Hankow, July 11.
The threat of a major cholera epidemic among the poorer Chinese here loomed today as the Japanese-controlled Chinese press re 41 Chinese had died out of the 170 admitted to the two local isolation hospitals since July 1.
"Phe danger of a cholera epidemic appears imminent because of the refusal of the Japanese authorities to supply running water to the Wushen- li. miao refugee zone, foreign circles be said.
Failure of the Japanese to allow all refugees in the zone to have water has resulted in the refugees obtaining water from contaminated wells and also drawing water from the river, foreigners reported. The Japanese are only supplying water to the refugee zone hospitals.
Meanwhile, the Japanese-controlled Chinese press continued to make an issue of the alleged strained relations between the French Concession thorities and the Wuhan Special Municipality.—United Press.
Moscow, July 10.
On the occasion of the, 15th anniversary of the Republic of Outer Mongolia, the "Krasnaia Zviesda," army organ, today gave up a whole page to articles dealing with that Far Eastern land, "The Mongol people seek the aid
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