It is diMeult to get, reliable tnformation as to what 1s happening on Namoa Island. Yt seems. generally reed that the Chinese troops who were there have practically all silent. ly stolen away, as they were in danger of being starved out, A large number of houses in the chief tons have been burned, specially those of the better class people. A house to house search for weapons was made and where any were.found or alleged chiefly by the Dut by: the People from a neighbouring place who had an old-standing feud with the town, whom the Japanese brought fu with them, and allowed to have their way—a' method of working equally discreditable to both the parties concerned. A largo proper tion of the population has made its way out and taken refuge on ncighbouring Islands and on the const of the mainland, Swatow itself has not even had an airerald warning since the disastrous raids in the beginning of July. The number of people in the streets seems almost back to normal, except in the parts where the more prosperous folk live, Nothing has been done pair the power-station; and, except for those fortunate ones who have their own power plant the city i back in the kerosene lamp age, Japanese Captured Near Tientsin Tokyo, Sept. 17.
More than 100 "bandits" in Chi nese military uniforms attacked Hingtsi on the Tientsin-Pukow Tail way, about 80 kilometres south of Tientsin, on Wednesday and kid-happed nine Japanese residents, including some Koreans, according message from Tientsin last night.
One Japanese and two Koreans succeeded in escaping, but six others {including one Japanese woman and two Korean women, still are held bs the "bandits," the message said
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