The influx of refugees into Tien tsin today was estimator at 30,000, "The British Municipal Couneit has fave no further' information.
Tt is [cabled an appeal to the Lord Mayor of yet known when the water will of London (Sir Frank Bowater) for Teach the ex-German Concession, but funds for the relief of the refugees. it is presumed that it will be a mat-Some of the wealthier refugees are ter of only a few h travelling into Tientsin in ox-carts Several daring British youths, ven- [and mule-carts, loaded to capacity tured out into the country today to]with an amazing collection of house-explore, They stated that the waters|hold articles. Boats and sampans are were rushing in through the dyke also being extensively used. ike a miniature cataract, and that Japanese sentries at the barriers the noise could be iistinetly heard a|wateh the sad procession dis Jong distance away. passionately, some of them wearing the vicinity of Nankai University. the first defence line Japunese report, are resorting 10 'A. new Japanese military road, of British interests in the Far East possblle measures to bring pres-Sure to bear upon Japanese oil and built on a high embankment, was on the other.
this morning 10 be only foal concessions in North Saghalien, "The linking of Hongkong at fas weill as on Japanese fishing. me Chungking by radiotelephone is an= {erests in northern waters. other" manifestation of the over-'The latest case reported to have lonly a few during the night, but growing community of interests, be-become a diplomatic. issue involves the water had extended right up to {ween the British colony and China. clerk of the North Saghatien Min-the protection mud-wall, built' up "1 am sure this improvement in along the Bund.
The ex-Russian Concession communications will not only. serve who is said to have bei understood to be badly flooded, the the vital needs of all commercial in-Coereed by the local Soviet authori twater there, learned, having terests trading in this part of the ties to spy for th but had risen in several places about world, but. will also help to strengthen always Hatly' he teca the "bonds of Anglo-Chinese friend-Soviet are said to have three fect.
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