Charges that British missionaries have been assisting the Gen. Chiang Keal-shake regime in Japanese occupied territories could not be proved, it was stated in well informed eixcles last night, Missonaries have been doing their best to alleviate the, suf-forings of hundreds of thousands of Chinese who have been driven from their homes by the hostilities, but they have done so without displaying any political sympathies with either side, Nothing has been done to substan" fate the charges made by these fanti-foreign committees and the Japanese army in the areas where waubles have occurred for British missionaries. Charges have been Mrumped up, spread abroad, and used to incite agitators and demonstrator Dulin no case have the charges been founded in fact.
Riot In Swatow:
Hongkong, Aug. 0.
With reference to Japanese reports of an anil-British Incident at Swatow fon Monday, it is learned from semiofficial British sources that an anti-ils "Chinese mob trespassed on British property, "necessitating the lending of a small, unarmed detachment of British sailors from the destroyer Tonedos.
"The mob, however, became more aggressive, and threw stones and other missiles, The British patrol withdreys the Consulate in order to avoid a clash. The aetival of Japanese troops tatieed the Chinese uiob to disperse.
There was only one casually, 9 Chinese, who was injured by his owa Tes learned that the British Consul in Swatow Is lodging a strong protest with the Japanese, Consul over the Consul, Mr. Bryan, in connection with the alleged wounding of Chinese citizens st Kakehiao by British sailors on Monday night when the latter were Tanded to protect the British consuete against nnfl-British demonstrators, The demand is said to contain the following points:—
1=The Bria authorities ae, to gon: fern the tah us ere bby Chinese citizens 0) be polo theaagh tie Cmediin of the Japanese miliary: fof me'ingaent ossurring in'9 Japanese Sonitolted are (ecPunlshment of the British satire "S=Guarantees as to the future.
The British consul at Swatow has protested most strongly to the Japan~ 0 consul regarding the anti-Britsh agitation going on there.—Transocean-
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