Hankow, Dec. 21.
The situation in the French Concession considerably eased today and the French Consul. M. Colin, told Reuter that relations between the French and the Japanese were very friendly. There were no questions between the French and Japanese authorities, M. Colin declared, which remained unsettled.
Asked regarding the water supply iñ the Concession, the French Consul-General said that the Japanese had promised to turn on the water in a few days, He added, however, that the matter was not important, because the Concession authorities had arranged for an adequate supply of water from the river.
When questioned on the Concession's food supply, M. Colin said: "Have you seen our market?" He explained that the Japanese embargo against the Chinese taking food into the French Concession had been imposed only for two days, and that ihe only reason for this measure had been to drive hawkers: from the French foreshore to the new sites.
"When this objective had been accomplished, M, Colin continued, the Japanese readily agreed to the French establishing a market inside the Concession for which food was now being permitted to enter.
Reuter visited the market and found it filled with provisions, indicating that there was no fear of starvation.—Reuter,
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