Hankow, July 5.
Despite severe fighting " around /Hukow, Kiukiang, situated eighteen, miles above Hukow, remains quiet, The British. gunboat Cockchafer (625 tons) and the USS. Monocacy are anchored off Kiukiang, and in the event of an extreme emergency will arrange for the score of foreigners there to be given refuge aboard the Butterfield. & Swire s. Wenchow, which is lying four miles up river.
The foreign community at Kuki includes about ten Britons, asd six Americans.
'A few are already reported to hi boarded the Wenchow, but the situa. tion is not considered to be alarming, "the British and American naval authorities are.taking every precaution to ensure the safety of foreign nationals whose lives might be endangered by the hostilities.
The. number of foreigners in. Koling, the mountain resort near Kiukiang, {x not known, but these include several American and British missionaries, who have expressed their intention of remaining there—
Reuter, Chinese Hanging: On to Hukow hankow, July 7,
Chinese forces, according to Chinese Hukow is stil in the hinds of the reports, which state that the Japanese troops are surrounding the town from all_ sides.
'Street fighting Is' raging in the eastern quarter of the town, accord-Ing to a report from the Kiukiang correspondent of the "Sao Tang Pao.
Four regimental commanders of the Chinese garrison are said to have been wotinded in action, and General Liu. Hsin, Chinese' Divisional Commander, is stated to be directing operations in person at Hukow.
"Chinese Feinforcements-are reported to be pouring into the Hukow area in an attempt to save the situation, while a strong defence line said already to have been established west of Hukow.
The Kiukiang correspondent of the "ta Kung Pao" telegraphs-—
"The Chinese force, have been ordered to launch a counter-attack against the Japanese at Hukow."—Reuter.
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