Escorted most of the way down the Yangtze by five warships, the Fengyuan Maru arrived in port yesterday morning bringing with her hundreds of Japanese refugees from Hankow and other up-river towns.
The ship presented a pathetic sight on her arrival, as every foot of her deck space was crammed with un floppy men, women and children. Yesierday afternoon, the refugees held an extraordinary meeting aboard the steamer and passed the following "We, the, Japanese residents of Han kow, have left our homes in accordance with the Government's orders, leaving Behind our private and public proper "We express hereby our hope that the Government will continue to protect Japan's vested rights and interests anti: sentiment pervading doing away with the
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