused the temporary interruption of (olegraphic and rait_communica~ tion between Hankow and Chengchow.
understood, however, that the {rain service between the two celtics is 10 be resumed tomorrow, 'A British missionary, Dr, Donald. Hankey, is among those who have remained in Chengchow, He Tabouring night and day attending to wounded Chinese soldiers.
Dr, Hankey recently telegraphed to Hankow, stating that he intended to remain' in Chengchow in the event of an attack on the city, Kikungshan, a popular holiday resort on the Hupeh-Honan border, where several Britons are still resid= ing, Is not yet In the danger zone, and is keeping In close touch with The countryside along both banks of the Yellow River in Honan and Shantung has been deserted by the Chinese peasantry owing {o military operations, go the civilian casualties resulting from the flood are not expected to be large—Reuter, Deciuive Battle
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