Japanese Did Not Build to Their Concession Nanking, Aus. 3 Press reports tht the' suihorities of the Tallan Concession in Tiensin had granted permission to the 3epan~ troops to build "pontoon bride Seros the Hatho to the Tallan Cone ofthe Halen Embessy foslay The spokesman also tole exception the report that the allan aus thorites there had also refused Chin-refugees "permission. to pass {trough the allan" Concession, The pontoon bridge, according to the spokesman, wat built by Jepane troops from" the Japanese Con Session diagonally over the Taino to the opposite bank and of. stright erase the river to the Ballan Con cession.
'As the Haiho is under Chinese Jurisdiction, the spokesman esi, the Taian authorities hed. no power to interfere withthe ction' of the Wik regard to. the reported. re-ust of passage through the Hallan Concession tothe Chinese refugees, {he spokesman "explained that the Depulation in the Concession had tne Greased from Iofe) to 20000 within hours after the outbrese of Sino-Japanese hostilities in. Tientin, with A houses and parks full Ta view of the fact that the reo fagees continued 10. pour in, there vas a shortage of food in the Cone Ecsion, and the authorities therefore Secided not fo take in any. more Fefugees, the spokesman said As regards wounded Chinese sold-term, the been trying their best to accommoda ate them and give them free-medical treatment—Central News.
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