Questioned regarding conditions in the Chinese City, he said the nerves of the population were near breaking point, as a result of various rumours, Which mainly stressed the danger to the Concession.
'The population, Reuter was informed, is perturbed' at the blockade of the British Concession, which is a hard blow to them," Inasmuch as practically their whole life depends fon the Concessions, and the foreign merchants He also stated that there was a perceptible switching over {rom anti-
Tientsin Evacuees
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