'The British agreement to "refrain from all actions detrimental to the Japanese troops" {s similarly received with equanimity. As Hongkong observers see i this assertion merely constitutes a' reiteration of British neu-{trality in the Concessions and Settle. ments, which is considered essential Janyhow, if only for the sake of British interests, Chinese opinion is that the appar-fent British acquiescence is unsym. pathetic and unhelpful to China Tapanese sources hero chim it to mean a British surrender, but the sum oral of Hongkong opinion, is that Britain has again passed a test lof diplomatic ingenuity.
The "South China Morning Post," feommenting in an editorial says: Rather. than indignation, there is pity and a patient hope that all con-teemed will not be deceived into a misunderstanding of the British Mystery Disappearance In Tientsin tientsin, Aug. 4.
A Chinese constable this morning reported to British Munleipot Police headquarters. that while he. was on duty on the British Bund in the early fours of the morning he saw a. car containing several, persons presumed Chinese, drive up in the direetion of the river.
When he went to investigate, the car had disappeared. Tyre tracks on he Bund led the police to presume That the. car had fallen into the Haiho, which was then dragged.
'The police made enquiries in an attempt {0 ascertain the identity of ihe car and its occupants. "Later to-tay, the eat was located in the rive ud' raised to the surface, 1 was found to be empty. however, swith the doors locked, and the glass Broken. There was no trace whatever thave seen In the cor before plunged into the river.
'The owner of the car, a Chinese, was located, and he stated that. his Zon and lei from another faintly were' missing Reuter. small crowd, members of which had been pald twenty to thirty cents by the Japanese, and the eviction hod been forced in spite of pleadings the part of the missionaries to remain there and conduct the work of the hospital, "They had to go, however,"
continued, "and several patients) fare likely to' dle"
Saturday, July 22, at 6 'Mrs. Dold was forcibly' evicted was only permitted to take with such items of her possessions as Japanese intruders threw out on to the street, The Japanese laid claim to all furniture, the reports state, as well as Axtures, household utensils, bed linen, ele., and previous to the eviction tried to force a Chinese ser~ val, who had been in Mrs. Dold's employ for 20 years, to" sign a sta ment to the effect that all furniture:
belonged to the Chinese owner.
'a Fesult of the servant's refusal he was violently beaten about the head "and body. "Later, a member of the German Consulate staff was placed in the grounds to see that Mrs. Dold's property was not taken away. 'AS a result of this action the Japanese "Army gave the owner 12 hours to remove all articles in the house.
Members of the German community at Tsingtao turned out in force and. Assisted in the removal of all. goods. This removal was completed in the arly hours of Sunday morning. srs. Dold is now staying in the German Consulate premises.
British subjects renting or owning summer bungalows at itis Hue in 'Tsingtao, to0, are finding that Japan~ ese discrimination is extending in all Girections. Latest action comes from. the Waterworks, which has refused to. make the necessary connections from. the water mains to Britons' houses on the plea that there is a short of meters. Other nationalities, apply-{ng under similar conditions, are not meeting with the same difficulties.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.