Hankow, Aug. 8. Anti-British elements at Kaifeng, capital of Honan, are now seriously threatening the lives and property of Amer-cans, according to a reliable foreign despatch received here today. The message predicts that Americans at Kaifeng will soon be forced to evacuate. The American Consular authorities have lodged very strong representations with the Japanese authorities in connexion with the matter—Reuter, nina Wwe" Japanese swuthurities~-that /measures should be taken to prevent the anti-British campaign' from harming Americans.
"All British residents of Kaifeng were reported to have "evacuated the Honan city. Meanwhile, the Japanese authorities have informed the United States Consulate that Use Japanese military authorities were investigating the reports. that Japanese forees on July 1 occupied The Standard-Vacuum Company's installation at Chenglingki, 125 miles above Hankow at the junction of the Yangtze and Shan Rivers The American authorities protested to the Japanese that Japanese forces not only were reported to have occupied the American-owned property but also to have evicted the Eines att from the premises after lowering and" destroying the American fay flying there—United Press, Disastrous Floods Make Havoc in N. China Piping, Aug. 2
Over 50,000 people belonging to 190 villages, Between Peiping "and Tienisin have been rendered "home ices by. devastating. floods, Tocessant tains have caused the collapse of numerous dykes on the Grand Canal fud the food. waters are demolishing thousands "of peasant homes, The extent of casualties is not yet tion of crops, market prices in North Owing to the widespread destruc-
(China are soaring with. farm pro-Suce selling at a premium.
"The provincial "government, other institutions have donated frost a milieu dollars for the re-Tiet of destitute peasants, thousands of whom have. assembled." out Peiping's gates awaiting sld.—Trans-Oceans Safety of Britons at Tangku Guaranteed Tieitsin, Aug. 2.
The commander of the. Japanese garrison at Tangku has informed the British authorities that the Japanese military guarantee the safety of lives and property of Britons there.
such guarantee has however, been given to Britons residing at otter centres of the antleBritish movement—Trans-Ocean, Japanese Destroy U.S, Church Chungking, Ave. 8 the American church In Yochow, mae "obs eon decared Sapenten!" Chines Copoti Poschlag Reve ener clay. The" foelgh MSioearct the hy" have been expelled, the repers added—United Press moved 10 the hospital when she col Iapsed asa result of her ordeal. the hands of the Japanese—United Press.
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