Hankow, Oct. 28.
There was a small incident today when several Chinese soldiers who were caught sniping Japanese were publicly shot on the Japanese Bund. Otherwise all remains quiet and disciplined.
Following the arrival here yesterday of General Maha, commander of the main body of the Japanese forces marching on Hankow, General Hata Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese army in Central China, is expected here today, and Vice-Admiral Oikawa.
Commander-in-Chief of the China Fleet, very shortly.
Rear-Admiral R. V. Holt Commander of the British Yangtze Flotilla, called on Rear-Admiral Kondo, Commander of the Japanese Yangtze Fleet, yesterday afternoon, and the call was returned within an hour.
Interviewed by Reuter subsequently, Rear-Admiral Holt declared: "Admira!
Kondo appeared pleased with his achievement, but said he was ver tired and was spending a quiet day.
"Major questions," Admiral Holt added, "will be discussed when Admiral Oikawa arrives."
It is estimated that 15,000 Japanese soldiers are at present in Hankow. Their behaviour has hitherto been exemplary, and it is hoped that the same discipline will be displayed when the main force arrives.
With the military occupation of Hankow completed, three vital questions now confront the city—lack of water, mail and telegraph communications with the outside world, and refugees.
The Water Problem The water problem was eased slightly yesterday with the completion of a pipe-line connecting the mains of the ex-British Concession with the American Child Killed In Tungpeh, Honan Hankow, Oct. 28.
It is learned that a three-year old American child named Phoebe Nyhus was killed, and her mother and elder sister were wounded, when a bomb from a Japanese plane landed on the Lutheran Mission at Tungpeh, Honan, on October 24—Reuter. river. This resulted in hydrants being mobbed by excited crowds of Chinese with buckets, kettles, ete.
A notice appeared in today's press announcing an emergency water scheme.
The question of communications has been partially answered by a semiofficial Japanese source, which states that a Japanese telegraph system will arrive and be installed in two days.
There is no question, however, it is added, of foreigners leaving Han-
Japan Will Abandon League Activities Tokyo, Oct. 28.
A decision of the government to sever all relations with the League -of Nations was approved yesterday by the inquiry committee of the Privy Council. At a plenary session of the council November 2 formal confirmation of the decision is.expected to be announced.—Domei. kow by river at least for a fortnight.
Several Chinese have already returned to their homes in the Chinese city, while others have gone to the country, but so far the streets of the ex-Concessions show no signs of emptying.
The reserve force of 110 British bluejackets have left the Consulate compound and returned to their normal billets on Butterfield and Jardine steamers. They still patrol the ex-British Concession.
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